Of Tree and Frost
By
Ragnorokrising
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Chapter Six: Bloody Sand of War
It was a beautiful day in Wave Country. The sun hung brightly in the air, birds chirped, animals came out of the forest to watch the finishing of the new bridge as workers pounded on metal and clones ran around helping. Zabuza, Deidara, Haku, Aio, Naruto, Kakashi, Sasuke and Sai all sat at a table as clones and drawings helped with the building. "So, I can pretty much guarantee entry for Haku and Deidara, since Konoha is a Kekkai Genkai village, as well as Zabuza since he has information on Kirigakure, but Aio might be in trouble."
"But I have information on Rain, so isn't that good enough?" Naruto shook his head no, making the boy frown.
"Why did you leave any way?"
"I don't know, I just felt like I-" he stopped, his eyes slowly growing larger.
"What, what's wrong Aio?"
"I know why I left." he shifted around so he could pull out a Bingo book. He flipped through the pages until he reached the correct one and placed it on the table, showing a picture of a young man with red hair with a strange creature with a black robe and tail next to him. "This is Sasori of the Red Sand. He has a jutsu that makes a person working for him forget about him until he releases the seal. At that time they go work for him by reporting to him. He just broke my seal."
"What were you suppose to gather?"
"The location of the corpses of the Shodaime Hokage and Nidaime Hokage." he said. The table groaned as two small pieces came off. All eyes turned to Naruto who was holding two pieces of said table in his hand.
"Why does he want them?"
"He has found a way to make corpses into puppets that can use the abilities of the living version. The thing besides him is a puppet he hides inside since puppeteers aren't good close range fighters." Naruto placed the wood near where he ripped them off and threads of wood shot out and connected them, making them one again.
"Well, the bridge is almost done." said Tazuna as he walked over to them. "We just need to place the last brick." he smiled at Naruto. "And since you killed Gato, we want you to do it for us." he handed Naruto a simple piece of marble. Naruto held it in his hands, testing the weight. To him it was just stone, but to these people, it was the building block of their economy. It would stop their spiral of poverty. He stood up and walked over to where a perfect slot for the stone waited. He carefully placed it in as the sun set. The village had come to help so they were all gathered around him. They all cheered but he had one last thing to do. He, Sasuke and Kakashi, the last two with Sharingans activated, did a set of hand signs and shot huge blasts of fire into the air, causing a beautiful explosion to appear.
"Fire Style: Fire Works Jutsu." he said, a happy tone filling his voice. He never really had figured out why the Old Man had taught that to him, but he realized he had expected him to save some one or something and be celebrated. "That sly old bastard." he said before he was dragged off by the crowd into a field where a celebration was being held.
(The Next Morning)
Naruto and his group of people reached the end of the bridge and waved good bye. He thought it fitting they should be the first ones to use it. He smiled as his clones carried four large bags filled with the S-rank pay the villagers gave them in thanks for killing Gato. He has surprised Gato had had that much money and still had so much left after that. With a bit of chakra forced to his ears, he picked up on something from the people. "What do we call it?" some one said.
"Let's call it the Great Naruto Bridge." said Inari, and it was quickly agreed on that that would be the name.
"Praise the Konoha's Demon of the Frozen Tree!" they called out. He smiled, thinking that was a good name for him. They ran at a brisk pace home to Konoha. It had taken two days to get to Wave with Tazuna but now it took about four hours. As they neared the village, the summons Hawk he had sent out returned to him.
"Good thing you gave me a second copy of your report. The first was stolen by some villagers. I gave the real one to the Hokage and was about to leave when a villager with a falsified version came in. Also…there's an angry mob waiting for you guys."
"Thanks, you can go now." the bird saluted before disappearing. They slowed to walk so Naruto could get his sanjiegun out and going, Deidara could make a few sculptures and Sai could make drawings to protect them. The ground walked towards the walls of the village, and sure enough, a huge mob armed with pitch forks, broken bottles, knives and the like waited. Council members Akira Haruno and Koharu Utatane led the group, each holding a sword.
"Naruto Uzimaki, you are charged with the murder of Sakura Haruno!" yelled Akira. Zabuza pulled his sword off his back and pointed it at her.
"Don't accuse this kid of anything you banshee whore! I saw what happened! That girl jumped into a battle so she could get next to the Uchiha and got cut to ribbons by my former acquaintances."
"And who are you exactly?" asked Koharu.
"I am Zabuza Momochi, Demon of the Hidden Mist and I hope to become a Konoha ninja." Haku stepped next to him, several spheres of ice floating around her.
"I am Haku Momochi, last user of the Hyouton Creation Kekkai Genkai, a great friend of Naruto's, Jinchuuriki of the seven tailed Dragon Hyoryu, and a hopeful Konoha ninja…for the moment." Deidara stepped up next to them.
"I am Deidara, former Genin of Iwagakure, last holder of the Kekkai Genkai of the third Tsuchikage, a good friend of Naruto's, Jinchuuriki of the Kaku, the seven tailed badger, former Akatsuki member, and a hopeful Konoha ninja. That is, unless you attack Naruto here." the group shrunk until Akira spoke an obvious lie.
"The Sandaime himself has ordered Uzimaki killed as soon as he returns."
"Is that so? I don't remember issuing that order." the group parted as Sarutobi walked down the road to where Koharu and Akira waited. "I am happy to say, since you have abused your power and falsified a report of a ninja, which you have no business in the matter of, as well as given a fake order from myself to kill a loyal ninja, you are sentenced to an open hanging Haruno and you clan is banned from Konoha." he turned on Koharu with a glare. "And you are no longer my advisor." he walked over to Naruto and his group. "I read your report. Quite a mission wasn't it? Now why are you four here?"
"We all wish to join Konoha." spoke Aio. "If that is okay."
"I can allow Zabuza, Haku and Deidara but you are a different matter Aio. Why should I let you stay?"
"I have information on Rain and Akatsuki, as well as something I stole from the village." he started to shuffle through his things. "I took it right after Hanzo was killed." he pulled out a small scroll and threw it to the Hokage. "The Salamander contract. I already signed it." Sarutobi looked at the scroll and threw it back.
"You keep it." he said with a smile. "Now, let's see here…" he assumed a thinking pose and snapped his fingers a moment later. "I know Sakura was killed in combat, so Sai, Sasuke, Kakashi, Aio will be your newest member. Naruto, Deidara and Haku will be your team mates while Zabuza is your sensei. Is that fair?" they all nodded. "And I have one last piece of good news. Please follow me." the small group followed Sarutobi to the Hokage Tower. They climbed the stairs to his office door and opened it up, filing in one after another. On the side of the wall, a woman in ANBU clothing with a simple white mask with a rose circling it stood waiting.
"Lord Hokage." she bowed to him then turned her gaze on Sasuke. They glared back and forth until Sasuke ran over to her and gave her a hug!
"Aunt Gabrella, I missed you!" he said. The woman took her mask of to reveal black hair and onyx eyes. They flashed red for a moment, but then turned back to normal.
"It's good to see you Sasuke." she held him at arms length, examining him. "You look like a fine ninja." she smiled down at her nephew, but her face turned grim as soon as her eyes fell off of him. "Now, about Itachi. I know the truth. I know the blonde knows the truth and that Sarutobi knows the truth. Do you know the truth Sasuke?" he looked at her quizzically until Naruto's words on the bridge came to him.
"Yes, I recently learned the truth."
"Good, then I can skip the explanation and go straight to the training I will be giving you." she turned to Kakashi. "If I remember correctly, you promised you would teach your sensei's son." he pushed his jaw up a little, wiping the astonishment mostly from his face.
"Gabrella, I thought you died in the massacre." he walked unsteadily towards her and grabbed her on each shoulder. She shrugged his hands off and backed away.
"I was on a five year long mission. And don't look at me like that. I told you, the engagement is off. Come on Sasuke, I need to check on a few things." Kakashi fell to the ground on his knees, his head band and mask getting soaked from tears flowing from his eyes. He took them off and let the tears roll. When he finally stopped, Sarutobi put a comforting hand on his shoulder. Kakashi looked up at him and the smile that adorned his face. It made him feel a little better. The old man gasped and let go of Kakashi.
"What is something wrong?" Haku handed him a small mirror. He stared at himself in astonishment. "Is this some sort of trick mirror?" Haku shook her head. Naruto was the first to break the five minute silence that followed.
"You just achieved the Mangekyou Sharingan." silence filled the air as every one looked at the eye. The color was still red, but instead of a ring with tomoe on it, three black marks that looked like scythe blades connected at the center spun around.
"Kakashi, please go home and rest, before you get too tired." suggested the Sandaime. Kakashi sleepily nodded and walked out of the tower, too tired to Shunshin away. The rest of the group soon left. Sai went to his own home, but Aio, Deidara, Haku and Zabuza came home with Naruto. They each placed what few belongs they had away in a room while Naruto took the master bed room.
(A Week Later))
Naruto and Haku where walking down the street when Deidara ran up to them. "Hey guys, how's it going?"
"It's okay. How's the training going Dei?" asked Haku.
"Oh it's great. I contacted the Kaku and he's been teaching me some really cool Earth jutsu. What about you?"
"I was given a big stack of Medical Jutsu from the Sandaime. He is really nice to me."
"He's also a pervert." said Naruto. "You put two and two together." Haku hit him on the back of the head. He glared at her for a moment until he realized she was blushing and started laugh. She growled at him.
"Naruto, ever had a senbon in your dick?" he gulped a she pulled out six very sharp, very shiny looking senbon needles. He apologized and they continued to walk. As they passed an alley way, Naruto saw a kid in a cat outfit and a bundle he assumed held a puppet since the guy had a Sand head band holding Konohamaru, the kid he had met on his last birthday thanks to the Sandaime, with a fist curled back.
"This'll teach you to bump into me!" before he could do anything, a clicking noise caught his ear and his puppet, Crow, wrapped its arms around him. "What the hell is this?" he struggled, only for the grip to get harder.
"This is a slight punishment for nearly punching the grand son of the Sandaime in the middle of the village, surrounded by ANBU, when you are suppose to be allies with us." he managed to turn his head to see a blonde kid with a long black cloak with silver clouds sealing his cloak into a scroll. His outfit consisted of a light navy blue trench coat (Like Dante's from Devil May Cry Three) with two swords, one on either side, strapped to the inside of the material. On his left hand was a white bracelet made of three pieces held together by small links with two charms hanging from it and a black arm band in the shape of a snake on his right arm. He also had a red shirt on with black ANBU pants and steal toed boots.
"Who the hell are you!?"
"Take a look." he turned around to show embroidered golden words on his trench coat spelling out 'Konoha's Demon of the Frozen Tree' in bold letters. "I am Naruto Uzimaki-Namikaze, heir of the clans Namikaze, the clan of the Fourth Hokage, Uzimaki, the greatest swordsmen clan in history, and Senju, the clans of the First and Second Hokages." the kid gulped, hoping his female team mate could save him. She reached for her giant fan, but a girl with one hundred needles made of ice and a blonde boy with hands in his mouth topped her.
"Not a smart move." said the girl. The boy sent one of the clay birds flying around him into the air and the girl hit it with a needle.
"Katsu." the bird exploded, leaving only smoke.
"Kankuro, Temari, you are both a disgrace to our village." all eyes turned to a boy with red hair and the kanji for love scratched into his left temple that carried a gourd on his back. He was hanging upside down on a tree branch. Naruto snapped and a hand of wood reached out and grabbed the kid. A wall of sand had tried to stop it but the wood simple turned to small pieces and rejoined on the other side.
"Who are you?" asked Haku. The kid's answer was to uncork his gourd completely and destroy the branch. He Sand Shunshinned down to the ground in front of them.
"I am Gaara of the Desert."
"That's not what she meant." said Naruto as his eyes flashed red, Haku's pale blue, and Deidara's deep blue. "We want to know your other name."
"I see." he said, looking them over. "Shukaku no Ichibi. And you three are?"
"I am Naruto Uzimaki, Kyuubi no Kitsune."
"I am Haku Momochi, Hyoryu no Shichibi."
"I am Deidara, Kaku no Shichibi." Temari and Kankuro were in shock. Four Jinchuuriki's surrounded them. If these three were like Gaara, they were screwed.
"You're an insomniac." said Naruto out of the blue.
"Yes, I don't sleep or the Shukaku devours my soul." he calmly answered.
"Would you like to be able to sleep soundly and in piece of mind?" this was an entirely new voice. It wasn't one of the spirits or the Genin, but a man with long white hair and a horned head band with the kanji for oil on it. The Sandaime stood next to him. "We can fix that seal of yours no problem."
"I would very much like that." he said, the grabbed his head in pain, screaming. "No, leave me alone Mother!" the man with the white hair jumped at the kid and slammed a hand of purple fire into his seal. The sand floating around the kid dropped to the ground, no longer moving.
"Forbidden Five Elements Seal!" Gaara crumbled to the ground as a new seal appeared over his old one. His brother and sister grabbed him and disappeared in a swirl of sand.
"Naruto, Haku, Deidara," Sarutobi said. "This is Jiraiya of the Sannin, resident seals master of Konoha, holder of the Toad contract and sensei to Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage. Jiraiya, this group of individual is our most promising batch of Genin. There's Haku, last user of the Hyouton Creation Kekkai Genkai and Jinchuuriki of Hyoryu no Shichibi," he pointed to Haku, and Jiraiya stared at her until she threw a senbon between his legs. "The blonde with the long hair is Deidara, last user of the Kekkai Genkai of the Sandaime Tsuchikage and Jinchuuriki of Kaku no Shichibi." he pointed at Deidara. He then moved his hand to Naruto, but the blonde beat him to it.
"I'm Naruto Uzimaki, last of the Uzimaki and Namikaze clan and my only living relative I know of is Tsunade. I have the Shodaime's ability with Wood jutsu, the Nidaime's abilities with Water and Ice jutsu, have mastered both my father's signature moves, I mastered Shadow Clone jutsu in three to three-and-a-half-hours, I'm the summoner of Hawks and Snakes, a level three swords master, and Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Kitsune. And according to a letter in my father's inheritance, you are my godfather." Jiraiya walked around him in a full circle and crossed his arms when he was next to Sarutobi.
"I know about your parents and me being your godfather but you abilities are sketchy. Prove it to me." Naruto shrugged and made a cross with his fingers.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" twenty clones surrounded him as he pulled out his swords. He used the Dance of the Cherry Blossom to destroy half. Then he made some quick hand signs for the first water jutsu he had ever learned as one of his clones launched itself into the air. "Water Dragon Jutsu!" the blue dragon rammed into the clone and destroyed it. The clones crossed their arms as Naruto punched the ground and six pillars launched them into the air. He threw one of his pronged kunai in front of each one and held his cupped hands on either side of him.
"I'm impressed kid, but-"
"Hold on Jiraiya. Ice Style: Rasengan, Wood Style: Rasengan!" in his left hand, a small sphere of white chakra spun wildly in his hands. It started to increase in size as Naruto added more chakra. In the right hand, a ball about eight inches tall spun even faster. The swirls looked like individual twigs with sharp thorns on them. Naruto smiled and disappeared. He landed on one of the pillars with his Rasengans slowly fading from view and puffs of white smoke on the other pillar while yellow after images faded away.
"And you said you can summon?"
"Double Summons Style: Snakes and Hawks!" Fui-sasuke and a medium sized green rattle tail snake appeared. "Hey guys, I just needed to prove something."
"It's 'kay Naruto." said the rattler.
"Tell your dad's I said hello." they disappeared in a blast of smoke. He turned to Jiraiya and threw him his cloak. He caught it and it began to glow. He examined the seals with a well trained eye as Naruto continued. "I have a mid level understanding if seals as well. Kyuubi had to help me finish the real advance projects I have finished but I'm starting to move into advanced seals." Jiraiya handed the coat back to Naruto.
"How did you get the seals into the fabric? Did you stitch them in?"
"No, I found a piece of metal, placed some seals on one side that made it all but indestructible and put flexibility seals into it. Then I used an advanced seal Kyuubi showed me to merge the metal with the durability seals to the jacket then I placed those seals, which allow me to actually fly as well as some new adjustments I made, on the other side. I merged the other piece of fabric to this side and then I sowed the two pieces together along the edge. I also placed these loops so I could hold my swords."
"Really? I would have used a union seal, which is like high powered glue. Could you show me that seal later?"
"Well it's like a union seal except you wrap an increase power seal around and through it, then add a store of chakra. I also managed to alter it so you could store large amounts of chakra that will repair any damage on the cloth. I'm working on a new design for some powerful seals-"
"Naruto, Jiraiya, as interesting as this is we have a meeting to go to. You three Genins are the only ones allowed in the mission." all ears were tuned into Sarutobi at that. He jumped onto a rooftop and dashed to the Hokage Tower. The other four ninja followed him there at full speed. They arrived in less than thirty seconds and entered the conference room one minute later. A large group of Jounin and Chuunin stood waiting. A man with spiky brown hair in the same fashion as Gaara and in navy blue Kage robes stood with the three ninja from Sand.
"Ah, Sarutobi, it's about time you got here."
"I'm sorry, but I had to collect my village's Jinchuuriki. I believe they have already met your children Lord Kazekage."
"Is this true children?"
"Yes father." said Temari and Kankuro.
"And what happened?"
"I scared them off." said Kankuro. He screamed as Naruto had the Crow grab him again and a cocoon, or more so a coffin, of ice formed around him and lifted into the air. Naruto's open palm controlled it and he was tempted to close his fist and kill Kankuro but decided against it.
"Now, for the reason we are here." said Sarutobi while Haku over-rid freed Kankuro. "Jiraiya has obtained knowledge that Cloud, Rock and possibly Steel will be attacking us on the final day of the Chuunin Exams. Cloud has a Jinchuuriki, for the two tailed cat, being entered in the exam as well as a second, of the eight tailed Ushi-oni, that will be guarding the Riakage. What they don't expect is that we have the Jinchuuriki's of the Kyuubi, Kaku, Shukaku and Hyoryu, a Sannin, a giant army of summons and of course Naruto's newly acquired sword, the Bloody Blade. We also have a possible ally in Hidden Sound, but we can't be sure."
"So why are we here?" asked Kakashi.
"Simple, we're making attack plans. They plan to use the Ushi-oni to destroy the northern wall but Deidara here has mastered a jutsu that will allow him to make an exact copy, powers, personality, everything, of the Kaku. That will hold off the eight tails while Naruto suppresses the two tailed Jinchuuriki, then he will move on to the Eight tailed. Most likely, the Riakage and Tsuchikage will trap me in some sort of shield and try to kill me but Jiraiya will be with me, and possibly Orochimaru."
"At this point, Haku, Naruto, Gaara, and Deidara will be in Hanyou mode and have defeated and suppressed the remaining container. They will run through the battle field and kill the enemies. Naruto, you will break from this group and come help myself and Jiraiya." The Kazekage broke in at that moment.
"Once the Eight tails is gone, we will send in our puppeteers and blade masters. They will take out the stragglers. Temari will lead a battalion into the less crowded areas and they will use Wind attacks to kill the enemies. At the same time, Kankuro will be working with our greatest puppet master, Chizo, and Baki to protect your civilians. Your back up forces will be hiding in the shelter and when all the civilians are here, they will be released and attack, finishing the battle."
"What do we do id the demons lose control?"
SHINK!
Naruto wiped the blood off his sword as the head of the Chuunin rolled down the floor. "He did make a good point though. Yamato will be around to suppress us if that happens." said Naruto as he slipped the weapon back in.
"Well then, Naruto, Haku, Deidara, Temari, Gaara, Kankuro, please, if you would, leave us to talk other matters." the group of Genin walked out of the class room and down the hallway.
"Six Jinchuuriki in one place. What a show that'll be." said Deidara with his hands behind his head.
"Are you feeling okay Gaara?" asked Naruto.
"Tired, but the Shukaku's voice has finally left me alone. I think I'll go take a nap now." he fell down on the floor and started to snore. A pillow made of sand held his head up while a sand blanket covered him up. A teddy bear came out of the gourd with a 'POP' and Gaara started to snuggle with it. Kankuro and Temari jumped away to hide while Team Demon, as they had started to call them selves, sweat dropped at their fellow Jinchuuriki's behavior. His siblings came back out slowly and eventually realized there was no danger.
"Don't worry he just has to catch up on a few years of sleep. Wake him up in a couple of hours and we'll hopefully have the preparations to completely fix his seal ready." they very slowly nodded to him. He smiled at them and began to walk away again, his teammates following him a few steps back. As they descended the stairs, a tan blur grabbed Naruto and his team and spirited them away to Training Ground Twenty Seven.
"Hey brat, heard you went on an A-rank. And that you fought two other Jinchuuriki." Naruto looked up at their kidnapper and wrapped his arms around them in a hug.
"Yeah and I brought the ninja hired to kill the client back. There was that kid Aio who stole the Raijin, Zabuza Momochi, Demon of the Hidden Mist, Deidara here, the container of the Kaku, and Haku, the container of the Hyoryu." he snickered. "I also stuck the Raijin in Manda's nose."
"NO WAY!" screamed Anko. Naruto nodded and explained how he had then used the giant snake to torture Gato.
"Then I gave the money to the village and they gave each of us S-rank pay, which left over seven hundred billion for them." Anko ruffled his hair and laughed.
"Then you can pay for my dangos and sake."
"Hell no, I don't want to spend all my money." she started to pout which only made him laugh. "But before we left Wave, I was given this." he pulled out a heavy duty storage scroll and partially rolled it out. "Tazuna had three of these things made for me and I sealed them into storage seals I had placed on my belt." he sent a small pulse of chakra out of his palms and a medium sized bottle with the words 'Snow Country's Finest Sake' sprouting out of the glass landed on the seal.
"Snow Country sake? Now that is good stuff. They actually put a seal on the bottle that keeps it cold." he handed her the bottle and made a second one appear.
"I have sake from all over in these scrolls. And I also copied that seal and made these for you, Hayate, and Yamato." he pulled out three boxes of wood, one silver, one purple and one green. He placed the silver and green one away and handed her the purple box. She opened it with a gasp. In the box was twenty five beautiful knives made specifically for throwing with beautifully carved handles and an eleven inch blade. A seal was half exposed from the handle and when she tapped it against the tree near here, a small layer of frost spread out over it.
"This is a beautiful knife, but what is it for?"
"Throwing of course. Most ninja use kunai knives but they aren't meant to be thrown, so I made these, but at the same time they can be used for close range combat. If they hit the enemy their blood freezes in their veins and you can leave to die, since the blood can't carry oxygen through their body. Even if you graze them they lose mobility of where ever was hit until it thaws." she placed the knife she had pulled out into the box again and closed it.
"Thanks for the gift twerp."
"No problem Snaky."
"I TOLD YOU NEVER TO CALL ME THAT YOU BLONDE DOBE!"
"AND I SAID DON'T CALL ME DOBE SNAKY!"
"DOBE!"
"SNAKY!"
"DOBE!"
"SNAKY!"
"DOBE!"
"SNAKY!"
"A BURGER COOKING SEA SPONGE WHO WEARS SQUARE PANTS LIVING IN A GIANT PINEAPPLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN AND LIVES NEXT TO A SQUID WHO PLAYS THE CLARINET AND IS BEST FRIENDS WITH A RETARDED STAR FISH WHO LIVES UNDER A ROCK!" yelled Deidara. The training ground grew quiet as Anko and Naruto stared at him while Haku held her hand on her face. "What you guys never heard of Spongebob Squarepants?" they shook their heads and he shrugged.
"So Naruto, having any trouble with the snake jutsus?"
"Well Hidden Shadow Snake Hands was easy enough in mass but hard in small amounts. But I can't get any others. I'm trying to do the Underworld of Vipers and Vipers of the Underworld but I just can't get it."
"What's the difference between the two jutsu?" interjected Haku. Being the most knowledgeable one on snake jutsu in the village, it was Anko who answered.
"Well Underworld of Vipers summons a huge amount of snakes that trap the enemy in a hole. Then they burst into flames and merge into one huge flaming viper that splits into one of equal proportion and attacks the target. Vipers of the Underworld uses the Hidden Shadow Snake Hands to make four snakes come up from the ground, wrap around the opponent, bite them but not inject poison but flames that burn through the vein. Then they are released from the person who summoned them, wrap around the target and explode."
"And I want to learn it so bad!" said Naruto, jumping up and down. "I can get to the part where I wrap around them but I can't get the flames to work. How is that?"
"Well it's a combination of Wind, Fire and Water chakra. You have to wrap the flames in a cocoon of air and use the water to get inside the blood stream. The fire is released and absorbs the wind, becoming either blue or white hot and burns through them." puzzled, Naruto made two clones to help. One ran out to the field and waited.
"Could you demonstrate?"
"Oh yeah, why not. Vipers of the Underworld Jutsu!" four snakes ran out of her sleeve and into the ground. The spaces between their scales were glowing blue. A few seconds later, the vipers ensnarled the clone and bit into it. The color drained into their mouths and into the body of the clone where it outlined the veins. The veins turned white and exploded, along with the snakes Anko released.
"Let me try now!" the other clone ran out to the field and Naruto summoned up the vipers. The scales seemed to pulse as the color left them. As the veins in the clone started to get outlined, something went terribly wrong. The eyes began to expand slightly, hands puffed up, the white ooze of melted bone pouring from them. The legs started to slowly turn to ash as he screamed in pain. Naruto released the snakes and let them get to the clone then clapped his hands. A loud explosion shook the area as green flames expanded out towards them. Anko flipped through hand signs as fast as possible. With one last snake hand sign she swung her leg around and into the ground. A large curved shield of emerald scales formed in front of them as she named the jutsu.
"Emerald Scale Shield Jutsu!" the flames flew around them until they slowly stopped. They opened the shield slightly and checked. White smoke floated into the air as ANBU unit after ANBU unit appeared. Naruto rubbed the back of his head sheepishly as the shield disintegrated and Anko gave him the, as Yamato and Hayate called it, Evil Monkey Finger.
"To much Wind chakra inside the snakes I guess."
"YA THINK YOU BLONDE DOBE!"
"DON'T START THAT AGAIN SNAKY!"
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A/N: So Cloud and Rock have plans of war against Konoha, but Sand is going to help. And like I said in the first chapter, Orochimaru isn't going to be a bad guy but an ally of the leaf…for the moment. I have some big plans ahead. Now, I have a future story line for after the Invasion Arc that requires a translation. Can some one please translate Village Hidden in the Dawn into Japanese for me? And I need an attack that'll trap Sarutobi and some stats on Rock village OCs for the exams.