The war between villages had started. I was locked in a battle with a Kirigakure ninja and as our kunai clashed over and over I couldn't seem to get the advantage in our sparring match, but as I glanced around at the other battles before me I noticed neither could the Akatsuki members. The battle paused when wolves could be heard howling through the forest to our right and what sounded like a stampede coming towards the battle. We braced ourselves with what we thought was an attack by Kirigakure but when I seen a hooded figure standing on the largest wolf I knew exactly where these wolves came from. The hooded figure jumped from the giant wolf and landed in the midst of the battle. He yanked off his cloak and revealed himself to be Soku. The expressions on the Kirigakure ninja turned to fear as he looked at them. Itachi jumped next to Soku but he held out his arm signalling everyone to stay back. We all retreated a few feet as a whirlwind began surrounding him that was powerful enough to rip apart trees. No one had ever seen Soku use this power so we assumed it must be one of the wolves within him.
"Kirigakure, you have betrayed me in a most unforgivable way. I warn you now, you will not make it from this battle alive." Soku was different. It was obviously still him but something about his attitude seemed to be different. He seemed to have more authority, maturity, and more power. This wasn't like him and as I signalled for everyone to completely retreat they looked at me with a knowing look. We pulled our fallen from the battlefield and retreated back to a distance where we could still observe what was happening, but not be caught in the crossfire which would surely hurt Soku once he's come down from his rampage.
The whirlwind began lifting as Soku raised his arm into the air, then he pointed towards the Kirgakure ninja and the whirlwind seemed to go in a direct path towards the ninja. It lifted them in the air and began suffocating them as it spun faster removing the oxygen. We could see them grasping at their throats as they were slowly killed by the massive wind storm. We watched in shock as their bodies fell to the ground in a rainstorm of human corpses. We never knew Soku to be so violent but it appears he's reverted back to what he was originally trained to do: kill. The whirlwind began retreating back towards Soku and Itachi as they stood in the middle of the battlefield. The remaining Kirigakure ninja seemed frightened to step forward in the battle but when Raiden, their now commander, yelled at them they all marched towards us. A smirk could be seen on Soku's lips as he and Itachi looked at each other.
Soku summoned a giant black wolf that rivaled even Kurama's size. They both launched themselves atop the monstrous wolf and an aura of black chakra surrounded them both. Itachi made some handsigns that were hard to see from this distance but when the wolf opened his mouth and a flame came from within I knew he had used the fireball jutsu. Immediately following the fireball, a roar of lightning mixed in with it, and when the ninja were struck it destroyed over half the forest that was behind them. I watched in amazement as the battle was over and Raiden was being held up by Soku who looked to be incredibly pissed off.
"What will you do now, Soku?" He looked over at Jiraiya and sighed.
"I'm not meant to be a normal ninja. I'm not meant to experience love and friendship. I am a monster and have been since the day I was born, and I'm only good for war. I believe it will be better if I retreat into a land far away from any village and rest there until I am needed. Although, I've made many friends and I care so much about each of them, and it would be a shame to leave them." Pein stepped forward and looked at Soku calmly.
"You're always welcomed back with us at the Akatsuki." He smiled and nodded.
"I think, I will go back to the Akatsuki and protect them with all that I have." Soku looked over at us and smiled before giving us a serious expression.
"Let this be known, I appreciate the help in ending the Kirigakure village but should anyone attack an Akatsuki member, you will end up like them." Everyone seemed to nod in a hurry. They were afraid of this wolf demon in front of us and to be completely honest, I couldn't blame them. Soku began walking away with Raiden still in his grasp and soon the rest of the Akatsuki followed him. This war was over because Mei had no one left to attack us but now all that join Kirigakure will hate us for the rest of our lives. That mean many more attacks are to be expected and I'm sure we will be needing Soku's help again in the near future.