A/N: This is my first try as an author so bear with me. English isn't my first language so don't hesitate to pm me with any fault you find, I am always eager to learn.
Alright, let's start as usual by addressing the reviews from last chapter.
I'm glad that the modifications I made to the classic story were nicely received, well the prophecy announcing that Naruto would meet an Ox and a Cat was a dead giveaway that Killer Bee and Yugito would survive their first encounter with Akatsuki.
About Akatsuki members not being tricked by the henge Bee used, well if Madara/Tobi in canon did not see the difference until the beginning of the sealing procedure with the Gedo Mazo, then it is safe to assume that it could also trick the immortal combo and Kisame.
Concerning Guren working for Sasuke while she was supposedly one of Orochimaru's most trusted subordinate, well I believe I explained what he did to command her "loyalty" to him … points to patient Y.
I can feel everyone's hate for Sasuke, not to worry he is still on Naruto's hit list, and mine :)
Anyway, welcome to the next chapter of Kaze No Kami.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any other manga for that matter.
Chapter 34: Kage Summit
Unknown Location
Nine cloaked figures stood inside a dark cave, once again performing a jinchuriki sealing ritual with the giant structure Gedo Mazo. In the center of the room, was the unconscious body of the eight tailed Ox jinchuriki, Killer Bee.
"I am quite satisfied with the recent success we achieved, not only did we get Orochimaru's ring back but we also managed to take in the Hachibi. Now let's begin the sealing, with our ninth ring back, the procedure should take less time to complete than it previously did." Announced the leader.
Every Akatsuki members started to channel chakra to their rings, waking up the Gedo Mazo. Soon tendrils of chakra started to reach out from it, aiming for Killer Bee's body. The jinchuriki's body started to levitate, however, the moment the chakra absorption should have started, a poof of smoke appeared in the place previously occupied by host's body to be replaced by one of the severed tentacle of the jinchuriki's transformed state.
"It seems the jinchuriki managed to trick you, Hidan, Kakuzu, Kisame. I can't really blame you though, even with my Sharingan I did not detect any genjutsu from this fake body. Furthermore its chakra level was consistent with a body tired from an all out fighting with the three of you." Uchiha Itachi said in his usual stoic voice.
"So four jinchuriki still remain, Zetsu, how did Kumo react after our intrusion in their territory ?" Asked the leader.
"That's most troubling, from the information I managed to gather the Raikage was furious about his brother's kidnapping and asked for a Five Kage Meeting. The meeting is scheduled in three days and will take place on the neutral grounds of Tetsu no Kuni." Replied Zetsu.
"If the jinchuriki is not with them and all we managed was to capture a stupid clone, then where the hell is that damn Octopus idiot ?" Yelled Hidan.
"You will continue to monitor Kumo's actions, Zetsu. Still no news from the Kyuubi jinchuriki either ?" Replied the leader.
"Not since he disappeared without a trace inside Konoha. He may still be inside the village though, there are several places that I cannot penetrate with my blending powers." Replied Zetsu.
"Very well, what do you know about that Kage Meeting ? Which Kage is coming and who are they bringing with them as escorts?" Asked the leader.
"Every Kage has accepted the invitation, the Tsuchikage is coming with Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi, the Hokage is coming with Kakashi and Gai, the Mizukage is coming with Zabuza and Haku, the Raikage is coming with Yugito and Darui and finally the Kazekage is coming with Temari and Kankuro." Zetsu said.
"They are going to gather two of our targets in one place with little security and a handful of samurai to protect them, Un." Deidara said.
"That's indeed a great opportunity ..." Said the leader.
Iron Country
It took two days for Tsunade and her escort to arrive in Tetsu no Kuni, the journey was quite calm though the constant challenges between Gai and Kakashi really started to get on her nerves. Nevertheless, she just found a perfect way to unofficially punish Naruto when he gets back, she would send him on a long term mission with those two.
The blonde Hokage and her staff reached their destination, a huge Samurai Fortress. They were escorted to the meeting room where every other delegation was already waiting for them. Gai was already shouting how shameful it was to arrive last and how he would punish himself for that.
Upon entering the meeting room, Tsunade was directed to the center of the room while Kakashi and Gai took the stairs to join the observation seats. Tsunade took her seat and placed her Hokage hat in front of her as every other Kage did before her. The only non Kage seating with them then stood up and spoke up.
"Now that Hokage-dono has arrived, this meeting can start. I am Mifune, General of the Samurai from Iron Country and it is my pleasure to host this meeting between the Kage of the five great ninja villages." Said the Samurai leader.
Mifune had long gray hair, which almost reached down to his waist, with bandages wrapped around his head. He had black eyes with distinct wrinkles underneath them. He also had a gray goatee and mustache. Finally he wore a simple purple kimono-like outfit.
"Now, Raikage-dono will be the one to speak first, as the one who originally asked for this meeting." Announced Mifune before sitting back down on his seat.
The Yondaime Raikage stood up and looked across the meeting room, eying every Kage for a few seconds and then sighed before he spoke up.
"The reason I called for this Kage meeting is the recent incursion of the terrorist group called Akatsuki inside the borders of Lightning Country. They attacked two of my subordinates and kidnapped one of them, my younger brother Killer Bee jinchuriki of the eight tails Ox." Said A with anger in his voice.
"I don't trust any of you and I didn't plan to meet with any of you in the first place, much less cooperate with your villages. I called you here to ascertain everyone's position towards that rogue group. Konoha, Suna, Iwa and Kiri, Akatsuki has member hailing from your villages. Furthermore, I even have proofs that some of you actually used their help in the past." Announced the Raikage.
"Surely you didn't make me come all the way to this forsaken place and in such a short notice to start pointing fingers at me or the other Kage, Raikage-dono. I can assure you that this meeting will end very soon if that was the case." Tsunade calmly said to him.
"I made sure to send an advanced warning to every shinobi village about them more than a month ago, though the message was mostly for you Raikage-dono. Suna had already been attacked by them in the past so they were already aware of the threat that Akatsuki represents. Kumo on the other hand, still had two jinchuriki at the time and never faced Akatsuki nor were you aware of them since you correctly mentioned that there is no know Kumo missing nin in their ranks." Tsunade added while the Raikage looked down in shame.
"What do you propose we do then, Hokage-dono ?" Asked Gaara.
"The same thing I already asked in my letters to all of you, temporary truce among us and cooperation in defeating a common foe once and for all, Kazekage-dono." Tsunade replied.
"What do you say, Raikage-dono, Mizukage-dono, Kazekage-dono and Tsuchikage-dono ?" Mifune asked to the other leaders.
"Kirigakure will cooperate with the alliance, we already lost both of our jinchuriki recently but we will help in anyway we can to put an end to Akatsuki." Mei replied.
"Sunagakure will also join the alliance, Konoha already helped us in the past against Akatsuki. No one can tell when they will come back, I refuse to let my people suffer from it." Gaara said.
Everyone's eyes then focused on the two last Kage that did not answer yet about the alliance proposal. The Raikage decided to speak first.
"Even though I still don't trust any of you, I have my people and my daughter to consider too. Kumogakure will also participate in the alliance against Akatsuki." Announced A with a sigh.
The Tsuchikage slowly moved out of his seat, then to everyone's surprise inside the room, he started to levitate above the ground. The old Kage then closed his eyes and just stayed there, floating in the air while meditating.
"Iwa will … Never become Konoha's ally !" Suddenly roared Onoki, the Tsuchikage then extended his arms towards the other Kage and called a jutsu.
"Jinton : Genkai Hakuri no jutsu !" Yelled the Tsuchikage as a transparent cube appeared with a sphere located at its center, between the palms of his hands. The structure expanded rapidly in size when being propelled towards its intended target and trapped every Kage inside its confines. The sphere then seemed to explode with a tremendous amount of force, while the exterior walls of the structure effectively restricted the size of the blast radius, resulting in the destruction of everything and anyone caught within as they were pulverized into particles of dust.
That was at least the intended goal of the jutsu, but every Kage found a way out of the death trap.
Kakashi appeared behind Tsunade and used a new jutsu of his with the Mangekyo Sharingan, literally bending space around the Hokage to deflect the blast away from her.
Gaara simply raised his Suna no Yoroi, shielding him completely from the Tsuchikage's technique.
The moment things went out of control, an ice mirror appeared behind Mei, courtesy from Haku and his Makyo Hyosho. The Mizukage used the mirror to transport herself out of the dust jutsu.
A for his part activated his Raiton no Yoroi and moved out of the cube at blinding speed before it exploded.
"What's the meaning of this, Ryotenbin no Onoki ?" Yelled the Raikage only to find out that the man already left with his two guards.
"Well it seems Iwagakure will not join you ridiculous alliance, Raikage-dono." Announced a new voice. Everyone in the room turned around to see the arrival of a new face, Zetsu appeared in the middle of the conference room.
"Akatsuki !" Yelled the Raikage as he jumped in front of Yugito and Darui.
"Protect the Kazekage and Yugito, Akatsuki is after them !" Tsunade said to Gai and Kakashi. The Mizukage and her two bodyguards also joined them.
"Calm down a bit will you, we did not come here to fight and I'm just a clone." Said the intruder.
"What do you want ?" Asked Tsunade.
"Our leader has an offer for you all. We now have more than half of the bijuu at our disposal, hand over the rest of them and we will stop attacking your villages. Failure to comply will result in your total destruction." Replied Zetsu.
"You will pay for taking my brother, I will never hand over Yugito to you either !" Yelled the Raikage.
"Your brother ? There seems to be a misunderstanding, we failed to capture him. He is a jinchuriki with total control over his bijuu after all." Replied the Akatsuki member. The Raikage was fuming in anger as he understood Killer Bee took the opportunity to escape from Akatsuki to go fool around somewhere while Kumo is in turmoil over his disappearance.
"I will never let you get Naruto, the Kazekage is our ally and we won't let you take him either." Tsunade announced.
"Then you will all meet you end today in this place." Replied Zetsu but before he could say anything else, the Raikage appeared in front of him with his lightning armor activated and took him out with a very powerful punch across the face, instantly breaking his neck.
Suddenly a bunch of Samurai went inside the room and their captain made his report to Mifune.
"Mifune-sama, Iwagakure is marching against us. Five battalions have crossed our borders and they are taking position all around this place as we speak." Said the Samurai.
Borders of Iron Country
Onoki joined his troops and ordered them to launch the attack. He gave the following specific orders 'No prisoner except the Kazekage and the Raikage's woman bodyguard'.
"You must destroy Konoha and their allies, today we will avenge all our brothers and sisters who fell during the last war against them." Yelled the Sandaime Tsuchikage.
"Is it really safe to declare war against so many villages at the same time Jiji ?" Asked Kurotsuchi, his granddaughter. She never liked Konoha but to declare war against the whole world seemed reckless even for her grandfather.
"There's nothing to worry about, if we manage to take out every Kage at the same time, they won't have the leadership to organize themselves against us." Replied Onoki in a trance.
The young Iwa kunoichi was not convinced but she knew better than discussing the Tsuchikage's orders. She left it at that and decided to go join the front lines.
Unknown Location
Zetsu made it back to the cave where the leader and Tobi were waiting for him.
"Report, Zetsu." Said Tobi in a strangely serious voice, quite different from his usual joking tone.
"Everything is going as scheduled Madara, Iwa is going to engage them at any moment now." Replied Zetsu.
"I can't believe my suggestion jutsu worked so well on Onoki, I forced him to reject any idea of an alliance with Konoha just like I forced Yagura to seek and destroy any bloodline wielder." Said the masked Akatsuki.
"On another note Nagato, have we located the Hachibi yet ?" Asked Tobi the now identified masked man as Uchiha Madara.
"We have a lead, I've sent Kisame and Itachi there." Replied the fake leader named Nagato.
"Very well." Said Madara before slowly disappearing in the darkness.
Meeting Room
"What should we do, those Samurai don't stand a chance against Iwagakure's troops. Five battalions, that's five hundred ninja." Said Mei, worried about the incoming invasion.
"We form an alliance and help them to win that battle. This is what we came for after all before the Tsuchikage betrayed us and that freak Akatsuki appeared." Replied Tsunade.
"I agree with Hokage-dono, let's do it." Added Gaara with determination.
"Very well, the sooner we end this the sooner I can go get my brother and kick his ass for his deception." The Raikage said, relieved that Killer Bee was alive somewhere.
"This place is a fortress build to resist against such attacks, I will direct you to strategic points to defend." Announced Mifune as he showed them where they would fight.
Every Kage nodded to each other and made their way out of the meeting room.
Samurai's Fortress Walls
Each Kage and their two bodyguards took position on a corner of the Fortress. They were all waiting for Iwagakure's ninja to arrive.
Mifune had two hundred Samurais under his command, equally placed all over the walls and ready to fight off the invaders. The odds were not that great though, fighting more than two to one and with Samurai against shinobi. It would all come down to how well each ninja in the alliance would do.
Suddenly, the entire area was blasted by a very powerful wind. The ninja had to channel chakra to their feet to hold their ground while Samurai had to grip the ground in order to stay on their feet, even with their heavy looking armors.
When the wind died down, on top of the main gate appeared one shadow, the Konoha, Suna and Kiri delegations immediately recognized the one standing there.
"Naruto ! You're back." Yelled Tsunade.
"You guys seem quite nervous, what's going on ? Did I miss something Ba-chan ? " Replied the blond jinchuriki.
"You're right on time, as usual Uzumaki Naruto." Said Gaara while smiling at his friend.
"It's nice to see you again Naruto-kun." Mei said with her seductive tone.
"So that's the Kyuubi jinchuriki, I have to say he knows how to make an entrance." Said the Raikage with a smirk.
"I don't know if you're aware of that or not but on my way here I came across a bunch of Iwa nins. They were quite aggressive and attacked me out of nowhere so I had to take them down, I hope the Tsuchikage will understand it was self defense." Naruto said, earning a face-palm from everyone inside the Fortress.
A/N : What do you think ?
Made some modifications to the Kage Summit, the most obvious one is Iwagakure's betrayal. I figured that if Yagura a Kage and jinchuriki could get controlled by Madara then it is also possible for someone like Onoki.
The alliance is formed, although they don't have Iwa with them this time.
Naruto made it back in time for the big ass battle that's coming and he even had a head start by taking out some of the enemies before arriving.
How will the battle end and will they realize Onoki is being controlled by Madara ?
Read the next chapters to find out :)
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