-1The start of the Chuunin Exams was taking place in Konoha and many important people were gathering at the stadium to watch the combatants fight each other. The Third Hokage was sitting on top of a building on a balcony with a bodyguard standing behind him. The Fourth Kazekage was approaching the Hokage along with two of his own bodyguards. The two village leaders greeted each other and the Fourth Kazekage sat down in his chair. The Third Hokage then stood up and announced the start of the Chuunin Exams.
The first match was between Naruto and Neji. The fight was long and quite impressive when Naruto began to use the chakra of the Kyubi. The Hyuga was defeated and the match was over. The next match was between Sasuke and Gaara. Sasuke increased his speed dramatically during the month and was going faster than the sand which protected Gaara. Sasuke managed to use his Chidori on Gaara and Gaara was wounded. It was then when the invasion began.
The vast majority of the audience fell asleep to the technique which Kabuto used. The bodyguard protecting the Hokage was killed by the two owned by the Kazekage. The Sound Four emerged and placed their barrier jutsu around the perimeter of the rooftop. Orochimaru revealed himself and was now talking to the Third. Sasorimaru knew this was the time and him along with the other seven members raced to the rooftop. Anko told the ANBU which were standing there that they were there to help the Hokage.
"You know what to do. Go." Sasorimaru said as his team split up. To take care of the Sound Four, one of the four had to be injured to release the barrier. This was where Zaku and Dosu came in. They went to where Sakon and Ukon were and Dosu used his melody arm to harm Sakon. The barrier was dispelled for a short time allowing Sasorimaru, Anko, Jugo, Suigetsu, Tobi, Dosu and Zaku inside. The ANBU remained outside to fight off any interruptions. Aradam remained outside as well. The Sound Four seeing that enemies were inside the barrier, created shadow clones to hold the barrier while they fought off the intruders. There was no sense in making a barrier behind them with Dosu just dispelling it.
Dosu and Zaku prepared themselves against Sakon and his brother. Zaku blasted Sakon away but Ukon emerged next to him. Just as he was about to merge with Zaku, Dosu hit him with his sound waves and Ukon fell to the floor. Dosu kept the two brothers down while Zaku killed them.
Jugo went to fight Jirobo. Jirobo activated his cursed seal and lunged himself towards Jugo. Jugo used his abilities and easily dispatched Jirobo.
"Another one using the cursed seal improperly. This will be fun." Jugo said as he was getting pumped up. When Jirobo got up and activated his second form, Jugo was now all psyched up and charged at Jirobo. Jugo hit him hard in the chest with his arm, which was transformed into a giant claw, and Jirobo flew back. The cursed seal on him receded and Jirobo was knocked out. Jugo however was not satisfied and when on ahead to finish him off. Jugo crushed his head and Jirobo was killed in an instant. Jugo was about to go off and kill others when Sasorimaru activated a seal which he put on Jugo earlier to stop his murderous urges.
Suigetsu went with the sword which Zabuza previously owned and stood in front of Tayuya. Suigetsu swung his sword at her but Tayuya jumped back and began to play her flute. Suigetsu then was trapped in a genjutsu and couldn't move. Tayuya walked over to Suigetsu and took a kunai from his pouch and stabbed Suigetsu in the heart. But Tayuya was shocked when Suigetsu turned into water.
"Damn it. A water clone huh." Tayuya said as she looked around to find Suigetsu. But the water where Suigetsu was began to rise and surround Tayuya. It created a bubble around her and Suigetsu appeared next to the bubble with one of his arms merged with the bubble.
"Water style: Water Prison Jutsu." Suigetsu said as Tayuya began to choke on the water. Within minutes, Tayuya was dead as well.
Kidomaru looked around at his team mates and saw that they were in trouble. But before he could move, a man with an orange mask stood in his way.
"I guess you are my opponent. I just want to apologize now for what I will do to you." Tobi said as Kidomaru began to laugh.
"You think you can do something? Just try." Kidomaru said as he spit web at Tobi. Tobi jumped put of the way and activated a jutsu.
"Earth Style: Mud Wall Jutsu." Tobi said as a wall of earth appeared in front of him blocking more web. "Earth Style: Mud Arm Jutsu." Tobi then said as an arm appeared on the side of the wall where Kidomaru was. Tobi then moved his arm around and the mud arm copied the movements. Kidomaru began to dodge and bit his thumb and formed a seal. A puff of smoke appeared and in its place was a giant spider. Kidomaru jumped on its back and the spider attacked the arm and the wall. Tobi began to evade the spider and appeared behind Kidomaru and formed another set of seals.
"Thunder Style: Electric Paralysis Jutsu." Tobi said as a medium sized radius of electricity surrounded Tobi and hit both Kidomaru and the giant spider. The spider poofed away while Kidomaru dropped to the floor. "Unlike a normal paralysis jutsu, this one actually harms the opponent before paralyzing them. Now watch this new move I just learned about fifteen minutes ago." Tobi said as he formed seals. When he finished, nothing happened. "Strange. My hand was supposed to light up in lightning. Oh well, then I will do it another way." Tobi said as he shrugged and took out a kunai and stabbed it in Kidomaru. Kidomaru died on the spot.
When all four of the Sound Four died, their shadow clones dispersed and the barrier was released. Orochimaru saw this but wouldn't allow the Hokage to escape. But when he was about to activate a barrier jutsu, he felt two familiar chakra flows.
"So you plan on betraying me Sasorimaru. And you brought this dropout along with you. Long time no see Anko." Orochimaru said as the two of them jumped down next to the Hokage.
"We will take care of this Lord Hokage. Go help the villagers." Anko said. The Hokage knowing that Anko and Sasorimaru were stronger than they appeared, set off. Orochimaru looked pissed but didn't follow him. The two in front of him were more important now.
"You will pay for your involvement. I should of killed you both from the start but know I will not hesitate to do it today." Orochimaru said as he formed a set of seals. Sasorimaru took out his tails and Anko took out a chain.
"Just like old times, huh." Anko said. " Yeah, except this time, there is no holding back." Sasorimaru replied.
"DIE." Orochimaru yelled as he blew powerful gust of wind in the direction of his two former students. Anko and Sasorimaru dodged by jumping at opposite directions. Orochimaru appeared in front of Anko and grabbed her neck. As he squeezed, his clone was fighting Sasorimaru. Anko then changed into a pile of mud and the real Anko grabbed Orochimaru by his arm with her chain and began to swing him around. Anko swung Orochimaru in the direction of where Sasorimaru was and Sasorimaru grabbed him with his tails and slammed him in his own clone. The clone and Orochimaru dissolved into mud.
"You two will not beat me that easily." Orochimaru said as he appeared behind Them about fifty feet away and forming hand seals. "Edo Tensei."
Two coffins emerged and opened up. The two first Hokage stepped out and were brought back to life by a charm which Orochimaru placed into their bodies. "Now kill them both." Orochimaru commanded. The two figures charged at the two but were stopped by Aradam.
"Long time no see you two. You look bloody awful." Aradam said as he grabbed him and the Second by the arms and slammed them together. "Go get Orochimaru. I will take care of these two." Aradam yelled to Sasorimaru and Anko. They nodded and went after Orochimaru who was now fleeing.
Aradam saw the First get up and start charging at him. Aradam formed some quick seals and threw a giant fireball at him. The First dodged and where he was a water missile was going towards the fireball and Aradam. Aradam dodged but was grabbed by a tree branch. Looking around, he saw the First using his famous wood techniques.
"You know that won't work. It didn't all those years ago and it certainly won't know." Aradam said as he threw another fireball at the tree which was producing the branches. The tree burned instantly and Aradam dropped to the floor. But the Second came up to him and they both began to fight. Aradam was evading the Second's attacks. "Hahaha, that won't work either. Not against these eyes." Aradam chuckled as he grabbed the Second's arm and twisted it. He then threw him across the roof and saw the First charging at him. Aradam saw that the First was forming seals, remembered what jutsu it was for from their previous fight. And as Aradam expected, darkness surrounded him. But the darkness did not stop him from fighting at his best.
"Fire Style: Hell Fire Jutsu." Aradam said as he began to spit fire from his mouth. But the fire then began to spread in mid-air and go everywhere. "Remember this jutsu?" Aradam said as he began to look at the carnage in front of him. Even with the resurrecting abilities from Orochimaru's jutsu, it was not enough to heal from the fire that Aradam used. The First and Second Hokage died for a second time in the past fifty years.
The invading forces were easily being repelled since it was known that the invasion was going to take place. Orochimaru jumped down next to an ANBU dressed in black. "We must get out of here Kabuto." Orochimaru said as Kabuto nodded. Just as they were about to leave, a tail went through Kabuto's chest while a chain appeared around Orochimaru's neck. Kabuto dropped to the floor while Orochimaru turned around.
"You two will never defeat me. As strong as you are, you have not the amount of experience needed to kill me." Orochimaru said as he began to chuckle slightly.
The chain then tightened around Orochimaru but another pile of mud was in his place. Orochimaru appeared from below the ground behind the two and sent snakes at them from his arm sleeves. Sasorimaru was caught by the snakes and when the snakes bit him, the snakes disappeared and during this moment of surprise from Orochimaru, Anko formed a shadow clone and grabbed Orochimaru by his arm.
"Time for me to use a jutsu which you taught me long ago. Ninja Art: Twin Snake Sacrifice Jutsu." Anko said as Orochimaru had a shocked expression on his face. "Since this is a shadow clone doing the technique and not me, you will die while I remain alive." Anko explained as a pair of snakes bit the clone and Orochimaru on their wrists. The clone poofed away and Orochimaru dropped to his knees.
"This is not the end of me. I will be back." Orochimaru said as he began to laugh. Moments later, he died. Sasorimaru looked around. It was then that he noticed that a certain someone was not there any longer. "Where is Kabuto?"
"I don't know. Forget him. We have other issues at the moment." Anko replied.
All around Konoha, Sand and Sound ninja were being killed. The Third Hokage was joined by the Toad Sannin in the battle to save Konoha. Meanwhile, Naruto Uzumaki was fighting Gaara of the Dessert with Sasuke looking at the battle. Gaara was defeated and all invading forces retreated. During the fight, Anko and Sasorimaru met up with the Third.
"Lord Hokage, I know that this is not the best time, but I would like to resign from Konoha and wander the world much like how Jiraiya here is." Anko asked the Third. "Very well, I trust that you will be going with Sasorimaru here?"
"Yes." Anko replied.
"Then I hope you have a safe journey." The Third said. Anko and Sasorimaru then left Konoha along with the other six members of Hakubo. Meanwhile, two cloaked figures were approaching Konoha in the mist of the following morning.
"They survived the attack. How interesting. Don't you think Itachi?"
"…"
"Heh. You feel nothing for the village, huh? Oh well, lets go."
The two figures entered the village and sat in a small coffee shop. Behind them, Sasuke met up with his teacher. One of the two cloaked figures twitched his finger when he heard Sasuke's voice. The two of them then left the shop.
Meanwhile
"So when do we recruit the other two?" Tobi asked Sasorimaru.
"Soon. But first, we need to find Itachi and Kisame of Akatsuki." Sasorimaru replied.
"Akatsuki? Oh, how nice. I have a friend there. His name is Zetsu." Tobi replied with a happy tone.
"Do you? Then this can go into our advantage. Right?" Anko asked.
"Yes. I do hope however that you have no hard feelings when Zetsu dies." Sasorimaru said.
"Why, are you planning to kill him?" Tobi asked.
"Yes. Your 'friend' has been following me for some time now and it is pissing me off. They want me so they can observe how I have my powers. That is not their business and they have stuck their nose into my affairs for the last time. They have interfered with me before and usually Orochimaru has helped but they never wanted Orochimaru, they wanted me. Luckily for us, I have Orochimaru's old Akatsuki ring so that will help." Sasorimaru said.
"Yo Sasorimaru, we have found Itachi and Kisame. And you won't believe where they are. In Konoha." Zaku said as he walked into the room. "So do we go there now?"
"No. We follow them both and see of Itachi has made any interaction with Sasuke. If he has, then persuading Sasuke to join will be easier. Naruto will follow him and if not, then another person is in my sights to join us in the elimination of Akatsuki." Sasorimaru said.
A couple of days later after Itachi made contact with Sasuke, Sasorimaru departed with Anko and Jugo to find Sasuke. They arrived at Konoha and told the guards that they were here to see the Hokage. When they arrived, Anko told the situation about Sasuke and Itachi.
"So you want to get rid of Akatsuki? Why should I send the last remaining Uchiha with you? What good will it help us?" The Third asked.
"Well, Akatsuki is hunting for the nine tailed demons. Since Naruto is one of them, it would be beneficial to allow Sasuke and if possible , Naruto himself, to help us get rid of Akatsuki. Akatsuki has been targeting me as well and I hope to get rid of them sooner rather than later." Sasorimaru explained.
"Hmm. Fine, when Sasuke wakes up, the choice will be his. As for Naruto, he is currently away with Jiraiya to find Tsunade, the third Sannin. She will help Kakashi and Sasuke to wake up. Although, it will be difficult for them to persuade her to come but I know Jiraiya and Naruto can do it. When they return, it will be Naruto's decision as well." The Third explained.
"Very well. But for now, if you do not mind, we would like to remain in the village to wait for them." Sasorimaru asked. The Hokage nodded in agreement.
The three of them then walked to the inn and went into their separate rooms. At night, the three of them went to a bar and drank together and told of their past to each other. Jugo was at first hesitant to talk but soon the alcohol took over and he was talking. After midnight, they went back to the inn to sleep off the booze.
About one month later, Naruto returned with Jiraiya, Tsunade and her assistant. The third greeted his other student and told her of the situation. Tsunade then healed Sasuke and Kakashi and the next day, Sasorimaru, Anko, Jugo, Naruto and the Hokage went into Sasuke's room in the hospital.
"Sasuke, there is someone here who wishes to speak with you." The Third said.
"Yes. My name is Sasorimaru. Although you saw me at the Chuunin Exams, believe me that I am much stronger than your average Jounin. In fact, I was, to my knowledge before the attack, Orochimaru's right hand man. But I was fooled and here I am now. What my proposition for you is simple. Join me and my organization and you can have your revenge on Itachi." Sasorimaru said as Sasuke was shocked at the proposal.
"But before you decide, let me explain what your role would be. At this moment, as you must know, you are much weaker than Itachi. But I can train you myself until you are more than ready to face Itachi. Also, you have the cursed seal on you. Since Orochimaru is dead, he cannot train you to use it. But Jugo here is the origin of the cursed seal, so he will train you on how to use it properly." Sasorimaru said.
"But you will not be alone." Sasorimaru continued facing Naruto. "You also have the opportunity to join. You will help not only Sasuke to have a rival to train with, but yourself as I can train you in the art of fighting with the aid of another. You have the Kyubi to help you, I too have something inside me to aid me during battle. You will have the strength needed to be the greatest ninja in Konoha and the greatest Hokage this village would have ever seen. So, now that you both have heard my offer, what do you say?" Sasorimaru asked.
Both Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other and thought about it. Seeing that they were uncertain if they were allowed to accept, the Third told them that it was okay to go but that they would have to return to Konoha if need be.
At this, both youngsters agreed to the offer that Sasorimaru made and joined Hakubo. A few days later, the five of them left to their new base to meet up with the others.
A/N: Here is the new chapter. If you still cannot figure out who Aradam is, and it is kinda hard since he wasn't introduced fully in the manga, but from what I have read at some forums, the timeline of his should fit. He will be revealed in the next chapter. So do please review, honestly I would like some feedback here.
Next Chapter: Akatsuki begins to fall.