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The Savior That Can't Be Saved
Chapter 9:
The Climax: The Battles For A Better Future!
Uchiha Fugaku glared at his elder son, stopping his running, before his mouth twisted into a wicked, demonic smile and hysterical laughter came out of his throat, filling the air around the two Uchiha, as the rain poured from the clouds above them, hitting the barrier around them. Itachi looked at Fugaku, quirking his eyebrow, wondering what his father was going to go on about. Fugaku grinned sadistically as he stared at Itachi with his strange, wicked expression.
"This is the perfect time to do it!" Fugaku exclaimed outward to the air and Itachi, still holding a wide grin on his face. "I'll just kill you now, Itachi… I'll gain that new level of power that you hold! You're that dear to me, Itachi! Then, I'll take your eyes and gain the power of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan! I'll become the next Uchiha Madara!" Fugaku still had that creepy look on his face when he stared at Itachi with a gleam in his Sharingan eyes. "Then, I'll bring in a new era, the era of the Uchiha!"
Itachi stood calmly, getting into stance, finally truly ready to take on his very father, "If that's how it is going to be, Tou-san…" Itachi glared at him fiercely with his Mangekyo Sharingan. "Then, I will stop your ambitions once and for all! I will protect Konohagakure with my life!"
Fugaku glared at Itachi, but he didn't see Itachi.
He saw a blond man with cerulean pools, fierce, determined features on his handsome face, and a Hokage hat upon his head…
He saw the image of Namikaze Minato…
He saw the Fourth Hokage of the village of Konohagakure…
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Shimura Danzo grinned at his plan, hiding some of his Ne forces in with the ANBU that were taking on the Uchiha forces. He was hiding in the depths of the Hokage tower, knowing full well that it would be very unlikely for anyone to go down here, especially with what was going on and with the barrier around the place, which while it was weak, it was strong enough to last for a bit and keep most skilled shinobi out of the conflict. He looked at his arm, made of the cells of the Shodai Hokage, Senju Hashirama, one of the greatest shinobi in the history of the Ninja World, and the many crimson Sharingan that stared at him.
This will be enough Sharingan for now… Danzo thought gleefully to himself as he put his Sealing Arm Braces onto the arm, not wanting to waste chakra and wanting to keep the Sharingan and the cells of Senju Hashirama in check. He was surpised when suddenly someone stormed through the wall that was behind him, making an appearance. Who got down this far in the tower…? No one even comes down here anymore!
Danzo rose from his kneeling position, making sure his braces were secure with the screws in place. He used his free hand to grip his bandages, moving them to reveal a Sharingan glowing from the darkness of the prison of bandages as he began to turn, moving his stick that he walked with. He noticed his opponent made Shadow Clones in the darkness, five of them from what he could tell with his eyes. He looked calmly at the darkness that held his mystery opponent.
"Let's see if you can keep an old man entertained, eh?" Danzo said to the darkness, flipping through hand signs, eager for a battle.
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Sarutobi Hiruzen looked over from his tower window as he bit his thumb and went through the hand signs for the jutsu. He put his hand on the ground of his office, making a monkey appear out of nowhere, Monkey King Enma.
The monkey looked at his summoner, "What's up, Hiruzen?"
"The Uchiha are trying to do coup against Konohagakure, a coup lead by Uchiha Fugaku, their clan head. Though not every Uchiha siding with the man, which I'm thankful for, but now I have to deal with all these Uchiha trying to kill me and take leadership and control of the village. At least I put up a barrier, but it won't hold forever. It will probably last at least five minutes."
Enma looked at Hiruzen, quirking an eyebrow, "Think you can deal with all those Uchiha in less than five minutes, old man?"
The Hokage chuckled at Enma, "I think I still have some youth left in me." Then, Hiruzen got a fierce look on his face, the same face he had on the day of the Kyuubi invasion. Enma noticed this with a smile. "Besides, I think I can deal with some Uchiha…" He extended his hand to Enma, who knew what the old man wanted. "Enma, staff, now!"
"Right!" Enma twirled in the air before becoming a pole of sorts, black with a monkey eye in the middle of the pole, showing everyone he was a transformed summon. Enma smirked and Sarutobi could tell from what he said next. "Let's get to this, Sarutobi…"
Sarutobi chuckled before adopting his confident, fierce God of Shinobi expression once again. "Yes, let's do that, Enma!"
And with that, Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Sandaime Hokage, charged through the glass of his window, rain pouring upon his battle armor, a fierce look in his eyes, and a killing intent surrounding his being, telling all near him to stay away.
After all, the God of Shinobi was about to go ape-shit on whoever passed him by.
He was about to go on a motherfucking rampage and anyone who would go near the old, skilled ninja would wish they were dead…
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Uchiha Fugaku went straight at Itachi, going through a series of hand signs before stopping with a smirk. Fire Release: Great Dragon Flame Technique! A giant dragon head went toward Itachi, only for the Uchiha to make a single hand sign and disperse into many crows that dodged the flame that hit the barrier with a flash. Fugaku guarded his eyes, only peeking to see a group of crows coming at him, right in front of him. A sword of darkness was hidden in the crows, lunging out at the surprised Uchiha, who was pierced by the sword near his shoulder. The crows began to show the image of his eldest son, Uchiha Itachi, looking down at him with the Mangekyo Sharingan that he had gained.
"You almost had me there, Fugaku…" Itachi spoke, showing how much he hated his father at this moment. His left eye beginning to spin before he closed it along with his right eye as his sword was still embedded in his father's shoulder. "I don't think that Hokage-sama would like it very much to kill you right here, right now, so…" Itachi opened his eyes to fiercely glare at Fugaku, about to activate his jutsu. "I'll just trap you in a genjutsu that will keep a hold of you for a while…," Itachi gripped the blade tighter, "…until your execution, Fugaku…"
Fugaku laughed manically at his son, looking wickedly at Itachi. "You think a mere genjutsu will hold someone of my caliber, Itachi… You forget who taught you almost all you know!"
"I haven't forgotten, Uchiha Fugaku." Itachi said, his eyes growing fiercer as he looked straight into the wicked eyes of his fallen father. "After all," Tsukuyomi! Itachi looked to see his father shake for a moment and, then, fall after Itachi pulled out his blade and sheathed it. He continued to look at his father. "You were the one who taught me almost everything I know, Tou-san…"
He picked up the body as two Uchiha members appeared on the rooftop. They both glared at Itachi with blazing Sharingan eyes. Itachi shook for a moment, gripping at his eye and face, feeling the toll of using his newly-acquired eyes too much. He already used Amaterasu yesterday and had used Tsukuyomi just now. He would have to not use these eyes that much.
These ocular jutsu take too much chakra and leave me with an ache after I use them… Itachi thought, beginning to feel that he could get himself together. His eyes morphed back to his Sharingan as he stared at the two Uchiha members that appeared before him. I'll have to take these guys out quick… I think I have enough chakra to preform Amaterasu, but then, I'll have to heal and I don't think I can deal with anymore Uchiha coming up here if I do that. I guess I'll just have to catch them by surprise and take them out as fast as I can without relying on my Mangekyo Sharingan… Plus, I never really like using it anyway…
One of the Uchiha stepped forward, still glaring at Itachi. "Hey, Itachi, just what are you doing with Fugaku-san? He's your father!"
Itachi put Fugaku down on the ground and looked at the Uchiha with a cold glare, making that Uchiha shiver in fear. "I will not call someone who tries to rage and ravage the place I call home a father! I will not call someone who relies on his rage and his thirst for power and battle my father!"
The other Uchiha glared even fiercer at Itachi, "You're going to die right here, right now, you bastard!" And with that, that Uchiha member charged with amazing speed that rivaled Itachi, his eyes blazing like a crimson flame that was trying to engulf Itachi whole. The Uchiha quickly pulled out a dozen shuriken and kunai and threw them in the direction of his opponent. Itachi began to rush forward, dodging the shinobi tools one by one, until he was in front of the smirking Uchiha that wrapped Itachi in wire.
Itachi showed little surprise at the wire or the Uchiha that backed away with a wicked grin, having formed hand signs, and was gripping the wire. Fire Release: Dragon Flame Technique! A line of fire began to go on the wire and started to burn Itachi as the other Uchiha wielded a sword and rushed to slice Itachi. As he sliced the Uchiha prodigy, he found that he had sliced burning crows as he felt a katana pierce his stomach and looked down to see a calm Uchiha Itachi staring up at him.
Bastard… He used his crows to enable him to sneak away at the last moment… The Uchiha thought, seeing the slight burns at the attire that Itachi wore, as he closed his eyes to eternal darkness and fell down to the ground. Itachi pulled out his blade and sheathed it once again as afterward; he stared at the last remaining Uchiha on the roof, other than himself.
The Uchiha shook, glaring at Itachi, not knowing if he was going to beat this prodigy of his very clan. He couldn't take this feeling of total helplessness and fear. He couldn't handle the calm, lifeless expression on Uchiha Itachi's face. It was almost like the face of the Shinigami, of a God of Death.
"Behind you…"
The Uchiha gasped in fear, shaking, as he turned his head slowly and saw the eyes of the bringer of his death, and felt the sharp piercing action of Death's katana. That day…, Death had the eyes of the Uchiha, the Sharingan…
The Uchiha fell forward after looking into the crimson orbs, blood that was the same color as those eyes spewing, falling out of his shell of a body, his frame. He knew he was dying as he just closed his eyes like his partner. The last thing he remembered seeing was the face of Uchiha Itachi, staring at him, with a tear streaming down one of his coal black eyes.
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Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!
Danzo let loose from his mouth some small spheres of wind that his mysterious hidden opponent let his Shadow Clones take damage from as Danzo glared at how well his opponent could use the clones, flinging them into all directions to absorb the blows of his jutsu, allowing a smoke cloud to surround the area. Danzo cursed at his situation, not being able to see where he was or his opponent. He made hand signs and breathed in some air, preparing to blow the smoke away with wind chakra, only to feel a fierce Wind Release: Great Breakthrough on his back. He could barely see a blade sticking out in his direction as he began to loosen some of the screws on his brace, being extremely quick about it in his old age, allowing the brace to fall with a huge clack.
Whoever this person is…, Danzo said, feeling that he was about to be pierced by the blade, activated Izanagi, allowing him to get out of the smoke and seem like he got struck by the sword. They are definitely not one to underestimate… He looked to see the eye close to the Hashirama-like face near his shoulder begin to slowly close, never to be used again. He cursed at this. Damn, I can't believe I already have to use Izanagi against someone!
"So, that's the Izanagi, eh?"
Danzo grew shocked at this little voice, having heard it before, as the source went through the smoke, revealing his black pants and black shirt that wore a crimson spiral on it proudly. A Konohagakure headband was displayed proudly on his forehead; the fabric matching the color of his other attire. His wild, untamed hair of bright yellow color and fierce yet playful eyes of oceans reminded Danzo angrily of the boy's father while the boy's face reminded the old shinobi of his mother. Danzo was most certainly shocked of his opponent, but he wondered about this boy. Why was he here, about to face a shinobi known as a war hawk?
He had to give the boy credit for his execution of his plan and to make the shinobi bring out the Izanagi, one of the elder's hidden trump cards.
"So, you want to face me, eh," Shimura Danzo said, looking calmly at the boy in front of him, that wore a serious face that he almost mistook for the face of a veteran shinobi warrior that saw his world taken apart (Little did he know that he was right), "Uzumaki Naruto?"