Heya all, here's the new chapter.
Note: There is a fight in the very beginning; it may seem as cannon but IT IS NOT. So, please don't skip it and read it fully.
El guest :- Thanks for your support. Your words made my day. :)) Regarding Genjutsu working on Kaga… well, Genjutsu is an application of chakra which is a combination of Ki and spiritual energy… so Genjutsu would work only on the physical energy or Ki part.
Or in other words, Genjutsu will work but won't be as effective as it is on shinobis.
DBZ4life0 :- Thanks for your support.
Orochimaru suddenly coughed, quickly covering the mouth with his hand, before he frowned and looked at the palm, the red liquid mixed with saliva slowly beginning to drip off. This is sooner than I had expected.
Kabuto quickly handed a glass of water, waiting for some moments as his master finished it. "You will need a replacement soon, Orochimaru-sama."
The Snake sannin handed the glass back, wiping his mouth. "You are right. It is high time for Sasuke-kun to accomplish the purpose he is expected to."
A moment passed in silence.
"Hmmm… something concerning you, Kabuto?" A smirk corroborated the words.
The bespectacled man sighed a bit. "Not to disrespect your ambitions, but I am not sure Sasuke-kun would willingly proceed with the rebirth procedure. More than anything, he wants to kill Itachi with his own hands."
Having had seen the Uchiha for the past three years, Kabuto couldn't deny the feeling that Uchihca would certainly protest against the rebirth ritual. Orochimaru-sama should have taken his body three years ago only.
"Kukuku… A snake knows its prey well. No need to worry, this is the price for power he has to pay… willingly or not." And even if he somehow manages… "What about Danzo?"
Kabuto pushed up his spectacles. "He has only agreed to a meeting near the Valley of End. Any further proceedings would be discussed there only."
As usual, Danzo is paranoid. The Snake summoner nodded. "Very well. And, you will stick to your mission, no matter what. Danzo's absence will provide you with the best opportunity," The Warhawk was truly a formidable opponent - one that could not be underestimated.
"I will not disappoint you, Orochimaru-sama."
"You better not. Now, I must rest."
The words implying the intentions, Kabuto bowed once before picking up the glass and other used utensils and walking out of the room.
Orochimaru coughed again, closing his eyes. Kabuto is right, though. Sasuke-kun has exceeded my expectations, he will only pose problems if any more time passes.
He… hmmm… Eyes snapping open, he quickly raised his left forearm, a hiss escaping from the mouth before he diverted the forearm towards the side with the right hand.
Teeth clenching in agony, the sannin gazed at the lightning chakra piercing his arm and a part of the shoulder. Despite the pain, he couldn't help but marvel in astonishment. "Such mastery of shape and nature manipulation… impressive, Sasuke-kun."
He followed the lightning chakra to the ceiling, guard up, only to witness total darkness concealing the caster of the jutsu. Still an amateur, not using Sharingan. The sannin smirked, despite the searing pain. "You still can't match up to Itachi… not without my help."
The lightning sword dissipating into nothingness, a pair of Sharingan flashed in the darkness making the sannin avert his eyes. "Kai!" He murmured, and immediately the surroundings blurred for a bit, revealing Uchiha Sasuke standing before the door.
His genjutsu prowess has already become astounding. Able to catch me with just a glance… kukuku… However, today, you will cease to exist… "Here to aid your ailing master, Sasuke-Kun?"
"You are weaker than me, Orochimaru. No way, you will be able to match Itachi let alone defeat him; giving you my body will only be a waste," Sasuke twirled the blade before holding it in a reverse grip.
Orochimaru smirked. "You are nothing more than an Uchiha fledgling; maybe a decade from now and you can think of matching a Sannin… but now… "
"Sannin, Prodigy… just mere titles before an Uchiha. Anyway, you have outlived your use, Snake; get ready to die!" But before he could do anything, the snake Sannin's body faded into brown color before dissolving into the mud.
Sasuke immediately pivoted on his feet towards the left, Sharingan eyes slowing down the approach of several snakes from the darkness before his hand blurred.
A moment later, bisected pieces of snakes cascaded onto the floor, the Uchiha twisting his blade, blood parting from the metal in an arc.
"Kukuku… your progress is astounding but you must pay for that… "
The Uchiha narrowed his eyes a bit as another group of snakes shot towards him, the number quickly multiplying to hundreds if not thousands.
He immediately tried to jump back only to fail.
Looking down, he saw two snakes, half-emerged from the ground, binding his feet. No later, the mass of snakes enveloped him, rotating around and binding his limbs, totally restricting even the barest of the movements.
"... with your body," Orochimaru stepped out from the darkness, a cocky grin on his face. "As I said, you are still… hmmm" Of course, genjutsu again! "Kai!" Sasuke's image shimmered, the snake Sannin jumped up.
The illusional world breaking away, the snakes quickly fell onto the ground. However, before the snake Sannin could even think of his next attack, Sasuke appeared in his vision making his eyes widened in sheer shock. Mangekyo?!
The Chidori wielding hand aiming for his heart, Orochimaru quickly regained his bearings. No. He's not at that level. These genjutsus are getting annoying. "Kai!" Immediately, Sasuke's image faded away into wisps of fire.
"Now you die, Orochimaru!"
Gazing up towards the ceiling, the Uchiha descending towards him with a sword in hand, the Snake Sannin twisted, planting his feet on the wall before stretching his neck towards right at the last moment, Sasuke's sword barely missing it.
Immediately, his left hand shot up, firmly clasping onto Sasuke's face, effectively concealing the Sharingan, while he coiled his elongated neck around the Uchiha's upper body, firmly binding it before jumping onto the ground.
Silence followed in the cave.
Looking in amusement at the boy at his mercy, Orochimaru chuckled. "As I said, you cannot match - ack!"
Burning pain shot through his chest, he gazed down to see the sword passing through his heart before a hand came to rest on his shoulder and blood bursted out of his mouth.
Sasuke stepped close to the crouched man, twisting the blade slowly. "You underestimate the Sharingan, Orochimaru. All your jutsus are useless against it."
"H-How?!"
The Uchiha stayed silent for a bit. "The moment you looked towards the ceiling, my Sharingan was active but concealed by a basic genjutsu, admittedly by Sharingan. You relaxed your guard, and were caught in the genjutsu."
That darkness… his eyes were active but I thought the opposite… of course, even a basic henge with a Sharingan would be at least B rank… The snake Sannin couldn't help but be impressed despite the shock.
"Then I added another layer of genjutsu on you by dropping the henge on my eyes, but you were able to see through both. However, I know your obsession with Mangekyo and with another genjutsu, made my Sharingan look like Itachi's."
Impressive… he truly is a genius…
"That worked, and I caught you under another genjutsu."
"S-so… " Orochimaru coughed. "... this is… a-another layer of g-genjutsu?" He looked towards the Uchiha under his grip only to silently gasp in surprise when the latter burst into smoke. "K-kage… bunshin?!"
"Just because dobe uses this jutsu, doesn't mean I wouldn't, especially when all the high ranking shinobis of Konoha use it. The advantages are just too good to ignore."
"I-I see," The Uchihas are known for copying; I shouldn't be surprised. The Snake Sannin took a couple of deep breaths. "... now m-more than a-anything, I want your body."
Sasuke watched in indifference as Orochimaru suddenly opened his mouth before a small figure resembling a snake shot out of it only to grow into a massive snake like creature with its eyes closed. "So, this is your true form."
"Indeed," The tongue flicked out of the mouth. "Now, my other senses are advanced enough to compensate for the vision," Not wasting any moment, the snake lunged for the Uchiha.
Sasuke jumped, the curse seal coming into life, dodging the snake's path or at least tried to, but Orochimaru, displaying impossible flexibility, twirled, reaching near his legs.
Immediately, a couple of snakes shot in succession towards the Uchiha's face, Sasuke again bringing his sword in an arc.
However, snakes immediately halted before dropping onto the ground, the Sharingan wielder frowning for a bit before he felt slight numbness travelling up his legs.
Quickly gazing down at his feet, he witnessed Orochimaru's forked tongue retreating, two small wounds appearing on his bare toe. So, the snakes were a decoy.
"This is one of the most potent toxins in the entire world; you cannot escape now," The Snake opened its maw and lunged onto its paralysed prey before enveloping and closing its mouth.
Sasuke blinked as darkness appeared in his vision for some moments before being replaced by a strange place seemingly covered by flesh. A wet sensation registering, he looked down to see his feet submerged in the same flesh.
As if waiting for him to notice, tendrils of flesh shot out, quickly converging upto his chest before slowly moving upwards. At the same time, flesh in front of him parted revealing an emerging protrusion covered with the same flesh.
The threads of pink colored flesh parted, revealing Orochimaru's face, eyes still closed. "Kukuku… this is my personal dimension; the place for rebirth ritual which has already begun. And, as you can see your Sharingan is useless."
A couple of moments passed in silence.
The snake Sannin chuckled again. "Don't have anything to say, Sasuke-kun?!"
The Uchiha gazed at the Snake Sannin with narrowed eyes for a couple of moments. "It seems you have correctly estimated the Sharingan this time… "
"Of course," A slow laughter, once again, followed. Finally… after all these years, the Sharingan will bow before my might. You will fall, Uchiha Itachi.
"... but, still underestimated me," The laughter subsided, the Uchiha followed. "Of course, you presumed just because I am an Uchiha, I would only rely on Sharingan."
What?!
"Let me remind you what Genjutsu actually means," Sasuke paused for a bit before continuing.
"Using chakra to affect the perception of the target by means of ordinarily hearing, taste or aroma, vision and… touch."
The way he said 'touch'... Even years of honed instincts barely prevented the Sannin from snapping his eyes open. When he stabbed me, he placed his hand on my shoulder… could it really be… No! He is just trying to lure me… yes… "You really expect me to believe such a lie, Sasuke-kun?"
A moment passed.
"Well, it was worth a try," Sasuke calmly replied, closing his eyes.
"Kukuku… finally my… " Orochimaru suddenly stopped, looking aghast for a bit before his image faded away followed by the dimension itself.
"That was no lie, fool," Opening his eyes, Sasuke gazed at the severed head of the man who taught him more than anyone. "Still, you deserve my praise. Able to create a genjutsu that works on a near similar principle as Itachi's genjutsu."
Truly, you were a prodigy of a kind. Realising, you cannot match the prowess of Sharingan, you created a genjutsu based on touch and aroma, that nearly reached the same level as Tsukuyomi. Gazing for another moment, he turned away, curse seal receding, before walking towards the door.
"However, in the end, only an Uchiha can defeat an Uchiha."
Kabuto emerged from the shadows, gazing towards the open door, taking in the remains of his master. I guess you were a bit late in going with the rebirth ritual… anyway, I will continue the mission as you said.
Another moment later, he turned his vision towards the corner, just in time to catch the Uchiha's back. In the end, you were the one too arrogant… Uchiha Sasuke, heh. This is not over yet.
The Hokage took in the newly prepared hexagonal table, then the four Kages and the samurai head sitting at them. No better moment. Immediately, she walked into the wide hall, drawing the attention of the others.
Standing at her place, she cleared her throat. "I, Senju Tsunade, the Godaime Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato, welcome you all to the village and hope your stay is pleasant," These formal introductions are really not my thing.
Then she took her seat, taking a moment to feel the atmosphere. Despite the planet level threat looming on their heads, she couldn't deny the confidence emerging from the atmosphere resulting from the unprecedented cordial relations among the five kages.
Clearing the throat, Onoki broke the silence. "Before we move on to the main issue, I would like to address the border security issue," The Kages nodding, he continued. "Despite the alliance officially announced, we are still hesitating to call off the border troops."
The Kages nodded again. "For that, I have a proposition: Let the two villages sharing a border contribute equally to a chosen number of shinobis; this way, we get a boost in the number of shinobis."
"That would leave Kiri out of the equation," Gaara pointed out, the Tsuchikage musing for a bit before his eyes slightly narrowed in recognition. "I propose let every village contribute to the chosen number."
Every Kage took a moment to consider the point. Kiri was isolated from the shinobi mainland resulting in no border disputes at all and a lesser number of shinobis to watch the , they finally nodded.
Finally, the Kage have begun to acknowledge Gaara's wisdom. Tsunade mused to herself, considering the previous Gokage summit as well.
"That aside," Raikage began, taking in the visages of the others. "The next issue is the jinchuurikis. With our efforts concentrated on this dark God, Akatsuki is certainly profiting from it. As I already sent the summons, Nibi has been captured. We should not ignore it."
"While I totally agree," Mizukage replied, looking at the muscleful Kage. "We can't just ignore that the threat of Kaga is bigger than Akatsuki." The nuke-nins could be dealt with easily now that shinobi villages were united but Kaga was a totally different element.
Hmmm… Onoki mused for a bit. "While both of you are correct, I favour the Mizukage. For the time being, Jinchuuriki would have to fend for themselves. Without the planet itself, everything would be in vain."
Sensing an argument about to blow off, Mifune immediately cleared his throat. "Before making any decision, is every jinchuuriki accounted for?"
A moment passed in silence.
"Ichibi… " Kazekage began. "... was captured by Akatsuki, and so is Nibi," The Raikage only grunted a bit. Then, Gaara shifted his vision towards the Mizukage. "What about Sanbi?"
"Sanbi reformed an year ago and now resides in our waters. My shinobis are looking for it and I will inform the alliance immediately."
"Yonbi and Gobi are safe in the mountains of Iwa," Onoki calmly added.
Again, the attention shifted towards Mei who mentally blushed a bit in embarrassment. "Rokubi Jinchuuriki is… not in the village but my shinobis are looking for it also."
Seeing surprise on the others' faces, she quickly added. "He abandoned the village during the war and only now have we managed to acquire enough resources to look out for him."
And she said Kiri is stronger than Suna. Gaara mused, mentally shaking his head. This was their world. Such ruses and gambits were quite usual, often done to portray false strengths and defenses.
"The alliance can lend you help if you need," Tsunade voiced, knowing very well the problems of one village were the liability of all, once the alliance was formed.
"I will let you know."
The Hokage nodded before shifting her attention to the other Kages. "A messenger was sent to Takigakure to share the status of Nanabi jinchuuriki; reply is expected by tomorrow."
"Hachibi is safe within Kumo." Raikage immediately added.
"And Kyuubi is safe within Konoha."
"So, apart from Sanbi and Rokubi, all the bijuu are accounted for and safe… "
"Not for long," Raikage cut in, halting the samurai general. "While I agree Kaga is the bigger threat, we can't just ignore Akatsuki. Hence, I have a solution or rather a shelter where our jinchuurikis can not only hide but also train to control their power."
The other Kages shared a glance before looking expectantly at the Kumo's kage. What sort of place was this? And for Kumo to hide it for so long, certainly spoke volumes about the village's capability.
"There is an island," Ai began, crossing his arms. "Where we can hide the jinchuurikis for the time being. They can also train. My brother and Nibi jinchuuriki trained there, gaining control of the powers of their bijuu."
A place to control the powers of Bijuu!... What else is Kumo hiding? Tsunade thought in surprise. More and more, she couldn't deny that Konoha was no longer the strongest village in the shinobi world.
All elements pointed towards Kumo.
"Surely, there must be some condition," Terumi Mei voiced, well acquainted with such deals and solutions. "No solution is absolute; there is always a limitation." The war had taught her that.
"Only one," Ai confirmed, grunting a bit. "At any point of time, only a single jinchuuriki can train. However, all the others can take refuge at that place; at least they will be safer that way."
"I must refute that," The Kazekage solemnly voiced, the tone preventing the ire of the muscle bound Kage. "Kaga had already taken an interest in the bijuu," He recalled the term 'monster' used by the dark God. "I am afraid, the congregation of all of them at a place would risk his arrival."
"Hmmm… " Mifune mused audibly for a bit, stroking his beard. "Then, why not send them in groups? I propose two at once."
Two at once is plausible. Not only would we have the others for our help if time calls but also there would be a lot less risk if Akatsuki or Kaga somehow found that place. Still… After weighing the pros and cons, Gaara voiced. "But who will go first?"
Onoki chuckled, drawing the attention to himself. "Never thought that this day would come; just a month ago, I would have killed anyone who would have even suggested this to me," He shook his head for a bit. "Let the Kyuubi and Nanabi go first; sending the stronger ones would certainly help us."
"That would be the best course," The Mizukage voiced her support. "With Hachibi's full power and other jinchuurikis at our beck and call, we can mitigate the risk."
Tsunade stayed silent. Even if the alliance was formed, her outright support of the decision might be taken as some personal agenda. Such was their world. Unless forged and tested on the bloody grounds of humanity, alliances were mere words.
"As per hokage's words, the messenger from Takigakure is expected by tomorrow," The samurai general voiced. "So, Nanabi jinchuuriki's departure would take some time; for the time being, let the Kyuubi jinchuuriki be sent to the island."
The Kages nodded. Tsunade and Raikage immediately directed each one of their escorts before returning their attention to the summit.
"Now, that aside," Mifune took in the visages of all the Kages. "Is there anything else or should we proceed towards the main objective?"
"There is," Tsunade immediately replied, the Kages looking in interest. "In brief, the Hyuuga clan head is a witness to a hidden cave in the abandoned villages towards the east. Per his words 'there is another clan that wields byakugan… "
"What?!" The Raikage stood up, slightly slamming his hands on the table. Konoha managed to hide this… and she is blaming it on the Hyuugas… as if! "Do you take us for fools, Hokage? Hyuuga is a clan of Konoha; no way you would not know of it!"
The Hokage looked at the other Kages. Their faces displayed the same emotions. So much for an alliance. "I assure you we didn't know. The clan charter grants the clans utmost secrecy unless there is a dire threat to the village."
Silence following, she continued. "That is why, I ask you to lend your shinobis to accompany the Hyuuga clan head not only for being the first hand witnesses but also for further information and for a potential alliance."
Silence again ensued.
Every Kage began considering the words. Of course, they were all familiar with the clan charters in different villages. And, if the hokage was asking for their support, it could either be that she really had no knowledge or the task was extremely dangerous.
"I can only lend you two shinobis," Kazekage voiced, breaking the silence. "The risks are not ascertained; sending any more will not be a wise decision."
She is cunning… by taking shinobis from other villages, she wants to minimise her potential losses… but that is what every Kage would do. Onoki mused to himself. "I agree. You can have two of my shinobis too."
Slowly, the Mizukage and finally and reluctantly, the Raikage also voiced their support.
"Now, if there is nothing pending, let us move to the main objective of this summit," The samurai general took in the visages of others. "... the forbidden jutsus and war strategies."
Some moments later
At this point, I doubt the alliance would hold at all. The entire planet is in danger and the kages are still hesitating about the forbidden jutsus. Not able to take the silence anymore, Mifune voiced. "Since you all are in doubt, I shall begin. Samurais do not have any forbidden jutsus."
Nobody can doubt him. Even if he has nothing to fear about his jutsus, by revealing this piece of information, he has revealed a major weak point. The Kazekage mused, realising the samurai general was deliberately sharing the information.
"As we all are aware, forbidden jutsu often require a human sacrifice; samurais have been strongly against it hence, no such jutsus were developed."
"I will go next," Gaara voiced, drawing surprised glances from the others. The Samurai general might be a part of the summit but not of the shinobi world.
A start only from a Kage would induce the others to partake. "We have already formed the alliance, there should be no place for any qualms." After a bit, the others nodded. "Regarding the matter in hand, Suna has two forbidden jutsus: an assault and a resurrection jutsu."
"The wind dragon has already been used and was, sadly, a total failure. So, the only jutsu we can use is resurrection jutsu. Basically, the caster gives all of their life force, resurrecting the dead."
"Hmmm… this jutsu will be convenient for resurrecting stronger shinobis."
Hearing Raikage's words, Gaara couldn't help but feel rueful. But I cannot blame them. They have grown in such a world. Hopefully, the next generations would be more appreciative of human life.
"Can you elaborate about the wind dragon jutsu? Why did it turn out to be a failure?" Terumi Mei asked the Kazekage, slightly leaning forward.
Taking a moment, Gaara nodded. "The energy around Kaga was so potent that it even affected the gravity; the wind dragon could not hold itself and scattered."
The Mizukage nodded before contemplating a bit, the others looking at her. "Maybe if we can increase the mass, like add water instead of air… " But she halted when Gaara slightly shook his head.
"I am afraid that will not work. I have witnessed Kaga's power; the jutsu would not hold even if we use earth instead of air."
The Mizukage nodded again. "I was hoping to contribute more to the cause besides our only forbidden jutsu."
Immediately, a ripple of shock and surprise passed through the room. Kiri only had a single forbidden jutsu despite the history and rumours! Surprising indeed! The Tsuchikage thought to himself. "How could it come to pass?"
Kiri had the second most number of clans after Konoha, and coupled with the bloodthirsty shinobis, it was one of the dangerous villages in the world. To hear it reduced to such levels was nothing but surprising.
Mei sighed. "Yondaime Mizukage. Apparently and unfortunately that man ruined the village more than we had anticipated. Apart from the bloodline purges, he completely destroyed their jutsus going even as far as to remove every single trace."
"But the impact runs deeper. He also destroyed the village's most treasured jutsus including the forbidden ones; I cannot assess why? However, some closer to him believe that he behaved like a possessed person."
The other kages frowned, sharing glances but knowing that there was a bigger threat lurking around, the other issues had to wait.
Tobi uncle's words were true 'A kage can make but also destroy his village. The Hokage mused, hearing the fate of Kiri. Then, the only thing ranking Kiri above Suna is its geography; its isolation certainly helps against information leakages.
"Anyway," Terumi Mei again sighed a bit. "Kiri can contribute a hijutsu that is most likely to work," The others looked in interest. "A jutsu that can control the liquid inside the target's body; although I know Kaga can survive without air but water or even blood is still an unknown element."
"True. Moreover, if and when the battle will begin, Vegeta would be the first to fight; we would be able to see and use jutsu at least against blood," Gaara voiced again.
"That would be when the battle happens; for now, let's focus on the task in hand," Onoki cut in. "Iwa can contribute two jutsus: a sentient golem that you all are aware of… "
Raikage grunted. The huge golem of Iwa was able to fight like a shinobi while taking meagre damage in the wake. That's a tough jutsu.
"... and an advanced version of my weight manipulation jutsu. Risking and damaging my bones in the wake, I can augment my body's weight to at least thousand to ten thousand times," The others' eyes widened in surprise. "Since, I can manipulate my weight also, I am the only one able to use it."
"Give it to me," Raikage interjected, looking at the elder man.
Onoki blinked, uncharacteristically. "What?!"
"There is a jutsu I aim to use personally in the battle," Ai began, placing his hands on the table. "The jutsu will grant me extreme speeds but within a limited time frame. I want to make every second worth."
"How extreme are we talking here?" Tsunade asked, raising an eyebrow. Raikages had always been the fastest shinobis in terms of pure speed, and if there was something extreme even by their standards, then that must be something really out of the world.
Ai met the eyes of others for a moment. "Faster than light speeds."
Pure shock passed through the chambers, the others' eyes widened. Light speed was a concept that only existed in theories with only jutsu coming close was the opening of all the chakra gates of a body by a proficient taijutsu user.
There was teleportation but that was part of space-time ninjutsu.
"Unbelievable!" Mifune uttered in a whisper. If Raikage can manage such speeds, our chances will definitely boost a lot.
"But there is a limitation as you said and as there is for every forbidden jutsu."
Raikage nodded towards the Hokage. "Two limitations actually: one the limited time frame for a single minute and the second, I would cease to exist after that time frame."
Silence ensued in the chambers. The words were clear 'cease to exist'. The Raikage would not just die but his soul as well as body would just perish beyond recoverable means.
However, at the same time, the time frame, despite one single minute, would prove to be an absolute deciding factor.
"Then, why do you want my jutsu?" Onoki voiced his curiosity. "At light speeds, it has been theorised that your mass would already be too immense to handle."
Ai nodded. "That's where the forbidden part comes into play. My remaining life force in combination with soul would be totally exhausted in a single minute but helping against the increased mass. That's why I want your jutsu. If a minute is only what I'll have, I want to make it count."
A Raikage sacrificing himself for the other villages, heh, who would have thought? Though Onoki nodded. "Very well, I will use the jutsu on you in the battle."
Raikage nodded before continuing. "Regarding the second jutsu, a lightning dragon, similar to Onoki's golem, would be a sentient jutsu capable of locking onto the target's electrical motor impulses; the chances of attack are one hundred percent with a soul sacrifice in return."
The Kages nodded before the attention shifted towards the Hokage. Onoki slightly smirked. "And now the village who started the trend of forbidden jutsus; I expect great things from you Hokage."
Tsunade mentally rolled her eyes. "Konoha can offer four jutsus including one clan's. In order, Shiki Fujin summons the Shinigami," The eyes of the others widened in surprise. "... and the death God seals the target's soul into the caster with the price being the caster's soul."
"The second is Edo tensei: Using a human sacrifice, dead can be brought into the living world but with decreased prowess. Konoha has already agreed to summon its four previous Kages, I ask you to do the same."
"No!" Onoki quickly objected. No wonder Konoha managed to stay the strongest for decades; having such dark jutsus at its disposal… "The dead are supposed to stay dead; Iwa will not commit such sacrilege."
"Same with Kumo," Raikage also added. "The previous Kages tasked us with the safety and prosperity of the village; by resorting to summoning them will only be telling them that we failed."
"While I also share such thoughts," Mizukage voiced. "But due to our contribution being less than the others, I can allow the resurrection of Nidaime Mizukage - Gengetsu Hozuki."
Onoki's eye twitched. That bastard of all! It seems he can't stop tormenting me even in his death. He could not forget even a single time when that blonde bastard poked fun at his short height.
"Like Kiri, I would have also allowed the resurrection of one of the Kages but the previous Kazakages were mostly indifferent towards the fate of their village; no doubt they would do the same in this war; summoning them would only waste a human's life."
Well can't say that was unexpected. Tsunade mused, knowing a Kage of any village was only selected when the previous Kage acknowledged their prowess and skills that they could solely lead the village.
And to summon them again would be proving their trust wrong. Nevertheless, it's their choice; I can't force them. "Very well. Apart from that, Konoha will offer Yamanaka clan's jutsu that can ensnare the target's soul and by killing the caster, the target also dies."
"Lastly, Uzumaki clan's fuinjutsu," Before she met the eyes of other Kages. "And I am sure, apart from Suna, you all have the clan's scrolls. As a descendant of an Uzumaki, I want those scrolls." Better to reveal Naruto's heritage later on.
The Kages looked in silence. If this was any other time, hell would have frozen over and over again before any such demand would have even heard let alone met, but now it was the alliance and hence, such demands were bound to come.
"Of course, my first intention is to use them in the war. From our limited scrolls, we have speculated that a sealing fuinjutsu can be created that would seal Kaga into another dimension but for it to be an actual thing, we would need a deeper understanding and your best fuinjutsu users."
"Very well," Onoki nodded with a sigh. Even if they ended up losing the scrolls, they would at least gain a more thorough understanding of Uzumaki fuinjutsu. Besides, we haven't been able to open those scrolls till now. At least something can be salvaged.
"What about Hiraishin?" Raikage asked, leaning a bit forward.
"Not feasible," Tsunade slightly shook her head. "Minato and Kushina took the secret to their graves; only thing we have three shinobis who can use the technique by working together, limiting our use to transportation alone instead of combat."
Damn! And here I was hoping to get access to it. Onoki couldn't help the thoughts. Though he knew that Tsunade was not lying as she had already offered some really useful techniques. Not to mention, Tsunade and Jiraiya would have their share of techniques.
"I believe the forbidden jutsus have been accounted for," The others nodding, Samurai General continued. "Let us move to the strategies and order of attack."
"Before that," Mizukage interjected. "We must choose someone as a sort of mediator among shinobis; I mean, considering the past, shinobis are bound to conflict with one another; one of us must be there to alleviate that and motivate them."
"Not me," Raikage immediately voiced. "I prefer action to words anytime; speeches are not my forte."
"Same with me," Tsunade also added, leaning into her chair.
"I would have if not for the fact that there are high chances that Konoha shinobis would not take it well that a Tsuchikage is commanding them. Same can be said for the Hokage."
"Hmmm… " Mizukage mused for a bit. "Then I must ask Kazekage-dono to step up to the task," Gaara looked in slight surprise. "My reason being, not only do you have the support of your forces but Konoha forces also respect you."
"And, my shinobis have lived through ten years of civil war; I can see that they have come to value life due to that so unless provoked they would not cause any problem. Further, due to Suna not having any direct issues with Kumo and Iwa, you will be the most suitable person."
Immediately, the other Kages as well as Mifune nodded, making Gaara close his eyes for a bit and sigh before he opened them again. "Very well."
"Let us move to the warfare strategies now."
INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
In unison, the eyes of the six sensors snapped open before Yamanaka Inoichi quickly scribed something and motioned one of the two messengers. "Take this to the Kages; Urgent priority!"
"Hai," The messenger nodded before shunshining.
Inoichi walked towards the window, looking towards the east. The entire village of Takigakure vanished in an instant… Is this the work of Kaga?
So, that's it for now.
Regarding Sasuke and Orochimaru's fight: Well, following are the points that I based the fight on:
Firstly, it's apparent from the story that Genjutsu can be used on self, like Henge, but can still fool the others. Another instance would be when in the first stage of Chunin exams, the room number was concealed by a basic genjutsu.
And, the participants were not under any genjutsu yet they were not able to see the correct room number.
So, I used the same principle. When Orochimaru looked towards Ceiling, Sasuke had his Sharingan active but concealed by a basic genjutsu like above. However, it is apparent again that any genjutsu by Sharingan would be stronger than normal.
So, even Orochimaru could not detect the basic genjutsu applied by Sharingan.
Regarding Mangekyo, Sasuke had seen Itachi's Mangekyo when Itachi massacred the clan and used Tsukuyomi on Sasuke. So, Sasuke just used the same design on his eyes and managed to shock Orochimaru.
Further:-
In the cannon, Orochimaru was actually surprised to see the nature and shape manipulation implying he did not keep vigil on Sasuke at all times.
Further, Sasuke going and assisting Naruto in the movie bonds, proves that Sasuke did missions for Orochimaru at times meaning there were times when he was out of Orochimaru's vision.
Thirdly, Genjutsu can be applied by hand seals - the common method. But I believe when senses like eyes, touch, aroma or smell etc are used, it is stronger. Like Sharingan, Toad's singing jutsu etc.
Then, in the Naruto wiki, in Orochimaru's stats, if my memory is correct, it is given that he scores 5/5 points in genjutsu implying he is proficient in genjutsu arts and only falls short against ocular genjutsu or like toad singing genjutsu etc.
So, in this story, after meeting Itachi, Orochimaru worked on a genjutsu that would be applied by touch and smell/aroma. The genjutsu itself would work on a near same principle as Sharingan's i.e. controlling mind and trapping the target in a tsukuyomi like world.
And, Sasuke stumbled upon that jutsu. Only a single glance from Sharingan took him to memorise the content and then on several missions he performed for Orochimaru, he mastered the touch version of the jutsu.
Regarding Hiraishin:- I did not like the fact that Kishimoto dumped everything on Tobirama i.e. making him the creator of almost every major jutsu like Edo tensei, Hiraishin, Kage bunshin etc.
For me, the Hiraishin would always be a jutsu of Minato that he developed with the help of Kushina using her Uzumaki knowledge. No offense to Tobirama fans, just personal thoughts.
Similarly, Kage bunshin is for those who have high chakra reserves implying Uzumakis. I believe Kishimoto would have made the Uzumakis the creator of Kage bunshin and when Mito married Hashirama, she would have brought the jutsu in the village.
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Kaga - The Dark God
When the battle between Buu and Kais happened, it even reached the realms of Supreme Kais where the extremes of the roots of the divine tree lied. Buu's regenerative energy resonated and kick-started the creation of Kaga even though there was no need for a Supreme Kai at that time.
Several thousand years later, Kaga was born. Now, a Kai born with dark energy was unprecedented and bound to attract the attention of Elder kai, Supreme Kai, and Supreme Kai of time. Kaga, from the knowledge assimilated from the divine tree, believed himself to be the next Supreme Kai but was denied due to the fact that A Supreme Kai already existed. (The old Kai in DBZ and DBS)
He attacked and was restrained and then released with a condition that he was to prove himself in the period of a century. During that time, Kaga met different races and some rogue demons who were not in the favour of Kai-Demon alliance and informed Kaga of the millennial meeting that was to be held just four years before the completion of his probationary period.
Elder Kai, who had been keeping watch on Kaga for the last ninety-five years, left for the meeting believing Kaga to be alright. Taking advantage of the leave, Kaga disappeared. For years, he trained with rogue demons including Jashin and then fought with Kais, ultimately leading to his sealing.
Abilities:- Ki abilities, hand to hand combat, telepathy, telekinesis, able to read minds, invisibility, able to distinguish and adapt to all forms of energy(known and unknown) in the cosmos. Partial regenerative abilities:- Due to his Ki being an impure mixture of God Ki as well as Buu's Ki, his Ki is not in harmony implying whereas a normal Kai would heal instantly, he would take hours to days depending on the damage.
Character:- Due to the Buu's evil energy as his fundamental concept and also the presence of God Ki, he is a dark Kai but not evil. He does not hate mortals but will also not tolerate any transgression against his being. Hence his reason for killing, Hiden and Obito.
Further, he abhors those who manipulate others like Zetsu. Reason being he considers that Elder kai and others manipulated and cheated on him. His only reason for destroying the earth is that he wants to show that no prison can hold him forever. The presence of shinobi and other humans is merely a coincidence, as he believes.