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Hinode watched as Sayuri looked down at her hands and balled them into fists. She watched as the young girl watched men and woman fall down all around Madara and felt her loss of faith and at that moment she decided that she would not stand by and do nothing.
You are not but I am. My chakra can match his. Hinode spoke after a minute.
You can do that?! Sayuri asked. You can use your own chakra in my body?!
Yes...but the process could end up harming you in the end.
Sayuri looked down at herself then around her. If you think you can stop him then let's do it.
You don not understand, Sayuri! You could die from this. Forcing your body to accept my chakra is strenuous and could kill you! I need you to be perfectly aware of that before we go jumping in doing anything.
Sayuri paused for a second recalling all of her friends, that were in this very battle field and straitened up. I don't care!
But Sayu—
No! The young girl interrupted. If we do nothing, these people will get hurt. Madara is stronger than any of us and we need to do something and if doing this can help then I don't care!
Hinode remained silent for a minute trying to sense any hint of panic in Sayuri, but was met with nothing but determination. Taking a deep breath she nodded. All right.
"I'm going to get you next..." Madara began as he stepped on the body of one of the fallen ninja. "YOU BEASTS!"
"MADARA!" Yūkan looked down at his daughter in shock.
The man in question turned to the young girl and smiled. "Ah, Hino! It's nice to see you again."
"Stop this Madara!" Hinode warned.
The Uchiha raised his brows and laughed. "Or what? You are going to glare me to death?! I don't know if you know this, Hino, but you are not exactly the woman you once were. You are using the body of a child."
Hinode stepped forward and narrowed her sapphire blue orbs at the man. "Do not provoke me Madara." she said her tone low.
The man chuckled. "Well then let us see if you can even put up a decent fight, eh Hinode?"
Are you ready? Hinode asked Sayuri.
Yes.
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"SAYURI!" Naruto called out! "HE'S WAY OUT OF OUR LEAGUE! DON'T DO IT!" The blonde tried to go after her but found his injuries from the hot mist that Madara sent at them prevented him from standing until they were fully healed.
"It's not her." Sasuke responded. It was then that the Uzumaki noticed his sharingan activated and fixed on Sayuri. Sasuke could see the foreign chakra that began to take over the teens body and trying to merge with the originals. Hinode was planning on taking Madara on her own using Sayuri as her vessel.
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"What does that brat think she's doing?!" Demanded Shukaku as he watched the teen take a step forward.
"She's going to try and stop him." Gaara looked down to see Yūkan whose attention was sole on his daughter. His teal green eyes shifted back to Sayuri in concern.
"Do you think she will be able to?" Gaara asked the former head of the Marihasha clan.
Yūkan remained quiet for a few seconds. "They're going to try."
They? Gaara narrowed his eyes at the brunette before them and finally noticed the foreign chakra that had entered her system. What's going on? The redhead wondered.
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"You don't have to do this, Dara. You can stop it." Hinode tried to reason, reverting to the affectionate name she had once called her friend.
She felt the familiar flow of her own chakra seeping into Sayuri's body, then the force of Sayuri's chakra pushing back. The teens body was already rejecting the foreign energy, that meant that she would have a harder time getting it under control and that the risk of Sayuri being severely injured and possibly dying from this would be greater.
Don't worry about me. I can handle it. Sayuri's voice echoed in her mind and Hinode sighed. She looked down at the man below who merely chuckled.
"Now why would I do that? I'm so close to achieving my dream!" Her friend retorted.
Hinode looked down at her friend in sorrow. She never realized how difficult it was to see a friend in a different light. Hinode shook her head. She had to focus on killing him, something she never thought she would have to do. Just when she thought she had reached her resolve she remembered the Madara that she knew. The one who had promised to make a country where there would be no war. A pang of doubt and sadness hit her hard. Her chest constricted in the familiar feeling of sorrow.
He's not the man you knew! Came Sayuri's voice, snapping Hinode out of whatever reverie she was pulled into. He betrayed the village, he betrayed the First, and now he's betraying you.
I know but...How would you feel if the young Uchiha boy was the one on the other side? Asked Hinode. She looked down at her hands feeling them clench by Sayuri's own accord. It is not as easy as it appears. He was my friend, I cared for him and I know he cared for me. I however could not give him the love he deserved, and for that I will forever remorseful.
Madara tilted his head up at the girl hosting Hinode's soul. He crossed his arms over his chest gave her a mocking smirk.
"How about this, Hino, why don't you step aside so I can claim what belongs to me and I will let that little brat that you are using as a host live. How about it?"
"I'm sorry..." Hinode whispered before leaping into the air. Reaching for a kunai on her shuriken holster she landed with the full intention of striking Madara's neck. He managed to grip her wrist, just as he was about to punch her ribcage the earth below them shot up in spears separating the two. Madara had only a few seconds to react as Hinode appeared behind him, arm pulled back ready to punch him. He stopped her fist from colliding with his face but the force of it managed to push him back. Suddenly he saw electricity covering her arm but was not fast enough to let go as the electricity transferred over to him and effectively shocked him causing him to fall to his knees.
Pulling back Hinode picked up a discarded katana and aimed it at Madara's head but froze remembering the childhood friend she once knew. Taking her hesitation as and opportunity the Uchiha suddenly shot up taking her by the neck and slamming her into the ground with enough force that the brown ground below her sunk in. Hinode only gasped out in pain as his grip on her neck tightened.
Madara tightened his grip around her neck and smirked, he had the upper hand here.
"Da-Dara..." He heard her strained voice call. At that moment he remembered watching the life slowly seep out of her as he had held her in his arms that night many years ago. His grip on her neck loosened and within seconds he was was flung across the battlefield by roots that had shot up from the earth that surrounded Hinode.
She turned on her side as she coughed and gasped for air. Brown hair falling over her shaking shoulders. Hinode turned to look at Madara as he stood up and began healing his wounds.
"You think you can stop me, Hinode?" He laughed as he rolled his shoulders. Hinode on the other hand stood up and glared at the Uchiha. "Let us see how much longer you can keep this up!"
He charged at her and within a blink of the eye he was beside her as he kicked her aside sending her skidding across the flied. Hinode rolled to a stop and pushed herself up just in time to stop Madara from delivering another kick this time aimed at her head.
He roared in anger as he began an onslaught of punches and kicks each of which Hinode matched with her own. Hinode elbowed his abdomen pushing back and turned to kick but it was caught in midair and she was flung aside. She barely managed to land on her feet when Madara appeared before her and slammed her into a boulder behind her.
"I will not make the same mistake again." Madara whispered menacingly as he drew his arm back.
Hinode smirked. "Neither will I." The clouds above roared and clap of thunder was heard seconds before lightning struck down grazing Madara's arm as he dodged. The earth below him cracked where he landed, suddenly large spikes shot up below him forcing him up into the air when a flaming arrow whizzed past him missing him by a hair. He turned his attention of the direction of the arrow. Below stood Hinode with a bow and arrow made entirely of fire aimed at him. Just as she sent arrow after arrow at him, Madara used Susanoo to avoid getting hit.
Hinode lowered her arms feeling out of breath. A few feet before her Madara tilted his head curiously and smirked.
"You won't be able to keep up with that little plan of yours!" He mocked. "The girls body is already feeling the effects of your chakra. Pretty soon you won't be able to move!"
Hinode felt her throat go dry. He was right. It was becoming painful to move and she was beginning to become tired.
Don't...Don't give up! Sayuri commanded. He's gatting tired too!
Hinode took a better look at Madara and watched as he too tried to catch his breath. She was wearing him down, but that was all she was really doing. She couldn't get close enough to deliver a killing blow.
"You better stop now, Hino! Or you will end up killing the girl!" she heard Madara yell but all she did was clench her fists knowing he was right.
I need to stop before I do any more damage to your body, Sayuri. Hinode tried to reason.
And do what after? Do you seriously think he's going to let me live after this?! As soon as we stop he'll come after me to get to you and then I will really end up dead! We have to try or more people will die!
Hinode relaxed her stance and took a deep breath. You are right. She closed her eyes in concentration. This is the last thing I can do...hopefully it is the last thing any one will have to do. She rose her hands to her chest and formed the seal of the dragon.
Sayuri felt Hinode's chakra pool at her center and at the same time she felt as if her body was burning. Hinode's foreign chakra felt searing hot to her and suddenly the pain was gone and the chakra that had pooled to her center spread throughout her body. It was at that moment that she realized what exactly Hinode was planing to do.
"Zenshihai!" the woman called out, both irises turning white, rimmed with black. Madara paused and took a hesitant step back.
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Behind them Naruto, Sasuke and Sai felt a large spike in energy. Naruto especially felt the shift in the elements. He tried to determine where the disturbance was coming from when he noticed that at the center of it stood Sayuri or rather Hinode.
"What...what is going on?"
"It's Zenshihai." Sasuke answered. "Only Marihasha elite are able to use it."
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"And what exactly is it?" Gaara asked Yūkan.
"The Marihasha since birth are able to manipulate a specific element that pertains to their chakra. If you train hard enough, develop the physical demands, and chakra control then they are able to achieve the Zenshihai, which is total control of all five elements. It's extremely taxing on the body, and extremely difficult to reach that level. Only four people have been able to achieve it and Hinode was one of them."
Gaara looked down at the two ninja below. "So then this ability will let her have total control of the elements."
"For a short amount of time, yes." Yūkan answered.
"Do you think it will be enough to stop Madara?" the redhead asked concerned.
Yūkan narrowed his eyes at his daughter. "I...can't say for sure. Just..." he watched as Hinode lowered her arms and wince. "...Just be ready to attack if it doesn't."
Gaara looked at Yūkan in slight concern. Sayuri was his daughter, and right now it was his daughter that could end up dead if this didn't work. He cast a glance at the biju who looked back knowingly.
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"You think that alone will stop m—!" Madara was cut off by the gust of wind that slammed him into a boulder. The clouds above them lit up and in a matter of seconds lightning fell from the sky trying to strike him down, each attempt was evaded by the man as he ran around focusing his attention on Hinode, who raised a hand, palm up at him. At that moment the ground bellow him shot up sending him into the air before an avalanche of mud came crashing down at him. Using Susanoo he burst through it only to be hit on both sides by large water dragons and slammed into the ground by a fire one.
Narrowing her now white eyes, Hinode opened her arms, raised them into the air and held them there, where five large dragons appeared and came hurdling down at Madara, as she brought her own arms down clenching her fists as they reached her center.
They all watched in anticipation as the cloud of dirt lifted leaving a large crater where Madara once was and Hinode standing on the other side, beads of sweat rolling down her forehead, blood sliding down her nose and her right ear. Hinode panted and cried out in pain as Sayuri's body began to give in. She sank to her knees and clutched her chest in pain. She caught herself from falling by placing her free arm in front of her and began to lean on it. The white of her eyes pupils seeped out and the sapphire blue that belonged to Hinode took over.
Did...did you do it? Sayuri asked, she too felt the pain her body was going through.
I— Hinode's thought was cut short at Madara crawled out from under the rubble. Taking a sharp breath Hinode watched Madara pull himself up, scratched up and bleeding but standing regardless. She tried to move but only fell face first unto the ground.
Shit! Sayuri cursed but could do nothing about it. Hinode!
I am...sorry...Sayuri but I...I can't. The blue in Sayuri's eyes slowly faded leaving it's original light and dark brown color in their place.
"Well, well, well..." Madara laughed. "I don't sense Hinode on you any more." He said as he slowly approached Sayuri. "Looks like you are all that is left...What a pity."
"Now!" Gaara ordered and the Shukaku inhaled.
"Sand Missile!" Madara was taken completely by surprise by Shukaku's attack as each missile entered his body effectively diverting his attention to the tailed beasts.
"Nice technique but it lacks the final blow!" Madara yelled as kept advancing towards Sayuri. Gaara however raised his hand in concentration and form a half clenched motion effectively stopping his movements. Taking the opportunity, the two tails, Matatabi roared and swiped at Madara sending him flying back across the field and away from Sayuri.
As all the tailed beast proceeded to attack Madara, Yūkan took the opportunity to rush to his daughters aid. Slowly turning her on her side he looked over the brunette who winced in pain.
"Sayuri..." her father looked over his injured daughter. "Hold on!" He quickly picked her up and rushed to the only individual whom he knew could help his daughter.
"Lord Yūkan!" Tsunade watched the man approach them quickly with his daughter in his arms. She moved towards him as he began to set the girl down on the ground. Behind her Sakura had caught sight of the Marihashas and ran towards them in concern.
The fifth hokage slid to a halt and surprise took over her features as she looked at the teen on the ground. Sakura who arrived seconds after, looked down at Sayuri and gasped.
"I'll do what I can." said the blonde woman as she knelt down beside the girl, hands hovering over her chest and emitting a green glow. As she began to asses her injuries, Tsunade became more alarmed. Her body has sustained severe injuries to her chakra path ways, its a miracle that shes still alive. The woman thought with astonishment.
"Lady Tsuande?" Sakura began.
"I'll take care of her, you go on and help the others." The rosette looked from her master to the girl on the ground before nodding and heading off.
"Will she make it?" Yūkan asked once the young medic was out of ear shot.
Tsunade narrowed her honey colored eyes at the young girl. "I'm not sure, but I'll try to help her in any way I can."
"Please..." the father begged as Tsunade began her task.
Behind them they heard the roar of the bijuu. Yūkan turned to look at the fight and saw Naruto join it. Ruby red eyes turned to the man they were attacking. He clenched his fists at his side and glanced at his injured daughter. He hoped that his daughters sacrifice would not go in vain and that they could seal off Madara once and for all.
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Beyond the fight Sasuke watched as Madara summoned the ten tails once again. Black eyes narrowed before his Sharingan bled through. He focused his gaze to where he had last seen Sayuri fight eyes widening at what he found.
Her chakra is dwindling! The young Uchiha quickly summoned his hawk.
"WAIT!" Sasuke stopped mid step and looked over his shoulder at the paralyzed Hashirama. "Young Uchiha, let me give you a jutsu!"
Sasuke turned to his side giving the First his full attention. "Jutsu?"
"Yes. Madara has taken my senjustsu...this is a technique to bind him in response to that."
Sasuke scoffed. "Then I suggest you do it yourself. You're Edo Tensei. The most I am willing to do is pull those things off you back."
Hashirama looked at the black rods on his back and chuckled. "These rods have been pushed through my pressure points, which means the chances of me molding chakra are probably nil. And I think it is best if you don't touch them anyway."
"Then I guess you're on your own. I've got something more important to do." Sasuke responded and began to walk away once again.
"I'll transfer all of my remaining chakra!" the First called out. Sasuke stopped, back still turned to him. "Please just stop Madara..."
Sasuke turned back to the Hokage slight confusion showing on his face. "Why are you trusting me, an Uchiha?"
"Because you remind me of him..." Hashirama sighed looking down at the ground. "Madara's brother, Izuna Uchiha...Madara was a kind man before, and he loved his brother dearly. That is why I think you might have a chance. If it's you you may have a chance in stopping him without force."
Sasuke frowned and chanced a glance back to where Sayuri was located. His hesitation did not go unnoticed by the First who merely smiled. "If you wish to protect her, you need to stop Madara first. By doing this it could end the war." Sasuke turned back to the Hokage who gestured at him with his head. "Come, and stand before me..."
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Tsunade gritted her teeth, feeling her chakra waver. She was becoming tired and she was nowhere near half done repairing the damage done to the girls chakra network. The ground bellow them rumbled prompting the woman to look up. Yūkan stood in a defensive stance in front of them in light of what had just occurred. Madara had summoned the ten tails once more and had chained the other beasts.
"This isn't good..." Yūkan muttered under his breath watching the scene unfold.
"Father..." The Marihasha man turned to his daughter, immediately kneeling back beside her. "You...can't let them...take the tailed...beasts." Sayuri blurted growing tired and out of breath.
"Stop talking!" Tsunade scolded. "I need you to preserve as much energy as you can!"
"Father...!" The man looked down at his daughter once more and nodded.
"I'll do what I can." and with that the man was gone.
Sayuri's brown eyes turned to the blonde as she gave her a strained smile. "Sorry..."
Tsunade scoffed. "Stubborn brat..." she smiled down at the brunette but it faltered once the girl whined in pain. The glow from her hands was flickering in and out, sweat began to accumulate at her brow and she was beginning to feel tired.
"It's ok to...stop." Tsunade turned to the girl in surprise. Her eyes were closed tight showing her pain. "It's...ok..." Sayuri gritted her teeth let out a small cry.
At that Tsunade steeled her resolve. "No." said the woman with more determination. I will not let another person die...Not when she's so young! Not yet!
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"I WON'T LET YOU TAKE KURAMA!" Naruto yelled as he began to tug back. Suddenly he saw a shackle wrap itself around Kurma's belly, looking around he saw the same shackles on the other tailed beast. Behind him Gaara was just as stuned by the turn of events. The chains pulling the tailed beasts towards the Juubi came to a stop at the shackles around the beasts pulled them back to their side. Naruto followed the shackles towards the man behind them.
"Lord Yūkan!" Gaara called out. The Marihasha gave the two a brief nod and focused on pulling the beasts back.
Madara chuckled from his spot. "That will not help with much, Hinode's predecessor!" The Uchiha announced mockingly and sure enough the Juubi pulled harder causing the shackles to snap and pulling all 9 tailed beasts towards it.
"No!" Yūkan cried out watching as one after the other the beasts were pulled into the juubis mouth.
"Naruto!" Gaara called out, moving quickly to catch the falling teen.
"Gaara!" Kurama called catching the redheads attention. "Take him to Sakura!" the nine tails instructed as he was sucked into the juubi.
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Madara fell to his knee at that moment. "Oh well, it seems that's all I'm capable off at the moment." he chuckled.
"I'd say that took more than a couple of seconds. Hinode tired you out." White Zetsu laughed as he emerged from the Juubis head.
Madara scoffed. "You sure do like to hear yourself talk don't—" The Uchiha just barely managed to dodge a surprise attack by Tobirama. Quickly he disarmed him and pinned him down with the black six black rods, the Uchiha stood over the silver haired ninja.
"Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent thinks he has won...you did that quite often as I remember. Always the shrewd man."
Tobirama sneered. "The feeling is mutual."
Another black rod emerged from his palm, once it was long enough he snapped it loose and slowly approached Tobirama, much like a lion would its prey.
"Truth be told, I have been waiting for this moment...You're the one who killed Izuna."
"I'm nothing more than a moving corpse." Tobirama stated calmly. "Anything you do to me would be meaningless. And what exactly drove you to resurrection. Our time here should have ended a long time ago. So why?"
Madara paused and smirked down at the man below him. "It's simple. I plan to succeed where Hashirama failed. Those on the verge of death require treatment."
Tobirama narrowed his eyes. His skin peeling off as the effects of the black rods began to take place. "And the infinite Tsukoyomi is this so called treatment?"
"Correct. Hashirama's country was a shameful contradiction...Man seeks peace, causes a war to achieve it. Men seek blood and war...this will take that desire away. There is always two sides to the same coin... to achieve one, the other must be sacrificed."
"...You have a point..." Tobirama acknowledged before spitting needles at the Uchiha who merely blocked them with his Susanoo.
Taking that opportunity Sasuke leapt down from his hawk blade drawn, ready to strike Madara until he was caught in mid air, completely frozen. Sasuke looked on is shock as he tried to move his legs and arms but found that he couldn't. His blade fell and hit the head of the Juubi, sticking up straight into the air.
"This world that Hashirama created is full of inconsistencies..." Madara continued talking as if Sasuke was not even there.
What the hell is this?! The Uchiha thought as he hovered above his ancestor.
"You have to..." Madara turned and picked up Sasuke's blade and took a good look at it. "Sacrifice one to protect the other."
Realizing where he was going Tobirama tried to move but found that he couldn't. "Madara don't do it! This would just—!"
"Be it a close friend..." Sasuke looked at Madara in shock as the man crept closer to him, raising the blade and pointing it at him. "...Lover..." The tip poked him at the center of his chest. "...Or even my own child." And with that the blade pierced through Sasuke's heart. "I gave you more than ample time to do something..." Madara scolded. "What a pity."
"Madara you bastard!" Tobirama cursed him as Sasuke coughed out blood.
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The green glow that emitted from Tsunade's hands disappeared. She looked down at the young woman whose breathing was becoming more labored.
Sakura ran up to her teacher just then. Upon arriving and finding her former teammate in a weakened state she knelt down about to use her own healing chakra until a hand stop her. Jade green eyes turned to her master who shook her head.
"But—!" She was cut off by the arrival of the redheaded Kazekage with Naruto in tow. "Naruto!" the pink haired medic quickly rushed over to the blonde. "What happened?!" she demanded.
"There's no time! Hokage come with us, Naruto needs to recover on the way!"
"I can't. I have no more chakra, but Sakura does so take her!"
The pinkette turned back to her teacher. "But what about Sayuri!?"
"Stop complaining and get on the sand we don't have time for this!" Gaara replied becoming agitated.
"It's all right just go Sakura!" Tsunade ordered.
Sakura looked back at Sayuri before hesitantly getting on and turning her full attention on Naruto.
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The Juubi disappeared into thin air causing Tobirama and Sasuke to fall to the ground face first while Madara landed gracefully on his feet.
"The fact that you have those eyes..." Madara started. "...Is proof that you have lost many things and that you are looking for something." Sasuke groaned and glared at the man. "But that is going to end soon. You'll loose yourself and that will be the real end."
Sasuke gritted his teeth and pushed himself up only to fall face first into the ground again. He recalled his brother and how he said that he could have changed their parents and the Uchiha. With that he tried again, pulling himself forward out of sheer determination.
"I can't die now...I cant!" the young Uchiha cried out as his arms gave in under his weight.
Madara cast Sasuke one last look before sticking his blade into the ground and walking away. "Don't worry..." Sasuke managed to tilt his head towards the elder. "That girl will follow you into the next world soon."
Sasuke's fingers dug into the ground as he tried and failed to pull himself forward.
Sayuri... The brunettes frowning face came to mind followed closely behind by that of his brother. The reason for which my brother lived...I must create a real village...Sayuri's image came to mind once more, this time with a smirk in place, the only source of light as everything around him was turning black.
"What...is that it, Uchiha?" he heard her call.
"I can't..." Sasuke's fingers went slack.
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"Sasuke..." Sayuri whispered, a single tear rolling down her cheek as the dark sky above her began to blur.
A.N.
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