Hizashi surveys the Temple of Jashin. At the top of the Temple stairs, Iruka has Naruto, Sasuke and the Fourth Hokage trapped in a barrier seal. Beside the seal lies one of Kurama's Guards - her legs have been crushed. In a crater near the top of the stairs, two of Kurama's other guards are healing Wind and Rain, who have their masks off. Hizashi feels like he's seen their faces before, but he can't quite figure it out. Standing between the injured and the army of white clones is Kakashi, accompanied by a group of people Hizashi assumes are members of the Order of Jashin. Standing at the bottom of the stairs, watching the battle is a creature Hizashi recognizes instantly as Black Zetsu. In the middle of all the chaos, Kushina Uzumaki is fighting a reanimated Mito Uzumaki.
The first thing Hizashi notices is the Minato and Kushina are not reanimations. The second thing he notices is that Naruto looks incredibly pleased with himself. The third thing is that Black Zetsu is holding back a wall of fire to allow his endless army of clones access to the Temple Grounds. The Fourth thing Hizashi notices about the situation is that Iruka is not the one teaching the kids.
"What's the situation, Kakashi?" asks Lord Fugaku, striding over to the top of the stairs to get a closer look at the battle.
"The White Zetsus are unlimited, Black Zetsu has someone behind the scenes controlling that reanimation, Naruto brought his parents back from the dead to help fight, Minato sensei is teaching Sasuke and Naruto the seal, Wind and Rain are Obito and Rin and we have lost a lot of people," reports Kakashi.
"I expected as much; that is not good; good work Naruto; hey Minato; I know about Obito and Rin; and any casualty is one too many," replies Lord Fugaku, without missing a beat.
"Wow, Fugaku," says Kushina saltily, as she ducks under a half-disintegrated Mito's chakra chains. "What idiot died and made you Hokage?"
"HEY!" yells Naruto, indignantly. "It was MY idea to make Mr. Nice Police Chief the Hokage! And now he's Mr. Nice Hokage, 'tebayo."
"EEEEHH?!" Kushina shouts, astonished. "Since when was Fugaku NICE?"
"Don't let Mikoto hear you talk like that," says Fugaku, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, we talk smack about each others' husbands all the time," shrugs Kushina. "But seriously, how?"
"He has a mustache and it lends him power," says Kakashi.
"Why do you have a mustache, Fugaku?" asks Minato. "And how did you know about Rin and Obito?"
"Blame Naruto and his little girlfriend for the mustache," says Fugaku. "Rin and Obito told me who they are after they arrived in the Leaf and Team Seven's hair turned green for some odd reason."
"You're not bothered by the fact they have green hair?" asks Minato, astonished.
"Give it a few days and you'll think it's normal for them too," says Hizashi.
"Minato sensei screamed like a little girl when he saw my hair," says Kakashi smugly. "It was worth it."
"Wait, Naruto has a girlfriend?" says Kushina, pausing in her fight with both hands around Mito's throat.
"Oi!" snaps Iruka. "Stop chatting and fight!"
"Fugaku, we've talked about this!" says Hizashi, grabbing Fugaku by the shirt and giving him a good shake. "We don't want to encourage your daughter and my neices to get boyfriends! Do you want another Itachi?"
"OI!" yells Iruka. "YOU CAN ARGUE LATER! GET YOUR ASSES IN GEAR AND FIGHT!"
"Now, now, don't get your undies in a knot," says Kakashi. "The Zetsus aren't going anywhere."
"Don't make me come out there!" threatens Iruka.
"Ooooh," gloats Naruto. "You're in trouble!"
"Naruto, focus!"
"Yes Iruka-nii."
"What's that?" asks Neji, pointing to something heading towards them from the direction of the Leaf.
Hizashi cannot make it out, but he can see where it has been. A shaking tree, a whirl of disturbed leaves, a cloud of dust: something is coming towards the Temple fast. Hizashi feels the ground begin to shake as whatever it is comes closer. Whatever it is carves a path through the white zetsus, cutting down at least half of them. A moment later, about 25 people, all with long hair and rainbow clothing are standing at the top of the Temple stairs. Hizashi recognizes Pantsu Uzumaki and realizes these people are from the Order of Steve.
"Are we late, eh?" asks Pantsu.
"Right on time, Grandfather," says Neji, grinning.
"Hi Gramps Pants!" Naruto yells, waving cheerfully.
"Well," says Black Zetsu. "This is an interesting development. We will have to call more reinforcements." Another thousand zetsu clones rise from the ground and begin to swarm up the stairs. "Let's see how you handle this."
"Psst!" whispers Rain, who Hizashi guesses is 'Obito'. "I'm going to get more help. I'll be back in a minute."
"How are you going to…" Kakashi begins to say, but then he stops as Obito stands.
Obito raises an arm and wipes it over himself, making his body vanish as he does so. First his head, then his side, then his legs, then his arm all vanish in a spiral. "Kamui," Obito says as he vanishes.
"What just happened?" says Kakashi, staring at the spot where Obito was standing a second ago.
"Obito can teleport himself," says Wind, who Hizashi guesses is Rin. Where has he heard those names before? Oh yes: Obito and Rin were Minato's students. Rin stands, apparently she is finished healing the wound on her arm. "He will bring back as many of our allies as he can round up on short notice. Until then: we have a battle to fight."
"Gee, I never would have guessed," says Iruka sarcastically. "Will you lot stop chatting and fight zetsu already!"
"Oh my gosh," says Rin, glaring at Iruka. "YES MUM!"
"Oi," says Pantsu sternly. "You do as the Umino says, and no sassing, young lady, eh."
Kushina makes her section of the battlefield explode along with 90% of Mito. Mito immediately regenerates her body and sets off some explosions of her own. Many white zetsus perish in the explosions.
"Hizashi, lead the charge," orders Fugaku. "I need to wait here until I get the signal from the next group of reinforcements."
"Yes Lord Hokage," says Hizashi.
Minato laughs. "Look at you Hizashi, taking orders from the kid you and your brother used to beat up in school."
"Are you teaching the kids?" demands Iruka.
"Kids, are you any closer to understanding the jutsu?" asks Minato.
"That bit's like a fish," says Sasuke, pointing at a section of the jutsu formula.
"And that bit's a frog on a sugar high," says Naruto, pointing to a different section.
"Exactly!" grins Minato. "Now let's talk about this part." He points to a different section of the jutsu. "It's kinda like a sandwich…"
"I don't even want to know," mutters Fugaku, rolling his eyes.
The Order of Steve swarms into the thick of the fight, taking down about a hundred white zetsus in one swoop. Another 200 rise from the ground to replace them.
Hizashi, Neji, Shin and Sai charge at the attacking zetsus. Neji and Hizashi knock down zetsu after zetsu with their byakugan. And then the ground begins to shake as another wooden coffin rises out of the dirt. The coffin creaks open and the lid falls to the ground with dull thud. A young man who looks as though he were made of porcelain steps out of the coffin. His skin is flawless and pale, his hair is crimson and his expression is stiff and wooden.
Neji lets out a frightened gasp. "Sasori!" he says. "Oh, no!"
Sasori's head snaps around, and he looks directly at Neji. "I remember you," he says. "You are one of the people who were protecting that historian. How many people did you tell?"
"The whole shinobi world knows now," says Fugaku, crossing his arms. "We spread the word that you destroyed the Hidden Whirlpool."
"Then I will be known as the shinobi who destroyed the Hidden Whirlpool," says Sasori. "But I will kill the ones who discovered my deed."