"Obito is back," Naruto tells Sasuke. "And he brought Pervy Sage this time, 'tebayo."
"Naruto, how are we going to defeat Zetsu?" asks Sasuke, irritably. "We can't even get at him."
"We'll have to get Lord First and Lord Second to distract him while we sneak close, 'tebayo," says Naruto. "Why is Obito fangirling over Kakashi sensei's Dad?"
"He's what?" Sasuke leans over Naruto's shoulder to get a better look. Sure enough, Obito is staring at Kakashi sensei's Dad with a stupid grin on his face and making unintelligible noises. Sasuke snickers. "What a moron."
Naruto and Sasuke watch and laugh as Tenzou slaps Obito and yells at him to stop fangirling and start fighting. Obito pulls a pitiful face and pulls out a blue and white war fan. He swings it at Kakashi sensei's Dad, who dodges easily.
Now that that fight is no longer interesting, Naruto and Sasuke swoop down and hover near Sasuke's Dad. "We are ready to do the jutsu, Mr. Nice Hokage," says Naruto. "We just need to get close enough."
"Good," says Sasuke's Dad. "Stay close to me and be ready to go in. You might only get one shot at this."
Naruto flies after Sasuke's Dad as he heads into the battle ground. They pass Kakashi, Tenzou and Obito's fight against Kakashi's Dad. Then they pass Gai's Dad, who attacks them with a flying kick. Sasuke's Dad blows him away with a, "Universal Push."
"Isn't it Almighty?" says Naruto, sounding more than a little confused.
"It could be either," replies Sasuke's Dad, deflecting an attack from the reanimation of Iruka sensei's Dad. Nagato and Naruto's Dad quickly drag Iruka sensei's Dad back into battle with them.
A wall of Rasa's gold dust prevents an attack by the reanimated Yashamaru. Almost immediately after that attack, the Second Mizukage attempts his own assault on Naruto, Sasuke and Sasuke's Dad. Gaara and Shukaku's Guards erect a barrier of sand to prevent the dead Mizukage from reaching the three Leaf ninjas.
Sasuke's Dad marches on, carving a path through the white zetsus. Naruto flies after him while Sasuke clings to Naruto's back with one arm and one leg. Her left arm is crushed painfully between herself and Naruto and her left leg is hanging down limply. If Sasuke hadn't taken her pain medication she would be in agony.
"Get ready, Sasuke, Naruto," says Sasuke's Dad. "We are almost close enough."
"Right," says Naruto, and makes the sign for the Shadow Clone Jutsu. "Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
A hundred more Narutos appear: some floating and some firmly on the ground. One of the clones lifts Sasuke off Naruto's back and holds her in front of himself. Sasuke is not very comfortable with being held bridal style, but at least it is easier on her injuries.
"Shhh!" The Clone transforms Sasuke into another Naruto and draws a strange seal on her arm. "Anti gravity seal, 'tebayo," explains the Naruto clone, as he activates the seal. "Use chakra to control your movements."
Sasuke nods and floats out of the clone's arms. She tests the seal, moving first to the left, then the right. Sasuke is tempted to get herself a permanent anti gravity seal. Flying feels amazingly freeing, especially after being in a wheelchair for so long.
"Lord First! Lord Second!" calls Sasuke's Dad, striding up to the two reanimations. "We are here to back you up."
Lord First and Lord Second exchange an understanding look, and stop fooling around. One second they are running around chasing Zetsu like a pair of idiots, the next moment they are both surrounded by powerful chakra auras. Sasuke blinks in surprise at the overwhelming power emanating from the two dead Hokages.
"We are not as strong as we were in life because we were brought back weaker," says Lord First apologetically. "But we will do our best to lend you all the assistance we can."
"Half of your power is still more than most of the people here have on a good day," says Sasuke's Dad. "You know what we need to do. Let's fight."
The clone gestures to Sasuke to follow him. She follows him through the mass of clones, still disguised as another Naruto clone.
Zetsu looks around, his eyes flicking from one enemy to the next. His eyes settle on Sasuke's Dad. "We will kill you first, Hokage," Zetsu says.
"Whatever floats your boat," shrugs Sasuke's Dad.
"Fish and frog time," whispers Naruto's clone. "The Original Me has a plan, 'tebayo."
"I'm right here," whispers a Naruto from nearby.
"What's the plan?" asks Sasuke. Naruto's plans are usually crazy, but the more pressure he is under, the better the plan.
"Okay, so you know how we are supposed to cast little seals all around Black Zetsu while we distract him by being all over the place?" says Naruto, earnestly. "But we have to actually touch him before we cast the net?"
Sasuke thinks she knows where Naruto is going with this. "But I have to lay half the trap seals, and I need to touch Zetsu as well," she points out.
"You can make one shadow clone, can't you?" whispers Naruto, grinning. "And you can move really fast…"
Understanding dawns on Sasuke. "OH!" So that's why he gave her the antigravity seal.
Grinning, Naruto says, "Substitute with one of my clones when he hits you."
"Hmn," Sasuke nods understanding. She takes a deep breath and prepares to start speeding around under cover of Naruto's clones.
Naruto grins and hands her a kunai. "Let's do this."
Sasuke takes the kunai. Surprised, she grins and makes a shadow clone. The shadow clone climbs onto Naruto's shoulders, ready to pretend to be the real Sasuke.
"Let's go, 'tebayo!" whispers Naruto fiercely.
"Hmn," nods Sasuke, and the two children speed away in opposite directions. It is time to start setting the trap. It's like throwing out a net to catch a fish. Before they can lay the trap, Sasuke and Naruto need to place markers on Zetsu so that the trap centres around him and does not catch anyone else.
Sasuke, acting just like a Naruto clone, leads several clones in a wild charge at Zetsu. During the chaos, she makes a clone of herself, transforms it and switches places with it. The clone continues Sasuke's task. It charges Black Zetsu surrounded by a wall of Naruto clones. When she is close enough, Sasuke's clone throws the kunai Naruto gave her along with a shadow kunai of her own.
Zetsu easily dodges both kunai. He turns to the Sasuke's clone and says, "You will not harm me with such pathetic attacks. Where is the other brat?"
Sasuke's clone grins. Naruto's plan is working so far. Zetsu thinks she is one of Naruto's clones. Now for part two.
Sasuke's clone pulls out a handful of shuriken and throws the handful at Zetsu. Her awkward, one handed attempt at throwing the shuriken gets Zetsu's attention.
"So you disguised yourself as the jinchuuriki's clone, Uchiha!" says Zetsu triumphantly. He starts walking towards Sasuke.
Lords First and Second attack Zetsu from opposite sides, distracting him long enough for Sasuke's clone to grab the two kunai with chakra strings and pull them back towards herself.
As the two kunai fly past Zetsu, Zetsu sees them and grabs them both in one hand.
The clone swears to herself as she dispells because of the pain that action caused the real Sasuke.
With a pop and a puff of smoke, the two Kunai transform back into the real Sasuke and Naruto. Zetsu is forced to let go of the two young ninjas, who fly high up out of his reach.
Sasuke and Naruto high-five.
"Yes, it worked, 'tebayo!" Naruto grins.
Sasuke grins too. "Let's finish this, Idiot."
"He won't know what's hit him, Bastard, 'tebayo!" Naruto zooms away, and Sasuke speeds off in the opposite direction.
Sasuke and Naruto dart around Zetsu, laying the trap-seals in the patterns outlined in the scrolls. Zetsu lunges at Sasuke, only to come face-to-face with the First Hokage. The First Hokage fights Zetsu back, away from Sasuke. A horde of white zetsus rise out of the ground and leap at Naruto. The Second Hokage blasts them away with a torrent of water.
Sasuke's Dad leaps at Zetsu's back, a windmill in one hand. He launches it at the evil plant monster. Zetsu dodges, and the First Hokage catches the shuriken. Lord First uses the giant shuriken to cut down a crop of white zetsus before they can attack Sasuke.
Sasuke finishes her first pattern and starts the second. Naruto finishes his first pattern and begins his second.
The First, Second and Fifth Hokages attack Zetsu from three different directions with three different jutsu: Earth from the First, Water from the Second and Fire From the Fifth. Zetsu sinks into the ground to avoid the onslaught.
Sasuke and Naruto finish their Second patterns and begin the Fifth, and final, pattern - the one they must do together. The one that confused them for so long. The pattern is intricate and cannot be interrupted. But there are so many ways to salvage it is it is interrupted that both kids started to get confused over what they are actually supposed to do to if things go right.
The simple answer the Fourth Hokage gave them? Make like a frog on a sugar high crossed with a fish: be all over the place and slip out of Zetsu's grip. And don't get caught.
So that is what they do, and finally, the jutsu is finished.
Zetsu rises out of the ground to attack Sasuke and Naruto just as they activate the seals. The web they wove glows white and purple. Thousands of lines connect the trap seals together. Not knowing what the seal will actually do once activated, Sasuke and Naruto watch with interest to see how it will defeat Zetsu.
The web pulls Zetsu into the centre of itself and sends a beam from each trap seal into his body. Purple beams that crackle with lightning cut into Zetsu from the seals Sasuke laid, while white beams at hum with a cutting edge bore into him from Naruto's seals. For an instant, the entire battle field goes quiet as everyone turns to watch.
Then Zetsu is disintegrates and the seals vanish. A pile of black dust falls to the ground.
Zetsu is dead.