Saruto | The Celestial War (Part 2)

Chapter 19: War Dogs

"Fall bastard!" I cursed, as I faced off with Otsutsuki Zetsu Puppet that had been fused inhumanely with three others.

Seeing it crash to the ground from my Super Triple Fang Wolf Fang, I smiled tasting the iron in blood in my fangs. Landing next to either side of me were my ninja hounds, Aika and Riji.

As full-sized adult large-breed dogs, Aika had dark brown fur with dark golden eyes. She

had brown noses as well as white patches on her eyes and a black fur around her mouth. Riji, on the other hand, was an adult canine with a wolfish appearance. He had dark gray fur with a white underside. Mostly resembling a Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf. With his black nose, he has icy blue eyes.

Scratching the top of their heads, they nuzzled into my head, pressing against it.

"Oi, Kemono!" I heard a voice behind me.

Turning around with a smug grin, I was faced with my father who stood next to his red furred ninja hound, Akemaru. My father then stroked back his brown kempt shoulder length hair and beard, as opposed to my unkempt brunette hair and stubble that fell over my forehead protector. He wore a large fur coat with a mesh shirt underneath. On his legs were dark pants reaching down to his calves and regular shinobi sandals. As per Inuzuka clan standards, we both sport sharp black eyes with vertical slit-like pupils, pronounced canine teeth, and nails that could change into claws. We also had matching distinctive red fang markings of the Inuzuka clan on our cheeks.

"Father," I acknowledged him with a devilish grin.

Suddenly, the ground rumbled as I turned back to the ugly Otsutsuki Zetsu Puppets, to see it was getting up to its feet.

Exchanging a look, we nodded before weaving hand signals.

"Riji, Aika! Human Beast Combination Transformation: Triple-Headed Wolf!" I enacted.

"Akemaru! Human Beast Combination Transformation: Double-Headed Wolf!" my father echoed.

Immediately, my father and I performed an Inuzuka Combination Transformation into a three-headed and two-headed wolf respectively with our ninken. Because of the transformation's size, its strong claws, and its three and two sets of fangs, we became a powerful force.

Growling and hitting each other and in a destructive manner, we ran at the Otsutsuki Zetsu Puppet with great force, racing to see who could land a blow on it first.

As we landed on the monster, we tore it apart, climbing all over it with our enormous transformations. Jumping off the monster, we pulled away to see it drop to its knees in a bloody massacre.

Transforming back into our human forms, I brushed back my braid intertwined with Kyurei purple hair, feeling a sense of security from it.

"That was easy," I scuffed under my panting breaths.

"Sure was," my father, Kiba Inzuka, smiled at me.

We felt feral from the carnage that we had performed. Seeing that we had defeated every Otsutsuki Zetsu Puppet in our radius.

Calming myself down, I thought about my wife and son. It had only been a few weeks since Kyurei gave birth to him and yet she was on the battlefield with her master, Sarada, and the Third Division. Kido was back in the Hidden Leaf being watched over by my mother, Tamaki. But after what happened to the Hidden Sand. I couldn't help but worry about them.

"Have you," I said in a calm manner, "Have you heard a word from the Third Division."

He then shot a curious look at me and then smiled.

"She's strong," my father remarked.

I stood in a determined gaze as I eyed down Kaushiki Otsutsuki, looking down on us. Like we were lesser than him.

Kyurei was strong. She was one of the best Kunoichi in the Hidden Leaf. I knew she could protect herself but this enemy. It's much more stronger, more deadly than anything we had ever faced. With my son's parents both on the frontlines, what if...

"I know what you are thinking, Kemono," My father spoke in confidence.

In my solemn silence, I heeded my father's words.

Suddenly, hoards of Otsutsuki Zetsu Puppets began to run at us in an inhuman manner. As we faced it with our ninja hounds by our sides, we exchanged devilish grins.

"Ready for round two, old man?" I joked in an arrogant manner.

He smiled back before we began our charge.

"Argh!" I yelled out in a war cry. 

As we charged at the hoards at the Otsutsuki Zetsu, my senses gravitated me toward the ground around us, seeing a purple lightning stretch in and out of the ground towards the Otsutsuki Zetsu.

Slowing ourselves down, my father and I watch as the purple lightning connected with Otsutsuki Zetsu Puppets, causing them to be electrocute with the mass of the power then explode in a white glow. Bracing ourselves for the blow, a man jumped in b between us and blow wearing Konoha standard infantry clothing, dark gray pants, and a long-sleeve shirt. He also wore fingerless gloves with metal plates on the backhand and is seen with a chain necklace underneath. On his left bicep, he wore a red armband, boots on his feet, and redesigned flak jacket. I felt a smile creep on me as I saw the kanji "Six Fire" written on the back of his flak jacket, denoting his position. 

"Earth Release," he ignited slamming his hands into the ground, "Earth-Style Wall!"

This technique allows the user to create a protective wall out of. One method of doing this is for the user to convert in their body into an earthen material that they spit from their mouth; the more skilled the user, the greater the volume of earth that can be created. The earth quickly piles up into a defensive wall, blocking incoming attacks. Although the muddy material is solid on its own, it is further fortified with a coat of purple lightning chakra, making it more resistant too and then it would otherwise be.

As the dusted settled, he stood up to turn to us, revealing his spiky silver hair oriented to his left-side, black eyes, and relaxed and lazy expression. Over his left eye was a vertical scar.

Kakashi Hatake, the Sixth Hokage of the Leaf.

"Lord Sixth,"My father spoke as he walked up to him.

Moving his eyes in a gleeful manner, he addresses my father and then myself, "Kiba and Kimono Inuzuka, sorry. I think I stole your thunder."

In the corner, I see my father scratching his head in an embarrassed manner.

Suddenly, our dogs zoomed past us to his side, rubbing there bodies on him in a playful and loving manner.

"Riji, Aika, Akemaru..." he acknowledged as he scratched their heads.

Lord Sixth's mother, Ume Inuzuka, was of the Inuzuka clan so our dogs liking to him was only natural. Ume was my grandmother's cousin, so we were distant cousins. Wow, to be distant cousins with the Sixth Hokage. Often, times my father found pride in that.

"Kiba," Lord Sixth spoke in seriousness, "Where is Saruto?"

Kiba then narrowed his eyes as they drifted to the epicenter of the fight to see Lord Seventh, Sasuke Uchiha, and Saruto facing off against Kaushiki who lifted a mass of white chakra energy into the air.

"Take cover!" Lord Seventh yells into the air.

My father then looking to me and the Lord Sixth, I saw him weave reverse signs.

"Reverse Summoning," Lord Sixth yelled out.

In an instant, there was a light, my father, Lord Sixth, and I were transported a good distance away from the fight as we watched on in horror as white chakra rained into the crater.

"What can we do?!" I spoke urgently.

As Lord Sixth stepped up to the edge of the cliff. He then looked to us with a optimistic expression.

"Naruto, will save them," he reassured.

We nodded as we watched on, by his side.

My eyes then drifted to a distressed Saruto.

Be safe, my friend.