Orochimaru cackles as his ninja attacks the leaf. He barks an order and four ninja shout their agreement as he leaps to the kage booth and the four ninja surround his teacher. Hiruzen scowls and rips off the red and white robes of his station. Gleaming armor is revealed underneath and the old man lowers himself into a fighting stance. Orochimaru barks a command and four ninja scream as chakra flows from them to form a square barrier. A second red box is formed inside the first one to keep them safe from both sides as the impromptu arena is created.
"Orochimaru! You foolish boy! We are not the strongest village for nothing, my wayward student! We are the leaf and are as unbedable as an oak!" Sarutobi roars as a poof of smoke announces the arrival of a staff that he grips and holds behind himself.
"Sensei. The leaf is only as strong as its leader. I don't see a warrior. I see a senile old man who will fall to the power of his greatest creation. After all, Any tree can burn." orochimaru counters. A long katana slides from his maw as orochimaru readies his legendary blade, kusanagi, the unbreakable blade.
The two fighters are interrupted by a mass of insects that slam into the barrier and quickly devour the twin crimson walls to make an entrance that is used by three youths who walk in with weapons drawn. A scythe glints as a tall boy stands behind his comrades. Twin cleavers flash in the sunlight as their wielder falls into a stance ready for battle. Orange hair waves in the air as molten stone hisses where it drips from the palms of its master.
"You should know that any tree can fall. However the saplings close by will support the elder trunk. After al. a forest is only as sturdy as its mightiest oak.'' William says calmly as insects seethe from his clothes.
Sam shouts in joy and rushes forward with lava trailing behind him. Twin bursts of smoke herald the arrival of two lizards wielding scimitars and shields. The trio rush the snake sage as he hisses in displeasure. A long blade slashes for the throat of Sam and he smirks as twin shields block the hit.
"Ya know. For a supposed genius you're pretty dumb. Trying to kill the summoner when he has his summons with him? Not very smart when my summons like me." Sam comments before he spits a stream of lava at the pale man.
Orochimaru ducks under the molten stone and parries a thrust from one lizard while the other one gets in a hit with its shield, sending the pale man back a few feet.
"What are you two doing here? Orochimaru is too strong for you to fight!" hiruzen exclaims. His eyes focused on the fight that is holding back orochimaru.
"We would be poor examples of ninja if we did not aid our leader. Besides, William wouldn't let me hear the end of it if i didn't help.'' Jake replies.
"I like the third hokage. He visits my orchards and the bees are fond of him." William replies to his friend.
Jake smirks and they all look forward to seeing Sam sailing towards them. William catches his friend with a net of bees and the insects lower the orange haired boy to the ground as Jake begins healing the bruise on his chest.
"Shit. for a scrawny pale fucker. He hits hard." Sam groans.
Jake shakes his head with a snicker as william then rushes orochimaru with the third hokage at his side. Twin staffs slam into the pale man right before he can dispatch the lizards that are harassing him. The reptiles his in thanks before they fall back to check on their summoner. Orochimaru snarls as he parries the blade of william's scythe but takes a heavy hit from hiruzen's staff. The pale man skids back as the two fighters trade weapons.
Hiruzen spins the scythe and slashes orochimaru across the chest as William emerges from a cloud of bugs to slam a staff into his back. A puff of smoke announces their swap as Hiruzen uses substitution with william to catch the blade of kusanagi on the shaft of his scythe. Both men blink as the legendary blade is blocked by the shaft of a simple scythe. William slams his staff into orochimaru's legs and Hiruzen capitalizes on this by kicking back the younger man and sending his sword flying away.
"How did your scythe not break under the kusanagi? It should have been sliced through." Hiruzen asks William as they heft their weapons.
"Seals. The inside of the shaft is hollow and I filled it with a variety of seals. That way you can't tell what enhancements are on the weapon. One of the seals drains chakra from whatever touches it to harden the scythe." William explains.
Hiruzen blinks and looks at the plain looking weapon. A long shaft that has a blade put through the top so a three foot length of sharp metal extends from one end while a six inch spike of metal emerges from the back. The old man mentally makes a note to request one of these weapons. A loud hiss sounds through the small arena as orochimaru holds up his hostage. Sam is in the grip of the pale traitor as he struggles to remove the hand from his throat. Jake is lying on the ground slumped over with blood flowing from a slit throat.
"Now sensei. Drop your weapon before I crush the throat of this young boy." orochimaru demands.
Hiruzen scowls and his grip begins to loosen before there is a puff of smoke. Sam is sitting at William's feet gasping for air. Hiruzen twists and hurls the scythe at orochimaru. The deadly weapon spins like a buzzsaw as it slices through the air then cuts orochimaru in half. The pale man dissolves into a pile of mud as William whirls and slams his staff into the skull of the traitor behind him. Orochimaru staggers back and snarls as he grips his sword in one hand and his head in the other.
"How are you doing this?! You're a genin! An ant compared to me! How are you keeping up with me!?" orochimaru shouts.
"Research. Jake is an admirer of yours. Not for your actions but for your style. He quite likes snake style fighting and used it as a base for his own style. After learning you were a traitor I researched you. Your tactics, your personality, your skills, your arsenal. Everything about you that I could get my hands on. I relayed this information to my team and we formulated a plan. Speaking of which. Jake! Did you do it?" William explains before raising his voice.
Jake stands with a healed throat as he smirks and makes a hand seal. Lines of script crawl across pale flesh as orochimaru falls to his knees.
"Ya know. When you told me you altered your throat so slitting it wouldn't kill you, i thought it was horseshit, im glad im wrong.'' Sam groans. His hand rubbing his throat to ease the pain from Orochimaru's grip.
Hiruzen puts away his staff and walks forward while scowling. The old man raises his hand and his frown deepens.
"I'm sorry orochimaru. If I had known about your desires I would have found a way to help you stay on the path of light." Hiruzen tells his student before his fist blazes through the chest of the pale traitor.
Orochimaru stiffens as a smile crosses his face. Ash falls off the man to reveal a different person in his place. Hiruzen barks out a curse as the barrier falls and anbu begins to search the area after capturing the four guards that made the barrier.
"So what the fuck just happened? Did we win?" Sam asks.
"No. I've read about this technique. Corpse clone. By using a corpse as the base you can make a clone of yourself with half your strength. It's very good for espionage since all that the clone sees is seen by the original." Jake explains to his friend.
Sam curses at this and the three boys leap off to help save their village. A red haired man is laughing maniacally as he smashes apart the enemies and holds people back from a certain seat. A green blur approaches and yujiro slams a fist into the blur sending a bowl cut man flying back.
"Oh shit. I think that was a leaf guy." Yujiro grumbles.
"Yes I am! Do not worry though! My youthful strength has kept me from harm!" gai roars.
"Quiet down!" yujiro barks as he then gestures to the seat behind him.
A little girl is revealed to be sitting in the seat and she whimpers at the noise from gai. The green man nods and both martial artists trade a look before they are smashing apart the enemies as they count out their kills.