Konoha Crush!
Konoha's Third Hokage was in a state of shock. The battle going on in the arena was amazing! It had been years since her seen a battle of this caliber between genin, the last being when Kakashi faced Might Guy in their exam.
The first blow thrown was a spectacle in itself. Naruto was never a powerful boy yet when his fist connected with Sasuke's shield the power was displayed on full. The powerful blow could be heard audibly as it impacted. The most amusing part of it all was that Naruto seemed shocked.
When Sasuke recovered with an assault of kunai, he was impressed with the speed the Uzumaki to recover in time and avoid it. He was shocked however when he began to ascend above the clouds.
In that brief moment, the old man turned towards his fellow Kage. He saw the man's eyes were narrowed on Sasuke. His eyes seemed to smile as Sasuke activated his Sharingan.
As the two boys began to charge up for one more attack, Hiruzen's attention shifted towards the genin. His old ears couldn't hear what was going on but he could see that they all were tense.
"Kazekage, there seems to be commotion on the sidelines. It seems something is agitating your boy."
The younger Kage glanced towards the stands, his eyes narrowing dangerously. The boy was slowly approaching his brother with an angry look on his face. "Gaara has a short temper. The smallest things will set him off." He turned back back towards his 'ally,' ignoring the sound of chirping birds coming from the arena. "I hear he gets it from his father."
The old Hokage eyed the man warily. He could see the man's eyes lowering as the chirping increased, being amplified by a whirring sound.
Hiruzen was no fool. Being a shinobi as old and powerful as he was made him more aware of people's intentions. He could see a bloodlust in the eyes of his supposed partner, as well as poison laced in his voice. Although the man sat calmly Hiruzen could see him tensed in the smallest fraction.
"Kai!" Hiruzen said as he prevented the weak genjutsu from sending him to sleep. The old man glared towards the other village leader as an explosion resonated nearby. "Kazekage, what is the meaning of this?"
"Lord Hokage-aurgh!"
"Raido!" The Hokage turned towards his bodyguard and watched helplessly as he was pelted with two more kunai.
The man forced himself to stand, ignoring the pain shutting his body down. "Lord Hokage…. Please….. run away…" The scarred man lost consciousness and fell forward.
Before the man's body could hit the ground, Hiruzen felt an arm wrap around his neck. Before he could retaliate, a kunai was pointed dangerously at his chin.
The man felt himself being forced into the air as his captor jumped away from their seats. They landed on a nearby rooftop and were quickly surrounded by four teens.
Hiruzen noticed their forehead protector Each had musical notes on them. 'Sound shinobi,' he thought, ignoring their banter.
He looked towards his fellow leaf nin and noticed them making plans to intercept. All he needed was a little leverage, and he would quickly turn the tide in his favor. Although the Kazekage was an extremely dangerous shinobi, Hiruzen even in his old age could take the man with little effort.
"Do it."
The quartet quickly went through seals and placed their hands together.
"Ninpou! Shishi Enjin!"
Hiruzen glared as the forbidden technique was executed. A large purple rectangular prism was erected around the area the teens were standing, blocking any access to the Kage's. The Hokage watched in fear as one of his Anbu ran recklessly towards the barrier.
"Don't-" Before the words were out of his mouth, the shinobi was screaming in pain as he burst into flames. Hiruzen's stomach twisted as he saw the amount of pain the masked figure was going through.
Hiruzen tensed as he heard chuckling in his ear. Things were going bad, really bad. He could give a damn about his life, he just couldn't let them hurt his people.
"I didn't expect the Sound to betray the leaf."
"A treaty is merely a camouflage to relax an opponent." The Kazekage pulled the kunai closer, causing Hiruzen to grimace. "The petty mock battle ends here. Starting now, history will be made."
Hiruzen's features darkened as he continued to glance back. He didn't expect in the slightest that the sand would betray their treaty. Konoha was more powerful, what was there to gain in this?
"Are you trying to start a war?"
The man's eyes narrowed. "Yes," he answered without hesitation.
You should avoid conflicts, and seek resolution through negotiation. There is still time to stop this, Kazekage."
This didn't get the reaction Hiruzen was looking for. The man closed his eyes and chuckled. "Perhaps when you grow old you become used to peace… Sarutobi sensei."
The Hokage's eyes jolted open. Everything began to slowly fall into place in his mind. The stacks were to concentrated for it to be have made by the Kazekage, and to infiltrate Konoha you would need to know the layout of the village.
The old mans eye began to shake. He felt both regret, anger, and fear S to the person holding him. He could see all of the promise the man once held, and all the trauma that came with it.
"You're…"
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Jiraiya grit his teeth at the scene before him. He was getting frustrated as the two genin charged their attacks.
The toad sage warned the boy to never use the attack against a friend! Granted the boy started it, but this was not the way to behave!
It was then the man was hit with a wave of killing intent. He glanced to his left, and was more than surprised to see the red haired Asuma genin being held back by a shadow, while his siblings were retreating
"What the hell," he mumbled to himself as the boy began pursuing the duo. There was something about the kid… something unnatural. His chakra was unstable. It also felt dark, as if it were craving for a battle.
"Goku." The small boy looked towards Jiraiya with raised eyebrows.
"Yes?" He responded with his ever present innocent look.
Jiraiya nodded towards the retreating genin. "I need you to follow him. Make sure he doesn't hurt anyone. Do you think you can do that?"
The small martial artist nodded as his face became serious. "My grandpa told me to always stop bad people!" A large toothy smile spread across his face. "I'll see you later!"
Jiraiya smiled at the boy as he ran. Although he wouldn't normally send a child out to battle like that, he was confident in the kids abilities. If he knew anything about the way his father trained, Goku was scores ahead of a majority of the genin in this exam.
It was then that Jiraiya received memories from a dispatched clone. There was a large snake attacking the walls of the village. This only meant one thing.
Orochimaru was here.
Jiraiya quickly dispatched chakra as he felt a genjutsu being presented on the arena. He looked to his left and saw Bulma sleeping soundly, mouth wide as her head was leaned back on the seat. He saw a majority of the Hyuuga still awake as well as a few Aburame's.
He stood to his feet, ignoring the small sting he received. Although the medic nin really helped him heal, he would still get a sting every once in a while. He could still fight however.
It was then that this theory seemed to be put to the test. In an instant more than a dozen shinobi jumped from the seemingly unconcious forms in the stands. The shinobi wore forehead protectors with either the sand or the sound symbol.
"So this is an invasion?" Jiraiya asked the shinobi. He didn't expect a response, so he wasn't surprised to not get one.
The old man gulped as he saw three of the shinobi going through seals, ending on tiger and spewing rapid fireballs at his figure.
"Dammit!" he yelled as he prepared to go through seals to defend not only him, but the people on the stands as well. In the blink of an eye he saw several figures jump in the way of the attack.
"Hakkeshou Kaiten!"
In a flash, three figures were spinning in front of him, surrounded by a bright blue aura. The flames were quickly dispatched, leaving not even a wisp.
"Gatsuuga!"
Jiraiya jumped back as he saw a pair of spiraling beings cruise past him, grinding into four of the enemy shinobi. He ignored their pained screams as they collapsed from the attack. He didn't have time to hesitate as the remaining shinobi charged.
"Hijutsu: Mushitatsumaki."
In a flash the remaining enemies were surrounded by bugs. The creatures began turning swiftly, looking more like a tornado than insects. Once the creatures cleared, the shinobi dropped to the ground in a heap.
Jiraiya turned towards the Konoha shinobi with a grin. He recognized the jounin immediately as the heads of their respective clans, as well as a few clan members.
"Thanks guys," Jiraiya said as he flashed them a thumbs up. The Inuzuka lady gave him a feral grin as she folded her arms. The Hyuuga boss gave him a slight nod while the Aburame looked in his direction.
"Anytime, Jiraiya," the Inuzuka replied. She turned towards another section of the stands and saw a fellow Konoha nin battling a duo of Sand shinobi with blades. "Looks like we've been had, huh?"
Shibi, the Aburame, slightly nodded. "It seems that our peace treaty has been nullified. The most appropriate action would be to clear out the enemy before they can do further harm.
Jiraiya nodded firmly. "That sounds like a good pl- what?" The old sage flinched as he was flooded with memories of a dispersed clone.
"Orochimaru is here." These words got a reaction from all of the surrounding shinobi.
"And how would you know this, Jiraiya?"
The older man ignored the way the Hyuuga spat his name. Hiashi seemed to have something against anyone who weren't born into the main family. He didn't mind though, the man was no fool and knew that he had no chance to best the sage.
"Shadow clones." The Hyuuga nodded at the sage whilst activating hus Byakugan, his subordinates following his lead.
"Hiashi Sama, there's more shinobi approaching," a young Hyuuga said. The leader of the clan gave nothing more than a curt nod in the boys direction.
"Hey old man, we got this." Jiraiya looked in the direction of Tsume and saw her grinning at him. "You go handle the snake, we'll protect these people."
Jiraiya flashed the lady a toothy grin and a nod. He made a note to pay the lady in the near future. For now, he needed to make sure this village still had a future.
The old sage lifted created another clone that lifted the sleeping form of Bulma. "Take her somewhere safe. There's no need for my dear friend to lose a child, an untrained one at that."
The clone nodded as he took off with the teen in his arms, in the opposite direction the original.
"Are you guys ready?" Tsume asked with a smirk. She received a nod from both of the clan leaders. "Just like old times, eh? Remember when we went on our first C ranked mission?"
Shibi nodded mechanically. "When we were ambushed by the rock shinobi?"
"Yep! Good times."
Hiashi snorted. "If memory serves me right, I believe I had to save you then."
The lady smiled, showing off her elongated canines. "Who knows, maybe I can repay your uptight ass today."
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"These aren't normal shinobi."
Kakashi stood aside his childhood friend, Might Guy. They watched as the barrier was erected around the two Kage's, knowing that it wasn't a normal shield.
As much as the copy nin would like to help his village leader, he knew that he couldn't leave the people here without protection. As he scanned the crowd he could see that everyone was asleep, save for Sakura. The girl was looking around, fear apparent in her eyes.
Guy began running down the steps yet was halted as a single Anbu jumped in the way. "What are you doing? Lord Hokage is in danger!"
The Anbu placed his fingers together. The two Jonin tensed, preparing for an attack. They were surprised, however as four shinobi jumped from the seats and landed next to the Anbu.
Kakashi lazily stared back towards the Anbu with a bored expression. "What a bummer," he grumbled. He was on edge, despite his cool demeanor. If there were four shinobi so close then who knows how many were hidden among the sleeping audience.
"Was he the one who used the genjutsu?" Guy asked his eternal rival.
"Yeah, no doubt about it."
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Naruto and Sasuke halted their run towards each other as they heard the explosions. They both glanced towards the rooftops and saw the barrier on top of the roof in the distance.
"What's going on?" Sasuke asked no one.
Naruto's eyes narrowed. "It looks like somethings going on up there!" He turned back to his teammate. "Hey, you're going to have to get a rain check on that ass whooping." He looked towards the stands and watched as Kakashi and Guy were quickly dispatching enemy shinobi.
Sasuke grunted in response. "Hey, whose that?" he asked himself. His trained eyes were targeting a tailed boy.
"Hmm?" Naruto followed his gaze. "Goku!" he shouted before quickly running in the same direction.
"Where are you going, Naruto?" the Uchiha yelled at his teammates back.
Naruto glanced back at the boy as he continued to run. "To help my friend!"
Sasuke raised an eyebrow at this, deactivating his Sharingan. In the time he knew the dobe, he'd never once heard him mention a friend. It then began to dawn on him that this could be the guy that Ino mentioned, the one who nearly beat a missing nin with a single hit.
His eyes narrowed as he sprinted after his retreating teammate. He ignored an explosion that happened behind him, as well as the screams of a pained individual.
Sasuke ran after Naruto, not worried about his safety. The only thing he wanted was to test his limits.
And not to mention to see how good the tailed kid was.
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"My my. When Gaara did his thing, I was planning on stealing Sasuke and leaving." The man released an annoyed sigh. "But I guess I cant have everything my way."
"I see. So that's how it is. So your after Konoha and Sasuke."
The man tightened his grip on the old man's neck. "You believe Konoha is that important. More importantly, once Gaara awakens completely you could've seen something much more interesting. Your ignorance is the sole reason you are in this predicament. I win."
Hiruzen glanced back at his greatest failure. "It's not over yet. We do not know the results until the very end. I believe I taught you that."
The arm around Hiruzen's neck tightened. The other hand of the man reached up and gripped his face, tearing the flesh. It was then Hiruzen sae the face he recognized. The pale face, complete with purple markings around the eyes.
He saw the face of his own failure staring back at him.
"Orochimaru."
The Hokage shut his eyes. The pain of his actions caused his heart to beat rapidly. He knew he could've ended this years ago, yet his soft heart prevented him.
"I expected this day to come. But…" he turned and faced the man. "You cannot take my head so easily!"
The man simply smiled at him. "I told you, you should've picked a successor years ago." He paused, licking his kunai. "You will not make it out of this fight." The man began chuckling.
"Are you so happy that you'd let tears come out? Or do you have a heart to feel sadness for killing me, your teacher?"
"No."
Hiruzen flinched as the blade came closer to his face. He was shocked to see the man stab into his own hand. The twisted Sannin began to yawn.
"I was a bit drowsy. I've seem to waken up, however."
"That's what I thought."
To the Hokage's surprise, his captor released him and began to walk away.
"I know that you do not move for revenge. You have no goals or motives."
Orochimaru stopped moving. "I do have a goal. If I were to state it in words, I like moving things. They're boring when they don't move." Orochimaru removed the Kazekage's hat, tossing it to the side. "A windmill that isn't moving is nice from time to time, but mostly it is boring and not worth watching." He then turned towards his Sensei, his golden eyes glaring into Hiruzen's brown. "I plan to turn those windmills with the wind called the destruction of Konoha."
Hiruzen smirked at the man as he gripped his hat. With the amount of killing intent being thrown onto him, the mightiest Jonin would have buckled. "You haven't changed at all, I see."
Orochimaru smiled at the older man. "To think I get to fight you again…"
Hiruzen moved his eyes to the side, noticing the four teens erecting a barrier to protect themselves from the inside. He was silently thankful, he wouldn't want to hurt anyone, even if they were students of his current enemy.
"Looks like I wont be leaving easily."
Orochimaru snorted. "You must be kidding. To you, it'll be harder to fight with other people interfering."
The Fourth smirked. Of course his student would know him well.
A breeze flew through the battle field, causing both combatants clothing to bellow in the wind. They stared at each other, searching for weaknesses in the others stance. Of course, neither could find one.
In a crack of the tiles of the roof, both men sprinted towards each other.
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Hey guys! Yes, I'm finally updating. The story is finally reaching a big moment where the differences are going tk be major. The fights will be different, the character are developing differently, and I'm beyond excited. Thank you to everyone's review, you guys are why I write this.
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