Chapter 5 Attack on Konoha can the army of the undead be defeated

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Izumo and Kotetsu were doing their usual guard duty the front gate; they haven't receive a lot of visitors today so it was another quiet day in the leaf village, the village was still silently mourning Naruto's death while feeling guilty for the loss of a ninja who was a real hero to Konoha. It was the usual the villagers were still visiting his grave replacing the flowers with new ones, who knew the village would end up having such high respect for the blond. Suddenly they felt the sudden change in the wind like it was trying to warn them something was awfully wrong, the tracker dog they have with them started barking in anger straight ahead of the entrance. The two chunins look ahead and they didn't saw nothing but they knew something was wrong; whatever it was to make the tracker dog upset must be something big, they gasp as they saw from the earth emerge an entire army of undead warriors charging at them.

They used their kunais to block their attacks they were too many of them and eventually they have enter the village, Izumo attack a couple of the warriors with a kunai the same with Kotetsu and now they have saw the whole group of undead warriors entering the village.

"Sound the alarm we're under attack" Izumo said.

Kotetsu nodded as he dodges the attacks from a couple of dead samurais and head to the counter of the watch post he pressed a button making the sound of an alarm to go off. In seconds the village was already aware that there was danger coming at them, a lot of the villagers started panicking while the mothers took their children to their houses taking shelter from the incoming threat.

At the Hokage's office

Tsunade heard the alarm and she grew desperate what could be happening it was enough that she have to try and move on without Naruto and now this, not that she was complaining because of the alarm she actually have an excuse to ditch all the paperwork she was filling.

Shizune burst through the door with TonTon" Tsunade-sama we have an emergency"

"What's going on?"

"We're under attack by undead people"

"What undead like zombies" Tsunade said with shock she had a bad feeling about this.

"Yes Tsunade-sama"

"Tell all chunins and jounins to gather the civilians to the shelters immediately I will contact the AMBU"

"Yes Tsunade-sama" she left the office.

She went to the window looking at the Hokage mountain faces this wasn't a good day for Konoha indeed it's like they were being punish for Naruto's death, if that was the case then maybe she would just let them have their way and destroy the village. But she couldn't do that she had a responsibility as the fifth Hokage to protect Konoha till the end just like all of the past Hokages did, protecting the village was something that Naruto would do even if he have to give up his life for the safety of the village.

(It was bad enough for Naruto to die and now this, it can't get any worst can it?)

In the streets of the village Gai and his team have been gathering any villagers to the shelters; of course they have encountered some of the zombies. Neji use his gentle fist while Lee and Gai use their taijutsu and TenTen use her staff beating them to the ground, they gasp seeing them getting back to their feet like nothing happen.

"BYAKUGAN" shouted Neji seeing through the bodies of the warriors he gasp.

"What's wrong Neji?" TenTen said.

"They don't have a chakra circulatory system they are completely empty so it's true they're really dead"

"So if we beat them they are just going to keep getting back up" Lee said.

"It doesn't matter our top priority right now is to get any villager to the shelters we'll focus on the enemy later" Gai said.

"Yes Gai sensei"

The team continued to run taking another turn in the street only to meet more dead soldiers they got in their attack stance.

(But if they are already dead then how are we supposed to beat them?) TenTen thought.

Elsewhere

Team eight has helped another group of villagers out of the streets and into the path to the shelters which was inside the Hokage mountain faces, they were ambush by more zombies but they disappeared. The zombies were the ones who were ambush falling for Kurenai's genjutsu as they were cover in Shino's insects Kiba use fang over fang and Hinata use her gentle fist, the zombies were now on the ground.

"Good work everyone let's keep going we have to save the villagers"

As they continued running Hinata look behind and saw the zombie warriors getting back up she didn't like this one bit the enemy they were fighting were already dead, so what is the point in beating them if they are going to keep getting back. She turned to Shino and she could tell that the Aburame was also thinking the same thing, maybe there was nothing they could do against the undead army however she was certain of one thing.

(I am not giving up if I die protecting the village then so beat it)

At Sakura's house

Sakura left her room as soon as she heard the alarm she was so caught in her reading from the medical books Tsunade told her to get at the library, she knew that the village was attack and she was going to protect the village like a ninja of Konoha would do. This was the best time to test her strength after training two months with Tsunade this time she wasn't going to be a burden, her being weak already cause her blond teammate to die for her and she wasn't going to make the same mistake again. She climb down the stairs heading to the front door she open and saw a couple of villagers running for their lives, she put her black gloves ready to go and fight.

"Sakura sweetie where are you going?" came Isis voice as she went to her.

"The village is under attack and I'm going to fight"

"What but sweetie is too dangerous don't go" she said worry.

"Mom I'm a ninja and what kind of ninja I'll be if I can't defend my village" she then left the house while Isis smiled at her daughter's new attitude.

(Sakura I'm so proud of you)

She ran the streets looking for the enemy (I won't be no damsel in distress this time I will fight for Konoha)

Team ten were helping a couple of chunins getting some villagers to the shelters while the undead army continued their attack, luckily they have taken all the villagers within their area to the shelters without getting them harm. While taking another turn they were by a large number of dead soldiers Chouji use his human boulder technique taking them down like a couple of bowling pins, Ino use her mind transfer jutsu to possessed a zombie samurai she started attacking the rest of the zombies. Asuma attack another couple of zombie warriors with his blades, Shikamaru use his shadow strangle jutsu to beat the last of the zombies. They gasp as they saw the zombies getting back up, they knew it was pointless to fight them since they were already dead they needed to take this opportunity to get away.

"Let's go and continue searching for any villagers" Asuma said.

The team nodded as they run leaving the zombie army to follow them, Shikamaru look behind at them more zombies emerge from the ground as they join in the chase.

(This is troublesome how are we going to stop them they are already dead so how)

(We need to come up with a plan to stop them but what can we do against something that its dead and no matter how many times we attack them they are still going to get up)

At the Hokage Mountain faces chunins and jounins were helping the villagers evacuate to the shelters which was inside the mountain faces, their priority was to secure the women and children first follow by the male population. Among the ninjas who were helping to evacuate are Iruka, Ebisu and Anko they still needed to secure more people while worrying about the invaders. Iruka wanted to fight and protect the village with all his strength but he knew it was more important to help the villagers to evacuate and hide in the shelters, after two months he still missed Naruto knowing that if he was still here he would be fighting with everything he had. He remember when he was told that Naruto defeated the sand demon Shukaku and its container Gaara saving the village in the process he was so proud of him, he has become so strong in such a short time and now he wasn't here anymore. Now he knew what to do protect the village the same way Naruto did putting everything on the line not caring what the consequences may be, to die for the village just like he did trying to bring back the last of the Uchiha back.

"All right everyone keep going one at a time" Iruka said.

"Honorable grandson why are you still doing here you're supposed to be in the shelter already" Ebisu said seeing Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi.

"We want to help protecting the village" Konohamaru said while Udon and Moegi nodded.

"What are you serious you can't you three are only academy students now move along this is a matter for the chunins and jounins"

"But I want to fight I didn't do nothing when the village was attack last time and because of that the old man die I don't want to be useless I want to fight for the village just like the boss did"

He sighed" Konohamaru I know you miss Naruto but you have to understand you're not strong yet to fight if you go out there you will get yourself kill"

"But I….."

"He's right Konohamaru you have a very important role you form part of the children of Konoha which they are the future of the village, one day you will be the one to protect the village but how can you become the future protector of Konoha if you will go out there and get yourself kill" Iruka said.

Konohamaru stood letting his brain sink the information he just receive he wanted to fight and help everyone just like Naruto once did, he didn't wanted to feel useless without doing nothing.

"Konohamaru-kun let's stay strong and go with everyone to the shelter" Moegi said.

The young boy nodded" yeah you're right Iruka sensei next time I will help too"

"You will be helping us if you stay hidden in the shelter"

"Right"

HEY YOU THREE GET YOUR ASSES INSIDE ALREADY" came the shout of Anko from the entrance to the shelter.

The three kids were startle leaving while continued to help with the evacuation.

(I hope things don't get worse) Iruka thought.

Elsewhere

Sakura have been running for an hour through the village in hopes of finding any of her friends or villagers, so far she has encounter a couple of zombie warriors and they were no match for her. She was surprise she has been Tsunade's apprentice for two months and her strength has increase, it seems that attacking all of those sports balls paid off after all. Running ahead she meet up with more zombie warriors she took a kunai and cut the head of one of them, she punch one while kicking another, she dodge all of the zombie attacks with her speed which also increase thanks to the training with the Hokage. Before attacking another a lighting dog hit the remaining zombies destroying them to pieces, Sakura saw the copy ninja Kakashi heading her way.

"Sakura are you okay?"

"Yes I'm fine sensei"

"It seems that the rest of the villagers were already secure to the shelters let's go there are more of these things to take care off"

She nodded while following him suddenly the pieces of the zombies started to get together again like nothing has happen, Kakashi had seen it once because he had fought them before running to Sakura but he also saw the way she fought and he was quite impressed with her performance.

(Looks like she's improving in her training with Hokage-sama)

In another part of the village other chunnins, jounins and AMBU were engage in combat with the undead army, the zombies didn't pose such a threat since their movements were a little sluggish and they are not so fast meaning it's easy to defeat them. However they had a huge advantange against the leaf ninjas they had the ability to get back at their feet even if they were hit by their strongest jutsus, after the entire enemy was already dead and it seems to be a waste of time attacking them. One by one they all fell by the might of the Konoha ninjas, AMBU were killing everyone zombie getting in their way showing no mercy to the enemy. But it wasn't long before a few of them namely chunins and jounin were beginning to feel exhausted due to being drained of chakra for using too much of their jutsus, little by little no matter how much they could deny it they were reaching their limit and it seems they were going to be defeated.

At the Hokage's office

Tsunade has been walking back and forth in her office Shizune just report to her that her forces was handling the enemy well, but with the fact that they were beings from the undead and couldn't be kill was enough to make them a powerful threat to the village. She needed to know a way to stop them but what could be the answer to defeat an army of zombies, her thinking was halted when the door to her office open and the three elder members of the leaf council came Homura, Kotaru and Danzou.

"What is it now?" she said in annoyed tone.

"Tsunade the enemy cannot be defeated" Homura said.

"Well it must be for the fact that they are dead and no matter how many times they get beaten they will come back for more this looks like a forbidden jutsu of Orochimaru just like his return from the underworld jutsu"

"And yet there hasn't been any sign of any sound ninjas anywhere in the village" Kotaru said.

Tsunade sighed" everyone is fighting hard but the enemy cannot be defeated they will keep getting back up you can't kill something that it's already dead"

"There must be a way to stop them there has to be a way to stop this jutsu" Homura said.

"It is too powerful to be a jutsu I wish there was a way to stop it we have to be realistic here if this keeps up everyone will get exhausted either from fighting or from chakra exhaustion we have no choice but….to evacuate the village"

The three elders were shock and outrage.

"WHAT you want us to abandoned the village you're insane Tsunade" Danzou said in anger.

"Do you have a better idea Danzou, well let's hear it" Tsunade snap at the war hawk.

"Tsunade we can't abandon Konoha" Kotaru said.

"I apologize to you three I know how much this village means to all of us but I rather take our people and continue living away from the village rather to have them kill by an undead army that it can't be defeated however I have already order the AMBU to scout over the village if they spot any sound ninja"

The three elders nodded they didn't like the decision their Hokage just made especially Danzou, they were all thinking that there was a way to stop the undead army without leaving the village. One thing they were hoping that this attack doesn't lead to the end of the leaf village of Konoha and its legacy, they have already lost the son of the fourth Hokage by a selfish act and now there was the possibility that they will have to leave their home village.

Gai and his team were still fighting a large group of zombie warriors they realize that it was futile the undead warriors will come get back to their feet, they deiced not to use any chakra base attacks Neji use his Hyuga style taijutsu while TenTen chose her weaponry since she had a lot of weapon scrolls and Gai and Lee were perfect because they were experts in taijutsu they just enjoy the fight and the training.

Team eight were still fighting the same group they were fighting before but they were lead to a dead end, Shino have used his insects and he look wear out since it takes chakra to use them Kiba have use a lot of chakra using his fang over fang technique, Hinata was only using her taijutsu not wanting to use chakra but exhaustion was also catching up to her. Kurenai beat another zombie warrior with a kunai while they have been fighting them for over an hour, she has use some of her chakra and she was about to reach her limit.

(I don't know how long we can hold on against these things were almost at our limit)

Team ten were in the same boat they have been currently running from them only to be surrounded by a large group of more zombie warriors, Shikamaru was almost out of chakra since he has use his shadow strangulation jutsu too much Chouji was the same way for using his boulder technique Ino was worst because she has use her mind transfer jutsu more times that she could count and she felt like she was about to collapse any moment now. Asuma cut down another zombie ninja with his blades; he took a look at his team they were getting exhausted this battle was off their hands, there was no other way to defeat this enemy it seems that sooner or later they were going to be beaten.

(We have our work cut out this time we can't win like this)

In another part of the village Kakashi and Sakura were jumping from the roofs of the buildings while being chase by a large group of zombies, Kakashi killed a zombie ninja with his kunai and Sakura punch a couple more. He was really impressed with her strength it was enough proof that her training with Tsunade was going well, they stop on a roof while the group of zombies surrounded. The zombies charge at them while Sakura hit them throwing a couple of kunais, a samurai zombie attack her with his katana but she dodge it countering his attack with a kick sending the undead warrior to out of the roof. Kakashi saw that more zombies were heading their way and no matter how many times they beat them they will still get up to fight, he punch another zombie while he got next to the pink hair genin seeing that they were outnumbered they didn't have nowhere else to go.

(The odds in winning this fight are very slim we don't know how long we can keep fighting them)

In a tall building the cloaked hooded figure was watching the whole attack gazing at the distance of the village, he was impressed seeing the leaf ninja's strength now he understood why Konoha pose such threat to Orochimaru and Akatsuk.

(They are strong but they will never defeat the undead its always destine to come back no matter what it is inevitable)

Miles away from Konoha three cloaked figures were gazing at the distance of the leaf village, one was tall reaching six feet with four inches and the other two were shorter than the taller one by a couple of inches.

"Looks like the attack has begun" said a young teen's voice.

"Yeah there goes the neighborhood" said another teen's voice in a amused tone.

"Let's go you two" the third voice said which sounded older than the other ttwo.

They nodded before vanishing from sight.

To be continued

Looks like Konoha is having trouble with the undead army can they win what will happen next and will Tsunade go to the plan to actually evacuate the village find out in the next chapter feel free to review. I want to thank all of the people who have review the story farewell until next time.

Next chapter: the source the arrival of the unexpected foe