The Legend of Naruto
Chunin Exam arc
Kurama no Kyubi: Now we've finally reached the battle between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru, and while it is mostly canonical, there's a huge twist at the end of the battle.
Stallion6 of Deviantart: The Cane of Pacci was used in the Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.
It primarily flips things over-even knocking armor off some enemies. However, if the orb it launches is cast into a hole, and the user jumps into it, it spins the user and can launch them over ledges too tall to reach.
It does nit cost any energy/magic/chakra
Kurama no Kyubi: Oh, right. It's been a while since I played that game so I didn't remember.
GamesMaster64: I think you missed the Kuchiyose no Jutsu in the list of Naruto's techniques. Other than that, this is an excellent story and I cannot wait for the next chapter!
Kurama no Kyubi: Yeah, I forgot. Don't worry, I'll fix that in the next chapter he'll be fighting in… I hope.
Naruto Obito Halliwell Uzumaki: Great Job, are you going to use any of the items from the Zelda Games, Like The Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks.
Kurama no Kyubi: Maybe… maybe.
Guest: the cane of pacci is a magical cane which has the ability to flip objects over or launch it's user out of a hole in the ground with the force of a cannon making it a very effective tool to throw one's enemies off balance.
Kurama no Kyubi: Yeah, I know.
Guest: here's another crossover idea namely involving the worlds of sonic and Naruto which namely entail our favourite blonde hero ending up in the world of mobius along with his wayward rival sasuke via way of their grand finale which conclude their fight in the valley of the end leading the two boy to find themselves caught up in the midst of a war involving those fighting for freedom and those fighting for world domination on separate side of them war as they try find their own way back home. Namely Naruto finds himself somewhere near sonic and the rest of his friends the freedom fighters but of course his arrival by way of coming to mobius has given him quite a physical make over in term of giving somewhat super human strenght more than enough to crush just about any of docter robotinic's creations and he discovers this strenght when he rescues a poor family of mobians who've found themselves captured by docter robotinic's force's an eventual lead our young hero to encounter the eggman himself who asks Naruto to join him but our hero falt out refuse top assist the diabolical madman despite him promising him that he'd help our hero to find a way back to his own dimension and giving the evil docter a reason to hate naruto far more than he hates sonic namely by insulting and humilating them madman in a manner which make his prevoius defeats against sonic seem like nothing more than a slap on the wrist. of course our young hero finds himself in quite a pickle namely due to fact that despite all the strenght he possesses due to his arrival in mobius luckily sonic and friends arrive on the scene to help Naruto out namely due to the fact that despite that he's an overlander he did help out those mobians and flat refused to join forces with docter robotinic along rubbing him the wrong way and that fact that halso has such unnatural strenght would make Naruto a valuable asset to the freedom fight and our young hero whole hearted agrees to do in the name of his moral code and sense of justice also maybe by traveling around mobius he'll also be able pick up some new techniques and get stronger in the process all the while finding his own way home. whereas for sasuke he joins force with docter eggman in order to get back on track for his vengence against ittachi and to kill naruto in order to gain the power to challenge and extract his vengance on ittachi. but When naruto manages to encounter power rings and chaos emeralds he'll soon be able discover a whole new power unlike anything which enables to create jutsu which are primarily uniqueto him and him alone.
Kurama no Kyubi: Didn't you pay any attention to what I said last chapter? I will NO LONGER write ANY STORY SUGGESTION that comes via review. However, luckily for you I had already an idea for a Naruto/Sonic crossover rather similar to yours, so I might decide to put some of your ideas into it. And this was the last story suggestion from you guys that I will put up here. If you want to suggest a story to me then do so via PM.
johnsoncutter: also during Naruto's training with jiriaya and and I assume erza coming along for the ride our young hero will be learning more about magic and magic guilds and discovering his latent magical abilities namely power over wind in terms of using wind make magic along with some classical legend of zelda swordmanship techniques from erza like say the spin dash and others which'll be unique to this story.
Kurama no Kyubi: We'll see.
Adran06: Okay, I'm surprised no one has done this yet, but you REALLY should fix this (and probably future) chapters to say "White Chakra Saber", "White Chakra Blade", or at least "Hakko Chakra To" instead of writing out the full romaji. It just doesn't make sense. Likewise, Silent Killing should be called the Silent Killing technique (or jutsu) or Muon Satsujin Jutsu, not the Romaji, which also doesn't really make sense in an english fanfic. It's a bit of a nitpick, yes, but changing these would improve the quality of the fic by a LOT.
Kurama no Kyubi: Too be perfectly honest I can't say that I fully agree with you. When writing a fanfic based on a Japanese story, I prefer to use the Japanese terms, and I'm sure that others do as well. Also "Sairento Kiringu" is the name that Narutopedia offered me.
Guest: Also can you continue on the other stories like tales of shippuden and also I have new idea for you, a naruto/eternal sonata crossover.
Kurama no Kyubi: Don't worry, I will get back to my other stories, but it'll take some time.
Adran06: This is a pretty good story, better than I initially expected, but all the video game heavy elements REALLY don't fit in with the rest of the story. The entire dungeon sequence felt really out of place and hard to read. It's fine to have "dungeons", I thought that was kind of cool even, but you really should have aimed for a more realistic approach to it (and definitely SHOULDN'T have had a heart container appear, as that and the whole chests thing felt ridiculously out of place).
Kurama no Kyubi: Well, I wanted to give the story a more Zelda-like feel to it. Also, while Heart Containers still appears, I've more or less stopped mentioning them. Don't know if I'll mention them again though.
"Triforce." Normal speech
'Triforce.' Normal thought
"Triforce." Biju and God speech
'Triforce.' Biju and God thought
Hiruzen: Kurama no Kyubi doesn't own anything but his OCs..
Chapter 27: Clash of the Titans: Hiruzen vs Orochimaru!
Hiruzen and Orochimaru stood atop the look-out tower, facing each other as two coffins had risen out of the roof in front of the Sannin before opening to reveal two people, one in each coffin.
One of them had long black hair, a Konoha Hitai-ate and wore an ancient version of the Konoha ninja uniform which had red armor instead of a flak jacket.
The other one had silver hair, an odd-looking Konoha Hitai-ate and he wore a similar uniform except that his was blue. Both of them also had black sclerae.
"N-no. Those are…!" The ANBU in white robes said as he observed what was going on on the inside of the barrier.
"They're what…?" The ANBU to his left asked.
"Long time no see… Saru…" The man with blue armor said.
"Ah… It's you… You've aged, Sarutobi…" The one with the red armor said.
"I never imagined I would see you two again. And under such circumstances… I am so sorry…" Hiruzen said.
"This is… not good…" The ANBU in white robes said.
"He summoned them… but who are they?" The one to his right asked.
"Please prepare yourselves… Shodai Hokage-sama. Nidaime Hokage-sama." Hiruzen said, shocking the two ANBU with black robes.
"That's right. The raven-haired one is the Shodai Hokage, and the white-haired one is the Nidaime Hokage. Both famed as the ultimate shinobi, they're the Hokage who created and shaped Konoha into what it is…" The ANBU with white robes explained.
"Edotensei, eh…? And that stripling over there is the one who summoned us with the Kinjutsu? Impressive…" The Nidaime Hokage, Senju Tobirama said as he looked over his shoulder at Orochimaru.
"Which means, Sarutobi… we must fight you…" The Shodai Hokage, Senju Hashirama said.
"Enough with the old folks' small talk. Why don't we get started?" Orochimaru said as he held up a pair of kunai with sealing tags attached to them.
"War… no matter what the era…" Hashirama said.
"Kukuku, you know you like it." Orochimaru said as he brought the knives closer to the back of the previous Hokage's heads.
"Mocking the dead… Nothing good ever come from playing with time." Hiruzen said.
"Well then, shall we begin?" Orochimaru asked before stabbing the kunai into the backs of the two Hokage's heads until they were fully inside, and he then held his hands in a hand sign "But first, I need you restored to your original forms."
Steam the came up from the dead Hokage's bodies as all of the dirt that had previously covered them vanished.
"They look more and more like their old selves…" Hiruzen said.
"They're infused with more life force… what is that Jutsu?" One of the ANBU asked as he looked at his white-clad superior.
"Edotensei… It's a forbidden Kuchiyose that recalls the dead into this world… Normally, Kuchiyose requires a small amount of blood as payment… but I've heard that this Jutsu – because it involves calling forth and keeping a soul of the dead in this plane – requires the sacrificial use of a living body as a vessel for that soul." The ANBU with white robes explained.
"You mean those bodies were from other people?" The one to his left asked.
"Yeah… I believe dust and ash envelop the sacrificed bodies, molding them into the likenesses of the people whose souls were summoned… and then… through the sealing tags inside their heads, those souls' personalities are suppressed, transforming them into mere killing machines." The white-clad ANBU explained.
"Kukuku… Perfect… Kukuku… Do you get it now? There's an incredible joy and sense of accomplishment from wounding those you once called your teachers. I prepared this little scenario precisely so that you could experience that joy…" Orochimaru said before clapping his hands together "So please enjoy it."
(Boss #23: Snake Lord of the Sannin, Orochimaru.)
Hiruzen then charged towards them as both he and Orochimaru weaved through hand signs, him to prepare a Jutsu, and Orochimaru to complete his control over Hashirama and Tobirama.
"Katon: Karyuendan!" Hiruzen said before inhaling deeply and releasing a wave of fire from his mouth.
"Suiton: Suijinheki!" Tobirama said before spewing out a magnitude of water which then put out Hiruzen's fire.
'He invoked such a tremendous water Jutsu on dry land! Unbelievable!' The white-clad ANBU thought.
'It shows why he was named "Hokage"…' Orochimaru thought before Tobirama weaved through a couple of hand signs.
"Suiton: Suiryudan!" He said before the water around them turned into the shape of a Chinese dragon which then shot towards Hiruzen, who went through hand signs of his own.
"Doton: Doryuheki!" He then spewed out a great amount of mud which then solidified, becoming a huge wall of solid earth as the water dragon hit it.
"Mokuton:…" Hashirama said as he went through a series of hand signs.
'This is the Shodai's Kekkei Genkai… Not good!' Hiruzen thought as he bit his thumb.
"Jukaikotan!" Hashirama finished before Hiruzen jumped up to the top of the mud wall as roots started growing from the roof-tiles before they grew into large trees which were branching through and up the wall, aiming to capture Hiruzen.
One of the branches then managed to cut him just under the shoulder on his left arm before the other branches managed to wrap themselves around his whole body.
'He used his chakra as a life source…! So this is the Shodai Hokage's legendary Mokuton Ninjutsu that quelled turbulent times and carved out Konoha…!' The ANBU with white robes thought.
"Kuku… You've been trapped, Sarutobi-sensei…" Orochimaru said as Hiruzen put his right hand down on one of the branches.
'Ninpou: Kuchiyose! I call thee Monkey King Enma!' He thought, and in a burst of smoke an old monkey appeared.
'Humph… a geriatric monkey king, eh…?' Orochimaru thought.
"Orochimaru… So it has come to this, after all…" Enma said as he looked down at Orochimaru before looking over his shoulder at Hiruzen "'Tis sad, Sarutobi… And all because you failed to kill him that day."
"I'm getting to it right now…" Hiruzen said.
"Tsk. Too late." Enma said.
"Enma! Indestructible Nyoi Staff!" Hiruzen said.
"All right… Henge: Kongonyoi!" Enma said before transforming into a black staff with white ends, and Hiruzen grabbed it before using it to cut through the branches which held him.
'What a high-level Ninjutsu contest…! This is what it takes to be Hokage…' The ANBU with white robes thought.
'Kuku… It's finally getting interesting…' Orochimaru thought before opening his mouth so that a snake was able to slither out before it opened its mouth to reveal the hilt of a blade.
'With one swing of the Kusanagi…' Hiruzen thought as Orochimaru drew the sword out of the snake's mouth to reveal it as a katana before the snake returned to the Sannin's stomach.
"Go, Enma!" Hiruzen called out as he jumped into the air.
"Even in this solid metal form, the Kusanagi will inflict pain…!" Enma said.
As Hiruzen came back down, he swiped the staff at the past Hokage, but Tobirama ducked down while Hashirama jumped over it. Hiruzen then landed as he pointed the staff at Orochimaru before it extended at a rapid rate.
Orochimaru, however, managed to block it using the Kusanagi, but then Enma's head came out of the staff and went for Orochimaru, but then Hashirama and Tobirama kicked Hiruzen backwards, sending Enma with him
"I can't believe you leapt right in without even using Kage Bunshin…" Orochimaru said as hew licked his blade.
'No… It isn't that he's not using them, but rather that he cannot… The amount of chakra Hokage-sama possesses has declined since his youth… A Jutsu like the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, which splits one's chakra into equal pieces… if things go wrong, it's like throwing away chunks of chakra… Age has caught up with him…' The ANBU with white robes thought.
"It's not like you… What's the matter?" Enma asked.
'Ugh… The Nyoi Staff is starting to feel so heavy…' Hiruzen thought.
"Kukuku… You're the one nicknamed "Professor" because you knew and could perform all existing Konoha Jutsu… Please don't disappoint me." Orochimaru said, however, he hadn't noticed the explosive tags which Hiruzen had managed to put on the other Hokage's legs, and said explosive tags blew up, taking with it one leg and one hand from each Kage.
'I see… As he was being kicked, he planted explosive tags. Kuku… Too bad it's futile…' Orochimaru thought as the legs and hands of the two Hokage regenerated.
'Just as I feared… Unless I do something about the bound souls themselves… nothing I do will matter…' Hiruzen thought.
"Your breath… is getting ragged." Orochimaru said.
'In which case, I have no choice but to use the Yondaime Hokage's Jutsu after all…' Hiruzen thought as a plan formulated in his mind.
"Well, what are you going to do?" Orochimaru asked.
"Enough with comparing Jutsu. This moment marks the beginning of a repulsive blood-drenching battle most appropriate for shinobi." Hiruzen said as he pushed himself up on his feet.
'Edotensei… Which means the Jutsu won't unravel even if I kill Orochimaru… In which case… Shodai-sama, Nidaime-sama, please forgive me… I have no choice but to cast this Jutsu.' He thought as he clapped his hands together.
"My, my, how we've aged. I've never seen you struggle like this…" Orochimaru said before chuckling.
"What's… so funny…?" Hiruzen asked.
"It's so pitiful… that even you – who has been hailed as a Shinobi God – are vulnerable to the passage of time…" Orochimaru said as he brought his hand up to his face before actually ripping it off, revealing a much younger, female face.
"Huh…?! What the…? What's going on…?" One of the ANBU asked.
"Who the hell… is that kid?" The ANBU with white robes asked.
"Wh in the world are you?" Hiruzen asked.
"Kukuku… Was it too sudden for you to comprehend? It is still I, Orochimaru." Orochimaru said.
'What's going on…? As one of the Legendary Sannin, he's got to be past 50 years old… This guy's too young… Plus, that is not the Orochimaru face we know.' One of the ANBU thought.
"He's done it, hasn't he…?" Enma said as he was leaning on the wall, still in the form of the Nyoi Staff.
"D-don't tell me you've perfected that Kinjutsu…" Hiruzen said.
"Kukuku… In the decade since I left the village, I've struggled…" Orochimaru said.
"You terrible, inhuman fellow… the main reason I could not select you as the Yondaime Hokage is your warped thinking…" Hiruzen said before recalling when he last saw Orochimaru.
Flashback – 10 years ago
Hiruzen and two Konoha ANBU were running through the sewers under the village. For the past couple months or so, people had been suddenly disappearing; Genin, Chunin, even Jonin and ANBU. Finally, they had been able to track down were the disappearance victims had been brought.
They eventually reached a door, and one ANBU were positioned on one side of the door while Hiruzen and the other ANBU were on the other side of it with the Hokage in a crouched position as he motioned for the ANBU on the other side of the door to bust it down.
The ANBU did as told and the three of them ran into the room to see many corpses that appeared to have been experimented on, and Orochimaru was standing with a table, working on someone right now before he stopped what he was doing and looked over his shoulder.
"Kukuku… I've finally been found out… What a shame." He said.
"Orochimaru… What is the meaning of this?" Hiruzen asked.
"And I thought I had rigged enough booby traps… I was going to say "I'm shocked", but I see it's you, Sandaime-sama…" Orochimaru said.
"There have been a spate of disappearances recently, one after another, of not just Genin and Chunin, but even several ANBU, and we've received a report that you've Been acting in a suspicious manner…" One of the ANBU said.
"Orochimaru-sama, why would a shinobi of your caliber engage in such things?" The other ANBU asked.
"Kukuku… Would you like me to kill you too?" Orochimaru asked, causing the ANBU to back down as the Sannin turned around to fully face them.
"Orochimaru. So it has been you… Tell me. What have you been doing here?" Hiruzen asked.
"Ah well. Now that the cat's out of the bag, I guess there's no use hiding it anymore… I'm exploring Jutsu development." Orochimaru said.
"Orochi… You… You've been conducting human experiments…" One of the ANBU said.
"Kinjutsu, eh…" Hiruzen said with closed eyes before opening them again as he asked "What is it that you seek?"
"Everything." Orochimaru said.
"… Everything?" Hiruzen asked.
"I want to acquire all Jutsu and grasp all of this world's principles, and thus did the fellow who first mixed blue and yellow name the newly created color "green". I wish to do the same… say blue is chakra, then yellow is signs and green is Jutsu. Just as there are an infinite number of colors, so there are thousands if not tens of thousands of Jutsu out in the world. However, in order to obtain each and every Jutsu that exists, and the principles behind them, I need a long, long time… And he who masters all is truly worthy of the title "the Ultimate Being". For me, the lifespan of the flesh is much too short even if I become Hokage. For once one is dead, it's all over…" Orochimaru said.
"Orochimaru… Don't tell me the Jutsu you were experimenting with here was…" Hiruzen said.
"Yes… It's that which you fear… Furofushi no Jutsu." Orochimaru said.
Flashback end
"Furofushi no Jutsu is a method for keeping one's mind and soul anchored in this world for eternity. It's a Tensei Jutsu where I find a new body to inhabit, then insert my mind and soul into it and take it over… Kukuku… The reason I was assuming my old appearance until now was that I wanted you to feel nostalgic about our reunion, sensei... Aging imparts a sense of futility, does it not? I feel it deeply seeing you like this… You will die here and I shall obtain a body that is even younger, stronger, and more beautiful than this one. Konoha shall truly provide me with much enjoyment…" Orochimaru said, and Hiruzen thought a little before his eyes widened in realization.
"I see… You mean Uchiha Sasuke." Hiruzen said.
"Yesss… That's right… Dear little Sasuke-kun…" Orochimaru said.
"A Tensei Jutsu which gives your mind and soul immortality through stealing others' bodies… That face… That body… How many others have there been?" Hiruzen asked.
"This is only my second one, I think… and I plan on grooming Sasuke-kun a bit more to my taste before possessing him… kuku…" Orochimaru said before putting his hand over his face, restoring it to how it was before "Kukuku… But in order to have you die ruing your life and cursing your fate… I suppose this face is better, after all…"
"Monster." The ANBU with white robes said before Hashirama clapped his hands together, causing the entire inside of the barrier to be engulfed in a large forest "Hokage-sama!"
"Kukuku… You really shouldn't relax your guard, sensei. You've always been so naïve." Orochimaru said as Hiruzen had just barely been saved by Enma, who had transformed himself into some kind of cage to protect him.
"What's the matter? It's not like you…" Enma said.
"… Gomen…" Hiruzen said before thinking back to what happened ten years ago as he closed his eyes and thought 'Pupils who concealed malice and ambition… I had picked up that you had such foundations within you… I knew, and yet pretended I hadn't noticed… because it was still an era of conflict, and you were a powerfully talented genius, the likes of which is only seen once every few decades… I had hoped you would inherit my will and strength… that's what I wished. And thus my indulgences have brought about these circumstances… both then and now…'
Flashback – 10 years ago
"You're going to kill me? me…?" Orochimaru asked as Hiruzen summoned Enma.
"Can you really do it, Sarutobi-sensei?" Orochimaru asked as he formed a hand sign before knocking down both ANBU and Hiruzen and he then stood at the door opening before dashing away after one final look at his sensei.
"Sarutobi… you…" Enma said.
Flashback end
'You were right… I couldn't kill you…' Hiruzen thought before opening his eyes as he said "But I shall kill you and rectify the errors of the past right now! Here I come!" He then grabbed Enma before the cage vanished in a puff of smoke, leaving only the Nyoi Staff left.
"It's already too late." Orochimaru said before Hashirama and Tobirama disappeared in shunshin and Hiruzen formed a cross-shaped hand sign.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" He called out, and two clones appeared next to him.
"No…! Why Kage Bunshins…?" The ANBU with white robes said.
"Heh… You really have lost your mind… To purposely shorten your life in your haste…" Orochimaru said.
"D-don't tell me you're…!" Enma said before Hiruzen went through a series of hand signs before clapping his hands together "That order of signs… Sarutobi, you… are performing that Jutsu…!"
Then a large spiritual-looking being appeared behind Hiruzen. He was dressed in a grey robe with long, spiky white hair, horns, a knife in his mouth, a pearl necklace in his left hand, and what appeared to be a soul was strapped to his stomach.
'So this is the Shinigami that the Yondaime Hokage was saying only the caster of the Jutsu can see…' Hiruzen thought as he looked over his shoulder before returning his gaze to Orochimaru.
"No matter what you try, it's too late… I have won. Konoha will fall." The snake Sannin said.
"The village of Konoha is my home. As Hokage – the central pillar of Konoha – I am solely responsible for the defense of this village. As the one who inherits and is entrusted with Konoha's will… I will not go down easily." Hiruzen said before Hashirama made a hand sign.
"Genjutsu: Kokuangyo no Jutsu!" He said before the entire forest was engulfed in pitch-black darkness.
"You spout nonsense. You're merely one leader in a long line of many for one lowly organization. Even your mountainside image will eventually wear away and be obliterated." Orochimaru said as one of the other Kage punched Hiruzen.
"Hmph… The village of Konoha is not just an organization to me… In Konoha every year new shinobi are born and raised… They live… fight… and die in order to protect the village… and those within its walls… Everyone in the village – even though we are not connected by blood – is precious to me… they are my… family." Hiruzen said.
"Kukuku… Then I shall knock down and break you, their pillar… and destroy the house of Konoha." Orochimaru said.
"Hmph. Even if you kill me, that pillar shall not break. I inherited the will of the Shodai, the Nidaime, and of Konoha… I am the Sandaime Hokage! No matter how hard you try to destroy Konohagakure… a new Hokage who inherits my will shall emerge as its pillar and defend the house of Konoha!" Hiruzen said before thinking 'Right… Yondaime Hokage…?' He then clapped his hands together in a hand sign "Orochimaru! Let me reveal for you my trump Jutsu, one even you don't know. Fuinjutsu: Shiki Fujin!"
Konoha, Farore, Kiba, Akamaru, Hinata, Dimitri
Farore, Kiba, Akamaru, Hinata, and Dimitri were running through the streets, heading to the apartment building that the Goddess was staying in. Suddenly, however, Farore stopped running and half-way turned around to look in the direction that they'd come from.
"Hey, Farore-sama. What is it? Why'd you stop?" Kiba asked as he, Hinata, and the two animals also stopped and turned around to look at the Goddess, having run past her as she stopped.
'That feeling… Shiki-kun? Why's he here?' Farore thought.
"Is there something wrong, Farore-sama?" Hinata asked, but then Farore just shook her head before turning to them.
"Nah. Don't worry about it. Anyway, we should get going." She said before continuing to run as Kiba looked at Hinata with a questionably look, but she just shrugged.
Konoha, arena, lookout tower, Hiruzen vs Orochimaru
"A Jutsu I don't know…?" Orochimaru asked as the Shinigami started his work as he was fondling with the pearl necklace.
'I've got to hurry… This darkness is dangerous…' Hiruzen thought.
"Then show me… this supposed Jutsu…" Orochimaru said before Hashirama and Tobirama started a flurry of attacks on the Sandaime until he fell down "What's the matter? Are you planning to just let your predecessors pummel you to death? Please hurry up and show me this Jutsu."
'Not ready yet…' Hiruzen thought.
The Shinigami then held up his left arm as he caused the pearl necklace to wrap around his wrist before he muttered something in a language so old that not even most Gods remember it, and then black marks appeared on his arm before he stabbed the arm into the back of the soul that was strapped to his stomach.
'… I made it just in time…' Hiruzen thought.
"What is the matter? Reeling from fatigue already?" Orochimaru asked before Hiruzen clones ran off in two different directions.
'All that's left is to capture them…' The original thought as the clones used their noses to track down the two reincarnated shinobi before finding them and grabbing them 'Gotcha!'
Several kunai then went into the back of one of the clones, but he managed to refrain from popping.
'I will not let go of you…!' He thought before saying "I summon thee!"
The Shinigami's arm then shot out of stomach before entering the stomach of the one he was holding, causing the darkness to dissipate, revealing that he'd caught Hashirama while the other clone had caught Tobirama.
'The darkness vanished. What is this Jutsu?' Orochimaru thought.
"Sarutobi!" Enma yelled.
"So sorry… Sarutobi…" Hashirama said as he regained full control over his body back.
"Forgive us for troubling you…" Tobirama said.
"Please forgive me… Shodai-sama. Nidaime-sama." Hiruzen said before the Shinigami pulled out the Hokage's entire souls, causing their bodies to crumble into earth and dirt.
"Fuin!" Hiruzen said and the souls were pulled into the clones, causing sealing formulas to appear on their stomachs.
As the Edotensei bodies continued to crumble, they were revealed to have been the bodies of Zaku and Kin.
"Willfully taking even your subordinates' lives… making a mockery…" Hiruzen said as he recalled something Hashirama and Tobirama had told him a long time ago.
"Each and every Konoha Nakama is a part of my own body… The villagers believe in me, and I believe in all of them… That is what being Hokage means…"
"Saru… you must love the village and protect those who trust in you. And then, you must nurture them, those to whom you can entrust the future… For – starting tomorrow – you are Hokage…!"
"… My subordinates' lives? How long are you going to keep spouting such nonsense…?" Orochimaru asked before Hiruzen's clones puffed away.
"Come! Enma!" Hiruzen said, and the monkey-turned-staff immediately came to his hand.
The Sandaime then charged at the Sannin as he started up a flurry of attacks, using the monkey king, though Orochimaru blocked the attacks with the Kusanagi. Soon after, however, Hiruzen was able to knock the Kusanagi out of the snake summoner's hands before the Nyoi Staff extended towards him with Enma's arm coming out of it.
"Sen'eijashu!" Orochimaru called out as several snakes came shooting out from his sleeve and wrapped themselves around Enma. Just then, however, Hiruzen appeared in Orochimaru's face and grabbed him.
"This is it, the end!" He yelled before the Shinigami's arm came out of his stomach and went into Orochimaru's.
'Ugh… What… is happening to me…?' Orochimaru thought as he could feel his strength fading 'Unh… Iie…' He then made a simple movement with his index and middle fingers, causing the Kusanagi to hover in mid-air as it aimed at Hiruzen.
"DIE!" They both yelled as Orochimaru made his sword shoot towards Hiruzen's back while the Shinigami started pulling out his soul. Enma – who had transformed back – managed to grab the blade, but it was already too late as it was going straight through Hiruzen, having just barely missed his heart, probably thanks to Enma grabbing it.
"Ugh… Why… didn't you evade…?" Orochimaru asked.
'No…!' Enma thought before Orochimaru made the hitsuji sign.
"… This… Jutsu, you see…" Hiruzen started.
'Ugh… I can't initiate… any Jutsu…' Orochimaru thought.
"The caster must hand over their soul to the Shinigami for the Jutsu to work… it's a Fuinjutsu. It requires the complete sacrifice of one's life. That's why I didn't evade your blade… I'm going to die anyway. As soon as the seal is completed, my soul will be devoured. This Jutsu belonged to the hero who once saved this village. And through this Jutsu… you too shall die." Hiruzen explained.
"So this is what was used to seal the Kyubi no Kitsune, eh…" Orochimaru said.
"Indeed… I shall pull your soul out of your body… and bind it…!" Hiruzen said.
'I can't move…' Orochimaru realized.
"You… will see soon enough… Already half of your soul has been pulled from you… Those souls bound… using this Jutsu… will never rest in peace… but suffer for eternity inside the belly of the Shinigami… Both the caster and the sealed… their souls shall tangle and battle each other with deep hatred forever…" Hiruzen said.
"Nani…?!" Orochimaru said as his eyes widened upon seeing the Shinigami.
The Shinigami then removed the knife from his mouth before licking his lips as the souls of Hiruzen's clones, Hashirama, and Tobirama came out of the soul which was strapped to his stomach before cutting through the souls and then gobbling them up whole.
'That's… the Shinigami…?' Orochimaru thought as the Shinigami was chewing on the souls "No! You do not get your way… old man!" He then made the sword to continue going through Hiruzen's body "Now… die…"
Konoha, three-headed snake
The gigantic three-headed snake busted its way through the village as none of the shinobi were really able to much against it. And as if that weren't enough, there were also Suna-nin and Tani-nin all over the place.
"Grrr… This is out of control." Ibiki – who had barely managed to avoid Luna's attack – muttered in frustration.
"Ninpou: Kuchiyose: Yataikuzushi no Jutsu!" Suddenly, a large toad with two gigantic swords on his back landed on top of the snake.
"This… Jutsu…!" Ibiki said before noticing a man standing atop the toad's head.
"Ibiki… long time no see… Sheesh. Is that hulking bulk of yours the only thing that's matured? I couldn't just keep watching." The man said.
"… Jiraiya-sama…!" Ibiki said.
""Jiraiya-sama"…? You mean he of the three great Sannin?" A Jonin asked.
'So it has begun, eh… Orochimaru…' Jiraiya thought before Ibiki landed next to him and he looked at him while asking "Where's the Sandaime?"
"The examination arena, sir." Ibiki said.
"… I see." Jiraiya said before thinking '… Don't you dare die, old man.'
Konoha, Kakashi and Obito
Kakashi and Obito landed on the ground in front of the Konoha Library just in time to see Neji coming out.
"Neji?" Kakashi asked.
"Kakashi-sensei." Neji said as he noticed the two.
"Did you just come out from the Great Library? How far down did you go?" Obito asked.
"I went down all the way." Neji said.
"All the way? Then did you run into Ray?" Kakashi asked.
"I ran into some clones of his, but not the original, no." Neji said.
"Did you see seven books that should be protected by powerful Fuinjutsu down at the bottom?" Obito asked before adding "They should be atop one pedestal each."
"No. I think I saw the pedestals that you're referring to, but there were nothing on them." Neji said.
'Then it's just as I feared.' Obito thought before asking "Can you find Ray with your Byakugan?"
"I've tried, but he's too far away for me to even pick up on his chakra." Neji said.
"Hmm… Makes sense, he can move at the speed of lightning, after all…" Kakashi said.
""At the speed of lightning"?" Obito asked as he looked at him before thinking 'Could it be that…?'
"Hey, watch out!" A voice called out before the owner of said voice grabbed the three of them and pulled them away from where they were standing just before a blast of magic impacted with the ground where they'd just been standing.
'I was careless to not have noticed that there were enemies nearby.' Obito thought.
"Hey, thanks." Kakashi said before looking at the one who'd saved them, causing his one visible eye to slightly widen "Kaiza-san? What are you doing here?"
'Hmm? Kaiza? As in "Yami no Kaiza"?' Obito thought as he recalled something that Luna had said earlier.
""Seven Angels of Purgatory"? I'm afraid I have to decline, besides if you're looking for a powerful Genjutsu user, then there is an even better choice than me."
'Of course. She must've been referring to Kaiza.' He thought.
"Well, I didn't expect Kaiza-san to come and save you." A voice, catching everyone's attention and they looked up to the library's roof to see Agahnim standing there.
"Agahnim? Then what happened to Hiashi-sama?" Kakashi asked.
"Hiashi…? Ah! You mean the Hyuga? He thought that he killed me, but that was actually just my clone." Agahnim said as he recalled what happened.
Flashback
Agahnim – getting a little frustrated – shot out countless of balls of magic before suspending them in the air as Hiashi was completely surrounded, and Agahnim then brought them all towards him at once, leaving no room to escape.
"Hakkesho Kaiten!" Hiashi called out as he started spinning so quickly that a visible dome of chakra appeared around him.
'Now's my chance.' Agahnim though before he clapped his hands together before he seemed to split into two different Agahnims and the original then shunshined away before Hiashi stopped spinning.
Flashback end
"That fool never even noticed." Agahnim said before staring down at the four ninja on the ground as he said "Now then, it's time for me to kill you. All four of you!"
He then extended his arms before lightning shot out of his hands and down towards the four defenders of Konoha. The four of them managed to dodge it before Kakashi, Obito, and Kaiza all went through their own hand sign sequences.
"Katon: Goukakyo no Jutsu" Kakashi called out firing a ball of heated oxygen from his mouth.
"Futon: Furyoku Zenmetsu!" Obito called out, creating a blast of wind strong enough to lift buildings up from the ground.
"Inton: Yamitori Hassha no Jutsu!" Kaiza called out, creating a large bird of darkness which then flew straight towards Agahnim along with the other two Jutsu.
The three attacks then combined and turned into a gigantic bird which was engulfed in flames. Agahnim's eyes then widened before the bird closed down its beak over him and suddenly exploded in a gigantic fire storm, destroying the library in the proses.
"Collaboration Jutsu: Kyojintori Bakuhatsu!" Kakashi, Obito, and Kaiza called out at the same time as the bird blew up.
'Amazing! So this is the power of three Kage-Level shinobi?' Neji asked as he just stood in the background and could only watch.
"Think that did him in?" Obito asked.
"No. He's way too stubborn to die from something like that. Though, it'll take some time for him to dig himself out of all of that rubble." Kaiza said.
"Well, what now? There's no way that we can follow after Ray." Kakashi said.
"I say we hurry to the arena. Ganondorf should still be there." Kaiza said before the four of them ran in the direction of the arena.
Konoha, arena, stands
Guy, Kurenai, and several other Chunin and Jonin were standing at the railing as they observed the destruction from the battle.
"I'm shocked that not only just Oto… but so many Suna and Tani Jonin would try to infiltrate the village…" Guy said.
"Well, that's why they call it war, isn't it?" Kurenai said.
Lookout tower, outside the barrier
'This fight has been going on forever… It's virtually unheard of for shinobi to battle each other for an hour… I wonder what in the world is going on inside…?' The ANBU with white robes thought.
Arena, lookout tower, inside the barrier, Hiruzen vs Orochimaru
"It seems… I don't have enough strength left to drag all of your soul." Hiruzen said.
"Then by all means, please die… Sarutobi-sensei." Orochimaru said.
"However… I shall put an end to your plans… here and now!" Hiruzen said as the Shinigami was holding onto Orochimaru's arms.
"You think you can stop me? You talk like an old fool!" Orochimaru said as he continued to try and make his sword go through Hiruzen.
'Ugh… My arms are still trapped… I can't cast any Jutsu…' The snake Sannin thought before saying "Let me go! I cannot be stopped! You will die here!"
"Ugh… I will not allow you to destroy this village…!" Hiruzen said.
"Ugh…! Do you really think that you in your decrepit state have the power to save this village as the Sandaime Hokage? Look around you…! In addition to my followers… Tanigakure and Sunagakure shinobi have invaded this village as well, you know. All Konoha shinobi… will be annihilated, women and children included… Operation: Destroy Konoha shall be fulfilled!" Orochimaru said.
"You really don't understand, do you, Orochimaru. Don't underestimate the shinobi of this village…" Hiruzen said.
Konoha, memorial stone training field
"I swear to avenge you." An ANBU woman said as she was kneeling down before the memorial stone before she rose to her feet and put on a neko mask.
"Let's go." One of four other ANBU behind her said.
"Roger." The woman said before they shunshined away.
Konoha, Hiashi
Several shinobi were sent into the air simultaneously by Hiashi's Kaiten before they all came crashing down again.
"Hyuga is the most powerful clan in Konoha… Remember it well!" He said.
Konoha, Inoichi, Shikaku, Choza
"Baika no Jutsu!" Choji's father, Choza called out before he turned into a giant and started swinging around with a huge staff of his.
"… Can't move!" A Suna-nin said as he as well as three others found themselves victims to Shikamaru's father, Shikaku's Kagemane.
"Is this your first time experiencing Konoha's Kagemane?" He asked before saying "Well then… as an added bonus… here's Konoha's Kage-Kubishibari." The shadow then went up their bodies before starting to choke them.
"Shinranshin no Jutsu!" Ino's father, Inoichi said as he held his hands in an unusual sign, and one of the Suna-nin suddenly started attacking another.
"Hey… Stop it! What's wrong with you?" The Suna-nin being attacked asked.
"My body's moving on its own…!" The other one said.
"It sure brings back memories." Inoichi said as Shikaku landed next to him.
"The Ino-Shika-Cho trio reunited." The Nara head said.
Konoha, Shino
'… The poison's dispelling…' Shino thought.
"Don't move, Shino. I've sent parasitic beetles in… They're drawing out the poison." Shino's father, Shibi said as he was kneeling over the boy.
"Tou-san…" Shino said.
Konoha, Tsume, Hana, and their dogs
Kiba's mother, Tsume and sister, Hana were standing before several Tani-nin along with their dogs.
"Ikuzo, Kuromaru!" Tsume said and her dog let out a bark in response.
Konoha, Sakura and Legion
Sakura blocked a slash from a Darknut with her sword before pushing him back and jumping over his head. As she came back down, she swung her sword through the gap between his armor and helmet, cutting off his head and killing him.
When she landed she jumped backwards and found herself back-to-back with Legion.
"You all right, Princess?" The friendly Darknut asked.
"Yeah." Sakura said before they jumped towards more Darknuts that came at them.
Konoha, arena, lookout tower, Hiruzen vs Orochimaru
"The Shinobi of Konoha – in order to defend their village – will all fight with everything they've got! In this world, true strength arises not from honed Ninjutsu. I thought I had taught you this, once… I told you a shinobi's true strength emerges… when he or she is defending those precious to him or her…" Hiruzen said.
"Spare me the lecture…" Orochimaru said.
"… Heh… Well, no matter. It's not like I intend to forgive you at this point, anyway. To you who is addicted to false pride… there is no greater or more appropriate punishment. I shall take all your Jutsu with me!" Hiruzen said.
"NANI?!" Orochimaru yelled before noticing that the Shinigami was raising his knife "Don't tell me…! NO!"
A bright light then started shining through the bandages on Orochimaru's right hand as the Shinigami slashed his knife downwards, but just as it hit the arms of Orochimaru's soul, it shattered, causing both Hiruzen's and Orochimaru's eyes to widen.
The bandages were then seemingly pushed off by the light, revealing the mark of the Triforce of Power on the back of Orochimaru's hand.
'This is…?!' Orochimaru thought in surprise.
'The Triforce of Power? But how?' Hiruzen thought, equally as surprised.
"Sorry, old fool, but it seems that you're the only one dying here today." Orochimaru said before the Shinigami suddenly let go of his soul's arms and retracted his arm.
Orochimaru then – with one move of his fingers – made the Kusanagi go fully through Hiruzen before the snake Sannin grabbed it and slashed it through Hiruzen's gut.
"Orochimaru… you… fool…" Was all Hiruzen could say before collapsing down on the roof, dead.
"So I'm the fool, eh? Kukuku." Orochimaru said.
Kage box
"The Hokage's finally dead, I see. A shame I couldn't be there to see it." Ganondorf said as he held up Hiruzen's piece before it vanished in a burst of darkness. Then he noticed Gaara's piece flickering, a sign that he'd been defeated as well, and he picked the piece up.
"So Gaara lost in the end after all, huh?" Ganondorf said as he looked down at the Raccoon-looking piece in his hand before clenching said hand, crushing the piece before he rose to his feet and smirked "Then it's finally time for me to join the battle."
He then vanished in a burst of darkness and reappeared in the middle of the arena.
"Huh? That's…!" Guy said.
"Ganondorf… So you finally decided to join the battle, did you?" Baki asked with a smirk.
"So you're Ganondorf, huh? Then if we kill you, we've pretty much already won." One of the Konoha Chunin said.
"If you want to kill me, then go ahead. I won't stop you." Ganondorf said as he turned to face the Chunin while holding out his arms as if to show that he wasn't going to offer any resistance.
"NO! Don't do it…!" Guy yelled, but the Chunin didn't listen as he was already charging at Ganondorf with his kunai at the ready.
When he approached the man, however, his body suddenly felt as though it was weighing thousands of tons before he was hit by some kind of invisible force and he was covered in what appeared to be black flames as he screamed in pain before he seemed to explode as the flames shot out in every direction before fading, and there was nothing left of the Chunin.
"What… what did you do?" Aoba asked as he looked at Ganondorf.
"Me? I didn't do anything. I just happens to be so strong that if someone too weak approaches me, he'll be annihilated by my powerful aura alone. I'm usually able to keep it restrained, but during battle I'm afraid that's impossible. Seriously, why did you think I wait till now before joining the fight? It was to avoid killing my own men by accident. But I see now that I've got no choice but to join in the fun." Ganondorf explained.
'Is being that powerful even possible?!' Kurenai thought before gulping.
"Leave him to me." Guy said as he assumed his Taijutsu stance.
"But… Guy-san!" One of the other Konoha Jonin said.
"I am by far the strongest ninja we have here right now, so I'm the only one who can take him on." Guy said.
"A little confident there, aren't you, Might Guy?" Ganondorf asked.
Guy didn't reply, instead he charged at Ganondorf before going in for a roundhouse kick which hit Ganondorf in the side, sending him flying. However, the Tanikage simply just flipped in mid-air and landed on his feet.
"Heh. If that's all you've got, I'm afraid that this battle's already over." Ganondorf said.
"It's not even half of it!" Guy said before crossing his arm over his chest, preparing to open the Hachimon 'Against someone like him, I've got no choice but to open the Shimon…'
"Wait, Guy!" Guy then stopped concentrating as he looked towards where the voice came from to see the owner of the voice; Kakashi, along with Obito, Kaiza, and Neji.
"We don't know if we've got to go to such extreme measures as to open the Shimon to beat him." Kakashi said as the four of them reached Guy.
"Hey, Guy. Been a while, huh?" Obito said.
"Who are you?" Guy asked as he looked at Obito.
"You forgot about me?" Obito asked before crossing his arms over his chest and fuming while muttering "Well so much for sacrificing my life and "dying" a hero."
"Neji, you should probably go and find some place to hide. You're way out of your league here." Kaiza said and Neji ran off before leaping up to the stands.
"Ganondorf, this ends now." Obito said as he looked at Ganondorf.
"Well, if you think that you can really take me on, then come." Ganondorf said, and the four Kage-Level shinobi charged at him.
Lookout tower
'Someone's coming out!' The ANBU with white robes thought before he saw Orochimaru emerge from the man-made forest.
"So you finally did it, Orochimaru-kun?" Koume said as she and Kotake came flying and stopped before the barrier.
"Ah, the Twinrova witches, Koume and Kotake." Orochimaru said as he looked up at them before saying "Yes. The Sandaime's finally dead." This shocked the three ANBU, and that's when Koume noticed them.
"Well then, let me take care of the fodder." She said before holding out her arm towards the ANBU as a red glyph appeared in the air before her "Fire Storm!"
The beam of fire was then shot towards the three ninja, but suddenly Nawaki appeared before them and held his arm diagonally over his head as if to protect himself from the fire, and suddenly, a shield which looked like the bark of a tree grew out of his arm, going from his knuckles to his elbow.
The beam of fire then hit, and to everyone's surprise, it didn't burn through the wood. However, Nawaki was pushed slightly backwards by the force of them beam. After the beam had vanished all evidence of it even having hit anything were the slight scorch marks on the bark-shield which seemed to be fading.
'Was that Mokuton?!' The ANBU with white robes thought in surprise.
'He was able to stop my fire with mere wood?' Koume thought in surprise.
Nawaki then clapped his hands together before a dome of wood came up around himself and the ANBU.
Then – without warning – a powerful gust of wind swept across the roof of the lookout tower, forcing the Oto-nin to cancel the barrier so that they wouldn't be blown into it. Then all five Oto-nin on the lookout tower as well as Koume and Kotake were blown away before the winds stopped and the wooden dome was lowered back into the roof.
"What just happened?" One of the ANBU with black robes asked.
"Observe, and you'll see quite the show." Nawaki said as he looked down towards the arena, the three ANBU following his advice.
Stands, Flare
Flare was laying upside-down at a wall as he opened his eyes before rolling into a sitting position and rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.
"What happened?" He asked before remembering how Kaiza had beaten him "Oh, right. Kaiza-senpai one-shot me. What's he doing here, anyway?"
He then rose up to his feet and looked around, and after seeing no one but sleeping or dead people, he walked over to the railings and looked down at the arena to see that Ganondorf was fighting Kaiza, Naruto's sensei, the Hyuga's sensei, and some guy he didn't know.
"Well, at least the battle still going on, but man if Ganondorf-sama's already fighting then it must be nearly over." He said, what he didn't realize, however, was that a Konoha Chunin came up behind before slashing his kunai downwards.
Flare then noticed and looked over his shoulder, but it was already too late to dodge, and he was too weary to activate Fire Body. But just then, Ventus appeared and kicked the Chunin into the wall before landing before Flare.
"You shouldn't let your guard down. We're still in the middle off a battlefield, you know." Ventus said.
"Don't expect me to thank you or anything!" Flare said before noticing that Ventus froze for a split second "Uh, Ventus? Is something wrong?"
'Th-this feeling…' Ventus thought before turning around and looking down at the arena just as someone entered.
Arena
"Raikiri!" Kakashi called out as he charged at Ganondorf, his right hand being engulfed in a blade of lightning.
Ganondorf simply just redirected the attack by pushing Kakashi's arm away before delivering a powerful kick in the Konoha-nin's side, sending him flying.
As this was happening, someone had just entered the arena and was walking towards them.
"Konoha Daisenpou!" Guy called out as he attempted to deliver a powerful kick to Ganondorf's side, but the evil Kage just smirked before blocking the kick with his hand and throwing the Konoha-nin.
The one who had just entered the arena was walking ever closer.
"Yamiryu no Hoko!" Kaiza called out as he fired a wave of darkness from his mouth towards Ganondorf, but the Kage just stood there and let the attack hit him, though it didn't seem to be doing any damage to him at all.
'Nani?' Kaiza thought.
Aqua – who was still at the spot where she was defeated by Sakura – then woke up to see a certain someone walking towards the battle that was taking place in the middle of the arena.
'Isn't that…!' She thought.
Obito then threw a kunai at Ganondorf, who just tilted his head slightly to the side, but then space started warping around the kunai to reveal several explosive tags that were attached to it just before they blew up.
As the smoke faded, however, it was revealed that Ganondorf didn't even have a scratch. He then formed a yellow ball of magic over his right palm before throwing it at Obito at great speed.
"Obito!" Kakashi yelled.
'He's too far away. I can't get to him in time.' Guy thought.
Then – to everyone's surprise – the ball of magic shot straight through Obito's chest before impacting with the wall behind him and exploding shortly after. Everyone was more or less speechless at what they just witnessed, even Ganondorf couldn't believe his own eyes.
'Whew. If it hadn't been for the Kamui, I would've been dead right now. But still, this guy's pretty powerful so it appears that I've got no choice but to use my left eye.' Obito thought before bringing his hand up to his eye-patch.
"Obito-kun, stop." Everyone then turned towards the voice to see none other than Farore standing there.
"Hey, who's that girl?" One of the Chunin asked.
"Beats me." Aoba said.
"Hey, you. It's dangerous around here, you should find somewhere to hide." Another Chunin said, but Farore was completely ignoring them as she and Ganondorf were staring at each other.
*Farore, the Goddess of Courage. I can't tell you how long I've waited for this.* Ganondorf said in Hylian.
*Ganondorf, this fight is over. If you don't want to die, then I suggest you leave immediately.* Farore said in the same language.
"Hey, umm… What are they talking about?" One of the Jonin asked.
"Basically, she's telling him to leave or die." Obito said.
"Wait, you can understand what they're saying?" Guy asked.
"Well, I've only spent the past decade or so learning that same language, so yes." Obito said.
*Mwuahahahaha! You really have some nerve, talking to me like that, little Goddess.* Ganondorf said.
*I may be small, but I'm a lot more powerful than I look. So what'd it be?* Farore said.
*I think I'll stay. Just to get a glimpse of that supposed unlimited power of yours.* Ganondorf said and Farore closed her eyes.
*So be it.* She then opened her eyes before extending her arms towards Ganondorf with her palms out, and her index and middle fingers were going diagonally up so that they touched the same fingers of the other hand, and her thumbs went diagonally downwards so that they were touching each other. Then suddenly powerful winds erupted from her body, forcing everyone present aside from Ganondorf to have to stick to the ground with chakra.
Stands, Ventus and Flare
"That sign…!" Ventus said.
"Huh? You know what she's about to do?" Flare asked as she looked at Ventus.
"Yeah. That's the sign for Kazejin Zenmetsu; one of the three strongest wind spells in existence, just like my own Kamikaze. If that spell makes a direct hit, then no one – not even Ganondorf-sama – would be able to walk away from it alive." Ventus explained.
"It's that strong? Then I've got to do something!" Flare said before jumping down to the arena.
"Matte, Flare!" Ventus yelled after him, but it fell on death ears, and he was forced to jump down as well.
Flare landed on the ground before running towards Ganondorf, and as he reached the guy, he skidded up in front of him as if to protect him from Farore's attack.
"If you're going to attack Ganondorf-sama, then you'll have to go through me first!" He yelled.
Then Ventus landed on the ground and ran towards them as he recalled what Orochimaru had told him back in the Forest of Death.
"My, my. You've certainly improved, haven't you? I don't think you had this move the last time we met."…"Your parent's would've certainly been proud."
"My parents?"
"That's right, your parents. I know who they are."
""Are"? You mean they're still alive?"
"Exactly. I know everything about them."
"Then tell me, who are they?"
"They are…"
Ventus then came up in front of Flare as he stared at Farore with a determined look in his eyes.
"… Uchiha Obito and Farore, the Goddess of Courage."
Ventus then formed a wall of wind before him, hoping that it would at the very least weaken Farore's attack enough so that it wouldn't kill them.
"Kazejin Zenmetsu!" Farore said before a huge tornado-like beam shot out of her hands and headed towards the three Tani-nin, breaking through Ventus' wind barrier instantly and sending him as well as Flare flying past Ganondorf, who just side-stepped them and the attack.
"VENTUS-KUN!" Aqua yelled as her two teammates crashed into the arena wall, and Farore's eyes widened.
'Ventus-kun…?!' She thought in surprise.
"Hmm… Looks like Ventus' wind shield was able to alter your attack's trajectory just enough for me to dodge it." Ganondorf said before noticing that Farore was glaring at him with rage as she was engulfed in a purple aura "Hmm?"
"Ganondorf…" She said as a blade of wind formed in her right hand "… for all that you've done…" Then another blade of wind formed in her left hand "… I'm going to kill you!" She finished as she glared at him in hatred.
Chapter preview
4-year old Ventus "Hey, okaa-san, what's that?" (points at an ominous-looking thunder cloud)
Farore "VENTUS-KUN!"
4-year old Ventus "OKAA-SAN!" (falls down to earth)
Orochimaru 'Incredible. The kid's able to control the air currents around him with his mind alone.'
Ganondorf "Welcome, Ventus-kun. To the village of Tanigakure."
Ventus "Next time on The Legend of Naruto: Ventus."
7-year old Terra "The name's Terra, Tsuchi Terra. And you…?"
7-year old Ventus "Ventus."
Character status
Hiruzen: Level: 81
Hearts: 40 0/4
Chakra Level: Jonin.
Techniques: Bunshin, Henge, Kawarimi, Tomegane, Kawara Shuriken, Kage Bunshin, Shuriken Kage Bunshin, Katon: Karyudan, Katon: Karyu Endan, Doton: Kage Bunshin, Doton: Shinju Zanshu, Doton: Doryu Taiga, Doton: Doryuheki, Doton: Doryudan, Kuchiyose, Fuinjutsu: Shiki Fujin.
Items: Nyoi Staff (Enma), shuriken (max 99).
Race: Hylian.
Orochimaru: Level: 72
Hearts: 37 0/4
Chakra Level: Kage.
Techniques: Kanashibari, Kage Bunshin, Sen'eijashu, Sen'ei Tajashu, Mandara no Jin, Jagei Jubaku, Kuchiyose, Kuchiyose: Rashomon, Gogyo Fuin, Futon: Daitoppa, Doton: Kage Bunshin, Doton: Moguragakure, Shoshagan, Juinjutsu, Sojasosai, Kuchiyose: Edotensei.
Items: Kusanagi, kunai (max 99), shuriken (max 99).
Race: Hebio.
Triforce: Power.
Character information
Name: Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Age: 69.
Affiliation: Konohagakure.
Affinities: Fire, Earth.
Likes: The village, Konohamaru.
Dislikes: Paperwork.
Bio: From a young age, Hiruzen was shown to have exceptional talent with Ninjutsu, able to learn any Jutsu he set his mind to and was therefore nicknamed "Professor". Due to his talent, he became the student of the Shodai Hokage, Senju Hashirama along with his teammates Homura and Koharu. He was later named the Sandaime Hokage near the end of the First Great Ninja War and even obtained the title of "God of Shinobi", the only other shinobi aside from the Shodai and the legendary Rikudo Sennin to ever claim that title. After the war – despite being Hokage – he became the instructor for Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Senju Tsunade who later became known as the three legendary Sannin. He later stepped down from his position as Hokage to hand the title over to Namikaze Minato, but then reclaimed the seat as Minato met with an untimely end.
Kurama no Kyubi: And that's it for that chapter, and what a Plot Twist, in fact there were two Plot Twists. Now then, if you hadn't already guessed the next chapter's gonna be a flashback chapter.