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I Will Become a Ghost Chapter 14
~Chapter 14 – Nami No Kuni part 3 ~
Previously on I Will Become a Ghost.
Ghost narrowed his eyes before a look of disbelief crossed his face. "This is not good."
Several hundred men came breaking through the forest line and started charging the wooden wall.
"Brace yourselves!" Nawi shouted and unsheathed his katana, quickly lacing it with chakra.
Ghost, Inari and the rest of the Samurai unsheathed their weapons as well before falling into a fighting stance.
The Reavers not slowing down a bit used chakra to jump on the wall, right into the waiting swords of the defenders of Nami no kuni.
Ghost held his katana tightly in both hands. He figured that they would use chakra to jump over or on the wall, but to jump straight in to the awaiting blades of the samurai wasn't what he expected them to do.
Ghost's first opponent jumped in front of him, inches away from the wooden spikes that stuck above the wall, giving them some sort of cover.
The blonde hunter stabbed him through one of his lungs before throwing him over the spikes and into the mass of enemies below who were trying to break through.
Looking around, he noticed that all the samurai who were on the wall were in a struggle trying to defeat their foe. Ghost knew that they had the upper hand for now; they had more men on the wall and only few Reavers could land without getting killed straight away.
But that would not last long, so they had to make it count.
Clashing blades with another Reaver he glanced towards Inari from time to time, he wouldn't let the kid die, not while he was around.
Inari for his part did well, considering it was a Reaver he was fighting against.
Making a large gash on his opponent's chest he quickly focused on the other who had taken his place. Ghost ducked underneath the slash and planted his own blade inside his chest.
The blonde noticed Inari had just defeated his opponent but was now overwhelmed by the second one; he quickly reached for a handful of shuriken and threw it at the women's exposed back.
Inari nodded his thanks as the women slumped to the ground.
Ghost merely turned and engaged the next of what seemed an endless wave of enemies.
Inari followed his example and helped out one of his fellow samurai against a particular strong Reaver. He swung his sword at the back of the reaver, making a deep and large cut.
The Reaver in return screamed and kicked Inari in the stomach. He focused his attention back to his former opponent.
The samurai in return used that moment to lace his blade with chakra. He slammed his blade against that of the Reaver who held it horizontally, cutting clean through not only his opponent's blade but also his shoulder
Inari stood up after the kick and noticed that his fellow samurai had already defeated his opponent and that he was already fighting the next one.
Inari followed his example and tried to help out his fellow samurai where he could.
Itachi weaved through the enemies, killing them without too much trouble. The enemy may have come in vast numbers, skilled they were not. If they were to be compared with shinobi, they would've been chunin level at the most.
Itachi disarmed a Reaver that had landed gracefully on the wall, with his Sharingan activated Itachi easily evaded the thrown punch and retaliated by stabbing him in the chest twice.
Itachi made a couple of hand signs and then aimed to the ground below the wall, where the enemies were massing together, trying to get through to the wall. "Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!"
The fireball quickly made its way to army below and slammed into them, burning many and causing mass disarray.
Itachi gave a small grunt when someone used his moment of inattentiveness to their advantage and stabbed the Uchiha with a knife in his back.
Itachi elbowed the women in the face, breaking her nose he then twirled around and with his flat hand he slammed it against her nose again.
He followed up by grabbing her by the head and kneed her in the face. He dropped her to the ground and slammed the heel of his foot in back of her head, breaking her skull.
Noticing one of the Reavers trying to finish off one of the samurai, Itachi merely tackled him to the ground and reached inside his robe for a kunai to finish him off.
It was at that moment that someone came flying in with two outstretched legs and kicked Itachi off the wall and into one of the stalls on the market below.
Itachi slowly got to his knees and looked with narrowed eyes, towards the newcomer.
The newcomer grabbed the Reaver Itachi tried to kill and pulled him back to his feet. "You piece of garbage, look at your surroundings before attacking!" He pushed the man away.
Itachi jumped on one of the buildings that separated the market from the wooden wall. "I was wondering when someone with real fighting abilities would join us on the wall."
The Reaver spat on the ground, "Don't try and be courageous, I can smell your fear!"
Itachi gave a chuckle, and a very odd one at that. "You smell my fear? You're not even worth my time. You're a hypocrite."
The Holder's left eye twitched. "Not worth your time? A hypocrite? I'll cut you open and rip your organs out!"
"I very much doubt that." Itachi held up his left arm and motioned with his hand.
Three samurai came from behind and pierced the holder with their chakra enhanced blades, killing him instantly.
Itachi nodded towards the men and jumped back on the wall.
xXx
Couple of hours later. Nightfall.
Kakashi and the group of shinobi the size of two platoons were closing in on Nami no Kuni fast. akashi couldn't help but wonder what they would find. The fight against the Reaver all those weeks ago in the arena didn't help him prepare one bit.
Sasuke beside him jumped from tree to tree fully focused on the path ahead.
Sasuke Uchiha. From the most loved genin to one of the most hated in a span of little less than a year. His attempted betrayal had caused a lot of commotion from the shinobi that resided within Konoha.
Reinstating Sasuke had caused quite the uproar, one he would never forget. It seemed that a lot weren't really happy with the Hokage's decision and forgivingness. But what was most surprising was the impact Naruto had made when he abandoned them. The kid that had defeated Gaara of the sand and in doing so had probably saved the village.
So when word got out that Naruto had left the village they all started wondering what the hell was wrong with the genin nowadays. They never found out about the Chakra seal they tried to put upon Naruto.
"Maa, Sasuke what's up with the serious look on your face?" Kakashi asked.
Sasuke focused his gaze on Kakashi. "I'm thinking about the fight in the arena, those two Reavers there were strong, they cut our jounin who tried to attack down without any trouble. Sending two platoons to assist in a country that is already lost seems hopeless to me."
Kakashi held up a finger. "You're missing the point. Our group isn't here to repel any invasion force. It's merely to delay them while we set up defenses at the border."
Sasuke merely grunted in response.
Kakashi noticed movement, as did his fellow comrades. They jumped down and noticed that they were civilians.
The grey haired Anbu stepped forward when he noticed that the daughter of Tazuna was walking up front. "Tsunami, did everyone manage to evacuate from Nami no Kuni?"
Tsunami raised an eyebrow questioningly. "Who are you?"
Kakashi mentally slapped himself in the face. He grabbed his Anbu mask he was wearing and attached it to his belt. "Remember now?"
"Kakashi-san," She said with a neutral tone. "We all managed to escape, thanks to your four man group."
Kakashi knew the woman would never forgive him. Neither would she ever forgive Sakura and Sasuke for what they had done. "I know you're mad at me, but this isn't the time, we're heading to Nami no Kuni, can you give me any information on what's happening?"
"There are 120 Samurai stationed in our village to provide us with the security we lacked. Nothing much else other than that your group is reinforcing the wall with that chakra trick of yours." Tazuna spoke up as he pushed himself through the mass of civilians.
"That will stall at the most, but a good strategy." Shikamaru joined in.
Kakashi nodded. "Well at least we won't be alone in this fight," Kakashi turned his attention back to Tazuna. "Tazuna, when did you leave the village?"
"About four hours ago, we left when they were almost reaching the shore."
Kakashi thought for a second. "That means that we're still a good hour and a half out. Tazuna, keep heading for the Konoha they will provide you with shelter."
"Thanks for the offer. Good luck Kakashi."
Kakashi signaled and the shinobi force jumped back into the trees and resumed their track.
xXx
Night slowly descended but the enemy showed no sign of backing down or taking a rest.
Ghost cut off one of his enemies arms and kicked him off the wall and into the street below. He breathed heavily, he was running low on chakra and his clones were slowly starting to disappear because they were out of chakra.
He tackled another enemy trying to pass hem and quickly finished him off with a blade in his chest. He looked around and noticed that slowly more and more Reavers were coming on the wall.
He then glanced to Inari who was breathing heavily as well, even more so than him. The kid had some skill he'd give him that but he still had a lot to learn and if he hadn't intervened from time to time he'd most probably be dead.
Suddenly the wall shook and he almost fell to his knee. "What the F-" another tremor shook the fighters, causing some to fall.
It was then that a samurai yelled. "They're trying to destroy the gate!"
Ghost looked over the wall and to the edge of the forest. He saw a large earth dragon spitting out large rocks towards the gate. 'That looks a lot like the Doryūdan but that technique uses mud and not rocks.
Ghost shut his eyes as another of his clones dissipated and sent his memories to the real Ghost. He reopened them and reached for his headset. "Itachi, I'm running out of clones. We're also about to lose the gate, they're assaulting it with jutsu that looks like Doryūdan."
He got no answer.
Ghost was about to try again when a huge explosion took place, he jerked his head to the direction the explosion was and knew right away that Itachi was right there.
"We got incoming!" Someone shouted and pointed to the sky.
Ghost looked up and saw a metallic spiky ball closing in fast. "Get off the wall!" he roared and quickly grabbed Inari throwing him in the alley behind the wall.
Inari quickly scrambled to his feet and ran towards the market.
Ghost looked to the spiky ball again. 'Not going to make it!' He tried anyway and jumped.
A mere second later the metallic object impacted against the wall and went off, causing an enormous explosion similar to the explosion earlier.
Caught in the blast, Ghost was thrown through the already ruined roof of a small home behind the wall.
Nawi who had jumped off earlier saw Ghost crashing through the building and feared the worst. He looked to where the spiky ball had blown up and noticed that a large part of the wall was gone. "Form a line and defend the wall! Don't let anything get through!"
A group of samurai who were standing behind him quickly sprinted to the gap, swords tightly held in their hands.
Nawi knew they were running low on men. They had started off with 120 men, 80 of which were stationed on the wall and 40 men on standby.
They were now down to 68.
Nawi looked to his right and saw that the older man, named Jiraiya came sprinting to him. "What's the situation on the wall, Jiraiya-sama?"
Jiraiya came to a halt in front of Nawi. "It's going alright for the moment, I thought we lost Itachi with the first explosion but he reported in just a moment ago. "
Nawi nodded. "Good, things would have turned bad indeed if we lost him."
Jiraiya gave a dry chuckle. "Even with Itachi, things aren't looking too bright."
"What is taking your friends so long?" Inari asked with a bitter tone as he joined in the conversation, starting to feel the after effects of long chakra usage.
"It won't be long, we just have to hold on," Jiraiya told the boy just as the sound of another explosion filled the air. "Let's focus on the fight. We should pull all our men away from the wall and fight here in the streets. They wouldn't dare to use those explosives when their own men are among them."
"I very much doubt they would stay their hand because they got some of their own men in the area. But, we haven't got a lot of options left so we'll go with your plans." Nawi started giving orders to his men through his headset.
"Kisame, pull back from the wall and regroup on th-" He was interrupted when the sound of wood splintering shot through the air. "Regroup on the streets; we'll continue fighting in the village! And hurry it up because the gate has fallen!"
Samurai everywhere ran for the market and regrouped there, jumping of the wall or pulling back from the gate.
Itachi showed up as well, looking a little worse for wear. His Akatsuki robe was had scorch marks and tears in it. His face was covered in dirt and blood.
Kisame showed up as well, having a few shallow cuts in his robe. "For Shinobi wannabe, you samurai aren't half bad."
A few Samurai glared at that moment and some of the others cursed him.
"Kisame…Now isn't the times to make enemies, we already have quite enough." Itachi softly said, slightly panting.
Kisame glanced around. "Where's the brat?"
"Me?" Inari asked, feeling like a kid when he was surrounded by adults everywhere.
"Not you, baka. Where the hell is Ghost?" Kisame snapped.
Jiraiya looked around as well. "Where is the idiot gone to now?"
Nawi remembered Ghost crashing through a building. "He got caught in the explosion; I don't think anyone would've survived that."
Inari started to get worried, finding out that that man was most likely Naruto was a shock of its own, but he wasn't about to let him go again. "We have to go look for him!"
"Too late" Itachi noted and pointed towards the gate and the wall where a mass of enemies came running at full speed towards them."
"Prepare yourself!" Jiraiya shouted and formed a few handsigns before summoning human sized toads.
Gamakichi was among them, wearing full battle armor with a short katana in his hand. He looked towards the incoming Reavers. "So I guess that guy was telling the truth after all."
Jiraiya nodded with a serious look on his face. "We're waiting for reinforcements from Konoha but we're running low on men, could you help out a bit?"
Gamakichi thought about it for a bit. "Nope"
Jiraiya face faulted, "Gamakichi!"
"Just kidding, where do you want us?" Gamakichi chuckled.
"Defend the northern part of the market. I'll back you up later." Jiraiya ordered and received a nod from Gamakichi.
At the same time more metallic explosives streaked through air, only smaller in size this time. As they soared through the air one of the explosives hit an Hawk that was trying to fight off the enemy monstrosities, causing the Hawk to crash into the village in a ball of fire.
The metallic objects blew up at various parts in the village, setting the small town on fire.
Inari tried to ignore it all but found that he just couldn't, he looked around and made their way down his face as he saw his hometown go up in flames.
"The hawks have lost!" one of the samurai screamed and pointed to the sky as the hawks either crashed in the village or disappeared in a large cloud of smoke.
With the skies now clear the large beasts that previously had defeated the hawks now headed for the market, letting out a loud roar before they set a group of samurai on fire.
Kisame tried to counter their fire attacks with a few water jutsu but was forced to jump away.
"Oh my god! Those are dragons!" someone screamed in horror.
"That can't be! They don't exist!" another shouted, his voice laced with fear.
Itachi stood motionless as a dragon landed in front of him. "You chose your wrong target you disgusting beast." He activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and activated Susanoo right away, summoning a skeleton based Susanoo.
Not wasting a moment he reached out with Susanoo's arm and gripped the snout of the dragon pulling it close before slamming his free fist on top of the beast's head, slamming it to the ground.
He quickly followed up with Amaterasu and set the dragon ablaze.
The dragon roared and tried to fly away but crashed to the ground again and didn't get back up.
"Nawi-san, Focus on the humans, Jiraiya will take care of the beasts." Itachi ordered
Nawi in return nodded and relayed the orders to his men.
"Jiraiya I need you to summon the big toads, those dragons are causing too much damage."
"I'm on it." Jiraiya's voice crackled through the headset.
Moments later three more clouds of smoke filled the ground and revealed three large toads, one of them being Gamabunta.
"Jiraiya, Where are you? You pervert!" Gamabunta roared, not appreciating the fact that he was summoned.
"Now is not the time to complain, Gamabunta. We're having some big problems here."
The Chief toad looked to the dragon who was rampaging near the eastern wall. "Is that a dragon? They were supposed to be extinct."
"Then how did the Reavers get their hands on the dragon summoning contract?"
Gamabunta didn't respond.
"We'll discuss this later, for now we have to keep these dragons away from the main defense until Kakashi comes with reinforcements." Jiraiya said as he ducked underneath a throwing knife that came his way.
Gamabunta answered by letting out a large puff of smoke he inhaled earlier through his pipe.
Ghost, slowly with his usable arm pushed away the wooden beam that had collapsed on him when he came crashing through the roof earlier. He groaned and pushed another beam away that lay across his legs.
He sat up and looked around the room he was lying in was in ruins. Most of the roof was collapsed around him, wooden beams that originally supported the roof was scattered around the room.
He stood up with another groan and pressed his hand on his left chest before pulling away, his hand was coated in blood. He then reached for his face and noticed a large cut on his cheek that partially cut his facemask.
He panted heavily as he slowing stumbled through the house heading for what he assumed the front door, ignoring the clashing of metal and the deafening roars outside.
Using the wall to his right as support he opened the partially destroyed door.
He looked around and saw bodies lying everywhere. With only a small group of samurai left standing, trying to fight off the horde of enemies. Kunai and shuriken flew everywhere, some hitting their targets.
He turned to the large beasts fighting against the toads, finally visible through the light of the moon. 'So they're dragons, but weren't they extinct?'
An exploding tag landed near him and went off, blasting him against one of the walls of a store. Ghost shook his head and tried to stand up again. With a lot of difficulty he stood up again and breathed in deeply.
"Itachi? You still alive?" he asked with an exhausted voice after he reached for his headset.
"I'm still alive, but for a moment I thought you weren't."
"Like that's going to happen. Have a promise to keep." He answered as he tried to dust himself off, which only resulted in wincing because of his chest wound.
"I forgot about that for a while. So your still hell bent on taking us out?"
Ghost hesitated. Killing Itachi might've been on his agenda seven years ago, but now… No he couldn't do it and the Uchiha bastard knew it. He had become a close friend to him and that was something he treasured dearly.
"Thought so" he heard Itachi say and he knew that the bastard was smirking right now.
"Shut up," he grunted before straightening ignoring the stabbing pain in his chest. "Where the hell are Kakashi and his men?"
Itachi answered almost right away. "They can't be far out, after you got caught in the blast we decided to pull back from the walls as you can most likely see."
"How long have I been out?" Ghost asked, glancing to the destroyed gate.
"Close to an hour."
One of the samurai fell to the ground in front of his feet.
"We have to pull back, we can't hold out any longer." Itachi said.
Ghost sighed. "We can't do that; if we do they'll have no opposition and are free to attack Konoha."
"We can stall them by blowing up the bridge?" Itachi offered after a moment of silence.
Ghost saw that blonde haired female Reaver came sprinting towards him. He reached for his kunai pouch but noticed that his pouch wasn't there anymore he then reached for his tanto's strapped to his legs and noticed they too were gone. With a groan he ran towards the female with a slight hobble.
She threw a fist but Ghost blocked and countered with a fist of his own catching her right in the face.
Ghost jumped back and hastily with his bloodied hand formed a few hand signs. "Fūton: Kazekiri no Jutsu!" A blade of wind made its way to the female Reaver and easily cut her in two.
Ghost panted in exhaustion. "We'll go with that, I'm running low on chakra and from the looks of it we're running low on men as well. Go give the order." And with that he limped towards the gate.
"Ghost!"
Ghost turned around and saw a relieved Inari running over.
Before Inari could stop himself he threw himself at Ghost and hugged him. "Damn, Naruto I thought you were dead!"
Ghost with his one usable arm pushed him away roughly. "Inari, get a hold of yourself, we're pulling back to the bridge, go down to the headquarters and get some of the heavy exploding tags, we're going to blow up the bridge."
Inari initially shocked by Ghost's behavior was now gaping. "We can't blow up the bridge; it's our village's pride!"
"I don't fucking care, if we don't blow it up we are in some serious trouble."
More flaming rocks came crashing into the streets and buildings, destroying and setting everything on fire.
Inari wanted to object but decided against it and instead ran towards the headquarters.
'Stupid kid.' Ghost thought with a shake of his head.
The remaining samurai broke of their attack and ran towards the gate, stumbling or falling over the dead bodies on the ground.
The remaining dragons ripped them apart left and right.
"Retreat to the bridge!" Nawi shouted while ramming his blade through the stomach of one of the Reavers that came running at him. He expertly blocked a blade that attacked him from his exposed left side and countered slash of his own that made a large cut of one of the more inexperienced Reavers before finishing him off with two more similar attacks.
He panted heavily but ignored it and focused on the next opponent that blocked his path to the bridge.
"You're a fool to stand in our way. Submit to our greater strength and you will find peace in the next life"
Nawi's eyes widened in fear, Itachi told him about them. Holders, never engage them alone. He looked around but didn't find any allies.
"Your comrades have already left, you are alone." The man in front of him said.
Knowing he didn't stand a chance he turned to meet his maker. He held his katana in reverse grip and jumped with his blade high above his head.
The holder saw the attack coming and easily dodged out of the way and broke the man's kneecap with a kick as he landed.
Nawi roared in pain and swung wildly with his blade as he stumbled and fell to the ground.
The Reaver blocked the attack with his metal gauntlet and with his free hand reached for Nawi's wrist and gave it a twist, breaking it and giving Nawi no other choice then to drop his blade.
"Knowing you fight against a more powerful opponent you still hold your ground and fight. You people are of a strange sort."
Nawi groaned in pain as he cradled his wrist to his chest. "Wouldn't you?" he hissed.
"There aren't a lot of men or women that could defeat me. So I can't put myself in your shoes. But, enough with the talking." The Holder said and he casually reached for his own blade and stabbed him through the chest right where the heart was.
Nawi coughed and he felt himself growing tired. "You…Won't take…our home…" he slurred before Nawi closed his eyes never opening them again.
The holder turned his attention to the bridge, where the last of the samurai where making their stand. "Lasting, send in everyone."
The man named Lasting dropped from one of the roofs and landed beside his comrade. He was wearing dark red robes, very similar to those of the Hunters. He had a scar that crossed his left cheek and had a calm calculated look. He had his long and loose, a bit ruffled but that fit his whole calm exterior. "They are already marching through the gate. What do you want to do with the dragons?"
"Allow them to rest, they've done their job, but tell them that they can expect to be summoned at any moment."
With a nod Lasting left.
Ghost walked across the bridge supported by Itachi, a small handful of samurai around them.
"What do we do?" someone asked, fear evidently in his voice.
"We're blowing up the bridge." Itachi said as he put Ghost on the ground.
"What? No we can't do that! Nawi and the others might still be alive!"
Ghost groaned and leaned against the left side of the bridge. "If they're not here then they're dead."
Inari who had just finished setting up the explosives shook his head fervently. "Nawi is too tough to die! He's coming!"
Kisame who had his infamous sword leaning on his shoulders stepped forward. "Shut it brat, if you look towards the village you can already see Reavers marching to the bridge. "
Inari who struggled with his emotions just looked to the other side and walked away.
"Blow the bridge the moment they're crossing it." Itachi ordered Kisame who just nodded.
Itachi walked over to Ghost and grabbed him by the arm and slung it around his shoulder. "Come on let's go."
Ghost nodded and tried to put as much energy into walking on his own.
Itachi noticed. "Don't do that, Ghost, I got you."
Ghost smirked. "Don't think for a second that I owe you."
Itachi gave a small smile before walking off the bridge and to the edge of the forest. "Yes you do"
"Screw you, Itachi…" Ghost merely grunted.
Jiraiya walked up next to Kisame who held his hand in a seal.
"Where are those toads of yours?" Kisame asked, his eyes never leaving the marching army.
"Send them back the moment we retreated. They are pretty much useless against dragons."
Kisame nodded before opening his mouth. "it's time!"
At that moment large explosion shook the area and blew a large portion of the bridge apart, killing every Reaver who had stood upon it.
xXx
Shikamaru who landed on one of the tree branches almost lost his balance as a large explosion took place.
Ino landed on a branch below him. "Holy shit! That was one big explosion!"
Kakashi motioned with his hand to keep moving.
It didn't take them long to reach the edge of the forest where a sight of fire and destruction met them.
"My god, Kakashi could you be any slower?" an exhausted voice said in annoyance.
Kakashi looked to where the voice originated and saw Ghost leaning against a tree with his hands in his lap.
Kakashi quickly moved to Ghost and crouched down next to him, lifting up his mask. "Ghost what happened? You were supposed to hold the village."
Ghost coughed. "What happened? I'll tell you what happened, you took too damn long! We didn't stand a chance."
Kakashi grabbed him by the arm and helped him up. "We came as fast we could."
Ghost grabbed his facemask and pulled it down before spitting a mouthful of blood on the ground. "Doesn't change the fact that we still lost the village."
Shikamaru stepped forward and eyed the Hunter. "We have to retake it."
Ghost chuckled before coughing again. "No way in hell that we can take the village back. They've come in force. Their army outmatches our own."
Ino joined the small group as well and looked at Ghost who looked exhausted. "You're not looking too good. Maybe you should lie down for a bit."
Ghost sneered. "I don't need your advice, "He limped forward pushing away Kakashi's offered hand. " You got a plan, Kakashi?"
Kakashi ignored Ino's glare she gave Ghost and nodded. "We'll put our men on our forward outpost a few clicks from here."
"How much further from the outpost is the actual line of defense Kakashi?" Itachi asked as he joined the group, along with Kisame, Jiraiya and a distraught Inari. Behind them were the few remaining samurai.
"Around the 10 to 15 miles. So should the forward outpost be attacked we'll be properly prepared." The silver haired Anbu answered.
"Whatever, it took you long enough." Kisame growled.
Kakashi glanced at the missing-nin who didn't look to worse for wear, he had few tears in his cloak but that was about it. He turned to the men. "Grab the wounded, we're moving out."
Itachi didn't move. "I'm staying for a while longer. I'm going to buy some extra time by channeling my chakra in the water so that if they know how to walk on water they'll just lose their balance."
Jiraiya nodded. "Don't stay for too long, you don't know what else they might cook up."
Ghost signaled Kisame who walked over and roughly grabbed him by the arm and slung Ghost's arm over his shoulder.
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