Orochimaru grabs Lord Hokage and leaps onto the roof. Fugaku tries to follow but Rasa plants himself in the way. "I am your opponent, Fugaku," says the Kazekage.
"Get out of my way, scum," says Fugaku with as much disdain as he can muster. "You are barely worthy to clean my shoes."
"How dare you!" Rasa straightens his spine indignantly. "I am a KAGE and you are just the head of Konoha's least favourite founding clan!"
"Oh yeah?" snaps Fugaku. "Well at least I didn't turn my children into psychopaths!"
"I did only what was necessary for the safety of my village!"
"Did you even think for a moment that there might be a better way?" demands Fugaku. "That perhaps you could teach the boy control instead of hoping the problem will sort itself out?"
"You do not understand!" yells Rasa. "You are not a Kage!"
"No, but I am the head of Leaf security, and I also have three children," says Fugaku calmly, crossing his arms with all the scorn he can muster. "And what you did is inexcusable and despicable." Fugaku closes his eyes and takes off the sunglasses the ANBU lent him. Fugaku is glad that Lord Third found some people to fill old ANBU masks and make up numbers. It's been a while since Fugaku has seen the Turtle mask, but they needed more ANBU to cover the whole village. Fugaku takes a deep, calming breath. The village is well protected. Then he opens his eyes and says, "Once I have shown you just how displeased with you I am, I am going to stop Orochimaru."
"What...what is that?" stammers Rasa. "What are those eyes?"
"When an Uchiha experiences emotional trauma, that Uchiha gets an eye upgrade," says Fugaku, calmly pocketing the sunglasses and slipping into his favourite taijutsu stance. "First sharingan, then mangekyou sharingan, then eternal mangekyou sharingan-"
"Is that what you have? Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?"
"Oh Rasa, you idiot. This is not so simple a doujutsu. This is the Rinnegan: the next stage up."
Rasa's face says he knows he messed up.
"What are those eyes?" asks Kaybetsu, taking a step back, away from Kinoko.
"Do you remember what happened to my family?" Kinoko asks. "These eyes are their parting gift. These eyes are the Mangekyou Sharingan."
"Those eyes are impossible!" Kyabetsu tries to deny what he can clearly see, what everyone can clearly see. "An impossible legend!"
"No, no they are not," says Kinoko, and attacks. "They are the secret of this plan's success: my Mangekyou: the Chief's Mangekyou: Shisui's Mangekyou."
Her sword locks with Kyabetsu's.
"You knew?" Her traitorous clansman asks. "You knew there were traitors amongst the Uchiha?"
"The Chief has been watching you since you stood in that meeting and called the Chief a coward for abandoning the coup," says Kinoko. "He had a feeling that you were up to something. But to betray the Leaf?" She shakes her head. "We thought better of you."
"Your mistake," sneers Kyabetsu, as their respective followers catch up with what is happening and decide to fight.
The crash of metal on metal serenades the beginning of the battle between the loyal Uchihas and the traitorous Uchihas.
Itachi feels the genjutsu fall. She sits up, her vision blurry with tears. Tenzou has her ANBU face on. "The invasion has started," says Itachi, standing. She must put her grief aside for now.
"Invasion?" asks Tenzou. "What invasion?"
"You would know if you were not retired from ANBU," says Itachi's mother, carefully propping Arashi up on his chair. "We have been expecting Orochimaru to invade the Leaf during the Chunin exams since they started. Sasuke knew...her being here was supposed to…"
"To give the Uchiha clan a reason to be here," finishes Tenzou, with little feeling. "So she knew. That's why she tried to talk me out of bringing Minoru."
Tenzou takes Minoru from Itachi's arms and stands, ready to fight.
"Protect the people under genjutsu," orders Kakashi, pulling out a kunai.
"I should take Minoru away from here," says Tenzou.
"No, he will be safer here," says Mikoto. "Why do you think we brought Itachi? She is safer where the strongest shinobi in the village can protect her."
"Since when did Itachi need protecting?" asks Tenzou, confused.
"Since Shisui got her pregnant."
"HEY!" Naruto yells, flying in. "What's going on?"
"The village is under attack," says Shisui, shunshining over from his spot on the opposite side of the stadium. He was sitting as far away from Itachi as he could in case Mikoto decided to murder him. Fugaku promised not to, but Mikoto made no such promise.
Shinobi in Hidden Sound and Hidden Sand uniforms are fighting various Leaf shinobi around the stadium. The Uchiha clan is doing its job and fighting the invasion force.
"I know the village is under attack," says Naruto. "But what's the counter-attack plan, 'tebayo?"
"How do you know about the invasion?" asks Kakashi.
"Temari just told me."
"And where is Temari?"
"She said she had to go check on her brothers, so I made her promise not to hurt anyone from the Leaf and let her go," explains Naruto. "She thinks the invasion is stupid anyway. Why is everyone passed out, and where is Hinata? Sparky was with Hinata, where is Sparky? Have you seen Shikamaru and Choji? How come Karin and her mum aren't here?"
"Naruto, stop talking and go find them," says Kakashi.
"But what about Grandma and Grandpa?" asks Naruto.
"I will protect them," says Iruka, rising from his seat.
"But you're still so low on chakra!" protests Naruto.
"Don't worry, Naruto," says Kakashi. "I will help. Now off you go and find your little girlfriend."
"What makes you think Hinata is my girlfriend?" asks Naruto, genuinely confused, cocking his head to one side. "What makes you think that?"
"Um...never mind, just go find her," says Kakashi.
Naruto flies off to find Hinata and Itachi begins to wonder how it is that Kakashi only need to say the word and Naruto obeys. With a little argument or a demand for an explanation, true: but he obeys. Will wonders never cease?
Might Gai is already kicking aside Sound invaders with great pizzazz. Not to be outdone, Kakashi joins in, asking what the score is so he can catch up, which he does with great finesse.
Shisui looks around and, a moment later, shunshins all over the stadium, taking care of threats no one else could have reached in time.
Itachi's mother is locked in battle with a Sand jounin who has a veil covering half his face.
"Die, Leaf scum!" a Sound ninja charges at Itachi from behind. Itachi turns and stares the man in the eyes.
It is time to test her new power.
Orochimaru does not release Hiruzen until they are on the roof and a barrier has been erected around them.
"Orochimaru, what have you done to yourself?" asks Hiruzen, wondering why Orochimaru is a woman now.
"I have discovered the key to immortality," laughs Orochimaru. "All I need to do is transfer my soul to a new body. Perhaps you recognize this one? One moment, and I shall show you what she used to look like." Orochimaru passes her hand over her face. Her hair shortens and takes on a blueish tint. Her eyes change to black and her face sharpens and changes colour. "Do you recognize me, Lord Hokage?" asks the strongest of the Uchiha women who deserted the village alongside Mizuki.
Hiruzen feels an immense sadness wash over him. He has failed so many of his shinobi. "Where are the rest of them, Orochimaru?" Hiruzen asks. "What happened to those Uchiha?"
"They are all dead," says Orochimaru. "You can thank that meddling pair Wind and Rain for that. Only this one survived the attack, so I took her body, since mine was destroyed by that annoying duo." Orochimaru smiles. "Perhaps you would prefer me to fight you with a face you know?" she asks. Orochimaru passes her hand over her face, and when she takes it away, Orochimaru has the face Hiruzen knows as his fallen student's. All Orochimaru's feminine features are gone.
Hiruzen resolves to fight. "Tile Shuriken!" he turns the roof's tiles into shuriken and sends them hurtling towards Orochimaru.
"Hidden Snake Hands!" a blue snake shoots out of Orochimaru's mouth and bites Hiruzen's neck. Hiruzen switches with a mud clone. Orochimaru is a little surprised.
Hiruzen reappears behind Orochimaru, turning the roof beneath him to mud, causing Orochimaru to go slipping and sliding down the tiles. Orochimaru jumps away, but Hiruzen has his next attack line up already: An Earth Dragon Missile combined with a Fireball that would make the Uchiha clan jealous. The jutsu seems to blow Orochimaru away, but Hiruzen knows better. "Stop acting, Orochimaru."
Orochimaru laughs and rises from the ground. "You're underestimating me, sensei," he says. "Let's stop messing around and fight like grownups."
Hiruzen smiles and throws off his Hokage robes, revealing the combat gear underneath. Both he and Orochimaru start to build up their chakra, causing the roof tiles to crack. "If you don't live up to expectations, I might send you back to the Academy for more training," Hiruzen jokes.
Orochimaru and Hiruzen charge each other, each prepping his attack. Hiruzen lanches a Shuriken Shadowclone Jutsu, and Orochimaru…
Orochimaru stops and uses the Edo Tensi. Three coffins rise out of the ground, however, one is coming up very slowly. Hiruzen jumps on the opportunity to stop one of the coffins from rising. He can tell by the nameplates who these people are, and he cannot fight all three at once.
The Third Coffin sinks back into the ground.
The two remaining coffins crash open, revealing the First and Second Hokages.