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.

Looking at the reviews I got for the previous chapter, I'm glad the battle seems to satisfy the readers so far. Now, it's time to bring out the big guns for the climax of this war, as Otogakure's counter has started to put the Alliance in a difficult position. I really wanted to name the previous chapter 'Oto Strikes Back' but I decided not to in the end :)

One thing of note, I know I kept calling Sasuke, or previously Orochimaru, Otokage. Technically, it is true that they aren't, since this title is reserved for the leaders of the Five Great Villages. Well, I guess it goes with the God complex they both seem to have developed so it's not that bad I hope.

Finally, I'm quite glad to announce that I have published my second story's first chapter, Umi No Haoshoku, look into my profile for more information about it. It's a quite different type of story from this one but I hope it will still have the same success this one is having so far. That said, now that I started writing the other story, I had a hard time to keep my concentration as I wrote this one again. My respect goes to those who manage several stories at the same time and release frequently, I now know that I couldn't.

Anyway, welcome to the next chapter of Kaze No Kami.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any other manga for that matter.

Chapter 61 : Timeless Hatred

Amegakure – Town Center

Alliance's members and Otogakure's soldiers stopped their fighting for a second as the leader of Oto himself joined the battlefield. Apparently, he was already in his ultimate form as well, with his EMS activated, scanning the crowd of ninja and Naruto's new position.

The break ended and the battle resumed quickly, as the defender's side was boosted by the arrival of their leader and master. With no reinforcement yet and no place to fall back to, the Alliance's forces were not in a favorable position.

Still trying to remain in their original formation, against the overwhelming number of soldiers from the enemy, they waited for Naruto, Bee and A to give them new orders. Speaking about those three, each had been assigned some tough opponents and their advance had been stopped for the moment.

With the Raikage against Kimimaro and Juugo

Both Kimimaro and Juugo had their Cursed form activated, granting them tremendous amount of chakra and a great physical enhancement. In addition to that, they were working quite well as a pair, Juugo went for the close contact while Kimimaro covered him from behind with well placed attacks from his Dead Bone Pulse bloodline. Their teamwork was flawless and they had their speed highly improved by the use of their Cursed powers.

Against those two, the Raikage had to use the full extend of his godlike speed, in order to avoid a critical hit from either of the two transformed beings. Fortunately for him, he was still faster than them, however, their combined destructive power was at least on the same scale as his own.

The fight was quite balanced so far, the pair took some hits, due to their lower speed but they still managed to stand on their feet and the Raikage was slowly but surely using up all of his chakra reserves without taking out his resilient enemies. Still, the first one to come to that conclusion was A himself, using his superior battle experience, he knew he had to do something soon or the fight would not end well for him ...

With Killer Bee against Suigetsu

Bee was quite surprised to see the Samehada again, in the hands of this young swordsman. Still, he was also wondering how this man thought he could have the slightest chance against him. While the youki drain would be somewhat annoying, it was nowhere close enough to defeat him.

"Yo, are you sure your master sent you to the right place, boy ? The last holder of that sword couldn't even defeat me in my human form, what makes you think you could beat me in my bijuu state ?" Bee probed his opponent, remembering his cocky behavior when he appeared.

"While Kisame was a great swordsman and had a load more chakra than me, he didn't use his head in your fight against him. Your current state really seems powerful, but in the current situation, it will also doom you against someone like me." Suigetsu replied, extending both arms sideways to feel the rain pouring down over them.

Bee had no time to wonder about his opponent's words as the silver haired swordsman jumped from his position towards him. Reacting on instinct, Bee launched one of his tentacle against Suigetsu, hoping to catch and squash him. Upon contact, he thought for a moment that he succeeded, only for Suigetsu's body to explode mid air, somehow like a water clone would.

"Didn't the Eighth Blade of Kiri tell you how our fight went ?" Suigetsu said as he instantly formed a new body from behind Bee and slashed the giant Octopus with the Samehada. His flesh wound started to heal, but a little bit slower than his usual regeneration speed.

"Eighth Blade of Kiri ? Who the hell are you talking about, Yo ?" Bee replied, trying to gain some time. That hit was nowhere strong enough to critically hurt him but a few more like that one, and even him would start to feel the strain. What made bijuu, or jinchuriki like him, especially resilient was their ability to rapidly use their large reserves of youki into heal themselves. Those attacks using the Samehada were doubly taxing against him, both hurting his physical form and draining away his regeneration powers.

"He's the one you are all calling Kaze no Kami, the only one so far to have beaten me. That was a surprise attack that decided the outcome of our match. It won't catch me off guard again, but, a loss is a loss. I defied him as a swordsman and, while he had no reason to accept, he did and beat me fair and square." Suigetsu told him, not missing the twitch in Bee's eyes when Naruto's moniker came out.

"Damn it, I knew I should have stayed to that council meeting instead of going off to schedule my next concert ..." Bee thought as he remembered skipping the debriefing from Naruto's mission to Ame.

With Naruto against Sasuke

Naruto didn't bother with the reactivation of his genjutsu since he knew Sasuke could follow his movements, using the disturbance in the flow of the rain to track him. Strangely enough, he also took notice of the lack of an air filtering mask in Sasuke's gear. That could only mean that he was either too arrogant to use the device, or that he had found a way to counter Naruto's jutsu. Either way Naruto decided to act first by launching a preemptive strike, he went through hand signs with an incredible speed of execution.

"Futon : Hakugei !" Naruto yelled as he expelled a big gush of wind toward his opponent. He was surprised to see Sasuke, still not moving away from his spot, as the Uchiha smirked smugly at him. The wind wave washed over Sasuke's position and upon contact, it was instantly ignited, revealing some sort of Katon shield all over him nullifying Naruto's Futon jutsu. Seeing this counter, Naruto narrowed his eyes and tried to formulate a new plan in his mind.

"What's the matter ? Your puny jutsu failed to reach me, Dobe. Your offensive powers are nothing in comparison to Susanoo, my Ultimate defense. That being said, Susanoo can be used for offense as well ..." Sasuke bragged as the giant humanoid shadow shielding him started to move and a bow materialized out of nowhere in its hands. Leaving no time for Naruto to prepare himself, the giant shot an arrow at him with its bow.

Naruto instantly threw a Hiraishin kunai away and moved to it, only for a second arrow to fly toward his new position. With no time to use another Hiraishin movement, Naruto decided to changed the momentum of his trajectory.

"Senpo : Ryu no Hada !" He Shouted, deploying his dragon hybrid form with two wings growing out of his back and by so evading the second arrow Sasuke just shot at him.

"He knew where to shoot his second arrow by tracking my Hiraishin kunai. That was pretty clever I guess, now, what can I do to reach him. Any wind based attack will be nullified thanks to his Fire defense. Let's try to test its physical resistance." Naruto analyzed in his mind before jumping out again to avoid another arrow.

While still in the air, he summoned out another Hiraishin kunai and went through hand signs for the Kage Kunai no Jutsu. He then started to literally cover the whole battlefield with his Hiraishin markers, a solution against Sasuke predicting his next position, since he was only using one kunai for his movements up until now. Once his preparations done, Naruto reappeared in front of Sasuke and channeled chakra to his eyes to activate the Ryugan, his Sage Dragon Eyes, that allowed him to process fast moving objects.

"Let's see how absolute your defense really is then, shall we ? My dragons are born in and breathe out fire, there is no way you can burn my dragon parts." Naruto announced as he sent chakra to his dragon wings to strengthen them in anticipation for his next move.

"Senpo : Sho Ryu Ha !" Yelled the blond as he reappeared a few meters behind Sasuke. Not even a second later, a loud cracking sound was heard and a part of Sasuke's Susanoo was seen damaged by the contact with Naruto's new jutsu.

"So much for your invincible armor, Otokage-sama." Naruto said with a smirk. This time, Sasuke was the one who lost his confidence as he saw his Ultimate defense slowly reforming at the cost of some extra chakra. Naruto would not let him rest though, as he used the same jutsu again and again, moving from one side of the battlefield to the other with his godlike speed, using all the Hiraishin markers. Sasuke stood in the center of all this, helpless against the blond's assault, as his armor was relentlessly attacked from all side.

Once Naruto finally stopped, to see the result of his actions, the Susanoo was almost completely destroyed. Gone were the arms with the bow, the better part of the upper body had been damaged too, the only safe part was the head, since Naruto saw no point in targeting that area. Sasuke was seething in anger, forcing his chakra output to keep his defense up but knowing it was only a matter of time before Naruto went through it.

"What are you waiting for, you idiots, remove his damn kunai from the field !" Sasuke yelled at his men who had been staying at a safe distance from the fight up until now. The Zetsu clones and his mind controlled drones immediately moved forward on the battlefield, trying to obey their master but Naruto once again saw this coming and launched a counterattack.

"You really fight like a coward, Sasuke. To triumph without peril brings no glory ..." Naruto said as he channeled a large quantity of chakra to his wings for another jutsu.

"Senpo : Hyaku Ryu Ha !" He said as he then disappeared in a white flash. The difference with his previous technique was that this one allowed him to randomly travel from one marker to the other with no break until he reached one hundred jumps.

The thousand men who had tried to intrude on the battlefield stood no chance, as Naruto unleashed the upgraded version of his newest creation. The Dragon Hybrid Sage tore through everything in his path, leaving no one untouched, Sasuke included. The jutsu allowed Naruto to place the additional hits that were required in order to completely remove Sasuke's Ultimate defense.

The whole battlefield in the center of Amegakure froze. No sound was heard, as everyone stopped their actions to look at Uzumaki Naruto standing behind Uchiha Sasuke, holding his katana against his opponent's throat, ready to cut.

"With your death, the war will finally be over, Sasuke." Naruto said as his arm holding the katana started to move. However, at the exact same moment, an explosion right where they were standing shook the entire area. Naruto had to jumped away to one of his marker to avoid being caught in the explosion. When the dust cleared out, on the other side of the battlefield stood an old acquaintance. Tobi was there, holding a barely standing Sasuke.

"Akatsuki ..." Naruto said as he cursed his lack of judgment for delaying Sasuke's death. Tobi said nothing and simply allowed Sasuke to stand back up on his own. Sasuke had all the trouble in the world to stand on his own, having used up almost all of his chakra reserves. Furthermore, ever since his near death experience he had felt something strange happening to his eyes and had to close them to reduce the amount of pain he was currently feeling.

Once he finally reopened his eyes, he saw everyone around him surprised and starring at him for he was unaware that he had just unlocked the supreme doujutsu, the Rinnegan. When he finally saw his reflection in a nearby puddle of water, he was as astonished as the rest of the audience and allowed a smirk to appear on his tired face. He then turned his back to Tobi and looked at the still stunned Naruto.

"What took you so long, Tobi. I don't know how but I got this new power. I have no more chakra so I order you to ..." Sasuke started to say but never finished his sentence as an arm suddenly pierced his ribcage from behind.

"I take orders from no one, no even you, my other self." Tobi said as he removed his hand from Sasuke's corpse and took off his mask, showing the face of an older looking Sasuke with the EMS in one eye and the Rinnegan in the other one.

"Who … Why ?" Sasuke managed to say as he felt his life force leaving his body.

"I am you, the you from an alternate future reality. In my own original space time, I was about to lose against him again, so I used an ultimate jutsu with the Rinnegan and EMS in order to travel back in time and erase his existence before he got a chance to become powerful again." He said taking a look at Naruto who was also listening to his tale.

"I managed with that jutsu to travel back to the day before his birth, however, it was not without a cost. I lost my Rinnegan in the process and only succeeded in preventing his parents from sealing a part of their chakra in his body. I thought this would have been enough to hold back his growth as a ninja, since in my universe, even with his parents sealed in him, until almost the end of the war, he was an useless orange wearing idiot that shouted over the rooftops that he would surely one day become the Hokage. Without them to protect him against the beast he had sealed in him, he was not supposed to become stronger." Tobi took a break again, as he started to channel medical chakra to his hands and bring them near Sasuke's eyes.

"The recoil from using the time traveling jutsu and my fight against his damn parents took a lot of me and forced me into hiding for a very long time. I never suspected that by my actions against his parents, this would trigger him meeting and bonding with the beast inside him to such a extend that he would become an even greater threat to me in this universe than he ever was in the previous one. To this day, I still don't know how the Sharingan naturally evolves into the Rinnegan, however, I tried to use the ones I stole from Nagato, his cousin. This just isn't the same and I can't use the full extend of my powers with them, so I waited and waited for you to become stronger and finally activate those eyes. Now that you did, I don't need to play this ridiculous Tobi or Madara part any longer." He finished as he finally took out the eyes of the dieing Sasuke and sealed one in a scroll while he implanted the other one in his own body. Losing no time, he threw away the corpse of his alternate self and started channeling chakra to his newly acquired Rinnegan eye.

As the effects of Sasuke's Kotoamatsukami wore off with the caster dead, the unfortunate victims across the battlefield stopped their actions, wondering where they were of what was happening. The clones also halted their attacks and remained unmoving, as were the Alliance's forces seeing their opponent's state. It was the same for Kimimaro, Juugo, Suigetsu and Kabuto, seeing the death of their leader completely took them off guard. Everyone was now waiting for what would happen next between Naruto and this mysterious Sasuke from the future.

"Finally, we find ourselves face to face again, both at the peek of our powers. I've seen you fight my younger self and I know you didn't even use one third of your true powers. I originally planned to kill you before you could become a threat to me again, but, fate has deemed that we would face each other again in this lifetime. Granted, you weren't this powerful nor did you use all those wind based move in my reality. I'll show you how the true Uchiha Sasuke fights, however, I don't want anyone to jump in and interfere with this fight so brace yourself and hold on a moment." Sasuke said.

(A/N : From now on Sasuke means the 'older/alternate' one. The young one is dead for good, may he forever burn in the deepest pit of hell ...)

Using his gravitational powers he pulled himself off the ground and started to float in the sky, moving towards the center of the tower and rising in height. From the outer battlefield where she was stationed, Konan's eyes widened at the sight and she used her radio emitter to signal to the entire Alliance's forces what was going to happen.

"To all Alliance's personal, the enemy is going to use a devastating detonating jutsu that will vaporize the better part of the city, I repeat, imminent massive explosion in the center of the city. Fall back immediately, you won't survive the blast, I repeat, full retreat now !" She yelled over the radio emitter she had.

It was pure chaos, as not only the Alliance's troops but also the city defenders heard her broadcast. Gaara's group immediately used everything they could to evacuate as many people as they could. Natsuki and Yugito already being outside the walls ordered a full scale retreat of their troops, they were also followed by some former Oto converted troops.

The true problem was for those who came into the city using the underground path. They were now trapped inside with no way out and no time to reach the walls. With no other solution, they tried to reach the sewers again, praying that they wouldn't be buried alive under the ruins of the city. Naruto felt responsible for their fate and was about to attempt something when A appeared behind him and put a hand on his shoulder.

"We came here knowing the risks, Naruto. Let me and Bee worry about our troops safety, you just stay focused on this guy. If there is one person who can defeat him, it's you and only you. If what he said is true, you already beat him once in the past, err future, err, whatever. Do your best, we believe in you." A said before joining the troops with Bee.

As Sasuke reached his desired height and channeled enough chakra, he stopped moving and spread his arms wide open before looking back toward Naruto.

"Too late, Shinra Tensei !" He yelled as everything turned white.

A/N : What did you think of it ?

Now this is the one twist I was referring to, in the previous chapter. It has always been part of the plot and I hope I won't get too much flame about it from Sasuke haters, with this new "power up" for "him".

Give me impressions, feedback, I hope I can take everything, positive or negative.

I thought I could conclude everything before the epilogue in this chapter but with my length format, I could only reach up to this point. I guess the real final chapter before the epilogue will be the next one.

Once again, please give my second story a chance, you can read its first chapter by following my profile. It really helps to have lots of feedback in the starting chapters of a story.

New Jutsu : Yep, still making up new jutsu until the very end :)

Senpo : Sho Ryu Ha, translates as Sage Arts, Supreme Dragon Flight. A combination move using Naruto's Dragon Sage form with the Hiraishin speed. Naruto moves to a marker and shreds everything in his path using his sharp and highly resistant wings.

Senpo : Hyaku Ryu Ha, translates as Sage Arts, One Hundred Supreme Dragon Flight. Upgraded version of the Sho Ryu Ha, instead of moving toward one marker, Naruto uses first the Kage kunai jutsu, to place a lot more markers on the ground and then randomly jumps from one marker to the other one hundred times with no break.

Well, the names for those jutsu come from another manga, a cookie to the first one to guess which.