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Chapter 21 - Mountain's Graveyard

Shizune was seated by the side of Tsunade's bed. She was taking advantage of a more than deserved break that Shikaku gave her to visit her mentor. Those last two days were really taking a toll on her. In the first day of Shikaku's reign as Hokage, Shizune rushed to the hospital to help in the treatment of now fellow Jounin, Iruka Umino. Almost every single one of his ribs was broken and the muscle tissues surrounding them were damaged as well. Shizune healed the injuries and made her best to shorten his stay in the hospital.

Today, the second day, she was interrupted during lunch to once again help with the injured. Ao and Chojuro were brought to the hospital by a pair of Kumogakure shinobi: the dull Darui and the infamous Sabu. The Kirigakure allies had been injured in a fight against Akatsuki's Kisame Hoshigaki. Ao had some broken ribs and managed to reach Konoha on his feet but fainted as he also had an internal bleeding that wasn't healed by the hurried Kumo Medical-nin, Shi. Chojuro was yet in worse shape, almost drained of chakra and with some high degree burns from an electric shock.

However, it wasn't fatigue Shizune's biggest problem. What troubled her the most were Team Kakashi and Team Nawirama, because of the lack of news from their part. She walked to the window and stared at the blue sky. "Nawirama-niichan...please come back quickly."

"Shizune..." The Hokage's assistant quickly turned as she heard a familiar and weak voice.

"Ts-Tsunade-sama!"

"Yeah, this should be the right place. Based on Hinata's directions and the relation made by Kakashi-sensei, I should be near the Devil's Ravine." Naruto remembered his only mission to the Land of Bears. He had fell once into the ravine filled with poisonous gas, but was at the time saved by Sumaru's mother, Natsuhi. From where he was, he could see some clouds of that gas and even smell it.

"I could never forget that stench. That must mean I'm in Berserker's Valley. Now, what could be suspicious enough to be an hideout?" Naruto thoughtfully asked to himself. As he ran across the valley for awhile, he started to find bones scattered across the rocky ground. A few more minutes and he was now in the presence of entire skeletons of giant animals.

"This is creepy...It's just like a graveyard." Naruto stated as he advance a bit more. Then, at a lower level of the valley, he found what seemed to be a skeleton of a dinosaur. Naruto however, couldn't associate the bone structure to said being. As he looked curiously to the cranium of the beast, he noticed what seemed to be a staircase inside its mouth. "That seems suspicious enough. I'm just about to get you back, Sasuke."

"I can't believe! You're awake! Thank Kami! Thank Kami!" Shizune rushed to the side of Tsunade and quickly started a checkup. "I can't believe it! So many things have ha..." Shizune stopped talking as she felt a strong grip on her wrist. She looked to the fragile looking Fifth Hokage who was looking at her as well. "She just woke up from a coma and already has her strength back?"

"Shizune...what day...is it today?" Her voice didn't match with the strength of her grip. It sounded weak and she was taking long breaths between her words.

"I-it's Saturday, Tsunade-sama."

"Did you do...what I asked you before I...before I summoned Katsuyu... to heal the victims of Pain?" Tsunade asked, always staring to Shizune.

"Yes, every week I bought a random lottery ticket with your money as you asked." Shizune took that week's ticket and showed it to Tsunade.

"Good girl...bring me today's newspaper."

"Here it is, Tsunade-sama." Shizune looked at her expectantly as Tsunade compared the numbers in the ticket with those on the newspaper.

"Oh no..." Tsunade looked to the window, while Shizune checked the lottery numbers. Tsunade won...

"Sasuke! Where the hell are you?" Naruto shouted as he finished walking down the staircase. He quickly walked into the front chamber of the underground cave, which was also the largest one. After reaching the center and shouting a bit more, someone appeared through a swirl pattern. "You..."

"I commend you on finding the Mountain's Graveyard. It seems not even the Devil's Ravine is good enough to stop you." Madara complimented the young Jinchuriki.

"I came by the other side. I had someone to find me this place. I just had to follow directions." Naruto seemed angry as he spoke to the leader of Akatsuki. "Weren't you supposed to be in the Land of Water?"

"Oh? So let me see...You were with one or more people and still you chose to barge into a S-ranked organization's hideout, all by yourself, just because you learned I wasn't here?" Madara asked in a provoking tone. "You've underestimated Zetsu's communication skills. We warned me of your arrival just moments ago. It went all...like we planed."

"Damn you!" Naruto realized Zetsu's words weren't a mistake on his part.

"Still, I was expecting you to bring a few with you. I don't know what to call you...brave or stupid?" The masked one continued to provoke.

"Shut the hell up!" Naruto shouted, while his eyes' pupils turned from blue to red.

"Yes, those are some good eyes!" Those same eyes widened a bit, as Naruto noticed a bit of excitement in Madara's words. "If the Kyuubi comes out, I win! If you simply start to transform, I win! Even if you don't, I'll win! Those eyes of yours against this eye of mine...the result is more than decided!"

"Grrr..." Naruto forcefully stopped himself from shaking and his eyes turned back to normal. What surprised Naruto the most, was how fast that happened. "That was easier than before...Is it because of dad reinforcing the seal?"

"It seems you don't understand." Naruto's head jerked up as Madara spoke again. "The Kyuubi's chakra is intimately linked to its will. A weaker seal means that its easier to access to its chakra and, therefore, to the Kyuubi's will. However, its malicious will is just too powerful and it ends up influencing its host. That's the cause of the appearance of an undesired Tailed Beast Cloak. If you understood what I told you, then you should know why it's easier...your Eight Trigrams Seal has been reinforced."

"You even know which seal was placed on me?" Naruto frowned.

"Oh yes, I know. It's one of the best Sealing Jutsus there is, as much as I hate to admit it. It's a seal from the Hyuga Clan. I still haven't realized how your father was able to learn it..." Madara chuckled as he saw the shocked look on Naruto's face. "Oh? Wasn't I supposed to know that?"

"For you to know about my seal and about my father...It was really you! You were the one who controlled the Kyuubi on that night!" Naruto accused the Akatsuki leader, who shook his finger.

"Wrong. It wasn't me who was controlling it, but..." Madara stopped shaking his finger. "...I know who did."

"Who?" Before Naruto's question could be answered, Zetsu emerged from the ground, with an unconscious Sasuke over his shoulder. Naruto's former partner had bandages wrapped around his eyes, something that was confusing the Jinchuriki. "Hey! Sasuke!"

"Madara-sama, I'll take him now."

"Very well, Zetsu." Madara stared at him for awhile before he continued. "I told you to delay them, not to fight them directly. You're not a fighting type. You know that."

"I think I got a bit too thrilled." Zetsu admitted.

"That jutsu of yours would have been enough...You took a huge risk. For you to come back without your flytrap..."

"Kakashi destroyed it with the help of the kid who defeated Hidan. At least they won't be around for long after our little battle."

"What the hell did you do to Kakashi and Shikamaru, you freakin' aloe bastard!" Naruto shouted to the Grass-nin.

"Aloe?" The indignant white half asked.

"Oh how rude of me...I didn't see that you had a guest Madara-sama." Black Zetsu ironically spoke, before turning to Naruto, while he returned back to underground. "A poison created by myself is running through their veins right now. They should be dead by now."

"Sasuke!" Naruto still shouted but to no avail as both were gone. "You guys will pay for this!"

"You should just surrender boy." Madara stared at him for a moment. "You know that is impossible for you to beat me and I'll tell you something that might convince you. Kisame just caught the Hachibi, you're the last one. If you fight, you'll get caught. If you get caught, we'll extract the Kyuubi, you'll die and my plan will succeed. If you surrender, the same will happen but I'll spare you all the pain you're about to get. So how is it going to be?"

"I'll tell you! I'm not going to die, the Kyuubi ain't going anywhere and you'll get a beating!" Naruto shouted to the masked one.

"I told you before..." Both Madara and Naruto stared at the chamber's entrance and saw Nawirama and Hinata coming in. "...You will only fight as a last option."

"N-Naruto-kun..." Hinata whispered, relieved to see that Naruto was alright.

"So Zetsu actually let some get through..." Madara chuckled. "It doesn't matter how many you are. Whatever happens today, I win."

"You shouldn't be here Hinata." Naruto jumped back to his partners' side. "This is too dangerous for you."

"Those who don't follow the rules are scum, but those who leave their friends behind are even worse scum...By the way, seven." Nawirama whispered the last sentence to the Fourth's son who nodded. "I think it was how she said it."

"I...I..." Hinata started to fidget, as Nawirama said the last sentence a bit too loud, so she could hear. "I couldn't leave you behind, Naruto-kun."

"Hinata..." Naruto whispered and smiled to her. Before he could say anything to her, he had to relay the information he learned to his team leader. "Kakashi and Shikamaru have been poisoned. They..."

"Don't worry, Naruto. I sent Sakura back to help them." Nawirama calmly said as he evaluated their opponent. "Zetsu took Sasuke?"

"Yeah. Sasuke had bandages around his eyes. What do you think they did to him?" Naruto worriedly asked.

"They already gave him his brother's eyes!" Nawirama thought to himself. "This is when you have to do what I tell you, Hinata. Now you know for sure how to reach the hideout, the natural barriers surrounding this place and who will be our opponent. Go to Team Asuma, tell them what you know and bring them here."

"B-but I, I can't leave you." Hinata turned from Nawirama to Naruto with a pleading look.

"You promised me that you would obey, Hinata." Nawirama remembered the Hyuga girl.

"B-but..."

"Please Hinata, do what Nawirama tells you." Hinata looked down as tears came to her eyes. "I can't fight if I'm thinking that you can get hurt by being here. Please go, Hinata."

"Naruto-kun...be, be careful." Hinata hesitantly said before darting towards the staircase, with tears rolling down her face.

"Love...so beautiful, so sad..." Madara sighed before warping. The swirling pattern appeared in front of Hinata and, as Madara was about to catch her, Nawirama stepped between both of them.

"Go Hinata! Now!" Hinata continued and Madara looked curiously to his new opponent.

"Your speed is really something." Madara complimented the Konoha shinobi. "I've never seen you before, yet you seem so familiar...Who are you, boy?"

"Eh, during all my life, people did everything they could to hide me from danger. Now, I'm in front of arguably the most dangerous man I could ever face..." Nawirama said with a grin. "My name is Nawirama Senju."

"Senju?" Madara stared at him for a moment. "Yes, I can see traces of Hashirama in you. A son that nobody knew Tsunade had?"

"You would end up realizing. I guess..." Nawirama rubbed the back of his head. "...I'm hoping you get a bit overexcited by fighting a Senju and end up lowering your guard."

"Eh, you think that with my experience I'll do something like that?" Madara drew three kunais and threw them towards the still Naruto, stabbing him in the chest. "For instance, you think I would let Naruto enter Sage Mode that easily?"

"Rasengan" As the stabbed Naruto erupted in a puff of smoke, the real Naruto tried to attack Madara from behind but he went through the body of the Akatsuki leader and crashed against the wall. The jutsu originally created by the 4th Hokage caused the stone wall to crumble down on the Jinchuriki, covering him completely under the rubble.

"Naruto!" Nawirama looked away and then glared to his opponent.

Flashback

"Kakashi leading your son's team? Who is leading Naruto's team? Yamato?" Tsunade asked, after Shikaku finished explaining what happened during the time she was unconscious. By that time, she had already used her advanced Transformation Jutsu to look like her 30 year old self. Since neither Shikaku nor Shizune seemed intent on answering her question, Tsunade's legendary temper started to flare. "Will someone tell me what the hell is happening?"

"Tsunade-sama, someone has returned to the village...and that person is leading Naruto and the girls."

"Who, Shizune?" Tsunade stared at her furiously.

"Na-Nawirama-niichan."

End of Flashback

"Tsunade! You can't leave the village!" Shikaku shouted as he followed Tsunade into one of the locker rooms of the Jounin station. By the time he entered, she had already changed into her old Konoha attire, flak jacket included, and was about to put on her sandals. "You're the Fifth, damn it!"

"And you're the Sixth, Shikaku. That means I no longer have any obligations towards this village." Tsunade stood and started to fill her pouches with shurikens and kunais. "I need to help them."

"She's really serious about this! She never used the Konoha attire since she became a Sannin." Shizune thought, as she appeared behind Shikaku.

"You're wrong about something, Tsunade. You aren't allowed to leave the village." Shikaku cautiously said, knowing that Tsunade could easily put his life in danger. In fact, she immediately glared to him when he spoke. "The reason why I didn't stop you from coming to this station is that you're still one of Konoha's Jounins. Keeping that in mind, I want you to remember that currently I am the Hokage, not you. That means I'm above you in Konoha's hierarchy and you're supposed to follow my orders. When I say you aren't allowed to leave the village, I mean it. If you try to do so, I'll send the other Jounins to capture you for treason."

"Treason?" The shocked Tsunade stared to her successor with her mouth open. "Have you forgotten about the Third's..."

"Oh, I haven't forgotten about that, Tsunade." Shikaku assured. "I know that after the Second War, Sarutobi-sama made a rule that allowed the Sannin to leave the village if they wished to do so, on the condition they did something of benefit to the village during the time they were away. Jiraiya gathered information for the village while he was away, you kept an eye on "we know who" and Orochimaru...well, Sarutobi-sama was just too benevolent."

"Your point?" Tsunade questioned.

"There's none. There's no reason for that rule to keep on existing, since there's only one left." Shikaku pointed towards Tsunade who readied her right fist. "In my power as Sixth Hokage, I'm ending the Sannin Rule."

"Shikaku, you bastard..." Tsunade said lowly, before suddenly punching the lockers through the wall. She then furiously pointed her fist towards the Rokudaime. "I'm giving you a head start of five seconds, Shikaku. You better get away fast or I'll punch a hole through your head."

"Geez, I knew it would end up like this." Shikaku thought, but instead of leaving the locker room, he readied a Rat hand seal.

"If what you told me is true, what are you expecting of their mission? You're expecting them to be able to capture Madara Uchiha? To kill him? You're expecting them to retreat safely if he proves too strong? You're expecting him to let them? Madara Uchiha, Shikaku! Damn it, what were you thinking?"

"For someone who kept on scolding the advisers about trusting in the younger generations, you're sounding awfully different. Tell me Tsunade, is it because of your son?" Shikaku's question made Tsunade shake a bit. "Well, Tsunade? My son is there too. You think I'm not worried? Huh? Well, I actually keep on trusting on people, without making exceptions!"

"That's not the point! Not even my grandfather wasn't able to defeat him! You seriously think they're at his level?" Tsunade insisted. "There's nothing they can do!"

"Neither can a weak old woman!"

"What did you say to me, Shizune?" Tsunade angrily grabbed her student by the collar of her kimono.

"You just woke up from a coma. Even if your strength is back, your reflexes and stamina are much worse than they were. Believe me, by the reports we received from Kakashi, getting in front of Madara in your state is the last thing you would want."

"Shizune has a point, Tsunade. You would do more harm than good." Shikaku took the opportunity to connect his shadow to Tsunade's, so he could make the latter release the first. Surprisingly, it wasn't that hard to do it. "Phew, it seems Shizune can convince her."

"You know how strong Nawirama-nii is...and Naruto-kun too. Just trust them, like you usually do." Shizune smiled to her mentor, who after a moment ended up nodding.

"Can you release me, Shikaku? I want to take a seat." Tsunade sincerely asked and Shikaku disconnected both shadows, allowing the Slug Princess to sit down on one of the locker room's benches. "I'm sorry. I guess I'm being selfish."

"I guess I can close my eyes this one time." Shikaku rubbed the back of his head for awhile. "Shizune told me the other day. You haven't seen him in years, right?"

"Because of my...debts..." The upset Tsunade admitted. "He wanted to settle in some place, so he could actually make strong bonds with other people and I...just kept on running from the collectors. I've missed him for so long and now...this idea of having not only him but Naruto too facing Madara...I mean if it was someone else, I know it would be fine, but Madara...losing a son is a terrible experience, you know?"

"A mother is a mother...but it's not like you've lost a son, right?" Shikaku's question was left unanswered and he caught the look both women traded. "Right?"

"Well, I guess there's no point in hiding it any longer and since you're the Hokage now..." Tsunade sighed and turned her attention to Shizune. "I may need some sake to continue..."

"Damn it, my head..." Naruto slowly stood after getting out of the rocks that were covering him. He looked to the center of the cave's chamber and saw Madara and Nawirama staring at eachother without moving at all. "What are they doing?"

"Very well, boy. You're a great Genjutsu user. I'm impressed." Madara honestly said.

"Eh, you almost tricked me with that second Tsukuyomi." Nawirama admitted, with a drop of sweat rolling down the side of his face. "Couldn't expect less from the first Mangekyo user."

"There's something bugging me though." Madara said, with Nawirama making an unintended swallowing noise. "I think you're aware that the first of the Sharingan's powers is being able to see the flow of chakra. So...can you tell me why you have such a large accumulation of chakra in your eyes?"

"Oh man, I didn't want to reveal them so soon..." Nawirama kept his thoughts to himself and smiled. "Are you insinuating I possess some kind of dojutsu? My eyes aren't white nor do they have a spiral pattern and you know better than anyone that I can't possibly be an Uchiha. I guess it's just because I possess large reserves of chakra."

"Hmm, your chakra truly is amazing. I would say as much as Kisame's, which is something unusual." Madara agreed but wasn't totally sure about the eyes. "He didn't cast a genjutsu to hide them, I would notice it. But still..."

"What intrigues me is how you use both Tsukoyomi and Kamui with your right eye." Nawirama's words made Madara forget about his doubts. "I thought that each eye had a different Jutsu."

"You're right but you're in front of an Eien no Mangekyo Sharingan." Madara answered. "I guess it doesn't hurt to talk about the past...I used to use Kamui with the right eye and Tsukuyomi with the left when I had only the Mangekyo. With the Eien I can use them with only one eye at my choosing."

"Good for you, or you would have lost the ability to use Tsukuyomi." Nawirama tried to sound friendly, so that Madara would continue to talk. "So..."

"How do you know that I can use Kamui?" Madara suddenly interrupted his opponent.

"Geez, you're the one who's supposed to talk, not me..." Nawirama thought. "Well, both are Space-Time jutsus that are exclusive to the Sharingan and act in a swirling pattern. Plus, Kakashi said that he was able to momentarily counter your jutsu with Kamui. It's obvious that they're connected. I guess...that is another feature of the Eien Sharingan, huh?"

"Hmm, yes, you could say it's an upgrade that comes with the Eien. My eyes allow me to use upgrades of the Mangekyo Sharingan's Jutsus, like Fumetsu Kamui and Mugen Tsukuyomi."

"So let me get this straight..."

"Hey kid, aren't you asking too many questions? Don't try to abuse of my good mood." Madara warned the Konoha Jounin who waved his hand.

"Don't be like that, Madara. I mean, when we start the real fight, you'll know instantly what my jutsus are. I'm just trying to gain some advantage." Nawirama tried to convince the Akatsuki leader to continue. "After all, you didn't reveal anything that would compromise you yet. So...since you can use those jutsus from whatever eye you want, does that mean that an Eien Sharingan user can summon two Susanoos?"

"I could never summon two Susanoos because each pair of eyes has an unique Susanoo. Once that is destroyed you can't have another one except if you transplant a new pair of eyes that can use them. Your theory only applies to the other jutsus." Madara then released a not sad but disappointed sigh. "Unfortunately, I was never able to use Susanoo through my eyes, and I lost my brother's when I fought your great-grandfather."

"So the Eien Sharingan user retains his moves and gains the new pair's ones." Nawirama concluded. "Considering you could use your brother's Susanoo, you should also be able to use his Amaterasu then."

"You know, I only spoke about these holy eyes because you won't gain a thing from learning this information, but I'm starting to get annoyed." Madara put his right hand on the side of his own neck, so he could crack it. At the same time, Nawirama lifted his arms and seemed like he was stretching. Then, in a second everything happened. Madara warped and silently appeared behind Nawirama, but the Konoha Jounin swiftly turned and blocked Madara's punch with his right forearm, before Madara backed away.

"That was close." Nawirama whistled.

"Strange...I made no sound and appeared right behind him. How did he get me?" Madara asked to himself, while Nawirama stretched his right arm, after the contact. "Then there's his speed. He was able to block my punch. I didn't even have time to become intangible and launch a counter-attack."

"Hey, go easy on me. I haven't been in a fight for a long time." Nawirama asked, but Madara didn't like the tone of his voice. He warped again and appeared from Nawirama's right side. As he expected, Nawirama turned and attacked him with a punch, but Madara was able to become intangible. Then, when both were back to back, Madara put his left hand on the floor for support and attempted a spinning kick with his right leg, but Nawirama countered in the exact same way.

"You have some fast reactions. I'll give you that." Madara complimented his opponent as both backed away from each other, with Nawirama standing with his back towards Naruto and Madara right in front of him. That allowed Madara to realize what was going on. "How dare you? You were tricking me with those questions!"

"Huh?" Nawirama realized that Naruto was behind him a bit too late, only after Madara warped. "Damn, the vision field is already decreasing! Can I reach him in time?"

"Brat!" To Naruto's shock, Madara got him by his neck. "As much as both of you try, I won't let you enter Sage Mode!"

"Shadow Clone..." Naruto was able to create a clone between himself and Madara and kick him forward, but Madara became intangible, releasing the original Naruto and letting the clone stumble through him. By the time Madara grabbed Naruto again, Nawirama stepped on the clone's back and tried to hit a jumping spinning wheel kick from Madara's right side, but the Sharingan user grabbed his opponent's leg with his free hand and slammed him against the Kyuubi's Jinchuriki, sending both crashing against the wall.

"Damn, I was so close!" Naruto complained, as he got back up.

"I delayed him as much as I could." Nawirama stood as well, but there was a visible difference in him. "I see, this will take some time..."

"What's up with his eyes?" Naruto thought.

"To the amount of chakra you possess, it's normal that the puny amount used in a Transformation Jutsu would pass unnoticed." Madara concluded as he saw the new shape of Nawirama's eyes. "You dared to lie to me. You have been using them since the beginning, and an unusual pair too...Zennogan, the eyes of the White Brothers, right?"

"Tss, I told you that you would notice..." Nawirama remembered.

"Those eyes are one more reason why I should kill you. Do you know of what those eyes are made?" Madara seemed in fact angrier.

"Yeah, I know. It's not like I chose to be born with them though." Nawirama in turn seemed upset.

"Neji told us he had some kind of dojutsu. Is this what he meant?" Naruto thought as he stared to his team leader.

"Hey, Naruto." Nawirama called the blond boy. "Try to enter Sage Mode, but so you can protect yourself. I'm fighting this one alone."

"Eh, or to try to help you again." Naruto said with a mocking grin.

"Well, it was worth to try Shikamaru's 7th scenario, even if we failed to put you in Sage Mode twice. This time I really want to fight him by myself." Nawirama showed a confident and serious look. "I realized Madara is afraid of Sage Mode, so natural energy must be the best weapon to fight him with."

"One more reason for me to fight him." Naruto insisted.

"Nope. One reason for you to assist me if I'm about to be defeated." Nawirama clarified, while his body started to emit a golden glow. "Adamantine Power: Apala"

"This feeling...It's natural energy!" The surprised Naruto stated.

"Adamantine Power..." Madara snarled, as he saw the glowing Nawirama walking towards him. "This won't be easy after all..."

"We extracted the poison but you still have some left in your blood. When we come back to the village, we'll create an antidote for it."

"Thank you Sakura, I would be done if you didn't reach us in time." Kakashi sat up and eye smiled to his student before turning serious once again. "But where is Naruto and the others? Did you get to him?"

"Naruto rushed to the hideout. Nawirama and Hinata went after him." Sakura looked down as she explained.

Flashback

"In the ninja world, those who don't follow the rules are scum, but those who leave their friends behind are even worse scum!" Hinata shouted and Nawirama's angry expression completely faded.

"Wh-where did you heard that Hinata?" Sakura asked, as she remembered the one occasion when she heard those words.

"Kakashi-sensei told Naruto and Sakura this in their first training together. I was watching that the entire time and that's something I'll never forget! I don't care what you want me to do, I won't leave Naruto behind." Hinata told Nawirama, who lowered his head to think for awhile. After a moment, he reached Sakura and whispered something to her.

"I know that you want to go and find Naruto and Sasuke as well but Team Asuma may need medical help. I don't know if Ino can take care of all of them." Sakura couldn't believe that Nawirama was putting her out of pursuit for her Team 7 partners. "There's another reason why I need you to go back as well. I'm pretty sure that Madara will be there and it will be impossible to avoid battle. If you're not there, Hinata will not have a choice but to obey and leave to bring you and Team Asuma. That way she'll be safe as well."

She looked at him and was about to disagree but eventually nodded and went back to where they came from, his last words ringing in her mind. "Naruto will turn into Kyuubi completely if something happens to you two and then all will be lost..."

End of Flashback

"Hinata has grown so much as well...Kurenai should be very proud of the girl." Kakashi thought as he raised to his feet. "So that's what Naruto discovered about his feelings..." Kakashi sighed and once again turned serious. "Choji, give me and Shikamaru a soldier pill."

"Here, Kakashi-sensei." Choji gave both of them a pill that replenished most of their chakra.

"Do you think that Madara will really appear, Kakashi-sensei?" Ino asked.

"It's a very strong possibility." Shikamaru answered instead. "Zetsu was about to finish us but suddenly disappeared. Perhaps he's there as well."

"If that's true, we can't sit here waiting for Hinata! Naruto may already be fighting them!" Choji quickly raised to his feet.

"Choji's right. I'll summon Pakkun so we can go after them immediately." Kakashi performed the necessary seals. "Summoni..." Kakashi was about to slam his palm into the ground but stopped as he saw a girl appearing in front of them, holding herself against a tree and panting heavily.

"Naruto...Madara...help..." An exhausted Hinata managed to say as she fell to her knees.

Next Chapter: The Uchiha Immortal vs The Last Senju

-Nawirama13