Symphony of the Snake (2)

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"Another bright prospect for Konoha! Our village prospers, Tobirama!"

"Hiraishin… I see. So, that is why I could sense it from you, Saru."

Getting the attention of the two most powerful Kage in the entire history of Konoha made me feel like a celebrity. My heart beat in excitement.

"Sarutobi-sensei, give me my Hiraishin kunai."

Hiruzen gave me the kunai and I immediately destroyed the seal. The fact that Tobirama could sense it meant nothing good would happen if I kept it.

"A good choice."

Tobirama even commended my choice.

"Why don't we begin the fight?" Orochimaru said impatiently.

"Sensei, I will take on Hashirama and Tobirama."

"Be careful, Naruto-kun!"

Tobirama immediately sent a wave of tsunami at me as Hiruzen engaged Orochimaru. I avoided the water which proved to be a chore given the limited space. Soon after, Tobirama sent a huge water cannon at me. I sent a Gokakyū to counter it, filling up the space with steam. Creating seven Kage Bunshin, I instructed four of them to scatter to face Hashirama who wanted to bother Hiruzen.

My eyes detected Tobirama moving through the steam. I immediately engaged him in a battle with my Kage Bunshin. Tobirama only had a kunai with him, whereas I had Kiba with me. Although he couldn't feel pain, the jolt of electricity attacking him each time we clashed still hampered his movement.

Poof!

Memories rushed to my brain, telling me that my Kage Bunshin combined element attack couldn't do anything to Hashirama and he was heading my way. I wasted no time in using Kurama's Chakra. A Chakra cloak enveloped and nine tails swayed hypnotically behind me. The ground was finally even.

Thunk!

Kiba cut through the wood Hashirama sent my way. Lightning crackled around Kiba before I sent a humungous lightning ball at Hashirama. He protected himself with his wood, but the lightning managed to the barrier.

"You control your Bijū Chakra well, kid," Tobirama grunted.

"Well, thanks, Old Man."

"However, you have to do more than that to defeat us! Kokuangyo no Jutsu!"

Tobirama rushed at me at the same time he cast his prided Genjutsu at me. My Sekigan could see it and it was easy to dispel it with my huge Chakra reserve. It was quite ridiculous to even attempt a Genjutsu on a Jinchūriki covered with a Chakra cloak. But I guessed Tobirama forgot that he was not as strong as he should have been.

When Tobirama was before me, I blasted him with lightning-infused Rasengan. His upper body was blown into smithereens, rendering him immobile until he recovered.

"Amazing, young lad! What is your name!?"

Hashirama came at me with a gleeful grin. Orochimaru must have a hard time suppressing this man's rowdy nature.

"Uzumaki Naruto," I answered as I blocked his kunai.

"Uzumaki, huh? My beautiful wife was also an Uzumaki!"

"I see…"

Lightning sparkled from Kiba and then enveloped Hashirama. The First Hokage immediately retreated, but I planted Kiba into the ground, sending lightning to chase after him. Hashirama stopped the lightning with a wood barrier. My lightning dealt some damage to it but didn't manage to break through it.

Coating my body with Lightning Chakra, I muttered, "Raigeki no Yoroi!"

My Chakra cloak mixed with red lightning. This was my limit. I could only control this much Chakra. My seal was overheating and my brain was overloaded with the information I took in. My heart pounded in my ears. It beat so fast that I wondered if it was going to explode soon.

As soon as Hashirama emerged, I flashed to him. The Hokage had no time to defend himself, thus receiving a lightning kick to the chest. He was immediately immobilized. I still couldn't rest, though, as Tobirama had recovered. The man covered me with a dome of water and tried to crush me with its spinning force.

I created a massive Rasengan and countered the spinning force with it. The dome broke in a few seconds, but Tobirama was prepared for that as he sent a crushing wave at me. I flashed to the other side of the place, avoiding the wave. Tobirama entered my vision and deftly delivered a lightning-imbued kunai into my armor.

Crackle!

The armor dispersed. I was so shocked that I let a hit land on me. Skidding for a few moments, I had a staredown with Tobirama when I stopped. The man had found the weak point of my armor. His ability to pinpoint it among the clutter of dense Chakra was astonishing.

"You are a very capable young man. Way more capable than Hashirama and I at your age," Tobirama declared. "However, you have no way of defeating us given our state. You have to entrap us and destroy us as soon as we reform until the summoner releases us. Quick! I am losing my control!"

As soon as he finished his words, I trapped him with earth shackles. I created Kage Bunshin and sent them to hurl Jutsu at him. Tobirama smirked, pleased by my initiative. Hashirama reformed soon after. However, before he could do anything, I trapped him like I did his brother. I attacked him myself as he was tougher than his brother.

"A good tactic, Naruto!"

"Thanks."

Boom!

I sighed in exhaustion. My body was overheated and my brain was heating. Blood came out of my nose my Chakra cloak kept evaporating it. My brain must have been fried and healed at the same time. The fast-paced fight and the amount of Chakra I had to control overworked my brain and body. While my body could recover quickly, I might end up retarded if my brain healed incorrectly.

While making sure the two Kage didn't reform, I watched Orochimaru and Hiruzen fight. The old man had the upper hand in the fight, but Orochimaru's sleekness made him hard to subdue. Hiruzen had more than once caught him off guard, but he always had a way to escape.

Burst!

The poor sod was burned to a crisp, but his corpse regurgitated another one of him. Hiruzen looked annoyed. Surprisingly, he was also on his limit. Something was messing with his Chakra. Judging by the cut on his stomach, I would wager Orochimaru had poisoned him. I would like to help, but I already had my hands full. I needed to destroy the two reincarnated Kage as soon as they reformed.

"I guess this should be enough," Orochimaru hissed. "You have weakened, Sensei. The old you would have killed me a long time ago."

"People get old, Orochimaru… and you are right. I should have killed you a long time ago," Hiruzen responded bitterly.

"Come, my summons!"

Orochimaru extended his hands and the half-destroyed body of the Kage I held captive reformed quickly. Anticipating a bombardment, I watched two coffins emerge behind them. They freed themselves from the shackles and entered the coffin. As the coffins submerged into the ground, I moved to Hiruzen's side.

"You have become a troublesome foe, don't you, Naruto-kun?"

"You have lost your touch, Orochimaru."

"Ku-Ku-Ku. That is right. Which is why I need a new host."

Hiruzen glared at Orochimaru, causing the snake to cackle.

"Naruto-kun, why don't you come with me and learn the truth about your origin?"

"I already know it."

"But, don't you want to hear it directly from a family?"

A frown crossed my face. I wondered if Orochimaru was baiting me with Karin. Although she got my interest, I knew she was not familiar with the Uzumaki life. She was not enough to entice me to join him.

"Not everyone responsible for the Bijū inside you died that night."

"What do you mean?"

That got my interest. I knew he was talking about my parents. I would have thought he was talking about Obito if he hadn't mentioned family. The way he worded it indicated that one of my parents was still alive. Although he might be lying, he still got my attention.

"Curious, aren't you?"

Orochimaru cackled and summoned a snake. The snake regurgitated a barrel containing explosives marked with Explosion Seals.

"Let's talk about it after you survive this."

"Naruto-kun, take cover!"

The barrier surrounding us parted and Orochimaru left through the gap. The barrel that he had left behind shone and crackled. Before it exploded, I deactivated my Chakra cloak, took ahold of Hiruzen, and teleported ourselves out of the barrier. We were outside as soon as the explosion engulfed the space inside the barrier.

"Naruto, Sensei!"

Jiraiya rushed at us. Before we could say anything, though, the barrier wavered. We took that as a cue to move away. The barrier broke and we watched as the explosion engulfed one-fourth of the arena. It didn't kill anyone, but the damage would be a pain in the ass to deal with.

Talking about damage, more of it would have been prevented had I taken Hiruzen out of the barrier using Hiraishin. I didn't do that not because I wanted to enjoy the thrill of fighting two legendary Hokage. Sekigan and my connection with Chakra made me more in tune with my emotions. This unbridled rage made me want this ungrateful village to suffer. Of course, I needed to give Hiruzen a different reason when asked later.