Chapter 336: Side Arc Part-7: An Old Friend?
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Whoosh… whoosh…
The group quickly flickers towards the Hachou village.
"My village!"
The elderly village chief anxiously stares at the smoke and fire pouring out in the distance.
"Village chief! Don't lose hope yet. We can still make it in time and protect the villagers." Kakashi tries to calm him down.
"Everything will be fine!" Shiseru supports the village chief.
"I hope so! I don't want the innocent villagers to suffer because we sheltered the residents of the Tonika village."
"Let's go!"
Naruto increases his speed and dashes away in the distance.
"This guy! Why is he so reckless?!" Neji shakes his head.
"Don't worry, I will follow after him." Lee thumbs up at Neji and chases after Naruto.
Whoosh…
The group quickly follows Naruto and Lee.
Swoosh…
Naruto arrives at the entrance of the Hachou village. He flickers through the village and stands on a pole in the center of the village to get a clear picture of the village.
"Who is attacking such a peaceful village?" He looks around for the culprit.
BOOM…
Naruto hears a gigantic explosion in the distance. Smoke and fire pour out as a house is set on fire with a fire jutsu.
"Found them!"
Naruto spots a group of shinobis wreaking havoc through the village. He flickers towards the group of shinobis.
Swish… Swish…
Naruto throws a pair of shurikens and makes some hand signs.
"Shuriken Shadow clone Jutsu"
Fwish… Fwish…
The shuriken replicates into a multitude of shurikens and attacks the group of shinobis.
Clang… clang…
The enemy shinobis turn around and deflect the shurikens.
"Huh?! What?!"
Naruto is shocked to see the enemy shinobis. There is a multitude of shinobis from various nations among the group, varying from leaf, cloud, sand, rock, mist, grass, and various other smaller nations.
"Hey, you! Why are you attacking this small village?"
Naruto questions them.
HMM…
The group of shinobis has dark grey sclerae and there are some cracks across their skins.
"Answer me?!" Naruto yells at them to get their attention.
Argh…
The group of shinobis turns towards Naruto.
Swish… swish…
They take out shurikens and kunais from their holster and attack Naruto.
"What's the meaning of this?" Naruto raises his guard.
He crosses his fingers.
"Shadow clone Jutsu"
Naruto makes a few shadow clones and deflects their attack.
Crack… crack…
The shadow clones crack their knuckles and lunge towards the hostile shinobis.
"Beat them up first and question them later!"
BOOM… BOOM…
Naruto and his clones engage in a fierce battle with the enemies.
"You are still the same knucklehead even after all those years?"
A tall man in a black robe with red lining creeps behind Naruto.
Whoosh…
The real Naruto swiftly performs a reverse roundhouse kick to attack the enemy behind him.
"Now! Now! It has been a while, and this is how you greet your old 'Friend'?"
Whoosh…
The cloaked figure jumps back and avoids Naruto's attack.
"You?! Who are you?!"
Naruto cluelessly stares at the cloaked figure.
Whoosh…
Lee catches up to Naruto and stands alongside him.
"Fear not Naruto! Konoha's beautiful Green Wild beast has come to your aid."
Lee takes a taijutsu stance.
"Haha! Another old friend is here!"
The cloaked figure chuckles.
"Who are you?!" Lee has a serious expression on his face.
"Me?!"
The cloaked figure slightly lowers his hood to reveal a part of his face.
He has long white unkempt hair lying on his shoulders. A pair of spectacles rest against the bridge of his nose. His eyes have snake-like pupils and the majority of his facial skin is pale-white and there are some snake-like scales below his eyelashes.
"Kabuto?!"
Lee is shocked to see Kabuto's appearance.
"Wait, Kabuto?!"
Naruto points towards Kabuto with a shocked expression.
"He is that Kabuto from three years ago! The one in the chunnin exam!"
HAHA… Ahaha…
Kabuto laughs hysterically at Naruto's antics.
"You sure haven't changed in these three years!"
"Hmph… but you sure have changed a lot!"
Naruto points towards the snake-like appearance of Kabuto.
"You are way creepier than before!"
Naruto shakes his head in disgust.
"Haha… this is the price I have to pay for power! Once I have enough strength, I will fulfill what Orochimaru-sama failed to do. I will prevail where he failed. This way I will prove my worth to Orochimaru-sama!"
Kabuto has a frantic expression on his face.
"Enough chit-chat! Let's take him down!"
Swish…
Naruto draws a kunai from his holster and dashes towards Kabuto.
Whoosh…
Lee closely follows behind him. They flank Kabuto from both sides and perform a roundhouse kick to knock him out.
Swish… Swish…
Kabuto makes some hand signs and claps his hand.
Clamp…
A pair of wooden coffins rise from the ground.
Bang…
The wooden coffins receive their kick and rattles from impact.
Whoosh…
Kabuto jumps back and avoids the attack.
"You lot sure are impatient!"
Fwoosh…
A shadow clone of Naruto jumps out of the ground. The clone has a Rasengan in its hands as it slams it towards Kabuto.
"What?!"
Kabuto is shocked to see the surprise attack.
Swoosh…
He twists his snake-like body at an unnatural angle and barely dodges the attack.
BOOM…
The Rasengan slams into the ground and creates a giant crater.
Tch…
"I almost got him!" Naruto clicks his tongue in dismay.
Phew…
Kabuto heaves a sigh of relief as he warily stares at Naruto.
'That was a close call! I am afraid, if not for my heightened senses and the snake-like body, I would have taken the hit! This kid is scarier than before!'
Slither…
A giant white snake slither towards him.
Spat…
The white snake spats out a pair of transparent rods of varying sizes.
"I have got what I came for! So, I will be taking my leave; meanwhile, you two can entertain these two people!"
Whoosh…
Kabuto submerges into the ground and disappears from their sight.
Whoosh… whoosh…
Kakashi and the rest of the group arrive beside Naruto and Lee.
"Was that Kabuto?"
Neji and Sasuke ask at the same time.
Mm…
Naruto and Lee nod their head.
"Reanimation Jutsu!"
Kakashi notices the grey sclerae and the cracks on the hostile enemies.
"Reanimation?!"
The group of Konoha 12 has confused expressions on their faces.
"It's a form of forbidden summoning jutsu, where the user of the jutsu uses a living body as a vessel to summon the soul of a deceased person. The user then controls the reincarnated vessel to do his bidding."
Sasuke calmly explains the details of the technique.
"Hey! How did you know?"
Naruto questions Sasuke.
"I read it in the scrolls Nii-san gave us! You should pay more attention to studying next time!" He chides Naruto.
"Hmph… I don't like reading stuff. I would rather use my Rasengan to blast them away!"
Swirl…
Naruto prepares a Rasengan in his hand to attack the figure in the coffin.
Creak… Bang…
The lid of the coffin slams on the ground as a footstep out.
"Keep watch! Don't attack blindly!"
Kakashi warns the rest of the group.
HAAAH…
Naruto ignores Kakashi's warning and jumps at the coffin with a Rasengan in his hand.
"Eat this!"
He slams the Rasengan on top of the coffin.
BOOM…
The Rasengan slams into the body of the Edo and raises a storm of dust and debris.
"AH! This feeling! This jutsu! It has been a while since I last felt something like this!"
A muscular figure slowly walks out of the coffin.
Crack… crack…
He cracks his neck and stares at the Konoha group.
"He… He is…"
The expression of Kakashi, Guy, Asuma, and Kurenai turns ugly.
"This person is dangerous! Extremely dangerous!"
Neji warily stares at the new enemy with his Byakugan.
Chapter 337: Side Arc Part-8: Battle Against A Kage
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Fwoosh…
Kabuto appears outside the Hachou village on a small nearby hill. He perches on top of a tree and stares at the Konoha group with his snake eyes.
"I have yet to perfect the Reanimation Jutsu, but with the help of this, I can now finally put my plan in motion."
He takes out a vial with a clear liquid in it.
"The effects of this 'Spring of Youth' are beyond my expectation. This water is brimming with vitality and life. The strength of the Edo Tensei will rise by a level if I use this water to form the summoning seals."
Kabuto pockets the water and gazes at the battle.
"I have almost perfected the Reanimation jutsu and I can retain almost 80 percent of the ability of the Edo before their death. But with this 'Miracle Water'; I can push them beyond their peak. Kuku…"
He laughs hysterically and adjusts his spectacles.
"Orochimaru-sama! Finally, I will prove my worth to you!"
Clang…
He forks out a pair of transparent rods from his pocket.
"I came here for the 'Miracle Water', but never expected to get my hands on a treasure."
Kabuto weighs the rods in his hand.
"I have never seen or heard of such material. These rods are made of a mineral that doesn't exist in the Shinobi world. NO!!"
He shakes his head.
"This material defies the principality of existence. Such a metal shouldn't even exist, to begin with."
He raises his head and stares at the ruins of the Tonika Village.
"Now I am curious to unearth the secret buried deep within the wake of the 'Center' of this world!"
Whoosh…
Kabuto flickers away from the spot.
At the Hachou Village,
"HE!… HE!"
Naruto points towards Edo with trembling fingers. Smoke rises from the body of the Edo as the Rasengan fails to deal any damage to him. He dusts his body and stares around.
"I am back to the living world?!" He curiously looks around.
"No! This is different."
A clutch his fist.
"I feel like I have free will but I don't have any control over my body."
"So, it's the foul technique of that damned Second Hokage!"
Clatter… clatter…
Another figure walks out of the second coffin.
He has a bald head with a few locks of brown hairs at the back of his head. There is an intricate green dragon-shaped tattoo around his top head with a black claw mark around his right eye.
Kakashi's expression turns ugly as he notices the newcomer.
Crack… crack…
A crack his neck and stares at Naruto with curiosity. He notices the Konoha forehead protector on Naruto's head.
"A Konoha shinobi? And that technique?!"
A turn to Naruto and ask him.
"How are you related to Silent Shinigami?"
"Silent Shinigami?!"
Naruto retreats and tilts his head in confusion.
"That's the moniker of Nii-san!" Sasuke reminds him.
"Oh! You mean Izuna Nii-san!" Naruto turns towards the Third Raikage.
"Izuna Nii-san is my elder brother and mentor!" He proudly nods.
"I see!"
"Naruto! Be careful! He is the third Raikage."
Asuma and Kurenai warn him.
"Haha… Haha…"
The figure beside A laugh as he confronts the group.
"I never expected myself to be a pawn of the technique I hate the most!"
He turns towards the third Raikage and remarks.
"So, the kid beside the Second Raikage has turned into an old man and fallen in battle!"
"Who is he?"
The younger Konoha group curiously stares at the second person.
"He is the second Kazekage, Shamon! A master of puppet art. He was hailed as a shinobi who aimed for innovation and improvement.
During the First Shinobi War, he confronted the Second Hokage and lost the battle when the Second Hokage used the Edo Tensei."
Tch…
"I still despise this foul technique! But I have to give credit to Tobirama for his idea!"
Shamon clicks his tongue.
Bzzt…
A lightning cloak appears around A. He slowly lifts his hand and points towards Naruto and the rest of the group.
"I cannot control my body any longer! So, watch out for my attack!"
He warns the group.
Swoosh…
A disappears from his place and appears in front of Naruto.
Haah…
"Lightning Straight!"
A aims a punch towards Naruto's head.
"So fast!"
Sasuke is surprised to see A's speed.
"I can't track him with my Sharingan!"
"What?!" Naruto bends his body backward and narrowly dodges the attack.
Swoosh…
A turns into mid-air and aims his punch towards Naruto's gut.
BOOM…
Naruto creates a wind current in his palm and propels himself backward.
Bang…
He staggers backward and falls to the ground.
"How is he so fast?! I thought I was about to die for a second."
Naruto heaves a sigh of relief.
"Don't slack off just yet!"
Shiing…
Sasuke's Sharingan spins rapidly.
"Lightning Release: Purple Chidori Sharp Spear"
Sasuke gathers a large amount of lightning chakra in his palm.
Whoosh…
He flickers towards the blind spot of the Third Raikage.
Whoosh…
A swiftly turns around and blocks the attack with his arm.
BAM…
Sasuke's Chidori slams into A's hands, but the thick lightning cloak around A block his attack.
Haah…
He infuses more chakra in his Chidori and pushes forward.
Stab…
The Chidori manage to pierce through a layer of the lightning cloak and stabs into the outer skin of A.
Hmm…
A is surprised to suffer damage.
"This is the second time, someone has penetrated my lightning cloak!"
Whoosh…
A swipes his leg and kicks Sasuke.
Bang…
Sasuke blocks the attack with his arms but is sent flying by the momentum of the kick.
Swirl… swirl…
Pieces of ash and dust fly around and restore A's hand.
"Tell me your name, Kid?!"
A asks Sasuke.
"Sasuke Uchiha!" Sasuke introduces himself.
"Are you also a student of Izuna Uchiha?!"
"Mm…" Sasuke nods his head.
Haha…
A burst out in laughter and riles up his chakra.
"Then I would like to see, how well that kid from back then taught his students?"
Whoosh…
Naruto flickers beside Sasuke.
"Let's do it, Sasuke!" He cracks his knuckles.
On the other side,
Shamon takes out a scroll from his pocket and makes some hand signs.
Swish… swish… Poof…
He infuses his chakra into the scroll and summons a multitude of puppets.
Clatter… clatter…
Various chakra threads weave out from his hands and bind the puppet.
"Guys! Don't lower your guard at any cost."
Kakashi warns them.
"The second Kazekage is the creator of the puppet technique. He created the Secret Black puppet control technique, and even Lady Chiyo is one of his disciples. The blades on his puppet are lashed with a deadly poison; any slight injury will send you on your way to the afterlife!"
Gulp…
Guy, Asuma, and Kurenai gulp their saliva as a drop of sweat trickles down their forehead.
Kakashi turns to the Konoha 12 group.
"It's better if you lot don't engage in this fight. All of you handle the rest of the reanimation!"
"Yes, Kakashi Sensei!" The group nods their head.
"But… Naruto-kun!" Hinata warily stares at Naruto and Sasuke.
"They will be fine! Trust me, these two are a lot stronger than you expect them to be." Kakashi assures them."
Click… click…
One of the puppets, shaped in the form of a scorpion, opens its mouth.
Fwoosh…
It releases a cloud of purple smoke from its mouth.
"That gas is poisonous, watch out!"
Kakashi and the group jump back.
Swoosh…
Another humanoid puppet waves a mechanical fan and quickly disperses the poisonous smoke in the surrounding covering the entire battlefield.
"Quick! Take the anti-dote."
Kakashi and the rest take out a syringe from their storage and inject it into their body.
Tch…
On the other side of the battle,
A click his tongue.
"I was never fond of using such underhanded means in a battle! Let's change the location of our battle."
He flickers away. Naruto and Sasuke quickly follow after him.
"Naruto! This is our first time fighting against a Kage and an immortal one at that! We can't hold back."
"Mm… I know! I haven't been training so hard for anything. I will surprise you with my technique. It took me a year to perfect this technique!" Naruto pumps his fist.
"I am looking forward to your new technique!" Sasuke nods at him.
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In a hidden cave somewhere near the Hole,
Tch…
Kusuna grits his teeth in anger. He stares at the lifeless body of his companions.
"Unforgivable! Absolutely unforgivable! Those Konoha shinobis will pay for this."
BAM…
He smashes his fist into the wall and turns towards the bodies.
"Now, there is only one way to save them! I have to inject more dark chakra into their body and evolve them to the next phase of Demonification!"
Fwish… Fwish… Fwish…
Multiple dark purple snakes slither from his body.
Swirl… swirl… swirl…
They enter the body of Gitai, Setsuna, and Shizuku.
Argh… Aaah…
Blood-curdling screams escape from their mouth. The entire cavern is lit up with purple light.
Crack… crack…
Multiple cracks appear on the walls of the cavern as it collapses on itself.
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