Dawn of a New Era 10: Sinister RedRose

NOTE: This, along with about six or seven other chapters are called “blowout” chapters, because they either reveal very important information, and are twice as long as others, or have fights that are very relevant.

This chapter also makes use of the term “Beauty is only skin deep.”

Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 10

Sinister RedRose

“Your punches still hit hard enough to shatter steel…” Hinata comments as Sakura breaks a boulder behind her, which Hinata managed to avoid.

“I know, training with Tsunade even longer after I had finished got me up to plate…” Sakura slamms the ground, causing Hinata to jump high into the air.

“And your reflexes are good as well.” Hinata says as she secretly shucks a kunai down at her opponent. Sakura moves her leg and it hit the ground. Moegi appears behind her throws a punch, but Sakura notices her and skips to the side.

“Wow, Sakura! You’re very good! Oooh!” Moegi awes.

Hinata stands in one position, punmmeling the air with hir hands, perfecting Heavenly Art: Gentle Trigram.

“It’s as good as done…”

In the cave…

a hologram appeared and faded. A figure was left standing in its place.

Koukishi smiled at the figure’s appearance. “Jun?”

The figure nodded and stepped forward in the light. Her hair glimmered white like a diamond in the sun. A tiny red rose was stuck in her hair like always.

“What are you doing in person, Jun?” Koukishi asked, again bewildered.

“Uto has told me to come.” A hologram appears behind them. Jun turns around simply and listens.

“Jun, so nice of you to come. Please, if you would, investigate the Hidden Leaf Village. I want to know a little bit more about it.”

Koukishi abruptly enters, “But don’t you know everything about it? I mean, that’s where you came from…so…?”

“Don’t interrupt, koukishi.” The hologram smugly grunts.

Jun nodds and disappears. A flower petal is left floating down in her place.

In the Training Field, Hinata and Moegi pack up what they brought and wave goodbbye to Sakura. They depart while Sakura continues to pack her things.

She feels a gentle wind and inhales the fresh air. She soon realizes it’s not as good as it seems.

“It feels different. I think somethings approaching…Ghhg!”

Flower petals appears on the ground before her. “Those weren’t there before.”

She begins to walk away, but as she turns around, a figureis standing there, glaring through her.

She drops her bag and backs up a step. “Who’re you?” She immediately notices the black cloak. “You-You’re an Akatsuki aren’t you?” But in her mind, she thinks, “But she’s so beautiful…”

“My name is Jun. I was sent here to investigate.” She says simply, in a crisp, gentle, but feminine voice.

“Then why are you here in front of me? Are you looking for a fight?” Sakura replies gruffly.

“No…I was just admiring how beautiful your hair would look…on me.” Sakura’s eyes grow big as she hears this maniacal comment.

She immediately readies her Chakra Scalpels after hearing how dangerous she may be.

“Oh, you don’t want to fight back. I don’t want to either…I don’t want to mess your hair up too bad.” Her hands begin to disappear in a spiral of red flower petals.

The fly around Sakura in a funnel, and Jun begins to disappear, her entire body turning into petals. Sakura gazed around at them. “These are similar to that girl’s on Crescent Moon Island…but…There’s no poison or Genjutsu involves here…Or is there? Release!”

The flower continue spinning. “Nope. Then I’ll take the direct approach.”

She charges forward, two scalpels in place and slices through the petals. She skids to a stop on the other side. Jun’s body begins to form in the middle of the shower of petals. “I don’t mind revealing my secrets to my opponents because I believe they won’t live long enough to get away…My kekkei genkai is being able to shift my molecules and turn whichever parts of my body to flowers whenever.”

“So she’s like Suigetsu, except with flowers…” Sakura says to herself.

Suddenly, an arm materalizes above Sakura, a kunai in hand and lunges down. Sakura slides to the side and hacks the arm with a scalpel. The arm turns into flower petals.

Jun still stands parallel to her, her arms gone in flowers.

“I could just take advantage over you here, my arms just harassing you for the rest of the match.” She loooks up, her face expressionless. “But what’s the fun in that?”

Sakura grimaces at this.

Jun steps forward. The petals begin to come back to her arms where her hands are gone. “Flower Art: Drill of the Rose!” The petal begin to mold, harden and sharpen, creating two large drill-like spears.

“How should I kill you with these?” She debates with herself. She suddenly charges forward.

Sakura deftly eludes the sharp attacks, the drills slamming into the ground and splintering it, also making it hard for Sakura to land after jumping away from an attack. Finally, Jun slammed the ground with both drills and caused a huge tremor to throw Sakura backwards.

“Flower Art: Sifting Lily!”

The drills evaporate into the air. Jun closes her eyes and the petals levitate in mid air, aim at Sakura and glisten.

The petals then shoots in armies of arrows at Sakura, who was lying on the ground. She hopped up only in time to see the attack awaiting her. She used the Sub Jutstu to escape death.

She appeared by the Memorial Stone, panting. “I could attack close up…” She then bolts towards Jun. Once she gets close, she jumps into the air, still going forward, and flips upside down. Forming a couple hand signs, she screams, “Earth Style: Mud Wall!”

Sakura opened her mouth directly above Jun and spit the mud onto her. The wall stretched into the air, encapsulating Jun inside. She landed straight up and wiped her mouth.

“I knew it would come in handy soon.” She then hit her fist to her palm and aimed down. “Take this!” She threw his fist down with all her might and the whole earth below her exploded, the mud wall caught inside.

When the smoke cleared, pieces of hardened mud and Sakura were seen in a small crater. “That was harsh…Did I get her?”

Suddenly, a large vine with a pod attached grows out of the ground. Aburptly, the pod opens to reveal a bodacious rose, spread open to reveal it’s beauty. But, from inside, A hand stuck out, then an arm and then the body of Jun.

“Flower Art: Rose Summoning Revival. A techhnique I love. If there’s moisture and nutrients in the ground, my rose can grow anywhere and protect me from any attack. Do you like it?” But Sakura had already charged forward, he Chakra Sword glowing from her hands. She hacked the stem into two and the top where Jun resided toppled over. She disappeared in petal as it hit the ground.

“I don’t like to me fooled around with, you which.” The flower petals began to form in front of Sakura now. Jun appeared, the rose in her hair wrinkled and her cloak ripped a bit.

“Perish by the hands of flowers. Flower Art: Sunflower Seed Overgrowth!”

The ground shook and four buds shot up from the ground around Sakura and hovered over her. The buds bloomed and bright sunflowers opened up.

“SOmething about those make me uncomfortable.” The sunflowers suddenly started shooting seeds down at her. The seeds exploding upon contact with anything it hit.

“Gah, exploding seeds.”

“Those seeds are infused with a bit of my chakra, allowing them to explode. They are very volatile. Be careful not to touch them!” Jun chuckled slightly.

Sakura continued to avoid the seeds and knocked one flower’s head off the stem. the seeds continued to follow. she began to notice that when she knocked a sunflower out, the seeds from the others began exploding harder.

“The chakra must be shared, so the more are killed,” she jumped, “the more powerful others are.”

Sakura used her chakra sword to extend her reach and hacked down a third one. The final one was left. It reared its head and released with full force one more seed.

Sakura sliced the seed in half with her swords, but they exploded when touched. Jun smirked when the explosiong occured.

“Finally, it seems as if she is dead. Let’s see if I can find any of her ha-” She felt a grasp on her foot as she stepped forward.

“Earth Style: Head Hunter Jutsu.” Jun was yanked underground and then thrown up eith tough force.

“Now!” As Jun fell from the air, Sakura released a stream of “mud” from her mouth and covered Jun in it.

As Jun hit the ground, the mud hardened. Sakura jumped over her and released more, covering her and now creating the Mud Wall.

“This time…It’s personal. Herculan Earth Rush!” Sakura slammed both fists into the ground next to the wall and the entire area erupted downwards into a creater, the rocks cracking and jostling upwards, creating rifts in the earth. The mud was obliterated, along with its contents.

Red petals float dazzily onto one of the splintered up rocks. A figure appeared from them, on its knees and panting. Jun’s cloak was no longer on her body.

“Hmph. If you didn’t notice, the flower petals are my life source. They are also whatever is connected to my body. Some of the petals you just destroyed were connected to my robe, but the robe was destroyed as you killed my petals.”

Sakura smirked to the side. “So I could kill you by destroying your petals…!”

Jun dashed forward before Sakura finished speaking. Sakura stepped forward and slung her chakra swords at Jun, which she had just created.

Jun dodged the attack and formed a spear of petals. She thurst the tightly wound spear to Sakura, but she dodged it by a bit. A hair was cut off in the commotion.

Jun happened to catch the falling hair and grin wildly. “One step closer to that sheek hair of yours. Come here!” Jun now thrust her spear forward, slicing Sakura’s left leg.

“Ack…!” Sakura fell to one knee, her swords dissipating.

Jun’s petals started swirling around her. “I guess I will kill you here. Flower Art: Deep Ebony Bind.”

Vines from undergound started poking up and wrapping around Sakura. “What!?” The ivy contained thorns that prickled Sakura as they wrapped around her.

“No, this is bad!” The vinaes continued to move up. Once they reached her back, it forced her to the ground, only for her arms to be wrapped as well. “I can’t let it end like this.”

Jun pulled out a kunai as the vines moved towards her face and stopped. “Let me cut off that beautiful hair of yours before you die, pretty!” A gleam in her eye was cast of the kunai in the sun as she licked the kunai solemnly.

She started edging down towards her hair ever so carefully. Sakura closed her eyes as the vinaes wrapped her mouth and pressed tight.

Suddenly, a kunai pierced one of Jun’s petals. The rose on Jun’s head lost a petal and it wilted in mid-air and disintegrated.

She grimaced and tightened her grip on the kunai.

“What do you think you are doing?” A bold voice approached from behind.

“Hmm…Ugh, your hair is ugly!” Jun shrieked as Rock Lee stood poised behind her.

Lee shrugged it off and glanced at the wound Sakura on the ground. Sakura motioned her eyes as a signal to her arms. The chakra was poking throughm silently and easily cutting the vines. Lee gave the slightest of nods.

He suddenly rushed forward. The petals formed a wall around Jun. Rock Lee span forward with his Leaf Hurricane 4-Speed and crashed through the wall. Jun threw the kunai held in her hand at him. Lee dodged it and kicked Jun in the stomach. She dissipated in petals and stood, mid-sectionless and frowning.

“You are getting on my nerves. Could I at least have her hair?” Jun pleaded.

“No.” A crisp voice greeted from behind. She turned around and at that second, Sakura through a crushing blow to Jun’s now reapeared mid-section. Time bended for a moment and Jun was thrusted forward with might and crashed into the stone cliff-side parallel to them. As she made contact, her body disappeared in black rose petals.

Sakura panted and crossed her arm over her abdomen. “Thanks Lee. If it weren’t for you, I would have been done for.” Lee holds a thumbs up.

“Not a problem for you!” Lee smiled and winked.

Lee walked sakura out of the training Field and then left her as he made sure she was all right.

“The damage to the field is pretty bad though!” Sakura joked.

Some time later in the Cave…

The black rose petals gathered at the base of one of the stone pillars and Jun was formed, the rose on her head now black.

“I failed.” She fell forward, passing out from exhaustion.

“It is all right, Jun. It’s quite all right…”

“Wasn’t she only supposed to do a little recon? I mean seriously, getting in a full-on fight to the death is kind of harsh.” Koukishi commented.

“Just be quiet for the moment.” The hologram replied bluntly.

Koukishi nodded and crossed his arms. “At least things are starting to come to fruition…”

The Origins of the Akatsuki: Prolouge: One Last Battle!

5 men are sitting around a table, a man at the top of the table stands up and seems to be the leader of the group…

Leader: Our attack on the Senju should succeed as long as our ally clan, the Hyuga Clan, carry out their part in the ambush.

2nd man: Sorry leader Madara, but how can we trust the Hyuga with such a huge task!

3rd Man: I too doubt the worthiness of the Hyuga!

Madara: ough! The Uchiha and the Hyuga have been allys since the formation of the Land of fire.

Izuna: Sorry brother, but we’ve received news from the head of Hyuga Clan, the plan has worked, The Senju are tired, this is our chance!

Madara: Fine gather the other Uchiha Clan members this is our chance to become the strongest clan!

Meanwhile at the Senju Camp!…….

Man: There attacking in less than 1 hour.

Leader: Thank you, we will finally be able to rid the world of the Uchiha!

Exactly 1 hour later….

Senju Man: the Uchiha are here!

A huge battle insures, with the Hyuga soon joining the Senju side, the Senju start to destroy the Uchiha! Madara realizing this to be his last chance, uses Amaterasu, taking out many of the senju and Hyuga’s. Madara Collapses to the ground as his eyes begin to bleed! Izuna picks Madara up and the Uchiha retreat.

Madara wakes up with bandages around his eyes.

Madara: Ahhhhhhhhh!

Izuna: It’s ok Madara, i know what i must do.

The screen fades to black as Madara screams in pain.

Madara Uchiha is walking about the streets of Konoha, just after the First Hokage was named. Madara feeling bitter at both his Clan’s betrayal but the recent death of his brother at the hands of a Ninja named Zeswan Hatake, a Jonin level ninja from the Hatake clan, Known for their clever tactics, although only two remain alive thanks to Madara Madara decideds to leave the village and create a organizing saught to capture the 9 Tailed Beasts. 9 months pass….

In a cave somewhere in the newly created Village hidden in the sand, 3 Men are talking…

Madara: I have assembled you two, as secret operatives in my Moon’s Eye Plan, your first mission is to unleash the 9 tailed fox from the Uchiha Clan’s control. Go Now

The two men leave wearing the trademark Black jackets, with red clouds.
Soon in the Village hidden in the leaves, a huge explosion hits the Hokage Mounting leaving  a massive line across the first hokages face! The First Hokage realizing Madara is leaving him a sign, follows a green light.

Kohona Jonin: Lord Hokage we should dispatch two anbu teams, after Madara Uchiha is a missing nin.

Hokage: NO! This is the fight he and i have wanted for 10 years!

The Hokage leaves and follows the green light to a valley where Madara is sitting on the water.

Madara: Hashirama! you finally came, i guess this will be the last Senju Vs Uchiha battle that will ever take place, well i’m gonna make sure it’s a Uchiha victory!

Hashirama: You left the village not only killing Ninja but innocent people as well, for killing the Hatake clan, i will kill YOU!

They Charge at each other!

The End

Heres another one: The Legend of the Sage of Six Paths!: Two Brothers!

500 years before Naruto Uzumaki is born, a young man visits two boys.

Man: I sense a very strong chakra in you two, that is why you have been chosen to carry on my legacy!

Boy Number 1: Thhank yyou, Siirrr. I Wont let you down!

Boy Number 2: (Thinking) Stupid little brother, be quite this is the strongest man to ever live!

Man: What about you Tai? Dont you have anything to say?

Boy Number 2: (Looking up with a smile on his face) Thank you Sage of six Paths!

The Boys say goodbye to their mother and father and leave with the Sage of Six Paths… 3 years pass….

A huge explosion rocks the entire area, creating a smoke cloud, Two Young men jump from the smoke, the older shouts “Fire Release: Fire Ball Jutsu!” while the younger shouts ” Lighting Release: Lightning Wave Palm” unleasing a huge eletric bolt come flying from his palm into the ground! The older boys Fire Ball destroys whats left of the ground. Both boys stand extreamly tried from the battle, Clapping can be heard coming from the where the fireball hit.

Sage of Six Paths: Well done boys, you almost tricked me.(Thinking) They are ready for the transfer but only one can take over.(Talking) Com’on boys lets get back inside before it starts raining.

As the boys walk in, they find a note from the dynamo of the land of wind, reading: The Beast is attacking us, none of the weak ninja we have can stop it, we need you Sage of six Paths, otherwise the 10 tailed beast could destory the entire world! The sage of the Six Paths walks in with a scroll in his hand.

Boy 1: Is this true senpai?!

Sage of six Paths: Yes Zesusn, I’ll be leaving in 2 days to fight and hopefully seal the the 10 tailed beast in to a new world i call the MOON.

Boy 2: BUT SENPAI! This means you wont be transfering your power to us anytime soon!

Sage: Tai, I never go back on my word, this scroll is the key to my power being transfered to you, are you ready?! Tai and Zesusn goodbye!

A bright light comes from the scroll and shines on both the brothers, Tai’s eyes begin to glow and spin, while Zesusn’s body begins to turn White and soon both brothers fall to the ground. Tai awakens to a sharp pain in his eyes, he looks around and sees everything emmiting a different colour. 10 years pass…….

The Sage of six Paths is laying on his bed, close to death, with the brothers standing in front of him.

The End Thanks!

Dawn of a New Era 9: Effortless

Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 9

Effortless

Temari’s face was red with anger and embarrassment as she headed to the West side of the Village.

In front of her as she stopped, stood the Sungimo Estate. The sunken statue head with the red mark was slowly sinking still.

“This is the entrance…” She strolled over to the head and placed her hand on the red mark and rubbed around. The sand around her feet started to move outward. “Sinking sand, felling beliefs, carnage of death, sand revealing…!”

Temari took a back step and the sand formed a small tunnel. She slid down carefully, landing in a large pit underground. The sand above her sealed away, leaving darkness and a small unsourced amount of sunlight.

“Is he down here still?” Other tunnel intersected with the one she had landed in.

“Temari? Why are you in here?” A voice echoed across a sand tunnel.

Her face brightened as she saw his face. “Ga-Gaara?!”

She dropped her coolness and dashed towards her broth in the hall parallel to her. She embraced him tight, as did he.

“Nice to see you again. Again, what are you doing in the Sunagimo Tombs?”

Temari stood straight and looked him straight in the eye. “I understand your new occupation. But our teams that ventured out to the Terrace Valley came back with horrible results. Two people were killed and Tenrai came back brutally injured. And we require your assitance. I need you as a guard and reconnaisance mission. If any Akatsuki members attack, I also know I can count on you to aid us in every way.”

Gaara closed his eyes and nodded. “All right.” He said with a hand onto her shoulder.

Temari beamed. Gaara led her out of the tombs and back into the mansion.

As he entered the office, he whispered to himself, “I haven’t been in here in five years…”

Matsuri stood in her office and turned as the duo approached. Her eyes began to sparkle as Gaara entered.

“Gaara!” Matsuri sang.

Matsuri dashed over and embraced him as tight as Temari had before, a bit more thrust than before, however. Matsuri pushed off and smiled.

A dark environment shrouds figures standing around each other…

A woman’s crisp voice pierced the air in the darkness.

“Hakujou and Hidan have arrived, Uto.”

Another, manly, but clean voice replied, “All right. So no casualties on our behalf. Is everyone here?”

Silence.

“Good. Now, Kakaze?”

A fire flickered, casting a red glow upon the ground and faces inside the darkness.

“Light.”

The flame sparked and spit into many different directions. In mere seconds, torches illuminated a room. The room was very large with three other passageways. Koukishi stepped in from one of the passageways and placed his hand onto the wall.

The floor under the Akatsuki broke into pieces. The holograms of three people faded away.

A large cave was revealed to be hidden outside the room.

“A special, physical genjutsu. My favorite.”

Three pillars rose up from the ground. The scrolls were each placed on them, and Kakaze set the one that had just been stolen.

The scrolls now cast an eerie light upon the face of the cave wall.

“We’re almost there…” A hologram stated as it appeared suddenly.

Koukishi smirked. “Don’t you think we should just bloodrush the other villages with numbers on our side? We’d get the scrolls easily, hohoho.”

“No,” the hologram returned bluntly. “Suna and Konoha are very powerful villages. Their defenses are high and their ninja are strong. Konoha withstood the First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Great Ninja World War, as well as Orochimaru’s Invasion 18 years ago, and many other things. We need to go in high numbers. Suna won’t have to wait quite as long…Let’s get to work.”

A flower petal float gently above the cave opening at the top and soars down easily.

“Flowers are a beautiful part of nature…” A hologram states as it appears by Koukishi.

He grunts and holds up a hand. “I suppose.”

In the Forest of O…

A bright and eerie light is glowing from atop a tree limb.

The weakened body of Jinrai steadily rises to his feet. “I…shall…not…let myself…die again!”

The limb crackled apart as he jumped away from it. His expression was blunt and tough. “I’ll kill you…girl!”

In the Hokage Mansion…

A Mist bird landed on the Window sill. It grabbed Shikamaru’s attention and he slipped the message from its case on its back.

He dropped the scroll after reading it and his face became pale. “The Kirigakure scroll was stolen?!”

Minutes later, TenTen, Yamato and Kiba were in his office, due to being called.

“Kirigakure’s scroll was stolen, so I want you three to go and collect information. Reconnasaince Mission.”

The small team set off towards the Hidden Mist.

Training Field…

Azuma continously punches a a tree with his knives, one punch after another. The marks were deep and he didn’t move on to another until the one he was hammering was hacked apart.

“Can’t…fail…another…mission!” He threw a punch hard enough to knock the top of the treestraight off the stump and send it into the water.

He sighed and calmed himself.

“Azuma.” A voice called out gently from behidn him. He whirred aruond to face Sasuke, smiling.

“Sasuke-sama…” He smiles.

“You’re strong Azuma, you know that. But you need to keep control of your temper and focus on what you’re doing, how you do it, and when you do it.” Azuma nodded, showing Sasuke had his full, undivided attention.

He points to the stump. “The air chakra you forced through the knives is powerful, you just need to learn how to control it better. Let’s see…Throw a punch with air chakra around me.”

Azuma backs up, slips on a knife and thrusts on hand forward. The air slices around Sasuke, barely clipping a lock of his hair.

“Good…Hrm. Now, deflect…”

Sasuke, in a blink of an eye, drew the Kusanagi and threw it at Azuma. Azuma lunged up with his knife before the sword got close and it was deflected with a sharp edge of air.

The sword landed in Sasuke’s grasp. “Great.” He stopped as Suigetsu emerged from the water.

“Sasuke, you sure can be surprising. Tell me exactly why you’re tutoring him?” Suigetsu put forth.

sasuke shrugs. “Because I want to. Why’s there a need for questions?” He opens one eye and watches Suigetsu fom behind him.

Suigetsu crosses his arms and rolls his eyes. “Nevermind. Have you seen Karin?”

Sasuke nods. “She was shopping in the Village earlier. She’s probably still there.” Suigetsu nodded and disappeared.

Azuma sighs and puts his knives away. “Thanks, Sasuke-sama, I needed that bit of practice!” He smiles and puts his arm around the back of his head.

Sasuke smiles and starts to make his way out of the field. On his way out, he meets Sakura.

“Oh, hi Sasuke.” She waves.

Sasuke smiles back and passes her. “Come on Moegi!” She calls out behind her.

A woman appears running after her.

She keels over, hands on her knees, and gasps, “Sorry…Sakura…I’m here…ack.”

Sakura helps her up. She glances behind her. “Where did Hinata go!?” Sakura flusters.

In the Dumpling Shop…

Hinata Hyuuga sits eating a stick of dumplings and sipping a cup of tea. Sakura explodes inside, an angry expression.

“Hinata! I thought you were coming to the training field with us?” Sakura asks, keeping her anger inside.

Hinata frowns. In a small voice, she answers, “Sorry, I was hungry earlier when you saw me, but you left before I had a chance to tell you I was going here. I’ll come, I promise.”

Sakura nods and sits next to her. Moegi follows shortly.

The woman catering there noticed two new people and brought them complimentary tea.

As she set it down, she saw the face of Sakura. “SAKURA?!” The woman exclaimed.

“Ino? Hey, long time no see!” Ino smiles and dashes away. In a minute, she comes back and sits down.

“Break time. Anyway, I haven’t seen you in forever. Where have you been?”

Sakura scoffs. “Question is, where haven’t I been? I’ve been around everywhere, learning moer about medical ninjutsu and things. Now, I’m a Top Medical-Nin.”

Ino shifts uneasily in her seat. “Really…? Interesting…Oh, where’s Tsun-”

Sakura frowns. “I don’t know. We started out together, with her teaching me about Medical Ninjutsu and my power…But I don’t know where she went. About half-way through our journey, she just…left. Shizune went with her. She could be anywhere.”

“Oh, sorry to hear that.”

Hinata dropped the last stick on her plate and paid the bill.

“So, Moegi, Sakura, were we going to the Training Field?” Hinata asked, a bright and eager step in her voice.

“Yeha, sure!” Moegi clapped her hands and pulled Sakura up. Ino smiled.

“I have to get back to work. See you later!”

Sakura, Hinata and Moegi left the shop and Ino got back to her business.

In the cave…

Koukishi sits upon the pedestal, watching over the scrolls.

“Three here…hohoho. I can’t wait until we have them all. Even though it may be a hassle getting them, the end result is always good. Hm?” From up above, a figure drops down in front of him and collapses.

“Jinrai?” Koukishi can’t help uttering, clearly bewildered.

Hakujou and Kakaze appear and notice the body laying on the ground.

“So he isn’t dead…Shame, or a good thing?” Hakujou jokes.

Kakaze picks him up and takes him down a hall. Koukishi continues to sit there, whistling a tune. Hakujou frowns at this.

“Are you…whistling? How un-proffesional of you!”

Koukishi turns his head. “Pardon me? Couldn’t hear you!” And continues to whistle.

Hakujou thros his arms up in despair and leaves the room. “Fine then, you polite bastard,” he mutters to himself as he departs.

In Kirigakure…

Ao finishes answering questions to the recon mission Shikamaru dispatched.

On their way out, Yamato speaks to the crew. “He looked uneasy, like his life was on the line if he stepped one step form his spot.”

“Maybe it is.” TenTen suggested. “Maybe he said something to someone wrong, or maybe…” TenTen’s eyes grew big. “Maybe he was the cause of the theft. He must have failed, or he wouldn’t have been so on edge as he was.”

Kiba nodded in agreeal. “And everytime he’d answer a question, I could hear him speaking under his breath. ‘How could I…Why…Why was I weak…?’, and things like that.”

Yamato signaled to head off and they started through the swamps once again.

As they exited the final marsh, Yamato stopped them again. “That makes three, right?”

Kiba counts the scrolls from the villages. “Yup. There are only two left…So what exactly happens, anyway?”

In the Hidden Leaf Forest…

The wind blows stronger than usual. Leaves start dangling and dropping from the trees.

“An omen.” Neji says simply.

Shino remeains quiet.

Hokage Office…

Yamato relays the information they gathered after their team arrived. When Shikamaru passed it off as passed, they departed.

Leaf Hospital…

Sasuke finds Sauno’s room and enters. He notices Sauno up, speaking with Hizuka and Uzuna.

She waves to her father. “Sauno, I see you’re all right. I also see you used the Chidori.” His sharp eyes pickes up the burn marks on her palm.

“And the Flame Armor acticated during your battle. You’re lucky you didn’t die. That kekkei genkai only activates when your life is in trouble. In this case, you had a bit left in you before it activated. Must have been a tough match.”

Sauno nods. “But I’m sure the Chidori killed him. Uzuna said he looked deader then dead before we left. Oh, and I’m also set to get out of here by tomorrow.”

Sasuke grins. “Great. Have you seen your brother?”

Sauno looks astonished. “Well, no actually. I haven’t paid much attention, but now that you think of it…I haven’t seen him in forever.” Uzuna and Hizuka agree with her statement, as they had not seen him around.

Sasuke stood to the side as Karin appeared at the door and smiled at her daughter.

She handed Sauno two black gloves. “I wanted you to have these.”

Sauno sets them on her nightstand. “I’ll where them when I get out, thanks.” Sauno gives a grin.

Uzuna and Hizuka leave together, along with Sasuke. Karin stays for awhile and chats with Sauno. But Karin soon leaves as Sauon lulls to sleep.

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Well, I admit it took a bit longer to get this one out, but it’s not speed that matters, it’s quality and how well the story impacts the reader! Hope everyone enjoyed it.

See ya, next time for Chapter 10

Vanishing Hope Chapter 003: Gathering of Familiars

Post Author: Paintheclown

Rating: T

Warning:  The title is misleading.  This chapter was suppose to be about Shikamaru meeting Asuma, Jiraiya, and Tsunade in Soul Society, but I decided to hold that off.  And, I can’t think of a name for it.  So, it stays…

Need to catch up? Chapter 001 Chapter 002

(Recap: When we last left, Shikamaru had died and was taken to Soul Society.  While Kisame had followed Shikamaru and Yamamoto into the Garganta to kill Shikamaru, not knowing he is dead…)

“Would you like me to show you to your loved ones?”  Yamamoto didn’t really want to do this.  He had to get back to his “work”.  But, if this kid wanted him to show him around, as the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13, he must…

“No, sir.  You’ve helped me find my favorite person in the world.  Just, can you get someone else to help me.  Because, as you already know, I don’t know much about this “Soul Society” and I’ll probably get lost.”  Shikamaru was serious.  He would probably get lost and never find Asuma Sensei.  That would be the worst thing ever!

“As you wish.  I will call my Lieutenant to-”  He was cut off by a mysterious man with a huge sword…  Wait, that wasn’t no “mysterious man”, it was Kisame Hoshigaki!

“I swore that I’d kill you the next time we crossed paths!  And I meant it!  Now… DIE!!!!!!!!!”

He swung his sword at me, but the old man, who’s name I now know is Yamamoto, blocked him with his own sword!  Where did his sword come from?!  And how could he fight this good?!  He’s too old to be this good!

“You will never defeat me.  I am Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto!  Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13!  Shikai!!  Reduce All to Ash!!!”  With that, he tore off his cloak and unleashed what he called, “Shikai”.  A huge amount of what he called, “Reiatsu” spread over the area.  That was a stupid move.  Shikamaru has seen Kisame’s swords ability to absorb Chakra, which is the equivalent to Reiatsu.  He’ll be unstoppable if he absorbs all of this!  But, Yamamoto didn’t care.  He just charged at Kisame full force and shot fire at him.  But Kisame used Water Style: Water Bullet to block it.  Kisame swung at him and absorbed some of the Reiatsu by his body and in the area around that!  Samehada had grown tremendously!  It was the size of a tree already.  Any minute now, Kisame would fuse with it and become the monster that everyone feared.  As they say.  He is the “Tailed Beast without a Tail”…

“You may be strong, but, I have a sword that absorbs your Chakra.  So, I wouldn’t let my guard down if I were you.”  He just continued swinging, but, he wasn’t swinging to strike Yamamoto, he was swinging to absorb the Reiatsu.  Now Samehada was too just to large to measure it to.  And with that, Kisame began to fuse with Samehada.  The look on Yamamoto’s face was stern.  If he was frightened, he didn’t show it…

“You monster.  This is why you won’t defeat me.  You are corrupt with power.  And that is what makes you weak!”  Kisame didn’t care, he was just trying to finish it quickly.  The hideous monster everyone feared had been brought back to life!  The Half Human-Half Shark monster dashed at Yamamoto and clawed at him, all the while producing an arena of water.  This was how he would win every fight!  He would create an arena of water after assuming this form.  That would give him an advantage, as sharks are best in water…

Yamamoto charged at KisHada, as Shikamaru called him.  He tried to stab him, but to no avail.  This was going to be a fierce fight…

Next Chapter: Fierce Unleashing

Sorry that this chapter was kinda boring.  It was mostly just Swords.  I was trying to put some Kido into it, but I couldn’t find the right spot.  But, I still hope you enjoyed this fight! ^(^_^)^

Fall of Uchiha: Secrets of the Clan

It’s been months since Itachi agreed to be a double agents for both Uchiha and Leaf, he’s been secretly training on his own without the help of his family neither Madara. Itachi stands on the training field shooting  kunai at bulls eyes with his eyes closed hitting every target. He realizes that he maybe strong but not strong enough to take on the entire clan by himself but then he remembers Madara’s words, ” To gain the Mangekyou Sharingan you must kill your best friend!”

Itachi opens his eyes and Shisui and Asami are approaching him!

Asami: There you are Itachi, we’ve been looking all over for ya!

Shisui: You’ve been kinda distant lately, if we are going to be successful in our plan than we have to stick together.

Itachi: So you two truly believe this is the only way?

Shisui: YES!! And you better get in line Itachi , your an Uchiha, and you’d better start acting like one!

Itachi gives off a great amount of chakra making both Shisui and Asami sweat heavily!

Itachi: You who only live for fame and bliss could never know the true struggles of a shinobi, I’ll let you off this one time, next time you threaten me you won’t be so lucky!

Shisui: Why you!!!

Asami: Shisui!!, Please Itachi don’t be that way, lets all calm down and talk maybe we could understand each other.

Itachi: The funny thing is I already understand you and thats the problem!

Itachi Disperses!

Asami: What’s wrong with him?!!

Out on a lake outside the village Fugaku stands looking into the sky, when the Third Hokage appears!

Fugaku: I knew you would come sooner or later, do you feel it?

Third: Who wouldn’t feel the strain between our people? The really question is how can we ease it without any bloodshed?

Fugaku: I don’t know if we can Hokage-sama, I knew you would be the only one who would try, and I also know that the council members including Danzo are already preparing for the worst.

Third: We could end this now, just tell me what you want?

Fugaku: What we want is something you can’t just give us , it’s something we must take. What we want is pride, honor and power!

Third: You know what will happen if a civil war breaks out, people will die, innocent people and that I can not let happen!

Fugaku: Then we have a serious problem!

Third: I’m sorry we can’t solve this with words not with our weapons.

Fugaku: So am I!

Third: Think of your family, your sons, they may also be lost to this nonsense!

Fugaku: My family is willing to die for our cause, can you say the same for the people of this village!

Third: You truly have lost your way. (The Third turns around and walks away)

Fugaku: Let it begin!

The scene switches to Itachi in the Uchiha temple reading the tablet with his Sharingan activated!

Itachi: So it’s true!

Itachi then leaves the temple where he sees Shisui saying goodbye to Asami before his mission. Itachi then walks up and kisses Asami on the cheek and walks away leaving her looking shocked!

Shisui is soaring through the trees with two other ninja from the Leaf, suddenly a swarm of kunai burst out of the trees killing the two the Leaf ninja, shisui manages to dodge the attack and land on the ground safely. He looks up and sees a shadow walking toward him!

Itachi: It’s time Shisui, our destiny’s have finally collided or should I say intersected!

Shisui: What is the meaning of this Itachi?

Itachi: I can’t allow the clan to start this war, I have to stop them and for that to happen I need you.

Shisui: You can’t be serious, you are willing to betray your own family to save those parasites who only care about themselves.

Itachi: And what do you call what you are doing? You are willing to allow hundreds of thousands to die for you own selfishness.

Shisui: It’s more than that and you know it!

Itachi: I have weighed both and the lives of innocent people beats selfishness!

Shisui: You are willing to kill your best friend, for what?………… Uh!! Your trying to gain the Mangekyou!

Itachi:………..

Shisui: Your not the only one who read the tablet, you have the nerve to call us selfish and you are willing to kill to gain power!

Itachi: To stop you!

Itachi dashes at Shisui at full speed kicking him through the trees knocking him into a river, Shisui stands trying to catch his breath.

Shisui: I guess this isn’t a joke, so this is it, this is as far as we go. I can’t let you stop us Itachi, you are my best friend but I can’t let you stand in our way.

 

Shisui activates his Sharingan and so does Itachi, they both dash at each other at incredible speeds both with their Katana Swords ready slashing away at each other. Sounds of their blades clashing can be heard for miles, Itachi flips above him striking him with massive strength but Shisui manages to block them countering him punching him in the face sending him falling a few feet back. Shisui uses the body flicker techniques impaling Itachi through the chest with his sword but Itachi disperses in a flock of crows making Shisui realize he is in genjutsu. Itachi turns to Crows into shuriken making them all stab Shisui one by one but Shisui’s body split into millions of pieces revealing Itachi is the one actually in genjutsu! Both of the ninja release their illusions because of the strain on their lives!

Itachi: So you’ve mastered your Sharingan already, impressive!

Shisui: Yeah, but you have a talent far greater than mine.

Shisui forms hand signs, Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu, Itachi also forms hand signs, Fire Style: Fire Ball jutsu the jutsus collide causing a great explosion, Itachi stands silently trying to sense Shisui, suddenly Shisui burst from the water below him kicking him in the chest sending him flying in the air, Itachi flips while in the air sending a giant wave of Kunai falling from the sky all attatched to explosive notes. The kunai hit the ground causing a huge explosion, Shisui runs at Itachi but Itachi kicks water in his face blinding him for a second while Itachi lands a few punches to his faces. Itachi takes out his katana and stabs Shisui but he realizes he’s a water clone, the real shisui appears from below him tying iron thread around his legs swinging him around into a wall creating a large crater. Itachi cuts the thread with a kunai and lands on his feet.

Itachi: You’ve improved a lot, I always knew you were excellent in hand to hand combat but this is amazing. I think it’s time we stop playing around and fight for real!

Shisui: I agree, but before we continue, I want you to know I do care about the lives that will be lost but I care about our clan even more. That’s where we are different, you care about the greater good but I care about our clan, enough to want to ensure a place for us in the future. I know you are not stupid, you know that Konoha has always treated us like crap and used us for their own gain, but after this war we will finally be free of their tyranny and we will gain true power and bring true peace to the world!

Itachi: Peace is not war, it will only make things worst, bring new enemies and more hatred, but it’s too late now, I will stop you here and now!

Shisui: If you get what you want and kill us all, what will there be left for you? Aren’t I your best friend, you clansmen? What about your own family, your just going to throw all of us away like we mean nothing!!?

Itachi: No, you all mean everything to me thats, why I’m doing this. Right now our clan is seen as a former shell of what it use to be but our greatness is still known to the world, if we do this we will be known as the ones who destroyed the hopes and dreams of the ninja world if this war is started and we will forever live in shame. The only way for us to have immortal greatness is if I end it here, and who’d better to end it than the heir to the entire clan!

Shisui: You really have lost it!

Itachi: I have a confession to make, I’ve been hiding my true power from you even before all of this pain, I think it’s time for you to see my true power!

Itachi forms a single hand signs and admits a huge amount of chakra causing to water to move violently! Shisui stares in shock at his comrades chakra! Itachi dashes at him with incredible speed punching him in the stomach sending him flying into the side of a mountain, shisui stands and dashes aswell stabbing him in the chest but its a clone, the clone explodes catching Shisui off guard. Shisui swims to the top of the water with bruises all over him.

Shisui forms hand signs Wind Style: Tornado of Death, A giant hurricane appears in front of him and combines with the water creating a water whirlwind!

Shisui: I was planning on destroying countless of leaf shinobi with this but,…. it’s a shame I’ll have to end the life of my best friend with it instead.

Itachi: Incredible he’s controlling it with his chakra and its growing, the sheer force of this will crush me into pieces!!!

Shisui: Goodbye my friend.

The jutsu spins towards Itachi quickly, as the attack is about to hit Itachi forms hand signs Earth Style: Earth Wall, the wall forms from the mud on the ocean floor and he then set it on fire with a fire attack combining Earth and Fire! The water whirlwind eradicated the wall overtaking Itachi. Moments later Itachi floats to the top of the water with a few broken ribs.

Itachi: (Panting) I can’t believe I survived that.

Shisui:……..

Itachi: It seems our bond as clansmen and friends has been broken, I know it may not seem like it but every blow I inflict on you causes me great pain aswell because you are the closest friend I have ever had. It’s sad it has to end this way!

Tears fall from Itachi’s eyes, suddenly with his eyes closed, Itachi flashes back to when he was little during the Third ninja war battlefield with bodies of dead people as far as the eyes can see and he  and his clan is standing in the middle. Realizing this could be the near future Itachi opens his eyes fiercly Shisui suddenly sees a different stronger chakra around Itachi  with his Sharingan emerging, Itachi opens his eyes and reveals his Mangeykou Sharingan!

Shisui: He did it, but how?

Itachi: I feel the power of the Mangekyou flowing through me!

Shisui: I have to end this now!

Shisui activates his sharingan and suddenly the water whirlwind begins to form right under Itachi, Itachi jumps a few feet back as the jutsu forms once more, but this time the attack shoots at Itachi from the top, Itachi forms hand signs, and uses Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu, the attack shoots through the water attack cancelling out the jutsu!

Itachi: My chakras are stronger now.

Shisui dashes at Itachi but with a sweep of his foot he knocks him off balanced and punches him in the jaw sending him crashing to the earth floor. As Shisui arrives at the top of the water Itachi pulls a string attached to his finger activating traps, hundreds of Shuriken shoot out of the trees, Shisui forms hand signs quickly, Water Style: Water Wall, the wall of water blocks the shuriken but with another pull of his finger suddenly two giant Shuriken emerge from out of the trees spinning fast like discs, Itachi then lights the two shuriken on fire making his harder for Shisui to dodge them. Shisui continues to jump as Itachi pounds the Shuriken into the area where Shisui is standing. Shisui forms more hand signs, Water Style: Water needles, a barrage of needles shoot from the water cutting the string itachi is controlling the shurikens with then activates a water dragon jutsu sending it flying into Itachi! Itachi appears from behind kicking him into the air and then into a wall, he throws kunai to pin him to a wall.

Itachi: It’s time to end this.

Suddenly Shisui admits a huge amount of chakra and fiercly opens his eyes as blood falls from them he also reveals his Mangekyou Sharingan!

Shisui: You aren’t the only one who feels they have lost their best friend, and not we will truly see who’s destiny will come to past!

Shisui uses his chakra to force the kunai knives out of his shoulders and punches Itachi in the face sending him flying. Itachi stands and they both cast Genjutsu with their Mangekyou Sharingans, both techniques cancel each other out putting a strain on each others eyes. Itachi uses this time to activate another trap, he tugs his finger releasing another giant shuriken which flies straight at Shisui from behind, Shisui grabs his Katana and uses his chakra to incase it in water and slices the shuriken into pieces but when he turns to face Itachi, Itachi is already in his face and activating is Mangekyou Sharingan.

Itachi traps Shisui into the Tsukuyomi for three days, then releases the jutsu!

Itachi: I told you Shisui, you didn’t know to dept of my power.

Shisui falls into the water unable to move and starts to sink into darkness, Itachi deactivates his sharingan and falls to his knees crying as his friend drowns in the lake. Moments later Itachi is seen walking into the forest back to the village, he passes a tree where he pins a letter to it with a kunai, he then flashes back to him and Shisui running through the park as kids.

Next: The Massacre of Uchiha Begins!

Dawn of a New Era 8: Trial

Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 8

Trial

The Leaf Squad gathers at the Leaf Gate two days later…

Konohamaru stepped forward and addressed his team.

“Okay, team, we head out to Sunagakure today and join up with their team, then to Kirigakure. All set?!”

Everyone gave a nod of agreement and they headed on their way.

Hidden Sand…

The team from Hidden Sand awaited at the gate for their escorts. The people waiting were the three Chuunin; a boy named Tenrai, another named Cito, and a kunoichi named Fera.

The Jonin was Matsuri. “I guess they should be here soon. We just have to be pat-.”

She cut herself off as the Leaf Squad arrived and beckoned them to follow. The Sand Squad followed suit.

Kirigakure…

The Mizukage stood at her window, gazing out over the Swamp of Misery, her hope shriveling. “I feel a disturbance. As if the village will soon be under attack…I hate this feeling.”

Chojuro stepped in. “Um, Mizukage-maam, our team is departing.”

The Mizukage nodded. “All right. Come back alive, if you can.”

Chojuro agreed and shut the door.

The Miuzkage stepped out of her office and from the mansion and looked out over the swamp, ten minutes later.

“Hmm…”

She saw the distilled water frenzy a bit and then start swirling into a whirlpool. She also noticed wires of some sort twisting around inside.

She suddenly became distraught.

She formed a hand sign. “Water Nullifying Jutsu!”

The Miuzkage hopped into the water and stood, her hand held upon the surface. The water started to calm and drift slowly, the waires still floating atop the surface.

“Something’s wrong. What caused that and what are those wires?”

An eerie voice screeched across the water.

“I have your answer here.” More wires appeared from the other side of the swamp and almost grasped her, but she avoided them in time.

Another voice crept across the stale air.

“Don’t try to escape…” A figure appeared in front of her and kicked her across the water. She loest her chakra focus and fell inside.

A Giant Fireball Jutsu penetrated the water and was aimed at her. Kakaze and Kuchia appeared above the water.

“Kakaze, go for the scroll. I’ll handle what’s left of her.”

Kakaze agreed and kept going.

“Hmph, I guess she’s done.”

“Not by a long shot.”

Four water serpents struck up from the water and swirled above Kuchia’s head. They suddenly bolted down and crashed upon Kuchia, causing a huge explosion over the water.

The Miuzkage climbed up onto the surface of the water. She realized, even though she had been submerged in water, her ends were singed and split.

Kuchia emerged from the water as well, his Sharingan activated.

“The Sharingan!? Are you…?”

Kuchia dashed forward, sword at length and drawn. “Die!”

The Mizukage kicked water up and onto Kuchia. “Hai!”

Another explosion erupted where Kuchia stands.

The sword was sent through the air and into the water.

“Mizukage, are you all right?!” Ao appeared next to her. “Milady?”

The Mizukage nodded. “Yes, but Ao, I will take care of myself while you go after the one who is stealing the scroll.”

“The scroll!?” Ao bolted away after Kakaze.

At the Shrine…

Two Jonin fall dead from Kakaze’s strength. “This village is weak…Now for the scroll.”

He kicked open the door and waltzed inside, searching warily for the scroll.

Finally, he located a pedestal with a scroll laying upon it. His hand reached out and snatched it.

“Don’t take another step or you’ll die.”

“Is that so?” Kakaze uttered without looking back.

The shrine suddenly was caught in a huge explosion, much to Ao’s disgrace.

Kakaze appeared outside, concealing the scroll underneath his cloak. Ao appeared as well, on one knee.

“What it…took to avoid…one explosion…agh…”

Kakaze smiled and disappeared.

Swamp of Misery…

Kuchia landed another kick to the Mizukage, sending her skipping across the aqua.

Kakaze sped by him, giving the signal to leave immediately. Kuchia caught up and followed.

The Mizukage wiped blood from her mouth and grimaced. Standing up, she scouted the area in case of others. Ao soon appeared by her side.

“Ao…Why the hell couldn’t you defeat him!?”

“I am sorry I have failed you Milady…”

“Shut up Ao! You failed Kirigakure. You possibly failed the world. Shut your mouth!”

Ao seemed fazed by this angry Mizukage.

“I-”

“I don’t want to hear another word! Get out of my face!” She drew a hand out and slapped him menacingly. She slapped him hard enough to send him onto his knees on the water.

She started to walk back towards the Mansion.

Ao picked himself back up and sat there, mulling over the thoughts of what might happen.

In the middle of a small forest between Sunagakure and Iwagakure…

The three squads decided to take a break by a stream in the forest. Rays of sunshines peaked in through some densely packed trees, slightly illuminating the area.

“You know, we have no sure-fire way of finding the Akatsuki’s hideout.” Tenrai observed as he washed his face in the river.

Konohamaru placed his hand on his chin. “Maybe we can try important, landmarked areas. Like the Valley of End. Or…”

“Sand Cave?” Chojuro added.

“Possibly!” Matsuri agreed. “The Sand Cave is home to many things, and it has multiple large holes and indentions in the sides and crevices. One or two could be large enough for the Akatsuki to dwell in!”

“But hold on!” Azuma stated loudly.

“In the Terrace Valley not far from here, there is an open-ended cave called the ‘Cave of Tiko’.”

“Well, I’ve heard of it. Maybe it could also hold the Akatsuki. But there’s no way we can know for sure unless we find out ourselves. So let’s get packed up and head for the Cave of Tiko.”

The squads departed in the direction of Kumogakure.

A few kilometers north would take them straight into Terrace Valley.

In the Cave of Tiko…

“I feel something strange…hohoho…” Koukishi stated firmly.

“What is it?” Hidan asked gruffly as he appeared on scene.

“Something’s coming our way.”

The hologram appeared at Koukishi’s words. “Hmm, so someone is coming, you say? I guess we’d better be armed and ready…Hakujou, can you tell us how many there are?”

A figure approached from the darkness.

“Yes, sir…It seems there are…Twelve, heading straight into the Terrace Valley.”

“Hmph, we must abandon our base. All Akatsuki members except Hidan and Hakujou take leave to our HQ, post haste!”

The other Akatsuki members obeyeed and quickly fled the cave, leaving only the two and hologram left.

“Hidan, Hakujou. I suspect you two must be capable of handling twelve people.”

Hidan grimaced. “Seriously? WHat do you expect from us?!” Hakujou slapped a hand over Hidan’s mouth.

“Shut up…We can handle this. Just go.” Hidan threw his hand away.

“Keep your hand off my face, you bastard!”

Hakujou smirked.

At the opening…

Matsuri’s body slowly climbed out of a cliffside, scoped out the area and gave a signal. “It’s all clear, guys…Moving in…”

Matsuri took out a kunai and chucked it at the opening. The kunai exploded and sand plastered onto the hole. Suddenly, another explosion occured and rid it of the sand.

“There’s definately someone in there, let’s go!”

Fera and Tenrai appeared from the top of the cliff and rushed down quickly. Tenrai formaed a hand sign.

“Wind Style: Fatal Windball!” He breathed a ball of wind from his mouth and it rolled towards the opening. It impacted and the half the cliffside was blown to sheer rubble. Fera made her way in.

Inside, Fera was blinded by a smoke bomb.

“You’d better leave quickly…I like seeing my opponents suffer! 8 Trigrams: Four Sky Palm!” Outside, Tenrai noticed the cliffside start to burst from inside out and quickly backed up.

“It’s gonna-!”

Suddenly, the entire cliff exploded outward. Tenrai ducked behind a large boulder and watched as the cliff fell to pieces.

“Jashin: Chain Blow!” The scythe apeared from the smoke and destroyed the rock Tenrai was conceled behind. It was a Wind Clone so he avoided damage. Chojuro and one of his Chuunin, Terinow, appeared from atop the opposite cliffside at Tenrai’s side.

“What happened?”

“I don’t know, but Fera’s gone!” Tenrai grimaced.

Hakujou and Hidan appeared from the rubble. “Hello, kiddies. I suppose you’re here to take us down, then? Well, too bad, the others already fled…And your friend is long gone.”

Hakujou smirked. “But you can have fun with use if you want! We’re bored!”

Hakujou, with blinding speed, rushed forward and jabbed Tenrai a multitude of time in chakra points. tenrai was thrown back against the rocky hill.

Matsuri and Cito arrived at his side.

The Leaf Squad now stood right behind Chojuro and Terinow, along with the other two Chuunin, Ominow and Usuniow.

“Aqua Squad, let’s go.” Chojuro drew his sword and jumped. “Take this! Sword Art: Water Hammer Eruption!”

The sword slammed to the ground, causing a massive explosion and sweeping Hakujou and Hidan off their feet.

Usinow formed a hand sign along with Ominow and they shouted in unison, “Water Style: Pressure.”

The water condensed and formed in a tightly wound sphere in the air.

Terinow hopped into the air and placed his hand on it. One hand sign. “Water Style: Exploding Sphere!”

The water suddenly packed tight and exploded fiercely.

Usinow cheered slightly, but the mood changed when Hakujou appeared. “Hmph, 8 Trigrams: Aerial Death Strike!”

Hakujou hit the ground, slid and turned, and jabbed Usinow once in a pressure point. The pressure he applied was so sheer, a major blood vessel burst.

Usinow fell to the ground, half dead.

“Usinow!” Ominow shouted with fear.

“Summoning Jutsu: Monkey King Enma!”

Konohamaru summoned Enma, in which he turned into the Adamantine Nyoi.

Konohamaru glared at Hakujou with deadly intent. “I won’t let you kill them.”

He bolted forward, spinning the adamantine around his body. He appeared in front of him and kicked him in the air. Throwing the pole into the air, it split into pieces. The shifted and locked themselves into a cage around Hakujou. “I’ve had it with you! Adamantine: Cage, Crash & Burn!”

The cage started spinning and plummeting to the ground. It made impact and threw up sediment aruond the area.

The adamantine twirled back into Konohamaru’s hands.

However, Hakujou just picked himself up from the wreckage.

“You know, I don’t care what you do, I’m leaving. Hidan, you coming?”

“No you don’t! Flying Sparrow Cut!”

hidan finally found himself and stood up. Suddenly, he saw Azuma heading straight for him, knives in hand.

“Ack!” Hidan slid to the side, only for his arm to be sliced by the wind chakra.

“Ah, searing pain…I like it!” Hidan rose his scythe into the air and lunged it down with force. His arm fell from his body.

“Hidan, you are so stupid. I’m leaving.” Hakujou disappeared out of sight, somewhere so that the team could not track him.

Hidan fell in hot pursuit.

Azuma fell to his knees. “All of that planning and acting…Only to end up with two dead and no results! That’s not fair!”

Matsuri had finally helped Tenrai to his feet. “I know, but we have to report back. Mission Failed.”

The next day in Konohagakure…

Konohamaru stood in Shikamaru’s office. “That mission was a lot shorter than I expected it to be, Konohamaru. Two people died and you barely managed to injure the Akatsuki, just an arm being severed. I believe this is the biggest mission you, or any other Jonin that was on the mission, have failed YET! Please leave.”

Konohamaru left in shame. “i can’t believe I failed a mission like that…And it was so short…With no good results…This is…So…”

Konohamaru dashed out of the Mansion…

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Author Note: Taiyo means “Sun”, Tiko means “Time”

This chapter was longer than the last, but short nonetheless.

Yeah, it was seeming to be something alot bigger than that. But the teams failed miserably and that’s all there is to it…

Till You Die:”Vengeance of the Thorns”

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Till You Die

10 –Vengeance of the Thorns

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“Lady.” Apparently that was how they preferred to address her. “You are cold. Put on this cape.”

“Thank you,” Loreli replied to the young woman at her side, “I am fine.”

It was a bit chilly, but that wasn’t the reason why she was rubbing her arms inside her sleeves.

…Rope burn.

She gritted her teeth. The muscles in her jaw ached tiredly from clenching so much.

Yet, despite suspecting that her body might protest getting up this early by leaving circles under her eyes, Loreli had wanted to see this.

The rest of the clan was seeing their warriors off to battle. No, not all their warriors. A good portion of them – equally armed and uniformed in black – remained stationary at the sidelines while the higher-ups were rounding up the men.

“That’s a lot of them left behind,” observed Loreli.

“Not for a stronghold of this size,” she was replied with. “Look.”

The young woman beside her pointed out several prominent figures standing at attention on the sidelines.

“Uchiha Murata, second in ninjutsu only to Izuna, he’s staying behind this time. Uchiha Shindara, the best summoner in the clan and the one in charge of defense. There’s Uchi-”

“Even the head medic?” Loreli asked calmly, with a blink.

“Oh, you know of him? Uchiha Ingra.” An ironic grin. “Unless there are unusual circumstances, the medics would always stay behind. It’s something to do with warriors’ honor or something – only those who survive on the battlefield are fit to live. But don’t ask me how that works.”

…

“So, I hear you and the leader met on his visit to the feudal lord who paid for this war,” the woman noted conversationally when Loreli didn’t say anything else.

“How did it happen?” the young woman wanted to know, voice low and eyes mirthful. “Did he just notice you? How did he propose?”

…

…By twisting her ankle, if she recalled correctly. Loreli glanced down at her feet, checking her healed injury.

Evidently, the other woman thought it was a gesture of embarrassment.

“What, you are shy? Then, is it true he fell for you at first sight?”

“…Sorry,” Loreli interrupted, “can we…”

The other woman looked up and saw what was causing her discomfort.

Uchiha Madara, their shinobi leader, while surrounded by his councilors had noticed her among the gathering. Fully armed and regal in his dark glory, Madara’s unreadable eyes returned her gaze. He signaled for Izuna to take over.

The people around her cleared away when their leader approached her.

“Morning.” That mocking countenance and tone he always used on her. Folding his arms and leaning in, Madara asked her smugly, “Slept well?”

Loreli…hadn’t wanted to go near him. The sole reason why she hadn’t hidden away from this was because she suspected doing that would only make their next encounter more difficult when he had her cornered.

Though as soon as tall, powerful frame shadowed her, however, she was starting to regret.

“A farewell kiss?” Madara taunted, quirked brow, when she made no response.

“…No.”

“Perhaps you’ve forgotten whose war we’re siding in,” Madara reminded her.

…She glanced to the side. Really…he was putting her on the spot right before all these people. No room to back out of it either.

Hesitantly, Loreli reached for the cascade of his long spiked hair in front. She raised it to her lips. Tonelessly, “…I bid you victory, Madara-sama.”

She met his eyes, veiled and expressionless. Her heart skipped.

It wasn’t good enough for him.

Warm lips claimed hers, and, because she didn’t respond, she felt him growl – a vibration in his throat – as he plunged his tongue into her mouth, his kiss deep and punishing, strong arms forbidding her from drawing away.

Ah…this man simply won’t allow her any room for freedom.

“Madara!” Izuna’s voice.

The long-haired shinobi released his arms around her. He glanced back to Izuna, who was signaling to him that it was time.

“The stronghold is yours,” Loreli heard Madara’s smooth voice comment as she blinked away the stinging at the corners of her eyes. His thumb brushed her lips. Whispering mockingly, “I expect it to still be intact when I return, mistress of the clan.”

…

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The first day she had the two guards assigned outside the room throw out the bed, telling them politely but firmly that if they expected her to behave herself, she never wanted to see it again.

By the end of first week, she had swept, dusted, and polished everything in his room. Twice. Only because she was getting bored and fourteen years of servant instincts started taking over, and not that she gave a care if their leader died of lung infection.

The second week, one of the women managed to persuade her to leave the room. They wanted her to join them in the kitchen outside, and it didn’t matter if she’d rather not help out. Sadly, just watching them at their chores got her going stir-crazy. In the end she excused herself.

Life went on for the clansmen within the Uchiha stronghold. It seemed they were more or less used to having the shadow of war hanging over their heads. As Loreli wandered around, she felt it was the most freedom she’d experienced since she’d arrived.

In a field she came across clansmen in white, both male and female, foraging among the bushes. She recognized the one standing, giving out instructions, as the assistant medic who nearly always stayed by the head medic’s side.

He noticed her no later than she noticed him.

“Lady,” approaching her respectfully, “you have a request?”

“…No.”

He followed the direction of her gaze.

“Ingra-san has instructed the medics to gather medicinal herbs in preparation.”

“…There are female medics?” Loreli wanted to know.

“We use the term ‘medics’, but the only one who can constitute as a medic outside these walls is Uchiha Ingra, our head medic. The rest of us are more medicine and surgery-based, we don’t manipulate chakra the same way he can.”

She watched the medics for a while longer.

“Ingra-san is…?”

The assistant looked over at her when she spoke. “If you’re looking for the head medic, follow this path to the right. You’ll know the building when you see it. Ah-”

Loreli glanced back at his interruption.

“It’s just…” he looked a bit sheepish “…if this is about before; Ingra-san was not aware of the status of your relationship with Madara-sama, I ask forgiveness for his bluntness on his behalf.” He leaned forward in an apologetic bow. “I will accept any retribution in his stead.”

Loreli was surprised. That was the kind of impression they had of her? Not that she could complain; she did depict stubbornness on several occasions…and had even dumped soup on their leader during their wedding banquet. Aside from Madara’s councilors who were with him on his trip to the castle, and the young Uchiha men whom he had thrown her to, no one else knew the real picture.

“Don’t worry,” she assured him, “I have no such intention.”

She didn’t know whether he believed her or not. The assistant bowed his head in acknowledgement and she left.

…

Loreli went past it twice. She was still trying to decide if this prison-looking place, partway between one guardhouse and the next, was what she needed to find when she caught sight of two guards up on one tower snickering at her obvious reluctance.

…

Well…they didn’t stop her when she pushed the heavy metal doors open and let herself through. The doors closed by themselves behind her.

The strong smell of warmth and spring hit her. Soon it was forgotten, as Loreli was awed by the sight.

“The genealogy of every member of the clan, the biology of the Sharingan, the components of the Uchiha bloodline, everything is here. Which is why, should any invaders intrude, it would be best they cannot escape.”

Uchiha Ingra rolled up the scroll in his hand, returning it into its rightful slot on the high-stretching scroll library. “My lady,” coolly, the head medic turned to face her, “is there something you need?”

“I-” Her elbow knocked down a handbook from the shelf behind her. She hadn’t noticed she had backed up that much while staring up at the ceiling.

Rolling up her long sleeve, Loreli reached and picked it up. “I apologize…I don’t know from which space this fell from.”

It took her a moment to realize that his eyes weren’t staring at the book she held out to him. He was looking at her wrist.

Her heart skipped a beat.

It…it couldn’t be… The rope burns which had adorned her wrists had faded quite nicely over the past week and a half. Shouldn’t be able to tell.

If the head medic noticed anything, he made no comment.

“This is fine. I needed a look at this.” His long dense lashes curtained his eyes as he looked down, flipping through the pages.

Loreli watched as the tall regal medic went to another shelf with silent steps, continuing his work with serenity as if her presence didn’t matter to him.

“Ingra-san, are you…” she glanced at the sheer amount of knowledge which must be present in the room “…self taught?” Loreli smiled wryly. “Were you forced to become a medic?”

Uchiha Ingra replied coolly without glancing at her, “I chose this path.” He was pacing lightly, comparing the text between two open books.

“My brother was a true warrior,” he continued nonchalantly, still reading, “but no matter how great his achievements or how much he cared about the clan, with eyes like these, he could never become accepted as leader.” There was a pause, Ingra added, “Legitimately.”

Loreli was silent, pondering his words.

“…Teach me to be a medic.”

This time the head medic glanced back. His apathetic gaze assessed her.

Ingra closed the book in his hand.

“My lady,” his cool, disinterested voice questioned her, “what is the real favor you want to ask of me?”

…

Loreli gave him a small mirthless smile.

“…Can you help me?”

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At the end of the third week their warriors returned from battle.

Loreli had naturally hidden herself away from it all. She knew any one of them could probably find her easily, but she…wanted more time to think.

A shadow shot overhead, crashing into the branches of the tree she was sheltered below.

Mishura, spreading and refolding her wings menacingly. She let out a shrill shriek.

…Ah…he’d found her.

…

Slowly, Loreli rose up.

His wife had skipped greeting him at the gates. Madara would be furious.

“Welcome back…Madara-sama.”

She didn’t straighten from her bow until she was sure he was beside her. Even then, she didn’t turn to look.

His tall, dark presence was foreboding. Arms crossed, as she saw from the corner of her eyes, he demanded coolly, “The reason for your absence?”

Loreli raised her eyes, facing him.

…Just like how she remembered him. Uchiha Madara wasn’t someone whose image could be easily forgotten.

Bruises, red marks, ripped cloth and dried blood marred his sharp, unrelenting frame. But instead of making the powerful shinobi any less ravishing…the traces of war rather made him look fully in his element. Bloodthirsty, red-rimmed eyes raked her soul, impatiently waiting for a reply.

Briefly, Loreli closed her eyes. It seemed the Uchiha clan’s leader had sought her out straight away.

“…I only wanted to be alone for a bit. Is that too much to ask?”

She saw his red-rimmed eyes narrowing in displeasure. Leaning in with arms folded and long bangs falling over one eye, Madara’s visible eyebrow rose as he bit out mockingly, “Denied.”

…Loreli pursed her lips, silent.

“Ah. My bad.” Madara’s cruel, taunting response. “You’re upset?”

“Madara-sama had not rested in weeks. I shall temporarily reside in a separate room,” Loreli informed him helpfully. She was an outsider to their clan. She didn’t think he would make the mistake of entrusting her with his life in his sleep.

“Doesn’t matter,” he replied curtly. “Your precious princess is safe,” Madara said snidely, voice lightening to another taunt, “How are you going to thank me?”

Pain.

…Fourteen years…fourteen years she’d been with the princess. He was the one who had taken her away in the first place, and speaking every word, knowing they were poison to her ears. Cruel, this man is…

How was she going to thank him?

Loreli steeled her resolve.

…There would be no turning back after this.

He had made it easy for her by leaning over to her the same way he always did while speaking to her. Loreli grasped hold of his hair, on tiptoes, pressing a harsh kiss to his dark lips. An urgent kiss.

As abruptly as she did that, she pulled away. “Madara-sama, you taste of blood.”

Pleasantly, she added, “Please don’t touch me while in such a state.”

He was about to respond. She forestalled it by giving him a sweet peck, again on the lips. “Please.”

Heart hammering inside her chest, Loreli waited a breathless moment to see if he would change his mind. Then she turned and ran.

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The first day, he saw that she had gotten rid of the bed. But despite the appearances he put up, Madara was tired and decided to deal with it later.

The second day she had painted the Uchiha symbol on the wall into a flower. He discovered this when he returned from a briefing to retrieve something from his room.

As Madara stared at the wall, arms folded, he realized she might just be more cunning than he had thought.

There was no way he’d allow anyone to live to see that the great Uchiha Madara had failed in getting his wife to respect him.

…He found her with the women, working alongside them in a light atmosphere. For a long time Madara watched the scene with his arms folded, ignoring those who passed by in greeting. While his earlier rage simmered down as the time passed, it was replaced by something utterly perverse. He wanted to go out there and forcefully drag her away from their midst.

She was happy.

A side of her she had never shown him. A change which perhaps occurred ever since he left for battle. A feeling of contentment only brought about by his inexistence.

Long fingers gripped his sleeve at the elbow.

Unacceptable.

It was the woman beside her who had notified her of his presence. The smile melted from her eyes and she stood, putting on a pleasant but guarded expression.

“Madara-sama.” Approaching him calmly, she inquired, “…You are seeking me?”

Harshly. “What happened to your hair?”

“…I cut it,” she replied, her long-lashed eyes peering innocently up at him. “I felt awkward that my husband has longer hair than me.”

Madara’s dark eyes narrowed, pacing a circle around her. “So you cut it even shorter?” he snapped maliciously. Unbelievable. It was her declaration of war.

“…I was not aware I needed Madara-sama’s permission to alter my appearance,” she said.

Heh. If that’s how she liked it, he would play her game.

“You are my wife,” Madara said silkily in reminder, lowering himself to her height.

She watched him with a veiled expression.

“Madara-sama…” she took locks of his long ebony hair into her hands, pulling and telling him lightly “…we’ve already established that.”

As the numerous Uchiha women watched curiously from behind, she raised his hair to her lips before gently lowering it back into place.

“Your wife needs to return to her chores,” she said softly. “Madara-sama, can this wait?”

She didn’t wait long for a reply. Smiling semi-sweetly, she fluttered away.

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Uchiha Madara was never a tolerant man who could sit still and accept being ridiculed. By the time she had served him his least favorite dishes – informing him that she had inquired around for his taste preference – it was obvious to him that she was wittingly testing his patience.

Ah. Reaching for and snapping her neck would be so easy.

She’d be grievously mistaken if she thought he couldn’t do it.

His murderous red gaze followed her as she flit around the hall, helping the other women. The way some of his men took notice of her did not escape him. She was positively radiant when lively, different from the small, suffering female she was when she had first arrived.

‘Displeasure’ did not quite sum up what their leader Madara was experiencing at the moment.

“Madara.” Izuna frowned without looking up from toying around with his plate. He had received a head injury during one battle, now bandaged, and it resulted in having not much of an appetite. “Your Sharingan. It’s ruining the mood.”

Before any snide retort was made, that scandalous female halted next to the Uchiha clan’s second-in-command. She leaned over and pecked Izuna prettily on his cheek. “Congratulations on your victory.”

SLAM.

Not so much the loudness, but the intent behind it. Uchiha Madara had shot up from his seat, the action so fast and vengeful that Izuna actually started getting up on reflex.

…

“Ah, Madara-sama, forgive me,” she said, approaching him carefully and seemingly oblivious to all the attention centered on her. “…If that isn’t to your taste, I will prepare something else for you right away.”

His red-rimmed eyes never leaving her face, Madara yanked her down into his lap, facing him, hard eyes scrutinizing his woman.

Telltale signs of weakness. There were many.

After an intense, suspenseful moment Madara smirked at this knowledge and leaned back lazily, challenging her, “I may find it acceptable, if you feed it to me.”

Her façade was impressive. There was only the briefest of hesitations before she reached to the table. “Madara-sama knows of my clumsiness in such matters, but if you insist…”

He caught her wrist before she could spill the contents on him, his red eyes darkening. Slowly, he drew the bowl out of her hand, placing it back on the table.

Thumb drawing lazy circles in the palm of her hand, Madara spoke softly and sinisterly, “Tell me what you’re up to.”

A short pause.

Gifting him with the third surprise since his return, she leaned into him sweetly and whispered into his ear, “Madara-sama…I will have you regret making me your wife and mistress of the clan.”

Her scent was light and feminine, triggering memories of her, helpless and submissive underneath him. Violent urges under control, Madara wondered wryly if she had any idea what risks she was taking by pressing herself against him.

She didn’t pull away. Neither did Madara force her to. A lesser man wouldn’t have been able to remain calm and stoic as he told her coolly, “I won’t permit it.”

“I won’t listen,” she replied calmly, not missing a beat.

Time froze. She felt his muscles tense.

Snap.

She had flinched at sound, sharpness amplified tenfold by the malignant atmosphere.

Heart drumming in her ears, Loreli glanced to the floor next to her, where Izuna’s chopsticks have landed, still spinning.

“That was me,” Izuna admitted. “You mind?”

…

Shakily, Loreli gathered her bearings and rose up, not daring to meet the eyes of the man before her.

She wordlessly reached down and picked up the pair of chopsticks, her fingers numb and cheeks cold.

“Not taking advantage of me, are you?” Izuna asked in amusement when she neared him.

She blinked down at his eyes. Red eyes.

Izuna reached forward and steadied her when she swayed on her feet. “My lady is tired,” he said, signaling for assistance from the women. “Have her retire for the night.”

No protest from her. She had no defense against the Sharingan.

Izuna watched her get taken away, idly tracing his middle finger along the rim of his cup, meditatively.

…Brave as she was, there was still no way she could’ve gotten this bold without the right kind of encouragement. It was a change not even he could have brought about.

Someone…already held a high position of trust in her heart.

“Madara, there is probably nothing scarier than a woman scorned,” Izuna observed, conversationally. A crack split down the length of his cup. He glanced at it with a small frown.

…

“Hn. Very well, since you asked,” Izuna responded with a bit of uncharacteristic smugness, “I will show you the way to her heart.”

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A/N: Will he succeed? Will she fail? Will the plot receive an advancement next chapter? Will there be character development? Will there be more Madara abuse? Hahahah

Vanishing Hope Chapter 002: Entering Soul Society

Post Author: Paintheclown

Rating: T

Warning:  All the chapters I post will be between 600 and 1200 words until Winter Break.  Sorry, but, I hope you still enjoy these.  Enjoy! ^_^

Need to catch up? Chapter 001

(Recap:  When we last left, Shikamaru had been revealed to be dying.  While Soul Society was awaiting his arrival…)

At Soul Society…

“Captain Unohana, I will need you to stand here and attack anyone that passes through this Garganta while I get Shikamaru Nara.  Is that clear?”  The Captain-Commander had been very tense for the past three hours.  Maybe it was because of another Leaf Ninja was coming to Soul Society.  This would be the 47th this week!  but, something had upset him…

“Yes sir,” Unohana said as she walked away to report the Gotei 13 about their mission…

“Okay.  I will be back soon.” he said as he stepped into the Garganta…

In Shikamaru’s Room…

Shikamaru couldn’t sleep.  His body ached all over.  His head and heart throbbed!  As he turned his head, he saw a ripple in the space by the back wall.  As he got up, the ripple opened to reveal an elderly man.  He was shocked!  This has never happened to him.  Maybe it was a dream.  No, it couldn’t be.  He was awake.  He knew that.  The elderly man stepped out into his room…

“You are Shikamaru Nara right?”  His voice was rasp.  He looked sick.  Maybe he was.  But, the only thing he knew about this man, was that he knew Shikamaru’s name…

“Yes, I am.  And you are?”  This man was weird.  He stepped into his room through a ripple in space.  He knew his name.  This was freaky…

“You are to come with me immediately, as you are to die within the minute.”  He was serious… he thought.  But, he was suppose to die within the year, not the day!  Something was up.  And, he didn’t like it…

“No, you’re wrong!  I’m suppose to die within the year, not this minute.  You must have the wrong man.”  But, he could feel that he was the one he was here for…

“This minute is within the year.  You young people aren’t that bright.  And, your time on this world has ended…”  As he said this, Shikamaru’s body went limp and his soul separated from it.  This was depressing.  Now the villagers would freak out because their Hokage has died.  but, there was nothing he could do, so, he decided that he would have to go with this man…

“Okay, let’s go…”  He really didn’t want to, but, he had no choice…

“Excellent, now, come with me…”  And with that, he followed the man into the vortex in the middle of the room, while his lifeless body was laid there in the room…

This vortex was creepy.  It was just a hole in space filled with darkness.  So, he decided to ask some questions to pass the time.  As he didn’t know how long it would take to get to wherever they were going…

In Shikamaru’s Room… again!

Kisame had finally been fed up with all this crap.  he was the Supreme Leader of Akatsuki.  After he and Tsunade (he couldn’t believe that he had actually worked with that vile woman) defeated Madara, he’s wanted Shikamaru died.  Well, he wouldn’t let Shikamaru get away this time.  So, he went into the vortex with 3 more people…

In the Vortex…

So, you’re taking me to a place named ‘Soul Society’?  And most of the Leaf Ninja go here after they die?  And two of the three Sannin and Asuma Sensei are there waiting for me?”  These were just a few questions he had.  He couldn’t believe this!  he was going to see Asuma Sensei again!

“Yes to all those questions.  Now, here we are.  This… is Soul Society!”  It was huge!  No wonder it was called a Society.  It was so much larger than the Leaf Village.  But, he needed to get to Asuma as soon as possible right now…

Next Chapter: Gathering of Familiars

Shannaro!!! Manga chapter XXXIV: J-sama’s decision

previous chapters:

1     6      11     16     21     26

2     7      12     17     22     27

3     8      13     18     23     28

4     9      14     19     24     29

5     10    15     20     25

Previously: The number 8 ninja from the moon country has attacked the shadow country and took 3 gennins wih him and is now fighting J-sama Ws Sothe Chaos Shika Sokka and 3 KAEB’s.

The ninja smiles as J-sama stands in front of him and charges at him but he doesn’t come close to him since one of the KAEB’s has stabbed him in the chest but suddenly he explodes in a suicide jutsu that hits the KAEB who gets blasted back and falls down the roof they were standing on but as he almost hit the ground he got caught by one of the other KAEB’s

KAEB2: What have i told you about reckless assasinations against clone users?

KAEB1: The one that looks to be real might be a clone and uses a suicide exploding jutsu when you hit a vital spot.

Back on the roof the other KAEB has captured the 3 gennins in a earth jutsu but they suddenly explode also.

 

J-sama: Dammit just like i thaught we played right into his trap! men don’t attack them in close range since they might explode when they get hit! the real one is probbaly long gone already.

Chaos: So we are just wasting time here?

Sothe: WS Chaos let’s end this

White Shinobi & Chaos: OK!

Chaos: Swords Dance!

Chaos summons 20 sword and puts chakra threads on them to conroll all of them all at the same time and cuts the enemies outside their explosion range.

White Shinobi: Ice Lance

White Shinobi makes a ice lance and hits the enemies before he comes in their range and when the lance get’s damaged he just fixes it.

Sothe: Illusion Demon Circkle

The illusions surround sothe and attack the clones.

Shika: These powers of them are not half bad.

Sokka: *deactivates gofuuungan* yea but they are not used to them yet so it costs a lot of chakra i won’t be suprised if they collapse.

Just as Sokka said that Chaos begins to get more tired and his accuracy drops letting one clone get inside his guard but because of quick handeling from one of the KAEB members the clone explodes far away from chaos.

Chaos: So it’s you huh? “Gravitron” (This is a nickname for the guy not his real name)

KAEB: You should get used to that power before you’re gonna use it.

All the clones seem to have exploded.

Sothe: I know i should get used to it first but the best way to get used to it is to fight with it right?

KAEB: True but what should we do now? they have escaped.

J-sama: We should recover our strength and tomorrow let’s meet at noon in my office.

All: Ok!

*The nexy day at noon in the genkage office*

J-sama: So are all of us here?

White Shinobi: Yes.

Grand Hokage: Wait iruka isn’t here!

ZepWolfX: Mart isn’t here either

Anbu Quazzie: Same with IO

J-sama: THat’s the reason i called all of you here, they have joined the moon country .

Silver Uchiha: Then we should attack the moon country to get them back.

Darklurker: Yea i’m shure they didn’t join in their own free will.

E.R.nefarious: Shut up you brats! We are not going to attack the moon country at least not now, we need to get more info on them before we go there.

Tailedfox: Well if that’s all we should go back to training.

*all the gennins leave the room together with the chuunin and most jounin*

Whitefangofkonaha: So we really won’t go and fetch them back?

J-sama: No i wish we could but we can’t afford to walk in another one of their traps.

The KAEB members from last night come in too.

Laydee Kay: You guys are late!

KAEB: Sorry.

J-sama: It doesn’t matter much, now take your masks off.

*they all take their masks off*

Chaos: So i was right Gravitron-san

Pain0Avenue: I prefer it if you call me on my normal name.

Chaos: Oh i’m sorry p0a

Sothe: So how’s life in the KAEB guys?

Yellow Uchiha: Well it’s alright, at least we got no annoying gennins around us like you guys have.

Whitefangofkonaha: Yea you’re right but it’s never boring with those guys around.

Paintheclown: Well we shouldn’t forget our own time as a gennin.

White Shinobi: He’s right we were some troublesome guys too.

J-sama: I’d hate to interrupt your conversation but i got a mission for all of you.

Chaos: This should be a super S rank mission if we’re all included.

J-sama: That’s right it’s a super S-rank one, i want you guys to go somewhere *tells the details*

*let’s look at what the gennins are doing*

Grand Hokage: Ok if those old geezers won’t help us we will go on our own!

Kisuzachi: Yea Let’s go we can’t let a commerade go to the enemy’s side.

Darklurker: Wait we will need to leave a clone here to fool the others.

Sephiroth: just who are you guys trying to fool?

All: Sephiroth Senpai!

Sephiroth: That’s my name yes.

Suna no ken: Sensei will you try to stop us if we go?

Sephiroth: If i would try to stop you would you give up on getting them back?

Suna no ken: Ofcorse not!

Sephiroth: Ok then go i saw nothing.

???: I’m sorry but i can’t allow you guys to go out here, you know Enju-san wants to be in peace for now.

Sephiroth: Kids go! i will handle this guy.

???: So you’re Sephiroth the starter of this whole war i’m number 51 Kashi nice to meet you

Kashi uses a earth technique and tries to hit the gennins with it but Sephiroth makes a cut on Kashi’s cheek while he was casting it.

Sephiroth: You will die if you don’t fight me seriously.

kashi: I see you really are strong.

Sephiroth: *smiles* That was nothing

 Kashi tries to hit Sephiroth but Sephiroth dodges him and now jumps at Kashi, kashi get’s into a defencive stance but as soon as Sephiroth comes close he dissapears and kicks Kashi in his back.

Kashi: *coughs up blood* it seems i underestimated you.

Sephiroth: you shure did.

Kashi jumps at Sephiroth but now at far greater speed and both of them fight egually for a while until Sephiroth uses a combination of a fire thunder and wind jutsu. (he first shoots a fireball that get’s dodged by Kashi but it was only ment to block his vision since a lightning spike impales his left arm folowed by a wind blade that makes a big cut on his right arm)

Kashi: Dammit you really are a genious ninja, i can’t win after all.

Sephiroth: Do you have a last wish?

Kashi: Yes.. kill that bitch that has a number 4 on his wrist.

Sephiroth: I will respect your wish i might not be the one that kills him but he will die for shure.

Kashi: Thank you. *Gets decapitated*

*Back to the genkage room*

J-sama: WS where have you sealed “that” scroll?

White Shinobi: It’s right here *Cuts hand open and gets out a small tag*

YellowUchiha: It’s that small?

White Shinobi: Ofcorse not *half ram seal realease*

The tag becomes larger and it seems to be summoning tag where a scroll get’s summoned out.

J-sama: Ok one of you will need to make a contract to the scroll.

White Shinobi: WFK do it.

Whitefangofkonaha: Why me?

White Shinobi: You’re the only one whitout a scroll here so you’re the only one able to do it.

J-sama: Oh and i’ll like to add that Sothe and Choas won’t participate in the first part of the mission.

Sothe: Why not?

Chaos: To give us time to master our scroll?

J-sama: Indeed so for the first part we have 2 others who are late.

Familiar voice: What do you mean late? We were here all the time we just wanted some fresh air.

PainTheClown: That voice… Sokka?

*door opens*

Sokka: Damn right it’s me

Shika: Sokka you’re annoying.

Sokka: Shut up why did you have to come here anyway?

Shika: Because master told us we are the best suited to go to “that” land.

Pain0avenue: Where are we going anyway?

White Shinobi: To a country where only a few humans have lived to tell the tale i’ve been there once but i was not strong enough to stay there for longer then 10 minutes at that time.

Sokka: tell us more we’ll need more details if we’re going there.

White Shinobi: Ok it consists of 2 islands and the one we are getting send is divided in 8 parts.

A huge mountain that is said to reach into the heavens it’s located in the middle of the island

A volcano that is said to be strong enough to destroy a whole country

A icy forest that is said to be the coldest place on earth and it’s locted next to the volcano

Then next to the ice forest there’s a wasteland with no shelter to predetors.

Next to the wasteland there’s a forest with trees as huge as a skyscraper.

Next is the underground cave it’s a dark place and it’s a labirint in there.

Then next are the thunder plains the air is heavy and it’s said lightning will strike there each 10 minutes.

Lastly there’s a lake located between the thunder plains and the volcano even i don’t know much about it.

Shika: This is intresting i would like to see it.

White Shinobi: There’s more, You can only enter the mountain if you collect 7 orbs from the guardians who are hidden in each part.

Sokka: And lemme guess we’ll have to get on the mountain?

J-sama: That’s right on the top of the mountain there live the masters of the island you will need to ask them for an allience.

Yellowuchiha: How strong are those monsters on the island?

White Shinobi: When i was still chuunin i was able to stay there 10 minutes but it almost got me killed so it should be safe to say they are between chuunin and joinin level.

PainTheClown: And about how many are there?

White Shinobi: Too much to count i think about 500 each part.

Pain0avenue: Let’s go then.

*WFK opens the scroll and everyone who toutched it get’s sucked in*

*the gennins have reached the location where Iruka, IO and Mart are*

A moon ninja runs into the room where the 3 are hold.

Ninja: Enju-sama we got visitors.

Enju: So they have come to get you guys back let’s welcome them.

Enju walks outside.

Enju: I know you guys are out here show yourselves this is a clone so it wont help you to kill me.

A sword cuts the clone down and they all rush inside

Enju: They killed it even though i told them not to, well this might get fun i was bored anyway.

2 ninja’s block the way but Grand Hokage grabs his bow and shoots 2 arrows and kills both ninja’s with 2 perfectly aimed shots. when they jumps over the 2 dead ninja’s another ninja attacks them but zep kills him with his gentle fist. but as soon as the ninja is dead 2 other jump at them but get quickly beaten by Kisuzachi and Silver Uchiha. When they turn around the corner they see 3 ninja’s preforming a wind jutsu but Naruto Uzumaki shoots a fireball at them, the fireball becomes bigger because of the wind and the 3 ninja’s get heavy burns then Anbu Quazzie and tailedfox finish the job: Anbu Quazzie uses a doton to prevent 2 of them from moving and hit’s the 3rd one with a nekode while Tailedfox plants kunai in the other 2.

Darklurker: Zep Have you found them yet?

Zep: No but i found sometihng strange..

Darklurker: What do you mean?

Zep: All of the guys we have killed so far had the same chakra it’s almost as if they were all clones.

Darklurker; Maybe it were clones

Zep: But clones dissapear after they get hit

Darklurker: Probally not all clones this guy is a clone specialist remember?

As soon as Darklurker said that they come in a hall with verry much doors

Grand Hokage: Let’s split up so we can search faster.

They all go in a different room but all of them are empty only the door Anbu Quazzie opened led to antoher hallway and he called the others and at the end of the halway there is a door.

The door get’s opened from the inside by Enju.

Suna no ken reacts fast and swings his sword at him but enju just blocks it with his moon tonfa and smashes it in Suna’s belly followd by a kick to his head that sends him flying against the wall.

Zep: You bastard! Shugo Hakke Rokujuyon Sho

Zep tries to hit his chakra points but Enju seems unafected.

Zep: What the?

Enju: So you don’t even know about the moon armor? It can block all chakra attacks as long as i put chakra in it including your gentle fist style.

Just as he had said that a huge wind powered fireball from NU flies at him but it get’s neutralized also.

Enju jumps at Naruto Uzumaki and Silver Uchiha who are combining their powers for another wind-fire combination and knocks both against the wall. Then he blocks a incoming attack from Anbu Quazzie and Tailedfox, but he can’t block the arrows Grand Hokage has shot at him and manages to avoid them by summoning a clone that takes the blow, the clone dies and Enju pushes Anbu Quazzie and Tailedfox back and jumps then he uses Zep as a stepping stone and smashes his tonfa’s into darklurker, but before he can reach him Kisuzachi Kicks him away and Suna quickly uses a shadowstep to cut him.

NU, SU, IO & AQ: Quadrouple Dragon! 

They use a Karyuudan, Doryuudan, Rairyuudan and Fuuryuudan at the same time and the jutsu’s merge together into a 4 element dragon that crashes into Enju who is unable to neutralize it and get’s slammed into the celing and makes a hole in it.

Darklurker: It seems my theory was right you can only neutralize 3 different chakra’s at a time.

Mart: How do you know that? we haven’t used a 3 element technique yet, he might not be able to block that one.

Darklurker: After the attack only 1 dragon survived if he is able to neutralize 3 of them but not the 4th So i think he can only disable 3.

Enju: Ok i underestimated you guys but you won’t be able to keep up with me anymore (looks at the hole in the celing and sees a full moon) Tsuki (moon) *his moon equipment begins to glow* Senkou (flash)

A blinding flash fills the room and when the flash is gone all the gennins are unconsious on the floor.

Enju: I’m sorry it was this shorth but i have to go now or tsukikage-sama will kill me for being late again.

*Some time later SSj Sasuke and Sharingan Leader come to the hideout and see the genins collapsed on the floor*

SSj Sasuke: It seems we’re too late.

Sharingan Leader: Yea let’s just bring them back to the village.

*SSj and SL are back in the village*

SSj Sasuke: Let’s go to the hospital.

Sharingan Leader: Yea.

When they arrive at the hospital they see Guruku Laydee Kay and J-sama waiting for them.

J-sama and Laydee Kay take the gennins to the top floor where a team of medics is waiting already.

Guruku: We will be going to the crimson valley tomorrow at noon if we are fast we might make it before the night.

SSj & SL: Ok!

*Sothe and Chaos are at a special training zone far away from the village where they are sparring to master their new techniques*

Chaos summons 8 swords and he controls them with chakra strings and Sothe get’s into defencive stance.

Chaos: Iron coffin!

The swords get into a position where they surround Sothe.

Sothe: Demonic Circle!

8 Illusion clones appear all around Sothe as soon as the swords are in his range and then 8 more appear and push the swords into the ground. (the clones dissapeard after 1 second)

Chaos: Why don’t you us your clones longer then that? it would give a huge adventage.

Sothe: When i use 10 and keep them all 1 second it costs less chakra then when i keep 1 for 3 seconds so to fight more effective i use it this way.
Now sothe get’s offencive and jumps at Chaos who summons a shield to block Sothe but since he’s in his clone range now he get’s kicked into the air from 3 dirctions and then Sothe has gathered chakra for a huge lightning jutsu that falls on Chaos who manages to block it by summoning a huge sword that he uses as a lightning director and shoots it at Sothe who uses a barrier to block it.

*Nef comes running in the hospital with a letter*

Nef: J-chan! there’s a kage meeting comming!

J: So they took action i was wondering if they would ignore it or not.

Nef: There’s only 1 problem we will need to leave soon we will be too late if we don’t.

J: Ok are there any special things?

Nef: The 2 strongest ninja’s must join the kage so that means me and LK will have to come too.

Laydee Kay: Ok let’s go then we might anger them if we are too late.

The kages are holding a meeting how will it turn out? a big brawl? assasination attempts? at least let’s hope it won’t be a boring everyday meting you have in your office. Next time on the Shannaro Manga: 5 Kages Unite: Tsukikage, Genkage, Musikage, Seikage, and Edakage.

Vanishing Hope Chapter 001: Life a New

Rating: T

Warning:  This is a Bleach/Naruto Crossover series.  All the FICTIONAL characters names are in Spanish.  Also, this chapter will be MAJORLY short, only 450 words!

In the Hokage’s Mansion…

“You’re finally back!  I can’t believe it’s been 3 years!!  It felt like 10!!!”  Shikamaru was tired of everyone welcoming him back to the village.  Just because he was Hokage doesn’t mean he needs so much attention.  Besides, it was just a 3 year mission…

“Don’t make a big deal about it Choji.  If I don’t care, you shouldn’t.” he said.  Choji could sense that Shikamaru was a bad mood.  Shikamaru never snaps at him.  Not once has he done that.  Something was up…

“Sorry Shikamaru.  It wa sjust that you’re my best friend and I haven’t seen you in forever.  Once again, I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay Choji.  I’m just upset.”  He couldn’t tell anyone what had happened on his mission.  Not even Choji…

“Oh, I’m sorry.  Can I help you with anything?” 

“No, I just want to be alone.”  As he said that, he walked away to his room…

This was the worst day ever.  He had just learned was going to die within the year.  If he told anyone, they would just get worried and panic.  He didn’t want his people to worry about him.  He wasn’t worth much.  He wasn’t even a good Hokage.  All the Hokage’s before him had done something to protect the Leaf Village from iminate doom.  The 1st protected the village from Madara.  The 2nd defeated a woman named Enojo from enslaving the people with her mind controlling jutsu.  The 3rd defeated Orochimaru.  The 4th protect the village from The Nine-Tailed Fox.  And Tsunade she killed Madara after The Nine-Tails was taken from Naruto.  What had he done?  Nothing but be defeated by a man named Muerte.  He didn’t deserve the title of Hokage.  And that was why he was resigning tomorrow…

At Soul Society…

“Yes Captain-Commander, a ninja by the name of Shikamaru is to come to Soul Society in three hours time.”  Retsu Unohana knew this because she was the Captain of the 4th Squad.  Since the 4th Squad was the Medical Squad, she should know about deaths in the Human World.  “Should I make a position for him in the Gotei 13?  It says here he was the “Hokage” of the Leaf Village.  It also says that the Hokage is the top ninja in the Leaf Village.  So, should we make a position, or enter him in the Academy?”

“We’ll deal with that when he arrives.  You may leave now Captain Unohama.  I have more important matters to deal with at the moment.”  He had a secret of his own.  And, like Shikamaru, couldn’t tell anyone about it…

Next Chapter: Entering Soul Society

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