Three weeks later after the Demon War,
"Minato, how's the search result?"
An exhausted Tsunade with black circles under her eyes walks out through a teleportation formation into the headquarter of In-Yō.
A similarly exhausted Minato is also sitting on a chair reviewing various reports. He slowly raises his head and shakes his head.
"There is no news!"
He sighs helplessly.
"The space in the vicinity of the HOLE has yet to stabilize. The elite Anbu team Rō returned empty-handed after investigating the surrounding area. Our spies spotted some activity from Kumogakure and Iwagakure shinobis, but that's bound to entail since the scale of the event was too huge to cover up."
Minato passes a report to Tsunade, who carefully reads through it.
"The Light and Shadow squad of In-Yō are also on the move, with no results."
"USELESS!" Tsunade crumples the paper in her hand in anger.
"How am I supposed to answer Mei… how am I supposed to placate Ayaka? That little girl has been sobbing non-stop for three weeks and she refuses to eat anything. I have to knock her unconscious multiple times to inject a nutrition solution into her body." Tsunade clenches her fists.
Whoosh… whoosh…
Kakashi, Guy, Shisui, and Itachi return to In-Yō headquarter with their respective squads and Anbu teams.
"Any news?" Tsunade demands with a piercing gaze.
"We are sorry, Tsunade-sama!" Kakashi and Shisui step forward and kneel.
Sigh…
Jiraiya slowly walks out from the shadows and shakes his head.
"Even with my spy network, I wasn't able to get any information."
Tsunade slumps down on a nearby chair and rubs her forehead.
Suddenly,
Fwoosh… Fwoosh…
Half of the lights in the In-Yōheadquarters flicker out and extinguish. A purple cloaked figure suddenly appears in the middle of the room, alarming everyone in the room.
Whoosh… whoosh…
All the shinobis in the room enter in a combat stance, ready to take down the intruder.
"Relax, I am a part of the group!"
A deep male voice, together with a powerful pressure, bore down on everyone while stopping the advances of Shisui and Itachi, whose blades are almost near the neck of the cloaked figure. The cloaked figure simply lifts his finger to force every shinobi in the room to their knees.
Only Minato, Tsunade, Shisui, Itachi, Kakashi, and Guy resist the pressure to an extent.
"Gravity control!" Minato mumbles as he gets ready to enter his Chakra cloak mode and Sage Mode.
"I am not here to harm anyone!"
The figure puts down his finger, lifting the pressure from everyone.
"I am here to deliver something on behalf of the Leader."
The figure opens his palm as a black spiral vortex form in his hand.
Minato's eyes constrict on seeing this.
'A high-level Space-time manipulation,'
A long dagger with a broken orb, a Kitsune-shaped doll, and lastly a book with seven eyes wrapped in chains float in the figure's hand.
"This is…"
Everyone is puzzled in the room except Minato, who blankly stares at the book in a daze. The cloaked figure passes these three things to Minato and turns around.
"Any message from him?"
Minato unconsciously blurts out.
"The Kitsune will answer all of your questions once it wakes up. As for the book, pass it to Leader's younger sister."
With these words, the purple cloaked figure disappears from the room, restoring it to its previous state.
'I couldn't even sense how he teleported in and out of this space.' Minato takes a deep breath.
'He must be one of those otherworldly figures. But why is he a part of Izuna's organization? Perhaps he is the source of Izuna's intel.'
Without many clues to pursue, Minato concludes.
Tsunade and the rest of the people in the room turn to Minato for answers.
"I don't have any knowledge about this dagger." Minato shakes his head.
"It must be quite important to Izuna to leave it behind." Tsunade remarks.
"I will safely keep it in In-Yō's forbidden armament section." Minato safely stores the dagger.
"As for this Kitsune doll, it is the missing half of the Nine-Tails chakra, also called Yin Kurama. It is currently in a sealed state to avoid anyone from detecting its chakra. As long as it is sealed inside this doll, not even the legendary Rinnegan can sense its presence. I will bring it to Naruto to accelerate its awakening using Yang Kurama's chakra. Perhaps he will answer all of our questions later." Minato places the Kitsune statue on the table.
Lastly, he stares at the Sin Grimoire with a conflicted expression.
"About this book… well, I am not sure what it is or why or when Izuna came into its possession since he never revealed any information about it. I am sure he must have his reasons." Minato shakes his head.
"However, he did tell me that this is a very powerful sealed divine relic. It has a total of seven seals in the shape of eyes and it was the reason Kushina and I survived and revive later. From my observations, this is a sentient weapon similar to Samehada of Seven Mist Blade, albeit of a much higher grade." Minato nudges toward the book.
The Sin Grimoire floats towards Minato and disappears in the surrounding Space only leaving a chain tied around Minato's wrist which also disappears a short while after.
'This relic is temporarily bonded to me; I will later pass it to Ayaka according to Izuna's wishes.' Minato shakes his hand to feel the presence of the Sin Grimoire.
"Expand the area of the search!" Tsunade dismisses everyone with a wave of her hand.
Only Minato, Tsunade, and Jiraiya are left in the room.
"How are the Mei and the newborns?" Minato asks Tsunade.
"Mei is still recovering from the delivery. The elder twin is a boy, Mei named him Tatsuya. The younger twin is a girl. Her name is Kanna." Tsunade smiles slightly.
"Tatsuya inherited his father's look, while Kanna's features are similar to her mother."
"I will pay them a visit later!" Minato smiles warily and turns to Jiraiya.
"Sensei, without Izuna's protection; several sinister forces have set their eyes on Konoha. I will send a detailed report to you later, as I would like to use your spy network to keep track of their activities, especially the Akatsuki and the genin Kabuto."
"Alright! I will personally keep tabs on Akatsuki." Jiraiya assures him.
"Sensei, beware of the prowess of Akatsuki's leader Pain, afterall you taught him," Minato warns him.
"I will! I wasn't a good teacher back then, if only back then I was present for them." Jiraiya clenches his fists and walks out of In-Yō headquarters.
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In the sky outside In-Yō headquarters.
The purple-cloaked figure silently observes the actions of all Konoha Shinobis.
"Seems like there won't be any need for me to interfere. For lower beings, these humans have more redeeming qualities than those so-called cold higher beings."
He laughs in sarcasm and stares in the direction of Death Crevice, revealing his purple eyes with kaleidoscopic patterns. Multiple unknown three-dimensional runes flicker through his eyes as he stares deeply at a massive space rift in Death Crevice slowly repairing itself.
The runes in his eyes spin rapidly as time seems to flow backward for him. The moment before, the final blow of Izuna appears in his vision. He stares at the battle as a bystander as Izuna uses the Destiny Arrow to rip apart the space and annihilate the Abyss Centurion.
"This reckless idiot! Does he want to annihilate this world by using such a technique?" The purple cloaked figure recalls his first encounter with Izuna where he was almost sent to the afterlife through a similar move.
At that time, out of anger and humiliation, he even sent a pawn to kill Izuna.
"No! Something isn't right. He has yet to master this power." The runes in his eyes spin rapidly as he takes a closer look. He notices the Ama-No-Hoko in Izuna's hand.
"No wonder he was able to use such power without any backlash. Previously, the Sin Grimoire negated the backlash for him. This time, this sealed Sacred Relic controlled the output." The scene continues to move forward as Izuna falls unconscious after the attack.
His withered body is swallowed by the rift and slowly floats through the void.
Hmm…
Just as Izuna's body is about to be ripped to shreds by Spatial Fractures, a turtle-shaped artifact appears in the void.
'That is Karasuki, one of the sacred relics of the Otsutsuki clan. What's it doing here?' Just as he was about to take action, Karasuki wraps Izuna's body in a protective layer and sends him toward one of the wormholes in the void.
"I can't send you back to your world and timeline since the space-time is very chaotic there. I hope you will survive. With this, I have paid the debt I previously owed you." Karasuki turns around and vanishes in the void.
The cloaked figure stops his actions as Izuna's body is swallowed by the void leaving behind four items: the Dragon Blade, the Kitsune Statue, Ama No Hoko, and the Sin Grimoire.
"I see… so that's how it is!"
The kaleidoscopic pattern in the cloaked figure's eyes spins in anti-clockwise as he inserts his hand into the image. A giant hand appears in the void and grabs the Ama-no-Hoko.
'I already retrieved the previous three items, only this sacred relic escaped my eye.' He stares at the inscriptions on Ama-No-Hoko.
"Too bad… this sacred relic already has an owner. So, I can't use it for my purposes. Still, I am surprised that the fool managed to withdraw around five percent of the power of this relic with his coarse usage."
The purple-cloaked figure stores Ama-No-Hoko in a separate space and disappears from Shinobi World.
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Somewhere in a forest on the outskirts of Otogakure,
Swoosh… swoosh…
Three kunoichis wearing Konoha's headband chase after a figure wearing the headband of Otogakure.
"You won't get away."
One of the Konoha kunoichis makes some hand signs.
"Fire Style: Pheonix Flower Jutsu"
She spits out a volley of small fireballs which surround the Sound Shinobi and converges at his position.
BOOM…
A loud explosion occurs at the place of impact as the kunoichi takes out their kunais.
"On your left…" Another kunoichi warns her partner.
Swoosh…
The first kunoichi, who appears to be a part of the Uchiha clan, dodges the kunai while in mid-air.
"Not good… paper bomb!"
"Wind Style: Vacuum Blast"
The second kunoichi pushes her palm in front of her body to repel the explosion of the paper bomb.
Heh…
The Sound shinobi smirks and waves his hand, revealing a trap full of paper bombs.
"It's over!"
He clasps his palm to activate the paper bomb trap.
"Sharingan"
Ayaka activates her Sharingan as the surrounding times seem to slow down for her.
She quickly spots the paper bombs in her vicinity.
"One… two… three…
Ten…
Thirty…
Seventy…
Ninety-nine…"
Ayaka's right-hand flashes with a dark black chakra as she infuses darkness chakra.
Swoosh… swoosh…
"Darkness Release: Omni-directional Senbon Barrage"
She locks her target with her Sharingan and diffuses all the chakra bombs in a fraction of a second with her jutsu.
"DIE!"
The Sound shinobi clasps his hand and waits for the explosion.
Ah…
He waits for five seconds, but there is no explosion.
"What's going on?" The sound shinobi stares at the Ayaka in confusion.
"Gentle Fist: Eight trigrams Vacuum Palm"
Hanabi quickly approaches the sound shinobi and sends him flying.
"You two… you have pissed me off!"
The eyes of the Sound shinobi turn red as curse markings appear around his neck. His skin turns blue as scales start appearing on his body.
"It's the curse marks!" Hanabi warily observes the sound shinobi's next move.
"Have a taste of my true power?" The sound shinobi infuses a large amount of chakra near his mouth.
"Water Release: Whale bomb jutsu,"
"You talk too much!" Lightning gathers in Ayaka's hand as she hurls a lightning spear towards the sound shinobi.
"Lightning Release: Gathering Storm,"
Bzzt…
The lightning spear slices through the water bomb and lands squarely on Sound shinobi's chest, jolting and knocking him out. The curse marks around his body fade away, returning him to normal.
The two kunoichis group together.
"Are you alright, Ayaka?" Hanabi inquires with worry.
"I am alright! This much is nowhere enough to harm me." Ayaka shakes her head and focuses her attention on the unconscious sound shinobi.
"He was just an elementary curse user. Let's capture the mission target!"
The girls walk towards the sound shinobi.
Swoosh…
Suddenly, Ayaka grabs Hanabi's hand and flickers away.
BOOM…
A dust cloud rises at their previous location as a jet of water penetrates the ground, forming a crater.
"Water Release: Cold Sky water attack"
Another jet of water launches toward the girls. Ayaka pushes Hanabi beside her.
"Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique"
Ayaka spews out a dragon of flames. The flame dragon clashes with the water jet quickly overpowering it as it continues to rush towards the targets.
"Oye… Oye!"
The attacker swiftly jumps out of the way of the dragon. Ayaka clasps her hands and detonates the dragon.
BOOM…
A layer of mist envelops the group as a consequence of the clash between two jutsu.
Swoosh…
A figure slowly walks out of the mist.
"Using a fire jutsu to overwhelm my water jutsu, you Konoha shinobis sure have some skills."
The girls focus their attention on the newcomer. The attacker is around 16 years old with short, black hair. He has green eyes with two dark violets marking under them. He conceals his head with a gray shark-like top with a hood. Appendages that resemble dorsal fins hang from the back of his jacket.
He has two upward curving lines nearing his mouth, similar to a Glasgow smile.
"It would be rude of me to return the favor." He cackles and walks towards the girls, revealing his jagged, pointed teeth.
Swoosh… swoosh…
Two more sound shinobis, one man and another woman in a similar outfit, join him.
"Iwana, Yamame… you two are late?"
The shinobi, with pointed teeth, chides the newcomers.
"Kajika… you were nearby, so it was easy for you to catch up." Yamame snorts at him.
"Hurry up, and deal with them. I have important things to do." Kajika ignores her displeased look and walks toward the unconscious shinobi.
"Hanma… this failed product… what is even the point of keeping him alive?" He rudely kicks the unconscious shinobi a few times and drags him away like a gunny sack.
"He's escaping with our mission target!" Hanabi and Ayaka chase after Kajika.
"We are your opponents!" Iwana and Yamame block their path.
"Get out of my way!" Ayaka takes a step forward and disappears from her place.
Whoosh…
She reappears in front of Kajika while aiming a roundhouse kick for the latter's head.
"What the… when did she?" Cold sweat drips down from the forehead of Iwana and Yamame. Their eyes unable to even catch a glimpse of Ayaka's movement.
They turn around to attack Ayaka.
Bang…
Kajika raises his right hand and blocks Ayaka's kick. Fish scales appear around his arm to absorb the impact. However, the force of the kick pushes him a few meters back.
"Aww… that kind of hurts!" Kajika waves his right hand, which had turned sore from the kick.
Ayaka performs a back flip in mid-air and lands on the ground.
"You aren't going anywhere… not with him at least." Ayaka grabs hold of an unconscious Hanma.
"When did you…" Kajika narrows his eyes as he stares at his empty hand.
Hmm…
He notices several metal wires attached around Hanma's body.
"I see…" Kajika cracks his knuckles and slowly walks towards Ayaka while riling up his chakra.
"Girl! You have got some skills for growing up in a greenhouse. But you picked up on the wrong target! Initially, my mission was to aid this useless piece of trash in escaping; but now I have changed my mind. I am pretty sure Kabuto-sama will be happy with another test subject."
Bang…
Kajika kicks the ground as a water jet sprays out of his legs. He quickly closes the distance between Ayaka and smashes his feet towards her.
BANG…
Ayaka effortlessly dodges the attack while Kajika's kick leaves a crater on the ground.
"You are quick on your feet, but what about this?"
Bang…
Another Kajika appears from the side and attacks Ayaka's blind spot.
Swoosh…
Ayaka ducks down and avoids the kick. She takes out a kunai from the holster and thrust it into her other feet of Kajika.
Kajika turns into a puddle of water and falls.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet,"
Meanwhile, the real Kajika spews out a water dragon from his mouth that rapidly approaches Ayaka.
Tch…
Ayaka makes rapid one-hand signs and brings her fingers in front of her mouth.
"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique"
Ayaka spews out a giant fire dragon from her mouth. The fire dragon collides with the water dragon canceling out each other. Large amounts of mist and vapors cover the entire area.
Haah…
"Water Release: Drowning Murder"
The earlier puddle of water from Kajika's water clone turns back in Kajika and grabs Ayaka's ankles. It attempts to pull Ayaka into the water swamp.
Poof…
Ayaka disperses in a cloud of white smoke.
"Shadow clone?"
The water clone clicks its tongue and enters the ground.
The mist slowly disperses to reveal the real Kajika standing high up on a water pillar while surveying the area.
"Where is she? Where is that girl?"
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Meanwhile, on Hanabi's end
Hanabi confronts Iwana and Yamame on her own. Both of them make some hand signs and disappear from Hanabi's sight.
Clang… clang…
Hanabi blocks two kunais aiming for her back from behind.
'Do they take me for a fool?' Hanabi snorts.
'Using Hiding with camouflage technique against a Hyuga! Thanks to Sensei's training, I don't even need my Byakugan to see their movement.'
Bang… bang…
Hanabi uses her gentle fist to strike two palms at her invisible attackers.
Bleurgh…
Iwana and Yamame spit out a mouthful of blood and reveal themselves out of their invisibility.
"You could see us…"
Both of them stare at her with shocked expressions.
"Have you guys never heard of the Hyuga clan?" Hanabi withdraws her palm and calmly stares at them.
"You brat… I will kill you for looking down on us." Yamame bit her lip. The curse mark around the neck glows slightly.
Bang…
Suddenly, a piece of the metal ball falls in between the duo. It releases a blinding light and a deafening sound. Iwana and Yamame curl on the ground to avoid the metal.
After a few seconds, the blinding light fades away, revealing an empty forest.
"Damn! They escaped…" Yamame smashes her fist on the ground.
A few hundred meters ahead, Hanabi puffs her cheeks and stares at Ayaka.
"Ayaka chan, why did we flee? I could easily deal with them."
"No, we are not on a combat mission. We already secured the target; there was no need to embroil in a pointless fight; if we could retreat safely. Besides, I don't want to hear another lecture from Izumi Sensei." Ayaka shakes her head.
'Also, I had an uneasy feeling that someone was spying on us from nearby.' Ayaka thinks to herself.
"Yeah, you are right!" Hanabi nods as she recalls the previous lecture from Izumi Sensei.
"Let's group up with Yakumo and Izumi Sensei."
"Alright!"
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