Chapter 3: The Gold and Silver Brothers
"Ha-ha!" laughed the plant creature as he danced around, avoiding any attempt to catch him or even touch him. The Five Kage grew irritated by the creature and began to attack full-on. Before they had the chance, the plant creature exclaimed; "Oh! Party's over now!" The strange creature stopped dodging and made his way safely away from the doors. The Five Kage were confused as to what the creature's purpose was. "I've been a fool!" yelled Tobirama in defeat. "He was a distraction… so we wouldn't hear the slaughter in the other room." The Kage grew solemn as they coped with the fact that their aides were all dead. "Clever, clever, clever" applauded the creature, "You've actually figured it out before they arrived!" "Who arrives, Gari?" asked Ishikawa, "No… he was just the preview…" said the plant thing, "Now… for the main attraction, the execution of the Five Kage!"
Ay began to look enraged at the thing as he began to charge his Lightning Style armor. "Ah-ah, I wouldn't waste your energy on me" said the creature as he disappeared through the floor. "What do we do?" Reto asked, ready to fight the oncoming threat of unknown proportions. "I'm not sure…" admitted Tobirama. A pounding came from the other side of the two-inch-thick metal doors. The pounding stopped and an eerie silence befell the bunker. Byakuren sipped the last of his now cold tea and stood up slowly, his back aching. After a few minutes of dead silence, one final pound on the door sent the metal barriers flying in all directions. Ay immediately recognized the silhouettes of the two men standing before them… "The Gold and Silver Brothers." Stated Ay, "You terrorists are behind this massacre?" "Ah, Lord Raikage…" began Kinkaku "You have no idea what we're capable of."
Enraged, Ay charged at Kinkaku with his Lariat. Kinkaku's Kokinjo, one of the Treasured Tools, began to glow bright gold as he retaliated the charge and clashed with the Raikage. "Idiot!" exclaimed Kinkaku as the Kokinjo made contact with Ay's Lariat. Ginkaku glared at Ay with angst in his eyes. He then looked mischievously at the Shichiseiken; the sword in which the most commonly used word of the victim touched by the Kokinjo had been etched in the metal of the blade. "Oh!" laughed Ginkaku, "His word is very ironic!" Ay and Kinkaku broke the clash with both returning to their original sides of the bunker. "This is bad" said Ay, "I know about those tools, I've been cursed… If I say a certain word that I've said most in my life… well it won't be pleasant." The Kage were stunned by the power of the Gold and Silver Brother's tools. "Say something!" yelled Ginkaku, eagerly waiting for the sweet revenge of Ay's death. "Quiet" Tobirama commanded to Ay, "You're about to yell at them in anger… it's exactly what they want!" Ay nodded his head in agreement, determined not to say another word.
"Stand back!" commanded Byakuren loudly, "I'll finish these fools off!" "You can barely walk!" retorted Ishikawa, noting his rival's hearing problems. "Leave." Whispered Byakuren, "Leave this room and allow me to face these two alone! I don't want any of you to be killed by this jutsu!" The Kage agreed with the strategy and began to try and separate the brothers. Tobirama and Ay charged at Kinkaku, careful to avoid the Kokinjo, Ay, however, was already cursed and began hammering away at the Kokinjo, trying to break it. Kinkaku looked amused as he blocked each pound. Ay began to anger, looking more and more furious with each block. "Time's up!" said Ginkaku, turning his attention away from Ishikawa and Reto, he opened the gourd, known as Benihisago, and sucked Ay in with one gust! "But he was silent!" exclaimed Reto. "Silence is golden…" began Kinkaku "But words are silver…" finished Ginkaku. "Silence for too long will result in automatic absorption." Deduced Tobirama.
Enraged at the brother's arrogance, Reto began making hand-signs, "Wind Style: Spiraling Vortex!" he shouted as he created a roaring flow of wind that even Ginkaku was unable to block, Ginkaku went flying past the doorway and slammed hard into the wall of the main hall. The Five Kage, excluding Byakuren, ran to the main hall to corner Ginkaku, Kinkaku stood, not breaking his gaze at Byakuren. "I'll finish this now!" yelled the Mizukage. "Fine!" agreed Kinkaku, "Bashosen: Earth Scroll!" he yelled as he swooped his giant fan, the Bashosen, upwards toward the doorway. A large, solid rock wall erected, sealing the doorway shut.