Chapter 50: 5th division
In the land of hot water the 5th division is having a tough time putting down the reincarnated shinobi. With Kankuro facing Chiyo who is using the bodies of samurai as puppets to attack using white secret technique secret art: collection of illusions. She devastates the battlefield with the samurai as her puppets until Kankuro arrives and severs the chakra strings to the Samurai controlling them. As Kakuro begins to battle he reveals his Sasori puppet along with the mother and father puppets.
"I see you managed to acquire Sasori's puppet body." Chiyo says
"Yeah it's quite a piece of work and I decided to put it to use." Kankuro says
"Yes it is, it reminds me of my failures in not being able to help Sasori." Chiyo says sadly
"It can't be helped, some people can't be reached by conventional means." Kankuro says
"It's still hard for me to accept that I couldn't reach him though." Chiyo says
"It's not your fault loss can make people act out in strange ways as Sasori did." Kankuro says
"That's true but, it doesn't erase my failures." Chiyo says
"Failures are just lessons in life to teach us what not to do and in the end it led you to give your life for Gaara's something I'm grateful for." Kankuro says
"Failures are lessons huh well then, I know a lot about the right things to do." Chiyo says with a chuckle
"That's right and you can pass those lessons on to the next generation." Kankuro says
"Well with you the only one to be able to stand against me it appears you will be the one I'll be teaching." Chiyo says as she extends her chakra strings to capture ten more samurai and prepares to use reverse white secret technique: The Uematsu collection of ten puppets forcing the samurai to attack Kankuro at once who uses Sasori and the father and mother puppets to attack the chakra strings severing Chiyo's connection once again. As Chiyo begins to try and latch chakra strings to the samurai again Kankuro reaches out with his own chakra strings to lock with Chiyo's and pull her towards him where he uses his puppets to attack Chiyo directly but, Chiyo attacks the puppets with taijutsu and manages to destroy the father and mother puppets but, the Sasori puppet using it's water slicing capabilities to slice through Chiyo slicing her in half and allows the sealing team to capture and seal her with cloth binding.
"Thank you for the lessons Lady Chiyo." Kankuro says as a layer of Frost sets in and Kankuro goes on guard as Chukichi begins to form hand signs for ice release: freezing wave a wave of ice that he launches at Kankuro who barely dodges and turns to face Chukichi who disappears into the frost once again. Kankuro uses Sasori puppet's flamethrowers, sending them into the frost while he spreads the range of the attack out, Chukichi appears behind Kankuro and attempts to slash at Kankuro with ice release: ice blade with a sword made of ice. Kankuro notices just in time to jump forward avoiding the slash from being a deep one and turns the Sasori puppet toward Chukichi and hits him with the flamethrowers but, turns out to be an ice clone. As Kankuro brings Sasori around to cover his back again he is attacked by the real Chukichi who uses Ice release: chilling gust to blow a gust of freezing wind toward Kankuro who is protected by his puppet sasori. The puppet is covered in ice so, Chukichi closes in and is about to attack Kankuro who tries to move his puppet but, finds the puppets joints locked in ice so, he jumps behind his puppet as Chukichi goes through hand signs for ice release: winter gale firing a burst of orbs of ice that shatters the Sasori puppet to pieces and sends Kankuro flying back being hit by several spheres of ice that pierce him freezing parts of his body. As Chukichi moves in forming a blade of ice in his hand he is stopped from stabbing Kabuto by Mifune that blocks him with his blade and pushes Chukichi back. Mifune then begins a battle of kenjutsu with Chukichi on the defensive as Mifune slashes away against him. Mifune uses the flash technique to split Chukichi's sword and slashes through slicing him to pieces. Mifune turns back to Kankuro and helps him up.
"Are you alright?" Mifune says
"Yeah I just need a rest and a chance to repair my puppets." Kankuro says
"Good for second I thought you were in trouble." Mifune says but, is suddenly pushed away by Kankuro who is suddenly stabbed through the chest with the broken ice sword. Mifune turns to look at the down Chukichi that tossed the broken blade with his one still connected arm and would have gone through Mifune's back if Kankuro hadn't pushed him out of the way.
"Kankuro!" Mifune shouts as he grabs the falling Kankuro and lays him down and attempts to pull the ice sword out but, it has frozen to Kankuro's insides and has spread the ice to his internal organs.
"My bad...I wasn't quick enough." Kankuro coughs out
"Hang on I'll get a medic." Mifune says
"Don't bother I'm finished." Kankuro says with a weak smile.
"I understand is there anything I can do?" Mifune asks
"When you see Gaara and Temari tell them… they were great siblings." Kankuro says as he takes his last breath.
"I will do just that." Mifune says as he gets up and spots the sealing team capturing Chukichi and sealing him. Mifune has Kankuro's body sealed in a scroll by one of his samurai as he heads off to confront the nearest enemy to deal with them.
With Yugao she is facing Hayate who is putting her on the defensive as he continues to slash at her but, she continues to block and parry his swipes.
"Tell me Yugao how're you been doing since I passed away." Hayate asks
"I'm doing well. I have a son whose name is Kenshin." Yugao says
"I see. May I ask who is the lucky father." Hayate asks
"His name is Menma Uzumaki and I joined his clan the Uzumaki clan." Yugao says
"Good for you I was worried how you would handle my death but, it seems you found yourself a family." Hayate says
"Yes they're great and I look forward to seeing them again." Yugao says as she dodges a swipe from Hayate who uses the transparent escape technique but, having trained with Hayate for so long is able to predict his next moves and manages to block the incoming attacks and lightly slashes Hayate who ends his jutsu as his minor injury heals. Yugao goes on the attack and is attacked by Hayate who uses the shadow clone technique to send several clones her way. But, they are intercepted by another arrival of Mikoto uchiha who quickly dispels them.
"Thanks Mikoto." Yugao says
"Not a problem you seem to be having trouble." Mikoto says
"Yes but, it's expected as he is the one who trained me in the sword." Yugao says
"Then, I should perhaps take the lead." Mikoto suggests
"No, he used to be my lover. I will handle him as he is my responsibility." Yugao says
"Fine, but I will back you up since, you will need help." Mikoto says
"I didn't expect to beat him by myself." Yugao says as Hayate charges and Yugao charges forward using her technique Hazy moon night to launch an attack against Hayate. But, Hayate counters with his own jutsu secret sword: Moonlight and manages to slash deeply into Yugao as she falls to the side.
"Yugao!" Mikoto shouts as she jumps toward Hayate and begins to attack with a volley of slashes before she uses fire release: fireball jutsu to launch a fireball at Hayate who cuts through it and begins to perform the dance of the crescent moon and creates three shadow clones that attack. Mikoto takes a swipe at the first dispelling it. She then, decapitates the second and with the third she slices it in half bisecting it in half. She is about to be stabbed in the back when Yugao pushes her out of the way and takes the stab to the stomach from Hayate and she slashes him down the middle with her sword and falls back with his sword through her.
"Yugao no!" Mikoto screams as she rushes toward the down Yugao and pulls the sword out and cradles Yugao's head.
"Why did you do that? You were too injured to block the attack!" Mikoto says
"It's because you wouldn't see his last attack." Yugao says as she takes a deep breath.
"Hold on I'll get a medic." Mikoto says as she shouts for a medic
"I can already feel myself slipping away. Can you do something for me?" Yugao asks faintly
"Sure anything just please hold on." Mikoto says with worry
"Take care of my baby for me please." Yugao says weakly with a shallow breath
"Sure it isn't a problem he's Sarada's brother after all of course I'll look after him." Mikoto says tearfully
"Good thank you." Yugao says as she gasps her last breath. Mikoto sheds tears as she seals Yugao's body and watches as the sealing team seals Hayate's body. Mikoto gets up slowly with tears of regret at her own weakness. She heads out to confront the enemy to vent her grief and hopes that she doesn't lose anymore family before the war is over.
With Kurenai she is dealing with Mukade who is using several samurai as puppets. She quickly casts a genjutsu on Mukade causing his samurai puppets to miss her and she manages to cut the chakra strings freeing the samurai as Mukade breaks the genjutsu and begins to launch chakra strings at Kurenai who dodges them and jumps back as Mukade catches several samurai with them and begins to attack again. Realizing she is getting nowhere she begins to cast another genjutsu on Mukade and then, is about to perform a fire release: fireball jutsu at Mukade who jumps back as he launches the samurai at Kurenai who is protected by an earth wall generated by one of two new arrivals.
"Thanks for the help Kin." Kurenai says
"No problem but, it appears we will have trouble with this opponent." Kin says
"Allow us to help you Kurenai sensei." Yakumo says
"Fine girls but, be careful he is a slippery opponent and seems to pick up on genjutsu rather quickly." Kurenai says
"That's not a problem if we use genjutsu together." Kin replies
"With us backing you up we should be able to put him down." Yakumo says as the samurai lunge at them with their swords so, Yakumo begins to cast a genjutsu at Mukade. Kin launches her bells attached to senbon connected to wires toward Mukade as Kurenai cuts the chakra strings to the samurai setting them free. Mukade breaks the genjutsu and launches his chakra strings toward the girls but, his aim is off thanks to the bells using sound to distort his aim so the strings go toward the ground. Kurenai uses fire release: dragon flame jutsu at Mukade who counters with fire release: great flame flower negating Kurenai's attack and launching two fireballs at the girls. Kurenai jumps toward Mukade and is about to stab him when she is stabbed by several swords that were dropped by the samurai connected to chakra strings. As she is impaled the girls move toward her as kin forms the hand signs for earth release: earth and stone bamboo shoot that impales Mukade on four stone spears that trap him.
"Kurenai sensei!" Yakumo shouts as she runs toward Kurenai and begins to pull out the swords.
"Hold on Kurenai just hold on." Kin begs
"Girls I'm done could you do something for me?" Kurenai asks
"Anything Sensei." Yakumo says with tears flowing
"Will you watch over my baby Mirai? I know she should have someone look out for her." Kurenai says faintly
"All you had to do was ask and the answer is yes." Kin says holding back her sobs
"Thanks Girls." Kurenai says as she closes her eyes and takes her last breath. The girls get up as the sealing team manage to seal Mukade. Someone comes along with a scroll and seals Kurenai's body for them and the girls move on to fight the zetsu that have invaded the battlefield.
Anko having been rescued with the reconnaissance team has joined up with the 5th division and is engaging Kimimaro with his kekkei genkai shikotsumyaku. Anko is joined with Natsu as they prepare to confront Kimimaro. Anko strikes with hidden shadow snake hands toward Kimimaro who effortlessly stabs the snakes and launches ten finger drilling bullets toward Anko who dodges them while Natsu gets in close to Kimimaro and hits him with a vacuum air palm sending sliding back.
"It seems I have trash that needs to be disposed of." Kimimaro says
"That's rich coming from Orochimaru's former lackey and now Kabuto's pawn." Anko says
"Yes it's such a waste to see as your gift having squandered it for a pair of snakes." Natsu says with her byakugan active.
"What would trash know of Orochimaru's greatness." Kimimaro says with narrowed eyes
"I used to be Orochimaru's apprentice until he showed his true colors." Anko says
"Anko used to Idolize him but turned her back on him when he betrayed the village and her." Natsu says
"So I'm dealing with a traitor to Orochimaru fine then, that makes this simple." Kimimaro says as he charges toward the two with his dance of the larch covering his body in bone spikes. He goes on the offensive as Anko uses Many hidden shadow snake hands against him and manages to inject poison into him to slow him down. While, Natsu gets in position and uses eight trigrams 64 palms against Kimimaro who manages to make light stabs against Natsu as he is knocked back by her attack. Anko uses fire release: dragon fire jutsu against Kimimaro burning some of his skin off. However, he takes out his spine and launches it at Anko but, Natsu pushes her out of the way and is wrapped up in the spine as Kimimaro uses dance of the clematis: flower to form a drill made of bone that he lunges at Natsu but, she uses rotation to unwrap herself and deflect the attack of the bone drill. She then, uses eight trigrams 128 palms against him stunning him and he slides back as Anko slaps a pair of exploding tags on him and jumps away as Natsu uses Vacuum air palm to blast him away as the tags go off exploding sending shards of bone everywhere as a crater forms with Kimimaro in it.
"Do you think that got him?" Anko asks
"I hope so, most of our attacks are useless against him." Natsu says
"I'm sure we got him, the bastard isn't getting up." Anko says
"I hope you're right." Natsu says but, she is impaled through the chest from a bone rising from the ground.
"Natsu!" Anko shouts in shock and drops her guard and is stabbed through the chest by a bone rising from the ground.
"You both are full of yourselves." Kimimaro says as he slowly walks with a limp as he slowly regenerates.
"You two are trash nothing more you can't defeat me and will die here." Kimimaro says as he pulls his arm bone out and forms a blade about to finish off the two. When a voice suddenly shouts.
"How about me then?!" Mifune shouts as he gives a horizontal slash slicing the two bones holding up Anko and Natsu as well as bisecting Kimimaro at the waist separating the two halves as they fall to the ground. The sealing team following behind Mifune quickly gets to work to seal the regenerating Kimimaro and manage to seal him. With Anko she reaches out to Natsu who reaches out and takes Anko's hand.
"Our children will be fine." Anko says
"After all they have each other and the clan." Natsu says
"Yes they have a big family." Anko says as she passes away
"And it will only grow." Natsu says as she passes on. Mifune has the two Kunoichi sealed into scrolls and heads onto another battlefield.
Mifune makes his way across the battlefield to come across his men being slaughtered by Danzo and his protege Sesshomaru. Mifune launches an attack against Danzo who counters with a Kunai enhanced with wind chakra.
"So, this is how you ended up Danzo as someone's puppet." Mifune says
"It's true I no longer can control my actions fully but, it doesn't stop me from being a shinobi." Danzo says
"You're no longer a shinobi and ceased to be worthy of being called one when you fell to darkness and started to manipulate people." Mifune says
"It doesn't matter what you think but, what I did I did for the sake of my village just as any other leader should." Danzo says
"When you started to use your own people as pawns instead of people worthy of protecting, it stopped being about the village and it became about you." Mifune says
"Certainly as it was necessary that I became Hokage to lead the village to its rightful place as rulers of the shinobi world." Danzo says
"That was your problem Danzo you never saw people as equals to trust but as enemies to be manipulated and eliminated." Mifune says
"Trust among equals is only silent competition until they no longer remain equals." Danzo says
"You never trusted anyone Danzo and in the end it lead you to die alone without anyone left to support you after you're gone." Mifune says as he pushes Danzo back with his sword. Danzo goes through hand signs for wind release: wind waves that send cutting waves of wind against Mifune who blocks the attacks with his sword. Just as he is about to make a move another presence arrives onto the battlefield that of one of Naruko's clones.
"It appears your backup has arrived." Danzo says
"Yes it appears so." Mifune says as he steps back
"Danzo so, what I sensed was right you've been brought back by edo tensei." Naruko says
"Yes and you appear to be radiating the kyuubi's power." Danzo says as he eyes Naruko
"Yes I've gained access to the Kyuubi's chakra." Naruko says
"So, you turned out to be a greater experiment then, first thought." Danzo says
"It appears so, and the boy next to you is Sesshomaru I take it." Naruko says as she looks toward the reanimated boy.
"Yes he as your first born was a true prodigy worthy of being my successor." Danzo says
"It didn't work out that way." Naruko says
"True but, even now he shows his potential." Danzo says
"If he had been with me he would have grown into the leader of the Uzumaki clan." Naruko says
"He was better served as my eventual successor." Danzo says
"You stole his choice away when you took him from me." Naruko says heatedly
"It no longer matters both him and me are dead." Danzo replies
"It matters because of how you wronged him in life and you can't accept the crimes you committed." Naruko shouts
"What mattered was the village; any other concerns were secondary to securing its future." Danzo says with conviction
"It seems you're still a heartless bastard who puts your vision of the village before everything else." Naruko says frustrated
"Having emotions is a weakness for shinobi you should know that and that is why Sesshomaru was best with me." Danzo says firmly
"Love isn't a weakness and it cost you now you have no legacy except for suffering and pain." Naruko says sadly
"The things I did made the village strong and would have made Sesshomaru an ideal candidate to replace me." Danzo says
"Sesshomaru deserved a family above all else, and that is where you failed him." Naruko says
"He had root and that was all he needed on his path to be my successor and eventually a future hokage." Danzo says
"A leader without heart will find himself will find himself without followers eventually as he discards them one by one." Naruko says
"A foolish belief it makes me wonder how you hoped to take Sesshomaru back from me when you couldn't make the tough decisions to take him back." Danzo says
"I had the clan to consider along with their safety since, it would be pointless to rescue him to find him without a family waiting for him." Naruko says
"That is why you didn't deserve him, your resolve was weak and in the end he died because you didn't protect him." Danzo says
"I believed that you would protect him but, I guess you would in the end put your life above his." Naruko says
"He was still too young to take over root so, in the end he became a sacrifice for my sake." Danzo says
"A sacrifice he shouldn't have been forced to be." Naruko says angered
"In the end he was a good soldier putting what was important before his own sake." Danzo says proudly
"You mean yourself you bastard!" Naruko says enraged as she charges toward Danzo with a rasengan in hand and hits him with it only for him to disappear.
"Let's see if you can be the village's future." Danzo says behind Naruko and attempts to impale her with a Kunai but, is caught by a chakra hand from the shroud and is impaled by a fist from the shroud causing him to disappear and reappear. Naruko attacks Danzo with gentle fist and aims for his pressure points but, once again Danzo disappears and reappears.
"What's with you?!" Naruko asks
"This is the power of the Sharingan Izanagi that allows me to rewrite reality let's see if you can overcome it as Sasuke did." Danzo says as he fires a wind release: Vacuum sphere at Naruko who counters with fire release: fireball jutsu sending the attack back at Danzo who disappears and reappears. Naruko jumps back as Danzo sends a tree root from his shoulder toward her, so she uses earth release: earth shore return to block it and performs wood release: nativity of a world of trees to cause trees to grow and ensnare Danzo. She then launches a chakra arm with a rasengan in it at Danzo who disappears and reappears. Danzo then launches a fire release: fireball jutsu at Naruko who counters with water release: water bullet causing steam to appear so, Naruko uses hiding in mist Jutsu to cover the area in mist and attacks with silent killing hitting Danzo with a rasengan but he vanishes and reappears. Danzo uses wind release: wind wall to clear the mist but is attacked from underground by Naruko launching a rasengan into Danzo's head and he vanishes and reappears. Naruko then uses wood release: all creation to ensnare Danzo and hits him with a rasengan to disappear and reappear once more. Danzo uses spontaneous tree summoning to grow a tree to block another attack from Naruko who uses wood release: Beams to launches beams of wood at Danzo who counters with wind release: vacuum serial waves slicing the beams in mid air and the waves head toward Naruko who throughs a tri pronged kunai at Danzo who is about to bat it away but, Naruko hiraishin's to it and hits him with another rasengan causing him to disappear and reappear. Danzo begins to form hand signs for earth release: earth flow spears launching them at Naruko who counters with lightning release: lightning bolt sending bolts of lightning at the earth spikes. She then, launches a tri pronged kunai at Danzo again who jumps back as she uses the shuriken shadow clone jutsu on it multiplying the number of Kunai littering the ground around Danzo with them and hits Danzo in the back with a rasengan causing him to disappear and reappear. Danzo removes the bandage around his eye and uses Kotoamatsukami against Naruko to command her to protect the village over the Uzumaki clan but, the Kyuubi sensing the jutsu negates it refusing to allow his jinchuriki to be Danzo's pawn again. Naruko shakes herself free of the genjutsu and runs toward Danzo who uses genjutsu sharingan against Naruko trapping her in a genjutsu as Danzo begins to perform the hand signs for wind release: great vacuum sphere and fires but, Naruko dodges after breaking out of the Genjutsu. Naruko flashes behind Danzo as he jumps back and tries to use a planetary rasengan but, Danzo uses spontaneous tree summoning again to form a tree to block Naruko. Naruko performs wood release: wood spears to launch roots of the tree that Danzo created toward him causing him to be impaled he disappears and reappears. Danzo loses the sharingan in his right eye. Danzo fires a water release: water slicing wave toward Naruko who jumps out behind the tree but, she explodes sending dust into the air. Danzo believing he got her is suddenly hit from above with a planetary rasengan shredding his body and sending him flying into the tree he sliced in half. As he slowly starts to regenerate he can't help commenting.
"You seem to be capable of protecting the village after all." Danzo says
"I always have you just needed to entrust someone else with it." Naruko says
"Perhaps I will." Danzo says as he is wrapped in cloth by the cloth binding jutsu and is sealed. Naruko leaves the site of her battle with Danzo to head in the direction of Sesshomaru.
She finds Sesshomaru on top a pile of corpses of the dead he killed. Sesshomaru looks down from atop the pile of corpses and spots her and walks slowly down off of them.
"Danzo claimed you to be my mother is that true?" Sesshomaru asks
"Yes I'm your mother." Naruko says
"You claim Danzo took me from you is that true?" Sesshomaru asks
"Yes he had you ripped out of me and taken away." Naruko says sadly
"I guess it's time to find out if it was for the best that I was taken away from you." Sesshomaru says as he draws his sabre and slashes at Naruko with his sharingan and byakugan active. She dodges the swipes at her and attacks with a rasengan sending the sabre flying from Sesshomaru's hand as he jumps back and performs wood release: beams launching beams of wood at Naruko who dodges them and counters by forming hand signs for fire release: fireball jutsu launching it at Sesshomaru who counters with a water bullet generating steam both of them activate the hiding in mist jutsu and make use of silent killing technique against each other till Naruko uses lightning release: lightning bolt to generate bolts of lightning that light up the mist and fires them at Sesshomaru. They hit him and he breaks apart to reveal it to be an earth clone. Naruko jumps back in time as Sesshomaru jumps from underneath the ground and lunges at her with his sabre he reacquired but, Naruko ducks and hits him in the chest with a rasengan causing him to disappear and reappear. Naruko dodges a swipe at her head by Sesshomaru and activates wood release: all creation to generate roots to bind Sesshomaru and hits him with a rasengan and he once again disappears and reappears. Sesshomaru eyes return to their normal color and he performs the shadow clone technique and they attack Naruko who forms shadow clones of her own the clones all explode in a huge explosion and Naruko suddenly is bound by roots thanks to Sesshomaru using wood release: all creation to ensnare her. He slowly approaches her with his sabre ready to slash her.
"It would seem Danzo was right to take me from you goodbye mother." Sesshomaru says as he stabs her causing her to disappear into smoke. Sesshomaru looks to his side too late and is hit with frog Kata in face sending him flying away due to Naruko being in sage mode. He tumbles over himself and rolls to a stop when he is about to pick up his sabre she steps on it and he rises as he slowly is regenerating his face.
"It would seem Danzo was wrong after all." Sesshomaru says as he looks into his mother's eyes.
"Danzo was wrong about a lot of things but, he did right by giving me you." Naruko says
"There is something I always wanted to ask you but, never thought I would get the chance." Sesshomaru says
"What is it?" Naruko asks
"Do you love me?" Sesshomaru asks
"Of course I do baby." Naruko says happily as she grabs her son in a hug as her son begins to glow.
"I always wondered what a hug felt like, thank you." Sesshomaru says as he returns the hug as he begins to crumble away.
"I will always love you baby." Naruko says with tears in her eyes as her son fades away and his soul begins to ascend.
"I love you mommy goodbye." Sesshomaru says as his spirit ascends and disappears leaving behind the host body.
"I love you too son." Naruko says as she begins to sob and she disappears in a poof of smoke to inform the original of what happened. With the real Naruko having received the memories of her son, she can't help but shed tears as she continues forward.
Elsewhere on the battlefield Deidara and Sasori are slaughtering shinobi and samurai but, they soon realize they're the last ones left.
"This sucks once again we're by ourselves." Deidara says
"It can't be helped if the strongest last the longest." Sasori says
"Yeah but, it means we've got to pick up the slack and I'm running out of clay." Deidara says
"Don't worry it appears we will receive some reinforcements right about now." Sasori says as he performs the summoning jutsu for edo tensei and a coffin arises. Out of it a youth appears with black wild hair.
"What's this? I'm back but I had my body destroyed thoroughly." Shisui says
"Great another Uchiha just what we needed." Deidara says sarcastically
"If he helps it doesn't matter." Sasori says
"Where am I and who're you?" Shisui asks them
"You're on the battlefield in the fourth shinobi war." Deidara says
"We're members of Akatsuki who have declared war on the shinobi villages." Sasori says
"I see then, war broke out eventually and I've been called back to assist the enemy." Shisui says with a sigh.
"Quit whining and start doing some killing." Deidara says
"Yes it's about time to prove your worth." Sasori says
"I guess I've got no choice then." Shisui says as he takes off from them and enters the battlefield.
Shisui quickly is taken notice of by the allied shinobi as many of them are slaughtered by his afterimage clones as he makes his way through the shinobi he is spotted by some samurai who try to slay him but, he makes quick work of them until one in particular stands in his way.
"This is where I stop you!" Mifune says
"Shusui it's you I thought you had your body destroyed." Mikoto says as she jumps by Mifune's side.
"It appears you're alive and well Mikoto it's good to see you." Shisui says with a smile
"Yes it's good to see you as well given the circumstances." Mikoto says
"You seem to be high spirits for being an edo tensei." Mifune says
"I can't help it. I left the world in Itachi's hands. I know he will protect the village." Shisui says
"Shisui Itachi is dead. He slaughtered the clan." Mikoto says
"You don't seem surprised." Mifune says as he notices Shisui's calm expression
"I know he would have a reason to do it." Shisui says
"Yes he was put in an uncomfortable position of choosing between the clan and the village." Mikoto says
"He died a missing nin at his brother's hands." Mifune says
"I see poor Itachi." Shisui says
"Yes and like you I fear he may be reincarnated for this war." Mikoto says in worry
"If he has he hasn't appeared." Mifune says
"You two need to stop me soon before I kill anymore people please." Shisui says
"We'll do our best." Mikoto says
"It's what we're here for." Mifune says as he slashes at Shisui but, Shisui counters the slash with his wind enhanced tanto and pushes Mifune back as Mikoto uses the fire release: fireball jutsu against Shisui but, he counters with his own fireball jutsu canceling them out. Shisui charges them and attacks Mikoto who uses her sword to block Shisui's attack but he kicks her away and performs wind release: wind cutter on Mifune who is about to attack him. The technique forces Mifune back as he blocks the wind slice with his sword. Shisui then, performs hand signs for lightning release: lightning dispatch sending it toward Mifune who manages to dodge in time. Mikoto goes through hand signs for water release: water slicing wave sending a slicing wave of water toward Shisui but, he ducks and performs fire release: phoenix sage fire sending a volley of fireballs at Mikoto who manages to dodge them. Mifune tries to give a vertical slice to Shisui's back but, Shisui uses his tanto to block it and turns to Mifune and unleashes an air bullet toward Mifune's chest sending him flying away. Shisui then, performs lightning release: lightning bolt sending bolts of lightning toward Mikoto who uses wind release: drilling air bullet to block some of the lightning bolts and it heads toward Shisui who activates Susanoo to block it and Mifune who has come back and attempts to slash Shisui from behind. Mifune jumps toward Mikoto and the two face down Shisui who has his mangekyo active. They're about to attack him with their swords and try to stab through the Susanoo only to turn their blades on each other and stab each other in the chest.
"I'm sorry to the two of you for using Kotoamatsukami on you in such a way is cowardly but I had no choice." Shisui says to the two as they slowly die.
"Mikoto!" a voice shouts as the person comes close to the two bodies.
"Hang in there you two the medics are on the way." Naruko says but, it's too late for them.
"I'm sorry to say but, they're gone." Shisui says sadly
"Damn it!" Naruko curses as she gets up to face Shisui.
"Hurry and stop me before I start killing more people." Shisui says
"Don't worry I will." Naruko says as she charges at Shisui who has deactivated Susanoo. He pulls out his tanto and uses it with wind release: vacuum blade to slash at Naruko but, she counters with fire release: fireball jutsu when it hits the wind release it's absorbed and returns toward Shisui who jumps away and goes through hand signs for fire release: great flame flower launching several fireballs at Naruko who counters with water release: water bullet hitting one of the fireballs and dodging the other two. She performs the hiding in mist jutsu and uses silent killing to attack Shisui but, he is prepared and uses lightning release: lightning bolt to send a volley of lightning orbs into the mist. It begins to clear but, from the underground Naruko appears with a rasengan in hand and knocks the tanto out of Shisui's hand and takes his arm. Shisui jumps back and uses one handed seals for wind release: gale palm sending Naruko flying back. Naruko rights herself as she flies back and uses wood release: nativity of a world of trees to fill the area with trees and roots that manage to bind Shisui as Naruko charges at Shisui with a big ball rasengan her attack is blocked by Susanoo. Naruko jumps back as the ribcage of Susanoo opens and uses susanoo: Tsukumo sending a volley of senbon at Naruko who uses wood release: wood locking wall to block the attack. Naruko comes out of hiding and uses wood release: wood dragon jutsu against Shisui who is guarded by his susanoo. The Susanoo along with Shisui are sent skidding through the trees as they're pushed by the wood dragon that soon ensnares them and Naruko uses a hand sign causing the wood dragon to explode shattering Susanoo leaving Shisui exposed.
"You're doing very well, no one has pushed me this far." Shisui says
"Thanks but, I can tell you're nowhere near done." Naruko says
"Unfortunately I haven't used my full power." Shisui says as he begins to reform Susanoo and it begins to stabilize and grow becoming a complete body susanoo.
"I see what you mean but, fortunately I'm not done either." Naruko says as she goes through hand signs for wood release: wood human jutsu as it rises to match Susanoo with a dragon coiled around it. The dragon spews out a bokken that the wood human grabs and takes a swordsman's stance.
"It's time to find out if you're strong enough to stop me." Shisui says as his susanoo grabs it's lance and points it at the wood human.
"Bring it I'll stop you." Naruko says as she has the wood human charge forward with it's bokken ready to slash the susanoo. The Susanoo parries the blow with it's lance and makes a motion to stab the wood human who dodges and uses wood release: beams to fire from its hand trees that pierce the Susanoo that opens its chest and uses Susanoo: Tsukumo to pelt the wood human with giant senbon that pierce into the wood human. The wood human swings it's bokken and uses wind release: vacuum blade to launch a slash of wind toward Susanoo but, it uses its lance to launch the attack. The Susanoo then, uses wind release: gale palm at the wood human sending it sliding back across the battlefield. Susanoo then forms a yasaka magatama and launches it at the wood human that bats them away with the bokken. The wood human charges toward the Susanoo and forms a super ultra big ball rasengan in its hand and drives it at the Susanoo that points it's lance at the incoming attack and the lance begins to spin like a drill and thrusts forward to impact the rasengan. There is a huge explosion with the lance being destroyed and the Susanoo is skidding back as the wood human loses an arm that held the rasengan. The wood human charges forward and gives a downward slash toward the Susanoo that attempts to grab it in its hands but, It cuts through Susanoo and down through the Susanoo splitting it in half. As the Susanoo dissipates Shisui is falling toward the ground and lands in a crater stunned.
"You did a good job stopping me now, finish it before I can move." Shisui says
"Of course you fought well but, it ends here." Naruko says and has the wood human stab the bokken tip first into the ground where Shisui is. Naruko jumps down from the statue and quickly calls for the sealing team and they arrive just as Shisui is about to recover and they use the cloth binding technique to seal Shisui. Naruko watches as the seal team take the sealed Shisui away and then, heads toward the battlefield once again to help deal with the disguised zetsu.
Elsewhere, at the Mountain graveyard Sasuke unleashes his susanoo and attacks some zetsu that are guarding him.
"This eyes see well in the darkness brother." Sasuke says as he removes the bandages before he destroys the roof and jumps out and makes his way toward the battlefield to locate Naruko. At the same time in a different room of the mountain graveyard Menma can't help but, smile as he removes his bandages and sees in a mirror's reflection the form his eyes have taken that of the rinnegan.
"Now things will become more interesting I wonder how Naruko will deal with me now." Menma says as he gets up in order to locate Kabuto.
"I hope Kabuto remembers his promise because, with these eyes and access to some of his reincarnated shinobi I will become a force to be reckoned with." Menma says with a sinister smile as he makes his way through the mountain graveyard.