Chapter 114 - Cap 105: My condolences

"What's wrong, Otouto?" - asked Kurama as he stepped back to notice the Sand beginning to surround him - "Hmm... someone is angry."

"BASTARD!" - roared Shukaku as the sand around the place began to gather around him - "BASTARD! BASTARD! I'm going to kill you! KILL YOU! KILL YOU!"

Quickly, 'Gaara's' body began to grow out of control, taking the form of a large sand raccoon - "I'm going to kill you!"

"Do you think it will be as simple as you make it sound?" - Kurama asked as he rolled his eyes.

"STOP RUNNING, YOU LITTLE BITCH!" roared the Tanuki as he hurled a large number of sand projectiles at his enemy.

"YOU F.U.C.K.I.N.G FOX! COME AND FIGHT LIKE A BIJUU!" - roared the Ichibi.

"You want me to fight like a Bijuu?" - asked Kurama as he stopped in his tracks - "Well... I will indulge you and fight as you wish..."

Quickly Kurama's body began to grow and expand.

Two meters.

3 meters.

5 meters.

Ten meters.

Fifteen meters.

20 meters and still growing.

"ROAR!" - the great fox's roar echoed throughout Konoha when he finished growing.

30 meters, a colossal beast, 30 meters high.

"HMM... I GUESS I STILL DON'T FULLY ADAPT..." - murmured the great fox as he noticed its height - "NORMALLY IT WOULD BE THE DOUBLE... ALTHOUGH I'M STILL BIGGER THAN YOU, OTOUTO."

"KURAMA!" roared Shukaku as he once again threw himself at the nine-tailed beast as if it were a wild animal.

"YOU DON'T LEARN ANYTHING..." - sighed the Kyubi as he shook his head, only to send the Ichika flying with one flick of his tail - "YOU WERE ALWAYS EASY TO SURGE..."

"BASTARD!" - roared the Ichibi again.

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"Kyubi!" - exclaimed a frightened villager as he noticed the colossal beast in the distance fighting the Ichibi - "He's back!"

"Minato-sama did not kill him as he said!" - exclaimed another villager in fury as he saw the great beast still alive - "Why did he lie to us?!"

". . ." - The villagers only clasped their hands in fury at the sight of the Bijuu, to feel the dark memories of the attack 12 years ago return to their minds along with a deep hatred for the beast.

"If you want to go and die, you can," Hinata said coolly, "Just don't try to take the rest of us with you"

". . ." - the villagers were silent as they took one last hateful look at the Bijuu, only to resume their march to safety. Their lives were far more important than their hatred for the beast.

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". . ." - Orochimaru was looking at Hiruzen with his eyes closed because he knew things weren't going as he had planned. First, his bodyguards had not yet arrived, second, the sound of chaos inside Konoha was not as great as he had planned, so it was obvious that something was going on, something that had broken his control.

"Orochimaru-sama," Kabuto said as he appeared before his master.

"Kabuto... tell me what's going on," Orochimaru said coolly.

"Sir... Suna betrayed us and they are attacking our forces along with Konoha" - answered his second in command.

"!" - The Sannin's eyes burst open as he gave Hiruzen a cold look.

"Guilty as charged" - the Sandaime nodded - "Surrender Orochimaru... Your plan won't work."

"You're wrong, sensei..." - denied the Renegade Sannin - "I still have a few aces up my sleeve"

"We are sorry for the delay, Orochimaru-sama" - said the obese man.

"We'll talk later... now let's get on with the plan" - ordered the Sannin while the four newcomers, started making hand stamps and created a new barrier around the place. Kabuto quickly retreated when he saw that his companions were making hand stamps because he had other business to attend to - "Well... we won't be interrupted with this... it's time for Round 2... Sensei! Kuchiyose: Edo Tensei!"

The earth began to shake as two coffins came out of the ground, each with a different Kanji. Slowly the doors opened, showing only darkness, only for a few seconds, a pair of hands to come out of them.

". . ." - Hiruzen only squinted at how low his student had fallen.

"It feels strange to be back in this world..." - said the first voice as he shook his head.

"I never thought my Jutsu would be used to bring me back..." - said the second voice.

"It is good to see you once again in the land of the living, Shodaime Hokage, Senju Hashirama... Nidaime Hokage, Senju Tobirama" - said Orochimaru as he stretched out his arms and burst out laughing madly - "A pity it's not in the condition you would have wished for"

The two Senju gave only a glance at the man who had summoned them, then looked at his opponent.

"Saru..." - Tobirama muttered as he looked at old Sandaime - "You've grown old..."

"I don't have the 'advantage' of dying young, Tobirama sensei" - sighed the old Hokage - "And my clan isn't known for its longevity or vitality like the Senju and Uzumaki clans either..."

"I would have liked our meeting to be otherwise, Hiruzen..." - Hashirama said as he shook his head - "I still don't understand why you created this Jutsu, Tobi"

"Why? Wasn't it because the world's genius, Senju Hashirama decided to divide the Bijuu with the other villages?" - Tobirama asked sarcastically - "Do you know how many losses we had because of that action?"

"I did it for peace!" - exclaimed Hashirama as he looked away.

"You did it because you trusted others ... and look how things turned out" - said Tobirama coolly - "Not only was there a second war when you died, but the villages decided to use the Bijuu to create even more destruction! Didn't it ever occur to you in your hard wooden head that something like that would happen?!"

"Teehee~?" - Hashirama just looked away again as he blushed with shame - "Okay, I'm sorry, I've been apologizing for that mistake for over 40 years in the Pure World"

"I think it is time for you to leave your games for another time... it is time for us to begin this battle," Orochimaru said coolly as he placed a kunai around the necks of the two ancient Hokage.

"I am sorry, Saru... but we have no choice," said Tobirama as he looked at his former student. "You'd better fight with everything because we're going for the kill"

Orochimaru smiled at them but his expression changed when he heard a familiar voice - "I guess we'll join the party too"

From the shadows, a hooded man and Jiraiya appeared calmly.

"How did you get in?" - Orochimaru asked with surprise and annoyance.

"We have an Uzumaki... do you think she can't open a simple barrier?" - Jiraiya asked as he raised an eyebrow in surprise. He swore that Orochimaru would think of something like that.

"3 vs 3" - Orochimaru said angrily - "But that doesn't change anything... it means there will just be more bodies to bury"

"I'm sorry... but I'll join the party too" - said Kushina as she appeared on the Barrier.

"So she's the Uzumaki they were talking about..." - said Hashirama - "For some strange reason, she reminds me of Mito-chan"

"It is because she was trained by Mito-sama when she was a child until she passed away... then she was trained by Tsunade" - answered Hiruzen.

"She didn't learn to do 'that' from Mito-chan... did she?" - Hashirama asked in fear.

"I'm sorry... but she did learn it" - said Hiruzen as he shook his head - "Jiraiya here was a victim of such a terrifying technique"

"My condolences, boy" - said Hashirama as he shook his head.

"Uzumaki... Kushina..." - Orochimaru said with annoyance but was surprised when he noticed a slight detail from the woman - "Interesting... I never thought anything like this would happen... congratulations, I guess"

"!" - Kushina was on guard when she heard this because it was obvious that Orochimaru had discovered his secret.

"I'm impressed that you came in this state" - continued the Sannin - "I guess this village means more to you than I thought"

". . ." - Kushina didn't answer him. She just remained silent as she prepared for whatever the Sannin Renegade would throw at her.

"Although I thank you for doing so... if I manage to capture you, I will have Kurama-kun under my control" - smiled the Sannin as he watched the woman - "A pity I cannot use you as an experiment or your son... because if I do, I would only be earning the wrath of an ancient beast"

Hiruzen looked at the red-haired woman in surprise because he understood the words of his treacherous student. He could not hide his expression when he heard how the woman was pregnant.

"Now I am curious to know what it will be like" - Orochimaru said excitedly -"Maybe I can train it and use it as my next container"

"Don't even think about it, you bastard!" - roared Kushina as she released her entire chakra in one fell swoop - "I won't let you put your dirty hands on my baby!"

"We'll see it, Kushina" - said Orochimaru calmly - "Although I think it's time for our last guest to arrive... look, he's here"

Those present looked in the direction where the barrier was opening. The Konoha Shinobis were surprised to see who it was.

"So many familiar faces in one place" - said the newcomer as he watched Hiruzen, Jiraiya but stopped at the redhead. He only smiled at the woman as he looked at her calmly - "It's been so long Kushina-chan... Did you miss me?"

"Don't call me that, Minato" - replied the matriarch Uzumaki - "We're nothing, not even acquaintances... not after all you've done"