Hiashi stood in his study, shifting through the blueprints of the Hokage tower, to see if he could find some kind of weak point or perhaps some passage way he could use to sneak in. He snarled angrily when he came up with nothing. The tower was built as a virtual all or nothing last stand fortress. From both the outside and in it seemed as if it was nothing more than an administrative building but it hid a myriad of trap doors and booby traps, along with a virtual honeycomb of secret doors within the building itself. They all linked up to the main office, but there was no passage that could get him INTO the tower, lest it be from the front door.
He sighed tiredly and rubbed his head. It was then one of the Main house members that had been placed as his personal guard barreled into the door "Hiashi-sama!" He said bowing. "One of the Inuzuka scouts reported that a battle is currently taking place at the outskirts of Danzo's ROOT Anbu base."
Hiashi paused. If the Demon was moving against Danzo then he could ambush his troops when the battle was over and they were still tired.
He let a slow smirk cross his lips and was about to issue the order to organize the men when a faint yell reached his ears followed by several large crashes. There was silence after that for a second then three huge explosions shook the compound. "What the devil…" He ran out of his study.
He made his way down the hall and towards a second story window that overlooked the courtyard. What he saw made fear grip his heart.
The entire east side of the courtyard was demolished and the great pristine walls that had previously surrounded the area were now nothing but rubble. Four giant snakes, each differentiating slightly in color rampaged through the area, slamming, biting and thrashing against the chuunin that emerged from their tents.
Before he could do much, another series of explosions rocked the west wing of the compound. He rushed over immediately.
When he arrived he was not greeted by snakes this time, but by flames.
Fire, seemed to blanket the entire floor, the orange, reddish light casting the area in a hellish crimson.
And in the center Hiashi saw him, his single red robe like hood, shading his face and eyes from view, his metallic mask glinting in the firelight.
Two blades, baptized in scarlet liquid seemed to move as if they were made of it, the flowing, graceful, yet brutal movements, somehow managed to contrast yet blend, with the inferno around them.
Naruto moved like a machine, leaning back to avoid a volley of shuriken he turned to the attacker, whom was already in the air, leaping as if to stab him in the junction between his neck and shoulder. His toes curled inside of his boot, before his leg moved as if a blur, kicking the ninja solidly, between his chest and his stomach pushing the wind clear out of him. He fell to the grassy floor, rolling once to escape the flames that even now still spread. The man was clutching his chest in pain, hacking and wheezing in an attempt to get air back in his lungs.
He turned to face his next attacker, ducking under a spin kick before delivering a harsh backhand to the ninja's face with his right hand, followed by a slice across his chest with the sword in his left.
The ninja fell over with a dull thud.
The blond haired jinchuriki faintly heard the sound of footsteps to his right over the roar of the flames and the screaming of the injured. He saw a dozen or so enemies to his side, forming handseals for different jutsu.
He sheathed his two blades and formed his own set of handseals.
"Katon: Sukkoku" He yelled, as flames came from his mouthpiece and spread across the ground like a wave. Before the flames reached them however he formed another set of seals. "Futon: Atsugai" He yelled extending an open palm. A massive gust of wind combined with the flames.
The fire spread, high, being carried into his attackers by the wind.
Those that knew any form of water jutsu used it, but were left frozen in fearful awe as the flames continued their path unhindered.
He heard their screams as the fire scorched them, many were thrown into a wild panic yelling as they ran around flailing their arms about until they finally fell to the floor and ceased moving.
He ducked in time to avoid a fire jutsu aimed for his upper body, he turned on his heel and saw more chuunin, jounin, Inuzuka, Aburame and Hyuuga beginning to form up as the confusion of his attack was beginning to clear.
He narrowed his eyes before raking out one sword and rushing them.
The first ninja was to his right, he quickly avoided the swipe he attempted, ducking under the blow, cutting him across the stomach.
He moved on to the next one, two quick slices, one to the left hip, slicing the artery another slicing off the mans left arm.
He spun then, moving around the man in order to attack the one that was running up behind him. Surprised by the unexpected movement he couldn't put up any form of defense, as Naruto delivered a vicious hit to his stomach with his left forearm, while at the same time delivering a harsh kick to the mans shin, making him flip forward, Naruto's arm being used as a pivot point. He screamed as he fell until finally, his head hit the floor, his neck bending back until it gave an audible crack.
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Jiraiya shook his head. "No, it was just that the majority of his ROOT Anbu were out on mission and he couldn't make his move against us. My spies have confirmed that. Tomorrow though the last of his ninja will arrive, meaning he'll be at full strength again."
Kakashi spoke then. "The Hyuuga clan have nearly the same strengths as us, so I would attack them, Danzo and his Anbu are relatively normal ninja and few if any have bloodline limits, so I think we can handle them after the Hyuuga are dealt with.
As the argument continued weather to attack the Hyuuga or Danzo first it was interrupted by their 'leader'
"We will attack them both." His voice silenced the arguing individuals in an instant. Jiraiya turned to him. "Naruto, dividing our forces at a time like this is foolhardy."
"We will not divide the troops." He explained, cutting him off. "I will go and deal with the Hyuuga clan."
"By yourself?" Kurenai asked openly gaping at him.
"It's official. He's lost it." Tayuya muttered to herself.
"Naruto." Kakashi spoke up. "You know that, up until this point I have supported you in almost everything you've done but I must say this…Are you completely out of your mind or just pretending for dramatic tension?"
"The Hyuuga clan Taijutsu is considered to be the greatest Taijutsu in Konoha, there is no way you could beat them all even with their currently weakened state."
"Not only that, but they have nearly the entire Inuzuka clan and more than half of the chuunin population of Konoha aiding them, along with the very powerful, Ino-Shika-Cho trio." Ibiki spoke up.
They continued to argue with him until he calmly spoke up again. "Enough! This is what I have decided. Jiraiya, you are to lead the attack against Danzo, I do not care how you do it, but you have three days to prepare for it. You are all dismissed."
He spoke with a tone that indicated his decision was final and while most of them didn't like it they each filed out.
Hyuuga estate: Refugee camp.
'Hey forehead!" Came a Ino's loud voice.
Sakura turned and saw her former friend/rival approaching. "Ino?" She asked as the girl embraced her. The past few weeks had been nothing but absolutely hectic. Their world had just started spinning faster and faster and it didn't seem like it would stop, seeing a familiar face among the chaos was a relief in and of itself.
"Hey forehead when did you show up?" Ino asked pulling away.
"Just yesterday why?"
"Because, Me, Chouji, Shikamaru and Kiba are all over by the tents near the lake." She said smiling. "Come on, lets go." She said dragging the pink haired girl along.
It was a few moments later they arrived where their friends were all sitting by the fireplace.
"HEY GUY'S LOOK WHO I FOUND!" Ino yelled catching their attention.
Kiba, Shikamaru and Chouji all turned and saw their former classmate. "Sakura?" Kiba asked shocked.
The pink haired girl smiled and sat down. "Hey Kiba." She greeted before looking around. "Ummm, its been really confusing these last few days can anyone explain just what the hell is going on."
Shikamaru sighed. "Troublesome." And was rewarded by a smack to the back of the head by Ino. "You idiot! She's just as confused as we were so explain it."
He grumbled some more before talking. "You remember that guy that took the chuunin exam some weeks ago with Hinata and Sasuke?" At the girls nod he continued. "Well apparently, he killed off the entire council in a coup. He says he wants to bring peace to the world. In his mind that's apparently conquering the world. And so now, the village is split between the Hyuuga and their supporters, namely our clans, a guy called Danzo and his division of Anbu and this Naruto guy and his supporters, were at civil war."
"But, who would support a guy that wants to conquer the world?" Sakura asked.
Shikamaru shrugged. "Either they agree with his ambition or they're afraid of him. Supposedly he's got Jiraiya of the sannin, The Copy ninja, Hinata Sasuke and his, old sensei, Kiba's and your old sensei Kurenai, half of the Hyuuga clan itself and most of the Aburame's helping him, that would include your old teammate Shino."
Sakura and Kiba both looked somber at that. Shino was a good friend, the fact that they may possibly have to fight against him was not something they wanted.
Meanwhile three men watched the children with grim faces. "Did we make the right choice, Shikato." The largest one asked.
"I don't know. And its too troublesome to figure out." Shikato said with a sigh.
"I cannot support him." Inoichi said. "I will not support him, wars are not won overnight, they can last years, decades even. I won't raise my little girl in the same environment we grew up in. It isn't right." The blond haired man said. "It's a good goal, but the price will be much too high." He stated somberly.
Shikato and Chouza said nothing, there was simply nothing to say.
Naruto stood in contemplative silence. He was making a mental list of possible strategies he could use against the Hyuuga. He knew the layout of the estate, it had been part of his training to know every major clan district in Konoha in order to properly defend it should one clan be attacked.
Ironic, that what they had once been using for their protection, was now going to bring about their downfall.
He was snapped out of his thoughts as he heard footsteps behind him.
He turned and found Hinata approaching.
She stopped, about five feet away and looked at him for a moment before she spoke.
"I…heard that you were going to lead the assault on the clan house."
A nod was her only answer.
She nodded, looking down. "I see." Was her response before she turned and left.
Naruto did not know why but he felt compelled to give her a choice. "Would you like me to spare him?"
Hinata stopped for a moment before she said one word.
"No."
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