Cry of the Rain

Trials of Kami X

Jutsu

Thought

Hanyou / Demon

OOC: Here it is, after revising it multiple times and making sure I got this done right, the final chapter into Trials of Kami. I've decided to rename the second set of ten chapters to 'Brothers'. This will have significance as Brothers deals with the war and what Madara is up to. I apologize for how late this chapter is, but I've also been busy with school and getting into the USMC (Marine Corps). However, enjoy the chapter. I will be looking to finish CotR by January 2012, as a final note.

Allied Shinobi Forces Base

As the generals walked out and lined up one by one, the entire mass of the army looked up at them. The generals looked down upon the army, their faces grim yet serious. Naruto nodded towards the Hanyou, who nodded back. Murmurs lightly echoed across the allied forces, while they waited for the generals to speak up.

Gaara was the first to speak up.

"Shinobi, I am Gaara no Sabaku, Godaime Kazekage. Today, we face an enemy that is of a dreaded clan. We face his allies, and whatever tricks they have up their sleeves. The Akatsuki once hunted me and they hunt down a close friend of mine. It is through his determination and his words that I stand before you today."

Gaara then nodded at Naruto, who stepped forward. He looked down upon the shinobi. They were no longer separated by village or by rank. They were now united, under one banner. He sighed as he reached up to unattach his headband. Shortly after, he began to speak.

"I was always wondering if there could be a day without war. A day where I could enjoy life without the hate I received earlier on because of what my father had done to me. I always felt lonely and without friends. But now, that has all changed…and one man threatens to take away all that I cherish…that we all cherish." He paused for a moment, as the shinobi looked to him, waiting for anything else from him.

"However, he messed with the wrong people. He is the reason I lost my teammate and he has brought a death sentence to him. Today, the Allied Shinobi Forces will show Uchiha Madara just what we can do when we are not separated, but united!" He held his ASF headband up, causing a loud cheer to run through the crowd.

Naruto fastened the headband to his forehead, his gaze hardening upon the sky.

Madara's Base

Madara began to walk out of the caverns that his base played home to. As he began to step into the sunlight, Kabuto slithered behind him as figures began to march. Madara glanced back to Kabuto, and the Impure Resurrection army, watching as shinobi from all years stepped into the light. They were all under Kabuto's command, who was following Madara's orders for now.

Madara nodded at Kabuto, speaking up for the army of undead shinobi to hear him.

"Split them up, Kabuto. Send some to reinforce the Zetsu army."

Kabuto bowed, as the undead shinobi moved out, as he moved to his own spot.

A figure moved up behind Madara.

"When will I fight, Madara?" spoke the figure, who was garbed in battle-ready clothes which showed off the Uchiha symbol.

Madara glanced back to the man as he fastened the mask to his face. He knew the man wanted to fight that stupid Nine-Tailed Hanyou boy who had been a thorn in his side. He looked towards the sky, leaving the man's question unanswered for a moment.

"When the boy is found, you may go first in to find him, Sasuke."

Moments later…

The Divisions of the ASF were splitting up, heading in the directions that their leader was taking them. In command of the Fifth Division was Mifune, the sub commander being none other than Uzumaki Naruto. Fifth Division moved through dense forest lands, having the samurai on the ground with the Hanyou above in the trees. The division stopped as four figures landed before them. The Hanyou leapt down, landing within the group of samurai, while Naruto stood beside Mifune. They glanced to each other with a nod as one of the Samurai spoke up.

"That is I-Impossible!"

Before them stood four resurrected legends, legends that had died off or been killed by their strongest enemy. The Hanyou and the Samurai all shifted into battle stances as Naruto and Mifune drew their weapons. Naruto wielded twin tantos, marked with kanji on the hilt and the blade. Mifune wielded a katana, a simple one like all Samurai.

"So, we face Hanzo the Salamander."

The revived Hanzo, former leader of Amegakure, said nothing as he stared ahead at his old enemy, Mifune. Mifune stepped forward, extending his left arm before Naruto as the other understood. Mifune was the only one to truly match Hanzo and now was the time for Mifune to put him back in a grave.

Naruto simply nodded, glancing over the other three. He furrowed his eyebrows, thinking back to his lessons to figure out who the other three were. His eyes wandered over the physical features as memories flashed through his head. He began to pinpoint key characteristics of the four, and that is when his eyes went wide as he recognized the remaining three. His lips turned into a snarl as his power began to bubble around him. The other Hanyou landed around him in battle formation as they watched their leader release his sixth tail state of the Hanyou form.

"Samurai, the other three are the Hanyou's enemies. Stand back."

The command from Naruto was received, as the samurai backed away from the battlefield. The Hanyou all released their Hanyou form to some extent, either half the number of max tails or full blown Hanyou form. The samurai could only brace themselves with the trees at the immense power rolling off these inhuman shinobi. The samurai then looked to the other three revived shinobi and they knew why the Hanyou were going to be the ones facing them.

Naruto snarled out his final command as he shot forward.

"The Tsuchikage is mine!"