Yo...
Well, time for the grand finale chapter of this entire war arc. Throughout this story, few of my readers suggested they wanted to see a little bit more of Minato...and just what he is capable of. Some even wanted to see Itachi, after the promo I gave about his abilities a few chaps back.
This story revolves around Naruto, everything is connected to him in one way or another. But I do try to give developments to other characters from time to time, so I hope this chapter gives the development to a certain character and some of the issues that have been pending in this story.
Itachi will also get his focus, and the brotherly bond will develop more but after the war...though it will be quite a challenge for me and Naruto as well, because all his life Naruto has been at war and adjusting to regular life will be very difficult for him. Those people who have active military servicemen in their family can understand my point.
Enjoy the chapter...
Chapter 55
Gods of War: Part 1
Minato couldn't believe what his eyes were showing him, just how could this be possible? It just couldn't be...how was he even supposed to harm those two? How could he even think of hurting his own parents?
Mikoto saw the fear in her husband's eyes, and she noticed his gaze being fixated on the blonde woman and the Second Hokage. Was he afraid of them?
"No, Minato is never afraid of anyone...then why is he getting nervous?" thought Mikoto curiously,
The Edo Tensei slowly opened their eyes and were surprised when they found themselves standing in front of thousands of Konoha shinobi, and from the looks of it they were here to fight.
"Another war?" asked Tobirama curiously,
He looked around and was surprised when he found his wife Toka beside him, as well as his brother Hashirama.
"You..." said Tobirama murderously, as he saw the last person standing beside his brother.
Just how could he forget the man he killed? He could recognize those eyes even in the midst of darkness...
For the man he was looking at was Izuna Uchiha, younger brother of Madara Uchiha. And the second strongest member of the Uchiha clan...
But he was supposed to be dead, and so was Tobirama himself. Both of them were dead, and that would only mean...
"Tobirama, I told you not to create the Edo Tensei..." said Hashirama disappointedly,
The "God of Shinobi" was surprised when he saw two people in the Konoha army, as a small smile came on his face.
"It's been a very long time...Sarutobi, Kagami" said Hashirma calmly, and the said two people hesitantly stepped forward.
Tobirama was surprised when his two loyal students bowed in front of him, and judging from the way he was summoned it looked as if he would be forced to fight his own people. His gaze shifted towards his wife who was just staring at the crowd.
"Forgive me, First Lord Hokage, Second Lord Hokage, Toka-sama..." said Hiruzen sadly,
"Please prepare yourselves, this is the fourth world war..." replied Kagami seriously,
"The Fourth war?" asked Tobirama in shock, that meant the world was still in chaos and Konoha was still in danger.
Hashirama looked behind him and saw thousands of Kumo and Kiri ninja standing in attention, ready to unleash hell. And it broke his heart on seeing the scene in front of him.
"Whenever you live there's always war..." said Hashirama regretfully, just why couldn't their children live in peace?
Toka slowly stepped forward and was now looking at Hiruzen hopefully...
"Saru, what happened to my son?" asked Toka worriedly, as Hashirama and Tobirama were shocked on hearing the question.
"I have a son?" thought Tobirama in shock,
While all such chaos was going on, Minato was stoically standing in his position. He saw the fear in the eyes of his soldiers, his ninja worshiped the 3 heroes standing in front of them. They were the reasons behind the existence of the Leaf Village, and were by far the strongest ninjas in the village.
"I'm counting on you...Fourth Hokage"
"I shall dedicate my life to this village"
He still remembered the oath he made to Hiruzen and all his people when he became Hokage. He swore the protect them with his life, and it was time to fulfill that oath once again.
"I'm going to become Hokage and protect my village from all enemies"
"We're a family, so we should look after each other and live happily"
"I leave Kaa-chan and Itachi to you...look after them"
All those faces came flooding back in his mind. All those people had sacrificed themselves for Konoha and their comrades...with their blood they strengthened the foundations of Konoha. They died for their homes...
And now it was his duty to protect that home and this family because...
He was the Fourth Hokage of Konoha.
"Obito, Rin, Naruto...I will protect our home at all costs. This I promise you as Hokage" thought Minato with determination
A strong gust of wind passed through the vast field, as he started walking forward with his bright coat swinging wildly in the air. After walking a few steps, he stopped and turned around looking his younger son and wife straight in the eye.
"Itachi, Mikoto...no matter what happens I will always love you" said Minato proudly,
Before they could even understand the sentence he vanished in a yellow flash as 4 Minato's quickly emerged from thin air and performed the "Ram" seal instantly.
"Shisekiyōjin (Four Red Yang Formation)"
Hiruzen's eyes widened in shock when a monstrous square shaped, red colored barrier emerged around the entire field. It was hundreds of feet tall in length and was giant enough in width to store 5 tailed beasts.
"He single handedly made this barrier?" asked Hiruzen in shock,
The Red Yangs Barrier was the strongest barrier of their world, not even a tailed beasts ball could break it. Minato had practically trapped all the 4 Edo Tensei and was now planning to take them head on.
But to think he had such large chakra reserves...
All the ninja quickly went towards the barrier but were stopped when Minato who was standing inside the barrier raised his hand. He turned around and looked all of them straight in the eye.
Tobirama's eyes widened in shock when he saw the "Fourth Hokage" kanji embedded on the back of Minato's coat.
"So, he's the Fourth Hokage..." said Hashirama happily, because it meant that despite the difficulties and set backs Konoha had survived for a long time.
"It seems our children have been successful in protecting our home...you should be proud Tobi" said Toka calmly with a smile on her face,
Meanwhile Izuna was silently observing the entire scene in front of him, he didn't know what this village was...the only thing he could see was that the person standing in front of him was a Senju. His chakra was similar to Tobirama, and since someone was preventing him from attacking Tobirama...he would get his revenge by killing his family member.
"Today, you die...Senju" said Izuna murderously, as Toka was shocked on hearing that word.
And noticing the person on whose Izuna's gaze was fixed left no doubt in her mind. Her eyes widened in shock as she realized the young Hokage standing in front of her was none other than her son.
"Hiruzen, Kagami...please take care of Ohnoki and Iwa's army. Take all the shinobi you need..." ordered Minato seriously,
"But Minato, you can't fight them alone..." said Hiruzen worriedly,
"I will stop them. Have faith in me...we are still in a war and I'm your commander" said Minato authoritatively, as Hiruzen reluctantly gave an acknowledging.
Kagami looked at Minato for a second, as the young man just gave him a firm nod and Kagami understood his request. So he wanted to stop his family on his own...
"You want to stall these Edo Tensei, if all of us are engaging them...the enemy forces will overwhelm our ninja and destroy our army. You want me and Hiruzen to handle Ohnoki, as we have battled him in the past and know how he fights. While the Sannin can handle the Raikage and his forces..." thought Kagami briefly,
"Be careful, Minato" said Kagami in a concerned voice, and then quickly ran after Hiruzen.
"Minato, what the hell are you doing?" asked Mikoto angrily, as he looked at her sympathetically,
"What a Hokage should do, Mikoto-chan, I need to do this..." said Minato politely,
"Not alone, Tou-san. Let us in, we will stop them together..." requested Itachi urgently,
"I can't do that. Jiraiya-sensei, Tsunade-sama I leave the Raikage and Kumo's forces to you. Itachi, Mikoto you will follow their command and protect our comrades" said Minato commandingly,
"You sure about this, Minato?" asked Jiraiya seriously,
"I am"
Meanwhile Tsunade was sadly staring at her reanimated family members from outside the barrier. She knew there was only one person in the world who would use such a vile trick and while she may have cared about him a few decades ago, but if she found him again he was going to die.
"You'll pay for this Orochimaru. I'll make sure of it..." said Tsunade angrily,
After a hesitant glance to her grandfather, Tsunade and hundreds of other Konoha shinobi quickly followed Jiraiya who went forward to engage the Raikage and his forces. While Hiruzen and Kagami lead rest of the Konoha ninja to fight against Ohnoki and his army.
The only ones who were still standing outside the barrier were Mikoto and Itachi. The Uchiha heiress had a few tears in her eyes, while Itachi was quite panicked on seeing his father trapped beside some of the strongest shinobi...
"Why are you doing this? Hasn't our family lost enough?" asked Mikoto sadly,
"To protect one's home and comrades is the duty of a Konoha ninja. Our son understood it and died to protect this home...and it is our duty to protect the one thing for which Naruto gave his life, to protect the village for which countless shinobi like Obito, Rin sacrificed themselves. I want you to have faith in me, we will get through this..." said Minato encouragingly,
"But Tou-san..." said Itachi in protest, but he was silenced when Minato gave him a harsh glare.
"Itachi, you wanted Naruto to see you become a fine shinobi. Didn't you?" asked Minato kindly,
"Hai"
"Remember your brother's last words to you..."
"I leave Kaa-chan and the village to you..."
Itachi's gaze softened when he remembered those words, as he understood what his father was trying to tell him and gave him a firm nod. Minato smiled happily as his son agreed with his request.
His gaze then shifted to Mikoto who was still not agreeing to his request...
"You're a shinobi of a Konoha first and my wife later. I never asked for anything...but right now I'm asking you not as a Hokage, or as your husband...but as the man you fell in love with...believe in me, Mikoto" requested Minato politely, and he was relived when Mikoto averted her eyes from him.
"Just don't die..." said Mikoto silently, as he smiled happily.
"Hai"
Both of them looked at each other for one last time before, conveying the unsaid message through their eyes just before Mikoto and Itachi went ahead to assist Jiraiya and Minato turned around to fight the biggest battle of his life.
"Minato..." said Toka happily, and tried to move forward but was instantly stopped.
"It's useless Toka, we are being controlled. Our wills have been stolen, right now we are nothing more than puppets" said Tobirama harshly,
"But he's our son...your son, Tobi" replied Toka worriedly, as Tobirama looked Minato straight in the eye.
"He's a Hokage first...and a strong ninja" congratulated Tobirama a little hesitantly,
For a moment there, Minato saw something in Tobirama's eyes as his father gave him a firm nod bringing a wide smile on his face.
"You have quite a good family...Minato" said Hashirama happily,
"But what was that about your son? And is your wife an Uchiha?" asked Tobirama curiously, as regret was clearly visible on Minato's face.
"Yes, my wife is an Uchiha. She is Mikoto Uchiha, Kagami-sama's daughter and heiress of the Uchiha clan..."
"Impossible..." said Tobirama in shock, did his son just did that? And an annoyed tick mark was formed on his eyebrow when Hashirama and Toka were looking at him bemusedly.
"See, Tobirama...I told you that one day the Senju and Uchiha will come together" said Hashirama triumphantly,
"She seems like a good girl...you should be happy. We even have a grandson, Tobi" said Toka happily,
Meanwhile Izuna couldn't believe what he was seeing? How could an Uchiha fall in love with a Senju, and more so marry one? Just what kind fucked up world had he ended up in...and where the fuck was his brother?
So many questions and no answer in sight...
"You had two grandsons...Kaa-san" said Minato sadly, and her heart skipped a beat when she heard that word.
"What did you say?" asked Toka in shock,
"I had two sons. Itachi, the one you saw just now is my younger son..."
"And your other son?" asked Hashirama hesitantly, somehow he had a feeling the answer which he heard a few moments ago was going to be repeated.
"His name was Naruto. He was a magnificent ninja and a far better leader than me, he was a kind of person who came along once in generations. Naruto gave Konoha hope when there was none, he was the one who gave us important victories in this war and brought us closer and closer to victory. And ultimately died sacrificing himself to save his comrades..." explained Minato regretfully,
The Senju family were deeply saddened on hearing this, even Izuna was a little moved on hearing the story. Even if he hated the Senju clan and didn't trust them, he did value and respect a person who fought for his family and comrades.
However he was surprised when he felt himself losing control of his own body, and some other person started entering his mind...
"Enough, it's time to end this...Minato-kun" said Izuna in an evil tone, and everyone noticed how Izuna was being controlled like a puppet.
"We'll see about that Orochimaru..." said Minato calmly,
"Konoha will finally crumble today, and I will make all of you watch that scene..." said Izuna a.k.a Orochimaru darkly,
"As long as I and every other Konoha ninja is alive, your dream will never become a reality. Konoha is my home, and as Hokage I am entrusted with its protection. Anyone who tries to harm it, will have to pass through my corpse first..." said Minato seriously
A monstrous wave of chakra was unleashed as the air inside the barrier started to get more heavier with each passing moment. Minato's gaze hardened as he started to perform a set of hand seals.
"Forgive me, Shodai-sama, Nidaime-sama, Kaa-san...but as the Fourth Hokage of Konoha I must stop you" said Minato murderously, and watching the determination in his azure eyes brought smiles on the faces of the Senju family.
"The Will of Fire burns brightly in him..." said Hashirama proudly, as he too performed a set of hand seals.
"Indeed..." said Tobirama calmly, but he too had a small smile on his face.
"Do whatever you have to Minato-kun...I'm really proud of you and want you to know that we'll always love you" said Toka lovingly, as all the Edo Tensei quickly started running towards the Hokage.
Seeing the incoming opponents, Minato quickly jumped high in the air as he finished performing his hand seals.
"Katon: Gōka Messhitsu (Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction)"
Massive streams of intense flames were unleashed from Minato's mouth which instantly sped towards the incoming Edo Tensei. However Tobirama also performed his own hand seal quickly.
"Suiton: Mizurappa (Water Style: Violent Water Wave)"
A giant water wall was formed between the Edo Tensei and the fire stream, as both the jutsu clashed against each other unleashing a giant stream of mist across the barrier.
Toka was surprised when a single three pronged kunai passed quickly through the mist and barely grazed Izuna. But all of them were shocked when Minato teleported right above Izuna in a bright yellow flash and he had a bright blue chakra ball in his right hand.
"Rasengan"
Just before the chakra ball could smash Izuna's head he quickly brought his gunbai in between...
"Uchihagaeshi (Uchiha Return)"
Boom!
A giant explosion occurred sending Minato crashing several feet away as his justu was back fired against him, however a small smirk came on his face as a strange seal glowed on Izuna's shoulder on which he had placed his hand a few moments ago.
"Fuuin Hyoushi no Jutsu (Binding Seal Technique)"
Izuna was shocked when his entire body freezed like a stone, preventing him from making any further movements. More importantly, he couldn't even make a hand seal nor mold his chakra...rendering him a sitting duck.
"One down..." said Minato victoriously,
"He can use my Hirashin jutsu...and is even faster than me" thought Tobirama proudly, even if Izuna was only temporary disabled it was still quite a feat.
His son was indeed quite a powerful ninja...
Toka quickly performed a set of hand seals and gathered a large amount of chakra in her lungs.
"Futon: Shinkuha(Wind Release: Vacuum Wave)"
Minato saw a large wind wave headed towards him and quickly jumped high in the air, but to his horror Hashirama was waiting right on top of him and sent his transformed wooden hand straight towards him stabbing him clean through his shoulder.
Without waiting for another second and controlling his pain, Minato snapped the wooden hand in two and gave a round house kick to Hashirama sending him a few meters away.
"Suiton: Suidanha (Water Release: Water Severing Wave)"
Minato quickly back flipped several times as a sharp water wave was unleashed by Tobirama, just as it neared to pierce him he slammed his left hand on the ground.
"Doton Doryuuheki (Earth Release: Mud Wall Jutsu)"
A strong earth wall was formed instantly that bared the entire water wave protecting Minato from the incoming attack. But he quickly became alarmed when his surroundings started to change and he found himself getting trapped into something.
"Magen: Jigoku Kōka no Jutsu (Demonic Illusion: Descending Hell Technique)"
His eyes widened in shock when he saw a monstrous fire meteor descending towards him from the sky, but he was even further alarmed when he found his entire body being impaled by sharp stakes.
"Magen: Kasegui no Jutsu (Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique)"
"A genjutsu within a genjutsu...so it's true, Kaa-san was quite dangerous with her genjutsu" thought Minato worriedly,
He painfully bit his own tongue quickly bringing his senses back only to find Hashirama and Tobirama about to impale him, but to their disappointment he disappeared in a bright yellow flash.
"He's quite fast..." said Hashirama bemusedly,
Minato quickly shunshined behind Toka and placed a small exploding tag on her back before quickly jumping high in the air.
BOOM!
However he was shocked when his mother blasted away into millions of paper pieces, and the real Toka emerged on his far right and performed the "Tiger" hand seal.
"Kokuangyo no Jutsu (Bringer-of-Darkness Technique)"
And then everything went black...
(With Hiruzen & Kagami)
The two war veterans were quickly running towards the incoming Iwa forces. They also saw Ohnoki approaching towards them through the sky and judging from the look on his face, the old coot was out for blood.
Hiruzen quickly turned his head a little so he could look his ninja straight in the eye...
"Everyone, start dispersing in small groups of 3-4 and attack the Iwa forces. Don't be in a large group or Ohnoki's attacks will kill more of you than expected..." ordered Hiruzen seriously,
"HAI"
Kagami too turned around in order to relay his message, as he too had experience in fighting against Iwa ninja.
"All of you are skilled in close quarter combat, your enemy specializes in defenses so don't attack them from long range jutsu...because they will be useless. Go in close and finish them off, SCATTER!" yelled Kagami loudly,
"As you command, Kagami-sama!" said all the ninja in unison,
Soon the Konoha forces started dividing themselves into small groups as Ohnoki started building his strange jutsu...
"Kagami, sometimes I think you should have been Hokage. You're a far better commander than me..." said Hiruzen lightly,
"Anybody can be a commander, but people need a good leader...one whom they can trust. That is you, Tobirama-sama made the right choice by naming you Hokage, if the Will of Fire is burning in our children today then it's only because of you, don't undermine yourself...Hiruzen" replied Kagami truthfully,
"Jinton: Genkai Hakuri no Jutsu (Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique)"
"AHHHHHHHHH"
The screams of several Konoha shinobi echoed throughout the area as Ohnoki fired his massive jutsu instantly eliminating several squads in a flash. Kagami gritted his teeth in anger, so the old Kage was still as strong as ever.
Even if Ohnoki was older than Kagami himself and even Hiruzen, he was still a formidable opponent.
"Kagami, at this rate many of our ninja will be killed. I'll handle Ohnoki, you lead the charge on the ground..." advised Hiruzen sagely,
"Will do, but first you need to reach Ohnoki..." said Kagami seriously,
"That's going to be a problem..." replied Hiruzen bitterly, as the Kage was flying too high in the air in order to avoid counter attacks from Konoha forces.
A small smirk came on Kagami's face as Hiruzen saw his friend performing a very familiar set of hand seals...
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning Technique)"
Hiruzen was surprised when he was suddenly lifted high in the air and was now standing on top of a giant crow, and he saw his friend moving towards the side of the bird.
"There, now you are on par with Ohnoki. I'll crush the Iwa forces, just make sure you keep Ohnoki busy..." said Kagami victoriously,
"Will do, my friend" said Hiruzen happily, but he became a little nervous when Kagami glared at him with his sharingan.
"And Hiruzen, if anything happens to my crow...I'll tell Biwako all about your Icha Icha collection" said Kagami very sweetly, and he chuckled in an evil tone when Hiruzen's face lost all color.
"Heh, he can face Kages...and yet he's afraid of his wife. Same old Hiruzen..." thought Kagami bemusedly,
"No, no, no...I'll protect your crow. Don't you worry, Kagami" replied Hiruzen quickly, as Kagami just chuckled mischievously before jumping off the crow.
"Phew, that was a close one..." thought Hiruzen in a relief, only Kami knew what would happen if his wife found his secret Icha Icha stash...
He would rather face the Kyuubi that facing Biwako...
"Sarutobi, today I will kill you..." yelled Ohnoki murderously, bringing an amused smile on Hiruzen's face.
"Well, get in line...mate" replied Hiruzen jokingly,
And soon enough he saw Ohnoki performing his signature move, as a bright cubical structure starting forming in front of Ohnoki's hands. Meanwhile Hiruzen too had performed his own set of hand seals.
"Jinton-"
"Doton Ishihassha (Earth Release: Stone Catapult Jutsu)"
Before Ohnoki could even finish his attack, several large stones were fired straight towards him. And since he was high in the air and was in the process of performing his attack, it rendered him open to the incoming stones.
"AHHH" screamed Ohnoki in pain, as he was continuously pushed back.
"He specializes in long range attacks, if he fires his Jinton attack on me then I'm finished. But it takes him a couple of seconds before firing his Jinton attack...in that case the only thing that is effective against him right now is..." thought Hiruzen smartly,
The experienced Kage quickly performed another set of hand seals and slammed his hand on the back of the crow...
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning Technique)"
A giant monkey with a Konoha forehead protector was summoned on the crow's back. It's body and tail were covered by white fur which protruded from his sleeves and pants. He had long white hair that reached onto his back and long sideburns and a goatee. He was wearing a black suit with mesh armour underneath, over which he was wearing a sleeveless kimono shirt with white fur trimmings, and markings reminiscent of tiger stripes on it which is held closed by a sash.
He was the powerful Monkey King Enma.
The top summon noticed the hundreds of battles going on around the entire field and looked at his summoner.
"So, you finally summoned me in this war...Sarutobi" said Enma aggressively, finally he would be getting some action and stretch his muscles.
"Enma, you must transform quickly...we have to defeat Ohnoki now!" replied Hiruzen seriously, and his summon just nodded.
"Got it"
"Henge: Kongōnyoi (Adamantine Nyoi)"
The monkey summon instantly transformed into a large dark black colored staff as Hiruzen quickly grabbed the weapon and swinged it the air.
"Let's go, Enma!" yelled Hiruzen enthusiastically, as a small eye appeared on the staff.
"Right!"
"Hirogaru (Extend)!"
Ohnoki had just recovered from his opponent's stone attacks, when he saw a giant bow staff mere inches away from him.
"You can't take me down with such a thing...Hiruzen!" yelled Ohnoki angrily, streams of blood were leaking from his entire body due to the injuries he had suffered in the previous attack.
The old Tschuikage effectively dodged the incoming weapon, but much to his horror he was given a solid punch on his face as a large hand extended from the weapon and collided with him.
The vicious beating didn't stop there as Hiruzen swinged his staff quickly and striked it hardly on Ohnoki's back as a deafening crack was heard.
Again and again Hiruzen attacked Ohnoki on his right side, but this time the Kage was prepared and tried to block the attack with the help of his right hand.
CRACK
Ohnoki painfully grabbed his right hand as it was broken due to the powerful impact with the transformed Enma.
"Ohnoki, only if you knew that Enma's body is stronger than adamantine. You can never fight against him in Taijutsu...unless you have a death wish" thought Hiruzen calmly,
He quickly lifted his free left hand and performed a set of single handed seals...
"Katon Hosenka no Jutsu (Phoenix Sage Fire Technique)"
Several large fireballs were launched from Hiruzen's mouth and were now heading straight towards Ohnoki. The wounded Tschukage tried to move but was stopped when another hand emerged from the staff and quickly grabbed his neck, as the fireballs were now mere inches away from him.
"Shit!"
He had made the biggest mistake of his life by challenging the Sandaime Hokage...
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At the same time, Kagami was descending towards the ground. His sharingan was quickly analyzing the Iwa forces, as he neared towards the ground a bright idea came in his mind.
The Uchiha clan head quickly took out a lone shuriken and with great force he fired the weapon straight at the Iwa forces, followed by a couple of hand seals.
"Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique)"
That single shuriken transformed into hundreds of similar shuriken and pierced clean through the unaware Iwa shinobi, who had no idea about the death that was raining on them from the sky.
"AHHHHHH"
"I'm hit"
Kagami quickly landed on the back of an Iwa shinobi instantly crushing his bones due to the force of the impact. Before the adjacent Iwa shinobi could even move against him, Kagami unleashed several exploding tags over them and quickly gave them a severe roundhouse sending them crashing in several directions.
BOOOM!
Numerous blasts occurred all around him, as several squads of the enemy forces were destroyed due to explosion. But he didn't stop there, as he quickly picked up a sword fallen on the ground and swirled high in the air.
The Iwa shinobi tried to hurt him with their weapons but Kagami's sharingan easily predicted the incoming attacks, and he effectively avoided them while striking lethal blows to numerous Iwa forces.
As he landed on the ground, a single Iwa shinobi swinged his sword at him but Kagami instantly ducked and pierced his sword clean through the man's heart.
A couple of Iwa shinobi tried to strike him from his sides, but he firmly grabbed his bulky opponent in whom he had pierced his sword. Using that man as a weapon, he swinged him in a circular manner knocking away all the enemy forces.
Continuing his charge Kagami quickly released his opponent and performed a hand seal, while gathering a large amount of chakra in his lungs...
"Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku (Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation)"
A massive hundred feet wall of flames was unleashed by Kagami which quickly charged ahead and enveloped the unprepared Iwa forces inside it, burning them to a crisp.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
"It fucking burns!"
A giant wave of dust and ash spread through the entire area rendering the Iwa forces vulnerable. None of them could see in their condition, just where the hell was that Uchiha?
However a lone sensor's eyes widened in shock, when he saw Kagami high in the air above them. And the man was not alone...
"Here he comes!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Shower"
Several giant fireballs crashed on top of the Iwa forces creating giant explosions throughout the entire area. Numerous squads of Iwa were instantly taken out in the surprise attack and their worst nightmare came true when Kagami landed on the ground.
He quickly grabbed the head of middle aged Iwa Anbu and smashed it to pieces, while quickly delivering an upper cut to another Anbu with his left hand sending the man sailing away.
With great speed Kagami unleashed a torrent of kunai in every direction hitting a couple of Iwa shinobi across their entire bodies.
"Kill this, monster!"
He quickly performed a set of hand seals as more than 50 Iwa forces jumped at him.
"Katon: Haijingakure no Jutsu (Fire Release: Hiding in Ash and Dust Technique)"
"AHHHHH"
A powerful chakra infused ash was released from Kagami's mouth which instantly spread across the area, burning anyone that came in its radius.
The Uchiha power has just been unleashed...
(With Jiraiya)
The Gama Sannin was cautiously staring at his opponent. To think a day would come when he would be facing this man...
He was tall, dark-skinned man with a largely muscular and well-defined build. He had a full head of white hair which flowed into his back along with a long beard. He had unusual eyes, which had green irides, dark sclerae and no pupils. His face has pronounced cheekbones and tear troughs under his eyes, and a prominent crease across his forehead with a mole above his right eyebrow. His top lip also had a darker pigmentation than the bottom one. His canine teeth were also slightly elongated. He has the kanji for "lightning" tattooed on his right shoulder.
The man was none other than the Sandaime Raikage of Kumogakure...
Jiraiya's gaze shifted towards the young blonde boy standing confidently beside him...
"You ready for this, Itachi?" asked Jiraiya seriously,
"Hell yes"
The Final Battle had just began...
Author's Notes: End of chapter.
Well, this was the first part of the finale battle of this war arc. There is still a lot more left, possibly two more parts before I can conclude this battle...that much fighting is left.
I couldn't just incorporate all the battles in a single chapter, because in my opinion it was simply not possible. My head would practically explode by thinking about different fights...and I do value my head XD!
It's quite amusing when I first started writing, the only thing that scared me were writing fight scenes. I used to think...how the fuck will I write? But looking back, it seems it's quite easy now...and majority of my readers like it. So all new writers, just write what comes to your imagination...I'm sure it will be quite awesome.
About the Edo Tensei, and why Minato is having difficulty?
Right now Minato is the strongest "alive" character in this story (Sorry Naruto fans, but dad's the boss for now). But the Edo Tensei have been summoned at full strength, but even then Minato proved his skill by instantly disabling Izuna...for now. The only thing I can say, that Minato is just getting started...
And yes, many of you will say Orochimaru couldn't control full powered Senju Hashirama in Cannon. I don't like following Cannon in my stories for the most part...and I did give a disclaimer at the start of the story, that I may follow my own theories and ideas. So in this story, Orochimaru is more stronger than in the manga...
Hm, what else...I love leaving cliffhangers!
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