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Chapter Fourteen: The Battle for Konohagakure, Jedi Stand Strong

Everyone watched the center of the arena: Sasuke stood with his lightsaber ready and Gaara was screaming in pain. Many thought that Sasuke had cut Gaara but in reality he never touched Gaara with his lightsaber; Sasuke had smashed Gaara's hardened sand and caused the shards of Gaara's own shield to cut him. Cutting a persons flesh with a lightsaber causes the flesh to cauterize and that certainly didn't happen to Gaara.

'This isn't looking good' thought Sasuke as he looked at Gaara.

Gaara's sand was moving around violently; trying to make sure that nothing came near Gaara. The sand was slowly but surely spreading on the arena ground; turning the floor into more sand. Before Sasuke could react he heard a large explosion coming from above; the Hokage's private viewing box was just destroyed, smoke was quickly billowing from the demolished box.

Sasuke also noticed that the crowed was now quiet; a genjutsu had been placed on the civilians and those to weak to see through it. Many civilians revealed themselves to be sound-nin and began to try to kill the helpless civilians, but the hidden leaf ANBU were fast to stop there enemies.

"Naruto" said Sasuke to through the force, "It's begun".

(In the Stands)

Kenji had been sitting in the stands patiently; however, he had an important job. The Hokage ordered Kenji to evacuate the citizens and gather the genin in the stands to help him. Kenji saw that Konoha's ANBU were all ready engaging the enemy forces and he all hell had just broken lose.

'Naruto-sensei' said Kenji through the force 'I'll begin my task'

'Understood but be careful' answered Naruto.

Kenji calmly moved throughout the stands until he found his target; the leaf Genin were currently engaging sound-nin. Hinata was using her Byakugan to deflect her enemy, Kiba and his dog were effortlessly knocking down there attackers, Ten-Ten was working with Chouji and Ino to keep there attackers at a distance.

While Ino had just hit a sound-nin with her family's trademark jutsu; her body went limp, and another sound-nin appeared behind her. Hinata and the others could only look in horror as the sound-nin was about to kill Ino.

A bright flash of green flew past everyone; the sound-nin was now dead, something had severed his head clean off and the other sound-nin were either dead or screaming in pain.

"Huh, what's going on" said Ino as she came back to her body, she looked around and saw the now dead body of her enemy.

"Sorry if I scared anyone" said Kenji drawing all eyes to him.

Hinata, Kiba, Ten-Ten, Ino, and Chouji all looked at Kenji as he held a green lightsaber in hand.

"Hey your Naruto's friend Kenji, right" said Ten-Ten.

"Yes but please follow me" said Kenji.

"Why should we you can be an enemy" said Ino heatedly.

"Look, the village of sand and sound are trying to invade, the Hokage is about to fight right now, and we need to reach Sasuke before he kills Gaara" said Kenji as he began to make his way towards Naruto.

(In the competitor's box)

Naruto and Sakura had just finished knocking out Temari and Kankuro; Sakura had tied them up and placed then in a force induced sleep. The other competitors were a little shocked by what was going on but they regained there composure. Neji, Shikamaru, Lee, and Shino stood on guard waiting to see what Naruto and Sakura would do.

"Don't worry I wont attack you" said Naruto as he faced Shikamaru.

"Good to know" said Shikamaru seriously, "Let me guess an Invasion that was meant to kill everyone in the village"

"Yes, those two" said Naruto pointing at Temari and Kankuro, "are a part of it, but Gaara is the key to there plan"

"What are you two talking about" said Lee ready to attack.

"I can explain that" said Kenji as he arrived with the other genin.

"Hinata" said Neji, "What are you doing with this stranger".

"Everyone calm down and listen" Said Naruto using the force to make everyone focus on him.

Neji, Shikamaru, Lee, Shino, Hinata, Kiba, Ten-Ten, Ino, Chouji, Sakura, and Kenji were all looking at Naruto.

"We are short on time so listen. My team and I discovered that today there would be an invasion; right now the villages of sand and sound are attacking. Gaara is there trump card and it is Sasuke's job to stop him and were going to help" said Naruto.

"How do we help" asked Shikamaru.

"Sakura is our trump card" said Naruto.

"How's that" asked Ino confused.

"Battle Meditation" said Naruto, "Sakura has the ability to use her will and influence everyone in the village. She can give her allies a greater morale in battle while reducing the opposition's will to fight. Using this ability allows one to coordinate entire armies, allowing them to perform at maximum efficiency, to counter every enemy move quickly and effectively. This ability is ideal for meditating large-scale conflicts and saving us now".

"Something tells me that there's a side-affect to Haruno's miracle ability" said Neji a little bit skeptical.

"Yes" said Sakura, "My body can't be disturbed or I lose focus".

"NARUTO GET OVER HERE" yelled Sasuke from a distance.

"Shikamaru you're in command this is an A-Class mission; protect Sakura at any cost. Kenji come with me: we must help Sasuke" said Naruto as he jumped out of the competitor's box with Kenji.

-Break (With the Hokage)

The Hokage, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Kakashi, the Mizukage, and Zabuza were all now facing Orochimaru and his four mysterious guards. The Invasion had begun but so far nothing seemed to be going into Orochimaru's favor. Sasuke was fighting Gaara, Naruto and the others were about to seriously cripple the invaders, and the mist teams were stopping the summons that Orochimaru had planed for.

"Sarutobi" said the Mizukage, "I'll take Zabuza and Kakashi you handle your boy over here".

In a flash Zabuza and Kakashi were gone with the Mizukage to help over look the rest of the village.

"To think I can finally fight you again…" Orochimaru said as he remained in the outfit of the Kazekage.

"Aren't you worried about this failing invasion" said Jiraiya, "We've known for a while now and we've taken measures to stop you: you are going to lose"

"Fool" said Orochimaru, "I never intended to destroy or conquer the village; this was all to get Sasuke. In a matter of minutes Gaara will defeat Sasuke and I'll have his sharingan".

"That's funny; from up here it looks like Sasuke and his friends are doing a good job of beating Gaara" said Tsunade.

In a swift move the Hokage threw a Kunai and the battle was under way but the question is; who will win.

(With Sasuke)

Sasuke stood along side Kenji and Naruto; however, the three young Jedi weren't in a good predicament. Gaara's sand had done something to him; his body was now twisted by a malevolent chakra and the dark side of the force.

"He hast unleashed the demon yet" said Kenji.

"No" said Naruto, "The demon needs time to break past the seal and fully consume Gaara; something like that takes time".

Gaara screamed in agony as he clutched his head again. He fell on his knees and the armor seemed to shatter on Gaara's left side as something sprouted from his gourd. Gaara shot up from his fallen position and thrashed as something covered his skin on the right side. He now looked like a half-raccoon mutant.

"Well that's a new trick" said Sasuke as he looked at Gaara.

"Sasuke, Kenji we have to work together or he will kill us" said Naruto.

'Right, I'll hit him with a chidori and you two move in' thought Sasuke as he deactivated his lightsaber.

'Okay, let's go' said Kenji.

Flashing through seals, Sasuke activated the Chidori for the first time today. Sasuke charged at max speed leaving Naruto and Kenji behind. Sasuke was moving at great speed and he hit what was Gaara at full power; however, he didn't seem to have injured Gaara who just smacked him to the side and tumbling to the ground.

Naruto and Kenji were now right on top of Gaara both brining there ignited lightsaber down on Gaara. Gaara used his grotesque mutated hand to try and block there attacks.

"That wont work on us a second time" roared Gaara as he pushed Naruto and Kenji back.

"This will prove to be difficult" said Kenji.

Naruto looked at the half raccoon, half human creature thing. He was covered in sand above the waist, but the lower half of his body was still human, if he was human in the first place. Who would've thought that it would be so powerful.

"Understatement of the century Kenji" said Sasuke as appeared next to his fellow Jedi.

"I honestly hope everyone is doing better than us" said Naruto.

(With Sakura and the other's)

Sakura sat in the very center of the competitors stand; her body glowing pink with the force, she was now deep within her battle meditation. Shikamaru and the other's were there watching her and waiting for something anything to happen. A few enemies had tried to attack but they were easily pushed back.

"Damn nothing's happening" said Ino angrily.

"Don't worry Ino; something will happen" said Shikamaru.

Sakura's body began to glow brighter and brighter her aura was now visible and then it seem to explode. The force wave Sakura had just encroached everything within its path; enemy shinobi and allies alike were caught within the range of Sakura's meditation.

"Wow, what's going on" said Ten-Ten.

"Look were all glowing" said Chouji.

Everyone close to Sakura was covered by a different colored aura; Neji's was white, and Shikamaru's was green just like Lee's.

"This is the effect of my battle mediation" said Sakura, "Right know everyone within a hundred miles is being affected; our allies filled with confidence and our enemies loosing there will to fight".

"Well that's good to know" said a new comer.

It was Kakashi along with Zabuza who were looking at Sakura with moderate interest.

"Why are you here" asked Neji with suspicion.

"Calm down" said Zabuza.

"We came to check on Sakura and bring some good news" said Kakashi, "Most of the enemy forces within the village have been neutralized. They literally stopped fighting us thanks to Sakura; however, the enemy forces that are coming into the village are the problem. There reluctant to make a move but there still defend themselves from our attacks".

"Do we have any casualties" asked Shikamaru.

"No, the only problems we have are that and the snake-man" said Zabuza as he pointed at Gaara and the area were Orochimaru was fighting the Hokage.

"Sakura, how are you doing" asked Hinata gently as she kneeled before Sakura's still glowing body.

"Tired but please don't intrude" said Sakura as she opened her eyes; they were glowing pink.

"That is so cool" said Ino as she looked at Sakura's eyes.

(With the Hokage and Orochimaru)

The Hokage faced Orochimaru alongside Jiraiya and Tsunade; Orochimaru's guards were dead except for a redheaded girl who was off to the side unconscious. Orochimaru looked exhausted; his clothes were singed and his flesh was bruised heavily. Orochimaru couldn't tell what was wrong but he could feel something was affecting him.

"Give up Orochimaru and I promise you a quick death" said Sarutobi.

"Execution, that's a bit dark for you isn't it Sarutobi-sensei" said Orochimaru.

"Why Orochimaru, why have you done all this?" asked Jiraiya who genuinely wanted an answer.

"KUCHIYOSE: EDO TENSEI (Summoning: Impure World Resurrection)!" yelled Orochimaru.

"I don't thing so" said Jiraiya as he Gathered Chakra in his left had and charged at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru saw Jiraiya coming and tried to dodge but the injuries he has obtained made him to slow.

"Rasengan (Spiraling Sphere)" yelled Jiraiya as he hit Orochimaru and disrupted his jutsu.

-Break

Gaara was in the center of the stadium; Naruto, Sasuke, and Kenji had tried every form of attack that they could but Gaara's raw power was too much to counter. The longer they fought the stronger Gaara seemed to become and what's worst is that his demons influence is growing. Sasuke had delivered lethal strikes that would have killed a normal person but they had little to no effect on Gaara.

"It's time" yelled Gaara.

Naruto watched in amazement as Gaara unleashed another wave of chakra; the ground around him began to turn into sand and consume Gaara.

The mutated Gaara had been fully engulfed by his own sand which was now twisting and churning rapidly; it began to grow at an amazing speed. The sand was taking form, curving and twisting in the right spots and taking a form. The sand had finally calmed and it had taken form; it was now several stories tall.

It was a giant raccoon; at the top of its head was Gaara who held his hands up.

"I can't defeat you all but my other can; Tanuki Neiri no Jutsu (Feigning Sleep Technique)" said Gaara.

Everything was calm for a few moments until an ear splitting laugh could be heard.

"FINALLY I'M FREE" yelled the giant Raccoon.

It seemed that Gaara had forced himself to sleep as to let his demon take full control of his body and the power that was locked within Gaara. The demon was unsure of ware he was he moved around; crushing half the stadium, luckily not were Sakura and the others were.

"This thing is a monster" said Sasuke as he looked at the giant demon.

"There is a way to stop it" said Kenji.

"Enlighten us my friend" said Naruto.

"When I begun my training under you I had a vision of this moment; I saw what needs to be done to heal this wound in the force" said Kenji.

"I don't like were you're going with this" said Sasuke.

In a flash Kenji quickly jabbed a few nerves on Sasuke's neck causing the Uchiha to fall down to the ground. Naruto dodged Kenji's physical but he could dodge Kenji's force wave which pushed him into a wall.

"Kenji, what the hell are you doing" said Sasuke as he stood up on wobbly legs.

"What I have to Sasuke; your arms won't work for a few minutes and Naruto-sensei will recover in minutes. I want you to know Sasuke you have been one of the best friends I've ever had, it was an honor to be a Jedi alongside you" said Kenji.

The demon had now noticed Kenji who was running straight at him.

"Little bug what are you thinking; do you think you can beat me" laughed the demon as it stood on its hind legs.

Kenji ignored it and simply kept running straight at the behemoth; with the aid of the force he jumped on one of its giant legs and began to run on the demon. The demons body felt Kenji's presence and tried to grab Kenji; as Kenji ran up the demon tentacles of sand sprouted from the demons body and tried to ensnare him.

By now Sasuke and Naruto were on there feet and they could only watch as there friend tried to do the impossible.

"What's he thinking?" asked Sasuke as he was held up by Naruto.

"He's healing the wound in the force" said Naruto as he saw Kenji running on the demons nose.

"What do you mean wound" asked Sasuke.

"A wound in the force; it's a catastrophic disturbance in the Force. It is a weakness in the fabric of the force caused by traumatic events. The Force exists in all life, and when many lives are extinguished in a short period of time, a wound is created; and that's what Gaara is" said Naruto.

-Break

Kenji had finally reached Gaara; as he stood in front of the red haired boy he felt the demons defenses finally grab hold of him. The sand wrapped around Kenji's body ever so slowly every inch of his body was being consumed; the demons sand ever beginning to crush him.

"Stupid human why try to save something that's given up on life" barked the demon angrily.

Kenji's arms were still free; he placed one hand on Gaara's heart and another of his hand. Down below Naruto and Sasuke were trying to reach Kenji but the demons defenses were slowing them down; Naruto and Sasuke then heard a loud snap, many of Kenji's bones had just been snapped.

"Did you here that human; your death is near, I've cracked your bones and punctured your vital organs".

"I may leave this world but I'll live on through the force in the afterlife" said Kenji as he gathered the force all around him.

Naruto, and everyone who could feel the force soon felt Kenji's force signature grow; it was like a beacon of light in an endless darkness. Kenji's power was fueled by his purity and inner strength; the giant sand demon began to solidify and crack.

"W-w-what ar-r-re you d-d-oing?" roared the demon in pain.

"I'm putting an end to you Shukaku; I see your darkness, and I'll seal you within Gaara. Gaara will be your eternal jailer and you will be the one trapped in darkness, NEVER TO HARM ANYONE AGAIN!"

With those final words Kenji's body exploded in a wave of pure force energy; the village, the forest, the world could feel the explosion of power. Naruto and Sasuke were flung into mid air, Sakura and the others took cover behind Kakashi and Zabuza, and the Hokage and the others fled from the explosive power.

For a few moments the world stood still and everything was silent.

-End Chapter