Author's Notes: What can I say? Sure I could have gone ahead and kept the same plot and dialogue of the manga but where would be the fun in that? Now before anyone says anything, there will be some events that happen in the series that will keep but I'll have a different way to go about them. And I'm already gonna tell you I won't be doing any of the filler episodes save for a few because it pertains to my fic. I could care less about the Fūma clan and all that jazz. Before the creator finally released the yondaime's real name everyone called him Arashi; Arashi is that gay-looking ass from that stupid bandit-wanna-be clan that Orochimaru got most of his human guinea pigs from. Yes, I don't like the fillers at all (Save one or two). On another note here comes another long road ahead of us. Let's see how long this chapter will be, shall we?
Shinen no Hikari: First, glad you're enjoying the story but as to your questions about my OCs Hidama and her daughter, Shiruba, you are the first to notice something different about them between the lines. But I'm afraid I can't give away too much or that would ruin the surprising twists I have set up. If you continue reading you'll find out in the next few chapters what they really are.
Second, I don't mean to confuse anyone when I use shorten versions of the names of the countries or villages but it saves my eyes (and though of my readers) to use the shorten versions. Now I used to use Wikipedia for my Naruto source and I still do but only because of the grammar issues on spelling the words. The BEST fan-based-information website for the series is leafninja(.)net and I go there for all the information I need to look up and they are very accurate.
Third, the Wave Mission is written from the manga point-of-view and to what I could remember from watching it about 3 times. This was before I found LeafNinja and I was using Wiki for my sources. But as long as everyone knows about the bridge I think they pretty much get what I'm talking about.
Please don't think I'm chewing you out or anything, I actually giggled when I read your review! You're a very perspective reader and I hope you continue to stay here for the rest. Feel free to leave a review about what you read or anything you spot. I really appreciate your insight and for taking the time to not only read but review.
Disclaimer/Warnings: From now on I will only post these on the first chapter. I don't want to fill up the chapters with these things and annoy you, the readers. Sound fair?
"Family Ties"
By: Beloved Shadow of Light
+ Suna/Oto Invasion +
The same ANBU that had healed Hinata and put both Kiba and Shino to sleep didn't waste anytime. His hands flashed through the hand signs and out of no where snow white feathers drifted among the audience, steadily growing until it seemed to fill the entire arena. But once the feathers began to descend everyone suddenly fell asleep in their seats. However, not everyone was taken by surprised as many of the shinobi sitting in the stands quickly formed the tiger sign and concentrated. Kakashi and Gai also did the same thing once they noticed the genjutsu as did Sakura. Naruto struggled to fight it but barely managed to do the same.
"Kai!" The feathers seemed to blow off before dissolving, leaving only those that were able to catch it in time from falling asleep. The ANBU who performed the Nehan Shouja no Jutsu smirked behind his mask.
'Heh... the Konoha elite are impressive,' he thought to himself.
Baki immediately knew what was going on. 'Kabuto has started the first step... then the time will soon come!!'
Both Raidou and Hidama knew something was up and made sure to stay close to the sandaime hokage even as he and the kazekage looked over at one another. Though his face was hidden the ruler of Sunagakure no Sato smirked; taking it was their cue his two guards darted forward and released a smoke bomb, covering the area from prying eyes. That set off a world of chaos as cloaked ANBU rushed forward, shinobi quickly getting to their feet and tensing for a battle at home. For the team from Suna, they knew immedaitely that their secret operation had begun.
Outside the village walls a group of ninjas bearing the hourglass symbol for Suna and other bearing a music note for a new village called Otogakure no Sato saw the smoke rise into the air and nodded. Having prepared before hand they released their chakra into the summoning circle and called forth a massive three-headed snake. Without being commanded the large reptile slithered towards the gate and smashed it open, hissing angrily as it tore down buildings in tis wake.
Back in the arena the ANBU captain dressed in a white hooded coat with a tiger mask barked out orders to those under his command. "Li Team, above! Ro Team, below! Protect the ministers!!" He had to hurry to protect their beloved leader but it was taken out of his hands as they were attacked by a hidden barrage of weapons from--wait, how could there be four Suna guards when there was two to begin with?! Just as they landed the guards took off as did the kazekage as he held a kunai to the hokage's throat. The smoke settled and Raidou was slumped against the wall, his chest littered with kunais. Hidama growled angrily as she tore the two that had struck her shoulder and thigh, her nose still burning form the smoke.
"Hidama-san!!" The ANBU captain rushed to her, reaching out to help her up but pulled back when she slapped his hands away. "What happened?"
"It was a trap from the beginning," she snapped angrily. "Everything has been a ruse since they got here. Konoha is under attack by Suna and that bastard just made off with Sarutobi!!" Ignoring her wounds she began to go after the men, the elite following close behind as one tended to the critical Raidou.
Zabuza ripped the transmitter off and immedaitely charged forward, growling as he swung his heavy sword and literally cut down several nins at once. Another animalistic scream and he turned just in time to see Gaara attacked Haku. His heart leapt in his throat as the sand tried to crush the boy but it had been nothing but a simple bushin. He gave a very brief sigh of relief, knowing he would be alright but what the hell happened to Gaara?
Both kages landed on a roof at Look-Out Tower, soon followed by the two Suna guards who had apparently dropped their disguises to reveal four nins who's loyalty was to the village as Otogakure. "Do it!" the fake kazekage commanded.
"Hai!!" Moving into position the four strangers quickly went through the hand signs and summoned a vast amount of chakra. "Ninjutsu: Shishi Enjin!!" Before the still charging shinobi's eyes a rectangular shield began to appear, a deep violet color.
Hidama narrowed her eyes and forced her body to move faster. She knew if she didn't get into the barrier soon, there would be no way to help. Narrowing her eyes she tapped into her chakra and boosted forward but the barrier was still moving too fast. Pulling two kunais from her pouch she hurled them as the closets ins she was apprachoched. They were forced to move and the barrier waved but it was enough as she jumped in, skidding to the balls of her feet and one hand clawing at the roof titles. Her chest heaved for breath yet she focused forious eyes that that of the traitor. The barrier finally closed around them, trapping them within.
"How the hell did she get in?!" one of the three men yelled angrily.
"Why the fuck are you asking me?!" the only girl cursed at him.
"Damare and put up the second shield!!" another yelled. Unable to do anything the four outstretching their other hand to create another shield, protecting them from the inside as well as the outside.
"No barrier will hold us back!!" one of the black-opts shouted, aiming right for them but as soon as he touched it his body was ignited in flames. Screaming in pain he fell off the roof. The others landed and could only watch helplessly. Any attempt at so much as going near it would have them killed. The people who used the jutsu together smirked.
Sarutobi frowned, realizing how much a fool he had been to allow this to happen. Even now he could hear the chaos in his village as everything was being destroyed. And yet hoke was not completely lost for Konoha. "For the Sand to betray the Leaf..." He felt the other kage laugh, never relaxing from his hold on his hostage.
"An alliance is only useful as camoflague to make the enemy relax his guard... the fighting games end here and history, will change forever..."
"For all your plans and disguises you scrwed up," the pale woman said as she slowly got to her feet, causing both men to look at her. "I knew you were never the yondaime kazekage from the moment you entered the box seat. He never forgave me for taking his "precious weapon" so many years ago and he swore the next time we meet he would make me beg for mercy." Her eyes narrowed dangerously and her pupils began to change into narrow slits as she slowly released her killing intent. "You should have done your homework better, Orochimaru!!"
"Nani!?" Was she right? Could this really be the traitor they had failed to arrest thirteen years ago? The imposter softly began to chuckle ebfore erupting into a crazed and maniacal laughter even as he tore away the "mask" to reveal his ashen and serpetine features.
"I always knew you were a clever woman, Hidama..." he cooed.
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Gaara couldn't control the demon but gods how he tried; his mind continued to be filled with images of bloody corpses with stained hitachis from Suna and Konoha. Shukaku hissed when he missed a change to taste the blood of that boy called Haku but he could smell freshly spilt blood. An eye black as night with a golden pupil shaped like a four-pointed star looked into the arena and saw that delicious crimson liquid. Smirking he luinged into the arena and sent the sand forward, causing two large clawed hands and grab at his tasty victims. Sasuke and Shiruba were taken off guard and pulled toward the possessed boy. They tried to escape but cried out in pain as the sand dug into their wounds, drawing more blood out.
"Let go!!" Sasuke yelled, reaching for a kunai but stabbing at the golden grains was like striking water.
"You're just pissing him off!" Shiruba yelled even though she was fighting to get free. "Gaara listen its me, Shiruba! Remmeber, I'm your sister!"
"Ane-chan..." His face contorted into that of pain, gripping his hand with his hand. "He won't stop... I can't, control him...!"
"You can, Gaara! You've done it before just don't listen!"
"What the hell is he?!"
"Damare kwaidan!! Gaara, onegai!"
All the voices ran together, making it difficult to even recognize his own family. All he could hear was the demon demanding blood, the sand itching under his skin. He jerked though when he felt something sharp strike his shoulder. Suddenly all the feeling in his sand-covered arm went numb and fell limply to his side. The two genins dropped back but the girl ran forward only to be restrained by Genma.
"Let me go! He needs me!" she yelled at him, trying to break his grip.
"Go near him and he'll kill you," he tried to reason.
"You don't understand anything!!" They watched as he pulled out the needle that was longer than a normal senbon but growling angrily he vanished into a swirl of sand. She tried to ignore the tears coming and looked up at the stands. "Naruto!!"
He looked down and his eyes widen, but before he could go down and help her she screamed out to him to help Gaara. "But what about you and Haku?" he asked with concern.
"Just go!" Spinning quickly she broke Genma's grip on her arms and pushed him back just before a nin from Suna tried to bury a mess of shurikens into his body. Catching them she threw them back and didn't so much as flinch as they made their home in his face. "If Gaara loses to him we're all dead!" Even from the distance she could see his eyes close before nodding and disappearing. Sighing she looked at the jounin and ignored the scowling Sasuke.
"I don't give a damn about the exams so disqualify me if you want. I'm going to save my family." With that she was gone, climbing then leaping over the tall stadium walls.
Sasuke was red with anger and immediately took after the girl. 'Our fight isn't over yet!' he said to himself selfishly. Genma frowned, utterly disappointed in the youth before joining in for the battle that lay ahead of them.
Baki frowned and looking around saw that everything was failing. The kazekage never said anything about taking the hokage. He looked over at his students but noticed that Sasori was missing. "Kankuro, take Temari and get out of here. The mission has been aborted."
Eyes painted thick with kabuki paint widened. "Nani?!"
"We never planned that Gaara would be here and now that he's transforming... Get out of here, go back to Suna!"
"B-But what about you?" the girl asked.
"... I'll meet up with you when I can. Go!" With that he was gone and the two youths knew they had no choice. The kuniochi was useless without her fan and didn't bother to bring any other weapons. Kankuro still had Karasu but... they would not disobey a direct order from their teacher and wordlessly left.
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Sarutobi sighed deeply, not the least bit afraid despite being held captive by his former student. "I thought this day would come, eventually... but you won't get my head so easily!" he replied with confidence.
"... I told you, you should hurry and pick a successor, because... you will die here..." His smirk grew as he held the kunai up and licked the razor-sharp edge. "... Sandaime!"
"And you think he'll pick you?" Hidama asked coldly. "Over a decade ago you thought you would be chosen as the hokage due to having the Sandaime as your sensei but you were passed over and the title was given to the student of your former-teammate. Namikaze Minato took the title of Yondaime."
Hard and furious yellow eyes narrowed dangerously as he glared at her but he let it slide, knowing she was just trying to rile him up. "You may think you know me Hidama, but sometimes I wonder just what you're hiding yourself." He smirked when she tensed. "You still manage to retain your youth and beauty after so many years, a skill even Tsunade could never master without shortening her own life. What are you hiding?"
"What lies in my past is not for those who would not understand, least of all a vile snake such as yourself." Her eyes flickered to Sarutobi. "Forgive me, Goku... but I will not let you fight him alone." She reached behind her and pulled the slender blade free; the grating sound of steel gliding along steel echoed like that of a snarling beast. "Last time he forbade me to go after you and I obeyed; I didn't want him to grieve over the loss of his student but the guilt has been threatening to suffocate me... until now. Someone will die today, Orochimaru... you can be certain."
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Everyone fought with all they hard, jutsus being released, elements clashing against one another; even in the stadium shinobis who had managed to deflect the genjutsu were giving it their all. Gai lived up to his title of "the Green Beast" as he charged with move after bone-crushing move. Kakashi struck just as hard and fast, emotionless as he struck. Sakura however, made the mistake of standing and caught the attention of two nins from Oto. She froze and watched as she leaped towards his, eyes glittering with murderous amusement.
"Sakura!!" The jounin tried to help her but he would never make it in time-
A figure dressed in the colors of the sea on a misty morning seemed to appear out of nowhere and without batting an eye, drove several senbons in each hand right into the enemy nin's temple. He ignored the blood that gushed out but used the momentum from his arms to throw them to the sides. Without saying a word Haku grabbed the still stunned girl and transported her to the alley where an unconscious Shikamaru, Kiba and Hinata lay with a still dazed Shino.
"Shino, how do you feel?" the boy asked as he flicked the excess blood from his fingers.
"I'll be fine in a moment," he told him with a nod.
"Good. Sakura, wake up Shikamaru and I don't care if you have to punch his head in just get him up. Shino, if you can fight then take lazy-ass and go after Naruto to make sure he doesn't get ambushed." The shades wearing boy nodded, trusting the older boy's decision. "Sakura, you-"
"I'll go and help Sasuke," she interrupted but shook when he looked at her with cold and unfeeling eyes.
"You will not help that teme you will wake Kiba and have him help you get Hinata out of here. If you try and fight or go after that good-for-nothing asshole you will be killed and Naruto will have to wait to get another teammate. You are no where any of our levels, even Ino would have been a greater help to your "precious Sasuke"." He ignored the flinch; she had a horrified look that looked as if the Uchiha was flaunted the fact that he was going to marry the Yamanaka girl. "You will do as ordered, understand?" She could only nod. Taking a deep breathe he charged out once more, senbons flying and piercing vital points. Sakura was still trembling but blinked stupidly when the Nara boy slowly sat up, rubbing his head.
"Man, that guy's worse than my kaasan," he mumbled. Turned out, the fool had been asleep the entire time and not because of the genjutsu. Looking at the Aburame boy they nodded and took off, leaving one still terrified girl to try and awaken the Inuzuka.
Zabuza growled, wishing for a large body of water at this time but he saw his charge try to drag an injured jounin off yet didn't notice a Suna and Oto nin tried to sneak up behind him. 'No one will hurt him ever again!' Running forward he yelled for him to stay down and swung his sword as hard as he could. He grinned behind the wrapping as the heavy blade sliced through their bodies, cutting them in half and watched as they stared at him before falling-literally-to pieces. As they hit the floor he looked down at his foster son. "You alright?"
He only nodded and looped one of the man's arms around his shoulders. "The invasion is happening all over the village, at this rate no one will be sparred," he said with worry and concern.
"Just stay here. You're still exhausted from your fight." Making sure he got away safely he ran towards the stadium walls and ran right along it, jumping over the edge. He had grown accustomed here and he was not going to let anyone take it away from him.
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Orochimaru continued to smirk as he gazed at his opponents standing across from him. Even when he released Sarutobi the man didn't turn to attack. He just gave them that serpentine smirk without any hint of emotion.
"To think I can fight with you again..." It was a bit difficult to tell who the comment was directed at but neither of them said anything. Outside the barrier the ANBU were still trying to figure how to get inside. All they knew was that the barrier could only be destroyed from the inside. The snake man smirked and held his hands out to them, as if offering them a peace offering but the smirk was another matter. "Senei Jashu!" From the shadows of his sleeves two snakes lunged out and headed straight for his opponents, fangs bared.
Sarutobi frowned yet his hands flashed through the signs at a rapid pace. "Ninjutsu: Kawara Shuriken!!" Using his chakra he levitated the roof tiles and hurled them at such a pace they resembled shurikens, allowing them to easily slice through the snakes
Hidama began running, holding her sword out to her side. Once the snake was close enough she lifted the blade and easily sliced both heads clean off yet she continued running right at him. "Mikadzuki no Mai!!" she shouted. Almost as though she was moving through slow motion clones began appearing behind her before leaping into the air. Swords draw they made to stab him but before he could retaliate they vanished, so he never seem to tell the real from the fake until the sword pierced his stomach and went out his back.
"She got him!!" one of the black-opt said with joy.
The man didn't say anything but his body turned brown and he melted into a pile of mud. "Doro Bushin," she spat. So where-
"Hidama! Behind you!" Eyes widen as she felt the man's presence before jumping high in the air. Quickly the old man's hands flashed through the signs as he focused his chakra. "Doton: Doryū Taiga!" Immediately the ground turned into a massive mudslide, nearly washing away Orochimaru.
Taken off-guard for a split moment he smirked. "Is that all you got?" he taunted, moving his hands through the signs.
"I won't give you the chance!" Hidama's hands moved through the symbols as she used the mud to her own advantage. "Doton: Doryūdan!!" A large dragon's head appeared from the mud and opening it's mouth, spew mud projectiles directly at the enemy.
Sarutobi smirked at the opening and immediately gathered his own chakra and build it up inside his body. "Karyūdan!!" Pulling his head back he released a flash of fire from his mouth, igniting the mud missiles so the traitor was engulfed in flames.
"He managed to mix Doton and Katon jutsus together!"
"Hokage-sama is living up to his name of 'the professor'."
Still being burned the mud turned into a title wave and overpowered Orochimaru, slowly dying out and leaving broken roof tiles along its path. Hidama landed next to his old friend but neither relaxed; if anything they grew even tenser.
"Cut the act, Orochimaru."
A dark chuckle and the snake-man seem to appear from the broken titles, not a single scratch on him as he shed the stolen kage robes, leaving him in a uniform that seemed to resemble those from Oto. "A good effort, but you both seem to have underestimated me," he explained. "Do you really think I could be killed by such petty techniques?"
"This has only begun." She immediately dropped into an attack pose, sword held before her so the sharp edge was facing him with her other hand free yet ready to move. Beside her Sarutobi removed his own robes, revealing that he had prepared for the battle ahead of time and dressed in his armor and uniform when he was still an active shinobi. They were both ready to fight.
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"There's information indicating that several enemy squadrons advancing towards the village," one of the chunins said. When Iruka had seen smoke rising far at the other end of the village he grew worried and immediately called a meeting of all the instructors, giving their classes a study period. And even now they were discussing what to do.
"Perhaps we should evacuate the students somewhere safer," the chunin brought up.
Another instructor nodded in agreement. "Hai. And we have to do it without causing a panic."
"Then let's evacuate the students as soon as possible," Iruka spoke up, gaining everyone's attention. "We'll say it's a evacuate drill." Once everyone agreed he stood but he couldn't help but worry not only for his students, but for his younger brother as well.
--
Without any sort of warning or signal Sarutobi and Orochimaru began to run towards each other as Hidama followed behind the old man. Reaching into his pouch he release several shurikens and let his hands fly through the signs. "Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!!" Immediately those few throwing stars turned into hundreds, each flying true and straight towards the enemy.
Skidding to a stop the ashen man smirked and went through several signs himself then slammed his hands onto the roof. "Kuchiyose, Edo Tensei!!"
Ice blue eyes widen as she recognized that technique. 'I won't let him continue!' she growled, pushing chakra into her legs, enabling her to run faster.
"Sho!" A tall pillar appeared before him with the kanji of 'first on it. "Ni!" Another pillar surged up to join the first. "Yon!" Yet another one joined the other two but this one had the kanji of 'fourth on it.
"No you don't!!" Using her speed she braced her body and slammed into the released coffin, driving her sword through until the hilt hit and the edge of the blade pierced the other side. Around her the shurikens struck the coffins but the first two were still standing. Several of them managed to graze her body but she ignored it as the coffin turned into dust, leaving a dead nin from Oto pierced on her blade.
'To use that jutsu, and as a shield...' Sarutobi frowned as the two coffin lids creaked open. Pulling her blade free she stepped back to keep the dead body from touching her and prepared herself for the worse. But even as the lids fell open she felt her mind and body go into shock.
'Iie... she managed to stop the third but the other two... of all the people to summon...' He had a terrible feeling which only grew when the sword fell from his friend's limp hand. "Hidama!" She just stood there, frozen.
The lids fell to the ground with a loud thud, allowing the two figures within to step out. Dressed in an old style of uniform like Sarutobi these two men also wore armor. The figure from the first coffin was tall and strong build, long black hair fall down his back with the hitachi wrapped around his forehead. His armor was a red-brown color over the black uniform. The other figure was of a similar built but he had spiky and slightly unruly silvery white hair, a forehead guard with the leaf symbol. His armor was a deep ocean blue color with what looked like fur around his neck instead of the neck guard. He also had stripes along each cheek and down his chin. As they lifted their heads the ANBU captain outside the barrier gasped, Sarutobi grimaced, Orochimaru smirked, and Hidama began to tremble.
"Toshiro... Yasuo..." she whispered.
The silver haired man turned and gazed at her with strange blue-gold colored eyes. He closed the few feet separating them, stopping before her and reached up to gently stroke her cheek. "Hidama... it's been so long, yet... you're still as beautiful as I remember," he said softly in a voice that spoke of such love.
Everything was just as she remembered she couldn't stop the tears from falling as she reached up to cover his hand, ignoring the fact that it was not his usual warmth but that of something colder. "Yasuo... you're actually here..."
The dark haired man gave her the briefest of nods before looking at the old man standing behind her. "Hmm... you're grown old, Sarutobi..." he said though it seemed it was in good humor and not a cruel joke. While part of him was so glad to see the brothers again, he knew it was not really them.
"This is, really bad..." the black-opt captain said. The situation just got worse and they were still powerless to do anything about it.
"That summoning! Who are those two?" one of the ANBU asked.
"I would have never expected him to summon you two brothers, but it cannot be helped... onegai, prepare yourselves... Shodaime-sama! Nidaime-sama!"
"Nani?!"
Orochimaru, former student of the Sandaime Hokage and betrayer of Konohagakure, used a forbidden technique and summoned from the dead two of the village's most powerful shinobis who founded the village so many years ago.
Author's Notes: What a way to end the chapter! Before anyone asks, I know the manga released the first hokage's name, Senju Hashirama, but long before that came out I had picked names for them. I will keep their clan name as it suits them but just to let everyone know Toshiro is the Shodaime (First) Hokage and Yasuo is the Nidaime (Second) Hokage. Don't blame me fi the names confuse you in the next chapter as I am warning you right now. And yes Hidama has a history with them with means she is much older than she lets on but no she doesn't use that age-changing jutsu Tsunade uses. What she is will be revealed so just stay tuned. I also hope you like this chapter as after this the real fighting will begin. Later!
Nehan Shouja no Jutsu:Temple of Nirvana Technique
Kai: Release
Sunagakure no Sato: Village Hidden in the Sand
Otogakure no Sato: Village Hidden in Sound
Shishi Enjin: Four Violet Flames Battle Formation
Senei Jashu: Hidden Shadow Snake Hands
Kawara Shuriken: Roof Tile Shuriken
Mikadzuki no Mai: Dance of the Crescent Moon
Doro Bushin: Mud Clone
Doton, Doryū Taiga: Earth Style, EarthFlowRiver
Doton, Doryūdan: Earth Style, Earth Dragon Projectile
Karyūdan: Fire Dragon Projectile
Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu: Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique
Kuchiyose, Edo Tensei: Summoning, Resurrection to the Impure World
Toshiro: Japanese name meaning "great leader"
Yasuo: Japanese name meaning "peaceful son"