Chapter 16: Invasion
Flashback:
Day 209 of captivity
Silence deathly silence is coming from the cell that used to house Naruto. Only a lithe female form lies in their now naked.
"Just hours ago our mysterious benefactor arrived and put the beast in a genjutsu I couldn't see his bandaged eye but, if was to guess had hidden a sharingan put the demon under his control. His commands were to serve Konoha and help with a project called Red tide. The project seems to be what we will be working on next with the demon. Fortunately the demon has returned to a human form and from appearances a female one most likely due to female hormones we injected into the demon and the organs we implanted. Now it's a matter of time to see if they work if not this Red tide project should keep me busy and hopefully entertained." Mayuri says with an amused smirk.
Where there was once a little boy named Naruto now lies a little girl who doesn't even have a name.
Back to the present:
Naruko shakes off the Nightmare from a few days ago as the stadium is covered in genjutsu that she easily breaks along with Sakura. Meanwhile, down on the floor of the stadium Gaara is carried away by his brother Kankuro and followed by Temari as their sensei Baki faces off against Genma.
"Sasuke I want you to go after Gaara and deal with him." Genma says to Sasuke
"Hmph" Sasuke says as he takes off after the sand siblings
Meanwhile, in the stands shinobi hidden among the crowd begin to emerge and begin to fight the leaf shinobi.
"Sakura Naruko!" Kakashi calls them
""Yes sensei"" Naruko and Sakura answer
"I want you two to follow and stop Sasuke. I've got a bad feeling." Kakashi says as he performs a summoning and summons a dog.
"Yo Kakashi" the dog says
"Pakkun I want you to follow Sasuke scent and lead the others to him." Kakashi orders
"Fine we better get going." Pakkun says meanwhile, Sakura wakes up Kiba, Choji, and Shikamaru who was faking being asleep. Pakkun guides them and Naruko toward Sasuke.
They follow Sasuke's trail but, realize they are being followed by a dozen tracker Ninja so, Shikamaru offers to be a diversion along with Kiba and Choji to give the others a chance to catch up with Sasuke.
Meanwhile, Temari has taken over carrying Gaara while, Kankuro decides to stay behind to delay Sasuke. Sasuke soon catches up with Kankuro who releases his puppet crow. Sasuke uses a fireball jutsu against the crow burning away it's cloak. Sasuke gets in close to the crow and just as it's about to grab him he substitutes with a log tagged with explosives. They detonate blowing it to pieces.
"Shit" Kankuro swears just as Sasuke appears beside him and unleashes the lion combo maneuver on Kankuro knocking him out of the tree. Sasuke quickly resumes his chase of Gaara.
Back at the kage booth the Kazekage has a kunai to Hiruzen's throat.
"Kazekage what is the meaning of this?" Hiruzen says with seriousness
"Come now Sarutobi-sensei can't a student drop by to visit his old teacher." the kazekage says
"Orochimaru" Hiruzen says with disgust
"Ah I see you still remember me." Orochimaru says removing his kazekage disguise
"I see you haven't changed a bit." Hiruzen says in a cold voice
"Shall we begin sensei with destruction of the leaf village in hand you can't afford to hold back." Orochimaru says
"We'll see who's holding back when I'm through with you." Hiruzen says as he jumps away and discards his Hokage robes for his shinobi gear. He goes through the hand signs earth release: mud flow river as Orochimaru uses striking shadow snake on Hiruzen who turns out to be an earth clone. Orochimaru attempts to dodge the mud flow river but Hiruzen keeps him in place with roof tile shuriken jutsu. Causing Orochimaru to be swept away by the mud flow as Hiruzen keeps things up with earth release: earth dragon bullet and combined with fire dragon bullet unleashing a wave burning volleys of mud that hit Orochimaru who turns out to be a earth clone.
Hiruzen jumps to the roof of a nearby building to continue to face off against Orochimaru. When they do the four violet flames formation is erected and traps them inside. Orochimaru begins to perform the summoning jutsu for edo tensei. Hiruzen attempts to stop the summoning but, is too late. Out of the two coffins appear the first and second hokages.
"Hiruzen is that really you?" the first says
"You've gotten old Sarutobi?" the second says
"First hokage, Second Hokage it's been many years and you two haven't aged." Hiruzen says sadly
"I see we've been resurrected by Edo tensei." the second hokage says
"Blast it Tobirama this vile jutsu should have never been created." the first hokage says
"Now now Hashirama-sama this jutsu is truly a marvelous piece of work." Orochimaru says
"Who are you?" Tobirama asks
"I am the one who brought both of you back to life in order to crush the leaf village." Orochimaru says
"Hiruzen please stop us don't let him destroy the dream we worked so hard to build." Hashirama says
"Now enough talking I think we should be getting to the action shall we." Orochimaru says placing talismans in the two shinobi causes them to lose their expressions. As they slump forward as they begin to walk into full sprint with Tobirama using water release: Water colliding wave that Hiruzen counters with earth release: earth style wall to block the incoming wave of water but, the wave is turned to go around the earth wall as Hiruzen makes a run for it. Outrunning the wave he comes into confrontation with Hashirama and uses Taijutsu against him planting a paper bomb on the first hokage's shoulder and charges toward Tobirama and manages to get a paper bomb on his thigh he ignites the two paper bombs blowing off portions of each of their bodies at the shoulder and thigh respectively. But, it only slows them down so, Hiruzen uses Fire release: fire dragon flame bullet to roast them to ash but, they still slowly recover. He summons Enma to the field.
"Sarutobi why have you summoned me?" Enma asks
"Simple to crush a snake." Hiruzen replies
"I see you're going to settle the job we should have done 10 years ago." Enma states
"I need you to transform so, we can deal with him now before the First and Second reform themselves." Hiruzen states
"Right" Enma says transforming into a adamantium staff that Hiruzen swings and prepares to attack Orochimaru. Orochimaru pulls the sword of kusanagi out of his throat and swings the sword. The two clash evenly blocking strikes until time is up and the two Hokages recover and the first prepares to use his hidden technique: Nativity of a world of trees to cause a forest to grow ensnaring Hiruzen in the roots but, before can be completely ensnared he performs Adamantine prison wall to protect himself after dispelling the jutsu. He faces Orochimaru who decides to have a little chat.
"Sensei you've grown old you can barely keep up with me." Orochimaru says
"We all grow old Orochimaru even you. Though you seem like you haven't aged a day." Hiruzen says suspiciously
"Ah you're curious how about I show you my true face." Orochimaru says as he removes his face to reveal a young woman's face.
"So, you even finished even that abominable jutsu you aren't even human anymore you're a demon." Hiruzen says causing Orochimaru to break out in a fit of laughter.
"Oh Sensei you say the sweetest things the reason I kept my old face is so, you could die by a familiar face." Orochimaru says putting his face back on.
"You truly beyond redemption taking over the bodies of others your subordinates that you are supposed to treasure and cherish to turn them into your playthings is unforgivable." Hiruzen says
"It doesn't matter what you think you will die here and now while, I will live on forever." Orochimaru says as Hashirama activates the bringer of darkness genjutsu.
"There is only one way to end the edo tensei jutsu and stop Orochimaru and that the death demon consuming seal." Hiruzen thinks
"Get ready Orochimaru since I'm about to show you a jutsu you've never seen before." Hiruzen shouts as he goes through hand signs to summon the shinigami. When he finishes he summons 2 shadow clones that manage to grab onto Hashirama and Tobirama as the shinigami puts its hand through Hiruzen's stomach and through the clones into the first and second hokages. He quickly draws out the souls and seals them inside the clones that dispel along with the bringer of darkness technique. He quickly charges Orochimaru with Enma and knocks the Kusanagi and Enma out of their hands and he grabs onto Orochimaru's shoulders and allows the shinigami to put his hand through his stomach again to reach for Orochimaru's soul and begins to pull out his arms.
"What is this Sarutobi! I can't move my arms!" Orochimaru says struggling move his arms
"You should see it soon enough the demon that will drag our souls into its body to fight for all eternity." Hiruzen says
"What is that thing?!" Orochimaru shouts seeing the shinigami for the first time.
"That's the shinigami that has come to reap our souls." Hiruzen says as the shinigami licks its lips along its knife.
"You'll die before I let you finish this jutsu!" Orochimaru lifts his finger tips causing Kusanagi to levitate and fly straight through Hiruzen's chest through his back but, is caught by the handle by Enma who is stopping it from going in deeper.
"Foolish old man why didn't you try to avoid it!" Orochimaru shouts in annoyance
"Because, it no longer matters I'm not letting go of you no matter what!" Hiruzen shouts as he begins to tug on Orochimaru's soul.
"Damn you! Damn you old man hurry up and die!" Orochimaru shouts at him but, Hiruzen holds on, not willing to let go. But, he can't seem to pull away anymore of Orochimaru's soul. So, he activates the seal Naruko left him and shroud of chakra covers him allowing to begin pulling out more of Orochimaru's soul taking his legs in the process before the chakra he gained soon dissipates and momentum in pulling out Orochimaru's soul ceases.
"I see Naruko's gift did come in handy now I'll be taking all your limbs not just your arms." Hiruzen says
"Damn you and that brat when I get my hands on her she'll suffer like she's never known before!" Orochimaru swears as his legs have gone numb as his arms.
"It's a shame that I can't completely take all you with me but, without your limbs you'll never produce a jutsu again!" Hiruzen says sadly
"Don't you dare old man you wouldn't dare!" Orochimaru shouts
"The seal is set now it's time for me to go may I see you in the next life my student." Hiruzen says peacefully as the shinigami cuts clean off the sannin's limbs.
"My limbs feel like they are on fire! This isn't funny old man give me back my limbs! Damn you old man! Curse you! Curse you!" Orochimaru rages as his limbs turn purple from necrosis and they go limp. Just then, Orochimaru's bodyguards come and help carry him away with the Anbu in pursuit.
Meanwhile, Sasuke has caught up to Gaara who is transforming into Shukaku slowly with his right arm transformed. He lunges at Sasuke who kicks away before getting hit by the long reach of Shukaku's arm. Sasuke tries throwing kunai that get buried in the shukaku arm that pull them into itself and launches them back out at Sasuke who dodges them thanks to his active sharingan. Sasuke jumps back and prepares another chidori and charges toward Gaara running through the shukaku arm splitting it in half down the arm. Gaara rises up this time with a tail and whacks Sasuke into a nearby tree where Sasuke is about to get up when his curse mark starts to act up causing him to become paralyzed sitting in the tree.
"Is that all you've got Uchiha you've yet to prove my existence! Make me feel alive!" Gaara shouts as he charges a stunned Sasuke but, before he can reach him he is kicked back by Naruko. Causing to fly back into the trees and settle on a branch.
"Are you alright Sasuke?" Naruko asks even though she knows the answer
"I'm just fine!" Sasuke says hacking up some blood.
"Sakura take Sasuke and go I'll handle Gaara." Naruko says turn to face Sakura that's behind her.
"Are you sure you'll be ok you've been two fights already and you have the same problem with your curse mark." Sakura asks
"I'm sure I'll be fine I've burned up my chakra yet on any high powered Jutsu's yet so, I'm good to go." Naruko says giving the thumbs up
"Ok then, let's go Sasuke" Sakura says as she lifts him up and carries him away from the fight.
"Where are you going Uchiha you've yet to prove my existence!" Gaara shouts swinging his arm launching a wade of Sand toward the backs of Sasuke and Sakura but, the attack interceded by water bullet courtesy of Naruko. She turns towards Gaara and performs the shadow clone technique and launches them toward Gaara how tries to swipe them away but, they all explode sending Gaara flying towards the ground. Where Naruko is waiting for him by placing a scroll down that has the kanji for water and stepping on it triggering a deluge of water to shoot out drowning the area in water right up to Gaara's knee's. When it's done Naruko stands on the water and begins hand signs as Gaara charges her she performs water release: water fang bullet sending tendrils of water at Gaara drilling into him. Gaara soon transforms further having his face and other arm taking on the appearance of Shukaku.
"Mother will have your blood and you will prove my existence." Gaara yells charging yet again this time Naruko produces water clones that attack Gaara soaking him and wearing him down while, Naruko performs the water dragon bullet that swallows up Gaara and slamming him through a nearby tree.
"I won't lose. I can't lose to somebody like you!" Gaara screams and in a poof of smoke becomes gigantic taking on the form of shukaku. Naruko performs the summoning jutsu.
"Hey boss I need some help with this opponent!" Naruko shouts causing Gamabunta to look at Shukaku.
"Brat you picked a seriously bad opponent that's shukaku or I should say his Jinchuriki." Gamabunta says with a look of annoyance
"Like I had much choice he was going to wreck the village if I don't stop him now!" Naruko says with equal annoyance.
"Very well I admire your commitment to the place so, I'll help you." Gamabunta says
"Sleeping possum jutsu." Gaara says going to sleep
"HA HA HA HA I'm finally free now that I am i'm going to crush you!" Shukaku says
"Kid we're in trouble the brat let Shukaku take over this is going to be tough!" Gamabunta says
"Come on give me your best shot!" Shukaku says
"Hold on kid!" Gamabunta says as he pulls a tanto and hops toward Shukaku and cuts its arm off, but loses grip on the tanto causing it to fly away.
"Oi you bastard you're gonna pay for that!" Shukaku shouts then fires a drilling air bullet that Gamabunta dodges and counters with liquid bullet colliding with one of Shukaku's drilling air bullets.
"This is getting us nowhere we've got to wake up the jinchuriki but, to do that we need to get close and pin Shukaku down but, I don't have any fangs or claws so, kid you gotta perform a combined transformation for the both of us." Gamabunta says
"Fangs and claws got it! Combine transformation jutsu!" Naruko shouts having them take the form of the kyuubi. As they charge they dodge a couple of drilling air bullets. They soon grab a hold of Shukaku and Naruko dispels the transformation to give a punch to Gaara's face waking him up.
"No I just got here no!"Shukaku cries out as his presence rescedes. Gaara glares at Naruko who prepares to hit him again when the sand around Shukaku's body tries to envelope her so, she channels Kyuubi's chakra and blows the sand away and throws another punch straight to his face causing him to lose focus and lose the control of the body of Shukaku and crumbles into sand. They land on tree branches opposite of each other both out of breath jump towards each aiming for each other's faces with Naruko's longer reach she hits Gaara first sending him plummeting to the ground as Gamabunta dispels. Naruko lands on the ground holding her side and begins to walk toward Gaara.
"What do you want? Stay away from me!" Gaara says fearfully
"It's painful the loneliness isn't it? To have no meaning to your life is painful, so you seek it by inflicting pain on others." Naruko says sympathetically
"But, that pain can be driven away by friends they are what gives life meaning so, that's why I'll protect them even if I have to kill you." Naruko says coldly
"Friends give you purpose." Gaara asks
"Yes Gaara and so, too you can have friends such as your siblings they care for you Gaara and through them they can give your life true meaning." Naruko says
"He is right Gaara we can be your friends if you want us to be." Temari says Tearfully as Kankuro arrives
"They aren't the only ones I want to be your friend too Gaara my name is Naruko Namikaze pleased to meet ya" Naruko says squatting down towards Gaara hand outstretched. Gaara looks at it for a moment but then takes it and sits up to shake it.
"Come Gaara we better go!" Temari says lifting up Gaara and helps carry him away.
Lost in thought he says something to his siblings they never thought he would say" Temari Kankuro I'm Sorry." It stunned the siblings but, caused Temari to cry in happiness.
Meanwhile, with Naruko she is sitting down by a tree waiting for someone to find her since she is so tired and just wants to sleep. It wouldn't be until awhile, later that her team plus Kakashi come to retrieve her by then she was sleeping peacefully under the tree unaware of the tragedy that has befallen the village.