The Konoha Crush

Blanket disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Tenjho Tenge

AUTHORS NOTE: We made it to the Konoha Crush at last. Here is chapter 50. Enjoy!

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Last time:

Hanako led her charges through the front gates of the Hy ūga Compound and looked around with her byakugan. She saw Team Kuro working tirelessly and nodded to herself. 'They are becoming fine ANBU.' She saw her grandson Neji come trotting up with a smile on his face. "Welcome Obaa-sama and everyone! I will take you to Hiashi-sama straightaway."

Hanabi giggled and said, "It's nice seeing you smiling Neji nii-san."

Neji blushed slightly and Hanako interjected; "I agree with Hanabi-chan; it makes you look much more handsome."

Now all of the girls were giggling at the self-conscious Neji…

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Rice Country, the Village of Oto

Orochimaru looked over his plans one last time so nothing was left to chance before he set the war machine in Rice Country loose. "Tomorrow will be the end of Konoha." he said confidently. "My Oto ninja are ready. The many giant snake summons are ready. Manda is ready and waiting for my call. The Sound Four should be in position by now to set up my trap for Tsunade. I can practically taste victory."

It had been literal years that the Snake Sanin had planned Konoha's downfall and he wasn't afraid of anything going wrong. Orochimaru had anticipated every single imaginable problem and had a contingency plan for everything …or so he thought…

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Chapter 50

Fire Country, the Village of Konoha, Konoha Stadium

The next day: the First Round of the Chunin Exam Finals was about to take place and the audience was roaring in approval and cheering as the competitors lined up.

Hyūga Neji vs. Kinuta Dosu

Neji was still under orders to kill any Oto competitors and knew about the invasion as did all the ANBU Brats by now. Maito Gai said very seriously to his pupil, "Neji-kun; I am so proud of you, my disciple. Remember your training. Remember what we've learned about the Melody arm. Kinuta Dosu is an enemy of Konoha; he's no longer a fellow competitor. You have your target; terminate him." The Hyūga Branch House prodigy nodded solemnly. Gai had a tear in his eye. "One last thing my student." He held out a pair of earplugs and gave the thumbs up. "Always wear protection."

Neji did an epic face fault that left a crater in the ground. Getting back up; the Hyūga prodigy accepted the earplugs and went out on to the arena floor…

Kinuta Dosu was planning to kill Neji just because he could. He planned to kill several Leaf ninjas today actually. Dosu was well aware that the invasion was coming and knew many of the spectators were Oto ninjas in disguise. It was only a matter of time…

"Are the competitors ready?" asked Gekko Hayate who was acting as proctor.

Neji nodded, "I am ready."

Dosu snarled, "Bring it."

Hayate yelled, "Begin!" as the crowd roared and the Final rounds began… And Kinuta Dosu never knew what hit him as his heart was pulped by a fatal juken strike…

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Konoha's Outskirts

As masses of Oto troops poured their chakra into summoning circles; dozens of Orochimaru's giant snake summons appeared. The Snake Sannin was already in Konoha looking in the direction of Renga Village and wondering where the hell Manda was. 'Why hasn't he emerged from that pitiful mining village?' wondered Orochimaru. Growling to himself about wasting chakra he meant to use to destroy Tsunade; the black haired Sannin summoned Manda himself. There was a puff of smoke but nothing appeared. 'What is going on here?' he wondered. Quickly summoning a messenger snake; Orochimaru demanded, "Where is Manda?!"

The messenger snake answered, "Lord Manda is dead thanks to your improper summoning. The White Snake Sage is not pleased …She is watching you Orochimaru…" Then the summons vanished in a puff of smoke before Orochimaru could kill it in rage.

"Damn. Damn! DAMN!" ranted Orochimaru. "How could Manda possibly be dead?!" He summoned three giant boa constrictors and yelled at them, "WREAK HAVOC!" The three brown snakes did his bidding and used their massive forms to topple nearby buildings. Allowing himself a moment of satisfaction at the property damage; Orochimaru gave a brief smile before he noticed something else had gone wrong. The giant snakes his ninja were summoning weren't punching holes through the village walls as he'd planned. He watched as a larger black snake charged the outer wall of Konoha and head butted it with enough force to shatter the wall to allow the waiting Oto ninja to come pouring in…

The wall didn't budge. It didn't even groan from the massive impact. Then Orochimaru saw a seal glow on the wall and a visible ripple distorted the air as it expanded from the seal. The huge black snake was blown to pieces of flesh and bone along nearly a hundred Oto ninja nearby. The Snake Summoner's eyes were big as saucers. "The wall seals!" he gasped. "They are absorbing the kinetic energy and reflecting it back in a compressed wave! -WAIT!"

His warning came far too late as his outside invasion was stopped dead in its tracks. A multitude of snake summons was slaughtered and the Oto troops were being obliterated. Orochimaru hadn't seen carnage on par with this since the Third Shinobi War. The few surviving snake summons were dead or dying and puffed out of existence. The remaining Oto troops were in disarray and Konoha's ninja forces stationed as wall guards were raining jutsus, kunai and shuriken down upon them. It was a massacre. The White Snake was enraged and dumbfounded. The streets were already clear of all civilians and the Konoha ninja forces were moving quickly and efficiently to eliminate any Oto ninjas left in the village.

'They…They were expecting an invasion!' thought Orochimaru. A decade of planning collapsed in the Snake Summoner's face as he watched the Konoha Crush utterly fail...

The Snake Sannin cast his eye on the chunin exam stadium and said, "I'll KILL Tsunade for this embarrassment. I SWEAR it!"

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Outside the Konoha Stadium

Knowing that chaos was reigning outside the village walls; a powerful cell of Kumo infiltrators made their move against the Hyūga Clan Compound to procure the byakugan for Lightning Country. This was Team Baindā and was made up of five individuals…

Baindā was the team leader who was an Elite Jonin that specialized in the use of wires. He was well known for his ability to capture and bind his targets. He was blonde with fair skin and wore a bandana.

Ryōshi; a Jonin whose techniques revolved around earth. He was a katana wielder whose dueling abilities were outstanding. He was very tall and lanky with gray hair and a darker complexion.

Sukauto was a male chunin that was a lightning elemental who used a tanto. He was also a powerful sensor. He had reddish brown hair, dark skin and a stout build.

Torakkā; whose specialties were infiltration and assassination. She was a chunin senbon user that had slipped in and out of Konoha Village many times before and was guiding the group. Torakkā was of slight build and wore her long blonde hair in braids.

Kireina; the last member was a chunin taijutsu specialist and their acting medical nin. She had mocha skin with green eyes and white hair. She was formal and always remained calm.

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Team Baindā was generally very professional but this time they were morally divided about their mission to abduct Hyūga Hanabi. Baindā and Kireina found the idea of kidnapping a child distasteful but were loyal to the Raikage and would carry out his orders. Sukauto and Torakkā were lower on the moral scale and didn't particularly care that they were stealing someone for breeding purposes. They were in it for money and hopefully some fame. As for Ryōshi; he'd lost his cousin to Hyūga Hiashi in the attempted kidnapping of Hinata years ago. He wanted to kill as many Hyūga clan members as possible; particularly Hiashi.

As the group of five stuck to the shadows; they travelled in silence. The odd thing they noticed was a strange lack of civilians around. Given how heavily populated Konaha Village was; Team Baindā found it strange and unnerving…

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Konoha Stadium

Within minutes Orochimaru arrived at the stadium practically foaming at the mouth for vengeance. He saw the Hokage and her two bodyguards watching intently from their booth and saw Kinuta Dosu being hauled off in a body bag. The White Snake used the Temple of Nirvana jutsu to put the crowd asleep. His own forces under cover as viewers in the audience knew this was the signal to attack but masses of Konoha ANBU were also disguised as spectators and rose up to meet them. The Snake Sannin saw the attack spearheaded by the likes of Maito Gai and Hatake Kakashi and knew his shinobi were as good as dead. Then Orochimaru saw Tsunade was looking right at him. Then she smiled and gave him the finger…

The White Snake was totally enraged. He leapt up to the roof of the stadium and Tsunade and her bodyguards quickly followed. Now that they were isolated; Orochimaru said, "I have a little gift for you Tsunade. I don't suppose you've heard of the Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation Technique your dearly departed Granduncle invented, have you?"

Tsunade growled "What of it?"

"I thought you might like to discuss with him why he created such an abomination of a jutsu." said Orochimaru smiling. Coffins with the numbers 'One' and 'Two' rose from the roof and opened revealing the First and Second Hokages. "It's a regular Senju family reunion!" laughed the White Snake as Tsunade's face turned to absolute horror. "It's such a shame I suppressed their wills and you'll have to fight them alone. It will be three on one once I've swept those quivering guards aside."

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Hyūga Hanako removed their ceremonial guard robes revealing they were in full battle armor. "We aren't quivering Orochimaru." said Hiruzen. "For you to do this is a low that I thought even you would never sink to."

"Saru… Hanako-chan." said Tobirama. "How long has it been? You've both gotten old."

Hanako gave Tobirama a byakugan death glare that would freeze hell. It made the (un)dead man shiver. "One does not discuss a woman's age Tobirama-sama. It's no wonder you died single."

Face palming, Hashirama interjected, "You died a single man little brother? For shame…"

Tsunade said, "Ji-sama, is it really you?" She had glassy eyes.

"Enough of this!" growled Orochimaru as he inserted talismans to the backs of the First and Second Hokage's necks. "Now Senju brothers; destroy those that you hold dear and then Konoha!"

"It looks like we'll have to fight Saru." said Tobirama. "I don't want this but I must."

Hashirama said, "I'm sorry Tsunade-chan…but you must win!"

"I guess that just leaves us Raven-sama." hissed Orochimaru. "I owe you some payback for humiliating me back in the day…"

The six titans exploded into action…

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Hyuga Clan Compound

Team Baindā found themselves in a quandary. Torakkā spent weeks mapping out the Hyūga Compound in detail. She noted the individual guard's locations and rotations down to the slightest feature. With the confusion of the invasion going on; infiltrating the Clan grounds should have been child's play. Instead, they found the Hyūga Clan Compound was locked down completely.

"What the hell happened to the guard's rotations Torakkā?" asked Ryōshi hotly. "I thought this was supposed to be easy!"

"How the fuck should I know Ryōshi? There are nearly twice as many guards as there are normally!" replied Torakkā. "I've never seen this many guards around here."

"It looks like breaking into a prison would be easier." moaned Sukauto. "This looks hopeless. Maybe we should turn back."

Torakkā growled, "Stop being so negative you whiner. We can adapt. Think of the money."

Kireina stated calmly; "Raikage A-sama won't settle for us making an attempt and failing. If we come back empty handed…"

"Enough!" said Baindā. "We are doing this for the Raikage and Kumo. We aren't going back and we will not fail. Get your heads in the game. We have a job to do. Now Torakkā; since you mapped it out there must be some area to enter inconspicuously regardless of how many guards there are."

The blonde woman chewed her lip and thought for a few seconds. "There is a forested area in the northwest corner of the place. It's by the Hyūga burial grounds. We can slip into the compound there."

Baindā nodded and said, "You see everybody? An answer has presented itself. Let's move out."

The Kumo Team moved silently through the trees…

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Roof of the Konoha Stadium

Tsunade was forced to meet Hashirama head on. As they traded blows he said, "You've gotten strong little one. You are going to have to do better though." The fearsome taijutsu match was earth shattering as Grandfather and granddaughter exchanged blows that would crush solid rock. Twice he thought he had killed her but using her Creation Rebirth Seal she kept him at bay.

Hashirama was fighting on two fronts. He was actively resisting Orochimaru by making poor decisions in the fight but he was still compelled to fight his precious granddaughter. Hashirama was beginning to despair. Tsunade was incredible but he feared that he would win…

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The Second and Third Hokages were locked in combat and Sarutobi was using his diamond staff to (barely) keep his old sensei at bay. The only advantage Hiruzen had at this point was he knew his old sensei's moves well. Deep down the Third Hokage was terrified that Tsunade or Hanako would fall but Tobirama said, "Keep your head in the game Saru! If you don't stay focused, I will kill you and then they really will die!"

Sarutobi gritted his teeth and smiled. "It seems after all these years you still have much to teach me Tobirama-sensei." Spinning his staff; Hiruzen redoubled his efforts…

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The White Snake was no longer laughing. He expected this to be a one-sided slaughter. Former ANBU Commander Raven was trying to carve him up like dinner on a table. He'd started out with three swords (The Kusanagi being held by his tongue) and he'd lost the sword in his left hand already. 'I don't believe this! The old bat is winning!' Orochimaru had been badly wounded and pushed Hanako back so he could shed his skin and emerged unscathed.

Hanako said frostily, "You've devolved into such a disgusting creature Orochimaru. I'll put you down for good."

The black haired Sannin growled, "You aren't a match for me old woman." He shattered one of her kodachis but lost his right-hand sword in the process.

Her icy demeanor didn't change a bit as she sliced off Orochimaru's tongue leaving a bloody stump. He dived and picked up the Kusanagi just in time to block Hanako from decapitating him. "I won't give you time to shed your skin again Orochimaru. I'm going to send you back to the hatchery that spawned you…"

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Hyūga Clan Compound

Team Baindā slipped around the outside of the Hyūga Compound to the forested area near the Hyūga Mausoleum just outside the Compound walls. Torakkā deftly led them over to the gravesite and said, "From here we go up to the roof of the mausoleum, into the trees and across into the compound proper. We'll be completely clear of the wall because the trees are 15 meters high. I did a lot of mapping from up there and none of them ever noticed me."

"These tree huggers and their god damned forests…" griped Sukauto.

"Quit whining Sukauto!" growled Ryōshi. "You are beginning to piss me off with your endless complaining." The sword master turned to Torakkā and asked, "Are there any guards in that tomb?"

Torakkā shook her head. "The walls and the doors are reinforced instead of having guards. The only time I saw a guard there was when a family member went to visit the place."

Kireina said, "Let's get going. We're wasting valuable time."

Baindā agreed. "Kireina is right. Let's move out." He looked at Torakkā and said, "Lead the way."

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The members of Team Kuro were stationed at the cardinal points so they would be in position to react wherever they were needed. Hinata was on the north side and Yūgao was on the west one. Likewise, Maya was in the south and Naruto was in the east. A younger Hyūga guard was stationed in the northwest area by the trees when Baindā's chaka conductive wires lashed out of the forested area to slice the guard to pieces. Yūgao sensed the chakra being used and radioed the others. "Team Kuro; head northwest!"

The Hyūga guard was about to be cut down when ANBU Cat appeared and blocked the chakra wires with her katana. ANBU Raven appeared a second later and cut the five wires with the Hakutsume blades before the wires could coil around the guard and Cat. Hinata activated her byakugan just in time to see a barrage of senbon needles headed her way courtesy of Torakkā. ANBU Raven spun her chakra charged blades in a circular pattern and deflected the senbon before they could connect. The indigo haired beauty reported, "I count five hostiles in the forest." She turned to the stunned guard and said, "Hyūga Akira; go inform Hoheto there has been a security breach!"

While Akira raced off to get reinforcements; Ryōshi came screaming out of the trees with his katana drawn and engaged ANBU Cat in a fierce sword duel. She was barely able to parry hid initial strike but quickly adjusted to counter him. 'The kids can't handle this one in a straight up duel. He's too good.' ANBU Cat was quickly going though her options as Ryōshi increased the tempo and started beating Yūgao back.

"You are good tree hugger." complimented Ryōshi. "But I'm here for Hyūga heads, not yours."

ANBU Cat locked blades with him and whispered, "Swordbreaker!" as she channeled chakra through her sword. It didn't work because the angle of the blades was wrong. Both sword masters slid forward with their blades still locked but Yūgao got a nasty cut in her shoulder and the Swordbreaker slid down to the hilt of Ryōshi's katana. He grinned nastily and started pushing her back. The incredible vibrations of Cat's blade transferred directly into the hilt and as a result shattered the bones in his hands, wrists and forearms so violently that they exploded into a huge, bloody explosion of bone shrapnel.

Ryōshi screamed in agony and alerted the entire Hyūga compound as a result. He was blown back and fell to the ground dying. His last thoughts were of killing Hyūga Hiashi as all faded to black…

Yūgao also collapsed from the explosive impact and noticed she was painted in crimson before she passed out from the pain…

Ever the opportunist, Sukauto pulled his tanto and went to finish off the still breathing ANBU Cat. Unfortunately for him; ANBU Raptor pulled him deep underground using the headhunter jutsu before emerging from the earth herself. Sukauto quickly expired from asphyxiation.

In order to back up Torakkā; Baindō launched a fresh round of wires to cut up ANBU Raven and Hinata responded with an Air palm: Mountain crusher that reduced Torakkā into a dying wreck and injured Baindō at further range by maiming one of his hands when his wire gauntlet was crushed. Baindō saw that Kireina was the only one left alive and uninjured. He called out "Kireina, withdraw! This operation is a failure!"

Baindō suddenly found he had an excruciating pain in his chest. He looked down and saw the Shippuuhime sticking out of his heart. He grunted, "Stabbed in the back with a katana…What a lousy way to die…"

Kireina ran like the wind only to become tied up and bound in the trees courtesy of Maya's still developing Mokuton. The silver haired ANBU quickly knocked out Kireina with a neck chop. Then she radioed the others. "This is Raptor; I'm unharmed. Sound off team Kuro. What are your conditions?"

"This is Fox." answered Naruto. "I'm uninjured."

Hinata replied, "This is Raven, I too am unhurt."

"Ugh." said Yūgao. "I blacked out for a moment. Get me a medic. I'm a mess."

The Hyūga Compound was swarming with guards led by Hoheto by then. They quickly secured Kireina and confirmed the other four Kumo ninja were dead.

Cat was soon in the hands of the ANBU medics and was rushed away to the secure ward.

Hiashi turned to the three young ANBU and asked, "Do you want to go with your teammate? We can handle things from here."

Raven shook her head and said, "Our mandate is to guard the Hyūga Compound until relieved. We will remain on station."

Hiashi smiled and whispered, "I am so proud of you, my daughter."

Then ANBU Fox mysteriously vanished into thin air…

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Flashback…

Senju Clan Compound

Jiraiya was going through a box of his personal belongings and grumbling to himself. "Damn! I wanted to teach Naruto the rasengan and summoning but there just isn't time before the Oto Invasion. Minato; I know he's your legacy. I swear I'll teach him properly after this mess in over. I …what have we here? I thought this was lost forever." Jiraiya grinned suddenly and said, "If this isn't a sign from the afterlife, I don't know what is…"

Quickly wrapping the item up in a cloth, Jiraiya went over to see Naruto…

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Natsume Clan Home, Naruto's Fuinjutsu Office

Naruto was working on what was considered the deadliest of the Black Seals of Uzu. He'd been practicing it for weeks but still couldn't get the seal right. He stretched and groaned as his back popped. "Maybe I should take a break…" he thought aloud. That's when he heard a knock on his door. "Who is it?" he asked.

Jiraiya's voice came from outside. "It's Jiraiya, Naruto. Are you busy?"

"Come on in." said the seal master.

The white haired Sannin came in and said, "Hard at work I see. I've got something for you." He held out the cloth and said, "Be careful, it's sharp."

Naruto carefully unwrapped the item and saw and unusual tri-pronged kunai with seals engraved into it. Naruto looked at it in awe as he deciphered what it was. "Hiraishin…" he whispered.

Jiraiya smiled and said, "That is one of your old man's kunai. I'm sure he'd want you to have it."

The blonde shed a tear and said, "Thank you Jiraiya. This means a lot to me…" He held it up and thought, 'With this I'll burn the sky.'

After that Naruto furiously started researching the Hiraishin seal…

Flashback end…

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Roof of the Konoha Stadium

Hanako blocked the Kusanagi with her remaining kodachi and locked blades with Orochimaru. He gave a bloody smile and said, "It's only a matter of time before that blade breaks against the Kusanagi and you'll be defenseless Hanako-sama."

The elder's byakugan blazed and she said, "I am never defenseless as long as I have those to protect!" Then she unexpectedly stabbed him in the gut with Naruto's Hiraishin kunai and knocked Orochimaru back.

The force of the blow sent him rolling but Orochimaru laughed. "Do you really think such a little thing will kill me old woman?" That was when the Hiraishin seal blazed to life and ANBU Fox came out of nowhere. Orochimaru's slitted eyes widened when Naruto appeared and stuck to the Snake Sannin with chakra. "W-what in the hell?!" yelled the White Snake.

In a millisecond the blonde ANBU placed the tip of his calligraphy brush against Orochimaru's forehead and started painting a seal so fast that it was a blur even to the Snake Sanin. Orochimaru suddenly realized the whole reason that the seals all over the village that destroyed his plans were the result of this ANBU. He grabbed Naruto's wrist and pulled seal master's hand away before the seal was finished and shattered it. "YOU…you ruined everything!" roared Orochimaru in rage. "You and those accursed seals …I'm going to enjoy killing you slowly…"

Naruto could barely feel his fingers due to his broken wrist and it was agony just to move his index finger and thumb. He spun his fuinjutsu brush around 180 degrees so the base of the brush contacted Orochimaru's skin. Through gritted teeth he whispered "Fuin! Uzu Black Seal …Black Gate."

Orochimaru felt reality implode as his body froze in sheer terror and ANBU Fox pulled himself free and body flickered over to Hanako who was kneeling in exhaustion. The Snake Sanin had read of the Black Gate when he studied the legendary seals of the Uzumaki from a fuinjutsu book he didn't even pretend to comprehend it was so complex.

He saw ANBU Fox's smiling mask begin to talk in a voice like the Shinigami would have. The cold, dead voice said, "The Black Gate calls upon the souls of all you have murdered and allows them to judge you for all you've done. If you are found wanting, then it kills you by converting your cells into exploding chakra one cell at a time…and you have a lot of chakra Orochimaru…"

The Snake Sanin saw thousands of angry, murderous eyes surrounding him and saw his skin begin to burn and melt. He screamed in anguish beyond comprehension as every pore and orifice in his body burned with corrosive, exploding chakra. The eyes screamed at him and scorched away his eardrums as they said "Crush him! Burn him! Slaughter him! Let Orochimaru be judged!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" screamed the White Snake as his very soul burned him alive. He felt the skin, the muscle and the tendons burning away from an internal fire that could not; would not go out until nothing was left.

"NO! NO! I wanted to live forever! It wasn't supposed to happen like this! I-Grrrrrggggllllll…" His mouth was melted away and only Orochimaru's mind was left to scream as his internal organs and skeleton began to melt; steam and finally vanish forever. An afterimage of the White Snake's soul was left screaming and begging for mercy before it too evaporated into nothing…

The whole process seemed like hours to those who witnessed it. Naruto growled, "Serves him right."

Hiruzen, Hanako and Tsunade stared at the spot where Orochimaru had been. "Damn…" whispered Tsunade.

"Damn indeed." said Senju Tobirama as he came out from under the control of Orochimaru's talisman.

Hashirama also was free and commented, "I saw the Black Gate once before I married Mito-chan and I prayed that I would never see it again. Who is this boy Saru?"

Hiruzen sat down completely drained and said, "You don't know tired I am sensei. ANBU Fox is an Uzumaki."

The First Hokage laughed and replied, "That much is obvious Saru."

Tobirama briefly looked at his niece and said, "I too would like to see the young ANBU who knows the Black Gate and my Hiraishin as well."

Tsunade smiled and said, "ANBU Fox, this is the First and Second Hokages. Please remove your mask and introduce yourself."

Naruto nodded and removed his Fox mask with his uninjured left hand said, "First-sama and Second-sama, I am honored to meet you. "I am Uzumaki Naruto."

"And you are the Uzumaki Clan head judging by the swords you carry." replied Hashirama in a friendly way. "Well met Naruto. You are clearly very skilled for your age. Very nicely done."

Naruto smiled in appreciation of the praise and Tsunade took a look at his shattered wrist. "This is going to take some work Naruto-kun."

The First Hokage said; "Let me take care of it Tsunade-chan."

Tsunade chuckled and said, "Thank you Ji-sama."

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Within minutes Naruto was good as new. He flexed his fingers and rotated his wrist. "Thank you, Hokage-sama. I need to get back to my Team. The battle was over when I got summoned but I want to keep them safe." He slipped on his mask and vanished in a body flicker.

Hanako nodded proudly and said, "That's my boy."

"It sounds like you are quite attached to the young man Hanako-chan" said Hashirama humorously.

Hanako smiled and said, "Hashirama-sama, he is like a grandson to me. Naruto would give his life to protect those he loves. He may well be a fine Hokage someday…"

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Konoha's Outskirts

The three giant boa constrictors were dead. Jiraiya and Gambunta had been cleaning house. They saw that the few remaining Oto ninja were retreating and that his Tsunade-hime had defeated Orochimaru and was waving at him happily from the roof of the Konoha Stadium. There had been property damage and casualties to be sure but the Village of Konoha was standing stronger than ever. It would be days before things were settled down again, but Jiraiya wanted nothing more than to see Tsunade and little Mito-chan…

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POSTSCRIPT:

Well; that was short and sweet. The Konoha Crush moved so rapidly that I ended up squeezing it into one chapter. I don't know if anyone was expecting it but ol' Oro-chan is truly dead. Game over with no free men. Next chapter will mainly be the mop up from the Oto invasion. See you next time. Blue out. 8/13/23