When a giant demon appeared from nowhere, a terrible scream sounded in the stands. A subtle genjutsu then started falling over the arena. Silently thinking Kimourii, Naruto went through a few seals and said, "Bariagen no Jutsu!"

A slight hue surrounded his eyes, nose, and ears, as he struggled to get out of the way of the demon that was coming his way.

"KUSO!" Naruto yelled as the field filled with shinobi from Sunagakure and Otogakure, the demonic visage of the Shukaku freezing almost all of Konoha's Shinobi, while Suna and Oto were saved from the killing intent.

Genma was lost in the battle, somewhere among the clatter, fighting for his village, as Naruto ran toward Gaara, who had stepped outside of the city wall and was thrashing around, intent on leveling the city. Jiraiya, he noticed, was trapped inside of a large, purple dome, with Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Oyaji-san Sarutobi.

A thousand birds chirping caught his attention as Kakashi attempted to take down Gaara, who simply swiped his tail at the annoying figure.

"Hiraishin no Jutsu!" Naruto said, catching Shukaku in the foot, and grabbing Kakashi from being squashed. The man looked at Naruto stood back before looking at the two summonses that appeared, a Squirrel and Dog that went after the snakes that started appearing.

Grateful that the Koukaku was still in effect, Naruto went through a fast number of Hand seals, and wincing at what he was about to do, said, "Kuchiyose no Jutsu! Kyuubi no Kitsune!"

A rush of wind caught the attention of the fighters on the ground, as a roar of pleasure sounded though the village and killing intent, focused at everyone, drew attention at the nine-tailed fox that resided in the village.

Cries of, "NO!" or "it's Kyuubi!" were floating when the fox growled at Shukaku, and ran towards him, tackling the demon, and flying over the village wall, the Tanuki's tail in his mouth, and three tails wrapped around its body.

"KYUUBI!" the squeakily loud voice of the Shukaku said, sarcastically. "I've missed you!"

"Baka raccoon" the Kyuubi muttered as he ran, jumping as a tower of sand burst from the ground.

"I'm a TANUKI you stupid WOLF!" the tanuki demon decreed as it ran towards the fox demon, and rammed its head into Kyuubi's chest.

"Naruto, you need to get to Gaara, and beat the shit out of him. If you do, you'll be able to deplete his chakra, and when he passes out, Shukaku will go away. Then, you'll need to use a Suiton jutsu to wake him."

Naruto nodded in understanding. The demon smirked at his one-tailed counter and said, "for Demons, I challenge you, Raccoon!"

Shukaku squeaked and ran forward, as Naruto jumped off of Kyuubi's head, and fell to the ground. Gaara, he noticed, was running back to Konoha, and grinning while doing so. When he reached the gates, two Chuunin were dead, and one was looking on in horror, as massive bursts of dirt, and explosions filled the ears of everyone.

"Where is Gaara?" Naruto asked the Chuunin left alive. He pointed his finger up, where Gaara was taking on a Jounin that was desperately trying to get back to fighting others. When Naruto showed up, Ibiki, now that Naruto recognized him, bowed his head and left the fight.

Gaara turned his face back toward the holder of the Nine-tails and, his eyes widening, he tried to again run. "STOP!" Naruto decreed, freezing Gaara in his place. "You will fight me, Gaara, and either kill me, or die!"

Gaara grinned, "it is not my existence that will be extinguished, Uzumaki Naruto, and it is yours."

From around him, the signs of battle waged on. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Genma, Gai, Kakashi, Kurenai, and Asuma battling back to back, while Neji, Sasuke, and Kimourii were facing a team of Chuunin. Nushi was with Shino, Hinata and Kiba, and they were facing two Chuunin, that worked greatly together.

Gaara then thrust his hands out and said, "Suna Shigure!"

Spikes of hardened sand dropped from the sky. Naruto closed his eyes, hoping this would work. "Shi-rudo!"

A sphere of pure blue Chakra flowed from his tenketsu, forming a solid shield around himself, as Naruto ran toward Gaara. He reared back, and was about to attack, when an extended arm, coming from an Oto-nin, stopped him by grabbing his leg. He turned to see a maligned figure walk toward him, telling Gaara to run.

Just as he neared, Naruto growled, extended his hand and said, "RASENGAN!"

The man, as the ball of blue touched his chest, twisted violently, and swirled away. Naruto turned, to see the wary expressions of Suna and Oto-nin, and the occasional smug look from his fellow Konoha-nin, as he ran towards where Gaara was last seen.

"Orochimaru!" Jiraiya and Tsunade said, after dropping their henge'd disguises. Sarutobi smiled and said, "my baka apprentice, you should have known not to attack here."

Orochimaru spit, as if he were seeing something unclean before him. Two Oto-jounin ran forward, as a purple wall surrounded them on all four sides, trapping the six people inside. "Sarutobi-sensei, Tsunade-hime, Jiraiya-dobe, I can't wait to kill you!"

The Hokage frowned, "your power has went to your head, Orochimaru! You have forgotten what it is to be loyal to your village! I cannot let that stand!"

The Hebi-Sannin scoffed and said, "you have no choice!"

Then he looked at his two Jounin and, nodding, watched as they took on two of the famous Sannin without hesitation.

"Sarutobi-sensei, let me show you something."

He reached up, and pulled a plastic face from his body, revealing a young, girlish face below. "I've attained immortality!"

The Hokage sighed, "You completed that forbidden, heinous jutsu, my baka apprentice?"

Orochimaru smirked and, going through a fast set of seals, called, "Suiton: Suishouha!"

Sarutobi jumped, before coming down and saying without hesitation, "Doton: Doryuudan!"

The water crashed down behind them, as the Earth Dragon Missile flew at Orochimaru. "Suiton: Suiryuudan!"

Water met earth, creating a muddy mess. "Ah, Sarutobi-sensei, you have no idea how long I've wanted to kill you. And now, I will have my chance!"

As two simultaneous cries echoed off the purple walls, the man bit his thumb and said, "Kuchiyose: Edo Tensei!"

Suddenly, three coffins rose from where the blood met ground. "YOU DARE MY BAKA APPRENTICE!"

"I will have my revenge, on you and on this city! And after, I will take my prizes, the Kyuubi brat and my precious Sasuke-kun!"

As the coffins opened, one by one, the Sandaime Hokage filled with a moment of dread. When the first opened, the Shodaime Hokage came forth, both amazement and horror at having been resurrected. The second opened, bringing the Nidaime Hokage out of his eternal slumber. He was about to stop the last, when a hand hit his shoulder, and Jiraiya shook his head. The man saw somber in his eyes.

It was then the last opened, and the Yondaime Hokage stepped forth, looking at Orochimaru in disgust.

"Ha! My ultimate plan has succeeded! Meet your Fall, Konoha!"

"Arashi", whispered Jiraiya.

"Grandfather", whispered Tsunade.

"Sensei", whispered Sarutobi. Then, looking at Orochimaru, the three, with a quick set of hand seals cried, "KUCHIYOSE NO JUTSU!"

Suddenly, three gigantic summons rested on top of the barrier shattering it completely. Arashi, the first to be implanted with a control tag jumped off the roof as a roar of victory sounded. The man's eyes widened, as within moments the Kyuubi ran toward the village, its senses on high alert.

Tsunade, on the other hand, ran towards her grandfather, the Shodaime, and attacked, knowing that when that tag met his head, it was useless to talk him out of it. The Nidaime, instead of facing Sarutobi, as expected, met with an early fate as a Rasengan met his chest. Arashi, who had been readying himself for a fight, smiled at Jiraiya, and said, "you completed it?"

The man snarled for a moment before the roar of triumph, and the visage of the Kyuubi, came into view. Shrugging, he ran toward the Shodaime Hokage, relieving Tsunade for a moment, as they faced the first of the strongest Konoha had produced.

"Kukuku!" Orochimaru said as he sidestepped another dragon missile from Sarutobi, who was growing frustrated with this battle.

He smirked, happily, when the purple border again arose, this time trapping just himself and the current Hokage. As he pulled a sword from his throat, Orochimaru said, "I've wanted to see this time for a while, Konoha at my feet, and you, Old man, dead. And now, with no aid, and the strongest of the Hokage's under my control, you'll soon be there!"

The man snorted, before looking at the Kyuubi, and said, "as long as there are Shinobi loyal to the Konoha, you will never defeat us, Orochimaru."

Suddenly, the giant monkey summon disappeared, and he called out for his friend, Enma, who turned into a bow. With a quick clash, the two attacked each other, while the Shodaime was taken care of with a well placed attack from Tsunade. She fell to her knees, the memory of having to take the life of her own Grandfather scaring her.

Jiraiya, who had until this point, left the fighting to the others, saw that Arashi was about to offer the final blow to the Kyuubi when it disappeared. Gaara, who suddenly was at Arashi's feet, was bloodied and had bruises all over his body, and a bloody Naruto, feral with bloodshot, red eyes, and claws protruding from his hand stepped into view.

"Otousan" Naruto said, looking for the first time at the man that had sealed Kyuubi. The man glared down at his son, as if trying to battle with himself.

Suddenly, a group of Genin appeared behind Naruto, as if prepared to face the Fourth. Jiraiya had seen what he needed, and stepped out of his hiding place. "Naruto, go, I'll take care of Arashi."

You could see the tears flowing from Naruto's face, as the Hyuuga boy, Neji, placed his hands on his shoulder. "Hai, arigato Jiraiya-sensei."

The speed at which Arashi's head turned was almost sickening, though a small smile did adorn Yondaime's face. "You... are training him?"

Jiraiya nodded and the man smiled, "Good, my legacy will live on then. I... am sorry Naruto."

Naruto nodded in understanding. Then he saw him, Kabuto, who had just attacked Genma-sensei. He was visible, pushing his glasses up his nose, a gleaming Hitai-ate with a single note on it, adorning his forehead. "Otousan, I... I wish our meeting had been under better circumstances. Ero-Sennin, Kick his ass!"

The man nodded and got into his battle position. Naruto took a Kunai from his pouch and, after one last look, threw it and said, "Hiraishin no Jutsu!"

Quick as lighting, he covered the field, appearing behind Kabuto, who was looming over Genma. "Good, Arashi, kill this peasant."

"I", Naruto began, anger clouding his judgment, "will kill you!"

When Kabuto turned, he was met with a fist full of Naruto, who delivered a blow to his forehead faster than anything. "You killed my Sensei!"

"Oh, Arashi's brat. Aren't you just glad we brought your father back? I bet you aren't."

"Shut up, you traitor!" Naruto said, jumping forward, and thrusting a kick at the abdomen of his opponent. Kabuto blocked it, and jabbed Naruto in the forearm. It went numb.

"Idiot boy, I'm a genin in sight only. I've trained personally with Orochimaru-sama. I saved you to gain your trust, and now that I don't need it, I'll kill you."

As he stared at Genma, a burning sensation filled his tear filled eyes, and he whispered, through the anger and hatred, "Mokuchishi!"

Time slowed down and all around him, Chakra filled his sight. His eyes were now a slanted red, a sign of his using the combined abilities of his newly formed single doujutsu, and his claws were even longer than before, evidence of the Kyuubi Chakra filling his form. "I... I will.... I will kill you!"

"Talk is cheap, baka jinchuuriki."

"Raiton: Raikiri Issen!"

As his eyes widened, Kabuto jumped, cursing his own ignorance. "You, how did you learn the Lightning Jutsu?"

Naruto snorted, and flashed though a new set of seals. "Raizou: Ikazuchi wo Utte!"

A bolt of lightning flowed from the sky as Naruto threw his retrieved Kunai at Kabuto. "Hiraishin no Jutsu!"

He streaked forward, hitting the bolt of lightning, retrieved the Kunai, threw it again, and said, "Hiraishin no Jutsu!"

This time, the streak was purely red, and connected with Kabuto, who was now numb because of the kunai in his leg. "Raiton: Raikiri Rendan!"

Several bolts flew from his hand as Naruto connected with several spots on Kabuto's chest, blood pooling from his mouth.

The noise had dropped, as a blue ball formed in his outstretched hand, his other holding Kabuto into the air. The Oto medic-nin struggled, but was numb from the fast attacks. A feral cry, coming from a now fanged Naruto with slit eyes, and extended whiskers, quickly drew the attention of the fighters on both sides.

"RASENGAN!"

Blood splattered from Kabuto's body, as he dropped, his eyes lifeless. As he reached the bottom, Naruto jumped, higher than ever before and flashed through seals.

"Koudoze: Boruda-bomu Renda!"

Suddenly, jagged pieces of earth rose from the ground, shaped to a point so sharp it was surprising it was still there. Jiraiya, who had been fighting Arashi until this point stopped and said, "before we continue, watch your son's original jutsu!"

The man nodded and turned to Naruto, as whispers filled the air.

Just as suddenly as before, a massive burst of air flew throughout the village, and connected with the boulders. They flew down, and almost as one, connected with the ground, a satisfying crunch letting them know whoever under there was dead.

He turned back, just in time to see the Sandaime drink back a vial of crystal clear water.

"NO!"

Hatake Kakashi was known for four things, his sensei, his perverted books, always being late, and his fighting style. He wasn't known for lesser things, like losing his temper, or being unnecessarily mean, but at this moment, it was noticeable.

His Sharingan, only one of five left in the world, was flared to its fullest, and in his hand was a gladly chirping Chidori that had just met the heart of a Suna jounin. Around him, the fighting was extensive, and the smell of death, and blood was quickly becoming permanent.

Behind him, Gai had just finished taking care of several jounin with a well placed, "Konoha Daisenpuu!" and Asuma had gutted several like fish with his Knifu no Kaze. Kurenai was holding her own too, having driven ten crazy before their deaths with visions of the Kyuubi eating them alive, a very distinct possibility, now that Kakashi thought about it, with Naruto summoning him.

As they were again surrounded, the invading Shinobi forgetting about the sleeping villagers, they looked at each other.

"Twenty-seven" Asuma said. Kurenai looked incredulous for a moment before saying, "twenty-nine."

Gai said, "FIFTY!"

Kakashi laughed. "Oh... ano... Gai, I've fifty-two."

Suddenly, the jounin looked hesitant, but it wasn't enough. Gai ran forward, using another "Konoha Daisenpuu", killing them, while Kakashi hit three more with his trusty Chidori. Asuma used his Knifu and attacked then at once, for a moment looking lazily at the carnage. The last twenty? That went directly to Kurenai, who was using the sounds of the Kyuubi as a source of her genjutsu, and causing them to kill themselves.

They had finally made their way to the field when the Chuunin and the rest of the Genin came running, meaning phase two was complete. He looked at Anko, who nodded, and said, "alright, time to counterattack. Leave no enemy standing. We end this NOW!"

As they went on, Kakashi fell to his knees, Genma was lying in a pool of his own blood, and that Kabuto was standing over him. He was about to attack when a flash of yellow met his eyes. He paled at the thought of facing his Sensei, until he noticed it was a feral looking Naruto.

The Kyuubi was gone, though he noticed. When a woman appeared, he went to attack, before the blond hair, and the Kimono style she wore let him recognize Tsunade. He placed a hand on her shoulder before creating the Chidori, this time the second of the thousand birds, the first firmly in the hands of his student, Uchiha Sasuke.

A feral cry of Rasengan quieted the field, and attention flew to the feral Naruto before the battle resumed again in full force. Kakashi had noticed the Suna-jinchuuriki laying on the ground, knocked out, and was unsure of whether or not the bigger threat was him, or Naruto.

When the massive amount of air flowed throughout the village, toppling many of the other jounin in the process, and the boulders started barraging their target, Kakashi winced. Silently turning to his opponent and said, "see him, you're next." and the man lost control of his bowel movements, Kakashi ended his pitiful existence.

And the battle was going well, Jiraiya had faced off, and beat down, but not defeated his sensei, and, as the... man... was already dead, Jiraiya had placed some restraints on him, intent on returning him to the grave at a later time.

Suddenly, as if out of nowhere, a yell of, "NO!" filled the grounds, as a vial fell from Sarutobi's hand, and a massive amount of chakra filled the area.

He looked at Orochimaru and, doing a quick set of hand seals, said something that would fulfill his fate, one way or the other.

"You cannot kill me, Sarutobi-sensei! I have surpassed you, Konoha will fall!"

The man looked pitiably at his former student and frowned. "My baka apprentice, always in search for the power that you will never receive. Konoha is strong, and has survived many attempts at subterfuge. Even now, Chuunin and Jounin are leading a counterattack the size of which you have never seen. Our buildings may fall in the valiant attack that you have lead on our village, but know this, Orochimaru, no matter what you do, no matter how large the attack is, Konoha will remain standing.

Hokage, the shadow of fire that covers, and warms, everything. You never understood that, Orochimaru. In fact, all that you cared about was learning the next jutsu, never once caring that you were leaving your team to chance. When I chose Arashi as the Hokage, you were mad, and rightfully so. You assumed that I would name you as my successor, the student that surpassed the teacher.

My baka apprentice, you could never have surpassed me, just as Konoha will not fall. The buildings may fall, and the lives may be lost, but because of the dedication of our Shinobi, Konoha will remain standing."

"JUST DIE!" Orochimaru screamed at his old mentor, before the man smiled. Jumping out of the way, he said, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"

Tears streaking down his face, the man looked over Konoha and sighed. As Orochimaru swing his sword, the man switched places with his clone and grabbed Orochimaru's arms.

"Shiki fuujin!"

Below, the crowd gasped as, for the second time in nearly sixteen years, a large, ghostly creature loomed over the city, his menace and strength apparent to the Shinobi on the ground. Jiraiya, who had finally defeated the animated corpse of the Yondaime Hokage, frowned at the sight of the Shinigami, and knew what this meant.

Orochimaru screamed, as the Shinigami tore at his very soul. Try as me might, the Death God would allow his pray to struggle. The soul that came from Orochimaru's chest was grey, as if the evil had accumulated on its very essence, and tarnished his very life.

Through it all, the Sannin struggled, attempting to push away his target, though in his pain, the strength was nearly gone. "LET ME GO!" Orochimaru screamed, fighting for his very life against a force that bore no pity.

"DAMN YOU, SARUTOBI!" he again cried, using all of his might to let go. Suddenly, a wince came from the old Hokage, the limit of the Hero's Water nearing his end.

"Stop struggling, Orochimaru! It is useless."

The Sannin laughed, "you say that, but you are about to die, Sensei!"

The man frowned, knowing his words were true, but not believing them all the same. "No, Orochimaru, I may die here, but I will live forever, in the hearts of my people. You will simply die here."

As another wince came from the Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi knew he wouldn't be able to continue pulling. Smiling, he took a knife, given from the Shinigami himself, and said, "for your heinous acts, Orochimaru, I will take all that gives your life meaning."

The man laughed, thinking it was a joke, a last sentiment, from a fallen Kage. Then, Sarutobi's arm came down, slicing through Orochimaru's very soul. He screamed, no, not just screamed, he cried. The pain of losing his arms and legs, all too much to bear.

Suddenly, without warning, the purple barricade dropped, and as the Sandaime Hokage fell, a smile on his face, his final words washed over the audience below him.

"As long as the Shadow looms over the Village, the Lotus of Konoha will always bloom twice."

Jiraiya looked over at the woman currently arguing with the Konoha Council, and sighed. The Third had left written instruction, fully intending to die in the last battle with Orochimaru, and now the village was in a state of shock. And now? Now they wanted to execute a villager, and were getting a large argument from the Hokage.

The person? Not Naruto, as Jiraiya would have thought. No, it was the last Uchiha, Sasuke. The council, led by a heavily bandaged man named Danzo, argued after the battle that the Uchiha was a threat to the security of the village, and needed to be executed, so the secrets of the Sharingan would die with him.

Tsunade was against this, even though the order had already gone through, Tsunade, as well as the Jounin that were present when Sarutobi declared her the fifth, had struck back and hid the last of Konoha's greatest clan, and declared that anyone that tried to kill him would themselves be executed.

Jiraiya sighed as he looked over at the jounin holding his greatest work, acting as if he were ignoring the world. Jiraiya understood though, if not for Icha Icha Paradise the Council would be on the receiving end of the Chidori.

Finally, Danzo, who had declared the Hokage incompetent and tried to remove her from office, stood up and said, "enough! You will turn the Uchiha over, and his eyes will be given to someone that won't betray our village! Do not forget, Tsunade-hime, we are the collective will of the Village!"

Jiraiya, who had tired of hearing this, stood and moved faster than anyone could blink. His hand was extended around the throat of the man that would run Konoha and said, "shut up, and do not dare to think you know more, or have more power, than Sarutobi-sensei or the Sannin had. Orochimaru, the bastard that he is, understood better than you, that the Hokage is the cement of our village, the very foundation!

You, who dare to sit above the other villagers because you were here at its foundation, seem to forget who the real power of the village resides in. And it isn't the Council or even Hokage. It's Tsunade, and her family, whose land we now reside on."

"Jiraiya! That's enough! Danzo, you seem to be under the impression that you are Hokage. You seem to be under the impression that I am simply a distraction, and you are the real power of the village, and that you have the power to decide how things will be run, you and your Root division of ANBU that was abandoned.

Well, you are not. The Uchiha will not be executed. This subject is not open for discussion. Now, unto the next order of business."

Hoharu Utatane frowned, as if the dismissal were above her and her friend, Homura Mitokado, who were both former teammates of the Sandaime.

And so she opened her mouth to tell Tsunade when the woman said, "The new Chuunin as picked by Sarutobi-sensei and myself. My choices are, of course, open to negotiation, however the Sandaime's final wish was for two people to become Chuunin and, as of now, that request is seen as final.

The woman glared and said, "fine, we'll hear Sarutobi's choices first."

The woman smiled. "The First, Hyuuga Neji, a branch family member of your Clan, Hiashi."

The man glared, as if she were something bothersome in his field of vision.

"And the next is Uzumaki Naruto, the Son of the Yondaime Hokage, and Holder of the Kyuubi no Kitsune. Also, the village does not know his history, but the Shinobi do, therefore I am enacting a law forbidding anyone from revealing his secret."

The Council stood in objection, and were about to shoot down her decree when Jiraiya said, "Katon: Housenka no Jutsu!"

The council dropped to their knees dodging the fire as it flew at them. "Also, I'm placing Sannin Jiraiya on the Council to be my voice. He is acceptable because of the fact that he is a Sannin, and one of the most powerful members of Konoha. He singularly defeated the Yondaime's animated corpse with a move that Arashi made himself, the Rasengan.

"And, who would you place as Chuunin, Tsunade?" Mitokado asked as he stood, and looked at Hiashi, who was smirking. He had been the only member of the Council that recognized Naruto's power and knew about the Kyuubi before.

"My recommendations are simple, Uchiha Sasuke and Nara Shikamaru. As you know, my choices are seen as a whole, and if one is denied for any reason, Shikato, then both are denied, so think carefully about whether or not you want your grandson to be publicly ridiculed."

The man sighed and said, "I agree with your choices. Hiashi?"

Hyuuga Hiashi smirked, "I personally have no problem with the Uchiha, as long as you give me your word, Jiraiya, that the seal is strong."

"I performed the seal, double layered, myself."

The man nodded. After a few votes, the only three descanting votes were of Danzo, Mitokado and Utatane, the two senior members of the Council. As a matter of fact, it was those three that were trying to get the last Uchiha executed.

"Now, for the last order of business. I have arranged for a three year training period for the Uchiha and Hatake Kakashi, who will take this time to do long distance missions, and train in various missions. His team will need to be split while they are gone. I have a reasonable situation for them. I will take Haruno Sakura as an apprentice and place Inuzuka Kiba under his sister, Hana's, tutelage until the time of their return."

"And what about the Akatsuki, or Uchiha Itachi?" Hiashi asked. The woman sighed. "That is a risk we will have to take, however, with Kakashi's example, I believe that Sasuke will flourish as needed."

Hiashi nodded.

Danzo stood, "no! I do not agree letting a Jinchuuriki taking any position of authority, and will fight you each and every step of that monster's career!"

Hiashi stood, surprising the Council. Walking over to Danzo, the head of the Hyuuga Clan said, "you would do well to realize that you are outvoted, and that Naruto, who I trained in keeping his emotions, will be an asset to this village, or are you doubting the ability of the Hyuuga?"

The man sneered, "no, I doubt anyone would doubt the Hyuuga, I am however, saying that if we do not stop the Jinchuuriki, that he will release that nine-tailed demon again!"

Before anyone could stop him, Jiraiya was to his feet and said, "next you will be saying that Naruto should be stripped of his Shinobi license."

The man shrugged, "it's a good thought."

"Tsunade, I am leaving for a moment. I will return."

The woman could see the light in the eyes of her old teammate and nodded.

End Chapter