A/N Heya all here is my latest installment i do hope all of you enjoy it.
Dark, murderous clouds loomed over head the forests of Konoha, The lush forest now a virtual jungle of shadowy demons and creepy specter's. Rain poured down in thick sheets smiting the ground with an infinite number of blows. Lightning struck with fury and precision lighting the sky in brief flashes. The booming laugh of thunder that followed shook windows. Orochimaru landed silently on a branch about fifty kilometers from Konoha. He was fast approaching the hidden village he had betrayed, Leaping forward with great speed, the man now more snake than human grinned. His trusted informant inside the walls had given him information too good to pass up.
The Kyuubi Jinchuuriki had shown signs of what seemed to be the mokuton release. That thought had Orochimaru's mind racing at a frenzied pace. For the boys' body would be the next host for his soul. With increasing speed Orochimaru raced towards Konoha.
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Jiraiya, a tall man with waist-length, spiky white hair tied back into a pony tail, with two shoulder-length bangs framing both sides of his face. Bold red lines ran down from his eyes. Adorning his forehead was a horned forehead protector with the kanji for 'Oil' (油, abura), which denoted his affiliation with Mount Myōboku. The ancestral home to which his particular summons belonged too. A noticeable wart stood brazenly on the right side of his nose. Jiraiya wore a green short shirt kimono and matching pants; under which he wore mesh armour that showed out of the sleeves and legs of his outfit. His outfit was completed with hand guards, a simple black belt, traditional Japanese geta (wooden sandals), a red cloak with two simple yellow circles, and a scroll on his back. A tattoo in his left palm resembled one that Gama had in his hand as well.
Tsunade a fairly tall, light-skinned woman with light, golden-amber eyes and straight blonde hair. Her hair is waist-length with shoulder-length bangs framing both sides of her face. her silky sun blonde hair was tied into two loose ponytails. A violet rhombus mark was present on her forehead similar to her grandmother's.
The last of the assembled being Asuma. A fairly good looking man with brown eyes, short, black spiky hair and beard. His clothing consisted of the standard Konoha ninja uniform with the sleeves rolled up half way. His flak jacket represented his status as an elite. for foot wear he went with trusty regular shinobi sandals. His forehead protector standing proudly on his forehead. Completing the look was his Ninja Guardian sash that showed his time serving the fire daimyo. A pair of black bangles and bandages wrapped around his arms of his sleeves for protection.
He placed himself at the foot of the bed that housed the third Hokage. "It's been two days now, I know he's getting on in years but I'm now officially worried. So I came to you two." Asuma informed the two remaining loyal Sannin. Who had been in the tenth level of hell because of the old monkey, who lay before the gathered trio, yet Sarutobi Hiruzen was their teacher or father and even though he had his flaws he cared and that meant more to them than some petty grievance. Tsunade took command of the situation in a flash.
"I'll run a diagnostic; you two make yourselves useful and get me a bucket of cool water and a towel so his body doesn't overheat. I can see him sweating from here. Now get!" Tsunade commanded, the two men almost running out of the room to do as she demanded. The blonde was a scary woman when she wanted to be. Going straight to work, Tsunade quickly went through a series of different hand seals before pointing her index and fore finger on Sarutobi's forehead. A green light blossomed at the contact and grew to become a small glowing light, casting soothing glow around the room. 'Come on Sensei; show me why you haven't woken yet.' Tsunade thought as her jutsu allowed her to get detect and foreign material of any kind within the body. What she found were traces of what seemed to be energy particles flowing about the chakra system which intertwined close with the circulatory system. The weird thing about it was that it didn't seem to be having any detrimental effects to it at all. On the contrary they seemed to be helping him. His chakra seemed to be getting more dense and flowing stronger through the veins. Ending her diagnostic jutsu just as the men returned with the asked for items she turned to them to begin to explain her findings.
"From a medical stand point nothing is wrong with our dear Hokage, however, I can tell you something is happening to him. His chakra is strengthening and condensing itself, in lamens terms he would require less chakra to cast a jutsu than beforehand. All we can do right now is monitor him to make sure he's alright." She spoke with an air of finality.
It was at this point that a loud banging became audible to the three. "It appears someone is at the door. I'll go check on it." Asuma smoothly cut in while simultaneously puffing on a cigarette. Going out the bedroom of the two story wooden house and through the hall way, down the flight of stairs he quickly found himself at his door. He opened it too find a very drenched and very frightened Tenten.
"Asuma sensei! Naruto's gone, I can't find him anywhere in the village at all. We fell asleep on the couch together but I woke because the window was open. I Fear he's been kidnapped! Please you have to help me!" She said all this through hurried and fevered breaths.
Asuma quickly grabbed the girl by her wrist set her on the couch and looked her straight in the eye. "Don't move I'm going to be right back." Tenten nodded dumbly in response. He could tell she was frightened out of her wits. With racing steps Asuma made his way to his fathers' room. As he came near he could hear chatting when he opened the door he was shocked to see the old man was sitting up with a serene smile on his face.
~Hiruzen's point of view~
When he saw his son Asuma the old monkey's eyes lit with joy. "Ah my son I'm glad you're hear. Listen-"He tried to say but Asuma cut him off.
"No time old man, Naruto's missing and Tenten thinks he may have been kidnapped. The girls frightened her out of her mind." He announced urgently.
In an instant Hiruzen's face changed to one tempered by the fires of war and ready for any challenges that may come. With a nimbleness that belied his age the Hokage quickly dressed into his old battle gear. When he was ready he turned to the assembled ninja ready to follow him. "Do an old man a favor and watch over Tenten while I go investigate this."
"What dad that's lunatic! How do you even expect to find him, we have no information." Asuma exclaimed.
With a shake of his head The Hokage replied. "I have my ways of tracking Naruto, Asuma right now I need someone to take care of my female student. I would do it myself but Naruto may be in grave danger if she is right. I cannot dally any longer." He wasted no time in using the Shun-shin no jutsu to teleport himself to the base of the Hokage tower. Pulling a trick out of Jiraiya's book he raced up the wall using chakra to stick to the surface and ran all the way to the top of the tower where he hopped through the window after opening said window.
Going to his desk he located the hidden switch on the roof of the top drawer. A piece of wood in the center of his desk slid open to reveal a clouded glass ball. The globe would allow him to view anyone or any place in Konoha that he wished. This was how he would find Naruto. Grabbing it he poured some chakra into it and brought Naruto to the Forefront of his mind, which wasn't hard in this instance. What he saw made his blood run cold. The cloud in the ball swirled in a vortex before clearing to reveal Itachi carrying an unconscious Naruto slung over his shoulder. He knew which part of the forest they were in just by looking at the trees. A little known fact was that there were a vast number of trees of all kinds within Konoha and by seeing the type of Tree's that Itachi was near could give him a ball park estimate of where they were.
His course now set Hiruzen raced out of Konoha like the wind itself.
~Back at the Sarutobi estate~
Tsunade was the first down the stairs thus she was the only one that bore witness to Tenten biting her nails in nervousness. "Calm down girl The Hokage himself is on it and if he can't find Naruto no one can." Her voice was stern but not mean. The change in Tenten was immediate her shoulders relaxed and her breathing came calmer and more regular.
"So Sensei is finally well?" The bun haired teen asked of her idol, having not seen him for two days her first assumption had been he had fallen ill. A belief that was not far off. Not allowing herself to get star struck at such a grave time. When she got a nod in response the girl sighed relief, "Good I know Sensei can do it. What is our duty in this?" She acted as if she would be required to hunt for him herself.
"My old man went himself, alone without any back up. He was insistent on this, still it's not place to question his orders." Asuma informed her with a hint of bitterness lacing his voice. 'Damn him, I take care of his ass for two days and then he just decides to throw us out because he thinks we can't handle it. I was one of the fucking twelve ninja guardians and Tsunade and Jiraiya are two of the legendary Sannin but nooo he's always done things his way never listening to reason.' He thought to himself, fuming at not being able to do anything. He liked the brat and he should be out there searching for him too.
"What Asuma means-"Tsunade countered giving a glare towards the elite jounin to silence him. "Is that your duty is to relax while the third handles this crisis. If he feels confident enough to handle this by himself than he can handle this himself is that understood."
Tenten's shoulders slumped, "I just don't like sitting on the sidelines. He could be in serious trouble."
"You'd only be in the way. Any fight that old monkey got into would be on such a scale that you would end up hindering him more than helping him." Jiraiya had effectively shut her up at that point. "You already did the best thing you could do by coming to us. Now relax young one and let the adults handle this. We know what we're doing." He flashed her a shining smile, and dorky thumbs up. Yet somehow it helped ease the troubled teens mind.
~Shiamaru Vs Bikou-Jotei~
Shikamaru was currently sweating. He had never had such a devious opponent before. Not even his father was this tough, yet the wielder of shadows was not willing to give any ground. So far their game was at a stalemate with neither opponent having an advantage. Across from him Bikou-Joutei had her ever present grin that looked for too malicious and demonic for her pretty face. Yet those devil-red eyes bored into his own with hunger. Hunger to dine on something Shikimaru wasn't about to give her. Flicking his eyes down to the board again, he hit a revelation.
'No way, this can't be… it's too promising, this has to be a trap.' The boy thought, as he looked down at the board he could see that if he cut right down the middle and cut outwards like a spear he would be able to surround and capture a good third of the blacks' forces. Yet it all seemed too simplistic for this crafty lady to let it work. 'But maybe this is the true test, to see if I will attack like a spear and show her that I have the guts to strike when the opportunity presents itself. Well let's fight.'
With his mind set Shikamaru grabbed his stone and placed it on the board. Bikou's eyes lit with hidden fire when she saw his move. Eagerly she countered. This exchange quickly produced a rapid fire battle between the two Go players each countering the other almost as soon as the other lifted their hand off of the played stone. Shikamaru's eyes were locked on to the board, his eyes glinting with a steely edge.
"You lose." Shikamaru stated after his last move. "You can continue if you wish but I can tell you now that you've lost. I have you cut off and it will only end badly for you. So yield. I'm bored of this" The two locked eyes and if they were in the pits of a fiery hell, it would have frozen over due to the coldness that enveloped the two. Coldness that was not due in any way to the weather.
The woman grinned savagely. "This was never your true test Shikamaru this was just to test whether you were worthy to be the new body that I shall inhabit to roam the earth. Now set me free!" She cackled as she held out her right hand with all five digits closed together and pointing straight out. Her nails shot forward and impaled Shikimaru right in the heart. Blue energy started seeping out of the young Nara and receding from his chest, down the nails and into Bikou-Joutei. "Ah your life force feels so good. Give me more Nara Shikamaru!" She cried as the chakra started draining faster.
The young Nara felt as if his body was on fire and his innards were melting. He tried to scream but all that came out was a noiseless snarl. 'Is this the end?' The teen wondered as he could feel himself wasting away. 'Is this how I'm going to die? Being used by some crazy weapon as her play toy?' For reasons unknown to Shikamaru energy surged through him, powerful energy. 'NO! I won't go out like this!' With a savage scowl marring his face the young genius started withdrawing his energy back.
"Sorry but I can't let you have my body, Naruto would never let me here the end of it. Even more troublesome would be the wrath of my mother. So sorry crazy spear bitch but you picked the wrong Nara to mess with." With grim determination Shikamaru entered another battle of wills with the woman. Slowly but surely his energy returned, when all of it had been received he started draining hers. "You won't beat me. I refuse!" He shouted and with a rush the woman screeched as her lavender chakra ran down her nails as if the devil itself was chasing it.
"This can't be! No! I don't want to serve anyone! Not again!" But it was too late for Shikamaru's iron will crushed and imprisoned her.
Shikamaru snapped back into reality and fell backwards with a crash. Standing on weak knees he stumbled his way out of the shed, he was surprised to see his father still standing there even though rain was coming down with fury. "Why does Bikou-Joutei have to be a crazy bitch? I mean really couldn't it be some cool stoic warrior type? That would be far less troublesome." He complained to his father. Pitching forward when he tried to take the stairs only for his dad to catch him.
"I'm glad you had a strong enough will to control it. I'm sure you'll find that now that you've dominated her in such a fashion she'll be rather enamored with you. She never has had a male wielder you know." His father calmly replied though he sure loved the groan of annoyance that was his reply. Assured that his son was still his son he started for home carrying his exhausted heir all the way. "I'm proud of you Shikamaru." He didn't need to look to know his son was smiling.
~Somewhere within the forests surrounding Konoha~
Itachi came to a stop in one of the many indiscriminate caves that dotted this region of the forest. Setting Naruto down for the moment he went to the entrance his eyes scanning the surrounding forest. He knew his foe was not far behind. Naruto stirred, Itachi whipped his head around. It appeared Naruto was waking. Swiftly making his way to the blonde Ninja he kneeled next to him so he was eye level, As soon as the boy's eyes opened Itachi intoned with grim severity. "Tsukuyomi"
Now in the world of Tsukuyomi the instant Narutoopened his eyes the world went blood red and black clouds hung overhead ready to poison the ground with its vile contents. Before him stood none other than Itachi Uchiha the greatest genjutsu user of his time and an S rank missing ninja. Yeah Naruto knew who he was, after all the man had murdered his entire clan in one night and fled immediately after. "Naruto do not fear, I am not here to hurt you, I am here to talk to you and there is much I have to say and little time before the enemy is here."
Itachi gave the boy the most sincere look he could give, which still looked far too similar to his normal expressionless face for the blonde to tell any difference. "Here is the truth young Uzumaki, I worry my actions will make my younger brother fall down the dark path I wished him to avoid. However it seems likely that is going to be reality unless something is done. I watched you when I was not a betrayer and I know if anyone can set him on a new path it will be you. I would not be so callous as to ask a favor without giving something in return. The group I currently work for is called Akatsuki and their objective is to capture all nine Bijuu, They have yet to capture one at the moment but the leader is as old as the birth of the village itself. Now sleep. And remember well what I have said." Itachi ended the jutsu as he finished his speech; the blonde promptly fell right back asleep. A usual after affect of suffering the Tsukuyomi, though admittedly it was normally used for a much more tortuous reason.
Feeling the chakra of his enemy rapidly approach Itachi left the cave knowing the blonde would be safe there. He had made a promise to what he felt was the only man he would ever truly view as his Hokage, and he would honor his promise to the fourth Hokage at the cost of his own life if necessary.
Itachi sat on a high thick branch sprouting from one of the many oak trees that dotted the area. He didn't have to wait long for Orochimaru melded out of the shadows soon enough. "So you are the one who stole the blonde before I. Where is he?" The snake slithered out.
Itachi stood and gave the man his classic blank stare. "As if you would get the answer out of me that simply Orochimaru. Surely you know that against me you cannot win."
Orochimaru grinned, "I have grown since I left Akatsuki. Let me show you my newest jutsu." Itachi waited, he did not fear the man before him. He was too weak willed to be a match against an opponent of his caliber. Orochimaru's hissing laugh filtered the air as he landed on the final hand seal, two wooden coffins started rising out of the branch before they sprang open smoke billowing out and masking what lay in the two wooden constructs. "Impure world resurrection jutsu! My most deadly of forbidden jutsu." The smoke cleared revealing the deceased first and second Hokage's. A pair of extremely strong Ninja brethren. On the right lay Hashirama Senju. Hashirama was a tall man with tanned skin, dark eyes. He wore his long dark hair combed-back with two single locks framing his face.
His attire consisted of the standard shinobi dress of his era, dark red traditional armour — similar to that of samurai— worn over a simple black suit. This armor was constructed from numerous metal plates, formed into multiple protective guards along his body, in particular: chest, shoulders, thighs and forearms. Each collar of his shoulder guards bore the Senju symbol emblazoned on them. This clothing was accompanied by sandals and his village's forehead protector.
On the left lay Tobirama Senju, his younger brother. Tobirama was a tall, fair-skinned man with white, shaggy hair, red eyes and three red markings on his face — two under his eyes and one on his chin. His attire took the form of the standard shinobi dress of his era, consisting of blue traditional armour — similar to that of samurai — albeit featuring a distinctive white fur collar, worn over a simple black suit. This armor was constructed from numerous metal plates, formed into multiple protective guards along his body, in particular: chest, waist, shoulders and upper arms. This clothing was accompanied by sandals and a happuri engraved with the Konoha emblem, in the place of the more traditional forehead protector.
"So you have to rely on the strength of the village you spirited away from to gain any sort of edge. How typically cowardice of you." Came the elder of the two remaining Uchihas' reply. He then shifted slightly and his eyes cut to the left.
Before the fighting could begin a third fighter entered the fold, Sarutobi Hiruzen carrying the monkey king Enma in his adamantine staff form. "I hope you don't mind if the current Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato interrupts this little party." The third asked standing tall in a black jumpsuit, which featured mesh segments over the lower portions of his limbs, and a grey gauntlet that covered his right wrist, forearm and elbow. On his head, he wore an armoured hood with a bandanna-like Konoha forehead protecter. Over this, which featured two long the Kanji for Third Hokage inscribed onto an additional piece of fabric attached to the back of his outfit. Two Shuriken holsters were strapped to his back for an added boost to the deadly factor.
Itachi was the first to address the newcomer. "Sarutobi Hiruzen. I hate you with an intense passion and would kill you where you stand; but you would be more useful as an ally in this current circumstance. I will put aside this hatred and fight beside you to defeat our mutual foe if you would show the same to me." Itachi announced coldly to the aged leader. Receiving a nod Itachi than returned his attention Orochimaru.
"Can you handle the two Hokage?" Sarutobi questioned the Uchiha.
"Naturally." Was the dark haired youth's reply.
"Very well, leave the snake to me." Sarutobi commanded, the air of war hawk surrounding him. 'You better kick his ass this time little Saru' The monkey king told his summoner via mental telepathy the two shared. 'I will not let him get his hands on Naruto, and I will fix the mistakes of the past here and now.' Sarutobi chided his battle partner. Setting himself in a fighting stance he called out to Orochimaru. "I hope you're ready for the fight of your life you traitorous student. I will not allow you out of my grasp a second time."
Orochimaru grinned. "Let's see if you still have the muscle to back that up you washed up old has been." With a mental command Orochimaru's powerful puppets rushed Itachi who quickly backpedalled to give himself some space. Sarutobi used the opening to rush forward and smack Orochimaru with a quick combo that sent the wayward Sannin stumbling back.
With a smirk the old monkey taunted his ex-student. "What were you saying before Orochimaru? It seems you're not taking me seriously, you have forgotten your training and it will be the last mistake you ever made." steely determination setting in, Hiruzen set upon his student with ruthless force.
Orochimaru's eyes glinted with insanity driven rage. "I'll make you eat those words." He hissed in anger. Opening his mouth the snake ninja disgorged a gleaming broadsword from the tip of his tongue he grasped the hilt of the grass cutter, the name of his weapon. His legendary sword vs Kinga Enma how fitting he thought. Rushing each other master and student began to fight in what looked to be a choreographed dance rather than a duel to the death. They traded blows back forth with swift footing. Dancing around each other despite the intensity of the fight.
~Itachi vs The first and Second Hokage~
Once Itachi felt he was a good distance away from the other fighters he quickly spun around and, taking a deep breath, exhaled an enormous fireball the two ex-deceased fighters' way. The silver haired Hokage responded by gathering and firing a water bullet of equal size. The two attacks clashed in a violent eruption of steam and cloud. Once inside the plume of steam Itachi quickly appeared before his two opponents and kicked away The red clad warrior. spinning he clashed his ninjato against the brother's ninjato. With a kick to the chest Itachi sent Tobi away. Before he could react four trees sprouted around his feet and ensnared him. Hashirama was about to capitalize on this opening when another figure jumped in the way and kicked him hard in the face while simultaneously cutting all four trees with a single swipe of a great sword.
"Hey their Itachi I thought you could use a friend, and I was itchin for a good battle." Announced Kisame Hoshigaki with a beastly grin towards his partner in crime, a very tall and fairly muscled shinobi. He had a distinctive shark-like appearance, complete with pale blue-grey skin tone, small, round white eyes, gill-like facial markings under his eyes, gills on his shoulders and sharp triangular teeth, much like the other members of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. He also styled his dull blue hair in the form of a shark fin.
"Hmph do as you wish." Was the Uchihas cold reply, however the two stood back to back ready for their chosen opponents. Kisame would take Tobirama and Itachi would fight Hashirama. The four fighters engaged once more. Thunder howled with booming fury. Lightning struck with hammering precision. The rain bore down on the ground with smiting strength. The fights that had erupted truly began as explosions and jutsu rocked the night.
Well tell me what you all think! I hope you enjoy reading it as much as i enjoyed writing it. Again i do not own Naruto in anyway shape or form this purely for my entertainment.