Chapter 10 The Fall Part 1

On the surface a group of eight Leaf ANBU moved down one of the abounded streets, all of them had weapons out either kunais or swords. Behind them by only a few yards were two Jonnin each carrying large packs on their backs.

"Do you believe what Lady Tsunade is talking about?" inquired one of the ANBU

"Not sure, but…" said another ANBU as suddenly the sound of flapping wings filled the air. The ANBU looked up just in time to see a human like figure passing overhead only coming out of its back where two giant bird like wings. The figured passed over head as it made its way toward the very heart of the Leaf village.

"What the?" inquired the ANBU as more of those flying figures passed overhead, some had the same bird like wings, others had insect like wings and still others had bat like wings.

"Tell me there are Justus that give people those wings?" asked an ANBU member

"There could be but I don't think that those are the work of Justus." Added another ANBU

"We have to keep moving," said the head ANBU as they headed down one of the main streets, then they heard the sound of screaming. The ANBU team moved toward the source, suddenly a woman ran out from the remains of a store dropping whatever she had found there.

"Stop we don't want to hurt you." came another voice as three things came out of the store that the woman had run out of. They were taller than humans towering over the fallen woman, going off the a nearby light pole they were at least six and a half feet tall and built like body builders. They wore strange armor, which appeared to be metal plates attached to leather of some kind which was held onto their bodies with straps. The armor and their size were not the strangest thing about them, that belonged to the fact that their bodies where covered in fur and they had dog like muzzles and legs.

"What are you?" inquired the woman as she began to back up.

"We are Inugami, your ancestors also called us werewolves and you should consider yourself lucky you are going to help us build a new world." Explained one of the Inugami only to take a deep breath, seconds after that he sniffed the air before turning his gaze toward the ANBU team. "Looks like we have company, restrain the woman and take her to the processing center."

"Yes, sir." said a female Inugami as she picked up the terrified woman by the scruff of her clothing before grabbing the woman by the arms.

"Remember we want as many as we can alive," ordered the leader as the creatures pulled massive two handed long swords.

"Prepare to fight for your village." Ordered the ANBU as the two forces prepared to charge at each other. Seconds before they were about to charge the sound of explosions going off filled the air, the next sound was the sound of metal groaning.

"What the?" inquired the Inugami as one of the nearby buildings collapsed right in the middle of the road.

"What the hell are you doing!" yelled a new voice as the ANBU team looked to see another ANBU team standing in the window of neighboring building that had fallen. "Carry out your mission, we are suppose to buy time not play with their foot soldiers."

"Alright, let's move." ordered the head ANBU as they moved off to carry out their real mission, as the sound of explosions could be heard from all corners of the village.

The tunnel was dark and long as they moved down it, at some parts the taller among them had to duck down so not to hit their heads. The tunnel itself was expertly made with an arched roof and was made totally out of concreate, lights hung from posts every 12 feet or so. Only about half of them still worked so the tunnel was bathed in darkness. The sound of distance rumbling could be heard causing hardened layers of dust to fall upon the heads of the eight figures making their way down the tunnel.

"What is going on up there?" inquired Sakura as she looked toward Neji who was a few steps behind her.

"Don't look at me, I can't see anything." stated Neji as Sakura titled her head. "It seems that this tunnel is lined with sealing Justus to make it invisible to Byakugan."

"That is possible?" inquired Naruto

"The ANBU have been using seals like that for years to hide tunnels, they wouldn't want a genin member of the Hyuga clan finding all their bunkers," answered Sai as the tunnel rocked again.

"Still what is going on up there?" inquired Sakura

"Likely the ANBU core is blowing up buildings." answered Kakashi who was in the lead as the younger ninjas turned and looked at him.

"Why would they do that?" inquired Ino

"To slow down whoever is invading force, it blocks the roads and stops people from using the rooftops for movement," explained Shikamaru as another rumbling sound caused more dust and dirt to fall on their heads. "It is all about buying time, we are likely not the only people getting out by using the tunnels."

Cut deep under the rock of the Hokage Mountain was a large cinder shaped room; the room was massive with six different levels all of which had tunnel radiating off from the central location. The Leaf files called this location the Hub since like a spokes on a wheel and these tunnels led everywhere in the Leaf including out of the village itself. The villagers where pouring into the top level of the Hub, normally they would head to the bunkers built into the side of the walls of the Hub instead they were guided to pick a tunnel and run.

"Just go!" yelled Konohamaru as the young genin handed a pack containing ninja supplies to an woman who was old enough to be his grandmother.

"Go where?" inquired the woman

"Just go!" yelled Moegi as the female teammate yelled at the older woman, she pointed toward a the nearest tunnel "Go there or down any of the others, you have almost 70 other choices as long as you just go! Or do you want to die here!"

With that the woman moved down the nearest tunnel, she was moving as fast as she could on her cane.

"We only have one pack left that is it," reported the other member of their team Udon the three of them had been standing in what had once been a storeroom full of different packs. The multiple racks full of different weapons ranging from kunai to spears where now empty and a single field pack. "I think it is time that we leave."

"How can we leave? This is our home and we are ninjas shorn to protect it," yelled Konohamaru as he pointed toward the massive crowd of scared people still rushing through the four opening to the Hub. "We promise to protect them and we can't leave them behind."

"If we don't then we will die here," countered Moegi

"Do you have any supplies left? We need some supplies," asked a young woman carrying a baby in her arms. The three teammates looked at each other and at the three packs left in the supply center and back at the mother and child.

Moving from rooftop to rooftop as fast as they could run, Minato and Kushina Namikaze where heading through their former home. As they jumped, they caught quick images of the events going on around them. The ANBU squads where blowing up buildings left and right attempting to slow down the ground forces. Fires raged unchecked and screams could be heard coming from all around them.

"Naruto must be freaking out," admitted Kushina as she and her husband ran across the flat roof, they had left former heart of the village in the main market and had entered a residential area.

"Don't worry, Kushina the medical seal will keep him in place, we will have our son back soon." Reassured Minato, suddenly a massive explosion caused the houses in front of them to be engulfed in flames.

"What the hell!" yelled Kushina as she had to stop and shield herself from the heat of the flames. Moments later another line of houses went up in matching explosions.

"They must be blowing up gas lines in an attempt to stop the attacking force," explained Minato as he looked around the village, whole neighborhoods where now engulfed in flames.

"We need to get to Naruto before they blow up his place!" snapped Kushina as she focused her gaze toward an apartment complex that was still visible through the smoke. For a moment, she thought she saw a figure in one of the windows. Her heart soared at the idea that could have been her son.

"We have to go around these flames, follow me." ordered Minato as he and his wife kept on their mission to reunite their family.

Unaware to them their son was on the other side of the village and had actually passed under the wall using the same tunnel they had used to enter the village. At the end of the tunnel, they found a large oaken door with metal stubs.

"What is on the other side?" inquired Kakashi as he looked at Ino.

"Well if I remember correctly it is some howled tree of some kind. There are a couple of steps which led to another door by a grassy field," explained Ino as Kakashi nodded his head.

"Alright listen up, whatever is on the other side you are all to run and leave it to me." Ordered Kakashi "Your mission is to get as far away from the village, once I finish with anything on the other side I will find you."

"Kakashi-sensei…" started Naruto

"No, Naruto you will follow my orders we need to get Sakura and Ino with their medical skills outside the combat zone. Shikamaru if I don't make it you're in command."." ordered Kakashi as he pulled out a kunai and pushed the door open. It was just as Ino had remembered they seemed to be in a holed tree of some kind with steps hidden among the roots. Kakashi rushed up the stairs and pushed open the door only to find a large grassy field surrounded by trees.

"So did you two forget something or did you find him already?" inquired a voice as Kakashi turned to see a creature sitting on a stump with its back to him. It was a truly massive creature sitting down, it did not seem tall but it was massively built with arms as wide as Kakashi's legs.

"Move." whispered Kakashi as Naruto and the other members of the team headed out into the woods.

"What the hell?" yelled the demon as he stood up to show his giant body, he was at least six feet tall and dressed head to toe in heavy black armor. Kakashi could not see what he looked like under that armor but the bull creature had blackish red fur over most of his visible skin. He had a more human like face but he did have a pair of bull's horns which shot out of his skull just above his ears.

"Earth style mud wall justu!" yelled Kakashi as four giant walls of earth shot out of the ground around the creature before converging in a single point to form a prison around the demon. Kakashi turned to see his group getting out of the tunnel, when his back turned the front tip of the ax came clear through the mud wall. "What are you waiting for run!"

"Kakashi-sensei." started Naruto as he reached for his own kunai.

"Run, that is an order!" yelled Kakashi as the mud wall gave out and the creature stepped out of the mud prison. Kakashi kept an eye on them as they ran off before turning his attention back to the creature. The creature did not waste that time as he pulled a flare from a pouch and sent it flying up into the night sky. The red light from the flare bathed the clearing in light.

"Let me guess that is a warning telling every single of whatever you are that I am here?" inquired Kakashi as he pulled two more kunias and got into a stance.

"Your right human." Said the bull like creature "Now why don't you give up, you can't make it on your own, the human race is as good as dead."

"Not going to happen," answered Kakashi as he began to channel chakra into his right arm, within moments the sound of chirping birds could be heard as the glow of electricity began to form around his arm.

The sound of the Chidori could be heard coming from behind him as Naruto and the others turned their backs on the Leaf and ran away.

"Naruto, we need to follow his and Tsunade's orders it is the only way." reassured Sakura as she came up along Naruto as they moved from tree branch to tree branch.

"I should be fighting not running," growled Naruto as rage built up in him.

"Well you may get your chance; we have whatever those things are all around us." answered Neji as he took the lead. "I will try to find a way around, but we can't avoid them all."

"I will kill them for this." growled Naruto as his eyes flashed blue for a moment, Sakura blinked as a chill rain down her spine.

"What did I just see?" inquired Sakura

"If you saw Naruto's eyes turned Kyuubi but blue instead of red then you're not the only one." answered Inner Sakura as they kept jumping wondering what that could possibly mean.

Within the Leaf village there was only a few places where a person could find calm. One of those places was a large park, which butted up against the outer wall. The main reason why it was so calm was that this was one of the first places infected by the red flue in the village and was among the first to be sealed off and abounded.

Standing in the middle of what used to be a park was Shizune, she was no longer attempting to appear human instead she stood as nature had made her. Her hooves pushed into the dirt as she looked at the burning village, which had become her home. Fires went unchecked and screams could be heard in the distance. She lowered her head before turning away from the sight of the burning village toward a possible worst sight. It look to be nothing more than a massive fire pit, the earthen walls went up to her waist and it formed a bowl like shape. There was ash and dark remains of logs throughout the remains of the bowl but Shizune knew what was in that ash and the memory came back to her.

Flashback

"Do we have to do this here?" inquired Sakura over her radio as she and multiple ANBU teams all dressed in bio warfare gear stood in the park. All the trees had been cut down along with the picnics tables and every other piece of wood that could be found in the nearby area.

"It is the best place," countered Shizune as she looked at the pile of the dead bodies stacked like firewood five people high. "It is the only place we can do it, it is either here or we have to move all these dead somewhere else just to burn them."

"I just hope this puts an end to it," prayed Sakura as she lowered her head as an ANBU threw a torch onto the bodies. At once the bodies which had been covered in oil caught fire as the mass cremation of the dead of the Leaf village began. "Did you hear that the Sand had their first case of this flue a couple of days ago, this thing is everywhere."

"We can stop it." Lied Shizune knowing that it could not and should not be stopped.

"I hope your right. We lost too much already," answered Sakura as the thick black smoke rose up into the crystal blue sky. As the smoke climbed the sound of shrine bells filled the air.

End Flashback

Shizune turned and looked across the burned ashen remains of the dead toward a small shrine which had been built up by the people who used to live in the area. Maybe it was because it was a shrine or maybe it was because this area had been so far away from the green area that looters never hit it but it looked still for the most part intact. The rest of the surrounding area wasn't so luckily, there was broken glass in the street and the only sign of life came from the rats eating the rotten remains of trash. She felt like throwing up but she had to composes herself.

"Long time no see little Shizune." Said a voice as a shadow fell over her, she turned and came face to face with a creature which looked so much like her. He had the same flat deer like face along with hooven feet. Unlike her he had a full rack of antlers coming out of the top of his head and extending up and to the side. Any hunter would instantly began to droll when they saw that he had a 14 point rack of antlers however they would have been confused since the antlers themselves where a pure silver color. His bluish white fur, silver antlers and teal eyes clashed with the scene of destruction and death, which could be seen all around them.

"Uncle Dan." greeted Shizune with a smile "It has been so long since last time we were together."

"I believe it was when you came back to the village to hand over the final version of this flue," explained the former Leaf ninja Dan Kato. "And even then we couldn't spend much time together."

"Well you are a council member after all," explained Shizune as she looked at the patch on her Uncle Uniform, which marked him as a member of the twelve member Oni Council. "I am sorry Uncle."

"Sorry for what?" inquired Dan as he blinked "You have done so much to help your race, your work in the medical side of the plan is enough to earn you an honored spot among the pure bloods but on top of that you lived as a human. You have nothing to feel sorry for."

"Yes, I do." admitted Shizune as she looked around at her village.

"Shizune you can't look at this and take the blame." reassured Dan "The humans did a lot worse than this when they massacred our kind all those generations ago. There they destroyed everything here we are going to improve the world."

"Somehow I don't think it will matter to those who died." explained Shizune

"No, I guess it doesn't." confirmed Dan as he lowered his head "But it wasn't your call, you gave us options and we, the council decided to unleash it. The sins of this ours and when the time comes you know what will happen."

"I don't think it will be seen that way by those who we are going to turn." explained Shizune "You know how much time we have."

"Better than most and when the time comes you and everyone else will follow the plan." explained Dan as Shizune lowered her head. "What is it little Shizune."

"It's just I betrayed all my friends here to save my race and in the end I will have to leave them anyhow." Explained Shizune "Just like you left Lady Tsunade to take your spot on the council."

Dan looked down not saying a word; Shizune lowered her head in shame.

"Sorry Dan I know it must have been hard to leave her, you really did love her." apologized Shizune

"Yes, I did but she didn't love me which is why I left." explained Dan as he looked toward his former lover's face which was carved in the stone of the Hokage mountain. "Shizune you will be key in helping the people through this transition, when we have the centers set you will have to go speak to the people who are about to be turned."

"Uncle Dan, I don't think I can." Admitted Shizune "I betrayed these people, I couldn't stand in front of them and tell them everything is going to be ok."

Dan nodded his head.

"I understand, but if you don't then this process will be even more painful." explained Dan

"What about Minato, he was their Kage." offered Shizune

"I would but he has spent so much time away from his son, he will not leave him for a while." Countered Dan "Rin isn't well known, so she is no use. You are the aid of the Hokage, your trusted you can make this transition easier for everyone. You know that our goal is to make a new world and that future will come sooner with your help."

"I will try." answered Shizune as she lowered her head. "But Uncle if I can ask you for something."

"Anything?" inquired Dan

"There is a man, I kind of like we actually had a date before this all started," explained Shizune as Dan placed his hand on his niece's shoulder.

"Say no more, I will make sure he is found and brought to you." explained Dan with a smile, "He must be a good man if you care about him so much."

The heart of the Leaf village was in total panic as people ran around trying to find a place to hide, some where hiding from the virus, others from the strange creatures which were now landing in the middle of the street or both.

"Die!" yelled Iruka Umino as he jumped onto the back of one of these things and with one quick move he stabbed a kunai straight into the thin neck of the bat like creature. He pulled it out spraying the nearby wall with thick black blood. He jumped away as another one of those creatures landed only yards away from her. Like the one he had just killed, it had a thin gault figure like it hadn't eaten a single thing in days. It wore a weave of leather strips inlayed with metal; coming out of its back was two thin bat like wings. It had a flat nose with a point going straight up and pointy ears on the side of it's hairless head.

"You monster, killed my brother!" yelled the creature as it ran through hand signs with its long narrow fingers.

"Wind Style sonic screech!" yelled the creature as it released a high pitch screech. Iruka reached up and grabbed his hears as he was thrown backwards by the force of the sound waves. He flew head of hells bashing his head against the road before she flew through a solid glass sliding door. Finally se came to a stop in what remained of a person's living room. His head was spinning and so was the world as a figure stepped into the hole he had created when he busted through the glass door.

"I have orders to take people alive." Said the creature which had done this to him "But you killed my brother and no one will know what happened here."

Iruka's head was still spinning and he could feel warm blood running down both sides of his face, judging from the ringing tone in his ears she knew he had bursts ears drums. He felt long unnaturally thin fingers wrapped around his neck. With a strength which should not have been possible with a hand so thin and frail looking, the creature lifted him up until his head brushed against the low ceiling.

He looked down just in time to see something out of his worst nightmares; it unhinged its jaws like a snake as four sets massive fangs revealed itself two sets of fangs from the roof and bottom of its mouth. Reacting on instincts and forgetting all his training, he reached for the nearest and heaviest item he could find. In this case, it was a bronze urn located on the mantle; she bashed the creature on the head. At once, it released its hold on her neck and let out an unearthly scream of pain.

Iruka fell to his knees gasping for breath, as he looked up he saw something that he did not expect to see, the side of whatever it was called head was burned as if a fire justu had just passed within inches of its flesh.

"What the?" inquired Iruka as he looked at the dented and broken urn wondering what happened. But he didn't have time to say another thing as his radio came alive. Maybe it was the first thing he had heard or maybe because it was just because it was so surprising.

"All forces, this is the Hokage," said Tsunade's voice over the radio "We can't hold the village and our enemy is reapplying overcoming all our defenses. This will be my last order to you all abound the village, take whatever you can carry and save whoever you can and fight on never give up. Fight on that is my last Order, fight on for the spirit of the Leaf village and the will of fire lives on as long as a single one of us draws breath."

Well I hope you liked this chapter, now I am planning to take the holidays off so I will not post again until early 2016. I hope you all have a Happy Holidays but in the spirit of the season I will announce that I am currently working on the very early stages of a sequel to the Black Fox. Yes, a sequel to my 100 chapter story The Black Fox is in the works. I have had countless PMs asking for a sequel and I am finally doing it. I hope you enjoyed it. Now until 2016 keep reading. Thanks Wilkins75.