Chapter 5

Izanagi

Sasuke watched as Danzo charged at Rieka. The large lioness that she had summoned sucked in the air and roared. As she did, a spiral of flame came down on Danzo's form. His body wavered again and disappeared.

Izanagi.

Where in a brief moment in time, anything disadvantageous to the user of the jutsu, like damage or death, can be re-written as a dream.

He watched as Danzo appeared again, running at Rieka and weaving hand-signs. He inhaled a large amount of air and blew out, creating a dome of air chakra. It expanded and pushed a lion and Rieka back. Sasuke could see another one of the eyes in his arm had closed.

And … anything advantageous, such as the user's attack, is kept in part of reality. The ability to control the space between fantasy and reality. An ultimate genjutsu cast upon oneself. However, the eye that uses Izanagi loses its light, never to open again.

Danzo raised his arm to look at it, three eyes had closed now. He didn't think she would have gotten this strong and actually have forced him this far. He glanced up at the demon standing above her. Even though it was made of chakra, it was a perfect likeness, though quite a bit smaller. He had never thought she would be able to control their chakra; even he hadn't been able to do so, all those years ago.

The demon growled, bending into a charging stance. Danzo couldn't let too many of her attacks hit him, or he'd be finished. First, he needed to get rid of this annoying dome. He had a better chance of defeating her if he could get her in the forest. The elder didn't believe that Rieka was the only one who could undo it. She may have control of the demon's chakra, but the jutsu she used to create it was her own. Danzo raised his thumb to his mouth and bit it, drawing blood. Making a hand sign, he slapped his hand on the ground. "Summoning Jutsu," he called, and sure enough, in a puff of smoke he appeared.

A gigantic elephantine chimera, almost as big as the chakra demon Rieka had created. It had tiger-like limbs and bandages that wrapped all around its head, much like his summoned. Grey armor covered the base of his trunk and between the eyes. Its fur was a dark orange and it had stripes on its feet. It had huge tusks, as well as sharp claw and what looked like a bear

Rieka recognized him as Baku, the monster that devours nightmare. He was the main reason she had lost to Danzo last time. She hadn't expected Danzo to summon him this soon, but this only proved that she was pressuring him.

Baku opened his giant mouth and Rieka prepared herself for what was coming next. She commanded the chakra-made Akara to dig its paw into the ground and use the other one to shield her. As Baku inhaled, create a powerful suction, causing part of the ground to tear off and fly into his mouth. Rieka was unable to hold onto her katana and was forced to let it go. She held onto the demon's paw as she felt herself being pulled towards Baku.

Rieka Narume called her. He's trying to crack the dome with Baku's suction power! You need to get rid of him

I know she replied, glancing behind her at the crystal dome. Danzo may not be able to break it completely, but if he cracked it and weakened her, it would collapse. Rieka tried to bring her arms together but was unable to due to the pressure that the wind was creating. I can't even make hand signs she frowned. I-

She stopped as she felt a chakra behind her. Shit! Danzo! "Wind Style: Vacuum Blast Barrage!" Bullets of wind chakra came at her at high speeds. Acting quickly, Akara took control of the demon Rieka had created and opened its mouth. Flames flew out of its mouth and straight into Baku's, causing the monster of close his mouth as it choked on the flames. Rieka, no longer held back by the wind, attacked Danzo.

"Crystal Style: God's Crossing Technique!" she placed her hand of the ground, creating a stream of sharp crystals that were heading towards Danzo. He jumped up trying to dodge them. "Not so fast!" she yelled. "Crystal Style: Growing Crystal Thorns!"

The crystals started growing higher and pierced through Danzo's stomach.

Izanagi.

"Wind Release Slash!" Rieka heard a voice above her.

Looking up, she saw Danzo's faint figure through chakra demon. He waved his hand, creating a large blade of chakra. It sliced through the chakra-made creature, cutting it into two. Rieka shielded herself from the stray flame that had flown off. The two sides of the creature landed on either side of Rieka and disappeared.

She didn't have time to react as Danzo attacked again. Spinning in the air, he exhaled and compressed the released air into solid blades of wind. He then sent them down at her. She leapt back, but not before one hit her, creating a deep cut in her left arm.

She fell to one knee, panting and clutching her injured arm. That was close, she thought. She watched Danzo as he landed on the ground. Narrowing her eyes, she saw that another one of his eyes had closed.

Standing up, she focused chakra into her arm.

Crystal Armor.

A technique that allowed her to cover her skin with a thin sheet of crystal. It was a temporary was to stop the bleeding and would also defend her arm from any attacks.

The other four Kage stood, watching their fight with wide eyes. Mifune had taken Kurotsuchi, Akatsuchi and Shee with him to help heal the wounded Samurai and ask what had happened. The other guards stood beside their Kage, watching the fight with sheer amazement. "Crystal Style," the Mizukage frowned. "I have never heard of such a Kekkei Genkai."

"It isn't a Kekkei Genkai," the Tsuchikage said, frowning. "It is a Kekkei Tōta."

"A Kekkei Tōta?!" the Raikage's eyes widened. "You mean …"

"Yes," the old man nodded. "It is much like my Dust Style, which combines Earth, Fire and Wind chakra natures. I do not know much about it but Crystal Style is a combination of Lightning, Water and Earth chakra natures. The only clan ever known to have ever used it was the Uchiha."

"But, the girl had used both Fire and Wing Style. How can that be?" the Mizukage asked. "And are you saying that she is an Uchiha?"

"I do not know," the Tsuchikage shook his head.

The Raikage frowned, "Her chakra is a lot like that of a Tail-Beast, but a lot stronger. Even the eight-tails doesn't have this much chakra. We all felt it then, when she arrived …"

"Yes," Gaara nodded. "Shukaku's power was nothing compared to this girl's. I wonder what she had against Lord Danzo."

The masked man stood, hidden in the shadow of the trees. How interesting, he thought. He had known that she was alive, but hadn't expected her to appear at this time. He looked at Sasuke, who was watching her fight. He seemed anxious and uneasy. The man frowned under his mask, he hadn't expected this. He would need to get rid of her, but first he would wait. Wait until she had killed the other thorn in his plans.

Then, he would strike, killing her and taking the nine-tails.

What to do, what to do? Rieka thought. She kept her eyes focused on Danzo, who hadn't moved since his last attack. His chakra was attacking weird, its strength increasing and decreasing at strange speeds. He was planning something, she could tell, but what?

Grinning, she focused her chakra. If he expected her to wait for him to finish, then he had another thing coming. She hadn't used many long range attacks because she hadn't wanted to waste chakra (thought she had used quite a bit when creating a chakra replica of Akara) on attacks that he might possibly dodge.

Oh well, she thought. "Crystal Style: Crystal Needles!" She created around a dozen long crystals around her. Sharpening their points with chakra, she shot them at Danzo. They flew with at extremely high speeds, much like him Vacuum Bullets. The man jumped up, trying to dodge them. They landed in the ground behind him. He glanced at her, eyes narrowed.

His chakra had calmed now, and it was much stronger than before. Rieka Narume said. Danzo's planning something. You need to stop him

I know!

But, she didn't have time to do anything as Danzo appeared in front of her. He swung his fist, hitting her in the stomach. She stumbled, not expecting the blow. How'd he get here so fast?! She thought as blood trickled down her chin as she coughed. Danzo grabbed her neck, squeezing her throat. "Tell me, how are you still alive?" he asked.

She was struggling to breath, but even so, she spoke, "I was never dead in the first place, Danzo. You never killed me, I faked it all. I've been watching you people for the last 8 years stuck in that dimension."

Red pooled into her onyx eyes, revealing her Sharingan. She flicked her wrist, pulling the Crystal Needles from earlier. They flew at Danzo's back, piercing so deep that you could see the tips pocking out from his chest and through his clothing.

He fell back, his body fading.

Rubbing her neck, Rieka frowned. How had he got there so fast? And what was going on with his chakra? How did he recover it so quickly? She pulled out a kunai when she saw Danzo reappear. The last time she had fought Danzo, she hadn't even been able to land a scratch on him. Now, she had killed him five times over. But, he still refused to die. She couldn't put in words how strong her hatred for him was.

She wanted him gone, erased from this world. She wanted to take everything from him, just as he had from her. She wanted him to feel the pain of those he had killed, to feel the agony of those whose eyes he had stolen.

Danzo glanced at his arm and saw that a fifth eye had closed. He glared at her, but all he got in return was a stoic look. She didn't move, instead just stood there, staring at him with red eyes. They reminded him of Itachi's eyes the night he had left the village. Danzo still remembered the look in his eyes when he had threatened him. He had known, then, that Itachi was not under the jutsu like the rest of the village. He had known what Danzo did to Rieka, as had Shisui.

The man didn't know why the jutsu didn't affect them, but he had a suspicion that it was something to do with Shisui's Sharingan. Not that it mattered now, they were both dead.

Rieka continued to stare at him, her Sharingan eyes seemed almost as if they were pulling him into them. She tilted her head sideways, and did something that surprised Danzo. She smiled. Not happy smile, there was something hidden in it that made Danzo shiver. She turned her head slightly, as if she was looking behind him.

Danzo turned and found himself face to face with none other than Shisui Uchiha. His eye lids were open, but no eyes rested in them, leaving only black holes. Danzo leapt back as the eye-less man raised his arms, trying to grab him. Others appeared around him, all Uchiha, none with any eyes. Men, women, children. "Our eyes …" they called. "Give us back our eyes."

They moaned and wailed, reaching their hands out, trying to get Danzo. They surrounded him and clawed at his skin, all the time chanting 'Give us back our eyes.'

He struggled to break free from their grip. "You remember them, right Danzo? The people whose eyes you are using to perform that vile jutsu."

Danzo leapt up, making a hand sign with a single hand. "Release," he called, and the genjutsu disappeared. He then turned to Rieka, his features composed.

"Their sacrifice is appreciated-"

Rieka interrupted him, unable to hold back the anger that had rested inside of her for so many years. "Sacrifice? Sacrifice?!" she shrieked. "That was a massacre Danzo! You forced Itachi to kill them, just because you hated them. Just because you wanted their eyes!"

"The Uchiha were planning a coup against the village," Danzo said. "I merely did what I had to to protect the village."

Rieka let out a laugh, the bitterness in it made Akara and Narume flinch. "You know what Danzo? I won't bother to waist my breath on you. You are a man incapable of feeling. You are vain, selfish and, most of all …"

She pushed chakra into her feet, flying at Danzo at a very fast speed. She created a katana blade with her Crystal Style and brought it down on Danzo's head. He only had time to bring his arm up in defense, only to have it slashed clean off.

It flew through the air, landing with a thud a few feet away. Danzo's wide-eyed body disappeared, but Rieka already knew where he would reappear.

Turning around, she saw him running towards her. Sticking the Katana into the ground she called, "Crystal Release: Arrow of Light!" Holding her hand out, a bow appeared between her fingers. She pulled the string and a long thin arrow appeared. Aiming it at Danzo, she focused her chakra into a powerful blast of heat. She released the arrow, piercing Danzo's chest, straight through the heart.

He appeared above her, kunai in hand. Rieka kneeled down, slapping the ground with her hand. "Crystal Style: Growing Crystal Thorns." Crystals grew out from the wall of the dome she had made. Danzo, unable to move through the air, was hit by them.

Taking out some shuriken, Rieka threw them at Danzo, who had reappeared again. Panting, Rieka mentally called Akara and Narume. Where is he now?

Behind you, to the right

Turning, she saw Danzo panting. He was nearly out of chakra, probably only enough for a single attack. Bring a hand up; he blew out wind chakra, putting his remaining strength into a chakra blade. Rieka, picking up her own katana, raised it, ready to strike.

This would be the deciding moment.

The two ran at each other, blurs as they flew through the air. Their blades moved past each other as their neared, piercing through the other's skin. Outside of the dome, everyone was still, watching with wide eyes.

The two were shoulder to shoulder, panting heavily. Danzo looked at Rieka; one of her eyes was closed, while the other glowed red with the Sharingan. Rieka was looking at his hand, where a single eye lay open.

A smirk formed on his lips, "You were too hasty, my eye is still open. Go to Itachi so he can lecture you."

He stepping back, trying to get free of the blade. "I win," he said. "You may have thought that you had seen through Izanagi-"

He stopped. No, he thought. What is the meaning of this?! He coughed, spitting blood. Why won't Izanagi activate?

He turned to Rieka, his eyes widening. Her Sharingan glared at him. As she released the genjutsu, he saw that his eye was closed. He felt his heart sink, no. "You insolent brat," he glared at Rieka, stepping back as she drew her blade from his chest.

"You are the one who's going to see Itachi," she dropped the blade, causing it to shatter.

Around them, the crystal dome fell. The crystals cracked, falling around them and piling on top of each other. None seemed to hit them, he thought. It must have been because of Rieka. He fell to his knees, unable to stand. He coughed again, blood dripping onto the ground.

His blood.

No, he couldn't die. Not yet, not at the hands of an Uchiha! Not at the hand of this girl! He grabbed a kunai, and in a desperate attempt, lunged at Rieka. He fell to the floor at her feet, coughing up more blood. "You once said to me, many years ago, that we Uchiha do not know how to use the Sharingan to its full power. You said that, yet you could not even use the Sharingan to half of its potential. It was your own arrogance that led to your defeat. Don't underestimate the Uchiha!"

She glared down at him, clutching her stomach where the chakra blade had hit her. It hadn't gone all the way through but the cut was quite deep. She stepped back, only to fall. Shit, she thought. Blood soaked into her cloak, turning it a deep crimson color, and the crystal armor that she had placed on her hand had also shattered. She was losing a lot of blood. Also, her Sharingan had deactivated itself; she wasn't used to using it while fighting quite yet.

In front of her, Danzo had raised himself so he was kneeling. He was undoing the bandages around his eyes. The visual prowess in his right eye had returned. Persistent bastard, Rieka glared. He now planned to use Shisui's eye against her.

Anger seared through her, and she forced herself to get up. "Do you seriously think that you can use Shisui's eye against me?"

She raised her hand, palm facing the sky, and the crystals around her shattered into dust. It rose up off the ground and gathered around her palm, creating a large sphere. Above them, black clouds had formed. Thunder and Lightning crackled violently. The crystal dust in Rieka's hand glowed and seemed to pull the lightning towards it. Rieka moved her hand so it was facing Danzo. "Storm Style: Lightning Dragon's Rage."

Lightning shot out of the sphere, combining with the dust. It came towards Danzo, taking the form of a dragon's head. The dragon opened its mouth, colliding with Danzo. Lightning covered Danzo's body and exploded. The force of it sent Rieka hurtling through the air. Even the Kage were unable to keep their footing and were pushed back.

Rieka landed with a thud a few meters away from where she had previously been. When the smoke created by the attack had cleared she saw Danzo's still form on the ground. Coughing blood, she stood.

She could no longer feel Danzo's chakra anymore.

He was dead.

Rieka felt a great weight had been lifted off of her shoulders. He was finally gone, the man who had killed her family.

Finally, it was over.