Clash of Titans

A deep growl and a deeper inhale, Hana took more of the surrounding chakra into her body. The seals on her forehead and forearms burned and brightened with a harsh light. She then sucked in her legs. With all the power she could muster, she jumped into the air high above the Konoha space. She then released a roar.

What came after that roar would be in the minds of all Konoha inhabitants for years as balls of white fire rained down upon the village as if a mighty storm had passed over the village without anyone noticing. If an artist was to attempt to paint the chaos that showcased itself, then...they could only describe it as the fall of the heavens and stars.

"Evacuate the civilians! Protect what you can!" someone shouted. Hana growled and she watched shinobi begin to form their pathetic handsigns.

"Doton: Doryūheki( Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall)," many shouted. Hana watched as massive walls of dirt and ground blocked the village from her assault. Her balls of fire crashed into the walls destroying them, but not her intended targets.

Hana crashed back into the ground, releasing a heavy tremor.

"What is this thing? Where did it come from? I bet it's that boy. He...he must have released the Kyuubi on us to get his revenge! You idiot, the Kyuubi is bigger than this thing!" These were just some of the thoughts running through the minds of the Konoha shinobi force.

"It doesn't matter what it is. We need to drive it out of the village before more destruction is caused," came the voice of Hatake Kakashi. He stood in front of those jonin and chunin who had joined the battle.

"Agreed. Where is Sandaime-sama?" came the question from another jonin. Unfortunately, it was a question that no one knew the answer to. They could only look on as they heard another howl of rage as another pulse of pure chakra ruptured the ground from within the crater.

"I don't think we're going to have the liberty of finding that question out in time. For now, we'll go with Kakashi's plan! Drive it out of the village! The Southern wall is the closest area," came the orders from a tall jonin with olive skin. His face was worn by a rather modest beard. Between his teeth laid a lit cigarette.

"Understood, Asuma-san!" shinobi that gathered agreed.

Unfortunately for them, Hana had heard them and though her rational mind had given way to that of the bestial rage within her, she still held enough thought given the time they could stop her. Powerful though she was, she could not yet take on so many people at once, but...she wouldn't mind dying while trying. Yet, if she fell, she knew what awaited her after defeat. She would rather behead herself than that fate.

Hana clawed out from the crater she had made. "Katon: Gokakyū no Jutsu (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique)," the wolf hybrid looked up and noticed the night sky light up in a sea of orange flame. Balls of fire not so dissimilar to what she had used were coming down upon her.

A snarl from her throat, Hana opened her mouth. A blast of pure chakra expelled from within. The flames and the blast clashed for only a moment before the chakra pierced each fire jutsu as if it were naught but a mere afterthought.

"Shit! Everyone move!" Asuma shouted at the top of his lungs. The jonin and chunin gasped at the beam's speed before they jumped away from the buildings they were standing on. As soon as they jumped from their standing platforms, everyone felt fear overcome their bodies when the blast left nothing, but a smoldering barren land where houses had been.

"Doton: Daichidōkaku (Earth Release: Great Moving Earth Core)," several Earth-style shinobi shouted as they slammed their palms on the ground.

Hana felt the ground tremble beneath her legs. A loud rumble formed in her ears as the ground violently pushed itself up over her. She tried to steady herself upon the unsteady moving earth, but it proved too difficult. Her body harshly lost its balance and pinned her down.

"Suiton: Suiryūdan no Jutsu (Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique)," Water-style users hollered. From the surrounding broken water mains and sewer pipes, a massive body of water splashed through the streets of Konoha. In no time, the water submerged Hana in its depths.

The female wolf-human hybrid hissed. Her eyes then widened when she saw thunderclouds in the sky. A streak of lightning crashed into the sea of created water that had been used against her. An agonizing scream flew over her body. A garbled roar, Hana fluffed the hairs of her coak. The lightning quickly began to stick to her body a sharp streak running from the top of her head down to her white tail.

Kakashi, Asuma, and the other jonin and chunin stared at the destruction that they had caused. "Did we get it?" A chunin asked. Before anyone could answer him, his answer came in the arrival of the Shinigami ready to ferry his soul into the afterlife when his body was blown into a myriad of limbs and blood. Kakashi and Asuma widened their eyes in shock as the great beast landed on the rooftop next to five other jonin and chunin.

S-Stay away from me, y-y-you monster! AH!" a shinobi shouted before his entire upper torso was bitten into two pieces. Hana then swung her right leg and left arm before anyone else could react.

"TAMURA-SAN!" someone that Hana didn't care about shouted. She swiped the blood and broken bone that stuck to her fur away. Her ears twitched when she heard a mighty sound through the air.

"DYNAMIC ENTRY!" A foot slammed into her face and crashed her into the ground. Another jonin landed on the ground.

"Prepare yourself, you ferocious beast! You now face the Green Beast of Konoha, the Epitome of Youth, Maito Gai!" the jonin replied rather exuberantly.

Hana shook her head and murderously glared at the one who had attacked her. The lightning current continued to strike through her body. She returned his boast with a harsh rose that raised her chakra and expanded it enough to suddenly impact the ground. The storm clouds in the skies chorused with the music of lightning and thunder as rain began to fall over the ruined areas of the village.

"Futon: Fūjin no Jutsu (Wind Release: Dust Cloud Technique),"

"Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu( Fire Release: Dragon Flame Technique),"

Hana and the Konoha shinobi must have seen a sea of flame drop down upon the former as a massive explosion rocked the ground and ears of all those around it. Kakashi covered his eyes from the immense heat before another figure stood in front of him and Asuma.

"Jiraiya-sama, you've arrived," Kakashi said.

Hana's voice bellowed into the air. The flames condensed themselves before being blown away from her surrounding aura. Amidst the ruin and massacre that she had caused, a drop of blood fell from her lip. She wiped it away and grinned.

Jiraiya frowned. "Hm, you're tougher than I thought. You'll never find a man like that Hana-san. Men like a soft woman after all," the Toad Sannin said.

"Hana?! That's Hana-san?" Gai asked. Jiraiya did not reply to the jonin. After this, the cat would be out of the bag anyway.

"Listen to me, all of you. I know you're upset, and you have every right to be, but...we cannot let her die. We must capture Inuzuka Hana alive," Jiraiya ordered.

"After you just threw down a sea of fire and stone upon her?" Asuma asked.

"She would not die from that. Nonetheless, she is vital to the village. Do all you can to weaken her in time for Sarutobi-sensei to get here," the white-haired man said. Kakashi, Asuma, Gai, and the other jonin and chunin who had been around, looked at him as if he were insane. They turned back to see Hana glaring at them.

Unbeknownst to them, she heard him as well. Jiraiya of the Sannin, you die first! This...Hana swore.

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