PinkiePieParty122894: Yeah, the destruction of Paradise was pretty rough on Naruto. We'll see how it affects him moving forward.
zero fullbuster: Glad that you liked the last chapter and I really hope that you like this one.
DxGRAYxMAN: Normally the bitch slap that Menma and Narumi took would kill them, but with their biju weapon, they have become far more powerful than I've let on and their healing factor is to the point where not even beheading them will kill them.
UnsanMusho: Naruto will definitely need someone to help him through the pain of his failure. Who will it be, who knows? :)
1995hzq: Sorry to disappoint, but Naruto still isn't quite ready for Tsuranabi just yet so no fight between Naruto and the Shinigami's Blade this chapter.
Animaman: I know that it was cruel and I hated doing it, but it had to be something big to push Naruto over the edge. As for Aiko, I have plans for her role going forward. Explaining the destruction of Paradise will probably be done in (spoiler alert) Tsuranabi's chapter that focuses on him. i can't say much about any type of Danzo Jiraiya conversation, but I can say that Naruto is going to need someone to help him through his feelings and what could be better than a mother's love.
deamon death: Dang, all forty chapters in two days? Color me impressed. I'm glad that you are liking the story and I hope that you like the new chapter.
NazgulBelserion: I feel like a lot of times its because Naruto has something to prove. He has always wanted to prove people wrong, (becoming Hokage) and that is the best explanation that I can give you for why he comes back.
thor94: Yeah, it sucks what happened to Paradise and I have to admit that I felt satisfaction when I wrote the part about cutting the twins in half. As for that berserk mode, he will be getting something a lot more powerful soon and that is what he will master.
GalenTheEternal: Wish I could give you info about your comment but I can't sorry.
Shanks 1: First of all, thank you for the compliment on my writing skills, I really appreciate it. As for flashbacks, for the moment I've only got the twins and Tsuranabi's flashbacks scheduled with small ones from Tsunade, Jiraiya, maybe Kakashi. I'm still thinking of who else. As for adopting other fanfics, I will definitely consider it but it may take some time as "The Lunar Swordsman" is my primary focus at the moment.
LionFist56: Glad that you love the story and things are going okay in class. Naruto's berserk form I would say is a mix between the Saix berserker and Sora's anti form.
(Konoha Hospital)
Jiraiya, the Toad Sage, member of the Sanin, sat in his hospital bed a broken man. Pain killers coursed through his body but it did nothing to alleviate his pain. His body was useless, nothing more than that of a decrepit old man. His eyes held no hope for a better tomorrow. His heart ached with a pain unlike any other every second as he thought about his actions. Everything that he had done since the birth of his godchildren had created utter chaos within the ninja world. His ambition was to bring peace to the world, and instead, he brought the opposite.
He had ruined the lives of three children that he loved and swore to protect the day they were born. He gave everything he had and more to Menma and Narumi, and it created the birth of two monsters. He ignored his eldest godson, and now he would never be a part of the boy's life if he was even still alive. The student who he loved like a son refused to even visit him in the hospital unless for the need of information and the fiery red headed woman that he had watched his student fall in love with wanted nothing to do with him.
Jiraiya, the Toad Sage, was alone.
Tsunade walked into her teammate's room to be granted the same sight that she had seen everyday since her perverted friend had arrived. Jiraiya was in pain despite her best efforts to make him feel better. His body had given up and his mentality was gone as well. He was unable to bathe himself so she was worried about his perverted tendencies now that he would have sponge baths from the female nurses. To her surprise and concern, the man didn't react at all. He just kept the same blank and broken expression without saying a word. It broke her heart seeing the man who she had once loved in such a state.
With a sigh, the blonde haired medic approached her teammate. "Alright Jiraiya, care to tell me how you're feeling today?" she asked in a gentle tone that she rarely ever used. It had become a normal tone however for speaking to Jiraiya lately. Getting no answer from the man who continued to stare out his window with a sad look on his face, Tsunade let out another sigh. "You know Jiraiya, Orochimaru is going to be coming by later today and I thought that the three of us could have dinner together like old times. Doesn't that sound good? Hell, I could tell Orochimaru to get lost and we could have that date you always wanted" the woman said with a smirk.
Jiraiya kept the same expression on his face as he stared out the window. "Tsunade, you shouldn't worry yourself with me and neither should Orochimaru. I don't deserve your concern. Just leave me as I am. A crippled, alone, old man. Just let me die so that I am no longer a burden upon anyone else" the man said in a dead tone.
The mouth of Tsunade dropped at his words. She stood beside him and tried to think of words to say, but none would come out. Trying her best to come up with anything to say, she never noticed the tear that fell down her eye. Turning around, the slug summoner exited the room in order to see to her other patients. She had been quite busy today due to a number of her nurses calling in and telling her that they would be unable to work.
(Hokage's Office)
Itachi stood in his temporary office staring at the village below. Needing a break from the paperwork, the young man had stepped away from the Hokage desk in order to clear his mind but was met with an odd sight. The streets of Konoha seemed almost empty. There were a few vendors out and just a handful of regular civilians and ninja walking, but the normally busy village was now almost silent. Narrowing his eyes, Itachi flared his chakra calling two of his ANBU to his side immediately. Without letting his vision wander from his empty village, Itachi spoke. "Cat, Boar, the village is a bit too quiet for my liking. Go into town and investigate. Something is going on and I want to know what as soon as possible" the temporary Hokage ordered.
Behind him, Cat and Boar nodded before disappearing from his office immediately. Taking a breath, Itachi started to concentrate. Whatever was happening was not due to just a lull in Konoha right now. No, something was happening and he needed to know what. Before another thought could cross his mind, footsteps sounded from just outside of the open door to the Hokage's Office. Turning around quickly, he was met with the sight of an individual that made him instantly be on guard. Danzo Shimura.
"Danzo, what are you doing here?" Itachi asked subtly reaching for a hidden kunai. He watched as two ninja dressed in ANBU clothing with the symbol for Root carved on to their headbands followed in after the elderly man. Itachi activated his sharingan as Danzo smiled a sinister smile.
The elder smiled at the acting Hokage who stood with his greatest weapon activated. "Hello Uchiha. Allow me to preference what I must say by starting out with the fact that I am nothing more than a shadow clone so killing me will do nothing. Now, what I am doing here is simple. I am saving Konoha" the shadow clone said as he began to walk forward but stopped when Itachi unsheathed a kunai and his ANBU tanto. "Konoha is the strongest village in the elemental nations and yet what do we do with that fact? We simply sit on it instead of what we should be doing which is showing the world our strength. Konoha can rule this world, but only if it has the right leader. That is why the current regime must end and from its' ashes, a new regime will rise. I will bring Konoha the glory it deserves, something neither you nor that bumbling fool Minato could ever have the will or the stomach to do" the elder said slamming his cane on the floor.
Itachi growled at Danzo's words and gripped his tanto tighter. "Whatever you think is right, you're wrong. You made a mistake telling me this Danzo because now I'm coming after you" the Uchiha growled out. His look of determination however quickly turned into one of confusion as the Danzo shadow clone began to laugh.
"You believe so dear Itachi. Unfortunately for you, by now my forces have gathered and are about to strike and gain control over Konoha. And without you to lead the shinobi, Konoha's ninja forces will stand no chance against the alliance that I have created. Konoha will be mine and it will become greater than its' days under the First Hokage himself. Goodbye Itachi, for this is the end for you" the clone said with a smile before popping out of existence. With the disappearance of their leader, the two ROOT ninja stepped forward making Itachi ready himself for an attack.
Just as the Uchiha prepared for any incoming attack, the two ROOT ninja stopped their advances and both made a single handsign. Seals immediately appeared along both of the ROOT ninjas' bodies making Itachi's eyes go wide. A second later, an explosion activated by multiple exploding tags that were planted along the ninjas' bodies filled the office of the Hokage causing the entire top level of the Hokage Tower to crumble and a pillar of smoke to form upwards.
(Uchiha Compound)
Sasuke stood outside in his backyard practicing his kunai and shuriken throwing. He had just landed a kunai in the head of a dummy when a loud explosion sounded through the village. Immediately looking up, he saw a tower of smoke in the distance. Using chakra, the chunin jumped atop his house's roof to get a better view of what was going on and his eyes widened at the sight that he was met with. The Hokage Tower was on fire and it seemed that the entirety of the top had been destroyed. Not knowing what was going on or if his brother was okay, Sasuke prepared to make his way towards the tower.
As the boy was just about to jump off of his house, he felt multiple presences nearby and jumped to the side just in time to avoid a number of shuriken. Turning around quickly and activating his sharingan, he was confused to see five of his fellow clansmen land in front of him. Narrowing his eyes, he noticed that each of his clansmen had their sharingan activated as well which led to questions of their intentions. Thinking of multiple scenarios in his head, Sasuke addressed the newcomers in order to buy time.
"What are you doing? We have to go to the Hokage Tower to make sure Itachi is alright!" Sasuke shouted causing the five Uchiha to chuckle. Each of the Uchiha had the signature Uchiha features and each wore ANBU battle armor. One of the Uchiha stepped forward as his fellow clansmen pulled out a tanto from their sheathes.
"Sasuke Uchiha, under the orders of the new Hokage Danzo Shimura, and the Uchiha clan head Fugaku Uchiha, you have been sentenced to death. The new Konoha will be strong and you will only impede on the progress of not only the village, but the clan as well. We must make sure that the world knows that the Uchiha Clan is the most powerful clan in the world, and this is the first step" the Uchiha clansman said as he pulled out his own tanto.
Sasuke looked at the group almost dumbfounded. "You are all fools! All this proves is that you are all traitors to Konoha and that your arrogance knows no bounds. Just because we have a gift unlike other clans does not make us better than them. No clan is above another, not even the Uchiha!" yelled out the boy subconsciously voicing the thoughts of the Madara Uchiha that spoke to him. Sasuke took a step forward and stood tall in the face of his fellow clansmen. "That being said, you truly believe that you will defeat me? You are welcome to try, however people far stronger than you have tried" Sasuke said before activating his storage seal. His spear immediately appeared in his grasp and lightning began to crackle around it.
The Uchiha members looked at each other before three of them charged forwards with sword in hand, one left, one down the middle, and one right. Two stayed back and shouted "Great Fireball Jutsu" sending large fireballs flying towards Sasuke. The chunin smirked before he dashed straight to the middle Uchiha and threw his spear. The middle Uchiha prepared to raise his sword in order to block the incoming weapon, but it vanished out of existence before he could and then he felt a sharp pain his chest. Stopping his movement and falling to the ground, his last thoughts were 'How?' Death by spear had occurred because when Sasuke threw the spear, it used built up chakra to speed up and become invisible to even the sharingan. It had sped right into the man's chest not giving him a chance to defend himself.
Without missing a beat, Sasuke jumped up just in time to avoid the incoming fireballs. Hanging in the air, Sasuke performed a series of lightning quick handsigns before shouting "SOLAR DESTRUCTION", sending a massive golden ball of fire down upon his fellow clansmen. The two Uchiha below were paralyzed in shock and fear as the miniature sun flew towards them. The great ball of fire made impact, but it kept going through the roof and down into the house. Once the giant fireball reached the ground, it exploded in a massive blast that incinerated everything in its near vicinity. As the explosion started to expand, a purple chakra guardian rose above the blast and covered it up absorbing the attack.
A minute passed before the blast was completely finished. Once the explosion and aftershock that would follow suit had died in the arms of the purple being, the guardian began to fade out of existence. Nearby, Sasuke looked at his destroyed home while slightly panting on one knee. His Mangekyo Sharingan activated, the boy looked at the burnt remains of his house while clenching his fists in anger. Slowly standing, the chunin prepared to proceed to the Hokage Tower when he heard a familiar voice call out.
"Sasuke" the voice spoke causing Sasuke to quickly turn around, spear appearing in his hand. When he saw the source of the voice, the boy almost dropped his spear. Standing with his arms crossed was his father, Fugaku Uchiha. The man was giving his son a serious stare with his sharingan activated. But Fugaku's sharingan was not in the normal form of a tomoed sharingan. Instead it had its very own unique design that made Sasuke's gut fill with dread. 'Mangekyo' thought the boy. Shaking his head to concentrate, the younger Uchiha glared at his father and let out a short growl. "Father, what is the meaning of this? You sent clan members to kill me? Why?!" shouted the boy gripping his spear tightly.
Fugaku uncrossed his arms and took a small breath. "Sasuke, it is time for the Uchiha clan to establish its dominance and claim our rightful spot as the leaders of Konoha. No matter how much I didn't want to kill Itachi or have to kill you, I must do what is best for the clan" the man said in a cold tone causing Sasuke to flare his chakra in anger.
"You really think that the Uchiha clan alone will be able to take all of Konoha. You truly are a fool" Sasuke shouted raising his spear and preparing for battle.
Fugaku narrowed his eyes at Sasuke before getting into the Uchiha Interceptor stance. "Watch what you insinuate boy. Do not think that I am as naive as some of our other clansmen who are foolish enough to believe that only an Uchiha can kill an Uchiha. I know that we couldn't do this alone which is why I have received help in my ambition. As we speak, my allies are invading the village, restraining and cutting down the numbers of every clan in Konoha. By the end of today, the streets of Konoha will run red with blood, but we, the Uchiha clan will stand tall and rule over this land like we should have been for so long" the father finished.
Sasuke was in shock at what he had just heard come out of his father's mouth. This horrid plan that would bring about a massive loss of life and shame and disgrace upon the Uchiha clan. Summoning his chakra, a blaze of purple chakra started to cover his body. "You are insane. I will stop you and I will stop the rest of the clan. As long as I breathe, you will not succeed. This I swear on my life and the lives of my ancestors. Fugaku Uchiha, today you die" Sasuke said. At the end of his speech, both Uchiha rushed at one another with the intent to kill.
(Hyuga Compound)
Hiashi had been sitting with his wife and two girls outside but within the confines of the Hyuga compound when the explosion sounded. Immediately all chatter among his family stopped as the man quickly stood up. Looking up, the Hyuga head saw a pillar of smoke coming from the center of the village. The smoke was rising from what seemed to be the Hokage Tower. His wife and children immediately rushed to the man's side with fear being the common feeling shared among the wife and daughters. Hiashi activated his Byakugan and prepared to take off for the tower when he sensed something approaching. The man's eyes widened for a second before he pushed the females down and began to spin in the Hyuga's signature rotation.
Around fifty shuriken and kunai bounced off of the chakra dome, each one falling to the ground. After the barrage of weapons stopped, Hiashi slowly stopped spinning and got into his Gentle Fist stance while the females shakily stood up behind Hiashi. The pale eyed man watched as ten Hyuga clansmen stepped out into the open. Gritting his teeth, Hiashi quickly recognized them all as high level Hyuga. Each one held a smug smirk on their face that caused Hiashi's wife and daughters to shake in fear. Hiashi narrowed his eyes.
"Hiashi Hyuga, your time as head of the Hyuga Clan has come to an end. By order of the clan elders and the new Hokage Danzo Shimura, you and your family are to die" the leading Hyuga said as the nine others got into their Gentle Fist stances.
Hiashi watched the ten of them, not once falling out of his stance. "You will not lay a hand on my family, but you will die today for treason. Girls, stay behind me. I'll take care of everything" Hiashi said in a tone that made his family feel a little bit safer. After he assured his family, the ten Hyuga members rushed forward ready to kill the clan head and his family. The first Hyuga leapt forward thrusting his palm with a large amount of chakra. Hiashi simply brushed the strike to the side and sent a palm thrust of his own to the fellow clan member's heart that sent him flying backwards. Two members came from behind but Hiashi turned around quickly and sent palm thrusts at each of their hearts killing them instantly.
The other seven slowed down and grouped together before attacking Hiashi all at once. Preparing to land strikes on Hiashi and his family, they were caught by surprise when the man began a quick rotation. The group made impact with the dome, but instead of being sent flying backwards like normal, they each stayed where they were taking more and more of the impact of the Rotation. What no one could see was that while spinning, Hiashi was sending them flying but grabbing them before they could actually be blasted away. He would then bring them back to their original spot to face more of his attack. All of this was happening in less than a second.
As the rotation continued to spin, more and more strikes hit the faces and chests of the attackers until the attacks started to cave in the men's chests and faces beyond recognition. Hiashi suddenly stopped his attack on a dime which sent the now unrecognizable and very much dead Hyuga members backwards, each one landing on the ground harshly in a heap of flesh. Getting out of his stance, Hiashi started to try and control his breathing as he was on the verge of panting. Before he could start however, he was almost tackled from behind as his wife held onto the man. The sound of womanly tears and the feeling of a shaking figure holding onto him caused the man to soften. Hiashi grabbed his wife's arms and unwrapped them from him before turning around and pulling her into him. While his wife cried into his chest, he looked at his two daughters who also had tears in their eyes. Hiashi gave a quick nod and Hinata and Hanabi rushed over and grabbed onto Hiashi much like their mother.
Hiashi held onto his family, trying to convey that everything would be fine with his hug. The family moment came to an end however when the sound of clapping interrupted the peaceful silence. Releasing his family and getting on guard quickly, Hiashi turned around to see the Hyuga elders standing at a fair distance with evil smirks on their faces. Scowling, Hiashi stood tall and gave off a menacing glare. "How dare you old fools think that you can attack my family and think that you will live on" the Hyuga head growled. The elders only chuckled in amusement.
An elder stepped forward and examined the small family ahead before speaking. "It is time for change Hiashi. Once you are gone, the Hyuga will be able to gain even more prestige and lead the new Hidden Leaf Village to a golden age of prosperity and power. Eventually we will be known by all to be the most powerful clan in the elemental nations. But do not despair at your imminent demise, for you and your family's deaths shall be the catalyst for our rise to power" the elder said before snapping.
Following the loud snap of the old Hyuga elder, a large amount of what looked to be over forty ninja, each with headbands marked ROOT, appeared on the roofs of the surrounding compound buildings. Hiashi looked around in slight fear at the mass of numbers. He was rusty, that much he had known after finishing his fellow clansmen. He didn't think he could take on ten more elite ninja much less over forty. Taking a look at the elders, he noticed that they were no longer there. Cursing in his head, Hiashi activated his byakugan again as all of the ninja jumped down and landed around him and his family. Taking a small glance backwards, he was met with the sight of his wife and daughters crying and shaking infear even worse than before. The man looked at his girls and his wife for a long time, trying his best to memorize them.
Letting out a deep breath, Hiashi lowered himself into a stance that looked similiar to the Gentle Fist but was a tad different. Instead of having one arm back, he had both arms forward and one leg back ready to kick off. Looking up, Hiashi Hyuuga had a look of pure determination on his face. Without turning his head, Hiashi spoke to the most important people in his life. "Hinata, Hanabi, you both have made me the proudest father one could be. Each of you are destined for great things and I know that you will achieve all of your dreams. Hitomi, you are an angel and you deserved better than a stuck up man like me. You made me the happiest man alive and I cherished the love that we had every single day. I love all of you" the man said leaving his family sobbing and confused.
Before his family could respond to his words, Hiashi dashed forwards and shouted "Hyuga Forbidden Trigram: 10,000 Palms". Hiashi sent a thrust forward that didn't make immediate contact with anything, but it sent a blast of chakra forward that collided with a ROOT member and killed him instantly. The other ROOT members took this as cue to attack. As they each attacked, some with taijutsu, some with weapons, and some with ninjutsu, Hiashi continued to dash forward. As he ran, he began to pick up speed and reached the small army of ROOT ninja quickly. Jumping up, the man sent a palm thrust forward which killed five ROOT ninja below. Quickly landing in the small pile of bodies that he had created, he began to land fast strikes on all of the ninja around him. The ROOT ninja tried to attack the man, but he dodged and then would land twenty palms strikes in two seconds. He would kill one ninja and then begin more palm thrusts killing separate men with separate palms.
As attacks continued to come after Hiashi, he continued to dodge while striking forwards, backwards, to the side and above. Two ROOT ninja suddenly broke from the crowd jumping up and sending a fireball and a stream of water at the clan head. Hiashi simply thrust his palms upwards without looking and reflected the attacks back at the attackers causing them to fall to the ground hard. Hiashi continued to block attacks with his hands before looking down and thrusting his hand onto the ground. The thrust sent him flying into the air where the man was able to see the swarm of ROOT ninja below. Without a moment's hesitation, the Hyuga clan head did a flip and started to spiral downwards headfirst. Falling into the swarm, Hiashi performed a rotation in midair sending chakra thrusts in every direction, killing a multitude of ROOT ninja.
Landing on his feet in a now exhausted state and breathing heavily, Hiashi looked at the group who was standing still. A second later, all but one of the ROOT ninja fell backwards, dead before they hit the ground. The last ROOT ninja looked at the panting clan head in silence before unsheathing a ninjato. Raising it in his hands, the ROOT ninja charged intending on finishing his master's orders and ending the clan head and his family's lives. Reaching Hiashi who was still panting, the ROOT ninja sent his sword forward to kill the man. As the blade neared Hiashi, the man stopped panting and sent both hands forward shattering the ninjato and killing the man with a chakra thrust.
Shakily standing up, Hiashi looked around. His yard was covered with well over fifty dead bodies. A shame, he really prided himself on having a clean lawn. Slowly turning around, Hiashi looked upon his family who was now looking at him with admiration. The sight brought a smile to Hiashi's face before the man fell backwards, dying with a peaceful expression on his face. The man's death caused by the complete expulsion of all of his chakra, it was inevitable. Hitomi, Hinata, and Hanabi appeared by his side immediately each with tears in their eyes.
"Hiashi, Hiashi wake up" Hitomi said in a soft yet panicked voice as she rubbed his forehead and caressed his cheek. "Hiashi, you're scaring me. I need you to wake up love, please. Please Hiashi, I need you. Don't leave me, please don't leave me Hiashi" Hitomi said, her voice rising with each word as she began to violently shake. Tears flowed from her eyes without any stoppage in sight. Hinata and Hanabi each kneeled beside their non moving father and started to shake him softly. "Father, wake up. Wake up father, you did it. You beat them, now you have to wake up" spoke Hinata while Hanabi buried her head in her father's chest.
The pleading lasted for five minutes before reality hit the Hyuga family with the most painful of punches. Hiashi Hyuga was dead.
Hitomi, Hinata, and Hanabi each held onto the man as they wept for their loss. Cries, sobs, and moans sounded from the Hyugas as they gripped the man tightly. This was the sad sight that Neji came to as he entered the compound yard in a rush. At the sight of his uncle lying dead in the arms of his family, the ever stoic Neji Hyuga began to cry.
(Hokage Tower Remains)
The rubble and remains of the Hokage Tower was covered in a cloud of smoke. What was once a symbol of Konoha was now no more. In the center of the tower's remains, a pile of burnt wood and ash started to sake and move. After a few seconds, a figure rose from the ashes of the Hokage Tower. That figure was Itachi Uchiha and he was furious. Covered in ash and soot, his once light skin was now burnt and dark from the ash. A few cuts from which blood was flowing covered his face and small parts of the ends of his hair were burnt off. Activating his sharingan, Itachi closed his eyes and sensed for the biggest current threat to Konoha. Thirty seconds later, Itachi's eyes flew open. He had his target.
Danzo Shimura.
Jumping onto the roof of a nearby building, Itachi sped towards the ruins of the Hokage Monument.
(Hospital)
Tsunade was back in Jiraiya's room when she heard the explosion. Looking out the window, her face took on a look of horror as the Hokage Tower came down. Just as the Sannin was about to jump out the window and investigate, she sensed multiple chakra signatures approaching. Walking forward, she took a stand in front of Jiraiya's hospital bed ready to protect him with her life. What she didn't know was that Jiraiya had started to slowly wake up. As the older man awoke behind his former teammate, the Toad Sannin was about to ask why Tsunade looked like she was about to get in a fight. Before Jiraiya could say a word, the hospital door burst open revealing a group of ninja dressed in ANBU equipment but with a headband that said ROOT.
Author's Note: As you probably guessed, this is not the only part of the Konoha uprising. I'm really sorry that it has taken so long for me to update but like I've stated before, college is a bitch. Also, while no one has said anything, I know what everyone is thinking. "The updates are coming out slower and slower. It will probably be abandoned." I want to emphasize that I am NOT going to abandon this story. I've been writing "The Lunar Swordsman" for almost two years now and I don't plan on stopping until the end. I've invested a lot of time into this as well as you all have. I won't abandon it out of respect for those who are fans of the story, and I won't abandon it because it's too much fun writing it. You guys make it all worth while when I read your reviews and I want to make sure that you all realize how much I appreciate them. So don't worry about this story being abandoned. Anyways, hope that you liked the chapter and I will see you next time.