Hey guys, here's the newest chapter.

To NeonGamer973, no worries.

Nameless guest, I'm not too sure how I'll deal with Kisame, but Orochimaru and Kabuto will show up soon. I mean the last time he showed up Kisame left after fighting Bee and went on his own, so we might see him, or we might not.

About using the anime as a reference, I mean, yes of course, while I only based the story on the light novels, of course the anime can give me a better image. But this story's taking a slightly different turn now. The Vector here and the Vector/Subtilzer in SAO are fundamentally different people, just as the Kirito here and cannon Kirito are different as well.

And about the Third Raikage, he will appear in the fourth division. So I guess you'll have to wait.

As for the Kingdom Hearts games on PS4, well, I'll see if I have the time or money to get em hahaha.

And the pv from FGO, not sure if I'll have Kirito do that, but he is capable of it at full power. We'll probably have to fight Muramasa some point in the future, he's one of the few Alter Egos for the Alien God anyways.

And compared to both Fate Muramasa or the general legend of Muramasa, Kirito isn't even half way as good as they are. He's a decent blacksmith, and the weapons he make are good, but not as near as good as Muramasa.

Of course, as the God of Swords, he represents the aspect of it. So he can create swords on par with Muramasa's, but if you get him to physically forge one, it will never be as good.

Saint Saber Fang, I'm not sure which Legend of Heroes series you're talking about. If you're talking about the one with Trails of Cold Steel, I've been interested in it for a while, but I just don't know where to start hahahaha.

I might finish up watching RWBY, but as for now I have not enough knowledge to write a fanfiction about it.

So yeahhhh...

Anyways, here's the newest chapter.

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The next day after the Alliance encountered the Akatsuki's Edo Tensei forces, with the 3rd Division.

The battalion had gone into the forests, slowly advancing towards the intended point.

But because they were to cover the 1st and 2nd Divisions in case anything went wrong, the 3rd Division was moving at a slightly slower pace.

Now, the battalion had set up a temporary camp in the forests, with Kakashi's dogs and Sinon's cats, along with some of Iwa's Kamuzuru bee summons scouting the area.

Now, Bercouli, Tanjirou, Giyuu, Kakashi, Sinon and Sasuke were in a small tent, looking at map.

Bercouli hmm'd, "So, what do you guys think of the situation?"

Tanjirou looked at the knight commander, "Shouldn't we just keep going? Sooner or later we'll face them anyways."

Giyuu sighed, "They may have ambushes or traps set up."

Bercouli nodded, "True."

The knight looked at Kakashi, "Kakashi, you're more familiar with the terrain. What do you think?"

The cyclops stared at the map for a moment, before he spoke, "Right now I believe staying still is counter productive. The White Zetsu clones can blend into the surroundings easily, and with it, the Edo Tensei."

Sasuke realised where this was going, and spoke up, "So by moving towards our intended destination, we'll be covering more ground, at the same keeping track of our surroundings so we can respond quickly?"

Kakashi nodded, "Bingo."

Sinon looked at the map before she asked, "But what about the Bijuu? We still need to take into consideration that they may send out the Bijuu they have."

Giyuu looked at the Jinchurikii, "We'll just have to deal with it when it comes. Besides, between you, us knights and our battalion, a bijuu shouldn't be much of a problem."

Bercouli nodded, "True, Tanjirou and Giyuu used to be beast hunters back in our world. Of course, it wouldn't hurt to be extra cautious about these things."

Kakashi nodded, "So, what do we do?"

Bercouli looked at the map again, before he spoke, "Hmm, for now, I say we move forward slowly, cover every direction as we move, how about that?"

Sasuke considered the thought, before he asked, "But wouldn't that slow us down a lot?"

Kakashi nodded in agreement, "True, but better safe than sorry."

Bercouli nodded, "Exactly, any objections or other ideas?"

Everyone either stayed silent, or shook their heads.

The knight commander nodded, "Okay, then we'll advance slowly while looking out for the enemy. Tell our troops to get ready to move."

Everyone nodded, before heading back to their squads/posts.

With Kakashi, the man stood by a tree as everyone prepared to mobilise.

The man closed his eye, his thoughts wandering to his deceased teammates for what had to be at least the thousandth time.

But before Kakashi could get caught up in his thoughts, a voice sounded from behind him, "What's up, Kakashi? Never pegged you to be nervous at this point."

The cyclops turned his head, noticing Zabuza leaning on a tree.

The copy ninja chuckled, "I'm not nervous, just thinking about that Uchiha Madara."

The Demon of Kiri smirked, "Heh, I see. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Either way, we'll have to take him out sooner or later. It won't matter who he really is."

Kakashi paused for a moment, before nodding, "I suppose you're right."

Zabuza nodded, his smirk not leaving his face, "Of course I'm right."

The famed swordsman then turned his gaze over to Zenitsu and Kanao who sat at a distance, the former freaking out over the war happening even though they were a few days in, "But seriously, I thought those Integrity Knights, was it (?), were supposed to be immortal Kage level warriors. Why are there kids there?"

Kakashi glanced at the same direction, right as Tanjirou and Giyuu joined the other two Integrity Knights.

The man shrugged, "Who knows? Well, we weren't that different a few years ago."

The Demon of Kiri nodded silently. It was true, after all. He himself, along with Kakashi and many others, were among the many 'kid soldiers' to sent into a bloody war just years ago.

Zabuza then grinned, "But on a side note, their swords are awesome. Ya think they might let us get a few of those?"

The cyclops chuckled and shrugged, "Who knows? They may, or they may not. To be honest I hope there isn't a need for that after this war."

The Kiri Jounin stared at the famed Copy Ninja, "Peace, huh? Can't argue with that."

Kakashi eye-smiled, "Of course, I believe peace is a nice change."

Zabuza huffed, "No shit Sherlock."

"Well, if things go smoothly, I think we might very well be on a path to peace."

The two seasoned Jounin turned to see Bercouli walking to them.

Kakashi nodded in respect, "Bercouli."

The knight commander smirked and did the same, "Yo, sorry, I heard what y'all were talking about and just couldn't help it."

Zabuza hmph'd, "Don't worry about it. But you were saying?"

Bercouli smirked, "Yeah, at this rate, if things go how I think it will, then we might just have long lasting peace."

Kakashi raised an eyebrow, "Why though?"

The knight commander turned to look at the battalion, "From what I understand, the Kyuubi's Jinchurikii, Hikari, was it (?), has quite some connections with your leaders, right?"

Kakashi raised an eyebrow at the question, but nodded nonetheless, "I suppose you can say that. Why?"

Bercouli didn't take his gaze off of the battalion, "Let's just say Kirito has a very good amount of authority among our ranks."

Zabuza and Kakashi shared a questioning glance at that statement.

The Demon of Kiri asked, intrigued, "Oh, is it because he's an Integrity Knight?"

Bercouli chuckled, "Something like that."

Kakashi just stared at Bercouli.

But before he could question the knight commander, another knight came over to him, "Sir! We're ready to mobilise!"

The cyclops nodded, "Good work, tell everyone we'll move in 3 minutes."

The knight nodded before returning to his post.

Bercouli then looked at the two Jounin, "Time to go, I guess."

Kakashi and Zabuza both nodded, as they quickly headed to their own squadrons.

(Linebreak - Half an hour later)

As the 3rd Division moved through the forests slowly, a small distortion started to form in the air.

Kakashi narrowed his eyes and spoke firmly, "Stop."

Everyone stopped, as the distortion turned into a swirl, revealing Tobi and two figures with him.

The copy ninja narrowed his eyes at him, "Tobi, or is that your real name?"

The masked Uchiha stared at his old teammate, "It doesn't matter whatever you call me, Kakashi. All that matters, is that I am here to kill you."

Sasuke stepped forward to stand beside his teacher, "Kakashi-sensei."

The copy ninja nodded, "Yeah."

Tobi hmph'd, "Uchiha Sasuke. Kind of a shame, it would have been better if you joined the Akatsuki."

The youngest Uchiha stared at his clansman, his own pair of Sharingan staring straight into Tobi's single Sharingan, "Maybe. But right now you're the enemy."

Tobi chuckled, "I suppose that seems to be the way."

He snapped his fingers, and immediately, a thousand Zetsu clones appeared behind him, mostly rising from the ground and trees.

At the same time, the two figures behind Tobi stepped forward, and Kakashi recognised them as Utakata and Han.

Kakashi narrowed his eyed, "So you've finally decided to bring the Bijuu in."

Tobi chuckled, "Look who's talking. You have at least one Jinchurikii on each front."

Bercouli smirked, "Because you have four of them with you."

The masked Uchiha regarded the knight commander, "Well, you're not wrong."

He then made a single seal, "The Gobi and Rokubi. In addition to that..."

As soon as he spoke those words, a few coffins rose from the ground.

The coffins fell open, revealing seven figures.

Zabuza's eyes widened for a moment, before his eyes narrowed in anger, "You bastard."

Standing before them, were Shakuton no Pakura, Amayuri Ringo, Hozuki Mangetsu, Kuriarare Kushimaru, Munashi Jinpachi and Yuki Haku.

Haku's eyes opened, and he blinked as he took in the sight before him, "Zabuza-sama?"

The other swordsmen all opened their eyes, and Mangetsu raised an eyebrow, "Oh, what's this? Zabuza?"

Zabuza stared at Haku, before turning his gaze to his old acquaintance, "Mangetsu."

But before the man could talk, all of them stiffened as Tobi walked forward, flanked by Han and Utakata, "Enough talking. We'll be taking the Niibi."

All seven reincarnated ninja stiffly brought out their weapons, with Mangetsu needing to summon the swords for Ringo, Jinpachi and Kushimaru.

Kakashi narrowed his eye as he quickly pulled his headband up, revealing his Sharingan, "Sasuke, Sinon. On me. We'll take Tobi and his Jinchurikii."

The two nodded, before Kakashi glanced at Bercouli, "Can I leave the rest to you?"

The knight commander grinned, "No need to ask."

Bercouli turned and barked out, "Tanjirou, Giyuu, Zenitsu, Kanao. Pick your targets and get a sealer with you."

The four younger Integrity Knights all stepped forward, brandishing their swords.

Zabuza glanced at the four and hmph'd drawing his own Kubikiribocho, "Swordsmen for swordsmen, yeah?"

Bercouli glanced at the masked man with a smirk, "You got it."

Kakashi glanced back, before he turned his gaze back at Tobi and the two reanimated Jinchurikii.

Tobi smirked under his mask, and raised a palm, swinging it down as a signal for his forces to charge forward.

Kakashi's gaze hardened, before he responded in kind, prompting everyone to charge forward.

The copy ninja drew a kunai, swiftly clashing with Tobi's kusarigama as the two battalions met.

Tobi chuckled darkly, "I've been waiting for this moment for a long, Hatake Kakashi!"

Kakashi grunted as the masked Uchiha pushed his chained scythe downwards, before he managed to land a knee on Tobi's body, forcing the Uchiha to let off the pressure.

Not missing a beat, Kakashi threw his kunai at Tobi, before speeding through a set of seals, "Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu!"

A sphere of flames the size of a horse shot out from Kakashi's masked mouth, heading straight for the Akatsuki's leader.

But the Uchiha didn't move, instead, he merely stood still, allowing the ball of fire to pass by harmlessly, albeit striking a few White Zetsu clones some distance behind.

Tobi hmph'd, "It won't matter no matter what you throw at me. It won't hit."

"What about this?!"

The masked Uchiha's eyes barely widened as he quickly jumped away, the area where he just stood igniting with black flames.

Sasuke grunted as he was forced to look away from Tobi as Utakata sent a wave of acidic and explosive bubbles at him.

The youngest Uchiha growled and drew his chokuto, charging the Jinchurikii again.

With Kakashi, the cyclops didn't waste a single second, speeding through another set of seals as Tobi landed on the ground, "Raiton: Raiju Tsuiga!"

Two wolves, made of pure electricity and chakra, blasted out from Kakashi's palms at Tobi.

Yet again, they merely shot past the masked Uchiha harmlessly.

Tobi huffed, "Its useless."

The masked Uchiha proceeded to shoot forward with his chains, but the moment he did, Tobi's eyes widened in pain as a bolt of lightning shot him from behind.

The man quickly glanced back to see another Kakashi, hands outstretched, 'Kage Bunshin?!'

Tobi gritted his teeth and forced his body to throw a kunai at the clone, swiftly dispelling it.

The Uchiha's eyes widened again as he realised he had just left himself open, and turned back just in time to make himself untangleable, letting Kakashi slip past him again.

Not missing a beat, Tobi turned, swinging his kusarigama in an attempt to behead the copy ninja, only to hit a log.

The Uchiha cursed, immediately using Kamui to make himself invulnerable, allowing Kakashi's kick to pass by harmlessly yet again.

As Kakashi phased past him, Tobi turned, swinging his kusarigama as the copy ninja fully moved 'out of' his body.

But to his surprise, Kakashi managed to block the kusarigama with a kunai, before spinning to give Tobi a hard kick to the chest, sending him skidding back a few feet.

The copy ninja didn't miss a beat, quickly charging forward with a Raikiri in hand, yet, as before, Tobi simply detangled himself, letting Kakashi shoot past him harmlessly.

Tobi glanced back, "I already told you, it's useless."

Kakashi grunted in frustration as he glanced back in response while he quickly regained his balance, 'That intangibility is a problem... But, if I am right...'

The copy ninja quickly sped through a set of handseals, before turning and aimed his hands at Tobi, "Raiton: Raijuu Tsuiga!"

Tobi merely raised an eyebrow at the same technique, "The same technique won't work a second time, Kakashi!"

As soon as the lightning wolf shot past him, Tobi turned to strike the clone with his chains, only to hit nothing.

The masked man's eyes widened, "What?"

Tobi cursed as he realized Kakashi made him look, before quickly making himself invulnerable again, and as expected, letting Kakashi's punch go right past him.

But the moment he did, the masked man roared in pain, his mask shattering to pieces as his body was sent to the ground.

Tobi growled as he grabbed the remains of his mask, "So you finally figured it out, Kakashi?"

The copy ninja stared at the now-unmasked man, "I suspected. But I didn't want to believe it, that you would be behind all of that, Obito."

Obito stood up, throwing away the remains of his mask, revealing his scarred face, "But to think, you sent a clone behind me and Kamui on it."

Kakashi narrowed his eyes at his old friend, "Why do all this? Why didn't you come back to Konoha, or at least send us a message? We would have sent someone to get you home!"

Obito huffed, "Why? You want to know why?"

The pair of Mangekyou Sharingan met, and Obito pointed a single finger at Kakashi, "Because of you."

Kakashi blinked, "Eh? Me?"

The rogue Uchiha glared at the copy ninja, "Exactly. You killed Rin. That's why I started all of this, to make sure what happened to Rin will never happen again."

Kakashi clenched his fists, "I won't make any excuses, I failed to protect her, and I am worse than scum. But, you're supposed to be better than this. You're supposed to be a hero."

Obito chuckled, "A hero? That's where you're wrong, Kakashi. We are both the same."

His gaze turned into a glare again, "We're both scum who killed our teammates, Kakashi. You killed Rin, and I killed Minato-sensei. The moment that happened, there was no going back."

Upon hearing that, Kakashi's eyes widened, "What did you say?"

Obito brandished his chains, before he charged forward, forcing the Copy Ninja to swiftly draw his White Chakra Blade to block, "It's as I said, I'm behind the Kyuubi attack all those years ago."

Kakashi's glared at his old friend, pushing chakra into his sword as he pushed back, "Why?!"

The rogue Uchiha chuckled darkly, "It was all part of the plan."

The Copy Ninja growled and kicked the Uchiha away, "Minato-sensei saw you as the son he never had! Kushina-senpai was the same!"

Obito regained his balance, "Yes, but what are you gonna do about?"

Kakashi glared at him, "What I planned from the start, I'm gonna take you down."

The leader of the Akatsuki chuckled, "That's more like it."

But before they could continue, Zetsu rose from the ground in front of Obito.

After giving his report, Obito chuckled, "It seems times up."

Kakashi glared at him, "What do you mean?"

The space around Obito started to swirl away, "For old times sake, I'll tell you this. Get to the point your Alliance planned in six hours, you'll get a front row's seat to witness peace."

Kakashi cursed, spouting a water dragon at Obito, only to miss as Obito fully entered his pocket dimension.

The copy ninja quickly started to use the Kamui on himself, only for it to stop midway as he fell to one knee, his Mangekyou Sharingan reverting to its normal state, 'That's my limit huh?'

Kakashi looked back at where Obito and Zetsu previously stood, "But what did he mean by front row seat?"

(Linebreak - meanwhile)

With Sasuke and Sinon, the two faced off against Han and Utakata.

As the Uchiha engaged with Han on a deadly dance of sword to fists, Sinon was leaping around shooting arrows at Utakata, who in turn was blowing explosive bubbles at her.

Sasuke grunted as he clashed his blade against Han's steaming armor, before being forced to leap away due to steam pouring out from between the joints of the armor.

The Uchiha cursed as he landed some distance away, electricity crackling around his body, 'That armor and steam is a problem... If not for my Chidori Nagashi, I'd be dead already.'

Before he could continue on his thoughts however, a yell from Sinon caught his attention, "Sasuke, JUMP!"

That was the only warning he got, before a bubble full of acid smashed into the spot where he previously was.

The Uchiha grunted as he raised his chokuto right in time to block a strike from Utakata's pipe, only for the Rokubi Jinchurikii to jump away due to an arrow from Sinon.

Sasuke landed on the ground, swiftly followed by Sinon beside him, while Utakata landed beside Han.

Then, Sinon narrowed her eyes as she felt a rise in Bijuu chakra, "Be careful, Sasuke, they're starting to use their Bijuu chakra."

Sasuke glanced at the Niibi Jinchurikii, who herself was also starting to leak Bijuu chakra, slowly forming the Stage 1 cloak. The man smirked, "Then we'll just have to respond in kind, right?"

The Uchiha's eyes started to spin, forming the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan as flickers of purple chakra from his Susano'o started to form around his body.

Sinon notched an arrow, blue flames swirling around the tip, "Yeah."

The girl let the arrow loose, and Sasuke charged forward at the same time.

The Uchiha swung his sword at Han, purple flames clashing against the red chakra of the Bijuu, while Sinon's arrow pierced through all the bubbles, only to be batted to a side by Utakata's pipe.

The Rokubi Jinchurikii then attempted to strike Sasuke from a side, only to be stopped by three arrows.

Seeing the small pause in the reanimated Kiri Jinchurikii, Sasuke made use of his Susano'o's arm and pushed Han away, swiftly turning to glare at Utakata, "AMATERASU!"

Black flames instantly ignited on Utakata's right sleeve, only to stop as Han swung his free arm at Sasuke, forcing the Uchiha to tear his attention away from the Rokubi Jinchurikii.

Han grunted, bringing his right leg and slammed a kick onto Sasuke's gut, sending the Uchiha flying into a tree nearby.

Sinon cursed, shooting a wave of flaming arrows at the two reanimated Jinchurikii and yelled, "Sasuke! You alright?!"

Her response came in the form of an Amaterasu arrow from Sasuke's Susano'o, the Uchiha himself burning down the tree he was in with the upper half of his avatar.

As for the arrow, it slammed right between the pair of reanimated Jinchurikii, forcing them to jump away.

Sasuke wiped the blood off the corner of his mouth as he walked forward, "Yeah, I'm fine. But now I'm pissed."

Sinon had a small smile tugging her lips as she started raining arrows upon the two Jinchurikii, keeping them busy as they leaped around dodging the arrows.

Sasuke took a deep breath, his Susano'o's eyes glowing in response, raising its sword high, "Enton: Susano'o Kagutsuchi!"

The avatar of flames swung its black flaming sword, slamming right onto the pair of reanimated Jinchurikii.

Sasuke's eyes narrowed as the flames cleared up, revealing the Gobi in all its glory, its mouth biting his sword of flames with an iron grip.

Sasuke grunted as his Susano'o pushed against the five tailed dolphin horse

As the Gobi kept the Uchiha busy, Utakata quickly tried to take advantage, forming the huge form of the Rokubi.

But before he could spat out Saiken's infamous acid, a giant paw made of blue flames smashed into its face, sending the slug crashing to the ground, destroying the trees around them.

Matatabi let out a growl as she glanced at her two siblings, focusing on Saiken, "So we're finally doing this, yes?"

Sinon nodded within the two tailed cat, "Yeah."

The demon cat pounced towards the slug, swinging her flaming paw, smashing Saiken's face.

The slug roared in defiance, quickly spatting out acid Matatabi, only to miss as Matatabi leaned to a side just in time.

Taking the slight pause in Saiken's movements, Matatabi quickly slammed her paw into Saiken's face once again, sending it crashing to the ground again.

(meanwhile - with Sasuke)

The Uchiha grunted as one of Kokuo's hooves slammed onto his half Susano'o from above.

The man tch'd as he swung his Susano'o Kagutsuchi, forcing the Bijuu to back away, allowing him to quickly form the full form of his Susano'o, now standing on par with the massive dolphin horse.

He glanced back, noticing that he, along with Sinon and the two reanimated Jinchurikii, were a distance away from the main camp and battlefield, which was a good thing.

Sasuke turned back to face the Gobi, holding his shield and katana tightly with his Susano'o.

The dolphin horse charged, attempting to ram its head into Sasuke's Susano'o.

The Uchiha grunted, willing his avatar to jump to the left at the last second, narrowly dodging the attack.

Not willing to miss the chance, Sasuke dispelled his sword and shield, quickly grabbing hold of Kokuo's five tails with his Susano'o.

Surprisingly, the Susano'o managed to hold the Bijuu in place, evident from Kokuo's brief pause.

The Uchiha smirked, before he roared, the Susano'o's eyes glowing in response as it started to swing the dolphin horse.

As Sasuke swung the bijuu around, he made a mental note where the Alliance forces were, and let go, throwing the bijuu in the opposite direction where none of his allies were.

At that exact moment, Saiken, who was being pounded by Matatabi from a small distance away, was also sent flying by the demon cat, causing both the Gobi and Rokubi to crash into each other.

Sasuke glanced over to the Niibi, who nodded at him. Now that the Uchiha had the chance to see the Niibi in its full size, and on his own Susano'o, the man just realized how terrifying the Bijuu actually were.

The Uchiha was brought out from his thoughts as Sinon's voice sounded from the cat, "Sasuke, time to end it."

The man just nodded, as he brought out his bow and arrow, while Matatabi started to form a Bijuudama between her jaws.

But before the pair could unleash their attacks, the two Bijuu suddenly vanished from sight.

Sasuke lowered his bow, "They vanished?"

"As amusing as it would to see how your Susano'o would stand against two Bijuu, times up."

Sinon and Sasuke looked down to see Tobi standing on the charred ground.

Sinon narrowed her eyes, "Tobi."

The masked man smirked, "Niibi, we'll have you soon enough. But we're quite done here today."

Sasuke glared at the man, "You're an Uchiha, right? Uchiha Obito!"

The masked man's sole Rinnegan and Sharingan glowed, "Oh, so you know, Sasuke?"

Sasuke glared at the masked Uchiha who merely chuckled, "Well, not that it matters to you. I'll see you soon."

Obito started to swirl away with the Kamui, and Sasuke growled, swinging his Susano'o Kagutsuchi at the rogue Uchiha, creating a huge dust cloud.

The dust cleared up quickly, only to reveal Obito gone.

Matatabi sighed as she spoke, "Sinon, times up."

The girl nodded, allowing her partner to return to the seal as she fell to the ground.

Sasuke followed suit, the pair landing on the ground gracefully.

The Jinchurikii looked at the Uchiha, "Come on, we still have to clear up the clones."

Sasuke nodded, "Yeah, got it."

The moment they started moving, Inoichi's voice sounded through their minds, "ATTENTION ALL UNITS! THE NANABI HAS BEEN TAKEN! I REPEAT! THE NANABI HAS BEEN TAKEN!"

(Linebreak - with Zabuza earlier)

The Demon of Kiri stared at his former 'tool' as the Integrity Knights and their respective opponents went off to a different part of the forest.

Zabuza muttered as he looked at the inverted eyes of the reanimated boy, "Haku..."

Haku smiled wistfully, "Zabuza-sama, fate truly is cruel, isn't it?"

The man chuckled, "I suppose that's one way of putting it."

The Yuki nodded, "Unfortunately, I cannot control my body. But, at least I can talk to you as I am."

Zabuza hmph'd, "You're the same as always."

Haku nodded with a sad smile, before narrowing his eyes as his body tensed, "Zabuza-sama..."

Memories of the past briefly surfaced the swordsman's mind, and the man gripped his sword tightly.

Zabuza let out a breath, taking a stance, "Yeah, let's get this over with."

Haku responded by simply putting on his old mask.

Without another word, the pair charged each other.

Haku drew three senbon, holding them between his fingers. In the next instance, Zabuza's Kubikiribocho clashed with the three senbon.

However, rather than parrying the cleaver, Haku instead redirected the force from the sword to a side, pushing his senbon along the blade to close in on Zabuza.

The masked man tch'd, quickly drawing a kunai with his free arm, right in time to block the strike from his former protege.

Zabuza cursed again, as he quickly noticed Haku going through a set of seals with his free hand.

"Suiton: Sensatsu Suisho."

A thousand water needles formed around them, and without warning, shot to skewer the Demon of the Mist.

A puff of smoke and the log that showed up were the only clues that revealed Zabuza had substituted away.

Haku didn't visibly react at the log, instead, sped through a set of seals, "Hyoton: Koriryudan no Jutsu."

An ice dragon quickly formed behind him, smashing into the water dragon that came out of nowhere from behind.

The two dragons cancelled out each other, revealing Zabuza standing some distance away.

The swordsman smirked under his mask, 'He's as sharp as ever. Well, I can't use mist, he's way better than I am. The question is how to immobilise him long enough to seal him.'

Before Zabuza could continue with his thoughts, however, Haku turned and dashed forward.

The man tch'd and swiftly raised his sword, blocking Haku's senbon from stabbing his neck.

Zabuza smirked under his mask, before pushing chakra into both his arms and his sword, pushing down on Haku.

Haku grunted under his mask, "As expected of you, Zabuza-sama. I honestly can't win in strength."

The man chuckled nostalgically, "I was the one who raised you, Haku. It won't be good if I wasn't better with at least one thing!"

Zabuza pushed down again, forcing Haku to his knees. But that ended quickly as the reanimated Yuki vanished in a burst of ice, letting the Kubikiribocho strike the ground.

Zabuza cursed, 'Kawarimi?'

The former nuke nin spun, swinging his sword, only to hit air, before he saw Haku crouched down in front of him.

Zabuza cursed, "Goddammit."

Haku's feet lashed out with a viscous kick, sending his former master flying away.

The man gritted his teeth, quickly flipping his body so that he wouldn't crash head first into the ground, getting to his feet as soon as he could.

As soon as he did, Zabuza noticed Haku's hands ending in a handseal, "Oh for fucks sake..."

"Hyoton: Makyo Hyosho!"

As soon as those words left Haku's mouth, several dozen ice mirrors formed around Haku and Zabuza, forming the Yuki's signature ice dome.

Zabuza took a breath of the now cold air around him, and he considered his options, 'Ah fuck it, it's all or nothing.'

The man started going through handseals with pure muscle memory, "Kirigakure no Jutsu!"

Mist instantly filled the area, clouding Zabuza and Haku from each other.

In one of his mirrors, Haku raised an eyebrow, his body unwillingly raising a trio of senbon, 'Hmm? What is Zabuza-sama planning?'

At the center of the dome, Zabuza took a small silent breath and closed his eyes, 'Now he can't see me, but at least I can sense where he's coming from.'

The man gripped his sword tightly, before sensing a ripple through the mist.

In an instant, Zabuza dashed to a side, narrowly dodging a pair of senbon.

The man's eyes snapped open as he sensed another ripple, one that was faster and stronger than before, 'There!'

Zabuza spun, swinging his sword as fast as he could.

The slash landed, slicing right through Haku's abdomen.

The act also deactivated the ice dome around them and dispersed a portion of the mist around Zabuza and Haku.

The masked Yuki chuckled, "As expected of Zabuza-sama."

Zabuza smirked, "Heh, told you."

Haku then frowned under his mask, "Zabuza-sama, I'm starting to regenerate. You need to take me down now."

The swordsman nodded, "Got it."

He quickly turned and yelled, "SEALING SQUAD!"

Immediately, two fuinjutsu users noticed Zabuza's call and started running towards him. But before they could make it, Haku spoke urgently, "Behind you, Zabuza-sama!"

The man cursed and turned, raising his sword just in time to block Haku's senbon strike to his neck.

Zabuza grunted as he pushed back against his former apprentice, "Already regenerated, huh?"

Haku nodded in an apologetic manner, "I apologize for not noticing earlier."

The man grunted, pushing the reanimated Yuki away, "Don't worry about it. But anyways, this will probably hurt a bit."

With speed Haku didn't think Zabuza was capable of, the man swung his sword in a clean swing, taking Haku's head off from his neck.

The man turned to glance at the two sealers that finally made it to his side, "Seal him, now."

They complied, unrolling their scrolls to wrap them around Haku's body, before one of them slapped a sealing tag on the wrappings.

Zabuza let out a breath, "Thanks, now to help everyone else."

The two jounin merely nodded as they rejoined the fray.

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With Tanjirou, the man stared at Pakura above on one of the tree branches.

In the next instant, the two clashed blades, Tanjirou's katana against Pakura's pair of kunai.

The Integrity Knight took a breath, letting oxygen flow through his entire body, and pushed forward, effectively overpowering Pakura.

The Suna Jounin grunted as she was slowly pushed down, "That armor, are you a samurai?"

Tanjirou chuckled, "Something like that."

Pakura nodded, "I see. And kid, jump."

The Integrity Knight blinked, quickly doing so right as an explosion erupted from below him.

Tanjirou landed on the ground and took a breath, "Mizu no Kokyu: Ichi no Kata: Minamo Giri!"

The knight dashed forward, swinging his katana horizontally.

Pakura's eyes barely widened as she tried to block the slash, only for her kunai to shatter into pieces. Acting quickly, the woman substituted with a wooden log, letting the short slice it in half.

Tanjirou tch'd, "Substitution eh?"

The man then heard foot steps behind him, and wasted not another second, swiftly swinging his sword.

Tanjirou's eyes widened as he hit air, only to realize Pakura was beneath him, "Oh for gods sa-"

The woman's feet smashed into his chin, sending him flying upwards.

Tanjirou gritted his teeth to hold in the pain, before quickly taking advantage of his airborne state as he flipped his body to regain balance, "Mizu no Kokyu: Hachi no Kata: Takitsubo!"

The man swiftly swung his sword down, shattering Pakura's new pair of kunai yet again, but this time slicing through her shoulder before the woman backed away.

Tanjirou rubbed his chin painfully as he stared at Pakura's regenerating shoulder, 'She's stronger than I expected. Guess I'll have to use it.'

The man took a breath and held his sword horizontally, "System Call: Enhance Armament."

The sword instantly burst into flames, quite literally, before reforming into the form of a katana.

Tanjirou glanced at Pakura's body, almost fully regenerated by now, before looking back to where the sealing squad members were, "Sealing squad, get ready!"

One of the sealers nodded, before Tanjirou readied his stance, "Hi no Kami Kagura: Hirin Kagero!"

The Integrity Knight dashed at Pakura, seemingly going to miss his slash, prompting the reanimated woman to stand still, expecting the blade to pass by harmlessly.

But her eyes widened as a huge gash suddenly appeared at her abdomen, effectively severing her upper body from her waist as she fell to the ground, "What?"

Tanjirou quickly jumped away, "Now!"

The fuinjutsu user didn't waste time as he quickly rolled out his scroll, letting it wrap around the Suna Jounin, "Fuin!"

The seal markings quickly appeared on the wrapped kunoichi, effectively sealing her away.

Tanjirou looked at the sealer, "Good job."

The shinobi glanced at the knight with a weird look, "That's my line, Pakura was a very strong kunoichi when she was alive. You didn't even let her use her Shakuton ninjutsu."

Tanjirou just smiled sheepishly, "Let's just say I've learned so much to know I shouldn't let people use their trump card."

The Jounin nodded, "Wise words."

The knight smiled, "Agreed, now let's help everyone else."

The fuinjutsu user didn't object, but before they could do anything, Inoichi's voice sounded in their minds, "ATTENTION ALL UNITS! THE NANABI HAS BEEN TAKEN! I REPEAT! THE NANABI HAS BEEN TAKEN!"

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With Zenitsu, the Integrity Knight yelped as Ringo's sword narrowly missed his neck again.

Ringo grinned wildly, "What's wrong? Not gonna attack?"

The yellow clad knight just yelped again as the swordswoman swung his twin blades at him again, only to miss.

Ringo's smirk vanished, replaced by a frown, "You seem like decent meal, but you're gonna make me sick if you just keep dodging."

Zenitsu's reply was another scream as Ringo swung her blades at him, only to miss once more.

As the reanimated swordswoman continued to slash at Zenitsu, only to miss, one of the Jounin from Konoha glanced at one of the knights, "Hey, are you sure he's one of your leaders?"

The knight looked at Zenitsu, "He's an Integrity Knight, that much I'm sure... but he's a bit different from what I've heard of them. At least, Lord Bercouli, Lord Tanjirou and everyone else fit the bill."

The Jounin kicked a Zetsu clone away, quickly burning it with a Katon jutsu, "Hmm, well, I guess there's a first for everything."

The knight just smiled forcefully as he pushed a clone with his sword away before slashing it down.

Back with Zenitsu however, the blonde knight yelped as he raised his sword to block Ringo's slash, "Can't you just go back to sleep?!"

Ringo raised an eyebrow, "Huh? What the fuck are you saying? That ain't fun, and I'm sure as hell my summoner won't allow that."

The woman sighed, "But I still can't believe someone as wimpy as you are a leader."

Zenitsu yelled as he dropped to all fours to avoid another strike, "I CAN'T HELP IT IF YOU'RE ALL SO SCARY!"

Ringo growled and tried to kick the knight, only to miss as he pushed himself away.

The swordswoman narrowed her eyes as she saw Zenitsu put some distance between them, 'So far I have not landed a single hit on him. I know I should be helping them win, but this guy's seriously pissing me off.'

Ringo then realized something, 'Wait, for all that shit he did, he's not running away.'

The woman glared at him, getting more frustrated the more she thought about it.

Ringo charged him again, causing the knight to yelp in fright again, but this time she wasn't letting him escape.

As soon as she closed in, the woman slashed with her left sword, and as expected, Zenitsu ducked.

Not letting the chance go by, Ringo slashed downwards with her right sword, and again, the knight flipped his body onto all fours to a side to dodge.

But this time, Ringo was ready. The moment Zenitsu landed on all fours, her leg lashed out, sending a viscous kick to the blonde's head.

The kick effectively sent the man crashing into a tree nearby, headfirst, which also knocked him out.

The swordswoman sighed, "Well, that was disappointing."

Ringo started to walk towards Zenitsu's downed figure, before she stopped, "Hmm?"

Surprisingly, the knight started to stand up, and Ringo noticed that he was still unconscious, "What?"

Zenitsu sheathed his sword, before taking a bent battou stance, "Kaminari no Kokyu: Ichi no Kata: Hekireki Issen: Shinsoku."

A thunderclap was all that registered in Ringo's mind, before her body split in half. The woman's eyes barely widened as her upper body fell to the ground, 'What-!"

To anyone aware of the exchange, Zenitsu just seemingly appeared behind the swordswoman, as if he was at two points at the same time.

One of the fuinjutsu users saw the chance and quickly started to seal the swordswoman up, wrapping her up with the sealing scroll.

The Jounin then noticed Zenitsu falling to his knees, and quickly approached him after making sure Ringo was sealed up.

As the Jounin neared the knight, he patted the blonde on his shoulders, "Hey, you okay?"

The knight didn't give a response, before Zenitsu stood up abruptly in a flash, "AHHH!"

The sudden scream startled the Jounin, evident as he jumped a little, before he asked again, "Hey, you alright?"

Zenitsu blinked, looking around before he looked at the Jounin, "Eh? We're still on the battlefield?"

The sealer nodded, "Y-yeah."

The knight nodded before asking, "That woman?"

The Jounin blinked, "Uhh, we sealed her."

Zenitsu blinked, before he sighed, dropping his head, "I see... I was useless again."

The sealer blinked, "W-what?"

The knight sighed, "I'll retreat to the rear lines so I won't get in your way again."

The Jounin blinked, but before he could speak, the knight was already gone, "What the actual fuck?"

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With Tsuyuri, the girl stared at the masked swordsman.

Kushimaru raised an eyebrow as he glanced around the battlefield, before setting his gaze on the seemingly young girl, "So, you're my opponent?"

The Integrity Knight gave no reply, instead, holding her katana calmly to face him.

The former member of the Seven Swordsmen of Kiri chuckled, a cruel smirk appearing under his mask, "No chatter eh? I like that. Get ready, my Nuibari can pierce through anything."

Without another word, Kushimaru dashed forward, drawing his Nuibari and aimed to stab at the girl.

Tsuyuri merely raised an eyebrow as she saw the man charging at her, before taking a breath, "Hana no Kokyu: Nii no Kata: Mikage Ume."

In an instant, Kushimaru was sent stumbling backwards. The man's eyes widened as his body regained its balance, 'What was that? Her sword just moved and...'

The former Kiri ninja shook his head, 'No, I shouldn't ponder too much about it.'

His eyes then barely widened as he suddenly found Tsuyuri right in front of him, 'Wha-"

"Hana no Kokyu: Go no Kata: Ada no Shukuyaku."

In the blink of an eye, Kushimaru found himself stabbed and slashed exactly nine times, cutting off one of his arms and leaving gashes on his body.

The man held back an impressed smirk, swiftly thrusting his Nuibari at the opening Tsuyuri had revealed upon executing her technique.

Kushimaru was surprised once again when Tsuyuri gracefully evaded his attack.

"Hana no Kokyu: Roku no Kata: Uzu Momo."

Flipping around the Nuibari, Tsuyuri made use of her momentum and gave a hard slash to the reanimated shinobi's neck, effectively separating the man's head from his body.

Tsuyuri glanced back and spoke, "Sealing squad. Now."

One of the sealers went to seal up the Kiri swordsman, but before she could, the kunoichi spotted Kushimaru's regenerated body, "Behind you!"

Tsuyuri narrowed her eyes, glancing back ever so slightly to catch a glimpse of Kushimaru's blade, and swiftly jumped up, landing on a tree branch, which surprisingly didn't break even with her armor.

Kushimaru chuckled, "I'm surprised, I'm not holding my body back too much. But who knew someone like you can be so strong..."

The Integrity Knight didn't reply, instead, just watched the man cautiously.

Then, in the blink of an eye, Tsuyuri dashed forward, taking a breath as she closed in, "Hana no Kokyu: Shi no Kata: Beni Hanagoromo."

The girl's blade moved, and instinctively, Kushimaru tried to parry, only to hit nothing, before he felt the katana slicing through his shoulder, slicing his body in half.

Not missing a beat, Tsuyuri kept going, "Hana no Kokyu: Go no Kata: Ada no Shukuyaku."

In an instant, Kushimaru's body was further sliced nine times, leaving more pieces of his body to regenerate.

But that was enough for the sealing squad member to wrap her scroll around the reanimated ninja, effectively neutralizing the Edo Tensei.

The kunoichi looked at Tsuyuri as she pulled the mummy away to a side, "Great work."

Tsuyuri stared at her for a moment, before bringing out her coin and flipped it, much to the sealer's confusion.

Swiftly catching the coin, Tsuyuri the looked at the kunoichi again, "Thank you."

With that said, the Integrity Knight then proceeded to help the others clear out the Zetsu clones, leaving a very awkwardly confused kunoichi.

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With Giyuu, the man stood calmly opposite of Jinpachi.

The reanimated ninja raised an eyebrow at Giyuu's armor, "What's that outfit? Some new samurai armor?"

The Integrity Knight kept a poker face as he stared at the bearded man, before replying, "No, it would take some time to explain, so let's just leave it at that."

Jinpachi glanced around, before staring at Giyuu, "Well, I suppose. You're quite strong, aren't ya? I see you have some sort of alliance with the other villages, so I can't say I really want y'all to lose."

The bearded swordsman smirked, "But, sometimes people want a good fight to enjoy, or in my case someone to gut, you get what I mean?"

Giyuu merely raised an eyebrow, before he held his katana with both hands, "Do whatever you want, it won't change the outcome."

Jinpachi's smirk widened, "That's more like it."

The former member of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist brandished his Shibuki, "Now, let's get this party started."

Without another word, Jinpachi dashed forward, swing his sword at the Integrity Knight.

However, Giyuu didn't move an inch. Instead, he took a deep breath, 'Mizu no Kokyu: Juuichi no Kata: Nagi.'

Jinpachi's eyes widened as his slash was parried, sending him stumbling away. The swordsman grinned, 'Fast. I didn't even see him move.'

The seventeenth Integrity Knight stared at the man's sword passively, "I said it before, the outcome will not change."

The Kiri Swordsman smirked, "Quite impressive speed you got there. But, can you defend against this?!"

Jinpachi charged again, this time unrolling his scroll on the sword just a little bit as he swung his sword.

Giyuu let out a small sigh, "I told you, it won't wor-?!"

He was cut off by an explosion as soon as the sword closed in. It was only by instinct that Giyuu managed to jump away in time to evade the blast.

The Integrity Knight let out a breath as he landed on the ground, "A sword that releases explosions?"

Jinpachi hefted his sword on his shoulder with a smirk, "Yep! This Shibuki has tons of explosion tags loaded on it. I can use them to implement my swings, as well as this."

The man swiftly pointed the scroll on the sword at Giyuu, unrolling it as the scroll shot towards the Integrity Knight.

Giyuu narrowed his eyes at the scrolls and quickly jumped to a side as the scroll wrapped itself around a tree behind where he was standing.

The paper cut off from the scroll, and instantly exploded, blowing the tree to pieces.

The Integrity Knight landed, narrowing his eyes at the sight, "I see, that is quite troublesome I suppose."

Jinpachi smirked, "Of course it is."

Giyuu took a breath, "Then, I suppose it's my turn now."

The former member of the Seven Swordsmen widened his eyes as the Integrity Knight was suddenly in front of him.

"Mizu no Kokyu: Shichi no Kata: Shizuku Hamon Tsuki."

In an instant, Giyuu's katana pierced right through Jinpachi's chest, before he dragged it upwards, slicing the reanimated man's upper body in half.

The Integrity Knight glanced at the sealing corps with him, who quickly wrapped the scroll around the Edo Tensei, followed by a swift sealing tag on the mummy.

The shinobi checked the seal once more before he nodded, "Okay, he's sealed. Good work."

Giyuu merely nodded as he turned, "Yeah, let's go back to help."

The ninja didn't object, quickly heading back with the knight.

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With Bercouli, he stared at the reanimated Hozuki opposite of him.

Mangetsu gave a toothy grin, "So, you're my opponent now, eh?"

The knight commander chuckled, "Seems that way."

The only master of all seven swords from Kiri smirked as he drew a simple chokuto from a scroll, "You seem strong. Mind if I go all out?"

Bercouli gripped his sword with a similar smirk, "Why not?"

In the next instant, both swordsmen vanished, and a loud clang was heard when both swords met.

The two clashed blades a few more times, before they stopped at a distance away from each other.

Mangetsu grinned as he held on to his sword, "You're quite good old man."

Bercouli smiled amusedly, "Old man eh? Well, I guess you're not half bad, brat."

The reanimated man just laughed as he charged again, aiming a slash at Bercouli's neck.

The knight commander merely ducked, before swinging his sword at Mangetsu's exposed waist, only to slice a log in half.

Bercouli tch'd before quickly pulling his sword to his back to block a slash that was obviously aimed for his neck.

The man quickly spun, pushing Mangetsu's katana off balance and tried to slash him across the chest.

Mangetsu grinned and simply leaned back just enough to avoid the slash, before swinging his sword at Bercouli's revealed neck.

The knight commander cursed himself, before he grabbed the blade of his sword with his free hand and pulled it up to block Mangetsu's slash.

Mangetsu raised an eyebrow, an impressed grin on his face, as he pushed down on Bercouli, making the Integrity Knight's sword push down into his palms, drawing blood from it.

Bercouli gritted his teeth and kicked at Mangetsu's legs, prompting the Edo Tensei to jump away.

The knight commander took a small breath and chanted, "System Call: Generate Luminous Element. Discharge."

Four beads of light instantly formed at his fingertips and latched onto his wounds, healing them instantly.

That sight wasn't unnoticed by Mangetsu, who merely raised an eyebrow.

As for Bercouli, as soon as his wounds healed, the knight commander gripped his sword with both hands, 'He's good with that sword... Better not drag this too long.'

Bercouli held his sword forward, and started, "System Call: Enhance Armament."

The Jisenken glowed for a moment, and in the next in instant, Bercouli dashed forward, brandishing his sword as he did.

Mangetsu swiftly blocked his strike, "What was that? Your sword glowed for a moment there."

Bercouli smirked, "You'll find out in a moment."

The knight commander pushed the man back and pushed on, swinging his sword for an overhead slash.

Mangetsu swiftly raised his sword up just in time to block the slash from the knight commander, and the two continued their blade dance, parrying and blocking each other's strikes as they moved around the trees.

As the two master swordsmen traded blow for blow, Bercouli kicked the reanimated ninja, sending him stumbling back.

Mangetsu grunted as he regained his balance, before he felt a dozen slashes all around his body.

The slashes effectively cut his body in a dozen pieces, with his head surprisingly intact.

The Edo Tensei gave a pained smile, "So, your sword leaves slashes around in the air eh?"

Bercouli signaled the sealing squad to seal up the reanimated ninja, before glancing at said swordsman, "Something like that. My Jisenken is a sword that slashes through time, both the future and the past."

Mangetsu huffed with a smirk as the scroll quickly covered him up, "I see."

As soon as the swordsman was sealed up, Bercouli addressed the sealing squad, "Let's head back and help take out the remaining forces."

The sealing squad nodded, but before they could move, Inoichi's voice sounded through the area, "ATTENTION ALL UNITS! THE NANABI HAS BEEN TAKEN! I REPEAT! THE NANABI HAS BEEN TAKEN!"

Bercouli cursed, "Shit!"

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Kirito groaned as he opened his eyes, "Oh what the hell..."

He sat up groggily, taking a look around him, and he realized he was in front of Konoha, "The village?"

"So, you're finally awake."

The man's eyes widened and he turned to see a very familiar face.

Himself.

Kirito's eyes widened, "What?"

XXX

Done.

So the NANABI HAS BEEN TAKEN.

And Kirito is finally awake.

Anywayyyyss, the next chapter will focus on the fourth division. Review please.

Until next time.