A/N: Chapter contains violence and gore. You've been warned.
Tsume skidded back with Kuromaru as they looked across at Akizachi with his giant sword. Tsume smirked as she released more chakra into her body. Akizachi narrowed his eyes as the air around the two became thick with KI. Even the rebels choked on the amount of KI that was in the air. Kurenai not having the mate mark from Naruto slightly shivered from the KI also, but handled it better since she knew that Tsume was on her side. Kurenai soon broke her gazes as she looked at everyone staring at Tsume. Hana smirked as she applied charka to her form also. Tsume's ears came into view along with similar whisker marks to Naruto. Tsume didn't release her tail as the power she got from it would be overkill. Hana did the same as Akizachi started to sweat.
"W-what are you two?" He asked them. Tsume smirked as she showed her canines in demonic smile.
"I am the demon dog of the Inuzuka clan. Try to keep up," Tsume said as she dropped into the Inuzuka stance. Akizachi braced himself for a fight that he was more than sure that he wasn't going to walk away from. Akizachi suddenly hit the floor as he saw Tsume over him.
"H-her speed has increased too much," Akizachi said as he backflipped. As soon as he got away Tsume smirked as disappeared again. Akizachi quickly looked around for the woman, but couldn't find her in time as a slash appeared across his arm. Akizachi seethed as he couldn't find his target.
"Come on. Don't let me down. This is technically supposed to be training for me, but I am not getting much of a fight," Tsume said to him. Akizachi narrowed his eyes as he did his handsigns fast as he wasn't sure how much time she would give him.
"Suiton: Kirigakure no Jutsu(Water Style: Hidden Mist Jutsu)," Akizachi said as the mist thickened and covered his body. Akizachi soon disappeared as everyone was enveloped by the mist.
With Hana and Kurenai
While Tsume dealt with the swordsman of the mist. Kurenai was trying to handle Hana's new appearance. Hana exuded power beyond belief and she wasn't even at full power yet. Hana smirked as she disappeared for a split second away from Kurenai. Kurenai heard the screams of the unlucky Kiri shinobi who fought Hana. Hana soon appeared in front of Kurenai with some blood on the side of her cheek as she swiped it off.
"Kurenai this is training. I know that you would find this sight quite maddening, but Naruto-kun gave us this mission. Trust me I feel a bit of remorse for doing this, but it is about a fraction," Hana said to her. Kurenai slowly nodded as Hana smiled.
"I might not be full human anymore, but I have a human's heart and that is good enough for me," Hana told her. Kurenai breathed a bit and nodded. Hana smirked as she disappeared into the mist. Kurenai soon followed her lead as she decided for her training to go underway.
With the lack of sight, Kurenai couldn't cast as much genjutsu as she would like, but she had an idea.
"Hana, we are going to have some fun," Kurenai said to her. Hana smirked with a nod as she waited to her Kurenai's idea. Kurenai whispered in her ear as she told Hana the plan. Hana smirked with an absolute nod. Kurenai nodded as she took out windmill shuriken. Hana with her sense of smell was able to pick out the rebels from the Kiri shinobi. Having confirmed everything, Kurenai through the shuriken. Then did a quick handsign.
"Kage Shuriken Jutsu," Kurenai yelled as Hana ran forward with her dogs. The Kiri shinobi who wandered the mist soon saw a spiraling shuriken head towards them. They managed to dodge the tool, but soon saw three spinning blades roll at them.
"Gatenga," Hana yelled as she went through some of the unfortunate people who didn't move in time. Soon Hana disappeared into the mist not leaving anyone to see that she was there. Kurenai smirked at the plan, but the mist soon began to concentrate into other parts of the area as Kurenai got another plan. Hana soon appeared beside her with some of her body in the blood of her victims. Kurenai ignored the smell as they had better things to do.
"Alright Hana, how sharp can you make you Gatenga technique?" Kurenai asked her. Hana looked at her and took a thinking pose.
"Since this transformation, I can very the sharpness now, why?" Hana asked her. Kurenai smiled as she found I good use for Hana.
"We are going to do something interesting," Kurenai said to her. Hana smirked.
"I like it already, so what are we doing?" She asked. Kurenai turned to her.
"I am not an expert at chakra strings, but I can hold them for a total of 8 minutes. So what we are going to do will have to be done in that time limit," Kurenai told her. Hana nodded as Kurenai's hands glowed. Soon the strings attached to Hana's body. Hana seemed to get the idea as they jumped forward. Seeing the two woman the Kiri shinobi braced for a front battle as Hana neared them. Kurenai smirked as she threw multiple kunai at Hana. Hana nearing the enemies smirked as Kurenai pulled her back. The enemy shinobi gasped as the kunai flew at them and impaled their skin. Hana maneuvered through the kunai as she suddenly jumped into the sky. The screams of the Kiri shinobi could be heard the kunai stopped flying. Everyone looked to see Kurenai smirked with her hands in the air. Kurenai flew her hands down as she yelled.
"End it now Hana," Kurenai yelled. Everyone looked up to see the demonic woman and her dogs in the air as the began to spin violently towards the ground.
"Yosha, Tensōga(Heavenly Passing Fang)," Hana yelled as she and her dogs did the standard gatsuuga, but combined into a bigger version of it Soon the giant spiraling technique hit the ground causing the earth to crumble and split. Everyone in it's vicinity was shredded to death, except the rebels, as Kurenai walked towards the hole that Hana made.
"Nice Job Hana," Kurenai yelled with a smile. Hana nodded from the hole and looked up.
"Man, this power is incredible," Hana mused as she gave a small smile. Kurenai nodded as she wondered what she could do when she got the mark from Naruto.
With Tsume
Tsume smirked as she looked at the battered form of Akizachi. Tsume managed to find him in the mist as she didn't give him the time of day to recover. The sounds of metal clashing and explosions still echoed throughout the area as Tsume's eyes locked on to her target. Akizachi was in despair as he felt fear cover his body. He couldn't stop the demonic woman as his looked at his broken sword at his feet.
"Y-your a demon," He said to the mist. Tsume's laugh echoed throughout the mist as Akizachi flinched.
"Yeah I am. I am a demon and you know what-," Tsume said to him waiting for an answer. Tsume smirked as she got no answer from him. She assumed he was in too much fear to respond. Deciding to end everything. Tsume dashed forward. Akizachi looked to see her dash at him as he tried to move, but couldn't. It was too late as Tsume brought her claws back and slashed them through his neck. Akizachi screamed in pain as Tsume smirked.
"-I have no regrets," Tsume said as she watched one of the swordsmen of the mist fall to the ground dead. Tsume wiped the blood from her hands as she walked away. Soon the mist dissolved as the members of the rebel forces looked in shock, awe, and slight fear at the battlefield. Kurenai, Hana, and Tsume smiled sheepishly as they looked at the rebels.
"Sorry did we take all your fun?" Tsume asked them. Everyone shook their heads as their mouths were dropped. Tsume, Hana, and Kurenai smiled until Tsume's ears twitched to the left.
"Everyone get ready, we are about to have a second wave of people," Tsume told them. Everyone nodded as some of the people were surprised that she had taken charge without meaning to. Soon the next wave of Kiri shinobi came as Tsume, Hana, and Kurenai got ready.
"They seem ambitious don't they?" Hana asked them. Tsume and Kurenai nodded with smiles as they looked at the shinobi who were rushing them.
"Shall we show them how useless their ambition is?" Kurenai asked.
"Let's go. We have Naruto-kun's orders," Tsume said as they all rushed at the wave of people.
With Anko, Haku, and Kushina
The women along with the rebels waited for the boats to dock as Anko shivered with anticipation. Kushina felt the bloodlust roll off Anko. Kushina being the woman she was, didn't flinch but it did make her sweat slightly. Haku seemed similar to Anko, but was more in control of it than her.
"Are we all ready?" The leader said to them. All three girls looked at him and the sight made the man flinch. He could feel the need to kill form around them as they smiled at him. The rebels to the sight and slowly backed up allowing the women to do their thing. To them, they were saving the forces the manpower.
"Alright ladies let's get this training started," Anko said to them. Kushina and Haku nodded as the first ship docked. Soon the boat let out all the men inside as they threw kunai and shuriken at the intended targets. Anko easily parried the blows of the Kiri shinobi as she licked her blade.
"Alright there are 12 ships. So each of us will take four ships worth of people. The rebels will deal with whoever manages to cross this line. So let's started the game," Anko said to them. Both girls nodded as Anko stepped forward. Soon three shinobi ran out as Anko ran at them Anko managed to make quick work of them as she beheaded them having their bodies hit the ground. Anko did a similar handsign to her blond as she shouted.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu," Anko yelled as four clones poofed into existence. All the men at the river slightly shivered at Anko's gaze as they all felt the same emotion...fear. Anko gave them no time to react as her sword plunged into one person's stomach. The men gasped as Anko disappeared. Soon her clones came and started to do battle with the warriors of Kiri. Anko smirked as more and more people came from the ships and started their attacks. Anko and her clones fought the invading men as Haku and Kushina awaited their turns. Meanwhile, all the rebels watched as one female shinobi started to decimate the forces of Kiri like they were insects at her feet. Everyone simply watched in awe as they let Anko have her fun.
"She's quite into it isn't she?" Kushina asked. Haku smiled with a nod as they watched Anko behead another person.
"I wonder if she is going to remember this game or if she is going to try and take out all ten," Haku said to which Kushina laughed.
"If she does then I can only wonder what would make Naruto-kun and Shizune-san get serious," Kushina decided to say. Haku shrugged her shoulders.
"Who knows, but I don't think that there is anyone who can make them get serious but pray for the fool who actually tries," Haku said with a smile. Both chuckled to each other as Anko did her job not allowing even one person to pass the line that she made in the sand with her sword.
With Kiba and Kin
Both waited in the tent of the rebels as Chojuro came back.
"Well?" Kiba said to him. Kin looked up also with the same question. Chojuro sighed as he looked at them.
"The commander says that you are not to interfere with our war. You will be released, but if you come back you will be killed on sight," Chojuro said to them. Kiba and Kin scoffed. Kiba soon stood up as Chojuro drew his sword at Kiba.
"Don't think that you can get past me," Chojuro said to him. Kiba smirked as he grabbed Chojuro's sword. Kiba eyes turned into slits as he looked at Chojuro. Chojuro shivered as he felt Kiba's intense gaze on his body. Kiba soon added pressure to Chojuro's sword as he easily broke the blade. Chojuro gasped as Kin walked up to him. Kin shook her head in disappointment as both left the tent. Chojuro was still in shock as they left him. Both sighed as they ran to the destination that they asked for.
"Well that was a waste of time," Kiba said to her. Kin nodded as they raced through the trees. Both waited in the trees as they spotted the counter attack faction. Both stayed out of sight until they were needed.
With Naruto, Shizune, and Zabuza
Everyone jumped through the trees as they made it to the position were Mei was. Naruto looked her over and nodded as he remembered her from a few meetings as a Konoha representative. Oh how he loathed those days. All three hid as they listened to Mei's conversation.
"Alright the forces are being taken care of right now. We will confront Yagura in a bit. I want everyone on the alert," Mei said to them. Everyone nodded as she continued to walk. Mei soon stopped as she turned around.
"And would the people hiding please come out if you want to talk," Mei said to them. Naruto and Shizune chuckled as the three came down. Mei took in their features as she looked them over. The blond was undeniably handsome and the woman seemed like she could handle anything, but the other man that was with them seemed to arouse her suspicions. Mei pointed to Zabuza who was smirking.
"Do I know you?" She asked him. She was almost more than certain that she had seen him before. Zabuza chuckled with a nod as he undid his bandages around his lips to revel his teeth. Mei gasped as Zabuza stepped forward.
"You should know me. You have tried to melt me so many times when we were kids," Zabuza said to her. Mei quirked up an eyebrow, but then gasped. Mei smiled as she walked up.
"That's right Zabuza, you always tried to steal my food so I would try to burn you for it," Mei said with a smile. Zabuza chuckled at her as her forces tensed.
"Don't worry, I know him. He is quite the pain, but a very good friend of mine," Mei said to them. Mei soon walked up to the group of three as she gave Zabuza a quick hug.
"So mind telling me why you are here?" She asked him. Zabuza smirked then turned to Naruto.
"This is my leader. His name is Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze. He told us that this war is a good idea for training," Zabuza said to her. Mei looked over the blond. Mei smiled as she walked up to him.
"So you think that this war is training?" She asked him. Naruto chuckled slightly.
"Well it's training for some people, but we are here to help you," Naruto said to her. Mei looked at him and smiled.
"From your clothes I would say that you were from Konoha," Mei said to him. Naruto smirked as he decided to unhenge the top of his forehead to reveal the headband.
"That's right, but this is an off the record mission. My Hokage doesn't know about it," Naruto said to her. Mei quirked up and eyebrow as she tried to figure out his intentions.
"So what are you planning by helping us?" She asked him. Naruto chuckled as he leaned and whispered in her ear.
"Don't be so hostile. Though your quite cute when your mad," Naruto said to her. Mei slightly blushed at his words and narrowed her eyes.
"But to answer your question, I am going to defeat Yagura. I feel I should and if I have to help you then I will," Naruto said to her. Mei seemed comforted by his words as he didn't show any hint of lying in his words. Mei decided to trust him for the time being.
"Alright, but if you become a hindrance then I suggest you leave," She said with a slight wink at him. Naruto chuckled as he, Shizune, and Zabuza ran along the trees with Mei and her forces to deal with Yagura.
With Tsume, Hana, and Kurenai
All three girls smirked as they managed to finished another wave of people. Kurenai was slightly winded from the excessive fighting as she soon reached her limit. Tsume and Hana took notice as they saw Kurenai struggle to stand.
"Kurenai you shouldn't push yourself. You did great, but you don't have our chakra reserves from the mate mark so pull out now," Tsume said to her. Kurenai looked at Tsume and Hana then reluctantly nodded. Kurenai soon retreated as she caught her breath with the aid of the rebels. As Kurenai rested, one of the rebels walked up to her.
"Who are you people? You are all easily A-rank people. Everything about you people is perfect. How do you have this much power?" He asked her. Kurenai smirked as she wasn't sure how to answer the question, but tried her best anyway.
"Well if I had to say. We all long to achieve our leader's desires. What he wants we do. We will go to the ends of the earth for him, but he is kind and fair and that is where our power comes from," Kurenai told him. Unknowingly to her, Hana and Tsume heard her and smiled.
"Yeah that is where the power comes from, but that is probably 70% of the reason, but still it is a correct answer," Tsume said to Hana. Hana nodded as they came up to the next wave of people.
"This is the last wave Hana. How are you feeling?" Tsume asked her. Hana chuckled as she looked at her mother.
"I am all good Kaa-san. I don't even feel winded yet. So how many people have died so far?" Hana asked her. Tsume chuckled as she sharpened her claws.
"Around 50,000 but maybe we should add these 2,000 to that number," Tsume said to her. Hana laughed, but nodded as they charged the last group ready to end everything with the front lines.
With Anko, Haku, and Kushina
Anko finished her number of ships as she and Kushina watched Haku deal with her own ships. Haku showed ferocity as the sands were covered in ice shards drenched in blood. Haku smirked as she impaled one person with her ice needles. Haku was much faster as she was just a plain blur to people. Haku's blood boiled as she felt the adrenaline rush. Haku finished her third ship of everyone as she decided to destroy the ship.
"Houton: Hissatsu Hyōsō( Ice Style: Shattering Ice Spears)," Haku said as she made multiple ice giant ice spears and shot them into the ship effectively destroying it. Haku smirked at her work as her fourth ship came. The fools never seemed to learn from the other ships that were destroyed ahead of theirs.
"Oh well. If they want to waste their lives, then I will grant their request," Haku said with a smile as she disappeared onto the ship to deliver their deaths to them.
With Naruto, Shizune, Mei and Zabuza
The groups of people all made it to the Mizukage Mansion as they managed to not cause too much trouble so the main forces were dealing with Tsume and Hana to Naruto's knowledge. As everyone made it inside, Everyone began to look for Yagura as they went through the tower.
"Where is he?" Mei said in frustration. Naruto's eyes twitched as they turned.
"He knows we are here. I think he is waiting for us to find him, where ever that is," Naruto said to her. Mei nodded as everyone looked around for the Mizukage. Naruto suddenly smiled as he turned to the left of the tower and ran down the hall. Shizune, Mei, and Zabuza were right behind him as he soon came to a door. Naruto opened it to see Yagura in the seat across the room.
"Mizukage I presume?" Naruto asked him. Yagura smirked as he closed a fan he had in his hand.
"Welcome to my special place. I can see that my forces didn't stop you, but that doesn't really really matter as I will take care of you myself," Yagura said to them. Naruto narrowed his eyes at Yagura as he gave Yagura a cold stare. Yagura nearly gasped at the feeling of KI that the blond man used on him. Yagura came back to himself as he looked at Naruto.
"Do you even know the first thing about fighting. As you should know that you are fighting a jinchuuriki," Yagura said to him. Naruto chuckled at the irony of the situation as he stared at Yagura. Mei gasped as she never knew that piece of information. Mei seethed as she realized that defeating Yagura suddenly became harder...to her. Naruto stepped forward and smirked.
"Oh so what tail do you have?" Naruto asked him though he already knew. Boy was Yagura going to be in for a shock. Yagura smirked at his question as he stood up.
"I possess the Sanbi(Three tailed turtle or something like a turtle)," Yagura said to him. Naruto sighed as he shook his head.
"Oh your not really strong at all. Well for normal humans you are, but for another jinchuuriki you are just a walk in the park," Naruto said to him. Yagura narrowed his eyes as Mei gasped.
"He's also a jinchuuriki?" Mei asked. Shizune and Zabuza nodded though that was half-truth.
"So your a jinchuuriki also. And what tail do you have?" Yagura asked in curiosity. Naruto chuckled as he lifted up a thinking pose.
"Actually I guess I am not a jinchuuriki. I did hold the Kyuubi no Yoko, but thanks to him I have become a hanyou which is basically a half-bijuu half-human. So I guess I possess a bijuu. I am the son of the Kyuubi and I will take you down number three," Naruto told him. Yagura looked at Naruto in slight wonder and anger as he was pushing the Mizukage's buttons by claiming he had once held the most powerful demon and also has it's powers now.
"So Yagura-teme. Let's make this war quick. It is getting dark and I have an important event in a few days," Naruto said as he got into a fight stance. Zabuza, Mei backed up as Shizune stepped forward. Mei gasped and tried to reach for Shizune, but was stopped by Zabuza.
"Why did you stop me Zabuza? She is going to die?" Mei said to him. Zabuza chuckled as he looked to Mei.
"Mei that woman is stronger than you, me, and even the sannin. She will be fine after all...she is a hanyou also," Zabuza said to her. Mei looked at Shizune and gasped.
"Her too?" She asked. Zabuza nodded with a smile.
"Watch closely Mei. You are going to owe these two big time," Zabuza said to her. Mei took Zabuza's advice and watched the fight with major interest in both of their power.
"Ready to go Shizune-chan?" Naruto asked her. Shizune smirked as she unhenged her ears and claws. Shizune smirked as she liked her lips.
"I always wanted turtle soup," Shizune said as she and Naruto charged Yagura for the future of Kirigakure on the line.