38 War 3 (1/1)

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In another battlefield, Gaara detected the appearance of Lord Mu, the Second Tsuchikage, on the desert in front of him. After Lord Mu was detected, Kabuto used him to call the previous Kages to prepare for battling the Fourth Company. Gaara, who sensed another reanimated shinobi appeared, sent a reinforcement signal to Alliance's HQ. To his request, Oonoki and Konan flew to his battlefield, leaving Tsunade and A the remaining Kages inside Alliance's HQ.

Konan had participated in the Shinobi Alliance after her defeat at Rafi's hand before. She approached the Shinobi Alliance as she then shared the informations she had about Akatsuki and Rafi. She also supported many shinobi tools and medics as Amegakure was famous for its industrialization.

Thus, Fourth Company which was led by Gaara were facing the reanimated Kages. Gaara was facing Rasa, and Oonoki was facing Lord Mu. While the Konan was holding both Third Raikage and Second Mizukage with the help of Alliance's Shinobi. She was waiting for Gaara and Oonoki to first sealed Rasa and Lord Mu before they were going to seal Third Raikage and Second Mizukage.

Gold sands and normal sands were intertwined together as Rasa fought Gara. When Rasa was about to land a strike on Gaara, sand-shaped humanoid woman appeared to protect Gaara, much to his surprise. Rasa's eyes teared a bit after he saw that familiar figure as he then apologized to Gaara for all what he had done to him before. He also explained what truly happened back then to Gaara, as he didn't want Gaara to hate his mother. Gaara replied to him that he knew long ago that his mother really loved him, much to Rasa's surprise. After some times fighting with their sands, Gaara finally sealed Rasa in a Grand Mausoleum Technique, to Rasa's delight.

Gaara then went to help Oonoki in sealing Lord Mu. When Gaara arrived, both Gaara and Oonoki worked together to seal Lord Mu. After Gaara trapped his movement and Oonoki blasted him with Particle Style: Dust Dismantling Technique. Even after being blasted by Oonoki, Lord Mu could still fragment himself, as his fission doppelganger hid to wait for an opportunity. At that time, Oonoki was already aware of Lord Mu's ability to fragment himself. He was more careful in dealing with him as he and Gaara looked around for Lord Mu's fragmented self after they sealed his other fragment. Gaara finally found Lord Mu with his sand again, as Lord Mu hid behind a boulder. Thus, Gaara and Oonoki sealed a weakened Lord Mu as they then went to help Konan in sealing Second Mizukage and Third Raikage.

When Gaara and Oonoki arrived to help Konan, they were surprised after seeing Third Raikage wrecked appearance. Gaara hurriedly use his Grand Mausoleum Technique to seal Third Raikage as he didn't miss that chance. Konan, after seeing their confusion, explained that she somehow got lucky when she exploded the paper bombs she placed on all over Raikage body and one of them caused Raikage's Hell Stab Technique to actually stab his own body.

Thus, the three Kages were now focusing on the Second Mizukage. When Second Mizukage's clam was destroyed by Oonoki, he summoned his doppelganger the Steam Imp as he then hid himself. The Steam Imp was rampaging the battlefield with its quick speed and its explosion. Although, its rampage was not going for long as Gaara found the way to seal the Steam Imp's movement with his father's Gold sands. After restricting the Steam Imp, they quickly sealed the weakened Second Mizukage with Gaara's Grand Mausoleum Technique.

When they were cheering their victory against the previous Kages, a masked silhouette could be detected approaching them from the afar. Konan, Gaara and Oonoki then turned their heads as they saw a masked man with Akatsuki's cloak was nearing them slowly. Konan, who could guess that man, gritted her teeth slightly as she prepared her technique. She reminded Gaara and Oonoki about Rafi that was incoming toward them.

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In Akatsuki's hideout.

Illyasviel and Artoria had been back for a long time after their victory against Shinobi Alliance's Commando Unit. They were resting in Avalon now, but not before Artoria gave Rafi a beating before that, as she didn't want to enter the war again. Artoria also prohibited Illyasviel to participate in the current war again, as she also lectured her about it.

After Artoria finished venting her anger on a confused Rafi, she went to Avalon with Illyasviel as they were resting and continuing their own training there. Rafi could only shook his head helplessly seeing Artoria's outburst, as he felt that he already persuaded her before. And she agreed at that time, though it was unknown to him what caused her decision to change after their first battle outside.

Thus, after he kept Gedo Statue, Benihisago and Amber Purification Jar inside Avalon, Rafi was cultivating his Chaotic Fantasy Manual when Zetsu came out from the underground. Zetsu told him about his failure of kidnapping the Daimyos as he then used some of White Zetsu army to form an abomination to harass the Daimyos. Though, in the end it was destroyed by Mizukage and her team.

Zetsu also told Rafi about the situation on the battlefields, as most of White Zetsu were concentrated in battling Alliance's Second Company like Rafi's plan. Because the other army of White Zetsu had been defeated when they were facing the First and the Fifth Companies of Shinobi Alliance. Zetsu then went iniside underground again after he delivered the news.

”Good, now they should be focused on the Second Company then. It is time for me to take action...” Rafi said as his body disappeared inside a space vortex.

When he arrived in the battlefield, Rafi found a familiar face as he was stunned a bit after seeing her new appearance. As her clothes changed from her usual Akatsuki's cloak to a long-sleeved white kimono with light-blue floral patterns on it. In addition of the paper wings behind her back, it accentuated the angelic image she exuded unconsciously. Rafi was a bit mesmerized at her, as he walked slowly to them while he was savoring Konan's new appearance in his mind.

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