AN: Here you go people! Another chapter within a week too! Hope you enjoy it.

"Naruto, what is the plan?" Jiraiya asked his student. He already had a plan and knew what they were going to do, but he figured this would be a good opportunity to test Naruto's skills and battle strategies.

Naruto knew this of course and wasn't going to take the situation or opportunity lightly, any mishap could very well result in his life being taken. "Simply put. Ruthless aggression. Whilst it is important getting the Uchiha back, I don't care if he lives or dies, I care about the comrades that have been sent out, we make sure they are alive and we make sure Jiji and Danzo stay alive too. In an event where a fight is inevitable, Danzo, Tsunade and Jiraiya will have to fight the reanimated Hokage and Orochimaru who's definitely close enough to maintain control over the jutsu. Myself, Shizune, Jiji and anyone who isn't too injured will provide back up or take care of any of the remaining Sound Four which might have survived or if someone like Kabuto appears" Naruto explained as they continued on top of Sokudo, one of Naruto's summon who's said to be the fastest jaguar in the clan and only rivalled in speed by the Cheetah clan.

"Sounds about right and looks like we've come across one of the members, Choji was it?" Jiraiya asked as Sokudo came to a halt whilst Shizune and Tsunade quickly ran their diagnostics and healing jutsus. The whole process took no longer than five minutes as they stabilised him before Tsunade summoned one of her Katsuya slugs.

"Please reverse summon yourself to your other clone in Konoha, he needs rest to build up his chakra again, he also needs nutrients and calories to make up for all sudden weight loss. Be careful with his body please, its very fragile right now" Tsunade explained as Katsuya enveloped Choji's body before dispelling. Naruto and Jiraiya meanwhile had sealed up the body of Jirobo before the group continued their journey.

(A Little While Later)

The process of finding the other Genin and healing them up continued until all of them were round up, the last one being Shikamaru who explained that the Sandaime and Danzo continued up ahead a short while before they arrived, so should still be able to catch up to them.

"Something isn't right, I thought Jiji was basically unable to be a shinobi anymore? Yet he's out here willing to fight two absolute monsters of Shinobi as well as the possibility of Orochimaru and any other back up. This isn't adding up" Naruto questioned as they continued ahead.

"I think Danzo has something to do with this. According to Shikaku one of the reasons they had to send out a team before the two of them went was to prepare for the chase and fight. I wouldn't be surprised if Danzo used some sort of trick or scheme to get Sarutobi-sensei up to par" Jiraiya explained and picked up the speed, his worry for his sensei increasing.

The group had to split apart as bone spears suddenly appeared from the ground and rose to nearly impale them on the trees.

"You'll go no further" a pale teenager said as he stood in a clearing facing the small group, "Orochimaru-sama wanted some alone time with the other two, no interruptions" he added as he pulled out two bone swords from his body.

"What the fu – ah we don't have time for this. You guys go ahead and provide support and back up, I'll deal with this freak" Naruto said as he formed hundreds of clones to surround him and obscure his vision as the others went around.

"What is your name boy, I would like to know the name of my next victim?" the bone user replied as he entered a stance.

"Isn't it complimentary to give your name first before asking such a question?" Naruto asked as the clones also entered into their Kage Giman style.

"The name is Kimimaro Kaguya" and with that, the battle started as Kimimaro dove headfirst into the sea of clones. The real Naruto was in a meditative pose in the meantime, going through his clones' memories which were dispelling at an alarming rate.

'He's good, his fighting stance and capabilities are amazing! I can't even get close to him without being impaled by his bones, it is almost like Gaara's automatic sand defence' Naruto thought excitedly at the prospect of fighting such an opponent. Withdrawing his clones to prepare for the plan he made up, Naruto chose to test the strength of Kimimaro's bones by firing multiple fire balls at him, which he dodged easily before his clones got involved and forced Kimimaro to jump into the air to avoid the latest onslaught of fireballs.

"Gotchu" Naruto said as he appeared in front of Kimimaro in the air with a Rasengan, only for Kimimaro's ribs to sprout out and impale Naruto's arm, however instead of blood and pain, Naruto simply smiled before exploding in Kimimaro's face. "Man I love exploding clones" Naruto said from below as he watched Kimimaro's body crash into the ground.

His victory was short lived as a foul and malicious aura spread from Kimimaro's body as he got up. His bones, once again, seemed completely fine, although there was some charring on his skin. However, that quickly disappeared as black markings spread across Kimimaro's body, which Naruto identified as the first stage of the curse seal, based on what Jiraiya told him and the bodies the sealed away, or captured in Tayuya's case since she was still alive, it was deemed her genjutsu capabilities could prove useful to Naruto.

"Enough playing around, you will die now" Kimimaro said as bones began sprouting all over his body and he ran full speed at Naruto, however his clones once again quickly got in the way. This time though, they were being dispelled at an even faster rate as Kimimaro was shooting his knuckles and fingertips and other bone projectiles all around him, the few clones that did manage to get close, weren't even able to touch Kimimaro due to his ribcage protecting his front and back as well as his 'dances' which involved Kimimaro spinning around a lot and adding unpredictability to his fight.

All of a sudden, the clones dispelled in plumes of smokes as snakes began attacking and leaping at Kimimaro who was either impaling them or dodging them until they began forming in front of him into the shape of none other than Orochimaru himself. Instantly Kimimaro kneeled down and withdrew his bones, his bowed low to his master.

"Orochimaru-sama, what are you doing here? Has the vessel arrived safely?" Kimimaro asked, without looking up.

"Kukuku, don't worry about the vessel Kimimaro-kun. I'm here for you. My spies have informed me you betrayed us. How very disappointing of you, I expected more from you, after everything I had done for you. No matter, you know the rules." Orochimaru said as he pulled out a kunai, ready to plunge it into Kimimaro's throat. Kimimaro in the meantime, had his head down the whole time as tears were openly falling from his eyes. He knew he hadn't betrayed Orochimaru, but he also knew better than to try and talk back or explain, once Orochimaru had made up his mind, there was no going back, any sort of resistance or disobedience would only have resulted in more torture and pain. That was until he noticed the kunai which was heading towards him and realised something wasn't right.

Jumping backwards quickly, Kimimaro stabbed himself in thigh, forcing his bones to stay in as the imagery of Orochimaru suddenly disappeared, however Kimimaro still stood on his own in the clearing he previously fought in. Growing infuriated quickly, the curse seal markings continued spreading before his chakra exploded.

"ENOUGH!" Kimimaro screamed as his chakra broke the second genjutsu he was under and Naruto appeared standing a short distance away from Kimimaro who had by now undergone his full transformation into stage 2 of the curse seal.

"I see you broke out of my Hidden Nightmare jutsu huh? Humour me, what was it that gave it away? You managed to tell it was genjutsu before you entered the second stage of the curse seal." Naruto asked curiously as Kimimaro got into a stance and pulled out his spine with one hand to form a lance or whip of sorts whilst his other arms transformed into a drill of sorts.

"I guess since you're about to die, it won't matter whether I tell you or not. It was the kunai. Orochimaru doesn't use kunais to kill or torture his victims. Its either his sword or his snakes, especially Manda. Enough talking" Kimimaro said as he advanced on Naruto. Within the first couple of seconds, Naruto noticed the difference from Kimimaro's previous state to his current one. He was slower and his bones weren't coming out anymore to cover his open spaces, instead, his attacks packed a lot more strength in them. The addition of the spine whip, his tail and the new drill has also begun to cause Naruto different issues from before. He would dodge the massive drill just for the lance to wrap around his arm or leg and drag him back or if he tried to attack his blind spots from behind, his tail would simply swat him away.

This was once again the case when Kimimaro wrapped his whip around Naruto's ankle and was pulling him towards him when Naruto decided to form a Rasengan and grind the whip away until he was able to break free. Getting an idea, Naruto formed another Rasengan and launched himself at Kimimaro. As he expected, he was met with the bone drill but Naruto was hoping that was the case as he wanted to test its durability. Surprisingly, the drill held out for most of it, with Naruto only being able to grind away a little of the top but not enough to destroy it or reach Kimimaro's arm.

"Damn, these are some tough ass bones" Naruto smiled as he jumped back. Overall, neither shinobi managed to get the upper hand, with Naruto being faster and more agile and thus evading most of Kimimaro's hits whilst Kimimaro was able to keep Naruto at bay due to his weaponry although the whip is now gone but the drill has reformed itself. Naruto's smile only grew wider when a distant 'pop' was heard as one of Naruto's clones dispelled itself. Going through a couple of hand signs, which Kimimaro tried to stop by launching himself at Naruto although he was too slow, Naruto slammed his hands on the floor before yelling "Uzumaki Fuinjutsu: Eternal Prison" which caused Kimimaro to freeze all of a sudden as a massive sealing array appeared throughout the whole clearing.

"W-w-when?" Was all Kimimaro was able to utter due to the strain on his body, even moving his lips was extremely difficult and required all of his focus and efforts. He wasn't able to even twitch his fingers to fire a bone at Naruto.

"Oh, way back when I first formed the clones to allow the others to escape. I knew I needed to save most of my chakra and endurance for later on, so I wasn't able to afford wasting it on you. Instead, you're captured in one of my strongest fuinjutsus belonging to the Uzumaki clan" Naruto explained as he began walking away and past Kimimaro, "it's a jutsu which requires some time to set up but it will run as long as the 'pillars', so to speak, have chakra. Usually, the Uzumaki used inanimate objects which had chakra absorbing qualities so could technically run forever. However, you'll have Kyuubi enhanced clones as the pillars, so next big thing. So, unless I die in the next fight, you're going to be here for a very long time. See ya!" Naruto finished off as he began heading towards the group.

'NO! NOT LIKE THIS! I CAN'T DISAPPOINT OROCHIMARU-SAMA!' Kimimaro thought as he tried to struggle with no success and blood began to escape his mouth, 'Its caught up t me, I guess I'll have to use it. I'm sorry Juugo, I'm sorry Orochimaru-sama that I wasn't more use to you' Kimimaro thought, resigning his fate to this battle.

'DANCE OF THE SEEDLING FERN'Kimimaro thought as hundreds of bone spikes began to rise from the ground. Kimimaro was still stuck in place though until the stationary clones were impaled as the bone forest grew more.

"Gravity Seal: Kai" Naruto yelled as his gravity seals were released in order to dodge the bones which were heading his way in an unpredictable manner. This continued for a few seconds until the whole clearing and some of the surrounding area was covered in bones. Naruto himself had a few torn pieces of clothing and some cuts which were already healing but overall he was fine. "Damn, this guy is really good, if it wasn't for the gravity seals, I might have really turned into Swiss cheese" Naruto said out loud as he allowed himself a moment of rest.

It really was just a moment as Naruto quickly jumped away as Kimimaro formed in the bone behind him. Forming a quick clone and charging up his attack, Naruto intended to end this once and for all as both ninjas launched at each other.

"Dance of the Clematis: Flower"

"Rasengan"

The difference this time was that Naruto's Rasengan was powered by his clone infusing it with some wind chakra transforming it into the unstable state. However, this time Naruto was able to power through Kimimaro's bone drill before impacting straight into his chest sending him flying back into one of the bone spears. This time though, Kimimaro didn't get up and Naruto ran to where the sounds of explosions grew louder, his arm limply by his side as the Kyuubi began trying to heal it.

(In The Valley of The End)

Arriving in the valley, Naruto questioned just how useful he could be in this situation. Most of the valley was destroyed with pieces of rocks and trees laid everywhere. The reanimated Tobirama was currently engaged in a taijutsu battle between the duo of Hiruzen and Danzo, his old students. Naruto noticed similar markings to the Sound Four on the skin of the duo, which could explain how the two of them were even able to stand, let alone fight. Orochimaru and Hashirama meanwhile were engaged in a fight with Jiraiya and Tsunade, but once again, they looked different. Jiraiya had two toads on his shoulders whilst Tsunade had similar black markings originating from her forehead. The Konoha shinobi were all battered and bruised whilst the two reanimated Hokage were obviously fine, seeing how they can't be damaged. Even Orochimaru, although he didn't have a scratch on him physically, he was visibly out of breath and beginning to pant quite hard, the exhaustion settling in from using his Body Replacement Jutsu.

Behind all of the fighting, was a small container which was sealed off whilst a malicious aura was radiating from it. Considering the situation he was in, Naruto figured this was where Sasuke was being kept. He was trying to decide on the priority of the mission here, his comrades were safe and sound, now it was just figuring out whether or not to try and steal the container and try to return with the group or to engage in the fighting to try and give an upper hand. His decision was taken from him as the pair of Hiruzen and Danzo were kicked away before Tobirama chased down Hiruzen's form ready to cut his head off when Naruto intervened and blocked the small tanto strike from the second Hokage. He was forced onto the defensive though as Tobirama's strength easily overpowered Naruto's and pushed him down to one knee.

The momentary intervention was all that was needed for Danzo to return and kick Tobirama away. Regrouping, the two aged shinobi shared a look, both prepared for the next and final stage of the fight.

"Naruto-kun, thank you for your help. I would have been a goner otherwise. Listen, we need your help to end this. We'll be fine but all you need to do is get Hashirama-sama to fight us instead of Tsunade-chan and Jiraiya-kun and we'll end this fight." Sarutobi explained as he got up with slightly shaky legs, the effects of whatever they have done starting to wear off.

"I don't like the sound of that, what are you planning on doing here?" Naruto asked cautiously as he kept an eye on the second Hokage who was just watching them.

"We don't have time for questions boy, we're running out of time. Make sure you get it done and get it done QUICK!" Danzo said as he coughed some blood but maintained his posture as he stood by his old teammate.

Not wanting to waste any more time, Naruto created a horde of clones, a plan already in mind. Whilst they began to carry out their orders, Naruto appeared beside Jiraiya and Tsunade.

"What in the hell happened to you ero-sensei?! How are you going to get any women looking like that?! Granny, you look kinda hot with these tattoo-like markings, it's a shame it's all a genjutsu huh?" Naruto teased, trying to lighten the situation a little. It worked slightly as Jiraiya grew a small smile on his face and chose to respond before Tsunade could.

"You little brat, can't wait for our next training session" he began, as Naruto turned a few shades paler, "not that I don't enjoy seeing you but what are you doing here? This fight is way above your skillset. You should take the container and just run back to village" Jiraiya explained.

"Nope, no can do. Jiji has a plan, all I need from you and granny is to distract Orochimaru, I'm going to grab the first Hokage's attention and bring him over to that side. I'm not going to lie, I think it will be a suicidal idea from the two of them but they've made up their mind" Naruto explained with a serious expression.

"Jiraiya, you take care of Orochimaru for a little bit. I'm going to support the brat against my grandfather. He might be taking it easy on us but he could very well kill him by accident" Tsunade explained as she watched the clones surround and separate Orochimaru from Hashirama, however it was short lived as both shinobi slammed their hands on the ground before yelling.

"Summoning: Manda!"

"Wood Release: Nativity of a World of Trees"

"GO NOW!" Tsunade yelled as both Manda and a swarm of trees began to destroy the clones almost instantly.

Having dispatched of the clones, Manda set his eyes on the group, only for him to have to dodge the tanto belonging to Gamabunta which was summoned by Jiraiya who had released his senjutsu for now. Hashirama was about to support Orochimaru until he also was forced to jump back the chakra enhanced leg drop of Tsunade.

"Ooooh Tsu-chan! You're back! Who's your friend? He seems strong!" Hashirama smiled as he eyed the new addition to the fight.

"My name is Naruto Namikaze Uzumaki, the current host to the Kyuubi and recently appointed Tokubetsu Jonin" Naruto explained in a respectful manner as he bowed to the first Hokage.

"Amazing to see one so young be so strong! I hope your life wasn't too hard on you with the burden of being a jinchuriki. I'm sorry we can't talk much longer, the snake is commanding me to attack, so get ready!" Hashirama said as he entered into his battle stance.

"What's the plan brat? What did sensei and the old geezer tell you? Also, my grandfather might only be at about 30% of his power but me and Jiraiya have been struggling as it was anyways, so don't die" Tsunade explained as she eyed her grandfather.

"We just need to get him next to his brother apparently, I have a plan to keep him there, but you need to help me send him that way with your strength, my genjutsu abilities or jinchuriki abilities won't be of much help here" Naruto explained as he began forming clones to engage with Hashirama whilst he disappeared into the ground. Tsunade, meanwhile, joined the clones in order to press Hashirama backwards and towards her great-uncle.

What followed were coordinated attacks between Tsunade and the clones with weaponry being launched by Naruto from the different shadows. Hashirama meanwhile wasn't struggling to dodge or deflect the attacks, instead he was holding his ground quite well. That was until the Naruto clones pulled back and allowed Tsunade to engage in a taijutsu battle with him whilst they provided jutsu support. Once again though, Hashirama wasn't budging much until Naruto managed to surprise him momentarily by grabbing his ankles from below, the split-second lapse of focus allowed Tsunade to round house kick her grandfather towards the other fight.

"Well, guess we'll have to wait your students then. How are they holding up Tobi-kun? How's the little monkey doing?" Hashirama asked his brother as he was reforming his torso from Tsunade's kick. Tobirama meanwhile was regenerating his arm from his latest battle with his students. Not being controlled to attack right this minute, the former Hokage allowed for Tsunade to heal up Danzo and Hiruzen, who were on their last legs, as Naruto appeared from within their shadows.

"Naruto. I need your help to end this" Danzo whispered to Naruto whilst Tsunade was healing Hiruzen at the time, "you need to prevent Tsunade and Hiruzen from joining this fight now. I've got a way to finish them off once and for all but it's a technique that would endanger their lives. So, make sure all of you are away from me." Danzo explained.

"It will be done, wait for me to have formed my clones, I have an idea." Naruto offered, already having an idea in mind. Stepping behind Tsunade and the Third Hokage, Naruto put a hand on both of their shoulders as he whispered something in their ear. "Okay guys, I have a plan but you'll have to trust me, okay?" Naruto asked as he received two nods. "I'm sorry" he added as he called out.

"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu"

"Gravity Seal: Fuin"

As soon as the shadow clones were formed, Danzo had rushed forward ready to engage with the reanimated Hokage. Tsunade and Hiruzen were about to join when Naruto had applied the gravity seal to its highest level, knowing anything less wouldn't even slow them down. Hiruzen struggled a bit longer to get it off him due to his frailer body whereas Tsunade, with her Strength of Hundred seal, managed to shrug it off almost instantly. However, once again, the momentary distraction was all that was needed for Naruto's next stage of the plan.

"Uzumaki Fuinjutsu: Guardian Dome"

The dome formed around the reanimated Hokage, Danzo and the clones whilst Naruto, Tsunade ad Hiruzen were caught outside of it. Whilst the combined efforts of Tobirama and Hashirama were cutting down clones at an alarming rate, Danzo continued on with the plan and ate a small pill causing him to cough up blood.

"It is over. Reverse Tetragram Sealing Jutsu" Danzo said in a resigned tone, knowing this was it as symbols began appearing on his chest before everything began being sucked into the seal. Both Hashirama and Tobirama, were fighting the urge to keep fighting, which was possible as Orochimaru was now once again being tag teamed by Tsunade and Jiraiya, which allowed them to be sealed away with the clones as the dome had been released once the final clone was also dispelled.

"You can rest now, my old friend" Hiruzen said solemnly as he gave a small quick prayer over Danzo's body who died with a smile on his face, dying for the sake of village, his definition of a true shinobi. Naruto meanwhile was beginning to head towards the container, hoping to make sure the mission is a success in every way. Just short of reaching it, the container exploded and sent Naruto hurling backwards, grabbing the attention of everyone else as Sasuke escaped the container, his curse seal level 2 being active.

"This power! Its amazing!" Sasuke grinned out gleefully as he was flapping his wings to test it out. Seeing Naruto's downed form, Sasuke chose to capitalise on it by forming a Chidori, looking to impale Naruto and finish this off once and for all. He was intercepted by Jiraiya who managed to kick Sasuke away and into one of the walls before following him there to keep him away from Orochimaru and Naruto for the time being.

"This is the last time you and the brat get in my way!" Orochimaru yelled as he hurled a bunch of snakes at Tsunade to distract her and impair her vision as he launched himself at Naruto's downed form, the sword of Kusanagi appearing out his mouth looking to remove the constant thorn at his side. What he wasn't ready for though was his old sensei jumping in between, the sword impaling him instead and lodging itself into the ground behind him. "Well, I was going to go for you next, but I guess you really wanted to die huh?" Orochimaru managed to say with the sword still connected to his mouth, the grin still visible on his face somehow.

"I was going to die anyways sooner or later, the older generation will happily lay down their life for the next generation to allow them to inherit the will of fire" Hiruzen groaned out as Orochimaru stuck the sword deeper into his sensei.

"No problem that can be happily arranged!" Orochimaru exclaimed gleefully, keeping his eye contact on his dying sensei, "if the wound won't kill you, the poison definitely will and once you're no more, your little future prodigy will be next before I ransack the village" Orochimaru said as his grin grew wider. However, his grin turned into an expression of worry as the Third Hokage gained a small smile on his face.

"You fool, you never learn, do you? Your hubris will be the end of you" Hiruzen said as he formed the final seal he's been moulding, Orochimaru's eyes growing wide, his worried expression turning into fear as he tried to withdraw his sword but Hiruzen held on to him.

"Sealing Jutsu: Reaper Death Seal" Hiruzen finished off as the ghostly pale form of the God of Death appeared behind him. Orochimaru wasn't able to see the Shinigami yet but the air turning colder and the accepted look in his sensei's eyes gave Orochimaru a worried feeling deep in his gut. Speaking of his gut, his fears were proven correct, when he felt something reach into his gut as the form of the Shinigami became visible to his eyes, his whole body freezing up as fear consumed his very soul.

"You fool! Let go of me! You're not going to be able to stop me like this! You're dying!" Orochimaru yelled out, trying his hardest to escape. However his sensei wouldn't let go and even took a step forward to ensure Orochimaru couldn't pull the sword out and escape.

"You've done enough damage, you arrogant brat. I should have killed you all those years ago. I was naïve and let my love for you blind me, it's a mistake that has cost the lives of many of Konoha's ninjas" Hiruzen said as the tug for Orochimaru's soul continued for a few seconds, "You are lucky though, it does seem like in my weakened state I can't rid the world of you once and for all. I will make sure though to take away the thing you're most proud of. Your ability to mould jutsus! FUIN!" Hiruzen yelled as the Shinigami made the cut and sealed the deal he was summoned for before disappearing, the form of the Third Hokage falling back with a smile on his face, as Orochimaru managed to finally pull his sword back into his mouth.

Orochimaru's day went from worse to horrific as Tsunade roundhouse kicked him into the remainder of the stone wall as Jiraiya had also kicked Sasuke into the same wall at the same moment. Regurgitating his body again, Orochimaru was horrified to find his arms still unusable and his latest vessel unconscious with broken bones as his curse seal was receding. His sound four were dead, one of his greatest warriors in Kimimaro was dead, his two secret weapons in the reanimated Hokage were sealed away and his new vessel was damaged and all he managed to do was kill two aged Shinobi towards the end of their life anyways. Disastrous. His only saving grace was Tsunade also deactivating her Strength of a Hundred seal and calling Jiraiya back towards her.

"Orochimaru! Mark my words, I'm not our sensei. I do not share the same love for you as he did and if it wasn't for the losses we have suffered and the state of the village right now, I would have hunted you down myself to the end of the world. The next time you will encounter any of us, it will be your last meeting with a Konoha shinobi. You are marked for death, I swear it on my name as Tsunade Senju, the Godaime Hokage of Konoha!" Tsunade said as she reinforced her voice with chakra and watched as Orochimaru swallow Sasuke before disappearing.

"Jiraiya, do you have enough chakra left to summon a toad to get us out of here?" Tsunade asked as Jiraiya simply nodded before summoning a large enough toad for the group before picking up the body of his student and sealing away the body of his sensei and Danzo. "Good, let's go, there's a lot to do".

AN: Let me know what you guys think of the fights and how things developed! Just remember please, that Naruto is a smarter fighter, not every fight is going to be jutsu spamming and loud screaming. Especially with him becoming a genjutsu expert, his fights will be sneakier and smarter.

Also, I didn't want to focus too much on the fight at the valley – think of a mix between the fight Hiruzen

In terms of Danzo and Hiruzen, what did you guys think there with them? I felt it was an appropriate end of the two of them, dying for the village and the younger generation.