" The next generation will always surpass the previous one. It's one of the never-ending cycles in life"

"I told you that I'll never let my friends die... that's also something that I wanted to convince myself of... There are many friends I was unable to protect so far... That's why every time I swear that I'll protect them... but then I still happen to face the truth of when I'm not able to do it... You have to take that 'wound' with you forever... That's why we're the one to endure... We are Ninja. I will never forget"

"Our will can bring forth miracle"

-Kakashi Hatake-

~Story~

!TRANGG!!SMACKK!!DUACKK!

All of them were moving their ass to win the battle against the enemy, and here was the list of fighting pairs:

Hashirama vs Asleep and Bored masked man

Tobirama vs Gloomy masked and Laughing masked woman

Hiruzen vs the Confused masked man

Kakashi vs Smiley and Crying masked women

Tsunade, Minato Naruto vs the drugs (they were still sleeping. Poor them)

And there they went. Jumping, hiding, running, climbing, ducking, flying (?), swinging, smirking, and laughing like mad people. Actually, if they were stupid enough to not understanding their position as enemies, they could tell they were happy to have an exercise partner. But they were just too smart to realize that.

After almost an hour of battling, they finally took a break, still with a fighting stance. The Hokages panted heavily, trying to control their breath.

'Damn. Since when fighting became so tiring?' Kakashi asked himself. And the others Hokages thought the same thing. They got several cuts, bruises, and burn injuries from the enemies' attacks, or the traps there.

The masked people, all stared at them, and one of them said "Looks like it's the time" the others nodded. The Hokages tried to be focus again, concentrating their Chakra, wondering what will come from the enemies. They surprised when the enemies loosened themselves a little, but they knew their Chakra were flowing out. Then, the enemies' eyes gleamed a white light from beneath their masks. When it's dimmed, they felt rather… different.

"What's happening?" Tobirama asked in confusion

"Don't ask me, Sensei" Hiruzen answered with mouth slightly ajar

"ALRIGHT. WE WILL EXPLAIN IT TO YOU"

The Hokages startled. Those masked men and women were talking the exact same thing TOGETHER. They gulped, not letting their guards down

"FIRST, THIS IS THE TECHNIQUE THAT ONLY US CAN USE. WITH THIS, WHATEVER ONE OF US SAYS, THE OTHERS WILL ALSO SAY IT. YOU CAN SAY IT'S AS IF WE SHARE EVERYTHING WE THINK AND SAY. SOMETHING LIKE THAT" they said together again. The Hokages absorbed that information, and kept it in their minds, thinking about strategy at the same time.

"AND SECOND, IT'S ABOUT YOUR CONDITION" they said again. The Hokages fought the urge not to widen their eyes.

"WE ARE SURE YOU HAVE REALIZED IT THAT ALL OF YOUR POWER FROM YOUR REAL SELVES ARE IN YOUR CURRENT SELVES NOW." They started

"BUT DESPITE APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY, THERE IS STILL ANOTHER THING THAT CHANGE ABOUT YOU GUYS" they continued. Succeeded to make the Hokages surprised yet again

"AND THAT'S… ENDURANCE" they finished. The Hokages all widened their eyes now. They blamed themselves for not realizing that thing sooner.

"OF COURSE YOU ARE ALL STRONG. YOU ARE THE ONES WHO BEAT OUR MASTER, AFTER ALL. BUT IF IT'S ABOUT YOUR ENDURANCE NOW, YOU ARE FAR INFERIOR THAN US. LOOKING AT THAT, IF WE JUST HOLD ON A LITTLE BIT MORE, VICTORY IS ON OUR SIDE" their way of talking seemed a little different, maybe the one who said it was a different person, because they were… smirking strangely

The Hokages looked a little down. They were fighting with the negative thoughts in their heads. Then the masked people cancelled their technique, and back to their normal selves.

"Ck! Who cares about that!" Hiruzen suddenly shouted. All the eyes turned to him

"We are here now because of a thing or a person that we don't even know what or who. But the clear thing here is, we have to find that person to go back to our real times, and to do that, we have to go and win against you! Isn't it that simple?" Hiruzen said again. That speech succeeded making the other Hokages there lighten up.

"Right. It's as simple as that" Hashirama said, readying himself, as well as Tobirama and Kakashi.

"Giving up isn't our specialty" Kakashi warned with an invincible smile behind his mask

"Right. We will show you, the true form of…" Tobirama said slowly

"THE WILL OF FIRE!" they shouted together, and continue their fights again.

The masked people just stared as the Hokages rushed toward them

"My, my…"

"What an unthoughtful move"

"They really are just a children"

"Did we overestimate them?"

"I don't even look at them that high from the very start"

"They are just simple reckless"

"But that's a fatal thing"

They didn't move, but their expression looked like looking down at the Hokages in front of them.

Tobirama widened his eyes, and stopped his feet from moving.

"EVERYONE! DUCK!" he commanded. But that was too late. They got in the trap. So many kunai came toward them with a high speed. And some of those sharp thing cut their skin. Luckily, Hashirama blocked some with his Mokuton, Tobirama, Hiruzen and Kakashi blocked it with their swords.

"That was pretty good" the woman in smiley mask (the maid) said.

"But you don't have a certain assumption" she continued. The Hokages needed some time to realize what she meant by that. They cursed under their breath.

"Damn.." at the same time, they fell on to their knees, because of the kunai that cut them had a poison on it.

"It's over, brats" the man in confused mask said, walking closer to them.

"Bastards…" Tobirama cursed again, but he felt a great headache, and his vision was blurry. He couldn't do anything about that. The same thing happened to the others

"So bad that you don't have a time to prove that 'Will of Fire' or whatever it is. One thing to be sure, you are all dead now. Ahahahah" the man behind a gloomy mask said. Maybe he was already a mad man, he laughed almost all the possible time to mock his enemies.

"Huh?" the enemies looked a little surprise, when they saw Hashirama. The said ex-Hokage were trying his best to stand. Hashirama was really famous because of his healing skill without even using a seal. And his body could stand some kinds of poisons. That was why he could move, even a little, even after being cut by the kunai

"Maybe we will leave you for the best part." The maid said, referring to Hashirama. They weren't sure, but it was clear that her personally somehow changed.

Then The Confused and Gloomy masked men and the maid walked toward Tobirama, Hiruzen and Kakashi. The said three Hokages could only hope for something like a miracle or so.

"Ugh…" Hashirama tried to move and protect the others, at least he wanted to make a seal and use his Mokuton, but because of the poison, his mind and body seemed to not be connected anymore. All he did was trembling and struggling to stand.

"Darn it. Not again…" he cursed. The memory of him failing to protect his two brothers appeared before him. He didn't want that to happen again. Two was more than enough. He couldn't possibly let his important other brother, pupil, and his subordinate to die in front of his eyes.

"Sorry, but we aren't too kind to ask you about your death wish or to answer your question" the maid said again, raising her sword which was ready to cut anything she wanted.

'Now that she talks about question, who the hell is their so-called 'Master'?' Hiruzen asked himself, because he knew she wouldn't answer even if he asked out loud.

'Nothing use. I couldn't even move my finger even if I want to try my jutsu. I can only hope Anija can run away or something' Tobirama thought

'At this time, where are Minato-sensei, Tsunade-hime and Naruto?' Kakashi tried to look at his surrounding, and failed miserably.

"With this, our mission will be completed" the maid said, giving a command to swing their blades.

That time, for the Hokages there, the light of hope seemed to be vanished, the thoughts of their future disappeared without a single trace, and all the times when they were alive flashed before their eyes.

Finally I'm back... T_T I'm so sorry for the looooong wait. How long has it been? Almost a month? oh well... when I was going to type this story again, my laptop was sick (read : error) and I couldn't use it for about more than 2 weeks.. T_T and, when my laptop was healed (read : fixed), it was my turn to be error (read : sick) I had, and actually still has, some problem with one of my inner organs, well, that doesn't matter now. But that time, I felt like a zombie I couldn't eat properly and there were SO many things I couldn't eat, and it was hard to be focus that time, I'm glad my exam week already passed that time. And that's it. One more time, so sorry

Kakashi : "You talk too much about yourself"

Me : "I just want the readers to understand... especially the ones who review me! I feel really guilty, you know"

Tobirama : "And what's with that 'error' and 'sick' thing? you typed it wrong. Maybe you are still sick"

Me : "Oh come on... I typed how to read it right"

Hiruzen : "What will happen to us in your story?"

Me : "Of course a secret"

Hashirama : "Don't tell me... you are planning to make us dead?"

Me : "Told you. secret. maybe, maybe no"

Naruto : "OOOYYY WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME! *smacked* ouch!"

Tsunade : "Shut up, idiot"

Minato : "Now, now... don't fight.

Me : *Go back typing*

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