Yo! I finally got the computer long enough to update my story. Koji and his friends are put into a battle that doesn't involve them. Orochimaru is here, and ready to fight. Will they survive? Read and find out!
Chapter 3: Revival of a Demon. The Shadow Blades Appear!
(Hokage Tower)
"Okay. Here's the rundown of the situation. The main ninja clans of Konoha have all been trapped in their own sections. We are the only one's who didn't get trapped." Tsunade explained. Tenten, Lee, Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi were standing, ready for their mission.
"Lee, Tenten. Your job is to free the Hyuuga Compound. With you three, we can begin to retake Konoha." Tenten and Lee nodded. "Sakura, you will head to the Inuzuka Compound once that is done. You will help Hinata save Kiba, and then start on the Aburame District." Sakura nodded. "Kakashi, Naruto. You both will help the Naras out. Shikamaru and Shikaku can only do so much by themselves. After they are safe, help them save Akimichi and Yamanaka." Kakashi and Naruto nodded.
"You three. Spikey Hair will help out Sakura when the time comes. Mummy will be with Kakashi and Naruto. And the girl will do as she pleases." Tsunade commanded. Zaku and Dosu nodded, and Kin smiled. "No going to find Koji, Kin." Dosu said, and Kin frowed at him.
"He's right. He's going out of his way to make sure we're okay. If we're there, he won't be able to concentrate fully on that bastard." Zaku said, and Kin looked to the ground. "I don't blame her though. Sasuke has gotten strong since the Chuunin Exams." Dosu said, and the Konoha nin all gave him a stunned look. "What do you mean!? Sasuke is fighting that weird looking nin!?" Naruto screamed. Dosu sighed, and glared at the Hokage. "You didn't tell them?" Dosu asked, and Tsunade glared back. "Ugh. Sasuke is the one that initiated the attack. In other words, Sasuke is Orochimaru!" Zaku screamed.
(Near North Gate) (Side Note: Since Orochimaru is posing as Sasuke, I will call him by Sasuke. When he drops the Transformation, he will be referred to as Orochimaru. Easier that way for me.)
Koji and Sasuke stood in ready positions. Koji's right fist was bursting with electric chakra, while Sasuke stood there, bored, and smirking. Koji bent his legs a little, and some sweat dripped off his face. The moment it hit the ground, they both disappeared in a flash of smoke.
Koji and Sasuke hit kunais in the air, before Koji launched off a tree. Sasuke smirked, and easily dodged the electric fists that Koji was throwing. Koji flipped in mid-air, and threw another punch. Sasuke caught this punch, his Chidori preventing him from being shocked. "This all you have little boy? I thought you would show some more fight." Sasuke said. "Sorry, Clones don't fight all that hard." Koji said, disappearing in a puff of smoke.
(Hmm. A Shadow Clone. He could be-) Sasuke thought to himself, before throwing a shuriken in the tree behind him, causing Koji to fall from it, smirking. "So you found me! Big deal! Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Koji said, landing the same time 9 other clones landed, and jumped away. "Now, charge and kill him!" Koji commanded, and his clones all took off, and charged the possessed boy.
Sasuke smirked, and walked towards the clones. When the first one got near him, he kicked it, sending it flying, but it didn't poof away until a kunai to the head killed it. Sasuke then pulled out his Kusanagi and began walking a little faster. Without warning, he activated the Chidori and ran through the clones. He clipped a few, and hit Koji, who hadn't moved from his spot because Sasuke moved so fast.
"Commanding the clones to do the dirty work, eh? Your not very brave, for the amount of bark you have." Sasuke said, and then he felt an electric arm go through where his heart should be. "Your right. I would say I'm not very brave. But I AM pretty damn sly." Koji said, as the one that took the Chidori disappeared.
Much to Koji's chagrin, Sasuke turned into a log, and Koji sighed. "That would have been too easy." Koji mumbled to himself, ducking to avoid the shuriken that were coming his way. They both then stood across from each other. "You know, killing you in a fake form wouldn't make this any fun. I want you to see who it is that's going to kill you." Sasuke said, poofing into what Orochimaru would look like at age 17.
Same pale skin, same evil look, just not as tall, a pair of Sharingan eyes, and a chakra level so pure and evil it couldn't possibly be contained by a normal human. "So, this is really you, eh? Let the fight begin." Koji said, powering his right hand.
Orochimaru and Koji charged at each other. Using nothing but Taijutsu, they were throwing fists and kicks in rapid and blinding movements. After their little warm up was done, they both began jumping to what they did best, Ninjutsus. "Lightning Style: Volt Bullets Jutsu!" Koji said, and began flicking lightning bombs at Orochimaru. Orochimaru dodged the bombs easily enough, but didn't see the other Koji in mid air, making handsigns. When the air Koji was done, he smirked, and the other Koji got the hint. He flicked another bomb, forcing Orochimaru to jump to dodge it. "Got you! Lightning Style: Lightning Gun Jutsu!" Koji in the air screamed, blasting a beam of electricity from his finger, hitting Orochimaru in the back. Orochimaru slid for a few feet, before he lunched himself back onto his feet.
"Shadow Snakes!" Orochimaru said, launching various snakes from his wrists. Koji dodged and sliced these snakes, and charged again. This time, Orochimaru decided to step his game up. Koji was surprised at how fast Orochimaru was now moving. Where he was close to striking him, now he was nowhere close. After he overswung, Orochimaru kicked him nice and hard in the gut, and Koji flew back through 5 trees, and the walls near the North Gate. Orochimaru followed him lazily, and noticed he hid himself in the unnaturally quiet section of Konoha.
"Seems like my men have already gone deep into Konoha. Their destruction is imminent." Orochimaru said outloud. "How sure are you about that?" Orochimaru turned, and Koji was on a rooftop, smirking at the Otokage. "You should never doubt someone if they have been backed into a corner. That's when they fight even harder." Koji said, jumping down and attempting to kick him.
Orochimaru caught it easily, but noticed that Koji was smirking. Out from a window, Koji tried a roundhouse kick to Orochimaru's back, but he ducked under it, and kicked Koji in the gut again. Koji floated in the air, and was kicked again into an alleyway. "Give up, and I'll kill you quickly. I hate wasting my time, and you're no fun." Orochmaru said, walking to the alleyway.
"Funny. An alleyway. The dirty garbage reminds me of the state that poor Konoha is going to be in once I'm done with it." Orochimaru said, before he saw Koji slowly getting up. "You really don't listen, do you? What did I just finish talking about?" Koji said, his hair covering his face. "When you want to see someone show their true strength, you need to back them into a corner. Or in this case, an alleyway." Koji said, putting his hands together into a seal.
"You see, I bet this village won't be dying so easily! From the way that your troops have been moving, my guess is that they have pushed them to the area where the major clans are. And if my tactical mind is correct, they are about to launch a counterattack that will kick you ass!" Koji screamed, his chakra surrounding his entire body, sparks shooting off him dangerously. In the distance, they could hear what sounded like a major explosion. "It's begun!" Koji said, smirking.
(Hyuuga Compound)
In the Hyuuga Compound, the Rock Nin had pushed the Hyuugas back into the Main House Chambers. "Come on! The Hyuugas are giving up and retreating!" One of the nin said, leading the charge. When the force made it to the Main Dojo, Hiashi was standing there, eyes closed, and arms crossed.
"What's wrong? Your family has abandoned you?" the Jounin leader asked, smirking. Hiashi said nothing, but he smirked at them. "You would really dare to underestimate the oldest clan in Konoha?" Hiashi asked. He then snapped, and the doors opened, and the doors showed the Branch Family all standing, and ready to fight.
"So, the whole clan has gathered. Good job Neji." Hiashi said, and Neji appeared behind the Rock nin, standing in front of the door the Rock Nin used to get in. "Hn. Hinata-sama and Hanabi-sama are safe. My team has asked for me and Hinata's help, so we're heading to the front line." Neji said, and he shut the door behind them. "Hyuuga Clan Members, CHARGE!!!" Hiashi said, and the great comeback had officially begun!
(Outside Hyuuga Compound)
Hinata, after meeting with Sakura and Zaku, made their way towards Kiba's home, thinking that they would need help first. When they got near, they stopped when a black dog landed near them. "Eh? Hey! Your Koji's dog!" Zaku said, and Yami glanced at him. Zaku noticed that the dog now had on a dark purple collar. (She didn't have that collar on earlier.) Zaku thought to himself.
"Yes I am. Where is my bonehead master?" Yami asked, stunning both Zaku and Sakura. "YOU TALK!?!?" They both screamed, and Yami sweat dropped. "Where is my dumbass master!?" Yami screamed at them, and they both had dot eyes. "He went to fight Orochimaru." Zaku said.
"WHAT!?!?!?" Yami screamed, and Sakura sighed. "He wanted to protect his friends from him." Sakura said. "DAMN!!!" Yami screamed, using her sense of smell to find Koji. They both sighed, and ran towards the Inuzuka compound.
(Main BattleField)
"What the hell is going on here!?" A boy, 16, asked. He was sitting on top of a tree, glancing on the battle with surprise. "Why are Rock Jounin and Chuunin here!?" He asked, getting up, and adjusting the green sweatband on his forehead. He jumped down to meet the 5 Chuunin moving, and landed in front of them.
"Wah! K-kazeyama-sama!?" One of the Chuunin asked. "What's happening here? I thought we were trying to make peace with Konoha." Kazeyama-sama stated, and turned when he saw one of the recently appointed Jounin he knew from the academy in Rock. "Heh. Sanosuke Kazeyama. What a surprise." The Jounin said, smirking at him.
"Iwa! Why are we attacking Konoha?" Sanosuke asked. "You mean you didn't hear? That guy from the Sound promised that we would get to be ruling over Fire Country if we helped him take Konoha. We're merely doing our jobs." Iwa said. "Then why send me as an emissary? To drop their guards?" Sanosuke asked, and Iwa's smirk grew.
"Funny story. You seem to have our Tsuchikage pretty mad at your actions. Trying to say that Konoha was merely acting in self-defense during the Great Shinobi War. He's gone and put a nice bounty on your head." Iwa said, as 9 Chuunin under his command began to surround him. "So that means…" Sanosuke started. "As of the beginning of your mission, you've been branded as a Missing Nin of the Rock Village!" Iwa said, and he saw Sanosuke shaking with what he thought was nerves.
"So, he'd do that, eh?" Sanosuke asked, pulling out a kunai. Iwa and the other Chuunin were surprised when he swiped it across the Rock Headband he had tied around his waist. "Then so be it. You made yourselves a powerful enemy!" Sanosuke said, pulling out an index card with a seal on it. Putting a little chakra into the seal, a giant European style Zweihander shot out of it, and he rested the giant blade on his right shoulder. "If you want me dead, then come and try your luck!" he said, pointing it at Iwa. They all charged at the former Rock Nin.
(The Inuzuka Doghouse)
Zaku, Sakura, and Hinata made it to the Inuzuka compound in time to see a giant white dog shoot out of the roof, blasting nin all over the place. "Wh-what the hell is that!?" Zaku asked, intimidated. "That would be Kiba-kun." Hinata said, and Zaku looked at her like 'WHAT!?!?' The giant white dog hit the ground, and turned back into the scruffy looking dog boy and the giant white dog.
"Hey! Hinata-chan! Your alright!" Kiba screamed, hugging Hinata tightly. "Okay, we saved the quiet girl's teammate, now, where is the third one located at?" Zaku asked, impatient as ever. "You mean we're saving Shino?" Kiba asked Hinata. "Of course." Hinata said. Kiba cheered, and took off, and Hinata and Zaku followed.
(The Aburame Hive)
They weren't prepared to see the Aburame Home covered in a dome of bugs. The dome was so thick, you couldn't see anything inside of it. Then, as if by magic, Shino and his father, Shibi, appeared in front of them, startling all three of them." Sh-Shino-kun!" Hinata said, startled. Shino nodded, and Zaku glared at him, with white eyes.
"You again!?" Zaku screamed, pointing at him. "That boy from the Chuunin Exams." Shino said. "Hey, you know, he is that boy whose arms you destroyed." Kiba said, as Zaku glared at Shino. "You looking for a rematch?" Shino asked. "I won't lose this time!" Zaku said, pointing his Air Cannons at Shino. "We don't have time. We need to help everyone else." Hinata said, standing in between the two boys.
Zaku huffed, and turned away, while Shibi looked on with amusement. "Hey Kiba, is the rest of your family safe?" Shibi asked, and Kiba sweat dropped. "When I left, they were fighting some of the nins." Shibi and Shino sighed in irritation, while Zaku and Hinata sweat dropped. "I'll go to their aid. Shino, you and your team go and fight." Shibi said, disappearing in a puff of smoke. And so, Team Kurenai were back together, and were off. Zaku shook his head, and left to find Kin and Dosu.
(Yamanaka Greenhouse)
Kakashi, Naruto, and Dosu had decided to split up and save the three houses separately. Kakashi would take Akimichi, Naruto would help Nara, and Dosu would save Yamanaka. (This is a pain. From what I can remember, the girl was a loudmouth.) Dosu thought to himself, shuddering. He eventually got use to Zaku's boastful mouth, but even he knew when to shut up. Kin, luckily enough, wasn't into chatting away like most girls, but she still had a short fuse. Some points, those two acted like an old married couple, but he knew hey had a brother-sister bond after surviving the Chuunin Exams together.
(Me, I'm like the grandfather.) Dosu thought to himself with a sigh. After Dosu was revived by that guy in the shadows, he helped Kin and Zaku avoid being used as sacrifices for Orochimaru's Forbidden Jutsu. They wandered the Continent trying to locate Orochimaru's Hidden Base.
The bastard had the nerve to keep their stuff, rather than leaving them behind. Oddly enough, a year ago, they found the Sound Outfits they have on now, left as though Orochimaru knew they were searching for him. (Probably did know. Just felt like jerking us around. The ass-hole.) Dosu thought to himself, preparing for his mission.
(Nara Estate)
Naruto made it to the Nara estate, and was actually quite amused at what was happening. Apparently, through a long string of handsigns and chakra, Shikamaru and Shikaku had trapped just about anyone and everyone that tried to get into their area, and were now on the ground, taking a nap. "Like father, like son." Naruto said, chuckling at both of them. "Hey, Shikamaru! Wake up!!!" Naruto screamed, and both Shadow Warriors got up, though a little annoyed. "Troublesome." Both Shadow Masters muttered the usual Nara one liner, and Naruto sighed. "Come on! We need to save the rest of the village!" Naruto said, and Shikaku yawned. "You heard her Shika. Go save the village." He said, and Shikamaru sweat dropped. "Why me?" Shikamaru asked. "One of us has to retrieve your mother from the closet, and we have been asleep for about an hour now." Was all he said before Shikamaru had grabbed Naruto and ran like hell. "…Lucky bastard. Now to find the 'charming' wife." Shikaku said to himself, already counting the number of times the spoon will be smacking him in the head.
(Akimichi House)
Kakashi arrived at Akimichi Estate, and witnessed Rock Nin trying to dodge and avoid Chouji and Chouzan rolling around crushing anyone who was near them. Kakashi, realizing he had nothing better to do, pulled out his book and fought some of the leftover nin while reading. Really, these guys were nothing compared to him. After about 15 minutes, they routed the entire force, and took off to find Naruto and Dosu.
(Yamanaka Greenhouse)
Dosu found Yamanaka House okay, but it was oddly quiet. He took a step into the nice house, and instinctfully brought his Melody Arm up to block the kunai meant to take his head off. He looked, and saw Ino and Inoichi, their hands in the seal ready for the Mind Disturbance Jutsu, when Dosu raised his hands up in mock surrender.
"Easy. I'm not here to fight." Dosu said, sighing. "Bull! You tried to kill me back from a long time ago!" Ino said, glaring at him. Dosu groaned. "Look. I'm not part of Sound anymore. Geez. I was nearly killed by that Sand Demon." Dosu said. Both looked at Dos weirdly, and he turned his back to them.
"If you don't mind sir, I will be borrowing your daughter." Dosu said, and the sound of a pan meeting skull reverberated through the house. Dosu turned a mono-eyed glare at the two blonds, the younger holding said pan and the older glaring pretty harshly as well. "I was told to bring her by the grey haired Scarecrow." Dosu stated, irritated.
(I probably should have worded that a little better.) Dosu thought to himself. Ino looked at him confused, and Dosu shrugged. "Said something about the Fat One and the Lazy Idiot." Dosu said, walking out the door. Ino, hearing the description of her teammates, ran after him.
(Meeting Place: Team Kakashi)
Dosu was the first to arrive, and Naruto was next to arrive and Kakashi was yet again last. "Well, Team Asuma is here, so now we can start working back. Naruto, take them and find the other next generation Leaf Nin." Kakashi said, referring to the rest of the Konoha 11. Naruto nodded, and he left, along with the others. "You, Mono-Eye. Your on your own now." Kakashi said. "You really can't talk. Your as bad as I am." Dosu stated, smirking behind his bandages. Kakashi smiled behind his mask, and disappeared in a poof of smoke.
"Here you are!" Dosu turned, and saw Zaku appear next to him, smirking. "Your done? My side has left for the meeting spot." Dosu said. "Good. Now, where's Kin?" Zaku asked, and both of them looked at each other for a food second, before they both smacked themselves in the head. They knew damn well where she was. Now, to find Koji's chakra signature.
(Near North Gate)
"You see, trying to fight against Konoha will only bring your downfall!" Koji said, his chakra sparking off him dangerously. Orochimaru smirked, and gave Koji a chilling glance. "Really? Well, what does your optimism say about that?" Orochimaru said, and Koji had to leap onto the building to see that there was a giant three-headed snake approaching Konoha. Orochimaru smirked, and left, while Koji looked at the giant monster approaching,
(No…fucking…way am I going to fight that thing.) Koji thought to himself. Hey, he was sly, but he also knew when he was beat. "Hey, you are going to fight that thing!" Koji turned around, and saw Yami with a scroll in her mouth. "Oh HELL NO!!! I can't fight that!!" Koji screamed with white eyes. "This scroll will make it so! Stop being a wuss!" Yami scolded, rolling the scroll out so that it was laid out.
"This is a Summoning Contract. It came with me in my collar. Sign here, pump everything you have into the seals needed, and pray." Yami commanded, and Koji groaned, but did as told. Once he signed in blood, using his real name instead of his alias, he read the seals needed, and sighed. (Okay, here goes.) Koji sighed, and made the seals, and put everything he had into it.
"SUMMONING JUTSU!!!" Koji screamed, and slammed his palm into the ground, and a giant smokescreen shot into the air, and caused a giant explosion. What shot out amazed him, and caused him to smirk. "I got this, DJ. Go find Orochimaru and finish the job." Yami said, and Koji nodded, disappearing.
(Meeting Place: Konoha 11)
The Konoha 11 had found each other and, with the help of Zaku and Dosu, began to help the other Jounin push the Rock and Sound Nin back. Then out of nowhere, 100 kunai hit the nin in front of them, and they looked to the roofs to see 4 nin that made 4 certain Leaf nin's hairs stand on end.
"Them!?!?" Naruto screamed, and the four nin landed in front of them. "We killed you guys! How the hell are you alive!?" Kiba asked. "Like we should explain ourselves to a bunch of trash nin like you guys!" Sakon said, and Neji and Chouji stood forward, both giving stern looks.
"You lost to us before, we can beat you again." Neji said, crossing his arms. "Your right. We lost before, but this time, I won't play around with you, little boy." Kidomaru said, and Neji glared at him. Both sides were about to attack, but Kimimaro appeared in between on them, glaring harshly at his nin. "We aren't here to rekindle old enemies. We are here to kill Orochimaru." Kimimaro said, and Kiba sneered.
"Seems like he may be chickening out." Kiba said, and Kimimaro sent him a chilling look that wasn't a glare. "Where's Kin?" Kimimaro asked Dosu. In the confusion, Zaku and Dosu were left out. "She left to look for a friend." Dosu said, and Tayuya frowned. "Don't." Jirobo said, knowing she was going to curse someone out.
"Well, if it isn't my rebellious pawns." Everyone turned to see Orochimaru standing there, looking a smug as ever. "Your looking a little young." Naruto said, sarcastically. "Yes, Naruto-kun. Sasuke made for the perfect body, like I thought." Orochimaru said, and Naruto got real angry. "You trying to pick a fight?" Naruto said, his eyes already turning crimson. Before Orochimaru could respond, there was a loud explosion, and in the distance a giant black three-headed dog was beginning to fight what looked like a giant three-headed snake.
"Hn. That damn boy can summon as well? He's becoming annoying." Orochimaru muttered to himself. "Koji is alive?" Dosu asked. "He should be back there fighting my pet." Orochimaru said, smirking. Then, Kimimaro stepped forward, and pointed a bone blade at the Snake Sannin. "Everyone, go help Konoha. I will stop him here and now." Kimimaro said, and Orochimaru smirked.
"You think you can? Your only a puppet to me." Orochimaru said, and then everyone felt the chakra leaking from Kimimaro. He had only activated the Curse Mark enough to cover his chest, but his increase in power was astounding. "Shit. He's going to fight the bastard for real. Let's go!" Tayuya said, and her crew disappeared. "We should step as well." Kiba said, and the Konoha nin left to continue the fight.
"Zaku, Dosu, find Kin." Kimimaro said, and both nin disappeared. "Your death is what my current master wants, so I must pass that judgement." Kimimaro said, his Curse Mark covering more of his body. "I see. Then I guess I'll play for a while." Orochimaru said, pulling his Kusanagi out of his throat, and brandishing it.
(Somewhere in the Main Battlefield)
Kin, who I realized hasn't done anything since she parted from Zaku and Dosu, was running along the battle field, looking for Koji. Before she knew it, she was surrounded on all sides by what appeared to be a combination of Sound and Rock Nin. "Well, looky here. You shouldn't be wandering around by yourself, girl." The leader, Iwa, said, smirking.
"Creep." Kin said, glaring at him. "You hurt my feelings. And here I was going to let you go free. At least, once my men had their way with you." Iwa said, as his men had hungry lustful looks in their eyes. Before anything happened, Iwa was cut vertically across the middle. The giant blade that took his life landed next to Kin, and the boy wielding it appeared on the hilt that was in the air.
"So, Sanosuke, you still live on." Everyone looked to a wooden pole, and saw Iwa there, smirking real evilly. "You think your flunkies can kill me? Dream on. I didn't eve break a sweat fighting them." Sanosuk said, hopping off his blade. "Shame. You're outnumbered." Iwa said. "Heh. Two vs. 45 are perfect odds in my opinion." Sanosuke said, lifting his blade and getting into his stance.
"Girl. I hope you know how to fight. I'm not covering your back." Sanosuke said, ducking to avoid a Senbon Needle that got lodged into an enemy nin's throat. "I can manage." Kin said, smirking at him.
"Damn. These Sound Nin are all over the place." Koji said to himself, knocking Sound Nin around. Deciding that the ground wasn't safe, he jumped to the walls and hit the rooftops. "I guess you're the one Ortochimaru-sama was toying with." Koji turned, and standing in his way was none other than Kabuto. "I don't know who you are, nor do I care. Get out of my way! I'm looking for the freak." Koji said, and Kabuto readjusted his glasses so they gleamed in the light.
"Sorry, but Orochimaru-sama is handling some business. I will be standing in for him." Kabuto said, and Koji smirked. "So be it." Koji said, his chakra leaking electricity.
(Hokage Mountain)
"Seems like things have taken an interesting turn." On top of Hokage Mountain, stood two nin. Both faces were covered by the straw Akatsuki like hats they wore. The older one, about the age of Jiraiya and Tsunade, had two silver blades crossing on the inside of his cape, and his partner, 20, had a single silver blade on his.
"The Shadow Blades begin to make a move." The younger one said. "Orochimaru needs to be killed for the safety of our land. Currently, there are only three that can stop him." His younger partner looked at him confused. "I thought there were only two." The younger asked. "You'll see in due time. For now, we must find the Hokage." His partner nodded.
"You think Kimimaro-san can save Sasuke?" The younger one asked. "With the seal I taught him, it will save Sasuke, but then it will be a question of if both of them can survive." They both then disappeared.
ShadowRonin: The war is on, and the battles are beginning to get good. Koji and Kabuto are about to rumble, Kin and Sanosuke get ready, and Kimimaro's leader, the head of the Shadow Blades, makes his move. What will happen next? Tune in to find out! And review. Everytime you review, a kitty is spared.