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Cold As Death

Chapter 6

Naruto opened his eyes drowsily and blinked a couple of times. Only after a few moments did he become aware of the pandemonium around him. Shinobi were locked in battle, kunai and jutsu flying left and right. The body count was already beginning to pile up.

The civilians were all slumped over in their seats, apparently still caught in the genjutsu and completely oblivious to the fighting around them.

Naruto automatically looked up at the Hokage box, and narrowed his eyes when he saw it empty.

"Naruto." A familiar voice said from next to him. Sakura was bent over him, a slightly worried expression on her face. "Wake up. Kakashi-sensei needs us."

Naruto shook off the effects of the genjutsu with mild irritation. 'Damn it. Didn't even think about the possibility of genjutsu.' He mentally berated himself.

"You need to be prepared for all eventualities. Too many unknowns will have you end up dead." Kyuubi spoke up.

Naruto nodded absently and stood. Kakashi was a few feet away, dueling with a Sound-nin. Sakura had left Naruto's side and was ducking down behind a stadium seat. Pure terror had taken over her features. Naruto couldn't help but give a small frown of disgust.

'Was she always this weak?'

"Yes. You have simply gotten stronger."

Kakashi finished off the sound ninja with a kunai to the throat and then turned to his students. "Naruto, Sakura. I have an important mission for the both of you." He said. Sakura rose from her hiding spot and stepped up next to Naruto.

"What is it?" she asked seriously.

"Sasuke pursued those three Sand-nin when the fighting started and left the arena. I want you two to follow him and back him up. Make sure he is safe." Kakashi ordered.

Naruto gaped at the jounin. Was he really that obsessed with Sasuke that he would put his OTHER students at risk for the Uchiha's foolishness?

Sakura seemed to think it a good idea. …No surprise there.

"I'm afraid I cannot, Kakashi." Naruto said finally. Kakashi and Sakura glared at him.

"Naruto-baka! Sasuke-kun needs our help. What are you talking about?" Sakura shrieked. Kakashi nodded levelly, glaring at his 'student'.

"I gave you an order, Naruto. Like it or not I out rank you and you WILL obey my orders." He growled. The blond locked eyes with Kakashi, the two becoming oblivious to the increasing fighting around them.

Finally Naruto stepped past Kakashi, and getting a better view of the empty kage box. "He said to wait for the signal." The boy muttered, though whether it was to himself or Kakashi was unknown. "But seeing the circumstances, I think I can bend the plan a little bit." Naruto said, turning back towards his team.

Sakura stared at him in confusion. "Plan? What are you talking about?"

Naruto ignored her and looked at Kakashi. "Kakashi, your orders are second to mine. I have authority from the Hokage himself."

Kakashi scoffed in disbelief.

"Say what you will, but if you interfere I will have to remove you." He said, his tone indicating the seriousness of his threat. Kakashi growled and took a step towards the boy.

"You think you could actually take me, punk?"

But Naruto was ignoring the two now, and he began walking down the steps until he had a good view of the stadium. Slowly he raised his right arm.

The ground beneath his hand rumbled and burst as the necron staff shot up into Naruto's waiting hand. Behind him, Naruto heard Sakura gasp. The sound-nins seemed to be ignoring him for some reason.

Naruto shrugged it off as good luck and raised his staff.

'Okay Kyuubi, what now?'

"Feel the energy flow through you. Let the powers of the C'tan call upon their servants. The staff shall be the focal point." Kyuubi instructed.

Naruto closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He held it for a moment, and then exhaled sharply, bringing the staff down at the same time.

The ground beneath him rumbled as the necron weapon struck.

The sound and sand ninja moved through the village of Konoha with trained expertise. They had taken the outer city with no problems, though one of the snake summons had yet to appear.

However, as they moved through the village, many of the more experienced the ninja began to grow uneasy. They had encountered little opposition and absolutely zero civilians.

However uneasy the invaders felt about the easiness of their attack, they pressed forward anyway, eager to claim victory.

Then the humming started.

It started out small, most people paying it no mind. Then it began to get louder and louder. Many shinobi stopped in confusion. Small fissures suddenly began to tear through the streets of Konoha, revealing large tunnels.

And the humming grew louder.

On top of the roof overlooking the arena, Sarutobi stood opposite from Orochimaru, panting heavily. His former student had an arrogant grin smeared onto his face.

"What will you do, Sarutobi-sensei?" he hissed out. "My forces have broken through your walls and will soon be-" he paused as the low humming sound reached them.

Both Orochimaru and the Sound Four outside the barrier perked up at the sound in confusion. Sarutobi smirked when he heard it.

'Make me proud, Naruto-kun.'

A group of sand-nin were dashing through the streets when they came upon one of the newly opened fissures.

"What the.." One began.

"Looks like a faulty trap." Another commented. Suddenly the humming sound that had started reached a new level.

And then the scarabs began to pour out.

The first sand-nin screamed horribly as the tiny robots swarmed over him, ripping apart and splattering the street with gore. The others were frozen in horror and quickly joined the first in their fate.

All over Konoha, swarms of scarabs poured out onto the attackers. Screams soon filled the air with the humming, a symphony of death.

And then others began to crawl out of the ground. Necron warriors and Immortals flooded into the streets of Konoha.

Already reeling from the attacking scarabs, the sound-nins and sand-nins were mowed over by the gauss weapons of the soulless machines. The invaders began to flee, running back to the outer reaches of the city.

For their part, they did regroup quickly. Jutsu and kunai filled the air as the ninjas tried to press back the sudden attackers.

Hiruke swore for the millionth time that day and launched another kunai at an approaching necron. The weapon didn't even leave a scratch. "What the hell are these things?" someone next Hirue yelled. The sand jounin had no answer for him.

He had never seen anything like these monsters.

The necron raised its glowing weapon with almost purposeful slowness and fires. A brilliant bolt of green light shot from the end and struck the ninja next to Hiruke. The man let out a horrible scream as his mid-section was eroded away. Hiruke only stared in horror as the man collapsed in a pool of his own blood.

'Sir! What do we do?" A young chunnin cried in panic as the wave of necron closed in. Hiruke glanced around him. They were almost to the village walls, with barely twelve shinobi left in their attack group.

"To he roofs!" Hiruke yelled, jumping high onto a nearby rooftop. 'We can escape and regroup there!" The other twelve shinobi joined him and they dashed across the top of the village in desperation. Necron in the streets below began to fire at the fleeing shinobi. A young Jounin screamed and disappeared in a flash of green gauss blast.

Another was struck in the ankle and topple to the streets. Finally the fleeing invaders were forced to abandon the roofs. The were in the market district now, and in no better position than before. Necron warriors and immortals began to close in from different alleys.

The ground in front of them suddenly split open and scythe-like claws burst forth. Gore splattered Flayed Ones pulled themselves up and began hacking heir way through the surprised sand-nin.

"Damn it!" Hiruke swore. "Where are those summons?" He glanced around. He was one of the last few now.

All the invaders had expected support from the giant Oto summons for their assault. While there had been no shinobi encounters, Hiruke dearly wished that they had the support right about now.

"Your summons will not aid you, flesh-ling." A voice suddenly spoke, sending shivers down Hiruke's spine. "We have purged your support and will soon do the same to you." The raspy voice spoke in a slow tone. Hiruke finally spotted a unique figure amongst the metallic monsters. He looked more human than the rest and carried a strange staff.

"What are you?" Hiruke cried as two more of his shinobi died screaming. The figure stared at him, its glowing green eyes peeling away at his very soul.

"We are death."

Suddenly a flash of green erupted from the tip of the staff and struck Hiruke in the chest. A searing pain washed over him and his vision faded.

Then Hiruke knew nothing else.

Deep inside the bunkers in the Hokage Monument, Uzuki Yugao clicked her teeth in agitation. It was the only outward sign of irritation that could be seen due to her cat ANBU mask that covered her face.

Her squad were all gathered in one of the many rooms filled with shinobi and civilians alike. The Sandaim had made all of the leaf-nin aware of the impending attack and all civilians had been immediately evacuated. But much to their surprise and chagrin, almost all shinobi had been ordered to do the same, leaving only those in the arena.

"What sort of plan can Hokage-sama possible have if most of his troops are stuck inside these bunkers!" The purple-haired woman finally snapped. A few other shinobi nodded.

"It makes no sense." Another spoke up. "Are we to let these invaders simply take our village?" A murmur of agreement welled up from the gathered ninja.

"We should trust the Sandaime's judgment." Another said. "We have a plan. We need only wait for the signal."

Yuugao frowned behind her mask. She wished she was fighting and killing these bastard invaders. They who dared invade her home. Killed Hayate....

A fresh wave of grief hit her when she thought of the deceased man. She had barely had time to grieve for him before all this had started. The emotions were getting to her, despite her careful training.

Suddenly a sharp whistle caused everyone to perk up.

"The signal..."

"It's time! Lets go!" The shinobi of the Leaf began to pour out of the Monument, intent on defending their home.

When they got out into the open, many stopped and gaped at the site.

Bodies littered the streets, blood flowing like river through the alleys. There were mechanical shapes marching all through the village, cutting through the invaders with ease. It was a bloodbath.

"Kami....so this was the plan?"

"What are they?"

"Hell if I know but they look to be on our side."

The various comments from shinobi were barely noticed by Yuugao, the woman starring intently at the metal monsters walking the streets. She frowned and drew her ANBU katana.

"Lets move! For Konoha!"

"For Konoha!" The shinobi roared and charged. Yuugao dashed through the streets, completely concentrated on the act of killing.

'Hayate-kun...'

Naruto surveyed the fighting taking place around the village. He smiled. The plan was working! Still he couldn't help feeli disturbed by the slaughter that he was causing.

Sure he had come to terms with the fact that he would kill as a shinobi...but that didn't mean he had to like it.

"They are enemies. They deserve no less." Kyuubi growled. Naruto nodded. Kakashi walked up behind him slowly, staring at the fighting with barely restrained awe.

"What is this?" he whispered. Naruto glanced at him.

"This is MY power." He said simply. Yes, it felt good to finally feel strong and important. The invaders were routed and without a single Konoha casualty. Naruto glanced up at the purple barrier where the Hokage and Orochimaru fought. All that was left was for Orochimaru to be killed and then this would be a fully successful plan.

'Come on Old Man. Kick his ass.' Naruto thought. He glanced around. The fighting in the arena was finished, the Konoha shinobi having finished off the last invaders there pushed back. Naruto looked again out at the village and noted with a smile than the Konoha shinobi hidden until now had joined the fight. The invasion was buckling and victory was in sight. Naruto felt elation swell up in his chest and he gripped his staff even tighter.

Things couldn't go more perfect.

And suddenly, in the forests a small distance from the arena, the trees exploded outward as a large figure rose up.

It looked completely made up of sand, a giant tail swinging behind it. "I'M FREE! " The shriek pierced the air. "I'M FINALLY OUT OF THERE!"

Naruto stared at the giant monster and could only think of one thing.

"....fuck."

AN:) There ya go folks! Finally got it finished, yeah! Well the necron have been revealed and Shukaku has appeared. Tune in to see what happens next!

Hope you enjoyed it and don't forget to review!

-TheHiddenAssassin