Hiruzen's POV (Hokage Manor Roof - Hidden Leaf Village)
Orochimaru, Hiruzen, and Danzo stood incredibly still, the air around them filling with killing intent. Danzo took a step back with a hand sign. "You mind keeping him busy?" Hiruzen merely nodded as he called out.
"Summoning Jutsu!" With a poof, a human-sized white-haired monkey appeared. It was garbed in an odd yellow sleeveless kimono with black stripes tied off with a red sash. Underneath was a gray bodysuit with mesh along the wrist.
"So it's finally time to put him down, Sarutobi? However, it seems you have company as well. Didn't think I'd see the day I'd see you two fight together again." Enma remarked as he quickly formed into the Adamantine Staff.
"For now, it's just us!" Hiruzen called, pointing the staff towards Orochimaru's perch on the building across from them. Blazingly fast, the staff extends towards the Sannin. Who manages to jump and land on it, regurgitating the Sword of Kusanagi from his throat, he races down the staff itself. Emna shortened himself, robbing the snake of his footing. But Orochimaru merely spits his tongue around Hiruzen and reels himself in, preparing to violently cut the senior. But Hirzuen merely smiled as the staff in his hand grew, freeing him from the tongue and serving as a painful hard stop for Orochimaru, who bounced back after crashing into it. Hiruzen threw the staff towards Orochimaru, Emna quickly weaving hand signs and screaming.
"Adamantite Prison!" The monkey turned back into a staff, now with copies. The staff quickly formed a prison around the Snake Sannin. As this was happening, Hiruzen below quickly formed his jutsu.
"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullets!" He roared as several flaming dragons formed, quickly flying through the air, all converging and striking the cage. Howls were heard before a small snake fell from it and attempted a strike at Hiruzen. The old man mercilessly stomps the snake, watching as it impossibly spits out Orochimaru, who quickly does his own strike. Fangs , in this case, are the mighty blade of Kusanagi. Hiruzen barely manages to dodge this, but before Orochimaru can capitalize on the off-balanced Hiruzen, he has to slither back as a blade of wind flies through the spot he has just been to.
"Wind Style: Wind Waves! Time is up, you treacherous snake. You should've killed Hiruzen while you had the chance." As he finishes, several more blades fly through the air toward the Sannin at incredible speed before the snake. Orochimaru manages several dodges, but before he can attempt to push up further, he hears.
"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bullet!" It struck a blade close to Orochimaru that he had barely avoided. This results in a sizable fiery explosion that sends the Sannin flying with various burns. "Prepared to die yet Orochimaru?" Hiruzen asked as he and Danzo walked toward the downed man.
"Hahahahakukukuhaha!" Orochimaru roared wildly. Violently being interrupted with a choke. He then spat out himself. The spat-out Orochimaru rises as the old one falls now hollow. "Come now, sensei, you must know that wouldn't end me. Give me all you have, all your neat little tricks." He then threw his hand open with a wide smile. "Of course, now that I'm closer than ever to perfection, I know you will not be able to kill me."
"Hmm, arrogant," Danzo noted.
"Hard to believe he's a pupil of mine," Hiruzen replied. "Always had a way to make death slip."
"I've seen many healing techniques that are all run by chakra. Kill him enough times, and it'll stick." Danzo stated simply.
"Couldn't have said it better myself." Hiruzen acknowledged. The men all charged forward murder in their eyes.
Kimimaro's POV (Hokage Manor - Hidden Leaf Village)
Torune dodged the large bone drill narrowly, and he tapped the now monstrous shinobi on one of his spikes. He had been aiming for his back, but even slowed down, Kimimaro was much too quick. Kimimaro, feeling the contact, spins violently and quickly manages to remove some of the insects, yet they had done some damage as a spike off his back fell off. Before the man could charge towards the Torune, he was hit by a water dragon. This does no damage to the powerful man, but it does stumble him. Before he could even regain his balance, a large earthly spike slammed into him, shattering on contact. This managed to send the man flying. An anbu attempted to follow this up with a giant slash of a katana, but it shattered upon Kimimaro's tough bones. Kimimaro mercilessly impaled the man with the spear. He tossed the corpse towards the group. Torune and two Anbu dived to one side and two on the other. Before the other two can recover, Kimimaro lands, crushing them both.
The last three anbu stood opposed to the monstrous Kimimaro. "Are you all prepared to die?" He asked calmly.
"I was hoping to avoid this strategy due to the likelihood of all parties dying. But it seems unavoidable for now." Torune whispered quietly. "Are you both Root?" They both nod and confirm. "Excellent, we shall do three staged fake-outs. Full commitment." They nod as the three charges brazenly.
Kimimaro quickly thrust into the first man, who slammed his palm into the ground, raising a mud wall. The spike easily pierced this wall and the man behind it. However the man offered a bloody smile as chains wrapped around the spike impaling him. Kimimaro attempted to remove the spike from the first body, but the mud wall had hardened to the spike wedging it. The chains wrapped around him limited his mobility. Seemingly being no normal chains. Torune quickly appeared from below the ground, hugging Kimimaro with his shirt off. His skin is simply purple, and even as he hugs the man, he is impaled by various spikes protruding from Kimimaro's front. The third anbu wielding the chains rushed forward, wrapping a bundle of chains around the throat of Kimimaro, attempting to strangle him. Kimimaro grunted in pain as the purple substance ate at his hard bones and skin slowly.
"This is my Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique. My body is inhabited by nano-sized insects. Capable of destroying organic matter at a cellular level. With this level of contact, your death is assured and will be quite painful." Torune offered as he strained to hold Kimimaro back.
"I see quite the dangerous technique. Forgive me, but I cannot allow you to leave here. I serve my master and cannot allow a threat to him. Prepare yourself. My final dance is a violent one. DANCE OF THE SEEDLING FERN!" Quicky hundred large bone spikes emerged, impaling Torune, and the final anbu violent but just as quickly stopping. The last unnamed Anbu had been pierced through the head, dying instantly. Torune had been pierced throughout his body. But he had managed to avoid a lethal strike. He pulled himself off the bone spikes. Falling to the ground in between the bones. Kimimaro emerges next to Torune, falling out of the bone and landing on the ground next to Torune face down. Torune had holes throughout his body. The man is now missing his left leg. The front of Kimimaro seemed to be almost melting now, completely purple and slowly caving in.
"Don't worry, master…"
"Don't worry, master…"
The two dying men met eyes and smiled. Kindred spirits in one way or another. They were men who had been sold on a dream, a dream headed by their leader. It was their purpose, the legacy they would leave behind. Death was nothing to fear here.
"At least we achieved your final order." They said as one. Both men had been manipulated and abused for years. Treated as tools, they had never lived a traditional life. And yet they were both thankful as they died. Happy to have served their respective masters on the way out.
Guren's POV (Nearby Hokage Manor - Hidden Leaf Village)
As a formerly proud commanding officer of the Sound Village, Guren was inherently aware that she was valuable. So inherently helpful, he had not even bothered to brand her with the cursed seal. She was powerful enough on her merit, rivaling the likes of Kimimaro even with the seal. Oh, she was no fool; her master was a cruel one. Her death would likely be at his hands or due to his betrayal. Her use only made the prospect of her ever leaving him unacceptable. She was well aware of this, but she had no choice. She had been a rare one for the Sound. She had been loyal, honest, and dedicated. The rest tended to be more mercenary. There was an exception; Kimimaro had always been the most faithful. Zetsu, now ingrained with their master due to the loss of his own, was equally as loyal. The man seemed to not have anything. Almost a pet at this point, though she doubted he realized that. Kabuto seemed loyal in some ways, but his raw intelligence and cruel mind made it hard to tell. Yet Guren now could not claim to be as loyal as he thought. It had begun when she had fallen into a depression once Orochimaru had deemed her ill-fit to be a vessel.
The despair ate at her; she had failed at one task in life. She had taken to wandering a bit. Attempting to discover purpose, she found it, of course. She had discovered a young man she had become attached to.
Yukimaru, as he had been named, was a sickly, mild boy. Likely to die young and yet so hopeful. He saw the good in life even when surrounded by the bad. He had given meaning to her life that not even her master could provide. Perhaps it had been the want to right the wrongs she had suffered. To give someone the life she never had a chance to live. However Orochimaru discovered Yukimaru, and discovered a power within him… one that the man saw as a threat. Guren had sworn Yukimaru's usefulness and loyalty…
It mattered little, for the second her master realized there was a threat to his power. Well, he had taken care of it. Of course, it was not himself; Kabuto had been the one to kill him. From the grizzly sight of the remains, he had done so violently as a statement as much as to hurt her. Guren had nearly killed Kabuto before he had arrived. She was so angry and broken that she prepared to strike down her master even. But he had merely chuckled at her rage. Offering her a deal he seemed so sure she would accept.
If she had spent ten years of absolute servitude to Orochimaru, she would have gotten to see Yukimaru again. She had insisted Kabuto be removed due to her murderous rage when faced with the man. Her master had sent him away. However, Guren thought he had done this to avoid losing one of his two most valuable pawns. He claimed he could resurrect him. Guren was no fool; she had demanded proof of the claim. He had chuckled at her, killed a nearby grunt, and did as asked. Guren had almost cried seeing him again. He may not be blood, but he was her son. Yet ever the cruel man, Orochimaru had dispelled the technique coldly, removing her son from the corpse. An unspoken threat, even if she earned her son he could take him away. Guren had little option. Though she knew something would snap one day…
She knew he was playing her and that he would likely extend the servitude, but she had little else to hope for. A majority of her life had been dedicated to Orochimaru. Even now, it was all she knew. Her only escape had been Yukimaru, and he had killed him. He also was the only way the woman would see him again. So, as Guren saw it, she would obey either until death or Yukimaru's return.