AN: Hello everyone, an update for you: we will be releasing Naruto: The Senju Patriarch chapters on Patreon and publicly on other sites once every 2 days. This is to make time for writing chapters for MCU: The Shinobi system. Since University and schools are starting back up, we have much less times on our hands, and I believe this reduction will help to avoid burnout. I believe MCU: The Shinobi system will be our best one yet with how it is shaping up, so stay tuned! Harry Potter: The Flaw of Slytherin and One Piece: Paw Paw Fruit uploads will remain the same as before.
A few days before, at the Iwa–Kumo camps…
"Now, for their main force- Senju Katsuro- do you have a plan for him, Tsuchikage, Raikage?" an Iwa commander asked at the war table in the main tent which had been temporarily set up for the two Kage's of the Stone and Cloud to discuss their joint battle plan.
"Of course we do!" Onoki smiled. "You see, that Wood Style is incredibly draining of chakra, even for a shinobi of the caliber of Senju Katsuro. We saw that in the last battle after using those Jutsu he had to retreat, so there is a limit we can roughly gauge."
"That's right," A carried on the Tsuchikage's explanation, sitting up, re-adjusting the bandages wrapped around his torso, "which means, we can work out just when he will start to run out of chakra, and after how many jutsu roughly and, we will use that to our advantage. He is an incredibly powerful shinobi, we know this, and more importantly, he knows this. He will likely underestimate our power, especially considering my current condition. So, when the time comes, and his arrogance and draining chakra become crutches, we can strike and take him down. But this should be a last resort, it is likely he will predict this, and with how many trump cards he seems to have, we cannot just rely on this. There is too much that can go wrong, his chakra reserves are unlike what we know today, and an incorrect estimation could prove fatal. That's not even mentioning his Flying Raijin, there is no way that if his chakra does get low, that he won't simply teleport out."
"Yes exactly, so we will act as if this is our main plan, but our goal will be before then. His chakra will deplete as the fight continues, and all the while, we will try to limit our own chakra usage, as much as we can. It should be doable, with the 4 of us working together against just him, his chakra should drain far more rapidly. Then we will use the renowned Sealing Jutsus of his own clan that we discovered when we attacked Uzushiogakure." Onoki firmly said, looking at the Raikage, who nodded.
"While he and his chakra is suppressed by the Sealing tags we place on him, we will strike together, and swiftly defeat him, hopefully without much struggle. The Sealing tags will disrupt his chakra circulation even if just for a moment, meaning his Chakra Mode Jutsu and boosters as well as his Flying Raijin will be unavailable. He will be trapped like a lamb for slaughter. But only for a moment, we must hit him fast, and hard." A declared. After a few more minutes, all the plans had been discussed and finalised.
"Senju Katsuro is a grandmaster of Sealing Jutsu himself," Onoki warned the other 3 as everyone else left the tent, "He is all but an Uzumaki himself, and he was taught under the tutelage of the former Matriarch of both the Senju and Uzumaki clans, Mito Uzumaki, who was also the first Jinchuriki of the Nine Tails. But it shouldn't matter, the tags we have are made by them too, and we just need them to work for a moment. So remember, do not waste this opportunity- it may be our last."
Everyone in the room nodded, knowing what was at stake. All of the hopes of winning this battle rode on their shoulders.
Back to the present…
The Kages and Jinchuriki looked at each other, solemnly, but full of determination.
This is our only chance! They all thought.
"What now, do-" Katsuro cut his sentence short as a series of strong Jutsu flew towards him.
They finally decided to throw all they had at me? A final gamble? But it goes against how conservative they have tried to be…
Katsuro teleported away from the Jutsu, the instant that he teleported to a nearby Kunai. They were on him instantly. It seemed like at least one of them had kept track of where his Kunai were, and forced him to teleport to it with the Jutsu before acting immediately and decisively.
He was surrounded from all 4 sides as they pounced at him at incredible speeds that even Katsuro was impressed by. It was clear they had completely pushed themselves. But the key parts were the Raikage and Han. The Raikage moved so fast despite his state that Katsuro was sure his legs would take permanent damage, and Han seemed to be literally boiling himself alive within his furnace armour. But it would pay off, they reached him, hands outstretched right as he had teleported and with barely any time to think 2 tags were placed on him. In that time Katsuro felt a flicker of fear, the connection to his chakra that moved to his will all his life now went silent. Roshi and Onoki who had lagged behind caught up, helped by their positioning and also put another couple tags on his body.
Sealing Jutsu Tags? Katsuro's eyes widened, as he raised his blade's, his chakra flow had stopped within his body, disabling him to use his arsenal of Jutsus. The pattern of these…they're Uzumaki Sealing Jutsu! A fire of anger roared in Katsuro, as he remembered how the other 4 Great Villages had destroyed Uzushiogakure. This stolen property is being used against me! No wonder it is so effective.
"This is it for you, Senju Katsuro!" A yelled proudly across at him, as the smoke dissipated.
"You overestimated yourself, brat! Your arrogance has cost you! It has become you undoing!" Onoki declared.
"NOW!" A commanded. Instinctively, Katsuro raised his blade, but he knew he wouldn't be able to come out of this unscathed. He felt backwards out of the tree, but they all lunged at him. With just his body he did his best, there was no time to take off the tags, they were giving him no time to do so. They knew this was the difference between defeat and victory.
The Raikage's Hell Stab drove into Katsuro's right shoulder, his sword arm. Even as a huge hole appeared that certainly would make his right arm almost useless, his hand did not let go of his sword. Other blows rained down, a lava encrusted fist melted into his chest searing his skin and bone. Han's Erupting Propulsion Fist and Onoki's gauntlet of Stone combined with the Heavy Weight Jutsu cracked and splintered his skeleton.
Katsuro was sent flying and tumbling in the aftermath as he smashed into his own trees.
"There's no way he can survive that." Roshi smiled.
"Finally!" Han sighed, satisfied.
"Hahaha!" Onoki cried, proudly, as the four of them took a moment to rest, clearly tired from the relentless stream of Jutsu they had used.
"Yes, well done everyone" A nodded firmly, looking at Katsuro, "he looks like he's finished, and even if he's not, he is in no condition to fight at all." I could survive from that, but that is only under years and years of tempering my body with and for the Lightning Chakra Mode, surely he can't… right?
"Now we-"
"Finished? Nearly dead? You seem to be mistaken." A cold, strong voice said. The debris covering the figure was pushed off as he came back into view. He slowly stood up, clearly hurt but still in the fight.
WHAT? HOW IS HE STILL STANDING OR EVEN TALKING?! Onoki the two Jinchurki looked at each other in astonishment and fear as A's fears came true.
"He's still alive, be careful!" Onoki warned. It seems like he's not done yet! We were wrong.
A sapling of worry steadily grew in the 4 shinobi. They had thought Katsuro wouldn't be able to stand after that attack they had planned, but somehow he was still able to.
"I applaud you four! It seems like your plan worked. Thank you for pushing me so far- it's forced me to push myself even further! Frankly, I needed this. You made fine grindstones." Katsuro cleared his throat, his face now visible, and as he stepped forward.
To their horror, beneath the blood and his tattered clothes and ruined Jonin vest, they saw signs of healing. The Raikage's wound especially seemed to be closing visibly, even if it was slow. Katsuro used his left hand to reach up, removing any tags that were still left.
"However, it was never going to be enough to stop me." Katsuro smiled, sinisterly. "You should've gone for the head."
"STOP HIM!" Onoki screamed out as the last tag was being peeled away. Only the Raikage could get there quick enough and he moved desperately, trying to end Katsuro's life, eyes glued on the final tag slowly coming off.
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