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Chapter 12: The Invasion
Naruto was getting drowsy when he took note of feathers falling from the sky 'Genjutsu but why?'the question was answered when explosions rocked the stadium and ninja from the sound and sand villages invaded the ring
"Shino, Shikamaru we need to get to our jonnin sensei's to find out what to do and I already know your faking sleeping shika that aint going to work on me" Naruto said
"troublesome blond fine... it looks like Sasuke has run off after the sand siblings our sensei's are in the next booth over lets hurry" Shikamaru droned
upon arriving at the location the jonnin's were fighting Naruto spent little time getting there attention
"Kakashi sensei we are here what do you want us to do" Naruto asked
"you need to go after Sasuke and help him with those sand genin" the cyclops ninja said as he created a whole in the wall for the genin to leave the arena "Sakura you go with them and Naurto your in charge and second in charge well I will lend you one of my summons for that"
"summoning jutsu... Pakun here will lead you to his scent I will take command if Naruto is unable to" Kakashi said indicating a small pug dog wearing a blue shirt
"Yo! The dog chorused shocking Sakura who had never seen a summons talk before
"you got it Kakashi sensei but there is something about the red haired one you need to know" Naruto said
"what is it" the silver haired ninja asked
"hes like me" was Naruto's only reply as he and his team leaving a now worried Kakashi staring out the hole watching them leave
(With the Hokage)
"kukuku its beautiful isn't it hokage-dono, the chaos of war" the kazekage sneered
"I can not agree with you there is nothing more horrible than war Kazekage-dono or should I say Orochimaru" the old hokage said sadness evident in his voice at knowing what his old pupil had done
"so you figured it out did you Sarutobi Sensei" the hebi sannin chuckled
"your life ends today one way or another Orochimaru I will not make the mistake of letting you live again" Hiruzen stated with conviction
"no sensei it is you who will die here today and your village will burn to the ground" the snake taunted before going through several handsigns "Summoning Edo Tensei" as three coffins came up from the ground out of the first came Hashirama Senju, the second came Tobirama Senju , the third however was disrupted by a hail of kunai and disappeared before it was able to complete the jutsu
"Orochimaru how cruel and twisted are you to use them in this way" the Sandaime said pity in his voice
"Little Saru, is that you" the first hokage said
"you have gotten old monkey was it you who brought us here" the Nidame asked
"no I didn't bring you here sensei that was my pupil who is trying to destroy our village" Sarutobi said both joyed and saddened to see his former sensei's again, joyed because he can speak with his long dead sensei's and friends and saddened at the way they were going to be used
Orochimaru placed kunai with a seal on them in the back of the former hokage's heads and life faded from there eyes and they began to get into a battle stance
"summoning jutsu king Enma" Hiruzen called and a large Ape came into existence infront of the hokage's
"Hiruzen whats going on here arnt they" "Yes and Orochimaru is controlling them" Sarutobi asked the Apes unfinished question
Enma transformed into a large Bo Staff and awaited his predecessor's to make the first move it didn't take long before Hashirama Finished a set of hand signs and sent a piller of wood charging straight at the Monkey Staff wielder
(Suna Siblings)
The three gennin from the hidden sand jumped from tree to tree but were painfully aware that there were two groups of follower's and they were closing fast, the first and closest follower was Sasuke Uchiha they were not to worried with as they out numbered the lone Uchiha however the second group they could tell was four or five people strong
"what do we do we cant fight off the Uchiha here the others will catch up before we can finish get away we need to split up" Temari reasoned
"I will continue ahead the Uchiha will come after me and I will get a perfect chance to kill him" Garra said with a twisted smile "you two can distract the group behind him" he finished and the elder brother and sister split up from him to intercept the group behind him with Kankuro going on ahead with temari lagging behind
(with Naruto's group)
"we are catching up but it looks like they the Suna ninja have split up and are heading this way" Pakun said
"most likely in an attempt to prevent us from reaching Sasuke and Garra" Shikamaru deduced
The lazy Nara's guess proved accurate as a few minutes latter there path was blocked by the puppet wilder of the siblings
"I will handle this fight the rest of you should continue on" Shino Stated on a monotone
"you sure Shino we don't want to leave you here" Naruto asked
"positive it would not be productive for us all to stay as it would allow our target to escape" the Aburame said
"alright good luck bug boy" Naruto said trying to lift the mood
the others continued on and once again came face to face this time with Temari
"Im not letting any of you pass" she said taking her fan off he back and readying a swing but before she could finish her move she froze
"Shadow possession success" Shikamaru said as his shadow had caught the tall kunoichi's "you guys go on ahead ill hold her here as long as I can" the lazy genius continued
"ok you got it come on Sakura we have a teme to save Pakun lead the way" Sakura had a tic mark on her head angry at the way Naruto insulted her Sasuke-kun but in the end didn't act out as she knew they needed to go make sure said emo was alright
when the pair and the dog arrived on the scene they were witness to Sasuke down on one knee utterly defeated while a torrent of sand raced towards him
Acting quickly Naruto grabbed the brooder and jumped out of the way quickly taking in the pattern's on his face and arms 'what is that and his chakra it feels vile not angry and malevolent like kyuubis but sick and twisted it looks like its coming from that seal on his neck... Wow look at that thing who ever made it is a genius a completely fucked up evil maniac but a genius non the less that has to be Orochimaru's curse mark I would need a proper look at it but I can already see a slave and mental suppressor matrix in it as well as an addiction seal obviously the more it is used the more control that hebi-teme gets over its users and he makes it addictive so they crave the power more and more' Naruto thought placing Sasuke down on a tree branch and turning to stare at Garra.
Garra had changed he was now completely covered in sand and had a tail made of it his eyes had changed from sea green to black with yellow cross pupils and he had a face that was no longer recognizable
'so that must be shukaku's version of the chakra cloak and by the look on garra's face he is being overcome by the rage and hatred of the demonic chakra what do I do I only just started work on chakra suppression seals and I don't know any that are on the level I need to stop a jinchuuriki guess im going to have to do this the old fashioned way by kicking his ass' Naruto thought as he pushed off the branch to attack
Garra couldn't keep up Naruto was far faster than the Uchiha and this was pushing his anger to new heights, Naruto on the other hand was just realizing how useless taijutsu was against the tanuki jinchuuriki.
Taking out an exploding tag and wrapping it around the base of a kunai Naruto observed the cloak of sand and decided it looked weakest at the base of the tail he droped down below the enraged Garra and proceeded to deliver what could only be described as one hell of an enema
the smoke cleared and the sand was now falling off the red haired gennin but Naruto didn't waist time he created around fifty clones and attacked from all angles the first group kicking the troubled ninja into the air "Uzu-ma-ki Naruto barrage" the blond yelled as all the clones continued kicking the red head in the air before delivering violent kicks sending Garra crashing into the ground
Sakura was staring in awe at the blonds power whilst checking on Sasuke who still had his curse mark on glaring at the fight in jealousy and rage 'how is this happening I am supposed to be the elite me an Uchiha not some clanless looser and dobe why dose he have this power but it has been denied me... WHY' the last Uchiha raged in his head
"Damn you Uzumaki I will kill you now Ninpo: Feigning Sleep Technique" Garra yelled as he collapsed on the floor
Naruto stared curiously at the downed genin wondering what sleeping would acomplish when sand erupted all over the sand ninja's body and it grew to the size and shape of the great bijuu Shukaku
"AHAHAHAH im free at last now I get to destroy things but first where is that little pest" the giant Tanuki roared
"oh shit I gotta do something Summoning Jutsu" Naruto yelled and a massive cloud of smoke filled the air and when it cleared it revealed Naruto standing on top of Gamabunta
"oi gaki why have you summoned me and it better not be one of Jiraiya's stupid tests again" the giant toad said taking a puff on his pipe
"eh sorry boss toad but its important this time look" Naruto said pointing towards the tailed beast
"what you want me to fight Shukaku well this brings back memory's ok gaki your on but you owe me extra saki for this you hear me" Gamabunta yelled jumping forward and attempting to cut off the demons arm but the sword became stuck half way and the giant toad was forced to remove it 'damn kid is just like his father well this shall be interesting'
"your a wind type yes? Well when I fire my water bullet I want you to use your most powerful wind jutsu so we can combine them for a collaboration jutsu." The toad ordered
"you got it boss toad" Naruto replied
the giant boss summons leaped high in the air but before he and Naruto could perform there colaboration the oversized raccoon quickly several air bullets knocking the toad and his summoner back
"You need to wake the medium, that blasted tanuki can attack much faster than we can however if the boy regains consciousness shukaku will disappear" Gamabunta informed his blond passenger
"ok got it you get me in close and ill wake him up" Naruto yelled back
Gamabunta jumped forward but Shukaku easily knocked him away
"AHAHA you are no match for me mortal now die" the Bijuu roared sending a wave of sand at the toad who narrowly dodged out of the way
(With Sasuke and Sakura)
Shikamaru had arrived after dealing with the blonde kunoichi and was watching in awe of the battle before him as he headed towards the other two genin in the area,
"man that Naruto this battle is way to troublesome we should get out of here before it becomes even mor dangerous" the Pineapple haired ninja called out getting the attention of the others
Sakura weakly nodded not wanting to get in the way of the fight or be injured or killed, Sasuke on the other hand just glared on at the fight continuing
'how can this be, even with the power of the curse mark I was no match for Garra yet the dobe is... how is this happening have I improved at all, I need more power if I am going to kill Itachi dammit I need more power!' Sasuke thought as he looked on at the two giant animals attacking each other "Im not going anywhere I need to see how much stronger the dobe is than me" Sasuke seethed
"no where leaving we will just get in Naruto's way if we stay that's an order" said a small dog who arrived just after Shikamaru
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"Im an Uchiha I don't take orders from small dogs... leave me alone" Sasuke ordered
"but Sasuke-kun Kakashi sensei left Naruto and this dog in charge we have to do what he says or it can be considered insubordination and you can be punished" Sakura begged her crush hoping to be able to leave to a safe area
"hn fine lets go" Sasuke sneered obviously upset at having to take orders from an animal
(With Orochimaru and the Hokage's)
Hiruzen was in a tough spot he had no way of beating his sensei's and former student the first and second hokage's it appeared could not be killed every time they receive a fatal injury they just healed.
The forest created by Hashirama had become a trap for the aged hokage and he was being attacked from almost every angle 'is there no way I can end this ….. …. yes, there is one way but it requires a sacrifice of one human soul' "Well Orochimaru its time to end this and I am going to do it with a forbidden jutsu even you have never seen" Sarutobi Called out and made several shadow clones to grab his former sensei's and his student "ninpo Shiki Fuin" the hokage called out as the spectral figure of the shinigami appeared behind the old monkey summoner and began devouring the souls of his predecessor's
"im sorry old friends" Hiruzen called a single tear escaping his eye
"its alright Saru your doing it to save the village im proud of you" the Nidaime replied with pride in his voice
"What is this how did you defeat my Edo Tensei" Orochimaru demanded not yet seing the hands reach into him and begin removing his soul
"the dead demon summoning jutsu I will seal there souls away inside the shinigami's stomach for all eternity as much as it pains me to do so and you are going with them" The hokage informed his former pupil
"What no I will kill you before you get the chance" Orochimaru yelled controlling his sword kusenagi to stab right through the chest of his sensei "why didn't you get out of the way"
"hehe because I am already dead the Shiki fuin costs the life of the caster and has only been used by one other person the Yondaime hokage in collaboration with the 8 trigrams seal inorrder to seal away kyuubi at the cost of his life" Sarutobi informed the now struggling snake sannin
The pair struggled in a tug of war over the snakes soul for awhile but it became obvious that the hokage was weakening due to the blade sticking through his chest "well it looks like I cant kill you like I had hoped Orochimaru but I can still end your dream of learning every jutsu alive by taking your arms FUIN!" Hiruzen called out completing the sealing.
Orochimaru let out a deathly scream as his arms began to turn black backing away in pain as the old hokage collapsed onto the ground he ordered a retreat suddenly the barrier that had been preventing interference dropped and the four sound ninja responsible for the barrier jumped and caught there master before shunshining away
(with Naruto and Garra)
"Damn it this is no use I don't have any claws I need you to henge me into something that can hold on" Gamabunta said panting from exhaustion
"ok I got just the thing lets go boss toad" Naruto said determination filling his voice
the toad charged and halfway there transformed into kyuubi before digging his new found claws into Shukaku's side's allowing Naruto to jump on his head
"NO get off me you pest I will not disappear again" the tanuki roared
Naruto summoned a clone and began gathering chakra in his palm "Hey Garra its time to wake up... …. Rasengan!" Naruto buried the small ball of spinning chakra into the red heads gut shredding the sand armor causing the sleeping Suna ninja to awaken in pain but not far enough to kill the boy
"NOOOOOOOO I just got free I don't want to leave again" Shukaku cried as he started to fall apart and recede back into the seal
Garra fell to the ground in to much pain to stand from the rasengan as the giant toad dispelled leaving Naruto walking towards the downed ninja
"No stay away you will not wipe out my existence you how are you so strong" Garra yelled clearly panicking and fearing for his life
"Its painful isn't it being alone it hurts that you cant be loved like everyone else, I am strong because I fight to protect my precious people I am strong because I need to be to protect them, I don't want to kill you Garra you are like me but I got lucky I met Iruka Sensei and jiji helped me but you don't have to be alone anymore Garra I would like to be your friend" Naruto said
Garra was shocked this boy had just defeated his entire way of life and whats more he wanted to help him "you would want to be my friend even after what I have done" the red head asked
"of course I do we are the same I have a demon sealed in me as well and we can understand each other I would be honored to be your friend Garra" the blond said sitting down next to the sand ninja
"Thank you …. … friend ….. …. do you think I can be like you have other precious people" Garra asked pleadingly
"absolutely in fact you already have others"
"who"
"your brother and sister they may be scared of you but they obviously still care" Naruto said
the pair sat and talked for awhile till Temari and Kankuro arrived and collected Garra and jumped away heading out of the city
"Temari, Kankuro... …. … Im sorry" the red head said leaving his siblings shocked at his statement 'Uzumaki Naruto hey... how much have you helped our brother' both siblings thought as they fled the city after it became obvious that Konoha would not fall
(One Week Later)
Naruto was currently standing over a picture of the hokage after placing a rose on his tomb, he struggled to hold back the tear's to honor his fallen leader and grandfather figure returning to the crowd he took his place next to Kakashi and team 7 ignoring the jealous looks of Sasuke.
The rest of the funeral service was a blur for Naruto who could only watch in a daze as the familys of the fallen walked up to add there loved ones names to the memorial stone and once it had finished Naruto only had enough energy to return home and fall into his bed before falling asleep
(3 days later with Jiraiya)
the toad sage was sitting on top of a toad watching his apprentice from a distance as he wandered around aimlessly trying to cope with the loss of his grandfather
"what do you two want" Jiraiya said not taking his eyes from the boy concern in his eyes
the two elders seemed shocked at the sannin's attitude toward's them "ah yes Jiraiya the counsel has had a meeting and decided that you should become the Godaime hokage" Koharu announced
"not interested" Jiraiya responded
"what do you mean you are the only person strong enough apart from Danzo to run this village and we have via overwhelming vote by the shinobi council decided at this time we decided need one of the Sannin to take over from Hiruzen" Homura said hoping Jiraiya would reconsider
Jiraiya turned to face the elders directly "Oh come on you know as well as I do I would be a horrible hokage besides I have my spy network to manage as well as other things that are more important" he said turning back to watch Naruto "any way there is one other person who would make a great leader of this village it is in her blood after all"
"you cant mean her can you Jiraiya she hasn't been to the village in years we don't even know where she is altho I agree she would make an excellent choice" Koharu said
"oh I can find her after all I am quite good at finding things" the toad sage said confidently
"very well we accept we will issue you with an Anbu squad for escort" Homura announced
"no I don't want a squad tagging along they will just slow me down all I will take with me is my new apprentice I think he will be perfect for this kind of thing" Jiraiya said
"very well when will you depart" both elders asked
"I will leave today no time to waist right by now the whole elemental nations would have heard of sensei's death we don't need any more invasion attempts" and with that Jiraiya jumped away to collect his student from the streets below
(with Naruto)
"so gaki still moping I see" Jiraiya said
"oh hey erosennin I just don't know what to do I have had any family before but I did I imagine this is what it feels like" Naruto moped kicking a rock on the ground at a fence
"yeah its tough isn't it but the sensei wouldn't want you to mope around like this its not like you at all he would want you to get stronger so you can prevent this from ever happening again so you should get stronger and make him proud" Jiraiya did in an attempt to pick up the spirits and motivate his young charge
"your right erosennin I will become strong enough to protect everything I care about that's a promise and I never go back on my word" Naruto said obviously in a better mood and more determined than ever.
"good man now go home and pack for a month long trip we have a mission to find the next hokage and knowing Tsunade it could prove difficult, now go get your stuff and meet me at the north gate" the toad sage ordered
"you got it erosennin ill see you there" and with that the energetic blond ran off home to pack for his new mission
End Chapter