A/N: Yes, I did change the summary. It's shorter now. Do y'all like better as it is now, or as it was? The original summary, if you can't remember, is still on my profile page.

Madara felt his eyes burn from the chakra the pooled there. Damn that vile snake bastard to the deepest pits of hell! He thought, raising a hand to touch his cheek, where his brother had punched him at the beginning of their battle. His brother, who had hazy, unfocused eyes from the kunai Orochimaru had plunged into the back of his skull. His eyes flickered over to Hiruzen and Tobirama. They both decided to take on Orochimaru together, leaving him and Hashirama to their respective personal battles. Speaking of the First Hokage, Madara flicked his eyes to the brunette. He was fighting off tears as his opponent rushed him. If there was one thing good about this Edo Tensei bout, it was that Madara was not fighting her.

Because Uzumaki Mito was one hell of a fuinjjutsu master, and she knew how to use her skills in battle.

Naruto landed on a branch, as something flew at him, just missing him. He turned his head slightly, and spotted a kunai that was glistening with some weird purple liquid buried into the tree behind him. He reached out to run his hand over the liquid.

"It's poison Naruto! Don't touch it!" Sakura shouted, and Naruto quickly retracted his hand. A chuckle echoed around them.

"Heh, you're not a stupid as you look." Naruto's head snapped up, only to see Gaara's brother, Kankuro, perched on a branch a few metres up. Naruto shouted and pointed at him.

"AH! It's CATBOY!" Kankuro twitched and glared.

"What'd you call me brat!" Naruto blinked.

"Hey, that's exactly what Ero-Sennin says to me! D'you know him or somethin'?" Kankuro raised a brow.

"I have no idea what you're prattling on about." He reached behind him, and pulled the puppet off of his back. "Get ready to face the might of my Karasu!" Naruto frowned as the bandages surrounding the puppet fell, revealing a rather human-looking puppet.

"I dunno, that's a stupid name for a human looking puppet. Why'd ya' call it Crow for?"

"I didn't call it Crow! It's name is Karasu, and the legendary puppet master Sasori named it!" Naruto shrugged.

"Never heard of him. Must not be so legendary if the awesomest Genin in the world has never heard of him." Kankuro was about to respond when someone new interrupted them.

"Uzumaki-san, Haruno-san, please go ahead to Uchiha-san. I'll take care of him." Shino said, appearing from out of nowhere, making Naruto screech.

"What the hell Shino! You scared me! Don't just appear like that!" Shino turned to Naruto.

"I am sorry. Next time I will announce my presence before speaking." Naruto shuddered.

"So creepy..." Shino pretended not to hear Naruto, and gestured for them to continue.

"I can manage him. Please continue on." Naruto and Sakura nodded, before launching themselves forwards to continue following Pakkun. Shino returned his attention to Kankuro. "Now..." He raised a hand, and his colony of insects started leaking out. "...shall we fight?"

Hashirama pouted as he pulled yet another punch. It just wasn't fair! This was his wife he was fighting! She was the one who kept telling him not to hit girls! And besides, would he hitting her count as domestic abuse? Even if she's being controlled by some snake freak? Hashirama leaped away as his wife tried once again to place an explosive seal (of her own design no less!) on him. He just couldn't do it.

"This isn't fair!" He whined, and he knew that Madara had just rolled his eyes. Mito raised a brow and glanced at Orochimaru, who was facing away from them, and smirked before placing a finger at her mouth in a shushing motion. Hashirama was getting real confused. Weren't her eyes unfocused just a few seconds ago? "Mito?"

"Dear, you've really let yourself go." She sassed quietly, still smirking. Hashirama felt his heart soar.

"Mito! My love, it's been so long!" He ran towards her for a hug.

"SHH!" She slammed a hand onto his mouth, and peered over his shoulder at Orochimaru. "Dear, I'm trying to keep my free will a secret. Do me a favour, and shut up for a bit." Hashirama grinned at her.

"Anything for you, Mito."