True Path of a Jinchuuriki Ch 15: Genesis
(Italics: Thoughts / Flashbacks / Dream sequence. Bold: Title and Kyubi's / Demon's / Inner Characters's Speech. Underline: Time Skips)
Twenty-Four Hours Later...
Sasuke, Ayumi, Kazuma, Madara and the remaining two members of Sasuke's Brotherhood of Darkness gathered at the border of the Hidden Leaf Village. Sasuke turned his back to his subordinates as he gazed at the Hokage Monument opposite of the village. "Zabuto, Kazuya appear before me." An enormous man easily twice the height and width of a normal man clad in a customized giant black cloak appeared before Sasuke, a slim raven haired Kunoichi clad in what appeared to be a black Kimono appearing by the giant's side. "What are your orders Sasuke?" The women referred to as Kazuya asked the Uchiha. Sasuke gazed down at his subordinates with an emotionless gaze.
"Begin Phase one of the plan, make sure to extract the information from the Hokage directly than retreat once we have the location of the Seventh Seal. Dismissed." The giant referred to as Zabuto merely nodded in confirmation and vanished alarmingly fast for a man his size. Kazuya vanishing without a word as well.
An explosion echoed throughout Konoha as the western wall collapsed on a concentrated point, two figures emerging from the ruin, one of enormous proportions and the other average height. As they gazed around they noticed something was odd. "Zabuto doesn't something seem odd about this village? There doesn't seem to be a person in sight." As soon as the words escaped her lips a ring of ANBU circled the two unsuspecting shinobi. "I spoke to soon..." Kazuya said with a dark grin on her face. A moment later footsteps echoed throughout the empty village as Tsunade stepped forward from the ring of ANBU. "So I take it you're the almighty Hokage?" Kazuya asked in a sarcastic tone. Tsunade narrowed her gaze at the woman before her.
"Who the hell are you and what do you want in our village?!" Tsunade demanded. Kazuya gazed up at the Fifth Hokage and narrowed her gaze. "I thought you of all people would be aware of who we are, we seek the Final Seal." Her words seemed to strike Tsunade beyond what mere words could describe. The ANBU tensing up as they readied their weapons and got into fierce offensive stances. Suddenly the ANBU leader's hand shook uncontrollably as his Kunai fell to the ground. "L-Lady I-I can't c-control my body... what the hell is this!?" The ANBU said as he reached down and picked up the Kunai, readying it with a flick of his wrist and lunging at Tsunade, the Hokage dodging the blade swiftly and precisely.
A split second later Tsunade felt a strong electrical current flow through her, the ANBU stopping his relentless assault as his body came to a sudden halt. Kazuya appearing in front of Tsunade as she quickly performed some very unusual hand signs. "Lost Arts! Mind Extraction Jutsu!" Tsunade's facial expression became blank as an aura of chakra connected the two shinobi, visual imagery and information copied from Tsunade's consciousness forcibly entering her mind. "Zabuto we got it, time to go." The enormous shinobi picked up Kazuya and with a sudden burst of speed they disappeared, the motor skills of the ANBU and the Hokage returning to them. "After them!" Tsunade commanded. "At once Lady Hokage." The ANBU replied with a respectful bow. And with those words they vanished without a trace. I just hope I'm not too late... Tsunade thought to herself bitterly.
Naruto yawned and stood up the sun rose high above the Konoha Fortress. Naruto stretched him arms, extending his palms in the air. I must have fallen asleep...The blond shinobi thought to himself as his vision cleared and came into focus. He shifted his gaze toward the raven haired beauty that was sleeping beside him mere moments before. Smiling at how lucky he was as she curled up in a little ball around the pillow between her legs. Naruto walked to her side and put his arms on her shoulders. "Hinata-chan wake up, we need to go check in with Kakashi-sensei and the others." Hinata sat up and yawned, gazing at Naruto with sleepy eyes as she rubbed them lightly. "Good morning Naruto-kun..." She said with a sweet smile as she leaned in and kissed him.
Naruto kisses her back and parted his lips from her. "Come on Hinata-chan we should meet up with Kakashi-sensei and the others." Hinata yawned and nodded as she rose from her bed and walked with Naruto outside the bunker to the long corridor that led to the center if the Fortress.
Kakashi, Tenten, Konohamaru and Neji all sat in silence in the area that connects the northern, southern, eastern and western sections of the enormous fortress, initially where they had split up the night before. "So they're after this seal within Konohamaru huh? What exactly does it unlock Kakashi?" Neji asked his fellow Jounin. "That's just the thing, the only people who could possibly know such a thing would be one of the original Kages and they're all long gone. Legend says the Kages were originally at war with one another but some great evil threatened the world forcing the five Kages to settle their differences, thus was the creation of the Ninja Village system. Beyond that all knowledge was lost with the First Great Ninja War."
Neji absorbed the information in silence as the rest of the group began to mimic his behavior. A few moments later the sound of footsteps echoed from the western corridor as Naruto and Hinata came into view. "Hey sorry we're late everybody." Naruto said in a nervous tone as he scratched the back of his head gently out of habit. Hinata walking beside him in silence. "Just don't let it happen again." Kakashi said in a stressed tone, not moving an inch as he spoke. "Is something wrong Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked, sensing some uneasiness in his previous teacher. "I just got this really bad feeling all of the sudden..." Suddenly his eyes snapped open. "Everyone get down!" Kakashi yelled, everyone taking cover as an enormous blade sliced the solid stone area they were in cleanly in half, not giving them a moment to heighten their guard as the aftershock of the blade striking the ground knocked them off their feet.
As the blade crash and sank into the distant earth Sasuke smirked, Zabuto retracting his arm as the rest of Sasuke's brotherhood of darkness awaited Sasuke's orders. Suddenly Sasuke rose to his feet as he spoke. "And now... We go in for the kill..." Sasuke said with a sinister grin on his face.
"Is everyone alright?" Kakashi asked as he rose from a pile of rubble. The rest of the group emerging from the ruin virtually unharmed. "Good, Neji and Hinata use your Byakugans together and figure out the enemies location." Hinata and Neji both turned to one another, nodded to one another in acknowledgment, performed the same hand signs and called out the technique in sync: "Byakugan!" They announced, the incantation echoing throughout the surrounding area. Neji and Hinata put their backs to one another as they made a complete three-hundred and sixty degree scan of the surrounding area. Hinata's eyes widened suddenly. "They're at the entrance of the temple headed this way!" Everyone nodded to one another and prepared themselves as the sound of footsteps echoed throughout the southern corridor.
A familiar raven-haired ex-shinobi came into view with a sinister grin on his face. "Well, well Naruto and Kakashi in one place? Who'd think I'd once again cross paths with those of my previous life..." Sasuke said in a dark tone. "Sasuke!" Naruto yelled as a rage began to burn within him. Putting his hands together in a cross hand symbol as Light Naruto, Tactical Naruto, and Kyubi Naruto manifested instantly as if they were already there. Before he could charge at his traitorous ex-teammate his ex-sensei Kakashi threw his arm out to stop him. "Who the hell are you and what have you done with the REAL Sasuke!?" Kakashi said. Naruto looked at his previous teacher in confusion. What the hell is Kakashi-sensei talking about? Naruto thought to himself silently.
Sasuke merely laughed at his previous teacher's words. "You're a sharp one copy-cat Ninja of the Hidden Leaf Village, and to answer your question the one you used to know as Sasuke Uchiha is dead, I am merely inhabiting this foolish mortal's body, he sold his soul to the darkness and unfortunately did not have the strength required to control it..." Naruto's eyes widened as Sasuke's words, not because he was in a state of disbelief but because he realized the words coming from Sasuke's mouth were in fact entirely true. "If what you say is true and Sasuke Uchiha is dead than who the hell are you!?" Naruto demanded. Sasuke merely gazed at Naruto in amusement as a sinister smile spread across his face.
"I am what you foolish mortals refer to as the Frozen Flame, since the moment the first seal was released I took control of this body, although for a mere human being this body was quite sufficient in performance in order to fulfill what I required." Sasuke explained in a twisted and dark tone. Naruto clenched his fists together tightly, he was so angry at himself. He was angry at Sasuke's foolishness, but mostly he was enraged by the fact Sasuke had literally died on the inside and he was completely oblivious to the very fact entirely. Naruto took a deep breathe to calm himself, forming his resolve as an aura of red chakra cloaked his body, pulsing as he opened his cerulean blue eyes.
Sasuke noticed this and merely smirked in response. "No need to get so worked up Naruto, I only require Konohamaru so I can reestablish the connection to my realm, now step aside unless you enjoy suffering." Naruto stood his ground along with Kakashi, Neji, Hinata, and Tenten. Konohamaru safely behind their defensive line. "Very well if that's how it's going to be..." Sasuke said with a deep sigh as he snapped his fingers twice, Kazuma and Zabuto emerging from the proceeding darkness. Naruto took a step forward, his back to Kakashi and the others. "Kakashi-sensei you take Konohamaru and get out of here, I'll take care of Sasuke." Kakashi was about to argue but the serious look written across Naruto's facial expression told him he knew what he was doing.
Kakashi nodded in reply as he, Tenten, Hinata, Neji, and Konohamaru vanished without a trace. "Zabuto, Kazuma pursue them." Kazuma had a look of excitement embedded into his facial expression. "Sure thing Sasuke..." Kazuma said with a sinister grin, Zabuto remaining silent as they too vanished in a burst of high speed. Naruto and Sasuke glaring at one another, Naruto's ego clones standing behind him as they observed the stand-off. Ready to intervene at any given moment.
Kakashi and the others had nearly passed the Northern Corridor, not giving the enemy even a moment of opportunity as they immediately got into a delta formation. Kakashi, Hinata and Neji circling Konohamaru as they prepared themselves for their enemies. A loud thud coming from above them. "Everyone get back!" Neji yelled, his eyes widening as he gazed upward with his Byakugan activated. The solid stone ceiling above them came crashing down, everyone jumping back as stone shards fell to the ground. Two forms emerging as the dust settled, one of them enormous and the other an average sized human being. Everyone returned to their delta formation, Neji and Hinata in defensive Taijutsu stances as Kakashi pulled his head band to the side, revealing his Sharingan eye.
Kazuma grinned sinisterly and extended his palm as an aura of radiating pale-blue chakra cloaked his entire body. Clenching his fist as a pulse of energy filled the entire room. Kakashi closed his eyes and clenched his fists tightly, opening them suddenly with a strong resolve reflecting in his eyes. "Interesting technique, unfortunately it's effectiveness is limited to the individual you use it on and their level of will." Kazuma merely smirked at Kakashi's words. "I expected no less of Kakashi of the Sharingan Eye, although compared to a true Uchiha you are virtually powerless..." The man explained as he performed a few hand signs. "Lightning Style! Thunder Wave Jutsu!"
Kazuma announced, the incantation echoing as an orb of invisible energy formed in the man's palm, extending it and slamming his fist forward as an enormous shock wave knocked the four shinobi off balance. During the split second their guard was dropped the enormous man suddenly appeared behind Konohamaru, picked him up and vanished just as quickly as he had appeared. "Shit!" Kakashi exclaimed as their attackers suddenly disappeared with the very person they were ordered to protect.
Naruto and Sasuke stared off, narrowing their gazes as they waited for the other to do the first move. Sasuke smirked at his opponent and smiled darkly. "I feel a bit cramped in this tiny space, what do you say we move our fight outside this damn fortress?" Naruto gazed at Sasuke darkly in response. "Doesn't matter to me I just want to kick your ass." Sasuke merely laughed at this and vanished from the area, moving to the field outside the exposed section of the fortress, Naruto along with his Ego Clones appearing across from him a split-second later.
Meanwhile the cogs of fate began to turn as Madara entered the dark depths of the Forbidden Fortress' bottom floor, looking around as he ventured through the ancient ruin. As his gaze shifted he noticed six glowing symbols on the wall to his right, grinning darkly as he at long last found it... The fabled Gate of Eden... As he ran his fingertips over the cold stone he sense his presence was not the only one in this dark dungeon. As he gazed over his shoulder he noticed Kazuma and Zabuto entered the chamber, the vessel of the Seventh seal in their custody. The young Genin struggling with all of his might to free himself, his attempts becoming more and more useless as his strength died down and fatigue caught up to him.
Kazuma threw him on the floor, Konohamaru's body skidding to a halt in front of Madara. Konohamaru glared up at the cloaked figure before him, rage reflected in his eyes. Madara picked him up by the neck of his shirt, picking him up off the ground as he slammed his body against the stone wall to his right, pinning him there as he performed a few hand signs with his free hand. His eyes shifting to the Uchiha's famous Kekei Genkai the Sharingan. Konohamaru's eyes suddenly widened as he lost consciousness. He slowly opened his eyes as he found himself in an ancient-looking temple. "Where am I?" The young Genin asked himself aloud. "This is the temple housing the lost seals of Light and Darkness."
A voice said in front of him, Konohamaru gazed ahead only to see Madara standing behind the front of the altar, an orb of golden and violet light hovering a few feet from the ground. He extended his arm and opened his palm as he grasped the orb of chakra, the element instantly solidifying and crushed to dust, a golden and violet light shooting upward into the proceeding darkness.
Madara's vision came back into focus as he severed the connection between him and Konohamaru, the young Genin screaming in agony as the seal became visible on his stomach and a golden light shot at the wall next to Madara, the seal disappearing from Konohamaru's body and reappearing in the middle of the rest of the seals, the entire fortress shaking violently as a bright golden light filled their visions.
TO BE CONTINUED...
A/N: Wow that chapter turned out quite interesting, it seemed to be twist after twist when will it end? Anyway I've had the basic ideas for what just happened rolling around in my head for a while so its relieving to get it off my chest. If you love my work please REVIEW So I know exactly what about my writing you enjoy. Review if you care!
Peace! - DL555