A gloomy Naruto is shown sitting on his bed.

"What happened?" Itachi questioned.

"He looks heartbroken. Did he get into a fight or something?"

The sky is shown, dark clouds covering it as the new Team 7 groups up wearing all black.

"Someone died."

A portrait of the 3rd Hokage has been placed with a bouquet of flowers Infront of it.

"Third." "Sensei.." "Hokage-sama.." gasps around the room were heard.

The screen then zooms out showing a funeral service taking place.

"How did this happen.." Jiraiya asked, to no one in particluar.

"They don't look much older so it can't be that long before this happens.

"This has to be one of the things we must not let happen. The Hokage- he couldn't be..."

The screen then pans to show jonins, chunins, genins, civilians all in black as the rain starts pouring.

The earth cries for it's loss.

"We will begin the memorial service." Homura announces, "for the Third Hokage who lost his life in this battle."

"Battle? They all seem to know what happened."

"It must have been something big."

"But of course, they casually leave out important stuff.."
"I would like to argue that the Third Hokage dying is quite important."

Naruto's thoughts are heard, "Why did Old Man Hokage have to die?"

A young kid with goggles is near Naruto rubbing his eyes as he cries.

"Who's that?" Naruto asked, seeing his future self near him.

"That.. I think is my grandson."

"Konohamaru? He's grown."

Iruka places a comforting hand around his shoulder.

"Oh! Iruka-sensei!" Naruto points.

A different setting is shown, the memorial stone with the back of Kakashi who was staring at it.

Behind him, a girl comes up with a bouquet of flowers.

"For Hayate?" Kakashi asked without even looking.

"Hayate? He dies too....?" Kurenai spoke, her voice somber.

Yugao places her bouquet down as Kakashi turns to leave.

"You should've just come earlier if you were planning on thinking of an excuse to your tardiness."

From afar, Jiraiya watches them, for what reason? Only the Third can answer now.

A rooftop is shown, Orochimaru dressed in Kazekage robes is present there along with Hiruzen.

"Orochimaru's Kazekage?" Jiraiya questioned. Not being able to see how that could happen.

"I don't think so. He probably did something unimaginable."

"When does he ever do something imaginable." Jiraiya replied with a tinge of saltiness in his tone.

"To think I'd be able to fight you again..." Orochimaru looked amused.

A few anbus are seen being unable to go and help their Hokage as four people of Orochimaru sealed them outside.

"If the Lord Hokage took out one of these four, we could help..." one of them said worried.

"Hmm... it doesn't look like I'll be able to get out of this easily."

"You don't really mean that. It'd be tougher for you if someone came in and got in the way, right?" Orochimaru sounded taunting.

The both of them took off not giving the other a chance to gain the upper hand.

"This." "We've been seeing so many high level fights."

"The future looks good for our place in terms of power, from Naruto and Sasuke to others."

"I just hoped they would not have to gain power because of war and troubles rather than others." Misato said.

"Ninja Art: Tile Shuriken!" Hiruzen attacked.

Orochimaru's tongue transformed into a snake and went to bite Hiruzen's neck.

"What in the name of the First Hokage is that?" Sakura asked, along with Ino who looked disgusted and creeped out.

"It's his, um, specialty." Jiraiya answered with a pause.
"He's weird."
"You're telling me."

"With suck weak technique... It sucks to get old, eh, Sarutobi-sensei?"

While he was distracted, the Hokage managed to fool him with a mud substitution as he appeared behind him. "Earth Style: Great Mud River!"

"Yes! Show that old snake man, dattebayo!" Naruto cheered, feeling uncomfortable with the tense and thick air in the room.

Orochimaru is caught by surprise as a river of mud forms in his leg and he is carried off with it.

"Fire Dragon Bomb!" Hiruzen continued.

The combination of mud and fire gives him a strong look. It damaged the tiles they were standing on but Orochimaru remained unharmed.

"Really? I've been greatly underestimated." Orochimaru replied looking at the weak attacks.

"Humph.. A hateful fellow as usual!" Hiruzen comments as he gets ready.

"A high maintenance-student is cute. Right, Sarutobi-sensei?" He licks his lips, "Isn't it about time we stopped playing around?"

" This gives me the creeps." Ayako shuddered.
"Slimy, weird.. I didn't think any other person could make me feel this angry except for that sharingan stealing bastard, but clearly I've been proven wrong." Shisui grumbled with a hand on his eyes.

"This isn't an academy class so....."

"You have a point." Hiruzen takes off his Hokage robes revealing his battle clothes.

Seeing he got serious, Orochimaru did the same, taking off his Kazekage robes.

"I won't go easy on you just because you're doddering."

"I look forward to it. Depending on your jutsu, I might have to have you start over at the Academy." Hiruzen retorts.

A snort escaped a few.

The tiles start crushing as they both charge at each other.

None of them say their jutsu names out loud, because they aren't kids.

The ground shakes and two coffins pop up from the ground. The third one came up halfway before going back down again. The two coffins opened, revealing the past dead Hokages― the First and the Second.

"What is that?" a question came from young Shikamaru.

"It's the Impure World Reincarnation. It's a forbidden jutsu, how did he get his hand on it..."

"What does it do?"
"It summons a dead person from the realm of the dead to come back to the living world using a living vessel. The Second created it but it was announced to be forbidden almost immediately."
"It is a heartless jutsu where you use a living person to revive someone, and that too, from knowledge, is temporary."

"Now, what will you do, Sarutobi-sensei?" Orochimaru taunted.

"Long time no see, Sarutobi." Hashirama's corpse spoke.

"Oh, it's you... You've gotten old, Sarutobi." Tobirama's corpse continues.

"It's the First and Second."
"So, this is how they looked like. Not bad." Ino commented gaining a side-eye from her father.

"I never thought I would meet the great brothers in this manner. Please prepare yourselves, Lord First Hokage, Lord Second Hokage!"

"He summoned us with the forbidden jutsu, huh, he's something else, isn't he?" Tobirama turned to his brother.

"There's always fights, no matter where you live."

"No good will come by deriding the dead and playing around with time!" Hiruzen started to sweat a little from the severity of the situation.

"Playing around with time... Oh, the irony.."

"Now... let's get started, shall we? But before that, I must have you both return to your original forms." Orochimaru places kunais with tags on it inside their heads.

"Oh no...."

The First and the Second Hokage ran to attack the Third.

"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bombs." Hiruzen attacked.
"Water Style: Water Wall." the Second countered.

"True to the title of the previous Hokage." Orochimaru commented, sounding impressed.

"Earth Style: Mud Wall." Hiruzen blocked the coming loads of water with a mud wall.

"So cool!"

Hashirama came sliding on the water, he landed a painful punch to Hiruzen's cheek and kicked him off to his knees.

A few people made a sound of pain from their own spots seeing the rough battle.

Hiruzen tried to stand up but was pulled and attack by bodies of water.

He hurriedly climbed up on top of his mud wall but it gave away and he came falling down.

From the tiles, a tree branched emerged, attacking him before he even got the chance to process what had just happened.

The branches captured him, tying his hands and legs rendering him unable to move.

"Hokage-sama...."

Seeing the positing he was tuck in, the Third called for a companion, he put his hand on the surface and summoned, "Appear! Monkey King Enma!"

"What just happened?" Naruto asked.

A monkey was summoned.

"It's an animal summon. Your father used to have a toad one.. You make a contract and you can get their help when you need."

"My father had a toad one..?"
"He did, it helped him when the... Kyuubi attacked."

"You're pathetic, Sarutobi... It's because you didn't kill him back then." Enma looked disappointed.

"Please... Enma! The Adamantine Nyoi." Hiruzen cried out a request.

Enma engaged in a fight with Hashirama. They both engaged in a Taijutsu battle.

Enma turned into a stick as Orochimaru took out a Snake Sword out of his mouth.

"I'll say it again, I still can't get used to his tendencies."
"I don't blame you, I've known him ever since I was young and yet he still manages to surprise me every time we cross paths, which is not many but it is what it is."

They both fought with their weapons, with Hiruzen clearly on the losing end.

Hiruzen was lying on the floor, his face to the sky, not getting up after he got sent back.

"Get up, old man!" Naruto repeated.

They all knew he would die but they still were not fully prepared to see their beloved Hokage on the ground.

"Are you okay, sensei?" Orochimaru walked towards the body, "Please hang in there." He said, his voice not sounding worried at all.

"Please get up, Lord Hokage!" an anbu wished. "And please save the Leaf village!"

"Asking him to save the village when he might not even be able to save himself is not good, they all depend too much on you." Ayako commented.
"But that is what I have to be. A pillar, they should be able to depend on me." the Hokage responded.

Through blurry eyes, Hiruzen whisered, "Orochimaru." Seeing his younger student in the eyes of this cruel and twisted man. A tear fell.

He got back up gain with new-found motivation and sent his past student hurling back.

Orochimaru peeled off his skin, revealing another face.

"Again...."

"Who the heck are you?" Hirzuen questioned.
"Is it so sudden that you can't tell? It's me, Orochimaru." the person responds.

"The reason I couldn't select you to be the Fourth Hokage.... is because of that distorted consciousness." Hiruzen shows his disgust at his past student's side works.

"Fourth Hokage? What about my.. father?"

"Orochimaru was competing with your father for the position. The both of them were strong and powerful candidates but Orochimaru wasn't someone like your father, no one trusted him since he wasn't the most social and always gave off a creepy vibe."

"Immortality jutsu is a technique eternally pooling one's own spirits into this earth. In other words, it's a Revival jutsu."

Out of nowhere, the Third is caught by branches again. "Don't lower your guard, sensei. You're always too soft..."

Hiruzen manages to survive the attack by the First, an emerging forest, with the help of Enma who turned into a cage, effectively protecting him.

"That is so cool. Can I get him too?" Naruto asked with stars in his eyes.

"I think Jiraiya would have a toad summon for you, Naruto.." he signed to Jiraiya. "It's more of a tradition thing, child, don't feel bad."

"To think you'd shorten your own lifespan like that." Orochimaru commented recognizing the seals the Hokage was making.

"Not everyone's obsessed with living like you."

"Plus, living too long would probably get boring."

"Genjutsu: Infinite Darkness Jutsu." the Second Hokage performed, surrounding the Third in complete darkness.

"Humph.. Leaf Village is not just an organization to me."

"Then I shall destroy you, the pillar, and destroy the Leaf that you proudly call home." Orochimaru's voice is heard but he is not seen.

"No matter how much you target this Village Hidden in the Leaves. A new Hokage will carry on my will, shall become a pillar and defend the Leaf!" the Hokage ends his speech.

"Behold! Sealing Jutsu: Reaper Death Seal!" he called out and ran forwards, when he felt a solid surface, 'I won't let go' the thought as he kept his hold on the solid body strong.

"Isn't that-?" "It is."

"What is it?"
"The Reaper Death Seal. It calls the Shinigami and lets you seal someone's soul away but for that, your soul would also be taken. It's a suicide summon."

"The Fourth used the same thing."

"Appear!" he ordered and a transparent hand came out of his stomach sucking away the soul of the First Hokage.

The Second Hokage was next who apologized for the trouble him and his brother gave the Third.

The corpses without soul turn into soil leaving behind the corpses of Orochimaru's discarded pawns.

"Poor them, they just got used."
"I wouldn't say so, they stayed with him willingly, believe it or not...

"It's over!" he yelled as the Shinigami's hand went inside Orochimaru. While the Shinigami was sucking Orochimaru's soul out, Orochimaru positioned a sword to pierce Hiruzen.

"The sword!"

Seeing Hiruzen was about to get hit, Enma went as fast as he could to try and stop the sword but he was not successful as the sword still pierced him.

"Why... didn't you dodge?" Orochimaru asked as he looked at his old teacher.

"Because I was gonna die anyway." The Third responded with a sigh.

"There's no need to dodge. I will die, anyways. And now your soul will be dragged out and sealed!" Hiruzen announced.

Slowly, Orochimaru's face started to shift as more of his soul was in the hands of the Shinigami, the face of Death became clearer to him.

"There's only one thing that scares him.. and that is Death."

"Death?" "I am not sure how he got obsessed with the concept of immortality... but that reaction is not something you would ever see."

"Knock it off! You old dotard! I won't let you do as you like." Orochimaru cried out, fear evident in his voice.

He made the sword move more towards him, effectively giving the old Hokage much more pain, which made him lose focus a little.

"Bear on!" The current Hokage thought looking at his future self.

"To have come this far!"
"To have come this far!" "Do I already lack the power to pull his soul out?" the Hokage was starting to doubt himself.

"The Shinigami's sword cut half of Orochimaru's soul, leaving the man wide-eyed, looking like he just got his life sucked out of him despite the fact that it was only a little of his life that was.

"Your ambition of crushing the Hidden Leaf dies right here!"
The Hokage drifted off to where his lover already was, yet not since his wife would not be in the belly of the Shinigami, fooling himself he drifted off.

His eyes hallucinated a younger Orochimaru in the place of the distraught man infront of him.

His final second was spent with a smile, reminiscing his old student.

"You actually die." Jiraiya finally managed to speak out with a voice that resembled the sound of a waterfall hitting the rocks below.

"I guess I do..." "Old man..."

"We just have to stop it right?" Naruto suddenly jumped out of his seat.

"Yes, that is true but-"

"There shouldn't be any buts in there. We know that Orochimaru is going to use the Reincarnation jutsu- thing against you, we can be prepared for it then."

"But we don't know when or how it happens."

"...We will figure it out...."

Ayako's notes:

1.The Third Hokage's death.