Yugito Akkipuden Episode 28

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Yugito Akkipuden Episode 28: Mustering of the Five Kage

WARNING: All Jutsu are in Japanese with the English Version in parenthesis.

Author’s Note: The disappearance of Dan, the Six-Tails Jinchūriki, has alerted the Konohagakure!! It’s been calm for two weeks and has been free of any Akatsuki activity, but now they’re at it again!! The Five Kage gather for the 4 th Gokage meeting in history!!

~Konohagakure, Early Morning

The sun was just beginning to rise and the villagers were just opening their shops. An older man was walking alone and came across a house. He looked closely at it and saw that it had been broken in to.

Older Man (looking around): Is… Is that Dan’s house?!

He slowly approached the house a poked his head inside.

Older Man: Hello? Are you in here, sunny?

He saw that there was a definite hole in the roof. He room was messy, as if a struggle had happened. He quickly left the house and began making his way to the Hokage Mansion. He didn’t utter a word to anyone because he didn’t want to risk a panic.

Once he got to the Hokage’s Office, he politely knocked on the door.

Sakura (from inside the room): Come in.

The older man entered and Sakura recognized him.

Sakura: Mr. Ito. It’s good to see you.

Older Man: Hello, Hokage-sama.

Sakura: Is there something wrong?

Older Man: Dan’s house seems to be broken into.

She stood from her chair with a shocked emotion on her face.

They got back to Dan’s house and Sakura had ANBU stationed all around, setting up a perimeter. Tokubetsu Jounin in black outfits were in the house searching for evidence as if they were detectives. Sakura exited Dan’s house in disappointment. Shikamaru, Ino and Sai came back to the scene and they began talking to Sakura.

Ino: How’s it looking in there?

Sakura: Like a struggle had gone down. The roof over his bed is caved in; that’s the suspected point of entry. The Tokubetsu Jōnin are in there picking around for evidence now. I can’t wrap my head around how someone kidnapped him.

Ino: It’s possible that he simply ran off.

Sakura: A man his age? Not likely. He was scheduled to return to the Kirigakure after the Gokage Summit.

Shikamaru: Sakura-chan, we can’t focus on this case for much longer. We’ll have to leave it to Shino and the others because we’ve got to get to the Land of Iron. The Five Kage Summit is tomorrow.

Sakura: Ugh, damn. Dan going missing made me forget about it. Alright… Ino, put Shino on the case. Shikamaru and Sai, you two are my bodyguards for the Summit. Let’s get going at once.

Sai: Yes, ma’am.

Shikamaru: Alright.

~Sunagakure

Kazekage Utada was just outside of the Sunagakure with Temari, Kankurō and his bodyguards, Rise (pronounced Re-say) and Sanji. Most of his village was behind him, waving and wishing him good luck on his first Summit. He had on an outfit that was similar to Gaara’s crimson outfit and was wearing his Kage hat and haori.

Villager 1: We’ll miss you, Kazekage-sama!

Villager 2: Be safe out there!

Villager 3: Knock ‘em dead!

Temari turned him away from the villagers

Temari: They’re all excited for you.

Kankurō: Gaara was 16 when he went to his first Gokage Summit…

Temari: Kankurō…

Kankurō looked down in frustration, trying to cut the death of Gaara from his mind.

Temari: It isn’t hard. I’ve been to two Summits. Just be formal like usual and you’ll be fine.

Utada: What if the other Kage don’t agree with what I suggest?

Temari: Since they are older and have more experience, it’s best to go along with it. But do not let them have power over you. Remember, you’re a Kage now. You have a voice just like they do.

Utada: Okay. Thank you, Auntie.

Author’s Note: Utada has a voice similar to his fathers’ and acts a lot like him.

Temari: You’re welcome. Now go get ‘em.

Kankurō: Be careful out there, Utada.

Utada: I will, Uncle. Thank you.

Rise and Sanji were a little ahead of him, looking back and waiting.

Rise: You all set, Kazekage-sama?

Utada: Yes. Let’s go.

The three begin walking away from the village. The sounds of the villagers cheering began to fade the further away they got.

Rise: No need to worry. Sanji and I will protect you with our lives.

Utada: I’m not so much worried about the other Kage. The trip there is what’s nerve racking. A Kage walking to the Land of Iron. Hundreds of thousands of bandits and thieves along the way. And what if the Akatsuki…

He paused his words. He quickly got rid of the fear of the Akatsuki. His father took on four Akatsuki members without fear. Whatever comes his way, he is determined to not let it stop him from getting to the Summit on time.

~Iwagakure

The new Godaime Tsuchikage, Ōtatsuchi, was standing in front of her village with Kurotsuchi and Rōki, her bodyguards. Kurotsuchi had been placed in the Iwagakure prison since the Yondaime Tsuchikage took office because of her rebellion against his heinous rules and strategies. The day Darui defeated and captured the past Tsuchikage is the same day that Kurotsuchi, along with anyone else that was wrongfully imprisoned, was released from her shackles. Overall, she looked the same. The main change about her is that her hair is noticeably longer. Other than that, she still wears the standard attire of the Iwagakure Shinobi with her right sleeve of her shirt missing. Rōki had on the standard Iwagakure attire with his left shirt sleeve missing.

Godaime Tsuchikage Ōtatsuchi’s a middle aged woman with short black hair, similar to Kurotsuchi’s hair in Shippuden. She’s got brown eyes and one small loop earring in each ear. She wore a long-sleeved burgundy shirt that had no sleeves missing and dark beige, Iwagakure Flak Jacket. She wore a matching skirt with the sides missing and fishnets underneath that came down to her just above her knee. She wore black, high Shinobi Sandals that extended up to about her knee.

A large crowd of villagers and Iwagakure Shinobi and Kunoichi were cheering for the new Tsuchikage, being the first female Tsuchikage and all.

Ōtatsuchi: Thank you, everyone! I’ll be sure to represent the Iwagakure in an appropriate fashion!

Kurotsuchi: We should get going, Lady Tsuchikage.

Ōtatsuchi: Yes.

The three begin walking away from the village and towards the Land of Iron. Kurotsuchi was giving off a negative aura and Ōtatsuchi is great at noticing people’s feelings.

Ōtatsuchi: Something troubles you, Kurotsuchi?

Kurotsuchi: There’s no need to go into detail.

Ōtatsuchi then thought back to reading the files of all of the fatalities over the years that happened at the prison Kurotsuchi was in since Tsuchikage Rokurō took over. Akatsuchi, Kurotsuchi’s partner and good friend, died in the prison from malnutrition. To keep her from starving, he would give his rations to her. Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi constantly got into fights with other inmates for seemingly no reason; of course the duo never started the bouts. They were always defending themselves against the barbaric attacks of the criminals the prison held.

Author’s Note: For those who don’t know, Akatsuchi was the rather tall one with the bulbous nose that assisted Kurotsuchi as Tsuchikage Ōnoki’s bodyguards at the Five Kage Summit 27 years ago. He was around 6’5 in height and always wore a yellow scarf around his neck. He normally got excited when Tsuchikage Ōnoki told him they needed to fly to get to where they were going. He even carried Tsuchikage Ōnoki on his shoulders before the Five Kage Summit because of his chronic back pain.

Ōtatsuchi: Would you like to talk about it?

Kurotsuchi: Unless you can rewind time and stop Rokurō from taking the title as Kage, then there is no reason to discuss it.

Ōtatsuchi understood why she was upset, and decided it was best to leave Kurotsuchi alone about it.

Rōki: Let us make hast to the Land of Iron. We don’t want to be late.

The three began walking away from the village as there villagers cheered them on.

~Kumogakure

Raikage Darui, along with Sasui and Shī, were in the Raikage Mansion and Samui entered the room. Darui had on his white haori with the black lightning motifs along the hemline. Shī had on his normal attire from Shippuden and Sasui had on an outfit that resembled Darui’s.

Sasui is 21 years old, is 5’7 is height and weighs around 130 lbs. He’s got black eyes, short, spiky, white hair (similar to Omoi’s hair from Shippuden) and has the front left side dyed black. He wears a high-collared, sleeveless uniform and the one-strap-over-one-shoulder Flak Jacket of the Kumogakure with loose fitting pants. He wears the standard red and white shin guards of the village and has his pant legs tucked into the shin guards along with Kumogakure Shinobi Sandals. He wears a black forehead protector. He’s muscular, but not outrageously buff. He’s got one small circular earring in each ear and carries a black-bladed katana on his back in a black and red sheath. He’s also got his deceased mother’s kanji of her first name tattooed vertically on his right shoulder.

Samui: Darui-sama, Dee, Tarui and Kamui are already off on their mission, all preparations have been made and there is no additional paperwork so you are cleared to exit the village.

Darui: Excellent. I was startin’ to get bored anyway. Sasui! Shī!

Shī and Sasui: Yes, sir!

Darui: We’re off.

Sasui (in approval): Hmph.

Shī: Good. Then let’s get on the road. Long way to go.

The three began making their way to the door to the Raikage Mansion. Darui decided to use the door instead of bursting through the glass as Yondaime Raikage Ei would have done.

Samui: Uh… Darui.

The three stopped just before they exited the room.

Darui: Hm?

Samui (shy, timid voice): Be… Be careful at the Summit. You know what happened to Raikage Ei a while ago…

Her eyes moved away from him and she looked to the floor. Just under her eyes began turning pink from blushing. Darui chuckled. He leaned over to her and gave her a big hug.

Darui: No need to worry about me. I’ll be fine.

She began to melt in his arms and she felt safer than ever. Just recently, Darui and Samui have started seeing each other. They haven’t done anything physically of course, but aside from all of the paperwork, Darui has made time to have dinner with her once. But they were just friends then. Now, she was beginning to see him in a different light.

Shī and Sasui looked at them and slightly nodded their heads in approval. He released the hug and the three continued through the door. Samui watched them leave with a nervous look on her face as she held her elbow with her left hand and rested her finger on the right side of her face.

Samui (thinking): Darui… please come back to me in one piece…

Outside of the Raikage Mansion, the three were walking through the village towards the gates. The villagers quickly gathered and began cheering them on as they walked.

Shī: Darui-sama.

Darui: Yeah?

Shī: You and Samui-chan?

Darui: *chuckles* I’ll explain it later.

Shī nodded and the three continued on through the village. They got to the gates, which two Jounin opened for them, and they exited the village.

~Kirigakure

The new Shichidaime Mizukage Mandō was outside of his village with his guards Fuyō and the returning Chōjūrō. Chōjūrō was also wrongfully imprisoned in the jail at the Iwagakure and was release from his shackles the same time as Kurotsuchi. Other than the fact that he was considerably taller and his face has aged slightly, he still looks the same.

In the recent weeks of being released, he’s even cleared it with Mandō and he and a few others have started up a third generation Seven Ninja Swordsman of the Hidden Mist, with the exception of the Kiba blades that Omoi still possesses after Ameyuri Ringo gave them to him after their fight during the Fourth Great Shinobi World War. He still carries his prized possession, the Hiramekarei, which he typically kept wrapped in bandages. His muscular physique has also noticeably increased as well. Fuyō, too, was a member of the next generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsman of the Hidden Mist. He carried the famed sword by the name of Samehada, or the Shark Skin Blade.

Mandō and his two guards looked back to the villagers who were happy and cheering on their new, and positive, Mizukage. Mandō was liked by everyone and his village. He was an encouraging figure that was much more caring than Daichi Terumī. As he was smiling at the villagers, four Village Elders approaching him and his bodyguards through the crowd of villagers. Chōjūrō and Fuyō stayed put and Mandō went towards them. He politely bowed to the Elders.

Village Elder 1: Mandō, you have begun to bring this village out of the turmoil it has been in for almost 8 years. You’ve done a splendid job.

Mandō: Thank you.

Village Elder 3 (scratching, hoarse voice): But now, it is time to meet with the other four Kage and represent this village as a civilized society, not as barbarians as Daichi Terumī made us out to be.

Mandō: I will do my best to represent this village in the most positive way possible. This village is no longer the terrorist organization that my predecessor has made it. I will do whatever is necessary to convince the other Kage that this village is diplomatic and civilized and that that is the way it will remain.

Village Elder 2: Excellent. You best be on your way. Being late would be a bad first impression.

Mandō: Yes, sir.

He bowed and walked back to his bodyguards. The three continued on away from village while the villagers cheered on Shichidaime Mizukage Mandō.

~Unknown Forest, Unknown Location

Kakashi Hatake was alone and sneakily going around the forest; jumping tree to tree quietly and undetected. He saw a rock-like structure a few meters out and stopped. He jumped to the ground and began forming the hand seals for the Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning Technique). He put his right hand on the ground and Pakkun, along with five other ninken (Ninja Hounds), appeared in a cloud of gray smoke.

Pakkun: Good ta see ya.

Kakashi: Not now. We’re on a mission.

Pakkun (whispering): Oh! You heard him guys, low profile.

Kakashi: Pakkun, you, Bull and Shiba scout out that cave structure ahead. Urushi, Bisuke and Akino, fan out and search the rest of the forest. Don’t stray off too far. We don’t know who or what’s out here.

Pakkun: Got it, boss. You heard him. Let’s get to it.

The ninken rushed off in a hurry. Kakashi squatted down and pulled out his pencil and a book about the size of a regular Icha Icha series book. (Make-out Series Book) He then went on to picking up where he left off; in the middle of writing the next installment of the Icha Icha series. The book he’s working on is called Icha Icha Supurasshu or Make-out Splash.

???: Long time no see, Kakashi Hatake.

Kakashi froze in the middle of writing a sentence. The voice he heard ran through his mind a hundred times over. It was a voice that he hasn’t heard in almost 30 years. He looked to the trees around him and saw that six individuals were squatting down; perched on tree branches like vultures and had him boxed in. The six individuals were wearing Akatsuki cloaks and each were holding one of his ninken. All of his ninken were beaten and blood soaked; their fur matted with their own blood and a few of the dogs had a Chakra Disruption Rod running through them. Kakashi looked at his mutilated ninken in shock. The six in Akatsuki cloaks continue to hold his hounds by their tail, leg or neck to taunt him.

~End Theme

Author’s Note: Who are the Akatsuki members surrounding Kakashi and why does he recognize one of their voices?! Oh yeah, he’s also very intent on completing his newest installment of the Icha Icha Series. After Jiraiya passed away, he’s been continuing the series for him. He’s already created two books and is on his third; making it six in total since Jiraiya made three before Pein ended his life. Stay tuned to Yugito Akkipuden for Ōtatsuchi, Utada and Mandō attending their first Gokage Summit!