Walls Falling!

(30 km outside of Iwa.)

I stood on a rock and Neji stood on my left flank, standing perfectly straight without making a sound. The epitome of a well-kept tool.

Occasions that required my real body had become… exceedingly rare during these times. Using clones had sped up my timetable tremendously, making it possible to put multiple years-long plans into motion within only a handful of months. It allowed me to experience more while wasting less time, though that extended only to my mental capacity.

My progress had stalled, using shadow clones, replicas of my older state of being, even if by a second… was a waste of time. I knew how they thought, I could read their movements. To defeat oneself, the hardest task for a human, was the easiest for me, because humans fail to see their own shortcomings the most. They strive to improve only when they eventually feel the need to. I do so at every moment. I do not sleep, I do not rest, I only advance forward.

As I reflected on my experiences, a squad of 4 anbu appeared before me, one of them carrying a woman on his shoulder. Kneeling on one knee, 3 of them took a step back as the anbu with the hostage came forwards and put her on the ground, chakra shackles binding her hands and a gag on her mouth, eyes full of despair and worry looking up at me.

'Sage mode is surprisingly useful on these occasions. Though I expected more resentment and unyielding if Kuro's memories are to be believed.'

"The princess of Iwa, Kurotsuchi I would presume… quite young and yet with a child. Congratulations are in order for the new heir to the throne of Iwagakure." – I spoke as I clapped slightly.

And yet no reaction came, only the same pleading and worried look on her face.

'No reply… boring.'

"You know, if you aren't going to make this a little more interesting…" – As I spoke, I raised my hand and signaled Neji.

Neji walked with steady steps and drew one of the 2 Tantos from his back, lowering it to her belly, his hand shaking slightly before he reinforced his one-handed grip by grabbing the sword with both hands.

"We might as well get this over with."

As I finished, Neji pushed his sword through Kurotsuchi's belly and swiftly pulled it back out, killing the baby and Kurotsuchi as she fell to her side.

As I was about to turn my eyes elsewhere, I noticed something as my 3-tomoe Sharingan spun and I reached out and grabbed Neji by the back of his shirt, pulling him closer as my Mangekyou appeared, Susanoo formed and an explosion took out the anbu and collided with my Susanoo, doing no damage to it whatsoever.

'Now it's more interesting. An explosive clone? No, that is a woman's finger over flying there, definitely explosive seal that activated upon her death…'

As I examined the situation, my senses noticed multiple shinobi heading towards my direction, confirming that this 'Kurotsuchi', we were meant to kidnap. The sneaky old man must have used a body double, black hair and eyes are common and with Iwa's training, she must have been ready to give her life without hesitance. Now that I think about it, I have never seen her outside the anime from Kuro's memories, making it hard for me to discern her at all, let alone without seeing her beforehand.

'I wonder how embarrassing it was for the old man to give the order for her to get pregnant once his granddaughter did.'

"Hokage-sama, I'm seeing numerous shinobi making their way towards us."

I turned my head at Neji who suddenly spoke.

"Is that so? Can you make out how many?"

"Approximately five companies, a battalion… from all directions. They are approaching fast and we are surrounded." – Neji spoke with a solemn face.

"That isn't so bad… we can freely attack all sides. Grab the headbands while you can… if you can find them." – I said with a positive attitude while Neji simply looked at me blankly.

Paying no attention to him, I raised my leg slightly and planted it firmly on the ground, golden chains spreading deep underground, spreading quickly below the feet of Iwa shinobi and passing them without disturbance.

As the shinobi approached, I noticed a flying figure in the sky and smiled.

'Maybe not the entire family line, but the primary target made his way here either way. I won't be leaving empty-handed.'

As the shinobi surrounded us

"Godaime Hokage… still too young it seems. It seems Konoha will need another Hokage. This is the second time you try to kidnap my granddaughter, even after she bears a child. It will truly be a pleasure to end you here today." – Onoki spoke in a surprisingly calm voice, but I could feel his anger boiling.

"What can I say, I'm a dedicated man. A little brutish in my ways of courting women… but surely you can feel my sincerity." – As the words came out, dripping with sarcasm, a feral smile appeared on my face.

Behind the backs of the Iwa shinobi forces, giant golden chains broke the surface of the ground, rising towards the sky and connecting with each other as the barrier was raised.

Onoki looked at the barrier and then at me as he sneered.

"Do you really believe yourself capable of defeating 1000 shinobi while I'm here?"

"Of course not… I'm not going to defeat you. I'm going to kill you all." – Raising my fingers, 3 clones appeared as we each faced different directions.

"Sage Art – Earth Style: Giant Mud Wall." (A/N: Mud wall with Nature chakra… it's much stronger/resilient… I believe it's pretty self-explanatory for whenever I use Sage art before a common technique from now on.)

Giant walls, hundreds of meters tall and dozens of meters thick rose around me and Neji, nearly reaching the top of the barrier as I dispelled the clones.

"Susanoo."

The Susanoo's armored torso rose as four arms extended, a sword appearing in each as with simple twists and 2 pairs of diagonal swings, the four giant walls started to slide off and fall… directly above the Iwa shinobi forces, who despite their mobility as shinobi, were blocked by the barrier and unable to retreat far enough. Even if they somehow made it in the gaps in time, the shockwave would be enough to kill them.

Watching the giant walls start to fall, and Onoki creating clones and rushing towards them, a thought made its way into my mind.

'Hmm… not so fast. I am not as passive as others, old man.' – I wasn't about to make it easy for the old man.

Creating 3 clones again, we each made our way into the back of the falling walls and pressed our hands on them.

"Earth Style: Weighted Boulder Jutsu." – As I smiled, the fall of the walls suddenly accelerated, heading straight for the Iwa shinobi.