To make matters worse, there were more Suna and Oto ninja pouring in through the gap that the three headed snake was making. And with his ninja starting to fatigue it would make them easy pickings for them when they caught them, "Damn it! We're not equipped to handle this!"
However, just when all hope seemed lost, two things happened to lift moral. The first was the shocking appearance of Gamabunta over near the giant form of Shukaku. This had many people rallying at seeing the giant Toad once again facing down a demon, much like it had when Minato Namikaze had summoned it during his battle with the Kyuubi.
The second was the loud shout of, "Kuchiyose: Yatai Kuzushi No Jutsu (Summoning Jutsu: Food Cart Destroyer)!" after the shouted jutsu a large toad with two swords strapped to its back descended on top of the three headed snake, smashing the thing flat and sending it back to the summoning realm.
"It's been a long time hasn't it Ibiki!" A voice came from atop the toad, "My, what have they been feeding you! You've gotten so big, compared to the little shrimp you used to be!"
"J-Jiraiya-sama!" Ibiki shouted in shock. If Jiraiya was here, then who had summoned Gamabunta?
"That's right little Chikadees! Open those small beady eyes and stand in awe!" Jiraiya shouted as he began hopping left to right on one of his feet, "The master at dealing with the most freaky and unusual things! It's the one, the only, Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku! The great, the gallant Jiraiya-sama!"
Had the sight of the large toad and the appearance of a man who was famed as being one of the most powerful ninja in Konoha not brought fear upon the Suna and Oto ninja present, they would have all face-faulted at the utterly ridiculous entrance. Not that it stopped several of the Konoha ninja from doing so.
However, those who already knew of the man's general… eccentricity were not bothered by this and were greatly relieved, albeit also confused to see the Gama Sennin. One of those people were Ibiki himself, who Shunshin'ed onto the toad, bowing his head to the white haired man.
"Where's Sarutobi-sensei?" asked the white haired man as he turned to Ibiki.
"At the stadium Jiraiya-sama," Ibiki stood back up. "If I may ask, since you are here, who is the one who summoned Gamabunta-sama?"
Jiraiya looked at Ibiki and smirked, "Why the newest summoner of the Toad contract of course! A gaki, whom I hear has gotten rather famous for his many pranks in the village, and someone who's Will of Fire burns brightest."
"You are a fool Orochimaru! A monster in human flesh! You hunger for jutsu, but in your quest for power and jutsu you have forgotten where true strength comes from!" Sarutobi grinned as Orochimaru grit his teeth in both anger and a small amount of fear, "It is only when a shinobi protects the things and people most precious to them that they find true strength!"
As Gamabunta closed the distance between them and Shukaku, the two giant creatures began firing off their respective jutsu.
Naruto narrowed his eyes as he watched the overgrown tanuki get closer. Fifty, forty, thirty feet. That should do it,Naruto waited until the next attack created a nice distraction for him, and then he jumped up and over the explosion, using the added boost from Kyuubi's chakra to give him that extra reach. Naruto descended on Gaara face first, using his wind chakra to add speed to his descent before flipping around.
"True strength comes from protecting something precious to you!" Orochimaru asked with a sneer. "You've gone senile in your old age Sarutobi-sensei! It's no wonder this village is burning as we speak!"
Sarutobi, despite the pain he was in, and the blood pouring out of his mouth, smirked, "I think this is enough. We both know that I do not have the power to suck your entire soul out. However do not think I will be just letting you walk away. For you, a man who is obsessed with learning all of the jutsu in the world, I feel this will be a most fitting punishment. I will strip you of your ability to use jutsu!"
Orochimaru's eyes widened as he stared in shock and fear as he watched the Shinigami pull his soul taut, stretching his soul out and pulling out both of his arms until they were visible; then the spectral god took his knife and raised it above his head, a final crescendo to Orochimaru's punishment, right before he brought the knife down.
"No! Stop this!" Orochimaru's shout went unanswered and he watched in horror, and then pain, as his ghostly arms were cut off and consumed by the Shinigami.
"Fuuin (Seal)!" Sarutobi shouted as he made a hand seal. A flash of brilliant white light shot from Sarutobi's chest as the Shinigami's hand retracted, taking the old Hokage's soul with it. When the light disappeared, Sarutobi was panting heavily as a seal similar to the one on Naruto's stomach appeared. Meanwhile Orochimaru was forced to watch in horror as his arms went from their pale white to black, and a burning indescribable pain came over them.
"There…it is done…" Sarutobi panted, "Both of your arms have been sealed inside of me and your jutsu are now inaccessible to you. No longer will your hunger for jutsu be quenched."
"You damned old fool!" Orochimaru cursed; all sense of composure and sanity lost in his world of anger and pain, "Give me back my arms!"
"You are pathetic, Orochimaru. Your arms are gone, forever in the grasp of the Shinigami," Sarutobi started to sway as he felt his life force leaving him. "Farewell my sad former student. It is unfortunate that we will not meet in the next life."
"Damn you old man!" Orochimaru cursed and swore, using every vulgarity he could think of. However, Sarutobi could no longer hear any of it. He looked at his former student with a content smile, closing his eyes before life left him.
"Rise and shine you son of a bitch!" Naruto smashed right into Gaara's shoulders. The force of the blow sent them both straight through Shukaku's body, forcing it to collapse on itself since it no longer had a medium to hold it. The pair crashed straight into the ground as sand fell down all around them.
"Holy shit…"Gamabunta mumbled, almost fropping his pipe as he watched the obviously insane blond stomp a mud whole straight through Shukaku. "Jiraiya's definitely picked an interesting one this time. I'm actually pretty interested to see how this will end. Unfortunately I'm nearly out of chakra, but I look forward to seeing more of what this Uzumaki kid can do." With that the giant toad disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Naruto grunted as he dragged himself and Gaara out of the now giant sand pit, spitting up the sand that had managed to get in his mouth. "Kami, I'm beginning to fucking hate sand!" Naruto spit up more sand as he dropped Gaara and watched the other genin back away.
"No! Stay away! You will not end my existence!" Gaara shouted as he tried his best to back away from the blond Genin.
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