Kusagakure Chapter

3rd Scroll: The Yamigakure Rises!

"What you're asking for, Raizou-san. I cannot..."

Both me and the Kusakage, Mikura sat at the desk of the highest court within all of Kusagakure. We were discussing my plans to create a new village, what I needed from the Kusakage was a cover location. There's no doubt Konoha's ANBU Black Ops are hot on my trail especially now that I attacked two genin.

Even a jonin like me wouldn't last but afew seconds against awhole horde of Black Ops. A needed a location to hide and afew men to fight under me. Though I know just barging in here even with the favor I did them, and demanding something like this was far out of the question.

"You helped bring food and supplies to Kusa and for this I thank you. But can't turn my back on Konoha and hide a fugitive that they're looking for." Mikura's eyes flashed with determination. Suddenly felt as though I had to defend myself, there were false walls and floors were hidden Kusa ninjas were waiting for me to step out of line so they could 'correct' me.

"As it stands we have a non aggression pact with Suna, Konoha and Iwa." Mikura started.

I shook my head. "If you can't provide a place for me to hide then atleast allow me afew of your men. I need start ups for my village."

"Do you hear yourself right now? You sound ridiculous, you want to strip away...in other words defect shinobi of my village and make them wanted men after following you?" She asked. "You insult Kusa, Raizou I'm giving you ten seconds to leave at once."

I narrowed my eyes. "If you won't willingly help me then how about I take your power and position by force. And Kusagakure will become the next Yamigakure."

Mikura's eyes narrowed and they shifted around the room with that all four of the shinobi removed the false wall cloaks from their bodies revealing their headbands and weapons. At the same moment waterclones of myself removed the cloaks from their bodies standing behind them holding katana's to their necks.

"Huh?" The ninja's gasped and tried to keep themselves still.

"We'll go by the shadow law. You know it already...if one ninja cuts down a kage. That ninja must assume the role of said kage." I replied. But before I could finish my sentence I saw the desk flying my way. I quickly drew my katana and slashed the desk in half only to see Mikura in her Kusa ninja headband with an iron ninja helmet on her head.

She wore a priestess' hakama with a white top and red bottom and gripped in both her hands were two Windmill Shuriken.

"You openly challenge a Kage in the middle of their own village! I don't know if you're brave or just stupid!" She said swinging both of the windmill shuriken down on me. I held up my Katana horizontally blocking both four prong blades. We struggled against one another but she quickly drew both of her Windmill shuriken away and kicked me square in the chest.

"UGHF!" I went flipping backwards and crashing through a wall. In seconds I was flying outside over the city of Kusa below. "Katon: Housaka no Jutsu!(Fire Release: Pheonix Fire Technique)" I heard Mikura's chant from above, she was flying over me and she released a flock of flaming birds from her mouth that flew down at me.

As I fell the flaming birds came down at me my water clones flew down after me throwing themselves into my path and colliding with the birds. I flipped backwards in mid air and landed down on a powerline as lightly as a feather while Mikura slammed down like a titan atop a building afew blocks down.

"If you want my village then you'll have to take my life. I swear on my title as Kage, I will defend Kusa to my very last breath." She screamed throwing herself at me with her two Windmill Shuriken again.

"Then come." I said pointing my katana at her with that I let my lightning attribute chakra possess the steel of my blade.

Mikura leaped into the air again and threw both of her Windmill Shuriken at me. Once they left her hand she began performing handseals. "Tajuu Shuriken Bushin no Jutsu! (Multi Shuriken Clone Technique)" With that the two shuriken burst into several thousands of shuriken that rained down on me from above.

With that I performed afew one handed handseals. "Raiton: Rai Ken Eiso!" I said releasing an extended blade of blue lightning from my sword which was like a long lance. I swung it downward chopping through the cloud of windmill shuriken then leaping through the air at her as she dodged my lightning blade attack.

As I was flying up at her I reached into the pouch on my lower back and threw six shuriken up at her but she quickly drew kunai from out of her hakama and began slapping them away. "Hai!" She screamed swinging down the shuriken at me but my lightning attribute katana sliced through the kunai like a hot knife through butter.

She was quick though, she grabbed me by the wrist letting go of the kunai stub then slammed her knee into my chest sending me flying back down towards earth. I went falling and hitting the top of a building. With my katana she gripped it with both hands then began falling down on me ready to run me through with my own blade.

"Good bye, Raizou-kun." She said calmly as she drew close.

I clapped my hands together and formed a handseal that I had made up where both my index fingers were crossed in an X shape with the rest of my fingers encased together. "Meiton: Yamiryudan! (Dark Release: Underworld Dragon Bullet)" I screamed and with that a darkness began to erupt from my body and I screamed out in pain as blood began to seep from my eyes, mouth and nose.

Shooting up from a dark gate just infront of where I stood was a massive dragon wrapped in black chakra, it flew up like a rocket at Mikura whom seemed just as surprised to see it. "KYAAAAAAAAAAAA!" She screamed aloud. It all happened in a flash, the dragon flew up and snap. It disappeared leaving behind black mist of it's path.

When the dragon disappeared, Mikura was falling. Her left arm was gone, it was bitten off by the dark dragon and my sword was falling towards me. I grabbed it out of the air then leaped up running Mikura through with my blade. Her eyes widened and she looked at me.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of Kusa...as Yamigakure." I said ripping the sword out from her chest. With that she fell into the darkness of an alleyway with a thud. I landed down on a tall enough building, the citizens and shinobi of Kusagakure stood looking up at me. The man that felled their Kage.

I slowly sheathed my katana and stood with my arms crossed atop the spire of the Kage Building.

"Your Kusakage has fallen, from this day forth...Kusa is no more! This village is now Yamigakure, this land is now know as the land of Yami." The villagers and ninja were silent. "Mikura's pride led you all to despair...poverty and starvation. Under my rule we will not know despair, we will not know starvation. What we want we will take, who we hate we will kill. This is the way of Yami and the way I of your Yamikage!"

The message began to get through to people, for there was a slow but steady clap that picked up into screams and cheers. Ninjas pulled off their headbands and threw them down, they were Kusa ninjas no more. I raised my hands up with a grin. "You are all now ninjas and citizens of Yami!"

Author's Note: Raizou has successfully gained the trust of the people and easily stripped away Kusa of their title and land. The land of grass is now the land of darkness. With his own military force behind him Raizou need not fear of the ANBU...or does he. Ok now I'm going to start using the bios so be ready to see your shinobi in action readers!