Okinawa. House of Agares` Personal Residence in Human World. Courtyard. Day 32 of Shinobi Civil War.

3 shuriken went towards Itachi, as he flung his own shuriken under the right angle, sending away his projectile and hitting those three. Out of all the Uchiha Shinobi, both Separatists and Loyalists, Itachi Uchiha was not just one of the best at the art of Shurikenjutsu, but it`s true master, as his aim, precision and agility in its usage are simply astonishing. Hiryu Namikaze himself has stated more than once that Itachi was his better when it came to using kunai and shuriken, along with wired weapons and traps. Not to mention the fact that Itachi was possibly the single Akatsuki Shinobi alive, aside from Hiryu`s mother that is, who was capable of defeating Hiryu`s Genjutsu and whose illusions were possibly even more deadly and effective.

Ever since the formation of their squad, Itachi and Hiryu were quickly recognized by their master Minato and the rest of his former students that both of them were quite similar to each other, while also possessing a difference as well. Both Itachi and Hiryu weren`t like Kuromi and Nagato, who always hurried and wanted to gain more power and knowledge from their teachers, as they wanted to progress from Junior Shinobi into the Adept Shinobi. No, instead of hurrying, Itachi and Hiryu went on their own pace, training together in what they already knew, perfecting it, and then moving to more complicated techniques and styles. Itachi was always more focused in studying the art of stealth, infiltration, as well as ranged combat, whereas Hiryu also did his research in those parts and practiced, has been excelling in nature transformations and chakra control, which, coupled with his own mind and very high amount of chakra reserves, allowed him to experiment with natures and come up with the new, personal techniques. One Kazeshuriken was more than enough of an indication of Hiryu`s prowess, as well as helping Itachi to replicate and modify Kayari of Obito Uchiha, creating a Fire Style version of Raikiri, Gokiri, which Itachi has put to good use in this damned conflict. And right now, his right arm was engulfed in the flame of bright fire, as Itachi conjured his Gokiri.

As Itachi closed the gap between himself and his opponent, who was one of the Devil Guards, Itachi`s right palm went right towards Guard`s chest, melting the protective armor and burning through the chest. When Devil`s body became limp and began to fall down, Itachi`s Tengu Eyes were able to pick up on the numerous small fireballs flying his way at a very high speed. Without even thinking, Itachi`s frame disappeared from the view, while on his position stood already dead Guard, receiving even more fire on his skin. In the meantime, Itachi appeared behind the castors of these fireballs, with his shuriken ready and waiting.

"Fire Style. Phoenix Flower." With that said, Itachi sent those shuriken flying, engulfing them in fire.

The Separatist Shinobi weren`t prepared for this only two out of eight were able to dodge them and survive, jumping away from the rooftop they stood. Itachi trailed them with his eyes, sending both of them a paralysis illusion, which disabled them and caused them to fall onto the ground without any preparation, dying upon the impact with stone floor. As those two went down crushing, three other Shinobi jumped onto the Itachi`s position. However, these weren`t Separatists Uchiha, but the loyal Shinobi from true Uchiha Clan, who remained loyal and didn`t follow his father in his quest for power and influence through treachery and dishonor. And because of that Itachi was fighting these Shinobi, who too, were once loyal Uchiha Shinobi, but now, they were nothing more than scumbags and now mercenaries for Devils. Itachi turned to the Shinobi that came to him and spoke up.

"Report, what`s the status in other sections of the battlefield?" Itachi demanded, with all three nodding to him.

"Lord Itachi, Hiryu Namikaze has infiltrated the Gathering and sealed the grand hall." One of Uchiha addressed his Clan`s Head. "Our Intel was correct on all points: 21 Heir and Heiress, including siblings of all Four Great Devil Kings present, with approximately 170 Servants in total along with them. With them, we also confirmed that 7 Clan Heads are present there, with their spouses as well. Hiryu has already engaged them in fight, having killed Zeoticus Gremory already. Last we checked, he was using Hiraishin to decimate the lines of Pawns."

Itachi only chuckled to that a little, as he was glad that Hiryu was finally able to regulate the chakra flow for this technique, allowing him to use their former sensei`s technique with near same effectiveness as Minato Namikaze himself. Uchiha`s leader knew that this number of Servants wouldn`t be much of a problem for Hiryu to deal with, considering his mastery over Wind, Lightning, Fire natures, couple that with his prowess in combat and genius intellect with absolute ruthlessness in battle, Hiryu was capable of handling himself against those untrained Servants. The real problem for him, however, would be Heads of Clans and their spouses, as those Devils had more than enough power to give him a run for his money, once Hiryu would begin run low on his chakra. Hopefully, he had a plan for this kind of scenario.

"What about members of House of Agares? Have you been able to find them?" Itachi asked them, with one of them nodding.

"Yes, they were able to get past Hiryu`s barrier through runic transportation, leaving the guests and their own Servants, but we were able to locate them and lock away with a Four Flame Formation Barrier, preventing them from escaping." Uchiha Shinobi reported. "They have teleported to the kip, on the far eastern end of this residence. Konan, Zabuza Momochi and Hiashi Hyuga and a dozen of our Shinobi are holding the defenses and protect the keepers of a barrier."

"Good, once the other sections are cleared up, join them and prevent members of Agares Clan from escaping." One of them has nodded and disappeared from the view, having went to inform the free units to relocate to the kip. "Now, have you been able to locate Fugaku Uchiha and what are the whereabouts of Great Kage Mei Terumi?"

"Sir, Lady Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki have been able to find him, so they engaged in a battle." Itachi fixed his Tengu Eyes on the Uchiha that was reporting it to him. "They are at the gardens, sir. From what I were able to observe, it seemed like Fugaku wasn`t faring well against them."

"Understood." Itachi simply said, before giving them his orders. "Regroup our forces and wipe out the remaining traitors. After that, form a defensive line at the kip and support the barrier team. I`ll head to the gardens and deal with Fugaku once and for all." Itachi informed his subordinates, who have nodded. "I won`t be giving him any quarter to escape, not this time." And with that being said, the roof was cleared of the Shinobi, as they all went their way.

It didn`t take long for Itachi to reach the gardens of this residence and observe the damage that has been made to the place. Once lush and beautiful bushes and flowers were now nothing more than piles of ashes, molten rock and lava, as it seemed like Mei Terumi wasn`t holding back in her attacks. She was famous among the Akatsuki as one of the few Shinobi in history to be able to use Lava Nature, a combination of Earth and Fire Natures, to the fullest extent. Combination of 2 natures is one of the most complex and difficult things that an Akatsuki Shinobi would be doing, as it is an extremely dangerous to combine the primordial natures into a new one, but the positive result was more than worth it. In theory, anyone could do it if they had the right mastery of their elements, but only few out of hundreds could even attempt to produce a combined nature technique, due to difficulty of control, power surging and combing 2 natures. And Mei Terumi was one of those few who possessed such ability, along with a complete mastery over it, which was one of the reasons why she was considered to be one of the strongest Akatsuki Shinobi of this age.

Itachi proceeded deeper into the destroyed garden, as he was reviewing in his mind the mission that they were partaking at the moment. A SSS-rank mission, the highest possible rank of mission that was assigned to this operation by the Great Kage of Akatsuki, with one of them even partaking in this operation. The group was given 4 days for the preparation to this and all of the participants have made those 4 short days count, especially Hiryu, who immediately after hearing about the time they had been given to prep up, produced about 200 of his Shadow Clones and sent them all away to do researching, trainings and perfecting already existing techniques. Itachi was still amazed at the amount of chakra his rival/friend possessed, but it allowed him to do more things and greatly expanded his options both in mundane and in combat situations. Once the preparations were done and the group was sent out, which consisted of Hiryu and his team, Itachi and 30 loyal Uchiha Shinobi, which was the entire clan that remained, Kisame Hoshigaki and Mei Terumi, Shinto Gods have finished up their own preparations, as they were also involved in this mission and wanted it to succeed.

And when the mission started, they put up a special barrier over the Okinawa, preventing Devils on the island from escaping and receiving any reinforcements from Underworld. Residence were also sealed off, and once the barrier was put in place and Hiryu, in his disguise, went into the hall, Itachi and the rest of the Akatsuki Shinobi attacked, managing to catch the traitors and Devils off guard and quickly seize the initiative and advantage in this battle. In a short notice, most of the traitorous Uchiha were destroyed by the combined efforts of Itachi, Konan and Mei, as they`ve grouped up and were unable to spread out quickly, leaving only scattered groups and Devil Guards to deal with, which were handled easily. Hiryu was dealing with Servants and Heirs, which was the hardest part of this entire operation, but he himself has asked for this and was allowed. Along with that, he assured that if things were to go south, he would fall back and regroup with the rest of them. Itachi hopped that his friend would do so, if he got into the pickle situation.

As he strolled towards the center of the destroyed garden, he was able to observe how Kisame Hoshigaki was battling Fugaku Uchiha, his father and former official head of Uchiha Clan, while Mei Terumi remained on the sideline, watching as one of her best Shinobi was dealing with the traitor. It was clear that Fugaku has sustained serious damage and every strike he got from Kisame was doing far more damage than it seemed. After all, his blade, Samehada, or Shark Skin, as it was known, didn`t cut its victims, but shredded it, along with absorbing chakra of opponent with every strike. Even a few of those hits would be critical for any Shinobi, as he would be running on critical low with his chakra. Itachi could feel that his father has only low levels of energy left in him, meaning that he wouldn`t last any longer. And Itachi wasn`t going to prolong this mess any longer then needed.

"Kisame, that`s enough." Itachi spoke up, drawing the attention of everyone in the area, including Itachi`s father. "I`ll finish him off."

If it had been any other Shinobi telling him to stand down, Kisame wouldn`t even budge, but this was one of those that he not only respected, but also knew personally. He and Itachi have been acquainted ever since he was sent into Kanto to deal with separatists, where he crossed paths with Itachi and teamed up with him for the duration of the several operations. Over the few days the two Akatsuki Shinobi came to know each other and earned respect of one another, through battles and deaths of their enemies, as well as covering each other`s backs. Kisame looked Itachi in his eyes, nodding and stepping back with his sword in hand. Mei didn`t object to this, as she was curious how would former apprentice of Minato Namikaze handle his traitor of a father. Fugaku, having been given an opportunity, took a breath and looked at his oldest son, speaking up to him in a prideful manner.

"Itachi, do you really think that you can stand up to me?" Fugaku asked him in a bit of mocking manner. "You may be a prodigy, but that is to be expected of my blood, but, unlike me, you were always too soft and sensitive, plus I long have figured that it is Akatsuki you are loyal first, not our clan. That`s why I`ve decided that including you in our rank would only weaken us, as I`ve expected you to fall long ago. And yet, here you are, thinking that you can take me one. Even beaten up a little, you don`t stand a single chance against…"

"I`m not here to take you on, scum." Itachi coldly interrupted Fugaku, as his Tengu Eyes revealed themselves. "I am here to kill you." And with that line said, his right eye began to bleed and blood veins were visible around it. "Amaterasu."

As the name of Sun Goddess left Itachi`s lips, black flames suddenly erupted right in the eyes of Fugaku Uchiha, consuming his entire head and body in a matter of a second. The all-consuming black flames did a quick job of destroying the skin, flesh and bones, as they practically disintegrated all that they touched, without even a hope of going down. Fugaku Uchiha didn`t even get the chance to scream out of pain, as his brain was consumed in a second and destroyed, killing him.

The two other Akatsuki Shinobi quickly recognized this technique. Amaterasu, The Divine Consuming Black Flames of Sun Goddess, created by the goddess it is named after. One of the most powerful variations of the Fire Element in the world, possessing intensity, consistency and power that could rival the flames of Dragons. This technique is unique, as it can be accessed not only through the acquiring the Tengu Eyes with this technique, but also through a complete mastery of a Yin Nature, one of the two fundamental Energy Natures that are ever present in this world, or through acquiring a blessing of the Sun Goddess herself. Mei Terumi knew that her adopted mother and former master, Raven Xiao Long, was one of the few that possessed such Flames and could use them without any problems, being able not just produce such flames, but also change their intensity, shape and form to whatever wish she desired or needed.

As the body of Fugaku Uchiha has turned into nothing more than a pile of ashes, Itachi dispelled the Flames and turned to the others, wiping away from his face blood and speaking up.

"Let`s go. Hiryu might need our help in the hall with Devils." And with that being said, the Akatsuki Shinobi left the destroyed gardens and went towards their comrade`s position.

Great Hall. In the meantime.

Hiryu`s left arm, blocked the incoming punch, with him gritting his teeth out of pressure Sairaorg was putting on him, having already forced him to dispel Lightning Armor. His right fist, that clenched one of his kunai, went right towards` Bael`s Heir face. Sairaorg`s reflexes and reaction were quite high and when using the Regulus Nemea`s Balance Breaker they were on par with none, so he easily intercepted Hiryu`s arm and in a single strike at it, made him drop the blade, with it hitting the golden armor of Sairaorg. As Hiryu felt the pain out of the strike, he couldn`t help but be glad that he has done his prep work, as this kunai was one of his special ones, as it suddenly unleashed a full powered bolt of Lightning right at Sairaorg. Even with his armor on, he still felt intense pain and disengaged from Hiryu for a mere second. More than enough time for Akatsuki Shinobi to flip back and gain enough distance from Sairaorg as to not be suddenly attacked by him. As Hiryu did that, two wind disks formed in both of his hands and he sent them flying right at his opponent. Two Kazeshuriken quickly reached the Strongest Youth and hit him at the same time, with Sairaorg being only able to block them with his golden armor. Hiryu observed as his personal technique hit Sairaorg and the spinning disks of were now pushing him backwards, trying to slash through the golden armor, but failing. Soon enough, after mustering enough strength, Sairaorg "broke" those Kazeshuriken, with a roar akin to a lion, dispelling them with his sheer might, standing practically undamaged. Hiryu observed it, as his mind was now racing.

'As I suspected.' Hiryu thought to himself. 'Not only this armor increases the user`s strength, but his defense and speed are multiplied. Lightning Armor and Rairyoken have little to no effect on it, as well as Kazeshuriken, so anything other than S-rank would be of little use me here. As for my Genjutsu, Regulus will dispel almost all that I throw at Sairaorg, save for only Kotoamatsukami, so it is useless to use illusions against him.' Hiryu winced as he felt another peg of pain course to his mind. 'From what I can tell, my right arm was almost shattered and those previous attacks of his have really done a number on me. I`ll have to change my strategy and stop holding back on him, or otherwise I am done for.' As Hiryu was reconsidering his tactics, Sairaorg decided to speak up.

"Is that the best you`ve got?" He asked him, as he began to approach Hiryu calmly. "Because I`ve hardly even felt that. Still, I will give you credit where it`s due: you are the only Devil that forced me to use Balance Breaker."

"A Shinto Tengu, not a Devil." Hiryu corrected Sairaorg, as he unsheathed his Kazekiri and pushed the Lightning Energy into it. "And no, that isn`t all I`ve got. I was merely testing out a couple of theories I had."

"Oh? Are you trying to find a weak spot of mine?" Sairaorg asked him, as he was closing a gap between him and Hiryu. "Don`t bother. The only way you can even hope to defeat me, is to overpower me in sheer power. And it is obvious that I am stronger then you and with this Balance Breaker, there is no way in Hell you can hope to take me down."

"I would beg to differ." Hiryu simply said, as he took a stance, activating his Lightning Armor once more. "Because you see, so far, I`ve only been fighting at one third of my full power. And seeing how you overpower me at this stage, I see no point in holding back anymore." And as Hiryu said that, he vanished from the view of Sairaorg.

'One third?! He destroyed most of my Peerage and other Servants with simply ONE THIRD of his power?!' Sairaorg was shocked at this revelation, but wasn`t able to contemplate on that any longer, as he suddenly felt a deep and powerful pain in his back, followed by intense feeling of pressure on him. "What the…"

And as Sairaorg uttered that, he was suddenly hit right in the face, breaking his nose in the process. He didn`t even feel the pain before receiving another strike, now in torso, followed by a series of slashes on his armor all over his body. Not even seeing or registering the movements, Sairaorg could only feel the aftermath of endless barrage of attacks that his opponent was putting on him, being able to see the afterimages of lightnings passing, which were increasing as the pain and agony were becoming more and more unbearable. All of Devils were also seeing it and couldn`t fully understand what was going on, but they could understand one thing clearly: Hiryu was fully overpowering his opponent just now. And he truly was, as he was using his Flying Lightning God in conjunction with his sword, striking Sairaorg with a a blazing speed and putting an immense pressure on him and his armor. Even with his strength and endurance, Sairaorg wouldn`t be able to hold on like this long enough and he would have to give up. And as he saw that his opponent was almost done, as small idea came in Hiryu`s head, one that would allow him to finish Sairaorg for good this time, but not kill him.

Suddenly, Hiryu reappeared right in front of Sairaorg, using his full power and Lightning Nature to amplify the strength of his attacks, Hiryu kicked Sairaorg right in the chin, sending him upwards in the air. Without wasting any time, Hiryu reached out into the pouches for six prolonged kunai with his markers, pulling them out and sending them upwards, right in the direction of Sairaorg. Because of Hiryu`s heightened speed and reaction thanks to using Lightning Armor on full power, he was able to send out those kunai at such speed, that they would travel alongside Sairaorg. And then, Hiryu spoke up to himself.

"Flying Raijin. Hummingbird Dance." And like that, Hiryu once again disappeared from the view.

And he appeared, again in front of Sairaorg, just a couple of centimeters away from the flying frame of Bael`s Heir. He was flying right towards the sealing at a very high speed, but for Hiryu, this speed was like a water to a fish. And he has been fighting in far greater speeds then this one, so he was more than comfortable at the moment. And with that, he slashed Sairaorg with his Kazekiri, disappearing from the spot and appearing right at another kunai, again slashing him and vanishing. This little cycle continued all the way while Sairaorg was flying, with Devils literally gaping like fishes, seeing one of the strongest young Devils being beaten in such manner, observing as his body was thrashed out of strikes and golden armor was beginning to crack more and more as Sairaorg was coming closer and closer to the ceiling. When he was just half a meter away from hitting it, Hiryu appeared right on it, standing on the ceiling, sheathing his sword and a blue spinning sphere forming in his left palm.

As Rasengan fully formed, Hiryu jumped towards incoming Sairaorg and slammed his Rasengan right at him, hitting him in the back. Only at this point did Sairaorg finally screamed out of sheer pain and agony, as the armor was breaking all over him. Hiryu pushed with all his might and Sairaorg`s frame changed the trajectory and went right into the opposite direction at much higher speed, slamming into the exquisite floor of the great hall, creating a crater and huge cloud of dust upon the impact, covering the entire area of battle. Only after a minute, as the dust settled down and nearly half of the hall was nearly demolished, did the Devils were able to see their attacker, as he was getting out of the made crater with Sairaorg, beaten to a near death, without his armor, bleeding and seemingly in absolute agony. As Hiryu got out of the crater, he simply threw Sairaorg onto the floor, making him again cry out of pain, with Hiryu speaking up, as he held in his next hand Regulus Nemea`s core, as the Longinus Sacred Gear has suffered such a critical damage that it`s shell was destroyed and only core remained.

"Try not to move, or you`ll simply end up in even more agony then you are right now." Hiryu advised Sairaorg. "I have to congratulate you, Sairaorg: out of all the opponents I had to face up until now, you are the only one that made me go all out and exhaust practically all of my reserves of chakra. I honestly didn`t expect that I would have to go this far, but thanks to you, I had to." Hiryu looked upon the core of Regulus Nemea. "You know, a few more years of your training and with this little trinket, and you would`ve been able to kill me. But, now that option doesn`t exist anymore, seeing how I`ve broke your spin in at least three places, shattered many of your bones, shredded muscles and nearly caused the heart attack. I am actually surprised that you are still alive and not screaming on top of your lungs." Hiryu took out one of his storage scrolls and sealed inside the core of Regulus Nemea. "You won`t need that anymore." And with that said, he turned towards the rest of the Devils, who were now beginning to move a little bit too close to his liking. "Well, well, aren`t we getting a bit too bold?"

Venelana, furious and livid after all that has happened here at the hands of this brat, decided to answer that question for all.

"Do you really think that we will simply let you get away with all this?!" She screamed at him, with her aura of Destruction radiating from her. "You`ve killed over a hundred Servants here and my husband! Now that you are exhausted, it won`t be a problem for us to take you down, once and for all!"

Hiryu, despite really being at the losing position here, actually simply laughed at this one for a short time, as Devils stood there, confused and… scared at the same time. As Hiryu stopped his laughter, he spoke up.

"That would be the case…" He agreed with them, until his fingers on the right arm didn`t form a hand sign. "…But thankfully, I`ve long found the way to fix this little problem." At that, Devils looked at him with shock in their eyes and fear on their face. "Yin Seal. Release." And as Hiryu said those words, from beneath his armored suit on to his face came the black line, lighted up by the dim blue color, as if flowing power into him.

Older Devils decided to check if Hiryu really was about to gain back all of his power, so they focused their energy sensing abilities on him. And what they found out… Confirmed it. In a matter of few seconds, his ones depleted chakra reserves, were once again brim filled with energy and Hiryu was fully recovered from the exhaustion and energy loss. They believed, at least hopped, that their attacker wasn`t going to succeed in his threats here, but now…

Now even Heads of the Houses were beginning to feel like they are done for here. As the Devils were trying to contain their fears, Hiryu inhaled deeply, as the lines of his Yin Seal disappeared. He mentally thanked Irina once more for telling him of this seal and teaching him how to do it, showing him it in theoretical plan. Hiryu was able to apply this seal in a practical way, having been able to quickly gather in Yin Seal, which he placed on his stomach, a center of his entire chakra network, more than enough energy to recharge him and heal him of exhaustion and pains. This was his trump card in case he were to find himself in a situation that called for Hiryu to be in his top shape. This one was like that. As his energy fully recovered, Hiryu looked at the positioning of the Devils and noticed, that they all were standing all around his marked kunai, basically being in his attack range. As Hiryu`s Tengu Eyes came back, he looked at Venelana`s furious face and a small smirk came on his face, as his mind gave him another interesting idea.

'Time to even the playing field.' He thought in his mind.

"Flying Raijin. Kiiroi Senkou." And with those words, Hiryu once more dissapread from the views of others.

In the next second, the spread of Devils was suddenly assaulted by the numerous flashes of yellow light, as it was striking Heirs, Heiresses and their Queens, with Head of the Clans and their spouses simply watching at that one. In the next 2 seconds, Heirs and Heiresses of the Devil Clans… laid down on the ground, unconscious, but alive. As for their Queens… Hiryu`s Kazekiri once again was sheathed, as he wiped the ashes of the blade, an indication of what happened to Queens. The only ones not to be hit were Rias and Sona with their Queens, as they were outside of the attack zone of Hiryu`s Kiiroi Senkou, another high speed technique that he designed for clearing up a tight area, through the usage of Flying Raijin and named after his big brother, Minato Namikaze.

As the dust has settled, Venelana suddenly found herself right in front of her most hated person in the entire world. Before she could do anything, Hiryu`s Tengu Eyes flashed as he uttered a word, looking in Venelana`s eyes.

"Kotoamatsukami." He casted his ultimate Genjutsu on the woman that has turned his life into hell, now making her his most loyal and faithful follower.

All of the Devils that were close to Venelana and Hiryu immediately made their way back, keeping their distance from Hiryu. And as they were now away, Hiryu simply stepped forward, with Venelana following him and looking with animosity at Heads of the Clans, shocking every remaining Devil in the hall. Hiryu simply smiled, as he spoke up.

"Venelana, deal with Heads of the Clans and their spouses, show absolutely no mercy to them and do not hold back." Hiryu said with calm and collected voice, as he looked at the last remaining Heiresses. "I will deal with the remaining Heiresses. Do not throw any attacks at them and their Queens, as well as prevent those Devils from reached them to help them."

"They won`t be able to do so, for they`ll die RIGHT NOW!" Venelana`s full power flashed up as she immediately began sending away at the shocked older Devils, slaying several of them in the first few blasts, which snapped the rest out of the trance and made them put up the defenses.

And as Venelana was dealing with the older Devils, Hiryu decided that it was time that he finished this little charade for good this time, walking towards Rias, Sona, Akeno and Tsubaki, Sona`s Queen, who looked at him with fear and shock. In their eyes, they saw not just some enemy or traitor, but an absolute monster, someone who just destroyed their entire world, crushed it like it was nothing more than a rotten wood. He defeated all of Servants, alone. He took down Sairaorg Bael in his strongest form, breaking him to the point when he would never be able to stand again, alone. He turned Venelana Gremory, 3rd Strongest Female Devil in Underworld, into his Servant and made her attack other Heads of Houses. All of that… Was done by a person, that every Devil saw as the weakest in all history. But now…

Now, instead of a weakling, those same Devils saw one of the most terrifying and dangerous enemies in their entire history.

As Hiryu was walking calmly towards the Heiresses and their Queens, Venelana was already finishing her job, as her last blasts pulverized Julius Sitri and his wife. The sight of her parents disintegrating out of the existence was simply too much to watch for Sona, as she dropped on her knees with tears coming out of her eyes, as she has lost almost all that she had in one hour. Rias too was beyond shocked, with her father dying in a blink of an eye and now her mother openly destroying those that she once called her friends. Sona spoke up, in a dead and destroyed voice.

"Why… What have we done to you… To deserve this…" She asked, as Tsubaki knelt before her King and was trying to bring her back to her senses.

Hiryu heard that one and actually stopped just a couple meters away from them, before speaking up.

"You? Oh, you and all those spoiled brats did absolutely nothing." Hiryu simply stated to her and Rias. "In fact, as ironic as it is hilarious, your generation is innocent." Hiryu chuckled as he went on to explain why he was here. "But… That doesn`t mean anything right now, because you, Rias, Sairaorg, Riser and all those others, became a part of a conflict that your parents and siblings have orchestrated."

"What conflict are you talking about?! Devils would never attack Shinto Faction!" Akeno cried out, as she began to conjure her lightnings.

"Really? Your kind has brought more pain, suffering, agony and death upon Youkais, Shinto and humans then all plagues and wars combined." Hiryu simply stated to them. "For hundreds of years, Devils have been attacking Youkais, subjugating them as slaves and killing, out of fun and spite. Tens of thousands of Youkais have fell because of them, hundreds more were made into slaves. Nekoshous were driven to the brink of extinction, all thanks to Sirzechs and the information he gained from that white traitorous kitten. People were manipulated as puppets and their freedom, as well as their lives, has always been under the direct threat of being crushed to dust and those innocent people becoming nothing more than slaves of your wretched race."

"Th-that`s what the Old Satans doing, Shin, not…" Rias was trying to plead to him, but to no avail, as he simply motioned to Venelana, who came forward to them.

"Venelana, tell us, please, what I am saying is true or is it false? And, who was it that ordered all of this?" Hiryu asked her politely, turning to the heiresses. "Oh, and if you think that I simply control her mind, you are wrong. Venelana is doing all of this at her own free will, as all I`ve done simply gave her a chance to write the wrongs she and her family have done."

"Rias, Sona, Akeno, Tsubaki." Venelana began calmly, collectively and without any hesitation, showing no signs of control. "All that Hiryu just stated right now, is true. The Devils have done all this and more, much more and much more hideous, for our kind is one of greed, envy and pride. We`ve always saw this land as another thing to take and have been trying to take it for ages. And it weren`t the original Satans that have started it, no, for they were friends with Shinto. No, this war started by the current Four Great Satan Kings." That brought absolute shock on the faces of Heiresses and their Queens. "Yes, Sirzechs has sanctioned hundreds of atrocities and crimes against not just Shinto, but against many other factions, in order to gain their powers and prosperity. Our kind is not at peace or in prosperity, Rias, but in a stagnation and under a constant threat of war, all because we simply don`t give second thoughts about what we take and from who take it, as well as believing ourselves to be superior to all and free of crimes. No, in reality, our race is corrupt, vile, spiteful and arrogant to all, even it`s own people, as the remaining 72 Pillars will never let go of their freedom to rampage, steel and enslave. They will never let anything hinder their power in any way possible and because of that they even invented the King Piece for Rating Games, which only can be used by Kings to increase their power and keep their positions in power and places in Rating Games. All of that is to prevent someone like you, Sona, to ever changing ways of Devils, as you wish. Sairaorg as well, would never be allowed to let Low-Class and Extra Devils to dwell on equal terms as High-Class, because they are trash to us. And our current Great Devil Kings? They only care for their own personal desires and fear to lose, so they support this system of corruption and degradation, with Sirzechs openly helping out rebels of Akatsuki through supplying them and sending Souji Okita, Levi Ackerman and numerous mercenary companies to fight in a war. That is why Hiryu has come here and taken you as hostages." Venelana glanced at Hiryu with a hint of sadness. "And as for myself and your father, Rias, we have done hideous and horrible things to Hiryu. We`ve tried to use him to bring back my dead son, your real twin, by ripping apart his soul and power and giving it to Shin, but we failed, as his real mother destroyed the body of Shin. After that, as a way to satisfy our anger and desires, we`ve tortured him through more ways than is possible to remember. In reality, Hiryu has more reasons to hate and despise us and myself especially, for I`ve made him my scapegoat."

Heiresses and Queens looked at Venelana with absolute shock, as they all were on their knees and were trying to cope with the news that they have just learned, that everything that they have believed in, all that they were made to believe and appreciate… was just a lie. They`ve lived a life of absolute and utter lies, with their parents truly living up to what Church and Angels thought of them. They had believed that all those evils were left behind, along with Old Satans, but in reality… It was all continuing, only at much greater and more terrifying rates. As their minds were put in the state of shock, Hiryu turned to Venelana and spoke up.

"Keep an eye out for them and the other Heirs and Heiresses, as well as Koneko Toujou." Hiryu said to Venelana, who nodded to him. "If any of the Servants try to attack or escape, kill them, but Koneko Toujou and Heirs and Heiresses are to be safe. If they try to rebel, use none lethal means and subdue them. I`m going to finish this mission once and for all." As Hiryu said so, he began to move towards the exit from the hall.

"Will do. And Hiryu…" Venelana suddenly said with a voice filled with sadness and regret, making Hiryu stop in his tracks. "I know that this means less than nothing now, but… I am sorry for all that I have done to you and I regret all that I have done to you and your mother."

Hiryu knew that what Venelana was saying wasn`t simply some nonsense, but truth, as Kotoamatsukami doesn`t allow anyone who is under it to lie. In fact, all that leaves the lips those that put under Kotoamatsukami will never lie while under it, as it unveils their absolute true nature and discards the masks that people put on them. Hiryu didn`t give any command to Venelana to lie, as she said only truth and would say only it, as the only way she would lie is only if she were said to. It would seem that Kotoamatsukami that Hiryu has casted brought out of the shadows and void a whole different Venelana, one that she seemed to have tried to destroy all these years, and now it was dominant, with Kotoamatsukami helping her to stay in power. As Hiryu thought of it, he recalled what his mom said about Kotoamatsukami a few days ago, as it would open the person to the caster of this Genjutsu and may even allow their true sides come back. Hiryu took a second to process what Venelana said, before he answered back.

"I will never be able to forget what you and Zeoticus have done to me and my father, but I gave myself a word that I would leave all the past behind and live a new." Hiryu simply said to her. "And because of this… I am forgiving you. Perhaps… Perhaps not all is lost for you." And with that said, Hiryu left the great hall.

Outside. In front of a kip.

The storm was beginning to gathering above the heads of Akatsuki Shinobi, as Hiryu was calmly moving towards the gathered group of his comrades, as he was greeted by the looks of respect and admiration were sent towards him from loyal members of Uchiha Clan. Hiryu nodded them all and moved through them, now standing near the barrier put, but only this one was put up not by Akatsuki Shinobi, but by House of Agares. It seemed like members of House of Agares decided to simply wait for the reinforcements, which would could eventually. Hiryu saw his team guarding the entrance and Itachi with Mei standing, looking at this whole thing with curiosity, trying to think of a way to break through. As Hiryu closed the distance, Itachi nodded to him, while Mei looked with a surprise and slight shock that he came alone.

"Hiryu, are you…" She was about to ask, but Hiryu spoke ahead of her.

"I am fine, but I appreciate your concern, Lady Mei." He smiled to her, making red vixen blush a little. "Heirs and Heiresses are captured and secured, Sairaorg Bael sustained critical to health damage in the process, but he`ll live. I`ve also took away his Longinus Sacred Gear, Regulus Nemea in its core form. 133 Servants are dead, the rest are critically injured. Among them was Koneko Toujou, I`ve captured her in the process. As for who is guarding them, I`ve used Kotoamatsukami on Venelana Gremory, so she is on our side now and she has also eliminated 7 Heads of Clans and their spouses in the process." Hiryu took a breath, as Mei stood there speechless at the success of Raven`s son. "Now, from where I see it, all that is left are Agares, right?"

"Yeah, but they`ve not to break through, but barricade themselves in that kip." Itachi said to Hiryu, as they looked at the barrier put up around the place. "This barrier is equal to Four Flame Formation, so it`s going to be tough breaking through it. We were thinking about a combined assault with usage of all Natures, but it would exhaust our forces completely, so…"

"Itachi, Lady Terumi, lead our forces away from this kip and make a barrier, just to be safe." Hiryu looked up to the night`s skies as it was ravaged by the thunder and lightning. "I`ve got something that might deal with this little problem." Itachi thought for a second about it, before he understood what Hiryu had in mind and immediately ordered all of his forced to get out of the line of possible fire, along with Hiryu`s team and Mei following the suit with Kisame.

As Itachi was shouting out orders, Hiryu was already on the move, as he was jumping on the highest point on the residence. Soon, Hiryu was above the kip and barrier, standing on top of a tower and looking at this kip. He took a glance down and saw that Itachi followed his advice and loyal Shinobi of Uchiha Clan already made a barrier around themselves and others. Now that this was done with, Hiryu took a deep breath, as he raised his right hand upwards, with lightnings coming out of it and moving towards the thundering sky. And then, bolts of pure, powerful lightnings were gathering up in the spot to which Hiryu raised his hand, concentrating and focusing up in a single point. Akatsuki Shinobi saw it all and were amazed as Hiryu was commanding the nature itself, with Mei feeling like she was looking not a simple man at work, but a deity as he was making his will a reality. As Hiryu felt that the preparations were done, he opened his eyes and looked upon the kip, covered in barrier. And as he did that, above his head, out of all the gathered thunders and lightnings formed up an ethereal, blue eastern dragon, made of the purest energy, roaring and looking down at the kip with his red eyes. Hiryu finally spoke, as the nature itself as if went silent for moment.

"Lighting Style. KIRIN!" Hiryu roared and with all his might and emotion, he sent the ethereal lightning dragon right at that building.

The ethereal beast roared as it left the skies and rushed right towards the dome of the barrier. In the next second, the dragon came crushing down on the barrier with all of its natural might destroying the barrier and going further for its targets. In the next second, the dragon found its prey… And all of night was illuminated by the purest light, as a powerful explosion engulfed the kip, with Akatsuki Shinobi bracing themselves at the sheer might of this impact. None had seen such sheer might and power in their lives and now… The light soon dissapread and dust settled, revealing in place of the kip nothing, but ruins and rubble. The entire protected place, all of kip… Was simply destroyed, toppled to the ground. As Shinobi put down their barrier and went to see the results, they quickly found what they were looking for… House of Agares, the entire clan of rune casters and rulers of space and time, laid on the ground, crushed by the boulders and rubble, as well as destroyed by the heat of Kirin and it`s might. Hiryu came down from the top, landing near one of the members, the single one that was still breathing. He looked down and saw that it was the heiress of the House of Agares, Seekvaira, with half of her body crushed to mush, burns all over her and almost no chances to survive, and yet she clings to her life. She spoke in weak and almost dead voice to Hiryu.

"Please… Help…" Was all that Seekvaira Agares could say to Hiryu, as he knelt before her.

In the next second, Raikiri formed around his right palm and he slammed it into Seekvaira`s chest, destroying her heart and ending her sufferings and life. And with this move, House of Agares has come to an end and a mission was finally completed.

And with this, the tide of the war has finally turned…

Mission is complete.

To all my readers, I thank all of you for the suggestions that you`ve given me about this story and I was glad to implement it in here, such as making Venelana Hiryu`s servant basically, as well as taking Regulus Nemea from Sairaorg, along with opening eyes of Heiresses to the crimes of their parents. Along with that, we`ve got Koneko Toujou, who is going to get what she deserves…

Please leave a review, comment, suggest or a question for this story, or send a PM, as I love to chat with my readers. Also, information regarding Hiryu`s love life: Kuroka is still in, Grayfia and Mei also, while Kushina and Venelana under consideration. Your suggestions all are welcome, as I am expanding the number of harem members to 6, tops and final, for real this time.

Next time: Four Satans and Shinto Gods appear; Reunion of sisters; Story of Raijin…

See ya later.