Chapter 4 Breakout Part Two

-Dove Battle-

Dove quickly dodged several Kunai's fired by the SHARK-nins she then quickly goes up to them and tries to slash them with her Katana but they dodge the attack and fire at her where she was unable to full dodge one of the Kunai's and cut her arm lightly. She then quickly doses a few hand seals and cries out.

"Suiton: Hōmatsu Rappa (Water Style: Violent Bubble Wave)"

In which the surrounding space around them became covered in bubbles blocking the SHARK-nins line of sight where they then moved out of the bubbled area.

This of coarse was what Dove had wanted and when the two SHARK-nins moved out of the bubble filled area Dove quickly attacked them taking them both by surprise and killing one of the two SHARK-nins by slicing his throat which she nearly decapitated him by doing so. Unfortunately the other SHARK-nin was able to get away in time.

After which when Dove killed his partner he tired to kill her by firing another Kunai at her when her back was turned, lucky she was able to dodge it by the mire inch's cutting a bit of her uniform.

Dove then quickly charged the SHARK-nin with her Katana again as she did she dodge another Kunai fired her way by the SHARK-nin when she got to the SHARK-nin and slashed at him he was just able to move out of her charging attack. But as he moved away Dove quickly did a few one handed hand seals and the cried out.

"Suiton: Takokei (Water Style: Octopus whip)"

In which a Water whip sprung from around her arm as she went by him and rapped around the SHARK-nin waist in which when she pulled she was able to pull herself towards the SHARK-nin and combined with her momentum from her previous charge she was able to increase her speed so that the SHARK-nin could not dodge or move out of the way in time and was pierced in the heart by her Katana.

-Phoenix Battle-

Phoenix hand his hands full with fighting the two SHARK-nins that he was battling with where when he fought against a SHARK-nin with his own Katana against Phoenix the other would come up and try and hit him with his portable volley gun. Also if he tried to attack the SHARK-nin with the portable volley gun then the SHARK-nin with the Katana would intercept him in which the same thing would happen all over again.

As he dodged another Kunai sent his way the SHARK-nin with the Katana started to do a few hand seals and the cried out

"Suiton: Mugensame (Water Style: Infinite Shark)"

Where a massive amount of sharks started to head towards him, knowing that he couldn't defeat so many Water sharks with just his Katana Phoenix quickly began his own set of hand seals and after finishing them he cried out.

"Ranton: Reizā Sākasu (Storm Style: Laser Circus)"

In which several massive laser like beams came from his hands and hitting several different Water sharks and destroyed them. The beams then began to alter their direction and started to destroy the other Water sharks and within seconds all the Water sharks were destroyed. But as soon as he finish his Jutsu Phoenix was hit in the shoulder blade with a Kunai by the SHARK-nin with volley gun and when he realised what had happen he saw the other SHARK-nin charging forward with his Katana.

Within a few seconds the SHARK-nin had stabbed Phoenix in his stomach with his Katana, but before the SHARK-nin could fully enjoy his victory he quickly realised that the body that he had stabbed was the body of one of his dead comrades that Phoenix had been able to replace himself with a Kawarimi no Jutsu (Substitution Jutsu). The SHARK-nin also then noticed several exploding tags on the dead SHARK-nin body. Realising this, the SHARK-nin tried to get away but was caught in the explosion when the tags on the dead body exploded.

After a few seconds after the explosions the SHARK-nin came out of the bubble screen that covered the blast area, and even though he had survived the blast he was still badly injured and as the tried to swim away he then saw Phoenix heading towards him with shocking speed. Unable to move away quickly enough due to the injuries he had suffered from the blast all he could do was watch as Phoenix charged towards him and stab him in the head with his Katana.

As soon as a Phoenix had killed the first SHARK-nin the other fired several Kunai's at him where Phoenix had to dodge and deflect them. After which he then charged at the SHARK-nin but the SHARK-nin made sure to keep his distance from him.

Knowing the he couldn't get close enough to the SHARK-nin Phoenix then started to do a few hands seals.

Thinking that Phoenix was going to fire a Jutsu at him the SHARK-nin got ready to dodge the attack. But what the SHARK-nin did not expect was for Phoenix to turn his back to him and then cry out.

"Suiton: Hahonryū (Water Style: Ripping Torrent)" creating a massive torrent that shoot Phoenix toward the SHARK-nin with incredible speed

It was then that the SHARK-nin realised that Phoenix was not firing the Jutsu at him but was using it to propel himself towards him with amazing speed. After realizing this, the SHARK-nin tried to move out of Phoenix path but knew that he was coming in too fast for him to move away in time. In which Phoenix then sped towards him and severed the SHARK-nin head from his body.

-Falcon Battle-

As his comrades were dealing with the other SHARK-nins Falcon was busy fighting the captain of the SHARK teams and the last remaining member.

"How is this possible we are SHARK the best underwater Shinobi fighting unit in the world and yet we being slaughtered by these bastards it doesn't make any sense" thought the SHARK captain furiously who had seen his remaining men being killed by Dove and Phoenix

"Damn it you Kumo bastards if you think you going to win this fight your dead wrong" shouted the SHARK captain through his breathing radio speaker mask.

The SHARK captain then charged forward followed quickly by the one remaining SHARK-nin.

Falcon then engaged them both in a sword fight unfortunately due to the fact they were fighting underwater Falcon could not fight to his full extent in sword fighting since the Water slowed down and decreased his attacking strikes and slash's of his sword.

As they fought Falcon made a slashing strike for the SHARK captain head but the SHARK captain was able to duck the slash in time to keep from his head from being cut off.

The other SHARK-nin then made his own attack against Falcon by trying to stab him in the chest with his sword but fortunately Falcon was able to use a Kawarimi no Jutsu and replace himself with a Water clone. In which Falcon then made his own counterattack against the SHARK-nin by appearing behind the SHARK-nin and slashing diagonally at the SHARK-nin back.

But before he could the SHARK captain intercepted and blocked the attack with his Katana and forced Falcon back.

After his failed attack Falcon then began to spin his sword around in front of him in which it created a vortex and shot it towards the two SHARK-nins as it did Falcon cried out "Kadboushi (Spinning Vortex)".

The two SHARK-nins were able to avoid the attack but were separated by the attack which was what Falcon had wanted where he then raced towards the SHARK-nin with great speed.

When the SHARK-nin saw Falcon heading towards him he quickly raised his sword up quickly to block Falcon one handed sword attack which it did. But unfortunately this was just a diversionary attack and Falcon then brought up his other hand and a three prong wrist bladed Ninja claw sprung out of his Ninja Gauntlet in which Falcon then swung the wrist blade at the unprotected side of the SHARK-nin head and killed him before he could do anything to avoid or block the attack.

Just after Falcon had killed the SHARK-nin the SHARK captain came charging behind him shouting.

"Die you Kumo bastard I kill you all for what you done"

Where he then swung his Katana in a downward slash which Falcon was just barley able to block the attack by holding up his wrist blade and Katana above his head in a cross X fashion and push him back but as soon as he pushed the SHARK captain back, the SHARK captain began to do some hand seals and the shouted out "Suiton: Kyoha-Shokupiran (Water Style: Piranha School Feeding Frenzy)".

In which dozens of small Water Piranha's appeared and started to race towards Falcon who tried to fight them off with his Katana and although he was able to destroy three or four of them several others were able to wound him by biting his arm, sides, and legs as well as cutting them.

Realising that he could not destroy all the Water Piranha's with just his sword Falcon then put his sword back in his sheath on his back began to spin around again like he did before when he defeated the five SHARK-nins that had surrounded him. But instead of spinning clockwise like he did earlier he was now spinning counter clockwise, he the shouted out "Uzumaki Tenrai" in which he created another giant Whirlpool around him like before but instead of sucking things in and around it, it forced things outwards and creating small water blades at the same time the pushed the SHARK captain away and destroyed the Water Piranha's at the same time.

Soon enough the attack ended and Falcon stopped spinning but just as soon as Falcon regained his bearings he saw the SHARK captain charging directly in front of him crying out.

"DDDDDDDIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE!"

Falcon then just manage to bring up both his arms up to block the sword downward slash and caught the sword with the metal spikes on his Ninja Gaulets after which with a power pull he separated his arms and broke the Katana at the same moment.

Not losing the momentum of what he did Falcon then quickly brought up his arm with the wrist blades on it and did a powerful upper cut on the SHARK captain who was still slightly stunted with his sword being broken. Where when Falcon did his upper cut the blades went right through the SHARK captain bottom chin and up to his head were the tip of the middle blade could be seen at the top of the now dead SHARK captain.

When Falcon removed his wrist blades from the dead SHARK captain Phoenix and Dove swam over to him.

"Commander are you ok?" asked Dove

"Yes I fine thank you, just a few scratches noting to worry about how about you to?" replied Falcon

"We're both ok sir no serious injuries" answered Phoenix

"Good now with the SHARK-nins gone we can deal with the net that has the Swordfish" said Falcon in which he and the others swam to the Submarine where Hawk and Raven were still trying to free it from the net

"Hawk! Any luck with the net?" asked Falcon

"No sir the net is too strong with ordinary blades and it resistant to out Chakra there just no why to cut it" said Hawk

"This is troubling to say the lest if we do not free the Swordfish soon it will sink further down and eventually be crushed due to the pressure" spoke Falcon

"Swordfish this is Falcon over" spoke Falcon on his radio in which Sun Li responded

"Falcon this is Swordfish go ahead over"

"All Sharks have been eliminated but we are unable to free the ship the net is resistant to our chakra and is too strong for our blades to cut over" spoke Falcon

After Falcon had finish reporting the situation to Sun Lithe net around the ship started to get tighter and the Swordfish stopped sinking and was beginning to rise

"What going on?" asked Raven

"The Kiri Warships above are pulling up the sub" answered Hawk

"But why?" asked Dove

"They must still want the Princess not to mention they properly what to capture the Swordfish so to examine it and try and create their own fleet of Submarines" said Phoenix

"Falcon! Come in Falcon this is Swordfish what is going on why are we rising?" spoke Sun Li through the radio

"Swordfish this is Falcon it seems that the Kiri Warships above are pulling up the Swordfish I believe that they want to recapture the Princess and capture the Swordfish along with us" answered Falcon

"Roger Falcon, you and the rest of your teams come back in over" replied Sun Li

"Roger Swordfish over and out" replied Falcon after which he and the others started to swim back to the Swordfish emergency air hatch so to enter back into the Submarine since the flood room was damage.

-The Bridge of the Swordfish-

"Dam it" swore Sun Li when she had finished speaking to Falcon on the radio after which she then turned to the radio man and asked

"Have you been able to make contact with the escort fleet?"

"No Ma-am all I getting is static so even if they got our message we can't tell since we're unable to receive any reply from them" answered the radioman

"Commander what are we going to do? If we don't do something now were all going be captured or killed" spoke the crewman at the steering wheel

For a minute or two Commander Sun Li said noting and just continued to look out the main window screen.

"Commander-" Spoke the crewman again but before he could finish Sun Li interrupted him and asked her own question

"Saizo are our ballast tanks still working? asked Sun Li" to the crewman at the steering wheel who's name was Saizo

"Eh! Yes they are but why?" said the confused Saizo

"Because were going to take the fight to them" answered Sun Li

"Huh?" said Saizo

"In our current condition we will be all captured or killed and the only chance we have of getting out of here is to take these guys out and since we can't manoeuvre underwater to fire at them with the net on us the only chance we have is to raise the ship to the surface and take them out quickly before they have a chance to fire back at us" answered Sun Li

"But even if we do rise the ship they will fire on us within a minute we have no chance against them" spoke Saizo

"Not if we destroy one of the ships as we rise up at the same time"

"Huh?" said Saizo again

"It simple as we near the surface we will eventually go right underneath the Kiri ship that is pulling us up and at that moment we blow the ballast tanks a full power which will launch us up to the surface and with the momentum we would smash right through the ship and which would create confusion with the other ships and give us an opportunity to take them out before they can organise themselves"

"But Ma-am if we do that it could destroy us along with the ship when we rise up" said Saizo

"I know but it our best bet besides this ship is tough I know that she can take it" answered Sun Li it a slight smile on her face as she said the last part and continued

"Now I know the is a long shot a best people but it the best I got and if anyone here as any better idea's I be more than happen to hear it" asked Sun Li where she was met with only silence since no-one had a better idea's

"Now once Falcon and the others are back in have everyone get ready for the attack and have them be ready for a harsh surfacing so they better hold on to something tight"

"Yes Ma-am" answered Saizo

"Commander Sun Li? Are your certain this is the best course of action to take" asked Kurenai as she stepped forward

Sun Li then turned around to her and said

"As I said it is our best chance otherwise we will be all captured or killed and I for one have no intention of being their Prisoner or handing over this ship to Kiri beside if we going down then we might as well go down fighting" spoke Sun Li

"But what about the Princess we can't put her life in danger like this your duty was to bring her back safely and-" said Kurenai but before she could finish Princess Sachi interrupted her

"Do not worry about me Kurenai -san I agree with Commander Sun Li also I have no intention of being a Prisoner for Kiri again"

"Very well Princess if that is your wish" sigh Kurenai knowing she could not win and then turned back to Sun Li and spoke again

"If we have your permission Commander Sun Li my team and I would like to help if possible" offered Kurenai

"Very well you and your team can get some weapons from the spares that Falcon and his teams have since we may have to board one or two of the ships so we need all the help we can get" answered Sun Li which Kurenai nodded and went down to the lower level with the rest of her team to get some weapons

Within a minute or two the Swordfish was directly underneath the Kiri ship that was pulling them up with the net.

"Fire the ballast tanks" ordered Sun Li

After which the Submarine was launch straight up and crashed right through the ship and splitting it in two killing many Kiri crewmen and Shinobi's that were on board and throwing others into the Water.

After the Submarine was on the surface the Kiri fleet was in complete chaos with many ships being over flown with Water or pieces from the destroyed ship scattering all over them and with the way the Submarine had suddenly appeared when the Submarine crashed through the ship also when that had happened the net was ripped off it although part of the net was still tangled up with the propeller of the Submarine.

As soon as the Submarine was on the surface Sun Li quickly order the first two torpedos fired from their launchers at the nearest Kiri Warship in which after the torpedos were fired they quickly hit their target and destroyed it. After that Sun Li gave the order again with the remaining two torpedos's and destroyed another Kiri Warship.

After the torpedoes were all fired Sun Li quickly order for the volley gun on the top of the Submarine to be released and fired. In which it was, and the volley gun fired its remaining exploding Kunai's on the remaining Kiri Warships where two more of the Kiri Warships were destroyed while another two were damaged.

As soon as all the Kunai's had been fired from the volley gun Sun Li quickly gave orders for most of the crew, the Konoha team and all but two of the STORM-nins to go out with her onto the conning tower (3) and board the enemy ships. But before any of them even go up the ladder to the conning tower they heard a loud shot after which they were then hit and a harpoon point was sticking through the metal hull of the bridge of the Submarine. A few seconds later it was followed by several more loud shots and three more harpoons hit the Submarine and were sticking through the hull of it.

"Shit they have harpoon guns on their ships, dam it I should have know they would" cursed Sun Li

This was because many Warships of late had harpoon launchers on their decks so that they could fire harpoon bolts at enemy ships decks and have the bolts tied by a rope to the their ships so that they could pull the enemy ship closer to them and board the ship.

A few seconds later they heard a voice shouting to them

"Attention Kumo ship my name is Admiral Fubiku Commander of Kiri fifteenth battle group you are surrounded on all sides and your ship is unable to move surrender now or you will be destroyed you have thirty seconds or we destroy the ship" shouted the Admiral

"Damn it we're finished I underestimated their recovery time from our surprise attack" cursed Sun Li

"But Ma-am we can still fight we can go out and fight them hand to hand" said one of the younger crewmen

"That would be pointless I afraid they would most likely have their volley guns at the entrance and there isn't enough time for us to sneak out of the Submarine through the emergency underwater hatch to escape. We have no choice but to surrender" spoke Sun Li where she then turned to the Princess and the Konoha-nin and spoke again

"I'm apologise to you all it seems that we rescued you all only to be captured again"

"There is no need to apologise Commander Sun Li you did your best thank you all for at lest trying to save us I'm only sorry that it ended like this" answered the Princess

"As I'm I Princess" replied Sun Li after which she then turn to Saizo and said "As we each go up to conning tower make sure to had exploding notes all over the Swordfish and have them ready to explode as soon as the first Kiri-nin goes down into it I don't want Kiri to have a model to make their own fleet of Submarines"

"Yes Ma-am" replied Saizo

"Admiral Fubiku this is the captain of the ship we will surrender and are coming up" shouted Sun Li to the Admiral as she open the entrance hatch to the Submarine and came out

A few minutes everyone on the Submarine was out on top of the Submarine with there hands in the air as a sign of surrender.

"Wise decision captain now have the Princess step forward so that we can see her" ordered the Admiral which the Princess did.

"Very good now we will send a small boat to you and the Princess will get on it and bring her to us. Once that is done my men will then come to you and board your ship and you will all be held as Prisoners of War" spoke the Admiral but once he finish he then turned to his second in command and spoke quietly to him

"Once the Princess is away have our men ready to fire the volley guns on my orders at the crew of the ship once they are all dead we will board the ship and take it as our prize to The Mizukage"

"But sir why don't we take them Prisoner I sure we could get valuable information from the Konoha-nins and the captain of the ship and those ANBU Ninja's are sure to have very useful information about Kumo and the Heavenly Alliance that we could use" whisper the second in command to the Admiral

"No The Mizukage orders were to eliminate the Konoha-nins and the crew of the ship for destroying "The Hold" not to mention we lost all three of our SHARK squads and half our force because of them so we going to eliminate them before they cause us anymore trouble. But we will take some of the bodies of those ANBU's since any Ninja group that can defeat our SHARK units in a underwater battle is a major threat to us" answered the Admiral

"Very well sir" answered the second in command

After a few minutes a small boat with two Kiri-nins and two Kiri crewmen came up to the Swordfish and brought the Princess on board and moved away from the Submarine. Once it was a few feet away from the ship the Admiral gave out the order to prepare to fire at the crew of the Swordfish in which all the volley guns on the ships and the portable ones carried by the Kiri-nins on board were aimed at the Swordfish crew.

"I knew it" thought Sun Li angrily

"NO YOU CAN'T DO THIS, WE SURRENDERED! UNDER THE ARTICALES OF WAR, ALL SURRENDERING ENEMIES ARE TO BE HELD PRISONER AND GIVEN FULL QUARTER" screamed Princess Sachi as she struggled with the two Kiri-nins that were holding her

"That my be true from were you come from Princess, but that is not how we do things in Kiri or in other Shinobi Nations since we only take Prisoners who will be of use to us like yourself, while others like the crew of that ship who are of no real use to us are killed" sneered the Admiral and lifted up his hand to give the sign to fire and shouted

"Fir-" But before he could finish giving the order one of the Volley guns on the one of the ships exploded

(Insert Gundam 00 – Counterattack theme music)

Next the other Volley guns on the other ships exploded and exploding Kunai and Senbon needles fell down on the ships and around them causing more explosions

"What the hell going on" shouted the Admiral

"Sir Look" pointed the second in command in the sky in which when he did he saw over thirty Sky Hawk-Ninja's flying in the air dropping exploding Kunai's and Senbon needles down on them causing small explosions on the ships and around them.

Suddenly the Admiral and his second in command had to drop down onto the deck of the ship to avoid being hit by a low flying Sky Hawk-Ninja that flew just over them and who then used a Lighting Jutsu to destroy a lower mast of one of the ships.

"Don't just stand there you fools fire at them" yelled the Admiral to the Kiri-nins who carried the Portable volley guns

The Kiri-nin quickly began to fire their Portal volley guns in the air at the Sky Hawk Ninja's but none of them were hit as the Sky Hawk-Ninja's were trained to dodge and avoid enemy fire from the ground in which they either skilfully dodge them or the flew high enough so that the Kunai's would not reach them.

As this was happening the crew of the Swordfish were cheering wildly at being saved

"Who are they?" asked Sakura who was then answered by a crewman

"They are Kumo Sky Hawk-Ninja's they are specially trained Ninja's that are train to use special gliders that allow them to fly and fight from the air" answered the crewmen as he continued to cheer as the Konoha team was shocked to hear of Kumo having yet another secret elite force.

"What are you all standing and cheering here like idiots get back down into the Swordfish before the Kiri-nins decide to fire at us" ordered Sun Li in which the crew quickly began to get back down onto the sub

Also as Sun Li was giving orders to her crew to get back down into the Swordfish Falcon suddenly appeared behind the two Kiri-nins that were holding the Princess. Before either of them even knew what happen he quickly smashed their heads together knocking them out and then threw them into the Water. After which before the two Kiri crewmen that were rowing the boat could even do anything Falcon and the Princess disappeared with a quick Shunshin no Jutsu and appeared back on top of the Submarine where they entered back into it.

Just as soon as everyone got back into the Swordfish several bangs and loud whistling sounds were heard going through the air after which several more massive explosions went off around the Kiri ships.

"What the hell was that?" shouted the Admiral

"Sir Look" said the second in command and pointing into the near distance in which when the Admiral turned and looked he saw something that made him go ghost white for he couldn't believe what he was seeing. Three massive Warships each the size of a large castle, which was by the look of them were at least two hundred and forty yards long and had over a dozen cannons on it front, which was where the blasts were coming from (4) not to mention well as more cannons on both sides of the Warships. He could also see more of those flying Ninja's launching from behind the front part of the ship. Also around the three massive Warships were over twenty normal Kumo Warships.

Suddenly several more blast came from the castle size Warships and within a few seconds the cannonballs that were fired flew through the air and hit one of the Kiri Warships and caused it to explode and the remains of it quickly began to sink or scattered to the other Kiri Warships.

"Admiral Fubiku we must retreat now before we're all destroyed" said his second in command

"Are you mad I will not let these Kumo bastards make me run away I would rather die here and now than live with the sham-" spoke the Admiral but before he could finish he was struck by a stray Kunai from one of his own men and was killed instantly

With the Admiral dead his second in command quickly took command and ordered all the remaining Kiri Warships to retreat in which the Kumo force decided to not pursue them.

-(End Gundam 00 – Counterattack theme music)-

-Several minutes later inside the Swordfish-

With the Kiri ships gone many of the crewmen collapsed on the floor of the bridge from relief realizing at how close the came to being killed, while other started to shout and cry with joy again that they were saved some even saying that they always knew they make it, even some of the STORM-nins showed signs of relief by sighing or by the way their bodies seemed more relax since no one could see their faces since they still had their masks on them. Even the Commander Sun Li showed a bit of relief when she lower her shoulders and sat down at the nearby seat.

Even as everyone in the Submarine was now letting down their guard since they knew they were safe now with the escort fleet here. There were some people that did not join the others in the celebrations those people were the Konoha team and Princess Sachi who were now looking through the main view screen at the oncoming castle size Warships with looks of awe or disbelief since as the Warships came closer there true size came into scope and the Konoha team could not believe what they were seeing or even that ships this size actually existed. As the ships got closer they noticed that the lead ship differed from the others since Bowsprit (5) was in the shape of a large Golden Dragon head that look like to be roaring at them which most likely was the point so to scare the enemy.

"Impressive aren't they" spoke Sun Li who came over to them

"What kind of ships are they?" asked Kurenai

"They are called Fortress ships due to their massive size, they are the backbone of Kumo and Kaminari no Kuni naval forces as well as the naval forces of the Heavenly Alliance since we have several of them in various different fleets and battle groups" answered Sun Li

"You have more of those things?" spoke a shocked Sakura which Sun Li just nodded in reply

"How many?" asked Choji

"Enough to make Kirigakure and Mizu no Kuni rethink about their belief that they are the major navel military power in Elemental continent" replied Sun Li which made the Konoha team and Princess Sachi wonder just how powerful was Kumo and the Heavenly Alliance especially since they can keep things like these Fortress ships, the Submarines and Flying Ninja's unites a secret from the rest Elemental Nations without anyone finding out.

Soon enough the lead Warship with the Bowsprit shape of a large Dragon head got closer to the Swordfish where its Bow (6) began to open up like a double door (much to the surprise of the Konoha team and the Princess). When the doors open up they could see inside a small dock inside the ships large enough to hold a Submarine, quickly enough the Fortress ship swallowed up the Swordfish and after the Swordfish was inside the Fortress ship the doors closed.

-Several minutes later inside the Fortress ships-

Once the Swordfish was inside the Fortress ship both the crew and the Ninja teams got out quickly enough along with the Princess both the Princess and the Konoha team were still in shock at how big the Warship was but they quickly got over their awe when they saw something else which was equally surprising. For on the dock were several different people waiting for the crew of the Swordfish normally this would not surprise them but the fact that surprised them was that one of the people waiting on the dock from the was The Rokudaime Raikage aka the famed Raiden no Kami (God of Thunder and Lightning) the man who destroyed and entire armada of fifty Warships (which carried an army of ten thousand men) with a single Jutsu. As he came closer to the group everyone there could practically feel an aura of dominate authoritative power coming from The Raikage which made them all submissive to his presence, he had also a powerful essence about him which made everyone around him feel a combination of fear and respect for him. As he came closer the Konoha team could not help but shiver slightly at the power that they felt emanating from The Raikage, which told them that he was not a man to be trifled with.

The Raikage wore official Kage uniform for The Raikage and his hat was yellow with the Kanji for Lightning on it. Also the only thing that was unofficial about his clothing was that he wore a mask identical to Kakashi mask where it covered most of his face so that they could only see his eyes which were blue.

As The Raikage walked towards their group the Konoha team looked at the four people behind him three of which were women while the fourth was a tall dark-skinned man with a muscular build, as well as white hair and beard. On his right shoulder, he had a tattoo that said "iron" and on his left cheek a tattoo of a bull's horn. He wore oval-shaped sunglasses and a white-coloured forehead protector that had the Kumo symbol on it. He also wore a white-coloured one-strap-over-one-shoulder Flak Jacket of a Kumogakure Jonin, with a red rope tied around his waist, white hand-bands, and a white scarf around his neck. He also carried seven swords on his back. One of the women next to The Raikage was a tall long blonde hair woman who had her hair tied up in a ponytail and wore her headband around her head. She had cat shape like eyes and wore a standard outfit of an ANBU ninja. The next woman was a medium height and slim build woman with bright green hair and pink eyes. She wore a high white shirt and armlets and a fishnet waistband. She also wore her Takigakure forehead protector on her right arm and her Kumogakure on her left. She also carried a cylindrical object on her back. The final women was a tall (slightly shorter that the blonde women) black hair woman who had her hair in a bun and wore her Kumo headband around her head. She wore a dark blue sleeveless vest that reach down to her lower rear with a red sash tying it around her waste like a belt and red shorts under the blue vest. She also had a red shoulder-less undershirt underneath the blue vest and carried a short Katana on her lower back.

When The Raikage reached them he immediately went to Princees Sachi where he bowed slightly to her which she returned and he then began to speak to her.

"Princess Sachi it a pleasure to finally meet you in person and to welcome you on board to the Flag ship of Kumo fleet the Zennyo Ryūō, you've no idea of how happy it makes me to see that my people were able to rescue you without any harm coming to you" spoke The Raikage in a polite and respectful voice.

"Thank you for your kind words Raikage-denka, as well as for sending your people to save Kurenai-san, her comrades and myself for if you had not we would most certainty be still in "The Hold" as Prisoners. I'm truly in your depth as are my family and my people for saving me from being used by The Mizukage and the Mizu Daimyo". replied Princess Sachi who bowed to The Raikage again in gratitude.

"It was our pleasure Princess Sachi" said The Raikage.

"Now allow me to introduce my personal bodyguards" said The Raikage where he introduce the tall Dark-skinned man with a muscular build as Killer Bee, the Blonde hair woman as Yugito, the Green haired women as Fū and the Black haired woman as Okatsu. After each introduction to the Princess bowed respectfully to each of them as they did to her although when Killer Bee was introduced he started to talk in rhymes about who he was and about how beautiful the Princess was although as he did most people noticed that they weren't very good rhymes. He only stopped when Yugito hit him over the head causing a large bump to form on his head and telling him to shut up which just cause Killer Bee to rub the bump on his head and mumble about how an artist is never appreciated in his time which just caused The Raikage to chuckle since he was use to their antics.

This of course surprised Konoha team since they knew who three of The Raikage bodyguards were when he said their names since when Jiraiya first went to gather information on Raikou Ao (Blue Lightning) he informed Tsuande, the Council and all senior Shinobi's of the names and identities of Kumo's Jinchūriki's they also knew the name and identity of the Taki's Jinchūriki since they use to be Allies with Takigakure.

Although they were surprised at first at who were The Raikage bodyguards they quickly got over it since it did make sense to have people like them to protect The Raikage since who better to protect a Kage than a Jinchūriki host since there were few people in the world that could stand toe to toe with a Jinchūriki let alone three at the same time.

After The Raikage had introduced his bodyguards to the Princess he then spoke again to her

"Princess Sachi I thought you would like to know that we informed your father and King Michiru Tsuki, that we were sending a team to rescue you. Upon which they each sent a large task force of ships to meet up with us at a rendezvous point off the northern shore of Nagi island where they will bring you to Tsuki no Kuni. We've also just sent a messenger hawk to inform them of our success and we should met up with them by later on this evening, also I thought you would like to know that your fiancé Prince Hikaru and your brother Prince Tachihiko are on each of the task force fleets that will met us" spoke The Raikage

"Hikaru-kun and Tachihiko-nii-san will be there?" asked the Princess with clear joy written on her face at seeing her loved ones

"Yes" replied The Raikage after which he then continued

"Now if you follow Okatsu here she will lead you to my private cabin which has been made ready for you. I'm sure you must be tired and hungry after the events that you have gone through as of late, and would like to rest and have something to eat before we meet up with your brother and your fiancé" said The Raikage.

"Thank you Raikage-denka but I'm fine since Commander Sun Li was gracious enough to give me her cabin and I ate well enough of the Swordfish. But if it is possible could I have a change of clothing since I would like to be rid of this Prison uniform" answered the princess.

"Of coarse we have a selection of Elegant Kimono's that I'm sure you would like on board the ship, for whenever Lady Daimyo Kicho is on board, please take whatever one you would like to wear, the Lady Daimyo will not mind, I'm certain. Also if there is anything else that you wish, like food or something, please don't hesitate to ask" spoke The Raikage.

"Thank you again Raikage-denka" replied the Princess as he left with Okatsu to go and get change in The Raikage private cabin. After which The Raikage then turned to Falcon and his teams and spoke again.

"Excellent work all of you I expected nothing less from you all, were there any problems other than the ones that you had on the Swordfish when you rescued the Princess?" asked The Raikage.

"Nothing that we could not handle Raikage-sama, the attack itself went according as you planned", answered Falcon which The Raikage nodded and spoke again.

"Very good I want a detail report from all of you in three days other than that you are all dismissed, expect for you Falcon I wish to speak to further in a few minutes", order The Raikage, where all the STORM-nins saluted and all but Falcon Shunshin away after which The Raikage turned to Commander Sun Li and her crew.

"Excellent work to all of you as well I will make sure that you will all receive commendations for your efforts", spoke The Raikage to the crew which they saluted after which he then turned to Sun Li and spoke again.

"As for you Commander Sun Li, I recall asking you not to do anything reckless that would get you into trouble and that little stunt you played when you battled with the Kiri Warships would count as reckless" spoke The Raikage with authority.

"I apologise Raikage-sama but it was the only real course of action I could take in the situation we were in at the time, and it did give you enough time to come to our aid, beside you know better than anyone I take after my husband, and you yourself can't talk much. Since this plan was yours and if I may say some of the other stunts that you did back in the Civil War were a great deal more reckless and risky than the one I pulled back there" replied Sun Li with a small smirk on her face.

After which The Raikage started to chuckle and began to speak again.

"Very true, so I guess I can't really lecture you either, but I can at least ask you to try and not take as many risks if possible", asked The Raikage with a slight chuckle.

"I do my best sir" replied Sun Li with the smirk still planted on her face.

"Very good you are all dismissed, I will have the Zennyo Ryūō repair crew begin to repair the damage on the Swordfish" spoke The Raikage after which Sun Li and her crew saluted and then left by going through the door way at the end of the dock and up a staircase to the upper levels of the Warship. After Sun Li and her crew left The Raikage then turned to Kurenai and her team where Kurenai then stood forward to present herself and bowed to him in respect which was followed by Lee, Sakura and Choji who each bowed to him in respect.

"Raikage-denka on behave of my team and I, we wish to thank you for having your teams rescue us from "The Hold" even though you were under no obligation to do so, we own you our lives, thank you". spoke Kurenai respectfully.

"You're welcome Kurenai-san think nothing of it" said The Raikage official like after which he then turned Lee and spoke.

"Rock Lee Konoha Nidaime no Kedakai Aoi Mōjū (Konoha's Second Prideful Green Beast) one of Konoha top Jonin fighters and their most famous Taijutsu specialist as well as former student of Maito Gai the original Konoha no Kedakai Aoi Mōjū (Konoha Prideful Green Beast) and husband to the Clan head of the Kurama Clan. Also former team-mate of Hyuga Neji Konoha famed Higyoushiroi(White Strike) and Miyoshi Tenten Konoha famed Okami ken (Blade Mistress)". surprising Lee and the others at how much he knew of him.

Ignoring their surprise looks The Raikage continued to speak.

"I've heard a great deal of your exploits over the years which are quite impressive, your reputation as a skilled Taijutsu master and fighter is well know by my Shinobi's and the rest of the Heavenly Alliance and is highly regarded and respected by them".

"Thank you for your kind and youthful words Raikage-denka you do me great honour", spoke Lee respectfully and smiled showing his trade gleaming smile which made Yugito, Falcon, Killer Bee and Fū wonder if he used bleach to wash is teeth to have teeth like that.

"Perhaps at some later point in the future you and I can have a friendly spar, since I would enjoy testing my Taijutsu skill against someone of your calibre and reputation" said The Raikage

This of course got an immediate reaction from Lee where his smile got even bigger and nearly blinding the others after which Killer Bee, Fū, Yugito and Falcon could of swore they saw fire coming from his eyes.

"YOSH! I can see now why you became The Raikage, Raikage-denka for your flames of youth truly burn brightly, I would be greatly honoured to test my Taijutsu skill against a person as skilled as you and see which of our flames of youth truly burn brightest". cried Lee which caused Kureani and the others to sigh out of embarrassment and Killer Bee, Falcon and the girls to have large sweat drops at the back of their heads although The Raikage just chuckled out of amusement of Lee antics.

"Good, I look forward to the day where we can have our little Taijutsu spar and…eh! How did you put…. Ah! Yes…. test our flames of youth". spoke The Raikage with a slight chuckle which only increased when he saw the flames in Lee eyes get bigger and he then started to shout out about how youthful The Raikage was.

This of course continued for a few minutes until Sakura decided she had enough and hit Lee over the head with her fist and knocked him out with a large bump on his head which just made The Raikage chuckle more after which he then turned to Choji and spoke to him.

"Akimichi Choji Konoha no Kyojin Keiude (Konoha Strong-Armed Giant) son of Akimichi Chōza former member of the original Ino-Shika-Cho and heir to the head of the Akimichi Clan Akimichi Chōza as well as member of the NeoIno-Shika-Cho, the fame of you team is also well known to me. As well as your individual fame and skill is quite admirable to say the least".

"Thank you Raikage-denka you honour me with your words" said Choji as he bowed respectfully.

After which The Raikage then turned to Sakura were he had a slight frown on his face.

"Haruno Sakura Konoha Chiyu Sakura (Healing Sakura of Konoha) and apprentice of Godaime Hokage I heard a small bit about you as well your skill which is some what acceptable as a Shinobi, and decent to say the least as a medic-nin although no were near the same level as your Sensei The Hokage" spoke The Raikage in a an emotionless voice.

This of course caught Sakura by surprise since although her skill in healing was not yet at Tsunade's level it was still quite good and her Shinobi skills was among the best in the village since she was one of Konoha top Kunoichi's. The fact that The Raikage had just brushed off her skills off like that was insulting to say the lest but decided to do noting about since it wasn't worth getting in trouble with a Kage over especially a Kage who they knew so little about in terms of skill and power.

"Eeehhhh!... Thank you Raikage-denka" spoke Sakura quietly

"As of right now this fleet his heading for our rendezvous with the Tasks force fleets from Tsuki no Kuni and Umi no Kuni once we done that we will drop you all at Fire Country shores where you can make your own way back to Konoha. Also we have setup cabins for you to sleep in since it will take us about three days to reach the Fire country after we have handed the Princess back to her fiancé Prince Hikaru and her brother Prince Tachihiko. As long as you are on this ship you will be allowed to be on deck and walk around it you also be allowed in the mess hall and the crews lounge rooms but you will not be allowed anywhere else due to security. Failure to obey these rules will result in you being put in the ship's brig and have your memorise erased of your time on this Warship is that clear" spoke The Raikage with a air of authority that showed why he was a Kage

"Of course Raikage-denka" answered Kurenai who was a bit unnerved at the way The Raikage was looking at them since it clearly told them that if they crossed him they regret it

"Very well then Fū here will show you where the your cabins are as well as the crews lounge, the mess hall and how to get up on the deck also during the trip you will each have one of my Shinobi's accompanying you wherever you go if you try and go around the Warship without one of them with you, you will be placed in the brig is that also clear" spoke The Raikage again who was staring at them intently

"Yes Raikage-denka" answered Kurenai to which The Raikage just nodded and turned around and was about to leave the dock with Yugito, Falcon and Killer Bee when Kurenai decided to call out The Raikage before he left so to ask him something that she had wanted to do for several years.

"Raikage-denka please wait!" called out Kurenai.

The Raikage stopped and turned around answered "What is it Kurenai-san?"

"I was wondering if a certain Shinobi of yours was on board this ship" asked Kurenai which cause The Raikage to raise one of his eyebrows.

"Which Shinobi would you be referring to Kurenai-san?" asked The Raikage.

"The Shinobi that you call Sourai (Blue Lightning)" answered Kurenaiwhich then caused The Raikage to frown.

"May I ask why?" asked The Raikage

"I wish to thank him for avenging my husband's death by killing the ones reasonable for his death, as well as informing us of what he did" answered Kurenai.

"Well if that is the case then you have already done so" spoke The Raikage

Which caused a confused look to appear on the Konoha team faces for a few moments until Sakura suddenly went wide eyed with realization.

"Your Sourai" said Sakura in surprise which shocked the rest of her teammates

"Correct Haruno-san although people called me Denkou during the Civil War I earned the nickname of Sourai as well during the Civil War until I was given the title of Raiden no Kami. Hence when I killed the two Akatsuki members Kakuzu and Hidan I made sure that people knew it was a Ninja called Sourai that killed them since most people know that I called Raiden no Kami, but do not know that I'm also Sourai as well. Since as you know, when I battled as the Sourai, I never let people see my face and moved too fast for them to get a good look at me. Hence they believed that Sourai and I were two different people which was what I wanted them to think until recently. Now if you excuse me I have other duties to perform before we meet up with Tsuki no Kuni and Umi no Kuni task force fleets" said The Raikage after which he, Killer Bee Yugito and Falcon left while Fū stayed with the Konoha team and asked them to follow her to their cabins and so she could show them where the mess hall was as well as the crew lounge and how to go up to the deck of the Warship.

-In The Raikage private lounge-

When The Raikage and the others entered the room he sat down on his own seat and indicated to the other each sit down in a seat as well after which he then took off his mask and Kage hat where it revealed that under his robes a completely different outfit.

The Raikage wore a blue long coat with three tails and a White Lightning like pattern on the right side of the coat as well as Black Lightning blots at the edges of the coat and at Kanji for "Storm" on the back of it in black. He also wore a short sleeve black T-shit with ANBU chest plate and black fingerless gloves. He also had black jeans and boots with steel tips and had a black strap around his shoulders, the strap helped keep a strange looking sword that was back in it place.

"Huh! I can't believe that at one time I wanted more than anything to wear the hat of a Kage and wear the robes of one thinking that they were the coolest thing in the world to wear yet now I can't stand wearing the things now. Since now they look like the most ridicule's things in the world to wear to me, which kind of makes me glad I only have to wear them on certain occasions". said The Raikage with a slight trace of humour in his voice after which he then turned to Falcon

"You can take off your mask now Ryu since it ok now" said The Raikage which Falcon did revealing the face of Hayabusa Ryū Clan head of the Hayabusa Clan and leader of the STORM division

"I like to say again that both you and your teams did an excellent job with your mission just as I knew you would even despite the set backs you had" said The Raikage

"Thank you Raikage-sama you honour me with your praise" spoke Ryū

"Also I like to have you give me a detail report at what happen in your mission right now if you don't mind" asked The Raikage

"Of course Raikage-sama" answered Ryū where he spent the next hour and a half telling The Raikage what happened in the mission

"Hmmmm….Very good Ryū thank you once again you and the STORM-nins have truly proven yourselves to be the finest ANBU force in the world. But if you don't mind I like you to write your report down so that I can present it to the other War Council members as well as Kumo Council and the other Alliance members since I sure hey would like to know the details of the mission as well. Also after you rested and we arrive back in Kumo I like you to work with Masato and the CIND division as well as Yoruichi and Anisu (8) in organising a special task force that we be sending out soon to help set up a major operation called Operation Clean Sweep that I have planned and be launching in a few mouths time" said The Raikage

"Of course Raikage-sama but if I my be so bold to ask what is Operation Clean Sweep?" asked Ryū which The Raikage just put his hand in his robes and handed Ryū a folder with the name Operation Divine Storm on it with the classified top secret stamp and for his eyes only stamp on the cover, Ryū then open it and began to read it

Twenty minutes later Ryū finished reading the file and the look at The Raikage

"Are you sure this will work Raikage-sama" asked Ryū

"Yes I believe it will if we do everything right and if I right about certain people which I know I' am" said The Raikage

"Very well then I will begin selecting the STORM members that would be best suited for the mission as soon as we arrive back at New Kumo" said Ryū

"Good although you will not be taking part in Operation Clean Sweep you will be taking part in the other Operation, Operation Raging Thunder which as you know is the more essential part of Operation Divine Storm. Since Operation Divine Storm is split into four separate Operations with Operation Raging Thunder and Operation Clean Sweep being two of those Operations and if we succeed they will not only gain us several more important members for the Alliance but also weaken or destroy most of our potential enemies that will most likely strike in the near future once their ready. Also if we succeed we will insure that the Heavenly Alliance is the most powerful and dominating force in the Elemental Continent in which everyone will know the true strength of the Heavenly Alliance since we have only begun to show our true strength". spoke The Raikage

"If The Raikage tactical forecast is indeed correct and we accomplish our goals in these Operations then there is no question that both Kumogakure and Kaminari no Kuni as well as the Heavenly Alliance would indeed become the most dominating force in the Elemental Continent. But still it all depends a great deal on what certain Nations, leaders and people do in the coming months and if they do not do what we need them to do or if something goes wrong then the plan will be ruined and it could put the Alliance in danger of being destroyed where many lives would be lost. But if there is anyone in this world that I was more than willing to put the fates of Kumogakure, Kaminari no Kuni, the Heavenly Alliance and my Clan in their hands it would be The Raikage since he has never failed us before and I do not believe he ever intends to" thought Ryū who then just nodded to The Raikage in understanding the plan and sealed the folder he was given away so to put it in a safe place later on after which he saluted to The Raikage and left.

When Ryū left The Raikage could then not help put smile

"Soon the world will learn what we are truly capable of and when they do the reformation of the Shinobi world will begin in which the sins of the pervious generations shall be revealed to everyone and the world will change forever" thought The Raikage

-Several hours later on the deck of the Zennyo Ryūō -

On the deck of theZennyo Ryūō was The Raikage, Princess Sachi, Killer Bee, Yugito, Fū, the Konoha team, Ryū and his teams, Sun Li and her crew, the captain of the Zennyo Ryūō as well as several members of his crew and a detachment of STORM ANBU.

They were all waiting for Prince Hikaru of Tsuki no Kuni and Prince Tachihiko of Umi no Kuni to come on board theZennyo Ryūō since they had met with the to Task force fleets from Umi no Kuni and Tsuki no Kuni which totalled sixty Warships all together.

Soon enough Prince Hikaru and Prince Tachihiko arrived from the lift that was on the side of the Zennyo Ryūō since it and the other Fortress ships were so large that when people were boarding onto the Fortress ships from other smaller ships they would have to use lifts on the side of the Fortress ships to get on.

When the two Princes's arrived they were each accompanied by their own guards Prince Hikaru had four Tsuki Jonin with him while Prince Tachihiko had two Samurai and two Royal guardsmen with him, one of the guardsmen being Captain Yamaka (7).

Prince Hikaru was a tall young man about six foot and had jets black hair that was spiky at the end. He whore a pair of large round glasses and had a round yet appealing face with brown eyes. He whore white robes with blue triangle patterns on his sleeves and a blue sash around his left hand shoulder and down to his right hip.

Prince Tachihiko was equally tall and wore plain White robes and had a slim Katana on his left hand side around his white sash that was around his waist. Prince Tachihiko was very much like his younger sister he had slim build and had a narrow yet elegant face (but more mature looking) with blue eyes and had long black hair (much like his sister Sachi) which he had tied into a long ponytail that went down to his lower back.

"Sachi-chan!" cried Prince Hikaru when he saw the Princess who was wearing a simple and elegant dark naval blue Kimono with a purple slash around her waist and standing right next to The Raikage (who was wearing his traditional Kage clothing again along with his mask).

"Hikaru-kun" cried Princess Sachi in which both of the race one another in which when they met they embrace each other in a lovers like embrace

Soon after they let go of one another and Sachi embraced Prince Tachihiko in a brotherly and sisterly embrace when he came up to her. After which for the next few minutes the three of the spoke to each other in which the Princess gave a brief but full story of how she was rescued.

After which Captain Yamaka stood in front of the Princess and fell on his hands and knees and bowed down to the Princess with his head touching the floor where he then began to speak without lifting his head

"Princess Sachi you have no idea how grateful and relieved I 'am that you are alive and safe, if something had happened to you I would never have forgiven myself and committed seppuku out of shame for failing to protect you. Please forgive me for not protecting you from the Kirigakure Shinobi's and Mizu no Kuni Warriors if you so do wish I will gladly still commit seppuku as punishment for failing you" spoke the captain who clearly showed that he was upset and ashamed for not protecting the Princess well enough

After Captain Yamaka had finish speaking the Princess went down on her knee had lifted him back on his feet

"Please captain do not feel any shame you were not at fault at all I was the one who insisted that I have such a light guard to protect me and I was the one who ordered you to stand down and allowed them to be capture me. Even if you had tired to protect me back on the ship you and the others would have been killed and they still would have captured me, so please stop blaming yourself for I do not" spoke the Princess kindly

"Thank you Princess you are far to kind" spoke the captain as he bowed to her

After that the Princess and the Prince's went up to The Raikage and began to speak to him.

"Raikage-denka I can't thank you enough first you help save my Country from the coup d'état of minister Shabadaba as well as save the life of my father and myself then you help us found Getsugakure and now you saved Sachi-chan which I'm forever in you depth" spoke Prince Hikaru

"Please Prince Hikaru it was noting I was happy to help for is that not what friends are for, to help one another when they are trouble" said The Raikage

"But even still we owe you a great depth Raikage-denka especially my father and I for saving my sister" said Prince Tachihiko after which he then bowed to The Raikage out of respect and gratitude to him

After which Princess Sachi then whispered into Prince Hikaru ear where when she was finish whispering he smiled and nodded where the Princess then began to speak

"Raikage-denka if I may, both Hikaru-kun and I would like to invite you to our wedding in two months as a small token of our gratitude towards you where you would be our honoured guest. Please accept it would greatly honour us if you could come to share in our celebrations" asked Princess Sachi

"I would be greatly honoured Princess although I would have to bring several others with me"

"Yes I know Hikaru-kun explained to me the situation that you are in and they are more than welcome to come as well" answered Princess Sachi

"Well I shall look forward to going to your wedding Princess Sachi" spoke The Raikage where he then bowed to the Princess as a sign of his respect and how honoured he was

"Excellent this would also give my father a chance to personally thank you Raikage-denka for saving my sister since I sure he would want to" spoke Prince Tachihiko

"Also I believe after the celebrations are over we can discuss the matter of Tsuki no Kuni and Getsugakure joining the Heavenly Alliance" said Prince Hikaru

This of course caused many shocked looks from most of the people on the deck especially the Konoha team while The Raikage showed no reaction what so ever.

"You wish to join the Heavenly Alliance?" asked The Raikage in calmly

"Yes since I believe that Tsuki no Kuni would benefit greatly from joining the Heavenly Alliance and once I inform my father of what you did and what the Heavenly Alliance is capable of I sure he agree as well as will the leader of Getsugakure. Since when my Country became Allied to the Heavenly Alliance you did offer us the opportunity to join the Heavenly Alliance if we wished to and I'm guessing that offer is still open" said Prince Hikura

"Of course Prince Hikura the Heavenly Alliance is always eager to have a new member join it" replied The Raikage

"If that is the case then if I may I would like to petition that Umi no Kuni too join the Heavenly Alliance since clearly the Heavenly Alliance is very powerful where Umi no Kuni could also benefit greatly from joining since clearly your Shinobi's are of a higher calibre than other Shinobi's from the other villages and your technology is also far superior to that of other Nations since these Fortress ships as well as those Wing like Gliders, Airships and underwater ships of yours that my sister has told us about are a clear example of how advance you are. Hence it is why I believe that my Country will benefit greatly from joining it and I have no doubt that my father will agree as well once I inform him of what Sachi has just told me so far". spoke Prince Tachihiko

This of course got even more surprise looks for nearly everyone on the deck since both Tsuki no Kuni and Umi no Kuni wanted to join the Heavenly Alliance. Kurenai and her team not only were surprised but were also worried now since they knew this would not go down well once the Konoha Council hears about this not to mention that with Umi no Kuni and Tsuki no Kuni joining the Heavenly Alliance it would shoot any remaining chance they had at getting any kind of Trade Alliance or Treaty with either Umi no Kuni and Tsuki no Kuni as well as their chances with having an Alliance withGetsugakure.

"Very well then I will inform the other Alliance member of your petitions to join the Heavenly Alliance and if they agree we will invite you to Kumo where we will go over the details of joining the Heavenly Alliance and if your agree to them you will become full member of the Heavenly Alliance with all benefits and privileges. Although I'm sure that the other members will agree to you all joining it and I'm sure that the Heavenly Alliance would also greatly benefit from your Nations joining us as well" spoke The Raikage

"Thank you Raikage-denka I will look forward to speaking to you again at the wedding and in hearing the response of the other members of the Heavenly Alliance" said Prince Tachihiko

"As will I" said Prince Hikaru

After which both the Prince's bid farewell to The Raikage while Princess Sachi bid farewell to Commander Sun Li and her crewmember, toKurenaiand the others as well asRyū (who had is Falcon mask back on so to keep his identity secret) and his teams and The Raikage where she thanked him again for saving her. After which the two Princes' and the Princess left and boarded their ships and headed to Tsuki no Kuni.

-Three days later on the shores of Fire Country-

After Princess Sachi hand been brought back to her fiancé the Kumo fleet headed straight for Fire Country territory after about three days at sea they were brought to the Eastern shores of Fire country just south of Wave Country and were escorted by The Raikage himself and his Bodyguards to the shores by use of a small landing boat.

"Well then this is where we part ways since we're in Fire Country territory you should be safe enough but even though I wish you luck and a safe trip home" said The Raikage

"Thank you Raikage-denka we wish you the same and thank you again for saving us" replied Kurenai

"Your welcome….Oh and Lee-san I as I said I will be looking forward to our sparing match so please try not to get yourself killed until we had it" said The Raikage with a slight chuckle

"Hai Raikage-denka! I shall try not to but if I do I shall run across the Fire Country on my hands one hundred times and if I should fail at that I will-" said Lee where he would have continued had it not for Sakura slapping him at the side of the head

"Lee shut up we don't have all day to listen to your rants" said an annoyed Sakura

"Goma Sakura-chan" said Lee as he rubbed his sore head

"Goodbye then" said The Raikage in which he and his Bodyguards turned around and walked back to their landing boat

Where as The Raikage boarded his boat Kurenai and the others turned inland and jumped into the tree tops and began to make their home to their families and report what happened.

As they travelled back to Konoha they could only wonder what the reaction of everyone in Konoha would be when they arrived at Konoha gates after being captured by Kiri. They also could not help but imagine the reaction of the Council especially certain members like Koharu and Danzo when they learned about the strength and power Kumo and the Heavenly Alliance had show in the past few days.

Altogether one thing was for certain Konoha was going to be in for a big surprise when they arrived there.