Chapter 20

Mother's Guidance

Danzo knew that Yomi was right, they had to leave quickly or they would all die on the island. Quickly they ran back to the entrance as fast as they could, not even caring about the youma that stood in their way. Some of them tried to stop the six friends, but they were quickly dispatched as they hurried along the path they took to reach Madara's throne room.

"Keep going! Go! Go!" Shouted Danzo as he raced ahead of them.

Mirai turned and launched grenades from her Grenade launcher to set up a temporary fire wall, then quickly ran after Danzo and Team Crimson.

"Wait up guys!" she called to them

Even though a few seconds had passed, Danzo waited for Mirai to catch up with him and his friends. Quickly they jumped through the portal, and emerged back in the human world. They weren't out of the woods yet as Danzo had to fight some Youma that tried to slow him down. But he cut them down quickly with Alduin, as he had left the Sato behind with Tina. They had barely managed to get to safety when the floor they were on began to crumble, and they landed in the water logged caverns below.

Team Crimson managed to land safely on their feet, but Danzo fell hard on the floor, but it felt different that he would let this happen, since his durability and healing factor were quite strong. They looked around them to see that they were staring into the face of the enraged Madara appearing before them.

"The gate has been opened! Danzo, you and your friends aren't getting away! This is where you will die!" Madara roared.

"We're not going anywhere! Besides, there's no place to go. Look around! This will be your burial ground as well!" Danzo retorted.

"Let's do it everyone!" cried Homura.

"For Tina!" shouted Yomi.

And for Emika!" yelled Mirai.

Using whatever strength they had left Danzo fought against Madara with everything he had, as Team Crimson backed him up with a flurry of attacks. Even without his father's sword or power, Danzo knew he had to keep fighting even if it meant dying the same way his mother and Tina did. But Madara laughed at him.

"What is the matter? Here, You're powers are weak HUMAN!" Madara cried out in evil triumph.

Danzo knew that Madara was right, without his father's sword or his powers, it was truly the end.

"Danzo you will be okay. You can do it," said a voice he found quite familiar.

"What? Mom?" he gasped.

A flash of light from behind showed that Tina had come back and was now fully restored to her full glory as she landed next to him.

"Here Danzo! Use my power!" She said.

"Use my power as well!" added Homura.

The two powers merged with him, and soon melded with his own power.

"Okay! Here we go!" Danzo said, as he drew his hand guns, which were now empowered by the golden lightning, and the Crimson flame.

Danzo charged up to full power as Madara slowly closed in on him.

"It looks like we have a winner!" declared Tina.

"Hell yeah!" agreed Mirai.

Danzo pointed his guns at Madara gangsta style as Homura placed her hand on his shoulder, and maintained the link to him.

"JACKPOT!" Danzo said pridefully, and blasted Madara at full power.

The two lights from his guns collided with Madara, and forced him back. He screamed in unrelenting pain and agony.

"No! This cannot be! Danzo, I will return! One day, I will return, annihilate you all, and rule this world!" Madara cried out, as he was pulled back into the Youma Realm.

"Goodbye, and if you do come back, be sure to give my regards to my next of kin, will ya!?" Danzo replied nonchalantly.

Team Crimson watched as Madara was now pulled back into the Youma Realm, never to return to cause anymore trouble. When at last the portal had closed, Danzo and Tina ran into each other's arms and held each other.

"Tina," Danzo said.

"Oh Danzo, Danzo I- I-" she tried to speak, but Danzo placed both his hands on her shoulders.

"Tina, youma never cry. These tears. Tears are a gift only humans have," Danzo assured her.

"But we're too late," Tina replied.

They looked around to see that the island they were on was collapsing around them.

"No Tina, it's never too late…" Danzo said.

Another part of the cavern collapsed and revealed the bi-plane that Danzo saw during his mission.

"And we humans never give up! Are you ready!?" Danzo said.

"Hell yeah!" replied Tina.

"Everyone get on board!" Homura called her friends.

Moments later they were all aboard, and soon Danzo fired the machine guns on the plane to create an opening after he started the engine. Slowly the plane began to move out.

"Let's rock, BABIES!" he said triumphantly.

Danzo jammed the throttle to full, and began firing at the rocks that were in the way of his escape route. He dodged and weaved past some rocks as the flames slowly approached them. Finally he saw the exit from the cave and raced up into the clear blue sky above. Below he saw a yacht with the rest of his Kunoichi friends aboard. They were a good distance away from the explosion as the sea-plane raced overhead.

"Danzo, you did it!" Gekko cried out happily.

"He sure did Gekko," Asuka whispered.

"Yeah, way to go Danzo," added Yagyu.

The rest all agreed with each other as Team Crimson landed on the yacht, as Danzo and Tina raced across the sky above.

"The sky… So clear… so blue!" Tina said happily.

"The sky is fair, and it'll always be above everyone's head, no different," Danzo said.

"Like the sky… I feel like my heart is becoming clear," Tina whispered to herself as she looked above her.

"Let's not forget though. The Youma Realm's evil is still alive. They will someday return," Danzo said.

"There's no need to worry, right!? 'Cuz the world has the legendary Crimson Ninja, Danzo, and his sidekick, Tina!" Tina assured him.

"Hell yeah it does!" Danzo smirked as he raced ahead of the yacht, back to Japan.

A few days later, that night. The phone rang, and Tina immediately answered it.

"'Youma Never Cry.' Yes. Okay, great. Where's the place? We'll be right there," she told the caller.

She turned to Danzo.

"This one has the password. Sounds heavy," Tina told him.

"Okay, let's get it over with in ten minutes. Can't let a single one of those suckers live!" Danzo said, as he and Tina went out the door with Sato and Defiance in their hands.

"Make that five minutes," Tina said.

"Heh, more than enough!" Danzo replied and soon they raced off to find more Youma.

The Kunoichi were so pleased to have him back, that they knew that this partnership would be strong with a new ally on their side. With a bit of playfulness from Katsuragi, of course.