AKATSUKI STRIKES!
Author`s note: I would recommend listening to Naruto soundtracks while reading
The playlist on my profile has a fine selection
~ Shikamaru: So this must have been why there were two members of Akatsuki travelling through the Wind country! Not to gather Intel on Suna, but to attack Konoha! How could I not see that?!
Narrator: From behind Sai you could that there were three Anbus with him.
Hokage: Shikamaru, Sai, we`ll head to the West gate at once. Anbus, call the 5th, my Defence team, and the Anbu leader to the gate!
Anbu 1: I`ll get the leader.
Anbu 2: Then I`ll gather your defence squad.
Anbu 3: Alright, I`ll get the 5th.
Narrator: With that, they all disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
Hokage: Shikamaru, Sai. Let`s go!
Narrator: The Hokage formed some hand seals and within seconds, himself, Shikamaru, and Sai was at the gate.
Hokage: Alright we`re here.
Narrator: A couples of Anbus and other Konoha Shinobies stood atop of the wall and on the outside.
Hokage: Everyone! Get ready for them! Set up the trap!
Narrator: Around two Anbus and six Shinobies went into the woods and completely disappeared.
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*Continued*) From the inside of the gate and behind the Hokage, you could see Tsunade arriving.
Hokage: Good you`re here. I`ll need both you and Shikamaru to deal with the situation.
Tsunade: Okay. I`ve already been updated on the situation by the Anbu you sent.
Hokage: Good.
?: So something big is going on?
Narrator: From the Hokage`s right side, you could see that the “Anbu leader” arrived as well.
Hokage: Ah
Konohamaru.
Sai: The two Akatsuki members took out five Anbus patrolling the area just up ahead. One of them managed to send a bird back here before he died. Not sure if the two Akatsukis noticed it.
Tsunade: Then we`ll need to strike first before they attack the gate!
Shikamaru: Exactly.
Hokage: When they`re in sight, me and my defence squad will confront them.
Narrator: As he was talking, the members of Hokage`s defence squad except for Shikamaru appeared.
Shino: So Akatsuki is back?
Hokage: Yeah, they`ve attacked the whole alliance in the last few days, and we`re next.
Rock Lee: Then we`ll just have to show them our skills and knock them back to where they came from!
Narrator: He said while delivering punches and kicks in the air.
Neji: Easy now Lee, they haven`t arrived yet.
Narrator: He said with a smile on his face.
Sakura: No time to be funny now, we`ll need to be ready for them!
Konohamaru: She`s right.
Hokage: They`re here...
Narrator: Two dark shadows appeared at the far end of the road, black capes with red clouds, closing in at the gate.
Hokage: Shikamaru, you will use your Shadow technique to stop their movements when I give the signal. The rest of my team, we`ll head out and meet them. Konohamaru, Tsunade. You two will work as a backup. Sai, you will patrol the air above and report anything unusual.
Everyone: Understood!
Narrator: With that, the Hokage and the defence squad (consisting of himself, Shikamaru, Neji, Shino, Rock Lee and Sakura) headed twenty meters down the road towards the Akatsuki members while Tsunade and Konohamaru placed themselves ten meters behind them. Sai preformed some hand signs and created an ink bird which he jumped on and went airborne.
Narrator: The scene changed to the two Akatsuki members point of view.
?: Looks like they`re coming straight at us!
?: Stay calm Kazuki, no need to get pumped.
Kazuki: Hey shut the fu*k up Keiji! You know I`ll beat them no matter what?!
Keiji: If you don`t learn to take your opponents seriously, you will get yourself killed. Remember, we`re here for one thing and one thing only.
Kazuki: Yeah I know! But you know how powerful I am! Nobody except you can defeat me!
Keiji: I told you to not be overconfident! The Hokage of Konoha will kill you in a flash if you`re not paying attention!
Kazuki: Ha! That brat won`t stand a chance!
Narrator: As the two members were arguing down the road, the Anbus and Shinobies that had gone into hiding sprung out of the woods and surrounded them.
Keiji: You stupid idiot! Look what you did! Just because I had to pay attention to your stupid bragging, I didn`t notice these Ninjas before they surrounded us.
Kazuki: Ha! This will only make the challenge more worthy!
Narrator: The Konoha Ninjas had surrounded the two members around thirty meters from the gate when the Hokage`s defence squad arrived.
Hokage: Why are you attacking the shinobi alliance after all these years undercover? What`s your purpose?!
Kazuki: What do you think you stu...
Keiji: I told you to shut your mouth god damn it! Let me do the talking.
Sakura: *In thoughts* What`s up with these guys?
Kazuki: We`re after your damn fox, isn`t that obvious, Rokudaime (6th) Hokage?
Shikamaru: So you haven`t given up on that yet? You know that all your other attacks on the alliance failed?
Narrator: Suddenly the two members froze while the Hokage said:
Hokage: “Great job Shikamaru.”
Shikamaru: Shadow Sewing technique (Kage Nui no jutsu), success!
Kazuki: What the?...
Keiji: The famous shadow technique by the one and only Shikamaru Nara...
Hokage: I will only ask this question once. Surrender now if you want to live.
Narrator: The Hokage said with a calm, yet serious voice.
Keiji: As if we`re dumb and weak enough to just surrender like that.
Narrator: He said with an ice cold tone in his voice as if none of this took place.
Kazuki: How can you stay this relaxed you dumb as*?!
Narrator: Kazuki was struggling to break free.
Keiji: I`m not telling you anymore times. Stay calm or I`ll deal with you myself!
Narrator: Keiji went from completely calm to getting angry.
Kazuki: Humph, enough with all the "calmness" already! It`s starting to get on my nerves! Are you going to just stay there or do something useful, like trying to break this insanely irritating Shadow jutsu?!
Keiji: Do you want me to get really mad?!
Narrator: As he said that, a loud explosion appeared from his body which covered about ten meters. The Anbus and Shinobies surrounding them got blasted away and the Hokage and his defence squad were pushed back as well.
Konohamaru: That`s it, I`m going in!
Narrator: He said while rushing to the Hokage`s assistance.
Tsunade: Wait! Don`t just rush like that!
Kazuki: Ha-ha! This is so exciting! Finally free!
Shikamaru: Damn they`re lose!
Narrator: Kazuki seemed like he was burned and injured but no effect was shown on him.
Sai: Shit!
Narrator: Sai flew down towards the blast as the Hokage Jumped away from it and into the air, and landed on top of Sai`s bird while Shikamaru and the rest jumped back towards Konohamaru and Tsunade.
Hokage: Damn, I might have underestimated them. Sai, did you see where he went?
Narrator: As he finished his sentence, Keiji appeared behind Sai and the Hokage in the air.
Keiji: I got you now!
Narrator: Another big blast appeared and Sai`s ink bird vanished.
Neji: Damn he`s fast! He must have used some sort of an explosion substitute technique.
Rock Lee: Well, he`s not as fast as me!
Sakura: Don`t jump straight into the explosion!
Shino: I`ll cover him!
Narrator: Rock Lee went straight for Keiji who jumped out of the explosion he created, while Shino released a swarm of bugs which headed straight towards Kazuki surrounding him.
Kazuki: What is this?! Bugs?! Don`t make me laugh! Stop it that tickles!
Shino: My bugs should suck him dry of chakra right now!
Narrator: The Hokage and Sai appeared right beside Tsunade.
Hokage: He forced me to use the Flying Thunder God technique! That`s been a long time since. Sai, are you alright?
Sai: I`ll manage.
Shikamaru: We need to capture them alive to find out more about their current strength.
Tsunade: And if not, then we`ll simply have to kill them!
Narrator: Neji, Shikamaru and Sakura jumped back and positioned themselves beside the Hokage.
Neji: The one with the explosions appears strong. We`ll need to be careful with him.
Hokage: Looks like Shino got the noisy one under control.
Rock Lee: You`re mine!
Narrator: He shouted while appearing behind Keiji who was jumping out of the explosion.
Keiji: Shit!
Narrator: Rock lee kicked him further up in the air and started unwrapping his bandage
Neji: Lee is going to use Primary Lotus!
Narrator: Lee`s bandage surrounded Keiji as he started spinning faster and faster heading straight for the ground.
Keiji: Arrrrgh!
Narrator: Keiji shouted in a dark disturbing voice as he was slammed into the ground.
Kazuki: You got hit?!
Shino: And you`re next!
Narrator: Shino then released his bugs as if he couldn`t keep them surrounding Kazuki anymore.
Kazuki: Ha! Your bugs are no match for me!
Konohamaru: Maybe you should see the whole attack before you think that you`ve won!
Narrator: Kazuki turned around, but it was too late.
Hokage: Don`t use that technique! You aren’t ready for it yet!
Konohamaru: Fuuton: Rasen Shuriken! (Wind Style: Spiral Shuriken!).
Narrator: Konohamaru stroke Kazuki in the back sending him flying across the battlefield.
Konohamaru: I finally did it!
Narrator: Then he suddenly fell over and landed on his back.
Tsunade: Sakura!
Sakura: Roger!
Narrator: Tsunade and Sakura rushed to Konohamaru`s aid.
Hokage: I told him not to use that technique before he has mastered his sage training!
Narrator: Rock Lee jumped back from the blast.
Rock Lee: One down!
Narrator: Konohamaru slowly lifted his hand.
Konohamaru: Annnd... two doooown!
Tsunade: You shouldn`t move around too much you fool!
Narrator: As Tsunade and Sakura were healing Konohamaru, Neji and Rock Lee headed towards Keiji, while Sai and Shino headed towards Kazuki. Naruto and Shikamaru were watching as they approached the fallen Akatsuki members.
(*Continued*) Then suddenly Keiji and Kazuki both stood up and quickly stepped back on the road side by side.
Shikamaru: Impossible?! They should have been down already?!
Keiji: Even thou we`re only two peoples we still got something up our sleeves.
Kazuki: Damn that was no fun!
Keiji: I told you not to act though!
Kazuki: Sorry sempai, got a little ahead of myself.
Keiji:: Alright let me handle this, Iron Style: Steel spikes!
Narrator: Hundreds of black sharp rods went flying towards the Konoha shinobies.
Neji: Hakkeshō Kaiten! (Eight Trigrams Palms Heavenly Spin!).
Narrator: Neji jumped in front and started spinning neutralising the rods.
Kazuki:: That didn`t work!
Keiji:: As I said, you`re taking them too lightly.
They got: “One shadow user to immobilise and possibly capturing us. One bug user to surround us and suck out our chakra. One with dangerously high speed and power. Two medical shinobies including the legendary Sannin and 5th Hokage Tsunade. One with byakugan, one with air support, and finally both the Anbu leader and the 6th Hokage.” The odds doesn`t really favour us.
Kazuki:: Why do you always need to use up our time with stupid analyses like that, you dumb monkey?! We don`t care!
Hokage: Do it!
Narrator: Shadow lines were stretching towards the two Akatsuki members` back.
Keiji: As we fall for that twice!
Narrator: They jumped up in the air and about ten meters behind the shadow lines and Keiji preformed some hand signs and shouted:
Keiji: "Iron Style: Steel wall!"
Narrator: A barrier created of transparent steel appeared in between the Konoha ninjas and the Akatsukis.
Shikamaru`s shadow was stopped!
Shikamaru: Damn it! A barrier made of steel? What a drag.
Keiji: Kazuki, looks like we need to retreat for now. There are too many of them.
Kazuki: Damn it! I didn`t even get to show off my skills yet! Not even one technique!
Keiji: Be glad you survived that fuuton jutsu you moron! If you`ve been a normal shinobi, you would have been dead a long time ago!
Kazuki: You`re right. We`ll be back for the Kyuubi later, and then I`ll show you Konoha brats!
Narrator: As they turned around and started walking away from the barrier, the Hokage said in thoughts:
Hokage: “Not so fast.”
Narrator: Suddenly he appeared in front of the two in a blink of an eye.
Kazuki: Ehh, you forgot that we simply can`t walk away from a guy with this technique and speed, Keiji.
Narrator: From behind the barrier, you could see Lee jumping in.
Rock Lee: Dynamic Entry!
Narrator: With a mighty kick, Rock Lee pulverised the barrier.
Hokage: This is the end.
Narrator: Chakra started developing in his hand.
Keiji: Not really.
Narrator: Suddenly their bodies started turning into ashes, and they disappeared.
Hokage: ?!
Neji: Looks like they had something up their sleeves after all.
Rock Lee: Ahhhhhh!!! None can resist Gai sensei`s Dynamic Entry!
Narrator: Flames erupted from Lee`s eyes while he shouted holding up his right fist.
Rock Lee: Sakura, did you see me?
Sakura: Yeah, sure.
Sai: Sorry everyone that I couldn`t assist more to the battle.
Tsunade: Nothing to worry about.
Shino: So what now?
Shikamaru: Let`s head back to the village.
Hokage: *In thought* So they`ve strengthen their forces and now their back after Killerbee`s eight tails and our nine tails?
I must warn him.
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*continued*) Okay peoples, let`s head back like Shikamaru said. Konohamaru, can you walk?
Konohamaru: Yeah I feel better now.
Hokage: I told you not to use that technique yet. You need to be able to throw it before you can use it successfully!
Konohamaru: I will manage to do that next time I use this technique.
Hokage:We`ll see about that.
Oh! What happened to the rest of our Shinobies?
Tsunade and Sakura: We`ll check.
Narrator: Surprisingly none of the Anbus or the other Konoha ninjas had been killed, but half of them were unconscious.
Hokage: Alright. Sakura, Tsunade, you two take care of the wounded. Rock Lee, Neji and Shino will overlook the progress in case the Akatsuki falsely retreated. Sai, Shikamaru and Konohamaru, we`ll head back to the village. When we are all gathered, I will brief you about the meeting in four days.
Everyone: Alright!
~ End Chapter 3.
Author`s note: Stay tuned for chapter 4 titled:
The Will of Fire
