From ninja to shinigami

by jacke44

Returning to Wave after being snubbed by his sensei for his teammate, Naruto explores a secret structure he found on the way to the bridge confrontation, opening the door to a new world of possibilities for his future, gaining something once lost, and many allies in the wake of revelations a forgotten past, enemies close than you think, and the teaching owed to him from the beginng

21. Counter Attack

I wish to apologize I was fixing some mistakes in these last few chapters and for some reason they kept posting The same chapter I wish for you to know that chapter 23 is in beta

From Ninja to Shinigami

Chapter 21: Counter Attack

By: Jacke44

====West Residential Area====

Team 10 fell back on the training that Asuma-sensei put them through while defending the evacuating civilians. Shikamaru's shadow moved through the enemy shinobi, locking them in place. Choji quickly followed up with his new right fist. The explosion of power sent the enemy ninja flying through several buildings. Choji looked at his arm and then smirked at Shikamaru and Ino, "Ya know? I gotta hand it to Naruto. This fist really packs a punch."

Ino walked up behind him and slapped him on the back of the head, "It's bad enough that Naruto has started using those bad puns. You better not start imitating him."

Shikamaru sighed in annoyance, "Troublesome. Why couldn't I just be lying back and watching clouds instead of dealing with this troublesome blonde."

Said troublesome blonde promptly turned, placed her hands on her hips, and raised an eyebrow at Shikamaru. That eyebrow rose higher as a sand ninja slams into the ground between the three of them. He twitches a few times while muttering repeated apologies about a flat chests and big foreheads before promptly passing out.

Ino pokes him a few times with her foot, "I think this guy had a run in with Sakura. She's the only one I know that would cause this much damage for such words."

Choji nodded, "I think we will have to get a distance measurement. It has to be a new record. She certainly never hit Naruto that hard."

The other two nodded before leaping back into the fray.

====Start of Invasion; Top of Hokage Booth====

The smoke from the signal slowly dissipated to reveal Hiruzen and Orochimaru facing each other. Hiruzen Sarutobi scowled at his former student who merely smirked in return.

"I see that you have finally returned my old student." Hiruzen said as he threw off the kage robes.

Orochimaru chuckled disturbingly before replying, "Oh Sensei. What can I say? I was feeling a little homesick." His eyes widened with a sickening light and his arms rose into the air, "And now I shall destroy this village and show all of the citizens that you made a mistake in your choice of Fourth Hokage!"

"The only mistake I made was not ending you when I had the chance!" Hiruzen snarled angrily, "And now I shall rectify that mistake!"

Four sound shinobi leaped to four corners of the rooftop and raised a barrier that Hiruzen Sarutobi had not seen since his time as a genin under the Second Hokage. There would be no reinforcements for either side. This was a one on one fight and only one could emerge alive. This thought rang through both of their minds as Hiruzen threw a handful of shuriken. These shuriken then multiplied and forced Orochimaru to replace himself with a mud clone.

"Well now." Orochimaru said, "Shall we begin this?"

====Present Time====

It was a sign of how lax Hiruzen had become in his training regimen that he was panting for breath while wishing he had not Been to Relax In his training His old student Orochimaru stood before him with a smirk on his face as he took in his sensei's tired old body. Like Jiraiya, Orochimaru had retained the strength of his past and had even seemed to increase it.

Hiruzen quickly went through the hand signs for the Earth Style: Great Mud River. He quickly followed this with an Earth Style: Earth Dragon Missile and then set flames onto the rock missiles forming Fire Dragon Missiles. The combined attacks caught Orochimaru off guard and his body thrashed around before fading away.

"You can come out now Orochimaru. I know you wouldn't die from something like that." Hiruzen said from where he stood.

Orochimaru rose from the tiles that covered the rooftop, "Soon Sarutobi-sensei, I shall reunite you with your dear teachers. Though I must say that I am greatly disappointed by your decision to disqualify Sasuke-kun. I was so looking forward to seeing how much he improved. And that Uzumaki boy, he has attained vast power. Power unlike any that I have seen before. It intrigues me."

"Naruto's strength doesn't come from Jutsus," Hiruzen said, "Naruto is the embodiment of the Will of Fire! He has sought strength to protect those that he loves and cares for. He understands that it is only when you have protected something that is precious to you that the true strength of the Shinobi can emerge!"

Orochimaru scoffed, "There you go again sensei. Always speaking of that worthless ideal. The Will of Fire is but an illusion for weaklings that cannot stand at the top. They do not have the strength themselves, thus they take it from others."

"So says the one who leeches from others in order to sustain his own power!" Hiruzen growled.

Orochimaru scowled at his sensei and began to run through handsigns, "Summoning Jutsu! Impure World Reincarnation!" Orochimaru slams his hands down onto the ground and three coffins rose from the ground. Or rather two did. The third rose halfway before something seemed to grab hold of it and pull it back down. Orochimaru snarled in annoyance before sighing, "It does not matter if one failed. The First and Second should be enough to lay waste to this Village. Oh, the irony, hm?" The lids of the two coffins fell forward to reveal the pale bodies of the kages.

Hiruzen could only feel disgust for the creature that had once been his student, "How far you have fallen, Orochimaru, to desecrate the dead."

"Unlike you, sensei, I will stop at nothing to obtain power. And now I have the power of the Senju at my fingertips, both Hashirama and Tobirama!" Orochimaru sneered.

The two pale men stumbled forward from their coffins. They glanced around, and the second figure folded his arms, "It seems that there is one who has taken to using my forbidden jutsu, brother."

The first figure nodded solemnly before turning to Hiruzen, "Tell me Hiruzen, how fares this generation of shinobi?"

Hiruzen smiled widely, "The will of fire burns brighter than ever and at its' base stands the one who shall surpass all kages of the past."

"Enough of this reunion." Orochimaru said with a scowl, "It is time to end this."

Orochimaru reached into his kunai pouch and drew out two kunai with red tags on the end. Without warning he plunged them into the backs of the two figures heads. Steam rises from both bodies and the paleness of death leaves them. Their eyes grow blank and they move into battle stances.

"I assure you First Lord Hokage, Second Lord Hokage that I Hiruzen Sarutobi shall return your souls to rest." Hiruzen slid into a ready stance of his own and did not have to wait long for a response.

Hashirama's hands blurred through a series of handsigns and slammed them to the roof. A wave of roots rushed forward and were burned to a crisp by the answering fireball jutsu. Tobirama forced Hiruzen to leave his position when he called out, "Water Style! Great Flood!" Water swamps the area and The three kages land feet first on the top of the water. Orochimaru stood with a manic grin as he watched the battle continue.

Hiruzen rushed Tobirama and their limbs blurred into a series of punches and kicks. Hashirama leaped into the fray with a punch that staggered Hiruzen. However, he quickly dropped to avoid another series of punches before launching himself back. 'I need backup!' Hiruzen thought to himself. He raised a hand to his lips and bit into it. Just as the blood welled up, vines shot up and ensnared his body.

Hiruzen watched in fascinated horror as he witnessed the signature jutsu of the first hokage, "Wood Style! Great Forest Creation!" Through the water, trees and vines grew to gigantic proportions and became a jungle the likes of which no living ninja had ever seen. Hiruzen shook himself to get his thoughts back under control and heaved forward against the vines. His right hand, the blood still there, came into contact with the wood of one of the trees and Hiruzen shouted, "Summoning Jutsu! Monkey King Enma!"

A plume of smoke covered the area and from within the former kages and Orochimaru heard the sound of wood shattering. When the smoke cleared, Hiruzen was seen standing next to a monkey of similar height as him. The monkey surveyed the area and gave a snort.

"Do you see now Sarutobi? I told you that letting him go would only bring misfortune."

"Yes Enma. You did say that. And now it is time to correct that mistake." Hruzen said with head tilted forward to shadow his eyes a bit, "Please Enma. Adamantine Noi."

"It is too late now." Enma said in disgust, "Very well. Let us fight again."

Orochimaru's eyes widened and he shouted at the two reanimated kage, "Don't let the monkey transform!"

The two men charged forward only for a haymaker to knock Hashirama away and a fist to slam into Tobirama's head. Enma then took a stance and transformed into a large metal bo staff. He flew into Hiruzen's waiting hand and the two charged forward to meet the kages. Once more they traded blows. Hiruzen found himself preoccupied with Hashirama when he heard a cry of "Water Style! Water Shockwave!"

He instantly disengaged and jumped to the side to avoid the jet of water that would have carved out half of his stomach. Tobirama then appeared in front of him and began to throw punches and kicks at Hiruzen while roots and vines of varying sizes worked to trip the third Hokage. Finally, Hiruzen stumbled and barely avoided an attack but it caused him to unbalance and he fell to his knees. Hiruzen looks up to see the two former kages bearing down on him.

Suddenly, there was the sound of a door opening and everyone on the roof turned to look at the set of traditional Japanese doors that had appeared out of thin air. A shadowed figure stood within the set of doors and a voice called out.

"Bakudo #99: Bankin (Full Prohibtion)! First Incantation! Prologue: Halting Wraps!"

Before anyone could react, two sheets of white cloth shot out of the opening and wrapped around the two former kages.

"Second Incantation! Refrain: Serial Hundred Bolts!"

The shadowed figure stepped out from the door and slowly revealed Naruto Uzumaki standing in armor from the Warring States era. His chest plate, helmet, and arm protectors were all red and the Uzumaki clan symbol stood out on his helmet.

Hiruzen shook himself out of his shock and called to Naruto, "Run Naruto! Orochimaru is too strong for you to face!"

Slowly, Naruto turns to look at the third Hokage, "You have had many chances to take him out Hiruzen. Each time you failed. It is time that you realized that the antics of those from your generation will no longer be accepted and the relics of the past need to step aside for the new generation" to step forward. Naruto then folded his arms and turned back to face Orochimaru, "Besides, as the former student of the first hokage who was married to Mito Uzumaki, you should know that the general rule of the family is that one never goes into battle without backup."

"You need to listen to the kid."

Both Hiruzen and Orochimaru stared in shock at the sight of the Fourth Raikage Ay stepping out from the doorway.

"You and Onoki are getting too old for this job. To think that you couldn't even sniff out this invasion. It should have been obvious if you had just looked."

Orochimaru watched, intrigued, as the doors closed and disappear before chuckling, "My, my Naruto-kun. That is quite the interesting jutsu. But tell me. Why do you fight for this pathetic village? After everything that they have done to you, do they really deserve it? Why not join me. Together we can grow stronger and destroy these worthless mongrels! I can even bring back your dear departed parents."

"Don't listen to him Naruto!" Hiruzen shouted out, "There is nothing that he would offer without strings attached! Plus this is the village that you're parents lived in and died to protect! No matter how badly the villagers acted, your parents wouldn't have wanted you to turn your back on it!"

Naruto's eyes grew cold as he looked at Orochimaru, "First of all, I am not a traitor. Second, I would never disgrace the dead by using such an abominable technique as the Edo Tensei (Impure World Resurrection) where one must sacrifice the life of another for the one that you wish to bring back. As for the village, go ahead. Feel free to burn it to the ground."

The rooftop was quiet as all of the major players stared at Naruto in astonishment. Hiruzen called out in shock, "Naruto! How can you say that?!"

"Because the village is just wood, stone, and nails. Even if the buildings are laid to waste, it does not mean that Konohagakure would be destroyed. Konoha is not the buildings or even the monument. The true form of the Village Hidden in the leaves is in the people that live here!" Naruto focused on Orochimaru, "I know all about how you applied for the position of Hokage. However, you were unaware of what the position truly meant. To be Hokage means to be willing to nurture and protect the people of the village. Not treat them as your personal playthings!"

Ay smirks at Naruto, "I couldn't have said it better myself. As you said, the heart of Kumogakure is the people that live there."

Hiruzen felt his heart swell with pride at Naruto's words. Naruto then turned his attention to the two wrapped up figures that were struggling to free themselves from the cloth that covered them. He reached down to a seal on his belt and releases the glove that was held within. It was red with a skull surrounded by blue flames on the back of the hand.

The glove went onto his right hand and he flashed stepped behind the two former kages and slammed his hand into the back of both heads, forcing the souls from the bodies. The bodies crumbled to ash and the cloth collapsed. Two bodies fell forward from the ash to reveal two of the sound ninjas from earlier parts of the exam. Naruto then noticed that the souls of the two hokages were standing behind the piles of ash looking at him in shock.

Naruto then resealed the glove back into the seal on his belt and said, "Let me handle this Old Man. You just sit back and enjoy the show."

"No Naruto." Hiruzen said, shaking his head, "Let my self and A handle this."

Naruto glared at him, "Hiruzen, I swear by all that is holy that if you enter into this fight, then I will be dropping your ass off in the retired ninja home. And as you know, they have recently banned tobacco."

Hiruzen's face lost all color before he coughed and said, "I'll just be over there." Hiruzen walked over to one of the roots left over from his fight with the first Hokage. As he sat down, Enma released his transformation, looking rather ragged. He sighed as he sat down, "Ya know? I think the kid is right. It might be time for us to retire."

Upon seeing the monkey, Naruto gained a pensive look, "Ya know? I always wondered why the Sarutobi clan had the monkey contract when the Uchiha have their eyes. Like monkey see, monkey do?"

Tobirama turned to his brother with a smirk, "I remember when you said the exact same thing to Madara after the first time Hiruzen summoned a monkey. The two of you then got into a fight that destroyed Mito's flower garden. Neither of you could walk straight for a month after she put the two of you in the hospital."

Hashirama shuddered as he remembered the horrifying beatdown he and his friend suffered before a rain cloud appeared over him and he curled up slightly while a finger drew circles on the roof, "Didn't matter how many times we said we were sorry."

The three elite shinobi suppressed grins as they remembered the times that they had interacted with the Uchiha clan while Enma snorted in annoyance, "As if my clan would work with that bunch of hairless apes! The only good Uchiha is a dead one."

"Not true." Naruto said, "Mikoto wasn't so bad."

Enma tilted his head for a moment before he nodded, "That's true. She was one of the good ones."

Orochimaru let out a sigh, "I grow tired of this. It does not matter who you bring to fight me. I will lay waste to this Village."

Naruto traded looks with Ay and the Raikage was suddenly covered in his lightning armor. He then disappeared from where he was standing and reappeared to throw a punch with three claws made of lightning attached. Unfortunately, they found out that it was merely a mud clone.

Ay looked around in annoyance, "Come out you yellow-bellied snake or is hiding all you're good at?!"

Orochimaru rose from the rooftop with an angry scowl, "Well if you want to see my true power that badly, then I will gladly destroy you utterly!"

The two were interrupted by Naruto shouting out, "Bakudo #62: Hundred Step Balustrade!" A pale blue-white rod appeared in Naruto's hand. He launched it forward and it split not a hundred different rods. Orochimaru tried to dodge the falling rods of energy but a few managed to hit him. The trapped figure quickly fell apart to reveal that it was a mud clone the whole time.

Naruto frowned and said to Ay, "I think you hit the mark about his true strength if all he can do is a mud clone and substitution."

Orochimaru quickly emerged from the ground, aiming to punch Naruto. He was shocked when Naruto held up a hand with a pale blue-white orb within it and said, "Bakudo #8 Seki (Repulse)." Orochimaru was sent flying back. Naruto and Ay quickly charged forward to strike him.

====== Hinata POV Evacuation Shelter =====

Upon entering the shelter, Hinata begins to work on calming down the civilians and wounded. The children were soon soothed by the calming kindness that she naturally exuded. As she made rounds through the building, she came across a man who was bleeding from his arm. She immediately made her way over to him and removes the sleeve from his shirt.

Her eyes found the long gash and, remembering her training, she spoke, "Lily, Shun'o! Soten Kishun (Twin Sacred Return Shield)!" And two glowing lights shot forward and created and oblong dome over the man's body.

The people standing around her watched in shock as blood returned to the arm and flesh knitted back together. A few noticed that a missing finger on the other hand slowly returned as well.

After a few minutes, the man slowly gets up and begins to thank her and then notices his finger. He looks at her in shock, "How did you do that?! This finger was lost when I was a child!"

Hinata just smiled and moved on to the next injury.

===== Back Inside the Barrier =====

Naruto and Ay stood a little way back from Orochimaru. The were panting heavily. Naruto had suffered some burns to his armor. He had known going into battle that he wasn't truly ready to take on someone of the Sannin's caliber. He had been able to throw Neji around easily enough, but he was nowhere near this man's level of power. He was barely ranked a third seat according to his teachers. This equated to high chunin and low tokubetsu jonin.

Naruto suddenly heard Lunetta's voice inside his head.

"Naruto-kun, I believe that this is the perfect time to show my true power."

Orochimaru smirks as he looks at Naruto's tired body, "It seems that you are finally wearing out. I am intrigued as to how you gained these abilities."

Naruto smirks back and straitens up, "It seems that you did not do much research on my clan. An Uzumaki always has an ace up their sleeve." He reached up to the necklace that hung around his neck and channeled chakra into it. The area was instantly flooded with chakra, causing everyone to gasp for air and feel like gravity had suddenly increased.

Naruto laughed at Orochimaru's shocked expression, "You see Orochimaru, this necklace is not just a fashion statement. It is a chakra limiter. While most are content to walk around with their total amount of chakra on display for the world to see, I am not. I keep a portion of it sealed away as a fail-safe in case a situation like this should ever arise. I have just unlocked another portion of my chakra."

Ay was staring at Naruto in shock before a smile spread across his face. Naruto may have been the son of Kushina and Minato, but the boy had certainly earned his respect. Ay looked forward to the chance to fight the boy in a match.

Naruto reached behind his back and grabbed the tanto. He draws it from the sheathe and calls out, "Wash them away, Lunetta!" With a flash of light, Naruto is suddenly holding the butterfly swords from before He vanished from where he stood using flash step and slashed at Orochimaru.

Three deep cuts appear on the man's chest and the man grows a sickly pale that was worse than the paleness that his body had already possessed. He had become shrunken like a man who had gone without water for days and the blade glowed brightly.