Ino stepped out to the field, and on the other side, Gaara was facing her with bloodshot eyes. His expression was on the pale side, but his killing intent only seemed to grow with every passing minute.
When she stepped up, she was immediately going to announce her defeat
"Match between Ino Yamanaka and Gaara of the sand"
"Begin!"
The moment he said that, Ino raised one arm up
"I surr-"
*Swoosh*
Sand started to surge at her, causing her to stumble back. She couldn't believe that Gaara would attack so quickly, and tried to voice her surrender.
However, Gaara, who has yet to claim a life since the preliminaries, felt the voices become more violent, and his craving for death became even stronger.
"Mother...she wants blood, so die for me" He said in a low voice as sand surged towards Ino.
The ground is covered completely, and Ino did her all to avoid being caught. Naruto frowned, this was what he had overlooked...
'His killing intent is too strong, he doesn't care if he commits murder in front of everyone' He gritted his teeth and was prepared to take action.
Knowing that Gaara won't give her a chance to surrender, she dashed towards him which took him by surprise. But his gaze remained cold as a wall of sand formed in front of her.
Ino jumped back to avoid the sand before taking out a small metal ball and tossed it at Gaara. Sand rose up once more in front of him, however, upon impact, the ball exploded, causing a strange gas to fill the air.
Gaara's eyes widened as he quickly formed a dome around himself to prevent the gas from touching him.
Using this chance, Ino raised a hand
"I-" Just as she was about to voice her surrender once more, an enormous wave of sand washed forward from the dome Gaara engulfed himself in, so large that it would fill the entire arena! But what really stopped her was the sand that now drifted around like air, and she knew that the moment she opened her mouth, the sand will enter her body!
Ino gnashed her teeth and jumped up onto the arena wall and stuck herself onto the wall.
Ino's gaze focused, and she leapt into the air, and landed behind Gaara. Her palm struck out, but was caught by the sand which rose from below her.
"Die for me" Gaara's fierce gaze peaked through the dome upon catching Ino
Ino, however, smirked
'Seems like you didn't train your chakra control' She smirked as the sand around her rapidly fell to the ground, of course, she didn't voice it out aloud, but thinking about it still made her feel quite proud.
Gaara's eyes widened, and Ino's hand struck towards him, which he tried to block once more.
*Swoosh*
When her hand touched the sand, her chakra invaded it, disrupting Gaara's chakra, causing him to lose control of it.
*Bang*
Her palm stuck his chest, and very rapidly, her chakra started to invade his body.
"Mind body disruption jutsu!"
Gaara felt his body quiver as he slowly lost control.
Ino smiled, proud that she had achieved this feet. But the next second, she felt a strong killing intent lock onto her as a feeling of dread overwhelmed her, as if a predator has just locked onto her. The feeling of unease and fear became overwhelming...the pressure of a tailed beast.
Instantly, her jutsu was undone, and she spat out a mouthful of blood as that overhwelming pressure invaded her mind.
"Ah! DIE!" Gaara screamed as he gathered sand around her, about to crush her. It wrapped around her body, slowly forming the shape of a cacoon, and Ino felt her body tighten as the sand began to compress on her.
Air began leaving her lungs, as she found it hard to even breathe.
*Bang*
Before the sand could gather any more, everyone witnessed a yellow flash in the arena, and a blonde boy appeared in front of Ino. The sand was blown away by a greater force, and under everyone's shocked gaze, an orange chakra enveloped the boy.
"Y-You, you can't interrupt the fight" The proctor, Genma said
"Shut up! What were you doing when Ino was about to get killed!" Naruto's expression was vicious as he snapped at him, which made him shrink with shame.
He couldn't react, it looked like Ino was going to win, but the next second, she suddenly coughed out blood and was caught in the sand. It just happened too quick for him to process.
Naruto turned his eyes to Gaara
"As for you...I'll need a proper talk with that damned thing in you later" He growled as he retracted the demon fox coat.
"Stop! You will not stop mother from getting what she wants!" Gaara's expression was even more terrifying than before as cracks formed on his face.
His sand armour was cracking without even being touched, showing just how repressed he has been all this time.
"This match will end now, the winner is Gaara of-"
"SHUT UP!" Gaara screamed as he covered his face with his hands, the insanity in his eyes became apparent as he stared at Naruto.
"It was you! You kept getting in my way, stopping everyone who I will fight, mother wants blood, and she will have yours!"
Seeing Gaara start losing control, the Kazekage, or rather, Orochimaru, smirked under his mask as he had his people begin.
Suddenly, a faint mist enveloped the entire stadium, causing people to fall into a genjutsu. When this happened, Naruto knew that it has begun, and pulled Ino closer to him.
"Ino...don't move away from me" He said in a low voice
From all around, enemy shinobis began appearing, and started to attack the station Jonins. Chaos ensued, and amidst this, the Jonin that came with Gaara and his siblings appeared beside Gaara.
"Gaara, there's no need to hold back" he said
Gaara's killing intent soared the moment those words were spoken as he summoned sand from alla round.
"DIE!" Gaara screamed
Ino panicked and ducked into Naruto's arms, however, Naruto was unfazed.
Somewhere in his house, a clone was popped...
His eyes became toad like, and he entered Sage mode instantly. But he didn't stop there, three chakra tails sprouted out behind him, and the orange chakra coated his body. At the moment, his body can only handle three tails worth of chakra, so any more would damage his body.
He looked up
"Kurama, mini bijuudama" He said
[Hehehe, sure, it's about time I teach my little brother a lesson]
Naruto opened his mouth, and a small black ball of condensed chakra formed. The Jonin beside Gaara was shocked when he saw this, and he shifted his gaze to Gaara who was too lost in his rage to realise the danger he was in.
Before he could warn Gaara, the bomb was short forth...
*Bang*
The explosion wasn't big, just enough to cover a portion of the arena they were in, but it was more than enough to disperse the sand, as well as taking out Gaara. The Jonin was blasted sky high, unable to even move at this point, whilst Gaara was protected by his sand.
But the power behind the blast was immense, too much for the sand to fully protect him, causing him to become severely injured.
-High on the rooftops-
A massive barrier was set up, with four corners with each of Orochimaru's minions who set up the [Four violet flames formation]. The Anbu stood outside, helpless as they couldn't break in.
"Hiruzen, I bet you never expected this, did you?" Orochimaru crackled
Hiruzen's aged eyes felt rather helpless as he faced his former student, wondering where he has gone wrong in teaching him.
*Bang*
As they discussed, a massive disturbance occurred that caught their attention...why is it massive? It was quite literally a MASSIVE disturbance!
"Th-The Ichibi!? Why is it unleashed" Hiruzen's eyes boggled
Orochimaru frowned, as this wasn't part of the plan. He had anticipated for it to be summoned a bit further out, but to have it this close to the formation may be dangerous. But since he was already here, he shook his head and summoned three coffins from the ground below them.
The first two opened, revealing faces that made Hiruzen shiver. The third coffin however, remained closed, unable to open which made Orochimaru frown once more...
"The first and second Hokage, Orochimaru, how could you!" Hiruzen exclaimed
In the coffins were Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju. There were cracks on their bodies and face, and when heir eyes opened, it revealed a hollow black gaze with the pupil within.
*Bang*
As Orochimaru was gloating from Hiruzen's shocked gaze, the ground trembled
They turned over, and...
"Is Jiraiya here!?" Orochimaru was shocked, he has done his research, and knew that Jiraiya wasn't here at the moment, but why...why is the boss toad, Gamabunta here!
"Oi brat! Why did you summon me again!" Gamabunta roared, he now knew that Naruto was the one who summoned him last time, so now, he had a sour expression.
"Old toad, I got a lil request" Naruto grinned as he stood on his head
"Hm?" Gamabunta turned, and...
"Little request my a*s! That's the damn Ichibi!" Gamabunta screamed
Naruto rolled his eyes
"No sh*t, if I could fight him myself, why would I have you?" Naruto replied
"Not to mention, he's not at full power, and I only need you to hold him back for me" Naruto smiled back
"You brat! I'm outa here!" Gamabunta was about to undo the summon, but...
"Old toad, I've got some fine wine for you after this is over"
At the mention of wine, Gamabunta paused for a bit, it heaved out a deep sigh as he grabbed his sword
"It better be damn worth it!" He roared as he leapt at the Ichibi who was crackling, relishing its new found freedom.
"G-Gaara" Temari and Kankuro paled when they saw Gaara become a monster as worry filled their hearts.
*Bang*
Above the toad, Naruto held Ino tightly so she wouldn't fall.
"Ino, how does it feel to be involved in a battle between two titans?" Naruto grinned
"E-Eh?" Ino was still panicking, all this was far too much for her to handle...
Naruto quickly realised, she doesn't seem to be scared, rather...she was turning red?
'Na-kun is holding my waist while fighting the Ichibi from the legends...th-this feels quite romantic'
If Naruto could hear her thoughts, he'd be left speechless. Girl, the village is being attacked, and this is her first thought!?
Back on the roof top, Hiruzen summoned the monkey king, Enma, to help him fight against Hashirama and Tobirama.
[Naruto! Emergency!] Kurama suddenly screamed in his head
'Ah sh*t, don't scream that loud, what is it? Did I overlook something again?' Naruto asked, he fully trusted Kurama's warnings.
[This is really bad] Kurama said
'What is it' Naruto's heart clenched
[I...I sense that b*stard Hashirama! Go smash open that barrier and let me fight him! That piece of sh*t! I want him dead!]
'...'
"Oi brat! Help me would you!" Gamabunta yelled as he wrestled with the Ichibi
"Sure, Kurama, mini bijuudama" Naruto said
[Tch, I want to fight Hashirama]
'Fine! I have a plan, just play a long for now'
[You promised]
Naruto opened his mouth, and shot out a beast bomb at the Ichibi's face, causing it to become unstead. Gamabunta took this chance to push it down and raised his sword to slash at him, slicing off Shukaku's arm.
He then opened his mouth, spewing out a high pressured water pullet at him, causing a dent to appear in the Ichibi's stomach.
*Roar*
The Ichibi pushed back, and gathered sand around Gamabunta to try and trap him.
"Oi Kurama, give me another beast bomb"
[You got it kid] Kurama was fully compliant since Naruto promised he would let him fight Hashirama.
Naruto kept his focus on the fight between Orochimaru and Hiruzen. He was waiting for one specific moment, if he missed it, he would fail in granting what Kurama wants, and even attract Orochimaru's hatred.
*Swoosh*
Hiruzen summoned two other clones
'Now!' Naruto's eyes widened
"Gamabunta, push the Ichibi onto that barrier" Naruto said
"Dammit, the wine better be damn good!" Gamabunta yelled as he shoved the beast towards the rooftop, causing the barrier to shake, distracting both Orochimaru and Hiruzen for a split second.
Naruto crossed his hand, and created a clone that inherited both the sage mode and the nine tail's chakra whilst he returned to normal.
The clone was tasked with two things, help Gamabunta take out Gaara whilst protecting Ino. As for himself?
He opened his mouth, and shot a beast bomb several times bigger than the mini versions from before at Shukaku's head, which was right next to the barrier...
*Bang*
Shukaku's head was blasted open, and was slowly reforming with sand. But the barrier? It was shaken, and Naruto dashed towards it with his main body.
The blast was to further distract the two inside, and he planted a palm on the barrier. In just a split second, the barrier opened up a hole in which he entered.
!!!!
The four keeping up the barrier were stupefied, as well as the Anbu. They wanted to enter quickly as well, but the hole closed up soon after Naruto entered.
*Bang*
Naruto landed right in between the two
"N-Naruto" Both Hiruzen and Orochimaru were shocked, with the latter revealing a dissatisfied look as he glared at Naruto.
"Get away from here, this is too dangerous" Hiruzen said as he formed a hand seal, but was stoped by Naruto.
"Now, now, let's not do something drastic like that" Naruto said
Hiruzen frowned, but Naruto chuckled in return.
"Oi Hashirama" Naruto yelled over
Hashirama tilted his head
"Yes? Do I know you?" He asked
"Someone wants to meet you" Naruto grinned
???
Hashirama couldn't understand who would want to meet him at this moment.
Naruto's aura suddenly changed, and an orange cloak enshrouded him as three tails grew out behind him.
!!!
Be it Orochimaru, Hiruzen, or Hashirama and Tobirama, they were all shocked to see Naruto suddenly use the nine tail's chakra.
[HASHIRAMA!] Naruto opened his mouth, but his voice was deep, shocking them yet again
Hashirama furrowed his brows
"The Kyuubi!" He gasped
[Hahahahaha! After all these years, I finally get to beat the sh*t out of you with my own two hands!] Kurama laughed
"And I can't wait to test my new tricks on you" Naruto chimed in with a crazed crackle
?!?!
They couldn't comprehend, was Kurama in control, or is it Naruto?
"I didn't expect this, this era's jinchuriki can actually share control with the beast..." Hashirama muttered in awe
"Naruto, how is the kyuubi talking through you...d-did it break out of the seal!" Hiruzen yelled
Naruto turned back
"The seal? Oh that...yeah, I removed it"
!!!!!
Their eyes boggled, th-the seal was removed!? Then why is the kyuubi still in him? It could escape easily and be free!
[Enough chit chat! Let's fight!]
Naruto instantly summoned three more clones, each created a seal with their hands and slapped it onto their own hands. Then, everyone witnessed something shocking, each clone activated sage mode, and their powers surged.
"S-Sage mode, when did he learn that" Hiruzen gasped
Hashirama's eye slit up
"Interesting, you created a seal that gather's nature energy, and applied it onto your clones so they can instantly enter sage mode, making the toad sage's flaw nonexistant"
Kunais appeared in each of their hands as they threw it in all directions.
Tobirama and Hashirama frowned upon seeing this, not knowing what they were doing. But the four of them all disappeared instantly, and appeared in the air.
"Super instant teleportation clone mixture sage boosted rasengan barrage!" All foru Naruto's yelled as each created ten rasengans, and threw them all down at Hashirama.
!!!!
Their minds blanked, this....this is a thirteen year old boy!? Hashirama activated his wood release, whilst Tobirama reinforced it with a barrier.
The rasengans rained down on the barrier, causing cracks to form.
[Hahaha! Take this you sh*ts!] Kurama opened his mouth, and shot out a mini bijuudama at Hashirama
The barrier wasn't able to hold up, and shattered the moment the bijuudama landed.
*Boom*
Orochimaru's expression grew darker as he watched all his plans be foiled by Naruto.
Naruto then landed on the ground, and dashed at Hashirama whilst his clones began rushing Tobirama.
[Hashirama, you're dead to me!] Kurama's laughter was resounding as he punched Hashirama's face.
Hashirama received it with ease and began fighting back, summoning an entire forest worth of wood that shot towards him.
*Bang*
He ran on top of the wood on all fours, slowly closing the gab between them.
Hiruzen wanted to join in to help, however...
*Pat*
A fourth Naruto clone appeared next to him as he shook his head
"You best not intervene, or the kyuubi won't be happy"
???
Hiruzen stared at him with a bewildered expression
"Th-The kyuubi? Why is his seal undone! And why isn't it escaping" Hiruzen asked
"Simple, we made a promise, it was mutual benefits, he wants more freedom, and I needed his help"
"What would you have done if he simply just escaped your body then" Hiruzen questioned
"That won't happen, Kurama will never do anything that would relate him to the ugliness of humanity, betrayal is not tolerable" Naruto shook his head and said
"..." Hiruzen sighed, and watched the battle unfold...
Just how is a thirteen year old boy this strong? Even if Hashirama and Tobirama have less than ten percent of their peak strength, they are by no means weak. So being able to take them both on at once is simply shocking to him.
However, Hiruzen has overestimated Naruto at the moment. Though he is fighting them to an equal footing, there are many factors that are holding Hashirama and Tobirama back. For one, the two of them have realised, although they are under the control of a jutsu, they have a small amount of free will.
That free will allows for them to make decisions when facing a situation, and as long as it doesn't go against the order of Orochimaru, they can perform it, so they have been taking advantage of that to give as much advantage as possible to Naruto...even if Kurama simply wants to beat up Hashirama.
"Kyuubi kid, watch out, I'm about to use wood release again" Hashirama called out
[Damn you! I don't need your pity!] Kurama roared
Naruto took out the executioner's blade, and paired with the boost from sage mode as well as Kurama's chakra, he effortlessly sliced through the wood.
"Yellow flash's instantaneous movement spiralling heaven revolving earth justu!" Naruto yelled
He suddenly appeared behind Hashirama, who was shocked by his sudden appearance, and had five rasengans pressed into his body, ripping his body to shreds with the five different directional rotation.
Tobirama nodded in satisfaction as he watched his brother get ripped to shred
"Not bad, to use my flying raijin jutsu to such a proficient degree, I'm glad" He said with a grin
"Well, you're about to feel regret that you made this technique" A clone appeared behind him
"Devastation rotational barrage rasengan!" He yelled as all five rasengans were shoved...ahem...upwards from below...
It's not that he did it on purpose, but the kunai was behind him, and he was crouching to hide himself. As a result, Tobirama had a less than pleasing experience as he was ripped to shreds from bottom to top...
"Hahahaha, this is why you need to pay attention to your own fight" Hashirama regenerated from the previous damage and laughed at his brother's predicament.
[As you should as well] Kurama sneered as Naruto plunged the executioner's blade into his torse, and cut him in half.
'Is it just me...or did that brat inherit his father's awful naming sense' Hiruzen watched with a speechless look.
But the sight of him using five rasengans at once is still amazing no matter how many times he sees it. It is truly a sight to behold.
He shook his head, the main issue now isn't the names, it was Hashirama and Tobirama who are unable to be killed. They were brought back by the edo tensei, and no matter how the body is destroyed, it will continue to regenerate.
"Naruto was it? With you in Konoha, I am relieved, but you need to finish this quickly, I don't think you have unlimited chakra" Hashirama said
Naruto chuckled
"Well, you're right, I should finish this quickly, but before then..."
All four Naruto jumped back, and gathered together as they faced the two in front of them. They then began grinning from ear to ear, as if they were looking forward to something...
"Kid, why aren't you attacking?" Tobirama frowned
"Hashirama-san, Tobirama-san, how about to experience what it feels like to become Tobirama-chan and Hashirama-chan" They said
"Hm?"
The two frowned, not knowing what they meant. But Orochimaru and Hiruzen...they knew damn well what Naruto was talking about! Just the thought of it made them seeth in anger!
"Genderbend no jutsu: Forced transformation, ancient Hokage style!" Naruto snapped his fingers, and a seal appeared on both the Senju brothers.
"..." When did he apply it!? The two could only imagine that it as when both of them had their bodies blown to bits, that Naruto used to secretly apply the seal on them.
*Poof*
The two of them both transformed suddenly, and when the smoke cleared, they were both in disbelief...
"Y-You-" Tobirama stared at Hashirama, who stared back, both with an equal amount of shock and horror...
Their waist became thin, their chest puffed up and their faces became more delicate...
"Success! We have successfully transformed three generations of Hokages into women!" The four high fived one another with a triumphant expression
"Th-This, goodness, I hope this doesn't affect the soul, if Mito sees me like this, she will never stop making fun of me in the pure lands" Hashirama groaned
Tobirama was stunned for a bit, but then he revealed a curious grin
"Not bad, you're an Uzumaki right? No wonder, your grasp in seals is amazing" He complemented with a nod
"This is no time for that, kid, stop messing around and find a way to stop us already" Hashirama sighed, no matter how talented, Naruto is still young after all, he's playing around too much.
Tobirama shook his head
"Hashirama, when did you become this dense? Try using a jutsu" He said with a chuckle
"Hm?" Hashirama tried to use his wood release, but he was unable to use it
Naruto grinned at them with a mischievous glimmer in his eyes
"I've worked on this seal for so long already, it's a proper sealing jutsu now" Naruto said as he snapped his fingers once more.
Below their feet, many seals appeared, and shone brightly.
"It also acts with a delayed seal, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to see your reactions of turning into a woman before you get sealed away" He added
The two stared at him, and laughed
"The young has surpassed the old it seems, take good care of Konoha" Hashirama said
"You've used the flying raijin well, keep improving" Tobirama nodded
After they spoke, they turned into a coin with a puff, and fell to the ground. Orochimaru witnessed all this and gnashed his teeth.
"All forces, retreat!" He yelled
The barrier was taken down, and he escaped promptly. The Anbu had attempted to give chase, however, were unable to keep up when Orochimaru released poison.
-A few minutes ago from the perspective of the other clone-
Naruto stood on top of Gamabunta and formed various seals as Gamabunta held the Ichibi down.
"Brat, are you almost done!" Gamabunta yelled
"Almost" Naruto replied
Gamabunta groaned as he kicked the Ichibi.
[Damn toad! Die!] The Ichibi opened his mouth, and condensed a bijuudama
Naruto gasped
"Sh*t, point his head into the sky!" Naruto yelled
"I f**king know!" Gamabunta screamed back as he promptly jumped behind the Ichibi and grabbed him around the neck so he could force it to look up.
*Boom*
The beast bomb was fired, and exploded in the air, causing a strong shockwave to blow down on them.
"How much longer!" Gamabunta was panicking, things has dragged on for too long already!
"Done!" Naruto replied
A seal formed, and shot onto the Ichibi's head. He had studied enough of Kushina's notes to know about seals that are effective on tailed beasts, and formulated one that can seal the tail beast's chakra, forcing it to return to its jinchuriki.
Ichibi, once hit, screamed in rage as his newly found freedom was then robbed by a child.
[Damn you! DAMN YOU ALL!] He screamed as his body crumbled into sand
What was left was Gaara, who was unconscious in a pile of sand.
Naruto jumped down and walked towards Gaara. He knelt down beside him and shook him a little.
"Oi, wake up" He even gave him a slap across the cheeks which successfully woke him up
Gaara's eyes trembled as he got up, though his mind seems to be much clearer in comparison to his previous bloodthirsty image. With the Ichibi's seal fortified, the state of his mind was no longer in as much of a perilous situation as it once was.
"You...You defeated that thing?" He uttered in horror, unable to comprehend how a human, not to mention someone his age, could defeat the Ichibi who was rampaging.
"Rather than thing, you should find another way to refer to it as" Naruto said
Gaara frowned
"What else could it be but a monster..." He growled
"That is up to you, after all, mine is a buddy" Naruto said as he released some of Kurama's chakra to show Gaara his control.
"B-Buddy? What is that?" He asked in confusion
"A friend I guess, I mean, we argue a lot, but I have a lot of fun doing it" Naruto grinned
Gaara stared back, but he shook his head
"Friends...I don't need such things"
"Oi oi oi, don't go saying edgy things like that, if you want to protect the people around you, you'll need the Ichibi's power to do so" Naruto said
Gaara was in a daze, but he clenched his hands tightly before replying
"There is no one around who will care for me, so why should I protect anyone" He replied, but from his tone, Naruto knew that he felt lost.
He chuckled as he glanced to the side. Two figures were rapidly approaching them.
"Gaara! Are you alright?" Temari ran over and pulled him into her embrace with tears running down her face.
Her actions made Gaara freeze up as he stared at her, a little confused, but also...warm.
"See, you do have people around you, don't ya?" Naruto grinned
"I...I guess...I do" Gaara muttered, seemingly still confused
He stared at Temari and Kankuro
"Thank you..." He said, he didn't know where it came from, but the urge to say it became rather strong after he saw Temari and Kankuro's worried look.
Hearing him say that, the two of them had their eyes widened from shock, but an overwhelming feeling of joy rose in their hearts.
Naruto walked over and patted his back
"You best be going now before things get more complicated" Naruto said
Gaara and his group nodded, but before leaving, he turned to Naruto and bowed his head
"Thank you, Naruto...do you think you can be my first friend" Gaara asked
Naruto chuckled
'Access to another nuclear weapon? Of course I'd love to!'
"Sure" He grinned
Their battle concluded just about the same time the main body sealed the two corpses away, and Orochimaru fled...
With that, it was all over, the enemy ninjas all fled, leaving Konoha victorious.