Naruto: The Senju Patriarch

Chapter 34: [BONUS] Sacrifice



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He instantly seemed to teleport a Jonin to his right, wrapping his blade in lightning Chakra, the Jonin blocked with his own sword allowing the others to act quickly, spewing their Ninjutsu at Katsuro, but he cut through the fire and earth Ninjutsu before being forced to dodge the others. His speed was off the charts, and he managed to target a vulnerable Jonin in the back before they could even react. The Jonin had not expected to be targeted at all, and under Katsuro's prowess, refined by the war, his head was instantly separated from his body. 

Onoki, in his anger, still acted quickly, using his Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu where Katsuro was. He dodged easily, and Onoki's Jutsu made a square in the ground and vaporised his own subordinate's body. 

"Onoki, you're way too slow," he heard the taunting voice from the side, right before hearing, "Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Jutsu!" He felt the wave of heat and the massive dragon head made of fire coming straight for him, and quickly used his Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu again to barely vaporise the fire. But when he looked back, he saw Katsuro engaged with the Jonin, again in close range with his sword, now also containing wind chakra and had already dismembered one and killed another, whose ribs looked like they had been completely caved in. Meanwhile, the Anbu, Jonin and Elite Jonin of the Leaf were not cannon fodder - they reacted to their surroundings, willing to lay down their lives as long as they could kill the Tsuchikage.

Katsuro punched the ground using Tsunade's technique, creating huge cracks and uneven ground to form and creating a large amount of dust rise. As the Iwa Shinobi struggled to keep their balance (to which the floating Onoki was immune from), Katsuro jumped in the air, creating 10 shadow clones, using Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu! Six instantly sped away, heading to help Katsuro's comrades, while 4 engaged with the Iwa Shinobi blocking Katsuro's path to Onoki, who was now at the back. A Jonin managed to react in time and decipher that his target was Onoki, and got in the way, but Katsuro sent a Wind Style: Sword Wind Cutter Jutsu with a slash from his blade while he was running, sending a deep gash through the protective vest of that Jonin. 

Katsuro paid no more attention to him, running at Onoki who was charging up another Particle Style Jutsu. The Jonin had bought enough time for him to release his Atomic Dismantling Jutsu beam at Katsuro, and Onoki fired it with glee. But Katsuro dodged at the last second with a roll but smirked as his plan worked. He looked back to see Onoki's very own Ninjutsu erase the top halves of 2 of his own ninja, due to Katsuro's set up with his shadow clones managing to dodge with their superior speed and control the fight to get them perfectly in line. 

Onoki had seen his subordinates fighting just as Katsuro dodged, and he fired the Atomic Dismantling Jutsu. His heart wrenched at what he'd been forced to do, as he cursed Katsuro, who had forced him to kill who he saw as his own children.

This left 2 still in proper fighting condition, apart from Onoki - one an elite Jonin another a normal one, and 2 more heavily injured. He gave them no rest, firing another Fire Style Jutsu at the 2 uninjured and one dismembered Shinobi - this time, when the Fire Dragon Bullet came at them, they used their signature earth style to form walls to block it but this also blocked their vision. Katsuro used Earth Style himself, performing the Tunneling Jutsu to get underneath them. Before they could be warned, he burst up from the ground, throwing kunai. As they jumped back and made space, the Shinobi missing a limb suffered from the lack of imbalance and couldn't block, leaving a kunai lodged in his chest. But worse, Katsuro shouted Earth Style: Earth Flow Spears. His eyes widened as he saw his death, while his comrades saw what was happening, but were left helpless, having to dodge the Jutsu themselves. They saw multiple spikes of earth rise and pierce through their comrade's body. His blood flowed down the spears, feeding the earth as he made gurgling sounds from the blood in his mouth. 

Almost suddenly, Katsuro sped off in a blur back towards Onoki now having made space to deal with him. Onoki tried to use his Kekkei Tota again, but by this point Katsuro had analysed it. He knew despite its unmatched power, it took time to charge up, which he had been, and would continue to, exploit. Katsuro used Water Style: Water Severing Wave, spewing a large amount of highly pressurized water at Onoki forcing him to stop his Jutsu and dodge. Despite how horribly the plan was going, Onoki adapted as a powerful Shinobi and Kage in his own right. Seeing Katsuro come closer, he used the Earth Style: Mutli-Sized Rock Fist creating a massive dense rock gauntlet around his fist. They fought in combat with Taijutsu, with Onoki expertly using the Earth Style: Added Weight Rock Jutsu to enhance his power, alongside the Light Weight Rock Jutsu that allowed him to fly to enhance his speed. This prowess meant Onoki could compete in close range briefly despite Katsuro's superior skill in Kenjutsu and physical abilities enhanced immensely by his S Rank Jutsu. Onoki used Earth Style in moments to create what seemed to be plates of rock armour to avoid lethal blows. But still, he suffered with small cuts and also a deep gash running down from his right shoulder. 

But his struggle was not meaningless - he had bought time for the remaining Shinobi to run to his aid, even the Shinobi that had been cut through with the wind cutter earlier. Katsuro was visibly shocked seeing him still moving despite the cut running diagonally across his body and seemed to infer the respect and love the Shinobi had for their Tsuchikage. They seemed to throw themselves at him, forcing him to disengage from Onoki. 

"Lord Tsuchikage!! Please escape, we will hold him here!" one of the still able shinobi said.

Before he could argue another spoke, "Lord Tsuchikage, you cannot fall here! We will use our lives to ensure your safety."

Onoki was enraged and felt tremendous guilt, but listened to their reasoning, his logic as Tsuchikage wore out as he retreated. As expected, Katsuro took care of the Shinobi, but their dying will seemed to enhance their strength holding him there. Onoki had gotten away, and instead of giving chase, Katsuro turned to help his comrades. They were an elite group and managed to win the fight, especially with Katsuro sending help with his shadow clones. There was only one unfortunate casualty and a few injuries. He helped to heal them before dealing with his own relatively minor injuries, which were already healing. 

The battle was over. Katsuro had not managed to kill the Tschikage, but they had benefited greatly. They had killed numerous high level Shinobi and delivered a great blow. Katsuro nursed some of his smaller injuries and a deeper cut at his ribs with the Mystical Palm Jutsu, contemplating the strength that those Jonin had in their sacrifice. Even as enemies, he would respect them.

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