On our way back to camp, I ask Minato a question,"Minato-san, you could have easily killed those two people. Why you spared them? They are our enemy and we are at a war with them. They killed one of our team, it is our turn to pay back them."Minato shakes his head at my question as he explains,"No, that wouldn't be a wise thing to do. There are various complications involved in their death.Firstly, B is a jinchuruki and a perfect one at that. He is a very important asset to Kumogakure. A perfect Jinchuruki is one of the major fighting power of the village. Kumogakure won't sit still if we killed B and captured the eight-tails.Secondly, A is the son of the Third Raikage and the candidate for the next Raikage. So, his early death can also lead to Kumo waging a full-scale war on Konoha. Kumo is just fishing in troubled waters for now. But if a full-blown war occurs, Konoha will be flanked from both sides and Iwa and Kumo may join hands together to form an Alliance.Also, I don't want this endless cycle of Hatred to continue. My dream is to achieve true peace for the world where children don't have to go to war."I nod to Minato as I am pondering over his words,'True peace huh! Even if you achieve true peace in this world. There are many powerful beings out there who can wipe the entire Shinobi world just on a whim. You need absolute strength to achieve true peace. Kaguya failed to achieve true peace as she got corrupted by her immense power and thus thought of an escape method through Infinite Tsukuyomi.Also, there are various beings out there who just want to consume the entire world like a parasite just to satiate their hunger for power. Peace is nothing but a pipe dream. You can't satiate everyone's interest and if a person is provided an opportunity in favor of their interest, they won't even hesitate for even a second to choose 'DA WAE'.'We return to the camp and start to recover our Chakra and Stamina. Minato teleports back to the Iwa front.--In the afternoon,I rejoin the battle as I move to frontlines where a direct confrontation is happening between the forces of Konoha and Kumo.Jutsus are flying left and right as shinobis are killing each other. Slowly, but surely Konoha is gaining an advantage in the battle.'Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique'I release a giant fireball as I incinerate many enemies. I draw out my tanto as I start to attack one enemy after another.'Genjutsu: Sharingan''Kenjutsu: Secret Sword Moonlight'I slaughter one enemy after another as I use genjutsu in conjugation with kenjutsu. Just like a reaper from the underworld, I start to reap lives one after another. My Genjutsu starts to improve again as enemies fell after another.'Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu'I cast low-cost chakra Ninjutsus one after another.'Storm Release: Laser Circus'Several beams of energy beams charge my way as I jump to avoid them but they continue to aim towards me. I immediately some hand signs,'Wind Release: Vacuum great sphere'I inhale a large amount of air as I compress it into a sphere and aims it at the energy beams as I expel it out. Both jutsu collides with each other and cancel each other out."I will be your opponent."A dark-skinned boy with a slightly bulbous nose and black eyes challenged me. He had slightly long white hairs that cover his left eye. He has a black tattoo on his left arm which reads as 'lightning' in kanji. There is another tattoo on his right arm in kanji for 'water'. He carries a broad, foldable, cleaver-like-blade on his back.'Black lightning'He makes some hand-signs as he releases black lightning from his hands. The black lightning crawls towards me at a rapid pace.'Wind Style: Vacuum Serial waves'I launch many compressed blades of wind at the approaching black lightning. The blades dissipate the black lightning as they travel towards the enemy.Tch…'Water style: Water Formation Wall'He spits out a stream of water at the ground which rises to form a water wall around him. The wind blades collide with the water wall as they deal no major damage to the water wall.After the wall dissipates, the enemy boy jumps out from the water as he draws out his sword and charges towards me."Looks like you are out of Chakra."I mock him as I throw a shuriken at him and make some rapid hand signs.'Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu'Many shurikens are launched towards the enemy boy as he starts to spin his blade to block the shurikens. He closes the distance between us as he attacks me with his sword.Clang…I block his strike with my tanto as both of us engage in a sword fight.Clang…clang…We trade many blows as we continue to clash. I parry one of his attacks as I infuse some chakra in my left hand as smash my palm in his gut. He spews out a mouthful of blood as he flies some distance away and passes out.I approach him as I make some hand signs and taps on his glabella.'Fuinjutsu: Chakra sealing seal'I seal his chakra and throws him at one of Kumo jounin. The jounin catches the boy as he looks at me in vexation.I continue to attack other Kumo ninjas as I train my genjutsu, taijutsu and kenjutsu skills.'I hope you won't interfere in my fights again, Darui. I spared you once for the sake of future problems, but I won't do it again if you continue to pester me.'That boy was Darui. I immediately recognized him by his appearance and jutsus.I summon a Chakra blade from one of my storage bracers as I infuse it with Light Chakra.'Light Style: Light Sabre'The blade starts to hum as it vibrates and release intense heat.'Time to polish my light jutsu.''Light Style: Camouflage Cloak'I cloak my body in light chakra as I turn invisible. The massacre starts again as I slaughter one ninja after another. Kumo ninjas start to panic as they couldn't find their assailant. Many sensor ninjas start to focus their senses as they try to locate me. They can sense my presence but are unable to see my figure."The enemy is invisible, we can't fight him directly."Many Kumo shinobis join hands as they perform a co-operation jutsu.'Storm Release: Thunder Cloud Inner Wave'A thick ring of thunderclouds and electricity starts to gather around me as powerful bolts of lightning strikes at me. My Chakra blade acts as a lightning rod as it draws electricity towards me.'Fuck! What kind of shit is this?'I curse them as I stow back my Chakra blade. My escape route is blocked as the lightning clouds act as an electrified perimeter, creating an offensive as well as the defensive ward.I need to escape from this, I have played enough. It's time to stop and get serious.I start to infuse a large amount of Chakra in my hands as I start to rapidly make some hand signs,'Typhoon Release: Gust of Despair'The air around Izuna starts to cool and heat rapidly as it blows in a circular motion, stirring the wind movement and forming strong winds which start to condense in a typhoon. The typhoon starts to suck the nearby thunderclouds as it dissipates them.I stood within the eye of the typhoon as I direct it at Kumo ninjas. The Kumo ninjas get blown away by the typhoon as I free myself from their containment.'So, this is the power of Typhoon release.'I wonder at the power of my newly acquired Kekkai Genkai. Yes, in this war till now I have acquired three Kekkai Genkais. I acquired 'Typhoon Release from an opponent earlier and Storm Release and Black Lightning from Darui.'Typhoon release is a combination of Wind Release and Yang Release. Storm release is a combination of Lightning Release and Water Release whereas Black Lightning is a combination of Lightning Release and Yang Release.'The sin seal activates from my previous jutsu as it starts to suck me dry. I hid behind a rock as I cloak myself in 'Camouflage Cloak' again. I start to recuperate my Chakra as I watch the situation on the battlefield.Boom…A large explosion occurs at a place as my attention is withdrawn by it. The dust and debris clear to show two powerful shinobis confronting each other.Nearby Konoha ninjas start to cheer as they shout,"Go, go…White Fang. You can do it. Pierce the strongest shield."The Kumo ninjas also cheer in enthusiasm as they shout,"You can beat him Raikage-sama. We have your back. Go and trim his fangs."So, it finally started, the most awaited battle between two commanders of the army. The battle between two powerful Shinobis at the peak of their power. I rub my hands in excitement as I look at them in anticipation because this is a fight that was never mentioned in anime as it never happened.
There is immense tension in the atmosphere. A gust of wind blew as hairs of Sakumo Hatake and A flutter. Both of them stares at each other as the ultimate confrontation between them is about to start.Both sides have already fought for two days and have suffered a serious loss of manpower and resources. The time to end this fight has come as a face-off between the Commanders of both sides will start.If any of the sides are able to gain the absolute advantage over the other or receive reinforcement, then the scales will turn in their favor.Both Sakumo and A immediately makes hand signs as they face against each other.'Wind Style: Vacuum Serial waves''Lightning Style: Lightning Dragon Jutsu'Boom…Both jutsus collide and cancels each other.'Lightning Release Chakra Mode'The Third Raikage wraps his body in a layer of lightning Chakra. His hairs stick up as lightning crackles from his body. His muscles expand as the lightning stimulates his nervous system, thus increasing his speed and reflexes.'Lightning Release: Body Flicker'Zoom…whizz…'Fast, so fast.' I am amazed by his speed as my Sharingan can barely track Third Raikage's movements. The third Raikage creates a gust of strong wind as he mows through many Konoha Ninjas, sending them to the afterlife.'Wind Style: Pressure point Bullet'Sakumo inhales a large amount of air as he compresses it into a bullet and fires it toward the Third Raikage. The density of the Chakra in the bullet is visible to the naked eye as the compressed air travels at supersonic speed, creating ripples around it.Bam…The bullets slam into Raikage, halting his charge. Some smoke rises from Raikage's body. The smoke clears out to show the perfectly fine body of Raikage. There is no damage to his body, not even a single scratch.The Raikage cracks his neck as he makes some hand signs as black lightning crackles in his hand.'Black Lightning: Black Panther'The black lightning in his hands condenses into a panther. The panther growls as it charges towards Sakumo.Growrrr…Sakumo had a serious expression as he makes various hand signs,'Wind style: Vacuum Great Sphere'The giant wind sphere entangles the black lightning panther as the panther struggles to free itself from the sphere. The sphere and the panther dissipate altogether.Sakumo pants lightly as he used lots of chakras in his previous jutsu. He takes a deep breath as he gets ready for the next move of the Raikage. The Third Raikage, on the other hand, doesn't even break as much as a single drop of sweat as he easily flays enemies left and right.It becomes clear to Shinobis that the third Raikage is stronger than the White Fang.Sakumo draws out his White Chakra Blade and infuses chakra in it.'Kenjutsu style: Executioner's Slash'A large white blade made of Chakra attacks the Kumo ninjas as it continues to travel towards the Third Raikage. The Third Raikage tanks the hit with his body as smoke rises from his body. There is no injury on his body but the impact of the blade pushes him back.The Third Raikage riles up his Chakra as his lightning cloak thickens. His muscles and veins pop out as he charges toward Sakumo,'Lightning Style: Lightning Straight'He runs towards Sakumo and punches at him with his maximum speed. Sakumo infuses large amounts of Chakra in his white chakra blade as the blade turns white and starts to hum. A very thick but fine line of wind chakra coating appears on Sakumo's blade as it collides with Raikage's punch.Sakumo is able to parry the punch as he directs it sideways, thus avoiding the lethal blow. Raikage's punch slams in the nearby ground. An intense Shockwave travels through the ground, a large crater is formed at the place of impact.Sakumo jumps in the air to avoid the shockwave as he immediately makes some hand signs,'Wind Style: Compression Bomb'He fires a compressed air bomb towards Raikage. The momentum of the jutsu pushes back Sakumo even further as he summersaults and lands on the ground. Raikage just brushes off the jutsu as he makes some hand signs,'Earth Style: Rock Spikes'Many rock pikes fire off in Sakumo's direction who flickers and dodges them.Raikage raises his right hand near his chest as he concentrates an enormous amount of lightning chakra into the finger-tips of his hand."That's the ultimate technique of Raikage-sama. The ultimate spear, Hell stab. Only a few people are aware of the fact that Raikage-sama not only possesses the 'Strongest Shield' but also the 'Strongest Spear'.""So, Raikage-sama finally decided to use this technique to finish the fight.""Raikage-Sama's spear is even stronger than his shield. You can see that scar on his chest. It is the result of his fight against Eight-Tails where he fell upon his own hand and stabbed himself in the chest.""Yes, this proves that Raikage-Sama's spear is even stronger than his shield. I wonder how White Fang will deal with this move of Raikage-sama.""White-Fang will fall today. No ninja is alive to tell the tale of sharpness of Raikage-Sama's spear."The morale of Kumo shinobis rose as they saw Raikage preparing his ultimate techniques whereas the morale of Konoha's shinobis takes a hit as they murmur among themselves."Will Sakumo-san will be fine against the ultimate technique of Raikage.""I hope he will be."Izuna has a frown on his face as he sees Raikage's hand.'Shall I use my Mangekyo Sharingan to attack him? But I don't have any powerful jutsu capable of harming him? This guy even tanked the Sage mode Rasenshuriken of Naruto and even a tailed-best bomb from Eight-tails. Naruto has to trick him in stabbing himself. I can't take that risk and get close to him.'--Meanwhile at Iwa Battlefront,Minato successfully destroyed the Kannabi Bridge thus preventing the invasion of the Iwagakure. Kakashi and Rin stand beside him as he sighs in grief.Kakashi and Rin have tears in their eyes as their teammate Obito died in a confrontation with Iwa ninjas. Kakashi has a fresh vertical scar across his left eye and his left eye is replaced by a Two-tomoe Sharingan.This Sharingan is a parting gift from his late teammate Obito. Minato tries to convince Rin and Kakashi as he speaks,"We must honor Obito's last wish and prevent Iwa ninja from invading Land of Fire. Obito was a brave ninja who sacrificed himself for the sake of his friends. I am sure he wants both of you to fulfill his dream."As Minato is conversing with his team, a Special Jounin runs in his direction as he shouts,"Minato-san, Minato-san…We have an emergency Minato-san. Near a thousand Iwa shinobis are marching towards the border at 2 o'clock. We need to stop them, Minato-san."The special jounins breathes heavily as he relays the news to Minato and asks for his help."I will be right there. You just carry my Kunai to the battlefront. I will teleport there, after I have finished my matters here."Minato gives one of his signature tri-fork Kunai to the Special Jounin. Afterreceiving the Kunai, the shinobi dash back to borders."Kakashi and Rin, we are in the middle of a war. For now, hold your grief for a while and focus on the battle. I am sureObito doesn't want both of you to follow in his footsteps and meet him in the afterlife.Kakashi, I have a mission for you. Head to the Kikoyo pass and assist the squad deployed there in the battle against enemies. The identities of the enemyNinjas are unknown to us. Be careful on your way. Rin assist Medical-nins in the camp to nurse wounded shinobis.""Yes, sensei!" Both Rin and Kakashi wipe their tears as they follow Minato's orders.Minato stares at their back as he mutters,'I hope you are doing fine, Izuna. I don't want another of my students tolose their lives in this battle. I don't know how I will answer to Kushina after this battle. She would be sad to hear about the death of Obito.'Minato sighs again as he disappears from his spot only to appear on front lines against Iwa.Around, a thousand Iwa shinobis are lined up as they push back the Konoha's shinobis. The Konoha shinobis arein a defensive position as they are somehow holding against the continuous assault of the Iwa Ninja. But their defense seems to be crumbling as Iwa ninjas are growing more and more frantic."Minato-san! You are finally here.We need your help in dealing with the Iwa ninjas. At this rate, our defenses will be breached shortly."The Captain of the division fills up Minato on the situation of the battlefront."Don't worry, I have arrived just on time. I will deal with them."Minato takes out a storage scroll from his pocket and infuses Chakra in the scroll.
In the Kumo Battlefront,The Third Raikage stretches out his right hand as he aims it in Sakumo's direction. The lightning Chakra in his hand concentrates at his fingertip as it takes the shape of a sharp spear.'Lightning Release: Body Flicker'The Raikage disappears from his spot as he charges towards Sakumo. Sakumo has a pensive expression as he immediately makes many hand signs and slams his hand on the ground,'Earth Style: Multiple Mud Walls''Earth Style: Abyssal Swamp'Sakumo turns the ground beneath him in a swamp to kill the momentum of Third Raikage. The Third Raikage dashes through the swamp as his speed is reduced a bit, but he still has his momentum.'Hell Stab: Four Finger Nukite'He continues to run across the swamp as his fingers stab and break one wall after the other. His momentum is finally prevented after breaking all the walls.The Third Raikage accelerates again as he curls his little finger and stabs towards Sakumo.'Hell Stab: Three Finger Nukite'The Lightning Chakra is now concentered on three of his fingers and the sharpness and piercing power of the stab is raised by a notch. A swings his hand as he creates a powerful shock-wave which sends the nearby Shinobi flying.Sakumo immediately starts to make hand signs as he slams his hand on the ground.'Summoning Jutsu'A summoning seal appears on the ground and with a puff of smoke, a giant bulldog with a large bone in its mouth appears on the battlefield."You always summons me in a pinch Sakumo." the dog growls."Quick, form a shield with the bone, we don't have enough time to chit-chat." Sakumo reminds the bulldog.The bulldog snorts at Sakumo as he throws the bone from his mouth on the ground.Thud…The bone lands on the ground as it expands to form a wall.Boom…The third Raikage stabs his fingers in the bone as the bone starts to tremble, but it held on. The recoil from the bone pushes the Raikage back as he summersaults to shrug it off.The third Raikage starts to concentrate Chakra in his fingers as he curls three of his fingers as he points his Index finger towards Sakumo and bends his body back to rile up his Chakra clock. He prepares to charge again."We need to stop him Butch or it won't fare well for us."The bulldog opens its large mouth as he starts to inhale a large amount of air. Sakumo also starts to make hand signs,'Fire Release: Dragon Flame Jutsu''Wind Release: Vacuum Blast Barrage''Co-operation Jutsu: Fire Dragon God Flame'The intensity of the heat rose on the battlefield as heat rises to an unbelievable level. Nearby ninjas start to sweat profusely from the heat as their sweat evaporated instantly.The third Raikage charges at Sakumo as he ignored the intense heat from the jutsu.'Lightning Release: Lightning Straight'The skin of the Third Raikage turns brown from the heat as his hairs start to burn. Despite the intense heat, Raikage continues to close the gap between them.'Hell Stab: One Finger Nukite'The concentration of Chakra on his finger is so great that it extends well beyond the finger in a lone point.Crack…His finger finally stabs in the bone as cracks start to appear on the bone. The bone is barely able to hold against the stab, but a spider-like crack appears on its frame."What a monster! The thigh bone of the sage ancestor."The giant bulldog cries in surprise at the crack. The third Raikage is jerked back by the recoil as he pants heavily while lying on the ground. Sakumo is also thrown back by the momentum of the attack.Except for a few burns here and there, no scratch or wound is present on his body. Sakumo also starts to pant as he too has exhausted all of his Chakra in the previous exchange.The third Raikage starts to stand up as he cloaks his body in Lightning Chakra Cloak. The Third Raikage has recovered from the last attack and he still has enough chakra to spare.'Lightning Release Chakra Mode'He flickers in front of Sakumo as he attacks him,'Lightning Release: Lariat'"You were a worthy opponent White Fang. You pushed me to my limits. But for the future of my village, I have to cull you here."'Big Ball Rasengan'Boom…--At the Iwa battlefront,Boom…A large boulder smash in the ground. Rocks and dust are flung away as Konoha's shinobi takes cover in a ditch.Minato looks at the situation as he infuses Chakra into the Chakra scroll. Various tri-fork Kunais appears on the ground."Everyone, please pick a Kunai from the ground," Minato orders them."Just a little more now and we can end this."One of the jounins cheers his teammates."Let's do this in one sweep." Another jounin shout."Everyone, please throw these kunais at the enemy's side concurrently. Afterward, I will take care of the rest by myself."Minato reminds the remaining ninjas as he turns to face the army of Iwa ninjas. One of the jounin gulps as he asks in trepidation,"Will it work? If it won't work, then we are a goner."The jounin commander of the team interrupts him as he speaks,"We will be able to see Konoha's Yellow Flash in action now. Don't blink, even for a second.""Yes, sir." All of them shouts in unison.Minato crosses his index fingers together as he shouts at his team,"Throw, the kunai's now."All the Konoha's shinobis throw the kunais towards the Iwa ninjas as Minato murmurs,"Spiralling Flash Super Round Dance Howl Style Three"Various shadow clone of Minato appears and disappears instantly as a yellow lightning flash is produced from the jutsu.Clang…Clang…Clang…Various metals sound echoed in the surroundings as various bolts of yellow lightning flashes one after another.One of the Konoha ninjas gulps his saliva as he complains,"I can't see a thing except for the yellow flashes of lightning. What's going on?"The Jounin Commander nods his head as he explains,"Me neither. This is the reason why Minato is called the Yellow Flash. While using the Flying Thunder God Jutsu created by the Second Hokage-sama, Minato's speed is so fast that he only appears as a yellow flash in enemies' eyes.""So, this is the power of Yellow flash. Fearsome, truly fearsome." Another jounin praises Minato."Looks like the real action has just started now." The jounin commander looks at the battlefield as he exclaims.Multiple Rasengan appears on the battlefield as Shadow clones start to bombards the enemy ninjas.Boom…Boom…Boom…Dust and debris rise in the air as one explosion after another explosion after another occurs on the field.After five minutes of continuous bombarding, silence returns to the surroundings. Minato walks out of the dust while breathing heavily. He is drenched in sweat as he takes support against a boulder."Huff…huff…this technique is too much Chakra Taxing. I have to think of ways to improve the Chakra usage in this technique.""I have dealt with the situation here. Go and support the second division, they seem to be in a pinch. It will take me some time to recover my Chakra. I will join you guys shortly." Minato orders them as he slowly recovers his Chakra.Minato rests against the boulder as he starts to contemplate on the battle.In the past two days, the tides of battle have turned in Konoha's favor. His team has successfully destroyed the Kannabi bridge, thus foiling the invasion plan of Iwagakure.Fugaku-san with his clan members has successfully annihilated one of the divisions of the enemy all by themselves. The Uchiha clan is feared in the entire Shinobi world for its high combat prowess. And today, he successfully repelled the attack of a thousand Shinobis.Now, they have to await the situation to turn around on the Kumo battlefront.--In the Land of Stone, beside a rocky mountain range,In one of the tallest structure with a cone-shaped roof and a giant symbol in kanji for 'earth',A short, old man with a triangular beard and mustache with angular corners sat on Tsuchikage's seat. The man had a big red nose and thick eyebrows with a bald head. He wore a green and yellow coat with a red collar.The Tsuchikage slams his hand on the armrest of the seat after reading the latest intel from the field. He yells loudly as he curses,"Damn! Konoha. Looks like I have to personally participate in the war. My Iwa has suffered major losses in this war. This won't do, I have to get back at Konoha for this. Prepare for my departure, I will annihilate those Konoha bastards.""Tsuchikage-sama, the elder council demands a meeting with you. They want an answer from you regarding the loss of manpower on the battlefield." One of his assistants hurriedly reports to him.The Tsuchikage starts to float in the air as he flies in the direction of the battlefield."Tell to those senile geezers, I will personally handle the situation."Hokage-sama…Hokage-sama. It is an emergency Hokage-sama."One of the jounin from the logistics department quickly entersthe Hokage Office as he frantically speaks to Hiruzen."Calm down and slowly report me the latest intel." Hiruzen tries to calm the shinobi."There is an emergency Hokage-sama. Our sensor unit has detected the Chakra of Third Tsuchikage quickly approaching in the proximity of the battlefield." The jounin reports to Hiruzen."Looks like that Fence-sitter Onoki has finally decided to make a move. The pressure created by Minato must have forced his hand. I need to move to the battlefield to intercept him.If he goes on a rampage with his 'Dust Release', I am afraid we will suffer many casualties. Inform the logisticsdepartment about my absence and allow Shikaku to handle the command of our forces."Hiruzen jumps out of the window and disappears from Jounin's vision.--At the Iwa Battlefront,A short old man floats in the air as he looks at the battlefield withmany Konoha shinobi fighting against Iwa shinobis. He clapped his hands as he infused a large amount of Chakra in between his palms.A small transparent cube made of Chakra appears in between his palm. He aims the cube at Konoha's forces and releases it towards them.'Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique'The cube engulfs the entire Konoha's force as many ninjas start to dissipate.Boom…The cubes explode within, containing the explosion of the blast within the confines of the cube. After the jutsu ends a large cuboidal crater forms on the ground. There are no remains of the Konoha ninjas as they are pulverized intominute particles of dust."It's the Tsuchikage-sama. Hehas finally arrived on the battlefield.""We can reverse the situation around now. With Tsuchikage sama leading the fight, we can easily obliterate the Konoha forces and secure victory in the war.""Yes, Tsuchikage-sama is the strongest Kage among all of current Kage. With his Dust Release, he can easily pulverize any enemy to dust."Fervent discussions rose amongIwa ninjas as they excitedly cheer for Tsuchikage. Their previous bottom-rock morale gained a large boost. Onoki leads Iwa Ninja forward as they continue toslaughter Konoha Ninjas."This situation is looking pretty bad. At this rate, we will lose most of our people. Contact the headquarters, I wantto know the status of our backup." The commander of the division ordered the logistics unit."We have received the latest Intel from headquarters just now. Shikaku Nara is the new acting commander of the entire Shinobi Force of Konoha. Hokage-sama is on his way to the battlefield. He will intercept the Tsuchikage soon." One of the Yamanaka clan members informed him."The commander of the division heaved a sigh in relief as he mutters,"I hope Hokage-sama will make it on time, otherwise we will lose a lot of people.""Giichi Sama, it is an emergencyGiichi-sama. The Iwa forces are almost near our camp. The Tsuchikage is leading them and he is about to unleash Dust Release on us." One of the jounin frantically informed him.Giichi rushed out of the camp and reaches the frontlines.A short bald old man is floating inthe air. The old man cups his hands as he starts to mold Chakra between his palms. A cone-shaped transparent white Chakra construct appears in his hand as he directs it towards the Konoha's Camp.The Chakra construct starts to expand with a small white sphere in between it. As he is about to fire it at Konoha'scamp, a large shuriken comes spinning his way.'Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu'Various clones of the 'Fuma Shuriken' are launched in Onoki's direction. Onoki stops his channeling as he floats sideways to avoid the Shurikens.Dust Release is a very powerful Ninjutsu but it has only one weakness. The technique takes too much time to channel and release. But once the technique is fired, it will obliterate everything in its way. The best way to fight against Dust Release is to use another Dust Release Technique.Else you can only interrupt the casting of the Jutsu as it requires a certain amount of Preparation time. Onoki floats above the Shurikens as he looks at the newcomer."So, you decided to join the battle too, Hiruzen. You want to stop me! Then let's see the strength of the shinobi hailed as 'God of Shinobi'.""I can't allow you to rampage freely on the battlefield now, Can I?" Hiruzenanswer to Onoki as he stood in between Onoki and Konoha's camp."Very well, then let's fight."'Earth Style: Earth Golem Jutsu'Onoki spews out a large number of rocks from his mouth. The rocks start to condense together to form a large, humanoid creature. Onoki jumps on top of the Golem as he claps his hands together.Hiruzen bits his thumb as he makes some hand signs and slams his hand on the ground.'Summoning Jutsu: Monkey King Enma'A tall monkey with white fur appears on the battlefield. The monkey has white hair and goatee. He wore a black-suit with mesh armor underneath it."So, your time to battle has come. Let's do it.""Enma, handle that golem, while I fight with Onoki."Hiruzen makes some hand signs and slams his hands on the ground,'Earth Style: Mud Flow River'A large muddy river appears beneath the golem as it starts to sweep the golem away. Enma jumps towards thegolem and punches the golem.'Earth Style: Moving Earth Core'Onoki moves a large chunk of earth from the ground which rises to form a large pedestal. This disrupts the flow of the muddy river. Hiruzen makes somehand signs,'Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bullet'A giant dragon of mud rises from the muddy river and starts to firemud bullets at the golem.'Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet'Hiruzen coats the mud bullets in the fire to increase their damage. The mudgolem is pushed back and various holes appear on its surface. The dragon continues to fire bullets at the golem,'Earth Style: Rumbling Mount Fuji'A massive boulder drops from the sky as it crushes the mud dragon and starts to violently shake the ground. The mud river is filled up with rocks as the boulder continues to crumble.The commotion draws the attentionof nearby shinobi as they look at this with gaping eyes. Before the dust and debris could settle, Onoki claps his hands together and forms a white transparent Chakra Cube with a sphere in its center. He immediately fires the construct in the direction of the boulder as the cube engulfs everything and pulverize them to dust."What a powerful Technique? OurTsuchikage-sama is the most powerful Ninja." One of the Iwa ninja cheers."I hope Hokage-sama is fine. That was a very powerful Jutsu." Konoha ninjas mutter in worry.'Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique'Large arms made of earth erupt from the ground as they grab golems legs and drag into the earth. The golems struggle to remain on the ground, but thearms eventually pull it into the ground.'Water Release: Drowning Murder'Large amounts of water engulf the golem, the golem starts to turn into the mud, it eventually turns into clay and dissipates. Onoki jumps from golem as he floats in the air and starts to search for Hiruzen.Hiruzen pops out from earth at a different place and faces against Onoki. Onoki immediately makes some hand signs,'Lava Release: Ash stone seal Technique'Onoki spews out a thick cloud of ash from his mouth which wraps around Hiruzen sealing him in the place.'Lava Release: Quicklime congealing Technique'Onoki spews out a large amount of quicklime from his mouth.Quicklime travels towards Hiruzen as it starts to surround him and fuse with the ash stone to further harden the rock and trap Hiruzen firmly in the seal.Onoki claps his hands together as he starts to construct a Chakra Cube in his hands and aim it towards Hiruzen.'Dust Release: Detachment ofthe Primitive World Technique'The Chakra cube starts to expand as it is fired in Hiruzen's direction."Goodbye, God of Shinobi. Your days ends here. My Iwa will forever rule the shinobi world.""Enma"Hiruzen yells loudly. The monkey summon of Hiruzen turns into a long black rod with golden rims at the edges as itstarts to spin and launch in Hiruzen's direction.The rod form of Monkey KingEnma crashes into the ground asdustand debris rise. Shortly, the dust release jutsu arrives at the place as it explodes and starts to pulverize everything into dust.The explosion lasts for a while as a large Cube shape crater appears on the ground at the previous position of Hiruzen. No trace of Hiruzen is found anywhere. Onoki looks at the crater and smirks."My Iwa has finally achieved victory in this war. Now, it is time to invade the Land of Fire."
A large adamantine staff extends from the clouds of dust and debris and stabs Onoki in the gut. Onoki is thrown back by the force of the staff and smash into a nearby hill.
'Transformation: Adamantine Staff'
"Hiruzen don't ask me to do that again. I almost vaporized from that jutsu." Enma rebukes as he recalls the previous encounter. He almost lost his life.
--Flashback--
Hiruzen who was sealed in the Ash stone jutsu shouts to Enma. Enma uses the
'Transformation: Adamantine Staff'
to turn into a long adamantine staff and smash open the seal. Hiruzen immediately used the
'Earth Style: Underground Voyage'
to quickly travel beneath the ground and travel out of the reach of the Dust Release Jutsu.
--
Hiruzen and Enma heave a sigh of relief as they recall the previous encounter.
Onoki is pinned on the hill as he pukes out a mouthful of blood. Onoki grits his teeth and digs his fingers in the hill.
'Earth Release: Ultralight weight Rock Technique'
He starts to uproot the hill and aims it towards Hiruzen and throws the hills.
'Earth Release: Ultra-Added Weight Rock Technique'
The jaws of every ninja drop at this scene as the hill launch off to Hiruzen. Hiruzen makes a hand sign as he mutters,
'Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu'
Four clones of Hiruzen appear on the battlefield. All clones simultaneously start to make hand signs,
'Five Release Great Combo Technique'
The clones together with Hiruzen fire five different elemental based attacks on the boulder. The powerful impact from five elemental attacks immediately annihilates the boulder.
The Shadow clones turn into large 'Fuma Shurikens' as they spin and launch off in Onoki's direction. Hiruzen makes some more hand signs,
'Shuriken Shadow clone technique'
The four shuriken turns into multiple shurikens as they blast towards Onoki. Onoki makes some hand signs as he slams his hand on the ground,
'Earth Release: Rock Wall'
A giant rock wall blocks all of the shurikens as the wall crumbles from the impact. Onoki suddenly appears above Hiruzen as he coats his hand with rocks,
'Earth Release: Fist Rock Technique'
'Earth Release: Added Weight-Rock Technique'
He smashes his fist which is covered in rocks towards Hiruzen.
"Enma"
The Adamantine Staff returns to Hiruzen as he blocks the attack from Onoki. Onoki increases the weight as he shouts
'Earth Release: Ultra-Added Weight Rock Technique'
The force from the attack pushes Hiruzen back as his legs bend. But Hiruzen is able to hold himself up against the relentless strike of Onoki.
Crack…Crack…
Cracks start to appear on the rocks coated on Onoki's fist as the rocks start to crumble. Hiruzen makes use of this opportunity and swings a kick towards Onoki. Onoki raises his left hand and coats it in rocks to block the kick but the impulse from the kick sends him flying away.
Onoki summersaults in the air for a while, he gains a stable balance after a while as he floats in the air.
"Your title as the 'God of Shinobi' is true to your power. But I can't turn back now, there is too much on stake."
Onoki clasps his hands together as he forms a Chakra Cube with a white sphere in his hands. Before Hiruzen could interrupt the jutsu, two rock clones of Onoki attacks him with a rock fist technique. Hiruzen swings the Adamantine Staff and breaks them in half.
Meanwhile, Onoki completes the Jutsu as he fires off two different smaller cubes from his hands. The Cubes surround Hiruzen as they began to enclose him from both sides.
Hiruzen starts to make multiple hands signs his two shadow clones join him
'Sealing Technique: Three directions seal'
A large triangle seal appears on the ground which surrounds Hiruzen to from a large triangular barrier. The dust release jutsu collides with the barrier as the barrier starts to absorb the jutsu. Dust release, in turn, starts to dissipate the barrier. A large dust cloud rises in the air from the collision of two jutsus as a large gust of wind blow.
After the dust settles, the barrier around Hiruzen is barely present. However, the barrier is able to prevent the dust release from harming Hiruzen. Hiruzen heaves a sigh of breath and dissipates the barrier.
"Give up, Tsuchikage. There is no further point in our fight. We will only further exhaust each other's strength and allow someone else to strike us down." Hiruzen remarks as he looks at an exhausted Onoki.
"Humph…"
Onoki snorts and flies in the direction of Iwagakure. Hiruzen also starts to return to Konoha as he takes a last glance at the battlefield.
"If this continues, Konoha won't be able to hold its own anymore. I have to write a letter to the Kazekage for assistance. I am sure the newly appointed fourth Kazekage will favor peace over war.
Also, I have to talk with council members to sign a peace treaty with Iwagakure. Sigh, so much work to do. I just want to retire and relax in my old age."
Hiruzen runs in Konoha's direction as he contemplates over his plans.
--
At the Kumo Battlefront,
'Big Ball Rasengan'
A large Rasengan slams into the gut of Third Raikage, third Raikage is sent flying by the impact as he crashes into a nearby boulder.
He coughs a mouthful of blood as he looks at his assailant. There is no external injury on his body, but the previous attacks did some internal damage to his organs.
Third Raikage spots a kid with Sharingan staring at him. There is smoke rising from the kid's palm as it is stretched outwards.
"Who are you, kid?... From those eyes… you are a part of the Uchiha clan. It isn't wise for you to interfere in the battle between adults." Third Raikage slowly stands up as he places one of his hands on his stomach.
The third Raikage looks curiously at Izuna as he inspects him.
'Strange, I wasn't able to see the kid arrive in front of White Fang. The kid just popped out of thin air. What kind of Technique this kid used?'
--
Flashback,
When Izuna saw Sakumo being tossed by Raikage. He immediately uses his
'Light Style: Camouflage Cloak'
to hide his presence as he starts to make a big ball Rasengan. He slowly creeps up to Sakumo. When Raikage reaches near to finish him off, he uses this opportunity to smash the Rasengan in Raikage's gut.
The Raikage just spins and crashes into a boulder. There is no sign of any injury on his body.
'Damn! This monster. What is his hide made of? Not even a scratch from Big Ball Rasengan. That's a big ball Rasengan for fuck sake!'
--
"I am Izuna Uchiha. Uncle Sakumo is my benefactor and teacher. I won't allow any harm to come upon him."
Izuna takes out a kunai as he is ready to engage the Third Raikage. If the situation turns from bad to worse, then he can just use his Mangekyo Sharingan and release Limbo on Third Raikage together with the Sin seal.
He still doesn't know what are the risks involved with the 'Sin Seal'. But he is ready to take the risk. He has family and friends in this life and he wants to protect them.
Izuna is ready to activate his Mangekyo Sharingan to fight Third Raikage. But the Third Raikage stands up and starts to walk away from them. He turns around and speaks to Izuna,
"Kid, I can see the determination in your eyes. Standing against an opponent with no chance to win. You can either be a fool or a strong-willed person. I hope you aren't the former one."
Third Raikage retreats to his camp as he enters his tent. The medic starts to tend his charred skin as he applies an ointment on it. After the medic left his tent, Third Raikage unclenches his fist and puke out a mouthful of blood.
'I have underestimated the damage dealt by that kid's jutsu. I have to take rest for a while. I never expected to see such a powerful jutsu being used by a kid. This reminds me of Darui. I have to check up on that kid too.'
The third Raikage wipes blood from his mouth and stands up and walks out of his tent to meet with Darui.
Meanwhile, in Konoha's camp,
A medic is tending to Sakumo's wounds as Sakumo lays on a bed. There are some bandages wrapped around Sakumo's body. Ignoring his injuries Sakumo stares in front of him.
Izuna stands in front of Sakumo with a tense expression as Sakumo scolds him,
"Kid, do you know who your opponent was? I am sure you knew about him when you confronted him. But let me reinstate your memory, he is dubbed as the 'Strongest Shield' of the Shinobi World, The strongest Raikage of all times. What would have happened if he decides to attack you?
Let me tell you, you would have been dead before you could blink. I am honestly surprised by your guts."
"Thanks, Uncle Sakumo." Izuna smiles sheepishly as he looks at Sakumo.
"That wasn't a compliment. But from now onwards, don't repeat such an action. Also, I am the Commander of Division here, so call me as such. I don't want anyone to think of it as favoritism. Now go back to your camp. You did well today."
Izuna starts to walks towards the exit of the tent. He stops and turns towards Sakumo as he smiles at him and dashes out of the tent.
"This kid!" Sakumo sighs as he rests on the bed.
The war continues for the next few days. Sunagakure joined the war after the letter from Konohagakure. The war turns in Konoha's favor as Iwagakure is pushed back even further.Konoha gains control over the majority of the Kusagakure. Only a final push is required to score the victory. However, things change with the interference of Kirigakure. Konoha is now flanked from three sides and one of the divisions from the Iwagakure battlefront is sent to the Kirigakure battlefront to intercept them.Meanwhile, at Kumo Battlefront with both commanders sent out of the equation, the situation calmed down a little. The fervor of both sides cooled down a little.I got the opportunity to battle again. With the use of Light Style Jutsu, I nearly become unstoppable. Apparently, Kumogakure prepared a separate Sensor Unit to track me and another Kekkai Genkai team to deal with them.But I am too slippery to be caught by them. This Cat and mouse came with a great harvest for me. I successfully learned two more Kekkai Genkai Nature Transformations.I got to learn Shock release and Swift Release Kekkai Genkais. They are two of the rarest Nature Transformations.Shock Release is a combination of Lightning Release and Earth Release. It is a very powerful nature transformation as the user can create Shockwaves and tremors through the earth. The user can create Earthquakes and avalanches by utilizing more Lightning Chakra in the jutsu and electrocuting the ground and generate seismic waves. A very handy jutsu when fighting on the ground or against earth style users who like to hide underground.Swift Release is more practical and is essentially the Nature Transformation I needed the most. It is a combination of Lightnings Release and Wind Release. By just coating my body in Swift Release Chakra, the speed of my body reaches beyond the speed any single element could produce on its own.My body and senses are still not used to this speed. The very first time I used this Nature Transformation, I was overwhelmed by the speed and crashed into a boulder. Sharingan proves to be a huge boon here. I can keep track of my surroundings with it, but my reflexes can't keep up.I need to train my body a bit more. I believe I will easily become one of the fastest Ninja alive after I gained a hundred percent proficiency in the Swift Release.The third Ninja war isn't a war of Ninja Tactics or strategies. It is a war of Kekkai Genkais. Most of the ninja involved in the war has at least one Kekkai Genkai. This provides them a massive advantage against non-kekkai Genkai users.It is part of the reason why many Kekkai Genkai clans and individuals were hunted by other Ninjas after the war ended in the original story. Kekkai Genkai users are feared by others and out of jealousy, they committed a large scale genocide after the war.'Time to test these new Kekkai Genkais I obtained from the Kumogakure Ninjas. The battlefield is still the best training ground for me. After the continuous killing spree in the previous few days, the meaning of life has twisted in my mind.I look at my blood-soaked hands and sigh as once these hands saved many lives in my previous world. I was a doctor there and now a killer here. What is the meaning of Life? What is the meaning of Death? Such questions start to pop out in my mind. I have lived once and even died once. Maybe after this war, I will able to figure out the true meaning of Life.'I shake my hand to remove distracting thoughts as I focus on the enemy team. A squad of twenty Kumo ninjas is traveling through the forest as they carry supplies to the enemy camp. My task is to intercept them and steal their supplies, afterall both sides lack resources and any extra supply will greatly preserve the fighting prowess of our Village.'Sharingan'I activate my Sharingan and draw out my Chakra Blade.'Light Release: Light Sabre'My Chakra blade turns blue from the heat as it hums and produce high-intensity heat. I bend my body as I get ready to attack the Kumo group.'Swift Release: God Speed'Whizz…swish…I disappear from my place as my body becomes a blur and even my afterimages are blurred by my speed. This incredible speed paired with my perception turns me into an almost Invisible killer. There is only one downside of this jutsu, I can't turn around at such speed. Though there is no tunnel vision for me, still I have to improve my technique to the next level.Swish…Swish…My Chakra blade sliced one enemy after another. By the time any of them could respond, I have already sent half of them to the afterlife. My momentum died after a while as I appeared in front of them."Swift Release, That's a swift Release user. Who is this guy? We have no intel on him." One of the enemy ninjas cries in exasperation."Wait, those eyes, Sharingan. He is an Uchiha clan member of Konoha. But there is no record of any Uchiha with Swift Release." Another ninja shouts incredulously."Wait, that's not important now. For now, we have to stop him from stealing our supplies." Another ninja reminds them.While they were yelling their monologue. I have infused enough Chakra in my hands as I slam them on the ground.'Shock Release: Ground splitter'I slam my hand on the ground as the earth splits apart and engulf five more ninjas. The ground closely shortly leaving no sign of the buried ninja.Using the Kekkai Genkai nature transformation is much efficient than Base Elemental attacks. The Chakra taxation is a little high, but nothing major I can't handle without triggering the sin seal.Only five ninjas remained on the enemy side. At this point, they are terrified of him. I spot a girl among them which seems familiar to me.'The girl has dark-skin and green eyes. She has light grey hair tied into a bun with two bangs that fall on either side of her face. She wore the standard Kunoichi outfit of Kumogakure with black sandals.One of the remaining Ninja shouts to the girl,"Mabui, use your technique to transfer the supply to the camp. We can't allow it to fall in enemies' hands.""Yes, leader. I won't allow our enemies to benefit from our supplies."Mabui makes a Ram hand seal as a blinding light engulfs the supplies and the supplies turn into a bolt of lightning as it travels through the sky.'Heavenly Transfer Technique'"No, you don't." Izuna shouts as he uses 'Swift Release' to appear before them.Before he could strike them, the supplies vanish from the field as they shoot off towards Kumo camp. Mabui slumps on the ground as she ran out of Chakra.The Iwa ninja cheers in elation as they successfully transferred the supplies. However, their elation soon turns in horror as they look at an angry Izuna.Izuna has an angry expression as he looks at Kumo ninjas. He has failed his mission as the Kumo ninjas were successful in transporting the supplies.Izuna points his blade at Kumo ninjas as his blade coats in lightning Chakra. A high concentration of lightning Chakra gathers on the Chakra blade as the sound of many chirping birds echoes in the air.'I will be borrowing your technique for a while, Kakashi-senpai.''Lightning Release: Chidori Lightning Cutter''Gate of Opening open'…Izuna even opens the first gate to increase his speed. He is pretty pissed on the failure of his mission and needs to vent his anger and frustration. These Kumo shinobis happen to be his enemies.Whizz… Swoosh…Izuna disappears in Kumo shinobi's vision. He reappears before them for a brief second before he disappears again. One after another he kills the remaining four Kumo ninjas. His rage has calmed down a bit as he looks at Mabui who defenselessly laid on the ground."I will spare your life for now. Don't cross my path again in this war. Your Raikage spared my life once and I will return the favor. But if you thought of facing me again, then I won't be merciful next time." Izuna leaves Mabui as he flickers back to Konoha's camp.--Inside the Kumo camp,One of the Jounin Commander shouts in anger as he complains,"What happened to our supplies? Why are they so late? Mabui is supposed to arrive with them. She will use her transportation technique to send Raikage-sama back to Kumogakure to meet with elders…"Before he could speak further, a bolt of lightning shots towards his camp as it smashes into his tent and destroys it."Enemy attack! Prepare for combat."Nearby Kumo shinobi goes on alert as they warily look at their commander's camp."Calm down, everyone! It is just our supplies." The jounin commander walks out from the camp as he held onto their supplies."We have an emergency. Our Supply team is intercepted by enemies. Go and search for them." The jounin commander orders his subordinates as he looks towards the forest."I hope you are fine, my daughter."
In the meeting room in Konoha,Various elders and advisers fervently discuss together regarding the next move in battle. The involvement of Kirigakure has greatly pressured Konoha. Involvement of Sunagakure on behalf of Konoha has greatly alleviated pressure from Iwagakure side.So, the village could deploy one of their units to Kirigakure battlefront. The discussion lasts for a while as Hiruzen taps on the table to gather their attention."I have decided to sign a peace treaty with Iwagakure." He announces to all the council members."Hiruzen, you can't decide on such an important decision on your own. We must fork out some benefits from Iwa in this war before we negotiate for peace. We have suffered way too much lost in this war to handle the peace so lightly." One of the Council members rebukes Hiruzen."Hiruzen, if we co-operate with Sunagakure, then we can eliminate most of the power of Iwagakure and even gain control of Kusagakure. With so many resources, our Konoha will surely prosper in the future." Another Council member suggested."Hiruzen, your foolish decision will end with Konoha's loss for no reason. You are naïve! Hiruzen. Did you really believe in the so-called peace treaty of yours? It is nothing but a pipe dream of yours. Only absolute strength can bring true peace. You are too soft, Hiruzen." Danzo rebukes Hiruzen as he disagrees with the notion of peace.Fervour discussions start once again as council members present their opinions to Hiruzen. Hiruzen slams his hand on the table to seek their attention as he yells,"Enough! I have already sent Ino-Shiko-Cho trio with my peace letter to Iwagakure battlefront. I am sure by now they would have delivered the letter. I won't hear any further discussions about this matter anymore. If you don't have any other issues then I dismiss this meeting."Hiruzen walks out of the meeting room despite the protest of Council members.--At Iwa battlefront,Inoichi, Choza and Shikaku arrive at a small gulf between Land of Fire, Land of Stone, and Land of Wind. Shikaku takes out a scroll from his pocket and throws it towards the Jounin commander of Iwagakure."Accept this from the Hokage-sama! Deliver it to Tsuchikage-sama and relay to him, we desire an immediate response."The Jounin commander pockets the scroll as he smirks at the Trio and shouts,"We will give you your answer right here."It is a great opportunity for them to kill the famous trio of Konoha and secure an advantage against Konoha. All of the Iwa Shinobis raise their kunais as they prepare to attack the trio."Sometimes it's best not to be so hasty."A voice interrupts their attack as all of them turns towards the source of the voice.A man with auburn hairs and dark eyes stood on a dune near the Land of Wind border. He wore a simple black jacket with mesh armour underneath. A small canister is strapped to his hip. He crossed his hands in front of his chest as he leads lots of Suna shinobis with him.The Iwa Jounin commander trembles in fear as he speaks,"The Fourth Kazekage?""Why is the hidden sand here?" Another ninja questions as he looks at Kazekage in fear."This is the hidden Sand Territory. It would be unwise to have an incident occur here. The Sand will move accordingly as the Sand. Remember that, whatever you decide to do." The Fourth Kazekage orders his man as all of them gets ready to intercept Iwagakure forces."Scatter!"The Iwagakure Jounin commander orders his men as all of them flickers and retreats from the battlefront."You have our thanks, Kazekage-sama."Shikaku thanks the Fourth Kazekage as he bows in gratitude to him."That's what we agreed upon. I, together with my forces will oversee the successful fulfilment of the Peace treaty and if any incidents were to happen, I would take action in the circumstances." The Fourth Kazekage reassures Shikaku as he retreats with his forces.--Inside the Iwagakure meeting room,Many council members of Iwa gathered around a round table as they discuss the prospect of entering in a peace treaty with Konoha,"What about the request to enter the peace treaty with Konoha?" One of the council members asks."Naturally it will be turned down." Another council member strongly refutes the prospect."Silence!"Third Tsuchikage Onoki bellows as he silences all of the Council members."I am proud of the Unity of the stone. With the pride on our line, we sent a thousand of our shinobi to invade the Land of Fire. And I hear that it took just one of them, the Yellow Flash, to stop the invasion.I engaged with their Hokage ina one-on-one duel and could only end with a tie in battle. With such combat prowess in Konoha's arsenal, our chances of a successful invasion are almost negligible. And that's the reality of it.Our best choice would be to accept the peace treaty and recuperate from our losses. This war has furtherpushed our Land of Stone into poverty. It will take long before Iwagakure would be able to return to its former glory."Onoki folds his arms as he agrees with the peace treaty."Write a peace agreement now and deliver it to Konoha. Also, order all of our forces to retreat from the border. The war is over, at least for us." Onoki floats out of the meeting room as he ignores the ugly expression of council members.--At Kirigakure Battlefront,Minato arrives with a squad to save Kakashi and Rin from Kirigakure ninjas. He arrives on the scene only to see a fainted Kakashi with the dead body of Rin.Minato closes his eyes in griefas a drop of tear drips from his eyes. He quickly hides his tears as he starts to scout the nearby area. After a while, Minato startsto check the body of Rin to find the cause of her death.He notices a gaping hole near Rin's heart and traces of Lightning Chakra. The hand of Kakashi is covered in lots of blood and it didn't take too long for Minato to conclude the cause of Rin's death. He starts to inspect Rin's body and notices a sealing formula on her body. Faint traces of Tailed beast Chakra emits from Rin's body as they dissipate into the surroundings.Minato clenches his fist as he figures out the plan of Kirigakure from hisobservation.Kirigakure kidnapped Rin and sealed the Three-Tails inside her. Theyplanned to unleash the Three-Tails onKonoha through Rin. To save her village, Rin jumped in front of Kakashi's lightning cutter and died by his hands rather than betraying the village.He looks around at the corpses of many Kirigakure. After looking for a while, he still cannot figure out the reason for their deaths. Minato lifts Kakashi and carries him on his shoulders as he moves towards the camp.The invasion plan of Kirigakure has failed and all of their forces start to retreat to their Village. Minato wraps up everything and prepares to depart back to the village and report to Hokage about the incidents regarding three tails.This incident is too big of an issue to be ignored. The involvement of Three-Tails in the fray adds way too manycomplications to the matter.He lays Kakashi inside the camp as he teleports to Konoha. Outside the camp, various rumours regarding Kakashi spreads. Many shinobi calls Kakashi as the 'Friend-killer Kakashi' who killed his teammate for the sake of a mission. The rumours eventually reach theears of other units as it becomes a nick-name for Kakashi.--At Kumo Battlefront,Izuna has become a God of Death as he continues to slaughter various Kumo shinobis relentlessly. The Kumo ninjas have given him the nickname of 'Silent Shinigami', as Izuna silently appears on the battlefield without alerting any Ninja and reaps the lives of his enemies.Another Uchiha clan has become famous on the Battlefield together with the 'Unseen Shinigami'. He is dubbed as 'The Teleporter' by the Kumo ninjas. His speed and proficiency with the 'Body Flicker Technique' is to such an extent that he appears teleporting on the battlefield rather than flickering.This duo has wreaked havoc among Kumo forces. Third Raikage and White Fang has returned to the front lines,and they have clashed many times during thisperiod. None of the forces can get an advantage over the other. Kumo has the advantage of the quality of the ninjas with lots of Kekkai Genkai users.Konoha has the advantage in numbers and their almost flawless tactics, which turn the situation around during dire straits. Kumo had a headache dealing with this situation.They aimed to fish in the troubled water but somehow they have turned into the bait for the very same fish they are supposed to catch.
Insidea private room beside Hokage's office,Hiruzen sits withhisformer team members, Danzo, Homura, and Koharu. A scroll lies on a table in front of them as Hiruzen opens the scroll and read its contents aloud."Iwagakure has agreed to our request of the Peace treaty. Thewar has officially ended on the Iwagakure battlefront.""Well done!" Homura praises Hiruzen."We can breathe a sigh of relief for a while." Koharu also agrees with the prospect.Danzo interrupts the conversation as he addresses them,"Are you satisfied with an agreement like this? We have lost most of our forces in the war to achieve nothing.""Continuing the war any further would be disastrous for the already exhausted Hidden Leaf. It's a step towards finding common ground. Also, we have yet to deal with Kumogakure and this ceasefire by Iwagakure will spare our forces to engage against Hidden Cloud."Hiruzen presents his opinion as he debates with Danzo. Danzo slams his hand on the table as he questions Hiruzen,"How will you take responsibility for this? Your incompetency made Konoha suffer from heavy losses. You need to give a suitable answer to the masses.""I intend to step down as the Third Hokage and have the Fourth Hokage installed," Hiruzen answers to Danzo's question as he looks out of the window at the sculpted faces of Hashirama and Tobirama.'Sensei, it's time for me to pass the Will of Fire to the next generation. I hope Konoha will continue to prosper under the rule of the next Hokage. It's time for me to retire.'Hiruzen sighs as he walks out of the guest room. He enters the Hokage's office as he signals one of the Anbu,"Pass this message to Shikaku,'Iwagakure has agreed with the peace treaty. Ask our forces to retreat from Iwa Battlefront and provide backup at Kumo Battlefront. It is time for us to end this battle.'Also, inform Minato Namikaze to meet me as soon as possible."Anbu member flickers away to inform Shikaku.--Inside an underground building,Danzo sat on his seat as he speaks,"My time has come. I can finally rule the Village. That Hiruzen has degraded the Village after assuming the position of Hokage. Tobirama-sensei should have nominated me as Hokage instead.I will upvote Orochimaru for the position and through Orochimaru, I can control the leaf from Shadows and leadKonoha to a better future where Konoha is the only powerful force of the Shinobi World.I have control over Orochimaru as I know about all of his secrets. Kinoe…Kinoe…"An anbu with a cat mask covered in green, and red intricate marking appeared before Danzo. The Anbu bowed before Danzo as he awaits his order."Kinoe, monitor Orochimaru'swhereabouts. I have taught you personally, don't disappoint me.""Yes, Danzo-sama." Kinoe respectfully replies and flickers away."Orochimaru you made a fine clone of First Hokage Hashirama Senju. Too bad, his powers are lack luster compared to the real deal. Now, all I need is a Mangekyo Sharingan and nine-tails will be under my control. Our Village will be unstoppable after that."Danzo clenches his fist as he thinks about his next plan.--At Kumo Battlefront,The situation turns in Konoha's favor once again as reinforcement arrives from the Iwa Battlefront. Konoha's shinobis start to aim for a direct confrontation as they want to eradicate Kumo forcesonce and for all.Kumo gets flanked from three sides as they are surrounded and have no chance to retreat."I will keep them occupied. All of you retreat." The third Raikage orders his forces as he gets ready to engage Konoha's forces."No, Raikage-sama! We can fight together and push back the enemy.You don't have to stall time for our retreat." Oneof the Jounin commanders advised Third Raikage.''Raikage-sama, I am sure we will be able to think of a solution. We still have the power of Two-Tails and Eight-Tails with us. With two perfect Jinchuriki on our side, I am sure we will turn the tables against Konoha." Another Jounin commander suggested."No! all of you must retreat. Idon't want the forces of Kumogakure to die meaninglessly anymore. We still had a chance when Iwagakure kept Konoha occupied on one front.But with all of Konoha's forces clashing against each other, we no longer have any chance for victory. Konohahasmany great shinobis with great powers. There is Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, the White Fang, and the Three Sannins. Also the recently famous Yellow Flash. We have faint hope for victory.Let me act as the deterrent forceto keep them occupied while all of you retreat safely. A will succeed me as the New Raikage. All of you must support him to your fullest to let Kumogakure flourish."Third Raikage lectured his subordinates as he riled up his Chakra andcoated his body in lightning.'Lightning Release Chakra Mode'The third Raikage jumps amid Konoha forces as he keeps them occupied. The jounin commanders have tearsin his eyes as he looks at the broad back of Third Raikage fighting against enemies.He wipes away his tears as he orders his forces,"Retreat! It is Raikage-Sama's order. We have to retreat safely to our village without any casualties. I don't want Raikage-Sama to meaninglessly die for our sake."'Lightning Release: LightningDragon Jutsu'A large lightning Dragon appears on the battlefield and annihilates numerous Shinobis. The rest of the Shinobis aims their kunai at Raikage as they threw them at him. Thousands of kunailaunches in A's direction as he flickers away.'Lightning Release: Body Flicker'The third Raikage disappears from their vision as he dodges the kunais."Fast! He is too fast for our attacks. We can't even land a single blow on him." Many Shinobis complains as they continue attacking The Third Raikage.'Lightning Style: Lightning Straight'Third Raikage charges towards one of the unit as he smashes in them. Dust and debris rise as he starts to slaughter shinobis one after another.'Wind Style Formation Jutsu: Great Wind Breakthrough''Wind Style: Wind Storm'Many wind style users launch a wide range of co-operation jutsu to counter the lightning style of the Third Raikage. A is pushed back as he maintains his balance. There is no scratch or wound on his body as he shrugs off the jutsu."We are doing no damage to him, we need to launch more powerful attacks." One of the Jounin Commander orders his subordinates.'Black Lightning: Black Panther'A attacks the shinobis with Black Lightning as he annihilates another Squad of Ninjas."Not good, we can't fight him like this. He is desperate to struggle and die here." Another Jounin commander voices his opinion.The fight with the Third Raikagecontinues for another two days as he uses himself as a decoy and faced against the Ten thousand shinobis of Konoha.He eventually falls and dies fromovertaxing his body and Chakra. The exhaustion from the continuous fight for three days claimed his life.--In the Konoha, At the rooftopof Hokage's office,Minato flickers in front of Hiruzenas he bows down to wait for Hokage's orders."I believe that you will carry on the will of fire, Minato. So, I want to entrust you with the future of the Konoha and the Shinobi World.Minato, do you agree to succeedme as the Next Hokage."Minato contemplates for a while before he asks,"Hokage-Sama, do you believe I will be able to shoulder such a heavy responsibility.""I know you can do it. The Willof Fire burns brighter than anyone within you. There will be a council meeting later with various elders and the Fire Daimyo. I will nominate you for the position of the next Hokage during the meeting.""Yes, Hokage-sama. I will do mybest to live up to your expectations."Hiruzen nods as he dismisses Minato.'Now, I have to wait for the news from the Kumo Battlefront. I hope Konoha can score a victory. The third Raikage together with Two-Tails and Eight tails would be a very tough opponent. We would have to sacrifice an arm or leg to take them down.'Hiruzen sighs as he takes outhis pipe and smokes as he gazes at the village.