Episode 67: Suicide Division

"They're going to directly attack the Akatsuki base? That's suicide!" Cried the Tsuchikage.

"Hence the name." Gaara stated.

"Of course, unlike the other divisions, people won't be assigned to this one. The only way they can join is if they sign up for it." Mifune stated.

"Seems reasonable." Gaara nodded.

"We're putting our soldiers at an unnecessary risk!" The Tsuchikage insisted.

"When you put out a fire," The Kinkage said. "You take it out from the base. That is the fastest way to put it out. If we don't take out the Akatsuki then their numbers will just keep going up, and up and up, and our numbers will decrease. Kenpachi is the strongest Shinobi from my village. That's how he earned the name Kenpachi- from loving fighting the most and killing the most people."

"And he was fast enough to teleport behind even me." Said A.

"I'm afraid that wasn't the Teleportation Jutsu, Lord A. That was just his basic speed."

"What...?" A's eyes widened.

"Fine." The Tsuchikage begrudgingly agreed.

"Are we in agreement, then?" Asked the Mizukage.

"If any of these terms do not fit one of your needs, say so no or forever hold your peace." The Kinkage joked.

Just then, Kenpachi walked up.

Everyone stood up at once.

"Kenpachi, what are you doing?" Asked Tatsuzo.

"Naruto. What position is he going to be in?"

"What are you talking about, Zaraki?" Asked the Tsuchikage.

"What position is Naruto going to play in this war?" Kenpachi walked up to the table.

"How did you get here without being noticed?" A asked him.

"I ran here. Now answer my question."

"Naruto and B are going to be put in hiding." Stated Sachi.

Kenpachi growled. "I want Naruto to be in the same Squad that I'm in."

"No." Tsunade looked really serious. "You and Naruto are too much alike- you're going to corrupt him even more than you already have."

"Naruto Uzumaki is NOTHING like me! I am a demon! I had to fight to live. And ever sense I've enjoyed fighting. I've been treated like a demon- avoided like the plague for the longest time. Naruto is not a demon. I don't give a damn the source of his power came from- it doesn't make a difference. But he's still treated the same way I am. He's going to become just like me- unless I help him. To avoid making another me... I need to take him under my wing."

"Do you understand that Naruto is the main goal of the enemy? If they catch him, then it's game over." Tsunade shot back.

"Then I'll just protect him."

"It's not that simple."

"Why isn't it?"

"ENOUGH!" Growled the Raikage. "The Jinchiriki are going to a safe place, and you have no authority to say otherwise!"

Kenpachi went for his sword.

"Kenpachi." Tatsuzo said calmly. "You don't need to do this. Naruto will be safe, and that's all that matters."

His shoulders relaxed, and then his arm fell to his side.

"I apologize for interrupting your meeting."

"SIR!" Cried one of A's subordinates. "There's an intruder in the Village!"

Kenpachi turned to face her.

"Is it this swordsman?" The Raikage asked.

"He's one of them, but the other is a Takdesu!"


The Akatsuki were all together- only eight of them being as Konan was recently killed by Tobi.

"We need a replacement for Konan." Ordered Tobi.

"Well, we just received a new recruit." Stated White Zetsu. "His name is Yhwach Bach. He is not affiliated with any village, and he has a lot of followers. He even filled up our Takdesu."

Tobi nodded. "What is his power?"

"He can see the future."

"See the future, huh?" Grimmjow mumbled.

"Grimmjow." Tobi said.

"What do you want?"

"I have a job for you once the war starts."

That piqued his interest. "And what's that?"

"I want you to find Hidan's body. And then dig it up."

Grimmjow nodded. "Hidan, huh..."

"Yes, Hidan. Don't worry, any of you. He won't replace any of you as Akatsuki- but if any of you die he'll take your place then."

"So what do we do now?" Asked Gin, with his creepy grin on his face. "If the war starts, the Jinchuriki are either going to be put in hidding, or they're going to be in the war- and if they're in the war they're just going to be another face in the crowd. What's the next play, boss?"

"Yhwach wanted to show the power one of his followers- to attack the Cloud Village."

"Oh?" Gin's grin went away for a second. Oh no. He thought. All of the Kage are there- if they get killed... Damn it. I can't do anything yet, I'll get killed because it'd be nine to one.


"What will we do?" Asked the girl to the Raikage.

"I'll handle it." Kenpachi turned. "I'll do it- as an apology for coming here."

"Kenpachi you can't-" Tatsuzo said.

"No." Said the Tsuchikage. "Demonstrate your strength, Kenpachi. I want to see you in action."

`Kenpachi was standing on a path, his sword on his shoulder. All of the Kage were hiding elsewhere, along which each of their followers.

An old man walked towards him. He was wearing a bartender's uniform and he had a golden pocket watch in his right hand.

"Sorry to disappoint you." Kenpachi said. "But you're path ends here."

"I'm afraid I'm going to ask you to move, or I'm going to have to kill you."

Kenpachi gripped his sword. "I am Kenpachi Zaraki. Have you heard my name?"

"I have. The name of Kenpachi has deep roots- there has been four generations of them- each of them have spread hell through out the lands."

"Four? There's only been three."

Ignoring him, the man gripped his watch. "You stand in my way- therefore I am forced to fight you." He made a hand sign. "Time tells no lies."

He started glowing, and he began to turn giant, and his skin turned green. He looked like the Hulk, but with a white coating over his right arm and left leg.

"What is that?" The Raikage growled. "No one would be able to take that monster out without getting seriously injured, we have to help him."

"Just watch." Tatsuzo said.

Kenpachi looked up at him, unamused.

"Your name Kenpachi means nothing when I'm in this form! As you can see... I've transformed into the strongest-"

Kenpachi flicked blood off of his sword, and sheathed it.

Suddenly Giriko split in half a vertical cut slashing him in half.

Gaara's eyes widened.

Kenpachi turned to them. "I did not mean to do that, sorry. It's been harder and harder to hold back sense Unohana..."

The Tsuchikage nodded. "Right. He is strong enough to lead the Suicide Division."

Kenpachi nodded to the Kage. "I'll go back to the Steel now. And if Naruto gets killed... I'm coming for you, Raikage."

"Is that threat?" The Raikage asked.

Kenpachi was already gone.

"Kenpachi..." Gaara mumbled, remembering when he would kill people to remind himself he was alive. "Is just like a Tailed Beast."


Notes: I've noticed that almost three weeks in a row I've only written one chapter of Kenpachi in Naruto a week. So I've decided to decease production to one chapter a week. And I'm going to hiatus a story that I'm not so fond of (Devil Flame, for those of you following all of my stories).

Also, I am unsure of what I am going to do during the of the Forth Shinobi War Countdown- most of the focus was on Naruto training with Killer B. Which I am not going to focus on because Naruto isn't the main character of this story- though he'll be a main stay in the war still- albeit not as effective as he was in canon. If you have any suggestions then I'd gladly take them. I was rather skip an entire arc, if I can help it. Please suggest any ideas if you have any, but if you don't have any it's cool.

I wasn't quite sure which spelling I should go with between Yuha and Yhwach (it differs from translation), and the wikia spells Yhwach but the actual translation is Yuha. But because I spell the Captain of the Second Squad's name as Sui-Feng- which is the Chinese version of the spelling her name but the romanized version of her name is SoiFong. The German spelling would be Yhwach- while the romanized version is Yuha. So I

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