Let It Burn: Death [Sasuke Uchiha]

Chapter 3

"In coming!" Belva stated.

The Third Division were approaching the intended destination quickly.

"We have enemy forces coming in hot!" Mai relayed.

"How much of a gap do we have?" Kakashi asked.

"Seconds."

"Support us," the young man ordered the army. "Belva, watch the perimeter and push back their numbers from a distance. Gai, you take half of the division under your wing for an extra push. Mai, you're with me."

Clearing the tree line what remained of the Surprise Attack Division were trying to pick themselves up from the ground. They were completely open, seeing two blurs come in from behind for the kill. The scraping of blades echoed in the air, inches from the defenseless ninjas' faces, which were surprised they weren't killed. Sai's head whipped up seeing Kakashi had saved him. The other two enemy ninja pursuing them were thrown off their feet by Belva's unseen chakra strings before catching themselves. Though they now stood at a distance beside two other foes, warily observing the division and wondering what had caught them.

"You saved us," the Root Ninja breathed in relief.

"It's a little early to be celebrating," Kakashi stated. His eyes never left the enemy. Neither did the Be Fong, but it was hard to mask the surprise in her eyes. "All of these guys are extremely dangerous."

"I knew I'd end up fighting someone, but I never imagine it'd be you, Kakashi."

Zabuza Momochi.

The Demon of the Mist stood in their presence, along with his companion, Haku, locked with Mai's short blades. They should be six feet under, which only lead them to further examine their enemy and wonder what they were doing here.

"I should've been sent to hell after your group finished me on that bridge. Next thing I know, I'm standing next to Haku. And I thought something was off. I guess this really isn't hell or heaven."

"No, this is the real world," the General said. "And none of you belong here anymore."

"What the hell...?" Sakura struggled to understand, seeing the two Mist Ninjas.

"Shit," Belva breathed. "This is the work of the Impure World Reincarnation Summoning."

"And what does that mean?" a Stone Ninja asked.

"Nothing good for us. Whoever's controlling them has the ability to resurrect anyone they wish from the dead."

Oh god, Mai thought. There were a number of ninjas that could come back from the dead and easily match their forces. So, this was Madara's plan when declaring war against the Shinobi with only himself and two other Akatsuki members left.

Taking in this new information the young man was even more wary of the situation. It made sense, though, seeing their unnatural golden eyes, surrounded by black. Zabuza scanned the ranks of the army before catching sight of bright pink hair.

"Heh! Kakashi's student!"

The Medical Ninja was surprised he was speaking to her.

"You sure grew up. How's that other kid? He doing okay?"

"What? Oh, yes!" she stammered out.

The man smirked. "He must be pretty famous these days, after helping you beat the two of us."

"They named that bridge 'The Great Naruto Bridge' and these days the Village calls him a hero," Kakashi stated.

Haku smiled.

"Thanks to you two, Naruto found his path in life and swore to you both on your graves that he'd always follow it. He's become an admirable shinobi."

"Then I'm sure he'll continue to grow even stronger," Haku added.