AN: Note – Alltariss – I will try to make each chapter at least around 5000 words and below 10,000.
The previous chapter revealed the Kyūbi's being released and sent to attack the village. Now this chapter will show the level of damage it can do and the steps taken by the ninja to subdue the beast before it wipes the village off the map. This is obviously familiar to readers, but I've made a lot of changes to the way the ninja act and fight, and also added some techniques and effects that Kyūbi didn't originally have.
Chapter 2
Beware of The Fury of The Patient Man
The creature roared again and began to thrash the buildings around itself with unbridled anger. Sweeping its hands and tails it flattened everything in its path. The people were unable to move and could do nought but watch the calamity unfold around them.
Within various complexes the members of each of the Konoha clans mobilised themselves for combat. The head of each clan ordered the women, children, and elders to be taken to the bunkers.
"All members who can perform long range shots are to form a line on me!" Hiashi commanded. "All others are to evacuate the house taking the family with them. Hizashi, you're in charge until I return."
Hiashi's twin brother nodded and motioned for the clan to move towards the exit.
"We're going to use a Hit–and–Run tactic against the beast," Hiashi explained, receiving several people's attention.
"We use Shunshin to appear close to it, attack with Hakke Kūhekishō (Eight Trigrams Vacuum Wall Palm), and then use Shunshin to escape from its range."
The clan members with him all nodded in agreement at the idea.
"Alright then, let's move out!"
They all leapt over the complex's walls and rushed towards the beast full sprint.
Shikaku and Inoichi of the Nara and Yamanaka clans worked to evacuate as many people to the shelters.
"We're running out of time," Inoichi stated. "We need more options."
"You and I are useless against that thing, so are the rest of our clans," Shikaku countered. "All we can do is leave it up to Chōza to deal with it."
The two clan leaders were commanding their clan members who were escorting Akimichi clansmen to the bunkers along with their own to reach safety.
Chōza had a line of men before him all garbed in battle armour.
"The plan is simple," he shouted, hoping they could hear him over the panicked screams and shouts, as well as the collapsing buildings.
"The first group uses Bubun Baika no Jutsu (Partial Multi–Size Technique) to launch the rest towards the beast. Those thrown in the air use the Baika no Jutsu (Multi–Size Technique), and then follow up with Nikudan Sensha (Spiked Human Bullet Tank)."
They all nodded in agreement before splitting into two groups.
"I pray to Kami-sama that Shikaku's crazy idea works," the Akimichi clan leader whispered, clapping his hands for a moment before moving out.
On the other side of the village was another pair of clan leaders working together.
"Get the weak and wounded to safety," Tsume shouted, the matriarch of the Inuzuka clan. "The regular forces can get the rest out of the way."
She turned to her friend Shibi, the head of the Aburame clan. "Aren't you gonna do something?"
He turned towards her, his face stoic.
"As always, you are passionate in battle," he stated, he motioned his right hand which was in the half Ram Hand Seal. "I'm communicating with all the insects in range and getting a broader picture of the situation. Why? Because I'm then relaying that information to my battle–ready clansmen, who can then save those our eyes can't see, or ears can't hear, or nose can't smell."
She huffed and turned to stare at the massive beast that was destroying the village.
"Always with that cool and calm attitude. Hmph! What do think you are, a ladies man?"
Shibi's lips twitched in a way that Tsume could have sworn was a smirk.
"Well, my wife likes to think so..."
Atop one of the faces carved into the mountainside, a lone figure stood observing the chaos below.
I can't let this go on any further. It has to be stopped soon.
The Kyūbi paused in its rampage and looked straight at Minato.
"So you finally noticed me, did you?"
The beast opened its great maw and globules of high density Chakra formed a large black ball. With a roar it fired the ball much like a cannon straight at him. It completely flattened everything in its path, until only a conical crater could be seen from its initial point of fire.
Just before it reached Minato on the mountainside, a spider-web of scripts stretched out the length and breadth of one of the faces carved into the mountain. The destructive sphere hit the web and appeared to be absorbed by it. Once it completely dissolved into the web of seals, Minato held his hands in front of him and sent out a pulse of Chakra.
A flash of light enough to brighten the night sky shined from a large distance away. The dome of light was as large as the village itself.
If it's that destructive then I can't simply teleport its attacks haphazardly.
Somewhere down in the streets atop a roof was a man observing the disappearance of the Kyūbi's attack.
"So the kid decided on a Jikūkan Kekkai (Space–Time Barrier) to send it safely away. A smart move, and possibly the only move he can do in that situation."
Jiraiya stood alongside his teacher Hiruzen as he also watched the event.
"We're running out of time, Jiraiya," the old Hokage said.
"I know. At this point an all–out attack is all we can do to drive it out of the village boundary."
The aged warrior turned around and performed a few hand seals after biting his thumb.
"Kuchiyose: Enkōō Enma (Summoning: Monkey King Enma)!"
A large ape appeared with long white hair that reached into his back, long sideburns and a goatee. He wore a black suit with mesh armour underneath, over which he wore a sleeveless kimono shirt with white fur trimmings, and markings reminiscent of tiger stripes on it held closed by a sash.
"I can see now why you summoned me, Sarutobi," Enma whispered, looking at the Bijū with caution.
"We need to push it out of the village. Enma, please assist me."
The king of apes nodded before assuming a strange stance. His arms spread wide and back as if mimicking the wings of a bird, while one of his legs was in the air and bent as if he were sitting cross-legged.
"Henge: Kongōnyoi (Transfomation: Vajra Nyoi*)!"
In a puff of white vapour he shifted into a thick staff that looked as if made with black iron, and was gold–tipped on both ends.
Sarutobi gripped the staff and willed it to shrink and thin into a more manageable form. He then stabbed it into the ground and performed another set of Hand Seals.
"Ninpō: Onsei Zōfuku (Ninja Art: Audio Amplification)."
Sarutobi walked to the edge of the roof, preparing for full combat.
"All units prepare to assault on my mark!" his voice boomed, every ear in the village could hear him.
He grabbed the staff and leapt towards to beast with Jiraiya alongside him.
The masked man phased through the ground and stood behind his target. Minato sensed a presence rear of him and attacked. The tri-pronged kunai in his hand simply phased through his head. The attacker grasped Minato's hand as soon as his attack didn't touch any part of him.
"I'm your opponent now, and it's all over!"
The crimson eye spun three tomoe's before morphing into an entirely different shape. Three stretched triangles evenly spaced around a red pupil that each curved at the top around the eye to form a circle, making it look almost reminiscent to a pinwheel.
The area around both men warped and distorted before slowly sucking them inside the eye. Minato suddenly vanished before he could be pulled in, leaving only the man alone atop the mountain.
He's fast. I'll get him next time, the instant I touch him.
Minato crashed next to the destroyed shed he had teleported to back when Kushina was kidnapped and was forced to take the explosives with him.
My attack missed, or rather it simply phased through. He tried to suck me in as soon as he materialised. What kind of Jutsu (Technique) was that? It felt similar to the space–time warping sensation when I perform the Hiraishin no Jutsu. Slower, yet felt the same.
A few metres away the area distorted and the man appeared before him.
"Did you think I'd let you get away?" he taunted.
So he can use Space–Time Ninjutsu (Ninja Technique[s]). Which is how he kidnapped Kushina and took her fair distance away.
Minato slowly stood up, his special kunai in hand.
A ninja skilled enough to take out an elite ANBU squad, and slip past the high level detection barrier that surrounded the area. Who also knew about the Kyūbi's seal, enough to know it would weaken during childbirth. Knew enough to be able to break the seal as well. Furthermore, he managed to slip inside Konoha without tripping the barrier that the Kekkai (Barrier) Division set up and manage. He tamed the Kyūbi and also has the Sharingan (Copy Wheel Eye).
Minato assumed a fighting stance with his kunai in front.
I know of only one person capable of all those things, even if it is unlikely.
"Are you Uchiha Madara?" Minato asked.
The man pushed his hood back revealing the leather strap that held his mask in place, and what appeared to be a face mask much like the one Kakashi wore. Minato noticed that the man didn't show any response to his question.
Then what will you say to this?
"No, you're not Madara. He's long dead," Minato stated, fishing for any information he could get.
The man tilted his head slightly and responded mockingly. "I wonder about that."
"At this point it doesn't really matter who you are," Minato declared. "But why are you targeting Konoha?"
"You could say I did it on a whim," the man answered. "Or that I planned it."
He raised his hand as a long rope of chains fell, with one end having a wrist clamp.
"Or you could say it's for the sake of war," he continued. "Or that it's for the sake of peace."
The man attached the wrist clamp to himself and pulled the chain to ensure it's ready for use.
So he's not Madara that much is certain, but the real Madara could have been alive long enough to impart the information that enabled him to cause this much chaos. Not to mention the dangerous ideology that he follows.
Minato could hear an explosion sound off in the distance.
I can't teleport to the village; he'll simply follow me and make the battlefield even more chaotic. Nevertheless he has the Kyūbi under his control, no doubt due to the contract. I'll need to break it, and to do so means I have to take first blood. I just hope the Sandaime can hold the situation long enough for me to do something.
"Now that the Kyūbi is free, you people have no hope!" the man said before he charged straight forward.
Minato leapt towards him and thrust his kunai into the middle of his chest, only to phase through. Then before he could turn around the chains that the man had attached to himself stopped him. He sent a pulse of Chakra and teleported to one of his marked kunai.
Physical attacks are pointless, they simply phase through. But there is a weakness. He has to materialise in order to attack me. Therefore simultaneous blows are my best bet.
Minato turned around and faced his enemy once more.
It's all down to timing. Whoever is a split–second faster will be victorious.
Once again they both charged forward, but before they were within arms–length of each other Minato threw his kunai at his head. He watched as the weapon phased through, hoping his reflexes were sharper than his enemy. His other hand flared with Chakra as it created a whirling sphere of pure destructive force. Its blue light shined with brilliance illuminating the two combatants.
As Minato thrust his hand forward hoping to strike his foe with his Ninjutsu, the man stretched his hand forward as far as he could hoping to touch Minato and warp him away the instant he made contact.
"I win," the masked man said, before his target vanished before his eyes.
Minato appeared above the man and grabbed the flying kunai with his free hand.
Checkmate!
With as much strength as he could muster, Minato slammed the ball of Chakra right at him. The man hit the ground with such force that the grass field cracked and cratered.
Damn it! He teleported to the kunai he threw earlier.
"Hiraishin Level Two!" Minato shouted. The cloak the man had disintegrated as did the clothes he wore underneath, revealing the torn flesh of his back. Minato could easily see the white bone segments of his spine.
Without a single moment's hesitation Minato marked the man's spine with his Fuinjutsu formula, before leaping away into the cloud of dust that surrounded them.
A few seconds later the wounded man leapt atop one of the chunks of terrain that spiked up when he was slammed into the earth. He held his left arm which suddenly fell off at hit the ground; it appeared as if it melted off.
"My, my, you got me," the man said, ignoring the pain he felt. "Perhaps this is what they mean by elusive."
Before he could say anything else he felt pain in his gut. Minato had teleported to him and stabbed him with his kunai before he could even react.
He… He marked my body somewhere when he first struck me!
Minato placed his hand on the man's chest and soon a web of seals spread across his body.
"With this you no longer have any control over the Kyūbi," the Yondaime stated.
With the contract cancelled Minato leapt back to a safe distance away.
"Impressive, you wounded me and broke my control over the Kyūbi," the man praised. "But, it matters not; the Kyūbi will be mine, in time."
The area around him began to warp.
"I will rule this world, and there are many ways to go about it."
Those were his final words before disappearing into the night.
The Kyūbi shook its head as the illusion that bound its will faded away. It looked around at the village it was inside of as if searching for something. It roared in fury and began to once again destroy all that surrounded it.
A woman raised herself up on her knees shoving a large slab of concrete off her back. Beneath her was a young boy, her son. His father stood a few metres away blood flowing from a cut on his head.
"Tou-san*, Kaa-san's* –" he started to shout before he was cut off.
"Why didn't you run to the shelter?" his father scolded. "I'll take care of her; just get to the shelter now."
"No, I'm not going to leave you both alone!" the boy shouted.
"Do as I damn well tell you! It's the duty of the parents to protect their child!" His father's face looked furious, yet his eyes betrayed his internal fears.
In a position elsewhere, Sarutobi and Jiraiya were preparing the strike the beast with the rest of the available squads.
"All units, attack!" Sarutobi commanded.
A group of Hyūga appeared before the beast, palms drawn back.
"As one," cried Hiashi. "Hakke Kūhekishō!"
A concussive wall of Chakra slammed into the midsection of the creature, pushing it back till its hind legs hit the outer walls of Konoha.
The Hyūga force retreated giving way for the next unit to attack. The Akimichi were split into two groups. The first made their arms the size of a giant's before throwing their fellow clansmen at the beast, the second expanded themselves to the size of houses and spun like a top.
As each human boulder slammed into the creature, it was pushed further and further back. The beast was finally outside the village walls. Sarutobi leapt down to the ground level and secured his footing with Chakra.
"Enma, extend," he commanded to his staff. The ape–turned–staff lengthened and speared the Kyūbi in the chest, but it didn't pierce its flesh. Instead it pushed the beast even further away from the village.
"Finally, it's out of the village," the Sandaime commented, hoping they could keep it out.
In a place near the emergency shelters was a group of young teens all adorning the forehead protectors that signified that they were Ninja. A thick barrier prevented them from leaving the area.
"The lot of you are to stay away from the Kyūbi," the leading officer ordered.
A young girl in the front of the group frowned. "What do you mean?"
"This isn't a battle between villages. This is a domestic issue; therefore there is no reason to risk your lives."
"What, but we can help! We're just as capable as you are!" the girl shouted.
"We are Shinobi. We are not guaranteed long lives." The officer's face softened. "Kurenai, my daughter, at least live long enough to pass the Will of Fire to my grandchildren."
Kurenai's eyes widened at her father's request.
"Make that oath to your father," he said. "I believe in you."
"Hold the line, don't let it breach the village walls," the Sandaime commanded.
Leaping into the air, the adamantine staff he held elongated before striking the beast's nose. The Kyubi released a roar that created concussive shockwaves. Trees snapped and fell whilst shinobi that were caught in the blast exploded in a shower of blood and powdered bone. The past few minutes felt like years in the beast's presence. Such was its bloodlust and crushing rage.
Jiraiya appeared, slamming his hand into the ground before a wall of earth the size of the red walls of Konoha arose from the ground, acting as an obstacle for the beast.
"Damn, this thing doesn't know when to quit," he said in an exasperated manner.
The beast sucked in a single deep breath, its belly expanding like a balloon. Its mass seemed to be almost doubled, it held the air within for a few seconds. Those few seconds felt like an eternity, before the beast exhaled a cloud of its Chakra into the air above the village.
The Chakra looked as if it was made of jelly as it wobbled in the air over the village. A single moment passed before the cloud burst and rained its energy all over. Jiraiya flared his legs with Chakra leaping over the broken walls of Konoha ignoring the cry to stop from his teacher.
Fire blazed wherever it touched, painting the whole village in bright flames. The Kyūbi's Chakra had sinister intentions of its own. Some of the Chakra had simply combusted setting alight whatever it touched along the surfaces of the streets and buildings, but some simply coagulated and clung to surfaces like blood.
Jiraiya could see a number of ninja performing Suiton (Water Release) Ninjutsu to douse any flames. He walked near a wall that had some of the beast's Chakra painted on it. A small thread of it suddenly came alive and reached out to touched him, he could feel his skin burn and suddenly begun having thoughts of such malicious nature that only a psychopath would be proud of.
The images faded as his own Chakra burned it out of his system. Heading down further into the village, he then observed the full effect of the energy. Civilians that had yet to be taken to the shelters were killing each other. Some were even mutilating themselves. Others were committing acts that would have them locked up for life.
A man to his left next to a burning shop clawed his face over and over till he fell down, dead.
He… He gouged his eyes out. Wasn't he the baker who arrived here a week ago?
Jiraiya remembered the man giving him a sweet pastry for free.
Over to his right he saw even more insanity occurring. A young girl who couldn't be more than five years of age was being choked to death by an older child. It was clear to him that the girl was already dead. Her mouth open, tongue out, and eyes bulging. Yet the elder child kept his grip on the girl's neck and throttled her violently.
They're the kids of that jewel merchant from the capital.
Out in front more than a few metres away Jiraiya noticed a woman covered in blood. She held something in her bloodied hands and was tearing into it with abandon. When he realised who she was and what exactly she was eating, he collapsed and emptied the contents of his stomach on the street.
She that ANBU guy's wife. She's supposed to give birth sometime next year.
Forcing his body to move, he rose and walked down towards an alleyway. He hoped to avoid any other scenes, but only to come across another sight of human depravity. At the end of the alley was the path to the street parallel to the one he had just escaped. He looked on in shock as a crowd of men were raping women in full view.
Is this the power of Kyūbi? They always said it was a creature of hate and malevolence, but I could never believe such things, until now. I thought they were just fanciful tales to scare little children into behaving.
He clapped his hands together and started to gather Chakra.
There isn't much time, and this has to end now.
He focused his mind and forced one of Hachimon (Eight Gates) to open.
"Kaimon (Gate of Opening), Kai (Release)!"
Jiraiya's body flooded with Chakra as one of his internal energy reservoirs broke open. He bit his thumb drawing blood and with a few Hand Seals he slammed his palms onto the ground.
Two small toads appeared and before they could say anything, Jiraiya picked them up and placed them on his shoulders.
"No time to explain, we have a Bijū to subdue."
Sennin Mōdo (Sage Mode).
Jiraiya leapt back towards the beast in a single leap, joining the battle with renewed strength.
The Kyūbi's maw opened wide, balls of liquid and solid appeared and began to concentrate and form a sphere of nearly its own size.
Is, is that Chakra? So much that it can appear in solid form.
The sphere condensed until it was possible for the beast to swallow it whole. After the Kyūbi consumed the ball of pure Chakra, small wisps of light shone from the gaps between its teeth.
No, if it releases that much energy, it'll wipe Konoha off the map!
The beast's jaw began to open, hoping to obliterate the village in a single shot. The Sandaime landed beneath its lower jaw, pointing his staff, Enma, upwards.
"Enma, Extend!" he shouted.
The staff's length grew, shooting towards the mouth of the creature.
"Senjutsu: Rasenrengan (Sage Technique: Spiralling Serial Spheres)."
Jiraiya attacked in tandem with two blue spheres of Chakra, hoping that this on-the-spot plan worked.
Explanations for Japanese culture and certain ideas/concepts that I have used, as well as words/terms/names used.
Vajra Nyoi – This has two parts which need to be explained. I kept the terms as is instead of completely translating them as it would have sounded weird. A 'Nyoi', which can be translated as priest's staff but literally means 'as one (a person) wishes', is an auspicious decorative object associated with Chinese Buddhist rituals. It was made from bone or jade, with a head shaped either as a cloud or as a lingzhi mushroom and had a slightly curved handle, but the production and use of these objects declined after the Tang Dynasty. Vajra, which is 'Kongō' in Japanese, is a mythical material that is said to be able to cut through any substance, but it itself, cannot be cut.
Tou-san (or other familial terms) – This was kept in and untranslated for a variety of reasons. In the English language we simply refer to someone depending on their direct relationship to you, but in most cases we usually call someone by their name. For example in English we would call our parents 'Mum' and 'Dad', but would rarely call our siblings 'Brother' or 'Sister'. And for people unfamiliar to us we would refer to them as 'Mr.' or 'Mrs.' or 'Sir' or 'Ma'am'. In Japan and even other places it is common to refer to someone using specific terms to show your 'exact' relationship with the person.
Personally, as a person of Indian/Hindu background I would usually refer to someone as 'Uncle' or 'Aunty' even if they're not actually related to me in any way. It is just a term used to give respect to my elders. If I wanted to refer to someone younger to me then I would use a specific term to do so. In Japan it is common to refer to someone using very specific terminology to elaborate on what your exact relationship is with a person. This of course has changed over time and is not strictly enforced in the modern times, but it is still widely used and adhered to.
In Japan it is common to refer to sibling and parents and relatives with their specific term. In addition to the normal terms is the addition of suffixes. The common suffixes that we see in manga and anime are '-san', '-kun', '-chan', '-sama', '-dono'. These represent an added complexity to the already detailed terminology that is used.
The use of '-san' is usually translated to mean 'Mr.' or 'Mrs.' in English, but it not always so. It is mainly used when referring to someone who you are not so familiar or friendly with and/or the person has not given you permission to call them using a more familiar term. The latter case is when you are on a clan name basis with the person. When referring to someone unfamiliar it is expected to call them using their clan name and not their first name unless given permission.
The use of '-kun' is used for males to show a sense of familiarity and friendship and in some cases romantic interest. It isn't used for females as they have their own suffix '-chan'. The '-chan' suffix is primarily used for females in the same way as '-kun' is for males, but can also be used for young children regardless of gender. The use of '-kun' and '-chan' was VERY rare until the more modern period of Japan, where strict adherence to social status was slightly relaxed.
The use of '-sama' is a term used for people who you show respect for. In the context of Naruto it is used to refer to someone of a high rank or status. When used to refer to oneself it is considered a show of extreme arrogance or self-effacing irony.
The use of '-dono' roughly means "lord" or "master". It does not equate noble status; rather it is a term akin to "milord". Often used by those working under the employ of another.