Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Crossover Fan Fiction / Naruto Shippuden Fan Fiction ❯ Naruto Digi-Moon Seed Shippuden-Arc I: Journey to Wars ❯ Reason, Purpose, and Conversion ( Chapter 3 )

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As I said in the previous chapters, I said that in the Mega Crossover story that I wrote that this story is based off, I made the mistake of focusing mainly on the mobile suit battles and didn’t put in enough to show the kind of power that our reality traveling group gained in which I had corrected. Anyway, also like I explained before, in five to ten chapters after the prologue, this story would ‘divided’ between what the Sisterhood is doing in the Elemental Countries and our reality traveling group in which they will come together in Naruto’s home world. And finally, like I did in the first three chapters of the story, I would, once again, like to give credit to Slayer40k from Deviantart and his story ‘Sisterhood of the Kunoichi’ for the use of the ideas of the Sisterhood of the Gyakutai, their clan symbol, the look of their main headquarters/home, Drema tree, its sap, the leather/latex outfits of Tsunade, Sakura, Hinata, etc., from the Drema tree sap used in the story, and how they are ‘enslaved/converted’ by the Drema sap into the Sisterhood along with Kurenai’s ‘Astral Projection’ ability. I’m also giving credit to VFSNAKE and his story ‘Uzumaki Kombat’ for the idea of Naruto being the descendant of Shao Khan and his lineage. Finally, I would like to give credit to CSS Stravag and his crossover story ‘Archangel’s Amazing Adventures’ for the inspiration and idea for the scene of the start of the Archangel’s and Zala team’s inter-reality travels in this chapter.

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Age of characters:
Sakura Haruno: Age 19

Naruto Digi-Moon Seed Shippuden-Arc I: Journey to Wars

Chapter 3: Reason, Purpose, and Conversion

Right now, within a place of Cocoon known as Eden, which is the capital city of Cocoon, our L’Cie group with our reality traveling group are looking around some kind of strange structure.

Lightning asks, “What is this place?”

Vanille responds, “It looks like a piece of Gran Pulse.”

Sazh asks, surprised, “Pulse? You mean like the Bodhum Vestige?” Sazh says, amazed, “Something like that is close to Eden is unbelievable.”

Fang tells everyone, “Yeah, I would like to know is why is that after the Purge and L’Cie paranoia is why they would keep a chunk of Gran Pulse under the floorboards?”

Hope asks, “Is this what the Primarch wanted to see?”

Lightning says, “A place for L’Cie to accept their fate.”

Davis says, “I don’t believe in destiny, Lightning-san. At least, you have no control over it.”

Hope asks, “Do you think what our Focus is what Dysley said it is?”

Vanille asks, “You mean becoming Ragnarok?”

Sazh says, “Destroy Eden and shatter Cocoon. Basically, that’s what the vision is telling us. So, it means that we are back to square one: Out of luck.”

Ken tells Sazh, “Not exactly, Sazh-san. There is something that I’m curious about: If these Fal’Cie saved this place all those years ago, why try to destroy it now?”

Yugito says, plainly, “And there is also what Fang told us too. It seems like both sides villainy the other. Back in hers and Vanille’s time, people of Gran Pulse that the Fal’Cie of Cocoon were fiends and those humans that lived inside of them and their L’Cie were their ‘sinister thralls’ or something like that. There is more to all of this than meets the eye.”

Lightning says, “Those are good points, Yugito.”

Vanille asks Snow, “Mister Hero! Cocoon calling Snow!”

Serena tells Vanille, “Easy, Vanille-san. Snow-san just had his beliefs that he truly believed in shattered. The very reason that he has been fighting has been basically torn apart.”

Hope asks the group, “It is almost like Dysley wants it to happen. Why would a Cocoon Fal’Cie want to destroy Cocoon?”

Sazh says, with a nod, “It seems that way, kid. He didn’t mind explaining it: Here is your Focus on a silver platter.”

Vanille says, “It doesn’t make any sense at all.”

Hope says, “Maybe it is a Fal’Cie thing. Like some kind of grand design that we can’t understand.”

Naruto tells Hope, “They aren’t deities, Hope-san. However, you do have a point. I think that there is some kind of ‘grand cover up’ or something like that and more going on here and the greatest danger to the people in here isn’t you guys, it is the very things that support their lives in here: The Fal’Cie.”

Lightning says, with a nod, “Good point.”

Fang shouts out at Snow, “Hey, Snow! Nothing from you?” As Snow just looks out with a distant look in his eyes showing that his beliefs have been shattered, the group decides to walk off and take a breather.

Serena says, with a sigh, “I know how he feels.”

Fang asks Serena, “Really, girl?”

Davis says, with a nod, “Trust me, we know how it feels to have your beliefs shattered like that. And your reasoning for fighting gone just like that.”

Naruto says, “It makes you wonder why you go on.”

Serena says, solemnly walking away, “But I can’t help Snow-san.”

Lightning asks, “Why is that?”

Serena says, with a plain tone, “He needs to discover his own reason to continue on and needs to believe it with all of his heart. We can do what we can and encourage him, but only he can find his own reason for continuing on.” Serena says, looking at Davis and Naruto and smiling, “I found at a reason to continue on, Lightning-san.”

Lightning confronts Snow and he says, “Look, Light, I’ve got to apologize.”

Lightning tells Snow, “About Serah’s Focus? Not like you to second guess yourself.”

Snow says, “Even heroes make mistakes, Lightning.”

Davis says, with a sigh, “That’s an understatement, Snow-san.”

Lightning tells Snow, “What about your plan to protect Cocoon? Either way, that strength got you this far.”

Snow tells Lightning, “It was all wrong.”

Lightning tells Snow, “Yeah, Snow. You tried so hard to convince us that you fooled yourself. You’ve been a total idiot.”

Fu says, winching, “Ouch.”

Lightning says, “But still it saved me. You trusted Serah. Let that faith. It made me even want to believe.”

Serena asks Lightning, “Really, Lightning-san?” However, Lightning doesn’t answer as she walks away while Snow takes out Serah’s crystal tear and looks at it.

Snow says, “Serah, talk to me baby.”

Davis tells Naruto, “Talk about someone being supportive.”

Naruto says, with a nod, “She reminds me of someone like that, Davis.”

(In the Elemental Countries; around this same time)

At this same moment, somewhere in the Elemental Countries, there is a group of four black hooded cloaked figures in which one of them sneezes in which one of them, removes their hood to show that it is a red haired young woman of 19 years of age with glasses in front of their red eyes.

The red haired young woman asks the figure that sneezed, “Are you okay, Sasuke-kun?”

The figure that sneezed removed their hood, showing the face of none other than Sasuke Uchiha, age 19, responds, “Yeah, I’m fine, Karin.”

Another hooded figure removes his hood to show that he is another of Sasuke’s Team Hawk, Jugo, asks, “Do you think that someone is talking about you?”

Sasuke says, “It is either Sakura or Naruto. I’m feeling that it is Naruto for some reason.”

Karin tells Sasuke, “Do you really think that he is coming back?”

Sasuke tells Karin, “We got back here, didn’t we, Karin?”

Karin says, with a nod, “Yeah.”

Sasuke says, with a plain tone, “The Dobe will be back if what we heard is true.”

Jugo says, “There does seem to be a disturbance in the air, Sasuke.”

Sasuke says, “I sense it too, Jugo.”

The final hooded member lowers their hood, revealing the face of Suigetsu, and he asks Sasuke, “Why don’t you plan to do something Sasuke?”

Sasuke responds, “They expect us to find Naruto and we are going to wait for his return.”

Karin says, “But what if what we heard does happen, Sasuke-kun? The whole Fourth Great Ninja War might be for nothing!”

Sasuke retorts, “Naruto won’t let that happen, Karin. However, I will see if the Dobe is ready for what’s to come.”

Suigetsu asks Sasuke, “You really believe in what that guy said?” Sasuke walks away without answering Suigetsu and Suigetsu groans out, “I hate it when you do that Sasuke.”

(A short time later; returning to the L’Cie group and their allies)

Back with L’Cie group with their reality traveling allies, they go up a set of stairs to find themselves in some kind of facility.

Hope says, “I still can’t believe that we are in Cocoon.”

Sazh asks, “It is still kind of creepy.” Just then the floor glows with the brand of a Pulse L’Cie and the group of L’Cie groans out in pain as their brands glow while the place is coming to life.

Serena asks, confused, “What just happened?”

Davis says, “I don’t know, but I think that we have got trouble.” Just then two of the columns in the room containing some kind of capsules open up at the bottom and strange robots stumble out and towards our group.

Naruto says, with a nod, “Trouble seems to always find us, bro.”

Serena retorts, “Believe it, Naruto-kun.”

Naruto yells out, in a playful teasing manner, “That’s my line, Serena-chan!” Soon enough, the group starts to fight the robots in which Snow uses his Sentinel abilities to get their attention while Lightning and Fang attack them with their blades in which Sazh, Hope, and Vanille use magical attacks to damage them in which Ken, using his Keyblade, delivers the final blow by slicing off their heads with one swipe each. With the battle done, the group goes up another set of stairs and have a better look over the facility.

After looking around, Vanille says, “This must be an Ark.”

Lightning asks, curiously, “An ark?”

Fang says, with a nod, “That’s what they called them.”

Vanille says, “Long ago, the Fal’Cie that made their home on Gran Pulse made their home were fearful of invasion from the outside.”

Yugito asks, “Outside?”

Serena says, “You mean from beyond Cocoon and Gran Pulse.”

Fang says, with a nod, “Pretty much, girlfriend.”

Vanille says, continuing her story, “As part of their battle preparations, they created an army of living weapons. And they stored those weapons in Arks in which they spread those Arks all over the world.”

Fang says, “Everyone on Gran Pulse knew the legend.”

Lightning asks, “So, basically, this is a Pulse armory?”

Davis asks, adding in his two cents, “For a time when people from outer space invade the world, huh?”

Fang says, with a nod, “Yep, kind of like what you guys are doing now.”

Wormmon says, “And it looks like we walked into it.”

Ken says, with a nod, “I guess so, Wormmon.”

Fang says, “Most of us never believed in them. A few searched for them, but they never found a thing.”

Naruto says, “It looks like those legends aren’t really works of fiction after all, Fang-san.”

Serena asks, nervously, “Since they were made for ‘invaders’ like us, shouldn’t we not be here?”

Yugito says, with a nod, “Yeah, but we don’t know a way out, Serena.”

Fang asks, “Who would have thought to look on Cocoon?”

Sazh says, “That’s some big secret to keep right under our noses. Those Sanctum guys are up to something.”

Ken tells Sazh, “I don’t think that the Sanctum, at least the human part of the Sanctum, knows about this at all. I think that the Fal’Cie snuck this aboard Cocoon and by the looks of it, it has been here for ages.”

Hope asks, “Why would they want something from Pulse here?”

Vanille says, “The story isn’t done.” When everyone looks at Vanille, she says, “There’s more.”

Fang says, “It is said that the Arks played a more practical purpose.”

Lightning asks, seeing where this is going, “Really?”

Fang says, “Yeah, to force L’Cie to master their shiny new powers.”

Lightning says, “I get it. Dysley wants to forge us into stronger weapons. I get it.”

Sazh says, “Not Cie’th, but monsters all the same.”

Hope asks, “Why shouldn’t think of it as training for the journey ahead?”

Vanille says, with a smile, “Hope is right!”

Just then they heard a loud shutter and the sounds of machines getting started in which Sazh asks, “What was that?” They look to see more of the capsules attached to the walls opening up and more machines like the ones that they just defeated appear in front of them.

Davis says, “Here we go again.”

Naruto says, with a smirk, “I’m actually glad for a bit of training. There are a few new tricks that I’ve wanted to try.”

Serena tells Naruto, “You would, Naruto-kun.”

Davis tells the L’Cie group, “Run on ahead. We’ll take care of these tin cans.”

Hope says, with a nod, “Be careful.”

As the L’Cie group run off, Yugito says, “Be careful? They really don’t know us or should I say, know Naruto and Davis so well.”

Fu says, with a giggle, “Careful and those two aren’t something used together too often, Yugito.”

Davis says, with an annoyed expression, “We’re right here you know? We don’t need super hearing to hear you, Fu.”

Yugito retorts, “And you think that we care, why?” Davis and Naruto groan as Serena giggles as they prepare to deal with the robot soldiers in front of them.

(Later on; Back in the Elemental Countries)

The next new day in the Leaf Village starts out very peacefully and Sakura Haruno, age 19, is walking through the streets of the Leaf Village after coming from a meeting with other elite Jonin of the Leaf Village in which the Hokage discussed about the Sisterhood of the Gyakutai as well as the threat that they imposed, but she decided that most of the Jonin, for what Tsunade feels is their own safety, shouldn’t be told about the full details in which Sakura was one of them. And for your information, after the war, Naruto’s surviving friends got an instant promotion from Chunin to Jonin due to their actions in the war in which Tsunade had already prepared a special order in which once Naruto returned, he would be skipping Chunin and going straight to Jonin due to his actions in the battle against Pain and during the Fourth Great Ninja War which was approved by the ninja council without any hesitation.

Sakura thinks in her mind, solemnly, “Naruto, if there was a time that we need you, it may be now.” Ever since the end of the war, Sakura missed both Naruto and Sasuke a lot, but she started to miss Naruto a lot more as she went over her life with him and finding out his heritage and more made her even more guilty about what she did to him when she was a younger pre-teen that was basically a Sasuke fan girl. After going over her feelings, her feelings of love started to move from Sasuke to Naruto in which her mother encouraged through Sakura knew that it wasn’t due to any respect for Naruto just wants to get her hands on a bit of Naruto’s ‘fame and glory’ along with his heritage which disgusted Sakura. Anyway, Sakura has no plans to ‘make any moves’ for Naruto since she knows that Hinata loves him so much. However, right now, she is more concerned about the threat from the Sisterhood, but like many others, she doesn’t know the full details including the Drema tree and how kunoichi of the village were being targeted. What Tsunade and no one else in the village knew is that one kunoichi is already a part of the Sisterhood. All the majority of the ninja knew is that Tsunade is working to a peaceful resolution and to release no word to the other nations due to some of them being more ‘aggressive’ than others. This was agreeable to most ninja, but those that knew the deeper truth is that a new battle is coming to the Leaf and lying was only shielding them from fear as well as make more rebellious members of the ninja corps and the village itself from doing something really stupid.

Just then Sakura spots Kakashi and Kakashi tells Sakura, “Yo, Sakura.”

Sakura tells him, “Kakashi-sensei.”

Kakashi tells Sakura, “Sakura, we are both Jonin anymore, so, there is no need for you to call me ‘sensei’ anymore.”

Sakura tells Kakashi, “If it wasn’t for teachers like you and Tsunade-sensei, I wouldn’t be the kunoichi that I am today, Kakashi-sensei. But if you like, how about I start calling you ‘Kakashi-sempai’ instead?”

Kakashi says, with a smile under his mask, “That does have a nice ring to it, Sakura.”

Sakura asks Kakashi, “So, what are you doing here?”

Kakashi responds, “I’m just here to check up on one of my favorite former students.”

Sakura tells Kakashi, with a weak smile, “Kakashi-sensei, I mean Kakashi-sempai, I’m the only former student in the village right now.”

Sakura gives a sigh and Kakashi tells Sakura, with a warm smile, “He’ll be back, Sakura.”

Sakura tells Kakashi, “Are you sure, Kakashi-sempai? It has been three years and even through the Toads know that he is alive, who knows where Naruto got sent? Naruto may be one of the most powerful ninja alive, but he isn’t exactly the brightest despite him being the son of your sensei.”

Kakashi says, with a nod, “True, he takes after his mother. However, it is greatest strength since Uzumaki are the most unpredictable ninja in history. They may have been nearly wiped out and their home nation destroyed, but it was pure luck that other great nations managed to destroy Whirlpool in which you only get lucky with an Uzumaki rarely in life.”

Sakura says, with a nod, “True, Kakashi-sensei. The history of the Uzumaki clan has become public fact since the end of the war.” With Naruto’s ‘hero stasis’ all over the Elemental Countries, the truth about Uchiha Clan Massacre and the history of Whirlpool became public knowledge all over the world in which the civilian council had once again had suppressed the history of the Uzumaki clan since it was them and their sealing jutsu prowess that allowed them to survive the wars of the past before the Fourth Great Ninja War in which their legacy, Naruto, saved them again. With help from the Fire Daimyo, the history of Whirlpool and the Uzumaki clan along with their connection to Whirlpool is made public knowledge in the Leaf in which it is part of the Academy studies now much the annoyance of the ‘traditionalists’.

Kakashi says, “Anyway, I’m here since I have no mission and no squad of my own.”

Sakura asks Kakashi, “You don’t have a new squad of Genin?”

Kakashi says, “No one can top you guys. Anyway, since you are Jonin yourself, you should start getting ready. As a Jonin, it is your job to start taking students yourself.”

Sakura says, with a sigh, “I know, but I’m not sure if I can do a good a job as you did, Kakashi-sensei.”

Kakashi thinks in his mind, “Personally, Sakura, I think that you will do a far better job that I did with you, Naruto, and Sasuke.”

Just then a familiar female voice calls out, “Excuse me?” Kakashi and Sakura look to see Hinata, dressed like she had before the Fourth Great Ninja War (A/N: Think of her Shippuden outfit), walk up and she asks, “Kakashi-sempai, I was wondering: May I have a moment to talk with Sakura?”

Kakashi says, with a smile under his mask, “Sure, Hinata. In fact, she and I were going to Ichiraku for our little ‘reunion’. I’ll see you there, Sakura.” After the war, Sakura, Sai, and Kakashi got together at Ichiraku, Naruto’s favorite restaurant, for the anniversary to the end of the war and Naruto’s birthday as examples in which while they believe he is alive, they don’t know if when he will ever get home and Sakura, Kakashi, and Naruto’s friends planned something special for him when he returns home. Kakashi takes off, but he left an extra pair of eyes near not knowing to of his ‘targets’ assigned to him by the Hokage to keep an eye on just in case the Sisterhood went for them.

When Kakashi is gone, Hinata tells Sakura, “Sakura, I think that we should train for the upcoming threat. Do you want to spar with me? Both of us have grown since the war.”

Sakura says, with a nod, “That’s really considerate of you, Hinata. And you are right, we have grown since the war. However, maybe we can spar later tonight.”

Hinata tells Sakura, “That would be perfect, Sakura.”

Sakura tells Hinata, “By the way, do you want to come with us to Ichiraku?”

It strikes Hinata’s heart since Ichiraku reminds her of Naruto and she feels pain since she ‘knows’ that she won’t see him ever again in which she says, retaining her kind smile and calm tone, “No thank you. Since Kurenai-sensei’s child has a babysitter now, she can come back to train and train with us to miss out on the time that she missed since the pregnancy.”

Sakura tells Hinata, with a nod, “Her baby girl is so cute and I think that she has her mother’s face. It is too bad that she will never know her father.”

Hinata thinks in her mind, darkly, “Something tell Leaf has cost many children with their crimes, but that’s going to change, Sakura-chan.” Hinata tells Sakura, heading off, “I’ll see you later.”

Sakura responds, “Later, Hinata.” Hinata headed off and pleased knowing that Sakura will be by herself in which she can continue her plans to bring her into the Sisterhood. On the meanwhile, as Sakura was walking in the other direction, something caught her well-trained eye and she realized that it was a ninja dog in which it was one of Kakashi’s ninja dogs, but before Sakura can say or do anything, the ninja dog was out of sight. Sakura thinks in her mind, “Did Kakashi-sensei send one of his ninja dogs to spy on us? And why spy on us? Could there be more to the Sisterhood than what Tsunade-sensei was telling us?” For now, she decides to hold her tongue and her suspicions in check as her prepares to meet Kakashi and Sai at Ichiraku in which Sakura can’t help to wish that Naruto was here with them in which she added that thought that Hinata would feel better with him here and deep down, she would feel better as well.

(Joining back with Naruto and his group; Later on)

Right now, the group of L’Cie with their allies/friends from other universes are looking at a group of what look like huge bull-like machines.

Sazh says, amazed, “They are alive.”

Fu says, awe-struck, “Sazh-san is right. I can feel it.”

Yugito says, with a nod, “Same here, everyone.”

Sailor Moon, with a visor like Sailor Mercury’s visor over her eyes, says, with a nod, “They’re right. They are very much alive and in some kind of hibernation, but once we enter this room, they will out of whatever ‘cold freeze’ that they are in.”

Lightning asks, “Is the Sanctum preparing to start a war?”

Naruto says, “The Fal’Cie part anyway, Lightning-san. I don’t think that any humans of the government know a darn thing about this.”

Lightning says, with a nod, “Good point, Naruto.” Soon enough, the group continues on in which they had trouble with these massive ‘machine bull’ creatures in which they created living swords, but Davis created a square of energy that vaporized the machine bull to particles, amazing the L’Cie group. They continue on deep into the structure known as an Ark in which they reach down at the bottom where they find a massive open plateau overlooking what looks like a ruined city where they find none other than Cid Raines waiting for them.

Snow asks, surprised, “Raines?”

Davis asks, “What are you doing here?”

Sazh and Vanille are a bit nervous and Snow tells them, “Easy, you two. He is a member of the Guardian Corps, not PSICOM. In fact, he has been helping us out.”

Sailor Moon tells Snow, “How did he get here if no one is supposed to know about this place, Snow-san?”

Realization hits Snow like a lightning bolt and Lightning shouts out, drawing her Blazefire Gunblade Sword, “Raines, you traitor!” Lightning tries to attack Cid, but he dodges the first strike, blocks the next two strikes with his hand, and throws Lightning away after grabbing her sword and ripping it from grasp causing it to fly into the air in which Cid catches in his right hand, which is glowing, by the handle before it hits the ground.

Cid says, “I put you on the path. That was my Focus.”

Fang asks, “You are an L’Cie?”

Yugito says, “His ‘brand’ looks different.”

Sazh tells Yugito, “He is a Cocoon L’Cie. That’s the same brand that my son had.”

Cid says, “Since long before we met, Fang.”

Naruto says, “I thought that there was something off with you, pal.”

Cid says, “I did my best to help you as bid by the Sanctum Fal’Cie, but even they didn’t expect beings from another world as well as another universe to interfere, however, their assistance was more appreciated than rejected, so, they have no plans to move against you.”

Sailor Moon retorts, with a snort, “Doesn’t that make us lucky?”

Cid tells the L’Cie, “Now, do you understand? Time and again, the Fal’Cie have guided your every step. Your ‘luck’ was a deliberate machination. Why, you may ask? The Primarch or Barthandelus is crafting you into the tools of Cocoon’s demise.”

Fu asks, “We get that, but why? Why need help from them when they are in complete control of Cocoon?”

Naruto asks, “And why do they want to destroy their own home in which may end their lives?”

Cid retorts, “To restore the Maker, Namikaze.”

Davis asks, curiously, “Maker?”

Cid tells them, “Don’t you think that someone created both Fal’Cie and humans? The Maker, long ago, left this world and the two races behind. In fact, we are brothers, orphaned by the same parent, but humans forgot the order that the Maker brought and started to fight among themselves. The Fal’Cie decided to focus on bringing their lost creator and restore their world to its former glory. This lies in the heart of all their actions and calling back the Maker requires a fitting sacrifice.”

Davis says, with a sneer, “The lives of everyone in this world of theirs.”

Cid says, with a nod, “Correct, Motomiya. The lives of this world’s people in bloody tribute.”

Sazh says, “That’s crazy talk.”

Sailor Moon says, with a nod, “Sazh-san is right. And the Fal’Cie of Cocoon will end their own existence as well.”

Yugito tells Sailor Moon, “I don’t think that they care about their own lives as long as they get their goal done, Serena.”

Hope asks, “I don’t get it. Why do they need us? It is like Fu said: Couldn’t they end Cocoon with just a thought?”

Cid says, “Their existence is bound to the creation and maintaining of this floating shell.”

Naruto says, “They can’t go against their own nature and I doubt that they can make Focuses for their L’Cie to do it in their stead either.”

Cid says, with a nod, “Correct, Naruto. They need L’Cie from Pulse to do it in their stead.”

Vanille says, “If we can stop this by doing nothing, then we should do nothing!”

Naruto tells Vanille, “Vanille-san, I don’t think that will work. They will do something that will force you to take some kind of action.”

Cid says, with a nod, “A very true statement, Naruto. I can see in you the working of a warrior that has seen much war and combat.”

Naruto says, “You wouldn’t believe how much even if I had told you our fully story, Raines.”

Snow asks, with a sneer, “You lied to us, Raines. What happened to your dream of rebuilding Cocoon for the people? Was it just a lie?”

Cid says, “A mere dream when I was human.”

Davis says, “A piece of crap, Raines. You are still very much human, L’Cie or not!”

Cid says, “Noble sentiment, Davis. I was once a strong warrior like yourself and I wished for change. I gained all of the power that I hoped for, but I was a puppet with no will to use it.”

Naruto says, with a stern tone, “Because you let yourself be a puppet, Raines! You let yourself grow weak and let those assholes walk right over you! Do you let yourself be nothing, but a tool, Raines? Do you let yourself a cog in their plans? Tell us Raines!”

Cid says, “You are correct, Naruto. I had let myself become weak. I had given on hope for freedom. But when all of you fought against the Fal’Cie and Sanctum, I had regained hope and with your words, I know that you are right. I am here by my own accord and not by Fal’Cie order. And now, I will challenge my fate.” Cid starts to glow and with a snap of his fingers, an energy barrier surrounds the group of L’Cie, cutting them off from our reality traveling group.

Yugito shouts out, “What the fuck are you doing, Raines?”

Cid says, “If I defeat you now, the Fal’Cie plan will fail.”

Fang shouts out, “Raines!”

Davis yells out, “Stop it! There has to be a better way!” Cid then transformers into what looks like a Cie’th hybrid of some kind and prepares to battle the L’Cie group.

Sailor Moon asks, concerned, “What can we do?”

Naruto responds, “Leave this battle to them. Only they can decide their future now, Serena-chan.”

Fu tells Naruto, “Naruto, we have to try something!”

Naruto tells Fu, “Do you want us to fight their battles for them or fight with them, Fu-chan?”

When everyone looks at Naruto, Yugito says, “They are the heroes of this world and we have to try to help them, not fight their battles for them.” As the reality traveling group looks on, they continue to watch as the L’Cie group fights hard against Cid, who has similar abilities to them, and he fights with powerful attacks, including when he goes into a winged form, but in the end, all of them defeat Cid and the shield goes down.

Ken tells them, “Great job, everyone!”

Snow retorts, with a sly smile, “Was there any doubt Ken?” Soon after, everyone looks to see Cid collapses to his knees in front of them.

Davis says, “It looks like your will to win wasn’t as powerful as theirs, Raines.”

Cid says, in a ‘crystalized’ version of his voice, “Indeed, Davis. The only thing that I wanted was a moment of triumph.”

Naruto tells Cid, “You did have it, Cid. When you finally defied the Fal’Cie and did things your way. We didn’t approve, but you finally did thing your way not theirs.”

Cid says, “Kind words, Naruto. I hope that you and the others can guild them and strength them to do what I could not.” Cid tells the L’Cie group, “Do what you feel is right. Trust yourselves.” With those words and in a bright flash, Cid transforms into solid crystal statue.

Sazh asks, “What? Did he complete his Focus?”

Snow replies, “I don’t think so, Sazh.”

Sailor Moon says, “Technically, he might have completed his Focus since your battle with him has made you stronger, but I don’t think that’s the case for saying that he had done his job when he was here trying to stop you for moving on.”

Snow says, “All Raines did was to save Cocoon in his own way. His own way.” Snow then races off much to the surprise of the others and then Cid’s crystalized form glows before it vanishes.

Yugito asks, curiously, “Where did he go?”

Naruto says, with a sneer, “Called back by his ‘owners’ to be a slave again.”

Ken says, with a nod, “By the Cocoon, Fal’Cie.”

Sazh asks, with a sneer, “Haven’t they wrecked enough lives?”

Davis asks Lightning, “What do you do now, Lightning-san?”

Lightning responds, “We continue on, Davis. That’s all we can do.” Soon enough, the group continues off and fighting through the facility until they reach another platform within the ruins of another city.

Hope says, “It looks like that it is a dead end.”

Sazh asks, pointing ahead, “How about down there?”

Vanille says, “The legends say that it is a maze.”

Fang says, “It is a boot camp for L’Cie. To get ready for the challenges of Gran Pulse.”

Sazh asks, “Challenges, huh? To get us ready to wipe out Cocoon?”

Naruto says, “Only if you allow it to be that way, Sazh-san.”

Fu says, “Naruto-kun is right. Cid defied his Focus and changed his fate, so, can you.”

Sazh tells Fu, “Easy for you to say.”

Yugito tells Sazh, “Don’t give us that crap. Naruto, Fu, and I had been in similar situations to you. We were ‘branded’ with something that couldn’t be easy taken away unless we die.” Yugito says, looking at Naruto, “And Naruto went beyond that ‘fate’ that we, Jinchuirki, bare and became a hero just like his father wanted him to be.”

Naruto says, lowering his head, “Yeah, Yugito-chan.”

Fu tells Yugito, “Yugito, did you forget what happened?”

Yugito says, “Yeah, but Naruto has to go beyond that and move on.”

Sailor Moon tells Yugito, “Do you think that it is that easy for him? Do you think that it is easy for me, Yugito-chan?”

Yugito tells Sailor Moon, “You and this group aren’t different from each other. You should learn from them.”

Sailor Moon asks, “Learn what?”

Yugito tells Sailor Moon, “That’s only something you, Naruto, and Davis can answer, Serena-chan.”

Sazh shouts out, “I’ve had enough! Where is the way out?”

Snow retorts, “Who said there is one?” Snow bumps his fists together and he says, “Bring it on since I’ve made up my mind!”

Naruto asks, curiously, “About what, Snow-san?”

Snow says, “I end to fulfill my promise to Serah even if it means that I will end up a Cie’th. Until then I intend to make her proud. I couldn’t bring myself that this tear meant goodbye and that’s why I kept searching for her. But I didn’t need to since she was right here in my heart. What this tear is telling us is not to let our Focus win and not listen to the Fal’Cie. We should listen to Serah and Raines! Why? Because our Focus doesn’t matter! What matters to me is protecting Cocoon whatever it takes!”

Davis says, with a grin, “About time that you got out of that funk.”

Vanille says, with a nod, “I agree, Snow.” Vanille goes over to Snow and she says, “I’ll help you do it.” Vanille touches the hand containing Serah’s crystal tear and Hope does the same in which a small yellow bird from Sazh’s afro touches the hand and tear.

Snow tells Sazh, “See if the Chocobo agree, it must be right.”

Sazh says, with a smirk, “Well, you have a point.”

Fang says, with a stern tone, “Well, count me out.” When everyone looks at Fang, she walks away and she says, wiping towards them with her lance, “If you got it alone, then so will I!”

Naruto asks, with a stern tone, “You would turn on your own allies and best friend?”

Fang says, with a serious tone, “Yes, I would! If it means to save her life! I meant what I said to Lightning that I would do anything to save Vanille’s life! Let Cocoon get to what’s coming! They hate us for being L’Cie! Why should I care if they all die?”

Naruto retorts, “They may be dumbass for fearing what they don’t understand and not see things from your point of view, but it doesn’t mean that good people have to die, Fang-san!”

Fang says, “Better than have a friend go Cie’th!”

Sailor Moon yells out, “You would let millions of people die just to save one friend? If you do, then you are no better than the Fal’Cie themselves!”

Fang shouts out, “I am nothing like them Serena!”

Ken says, sternly, “Your actions and motives say otherwise, Fang. They don’t care about the millions of people or their own lives as long as they get what you want and you are the same! If you are like this, then you are no better than they are! Maybe you are nothing, but a Cocoon Fal’Cie in human form!”

Fang roars out, angrily, “How dare you, Ken? You, an outsider, understands nothing of our world!”

Davis yells out, “We know what it means to be human and it is the same here as back in our universe in which you are not acting like a human, Fang!” Fang roars out in anger, but she then groans out in pain as her brand starts to glow strangely.

Fang yells out, “You go Cie’th and there is no coming back! I’m not going to let it end that way!” Fang then yells out as she is surround by a field of energy and out of that energy, a huge somewhat mechanical violet dragon comes out and goes into a humanoid shape in which it floats above the ground. The group goes over to Fang, who is on her knees, and when she looks up and sees the dragon, she asks, “What’s Bahamut doing here?”

Sailor Moon asks, surprised, “That’s the Bahamut of this world?”

Snow asks, “Someone that you know?”

Ken says, “At least another version of him. In the other worlds that have this creature brought around by a summoning, Bahamut is one of the most powerful of them all and he is known as the ‘King of Dragons’, Snow-san.”

Sazh asks, “King of Dragons?”

Lightning says, drolly, “That’s encouraging.”

Fang tells Bahamut, “Come to take pity on me? Come to take care of a broken L’Cie?”

Snow asks, “That’s supposed to help us?”

Fang says, with a sneer, “Yeah, ‘help’, Snow. Eidolons are our salvation by helping us put us out of our misery when we can’t decide what to do next!”

Snow asks, “Hold up, does that mean that you haven’t decided what to do next?”

Davis tells Snow, “Is that really the time to ask that?”

Sailor Moon says, “We kind of have a huge dragon that can turn us into a blood splats against the wall, Snow-san!” Bahamut charges up a powerful sphere of energy and launches at Fang, but Lightning, Snow, Naruto, and Sailor Moon deflect the attack.

Fang asks, “Why are you protecting me? What are you doing?”

Naruto asks, “Do we need a reason to protect a lovely young Amazon like yourself?”

Sailor Moon tells Naruto, “Really, Naruto-kun, I think that pervert teacher of yours did corrupt you.”

Naruto tells Sailor Moon, “There is no way that I’m like Pervy Sage was, Serena-chan!”

Lightning tells Fang, “Protecting one of our own. We can do with their brand of ‘mercy’, Fang. And I’m not going to follow any Fal’Cie’s orders. I’m fighting this Focus to the end, Fang, we all are.” Lightning then goes over to Fang and extends her hand to Fang in which she takes it and gets back on her feet.

Fang says, “Ready when you are, Light!”

Lightning tells our reality traveling group, “You can help, but Fang must be the one to tame this Eidolon.”

Sailor Moon says, with a nod, “Got it, Lightning-san.” After inflicting a Doom spell on Fang, Bahamut attacks with vicious attacks that the group of L’Cie barely withstand, but our reality heroes and heroines help their new allies/friends by using powerful enhancement and healing abilities to boost their powers up high in which they launch their assault on the Bahamut with levels of ability that they never had before in which in no time, Bahamut goes from a humanoid form into a true draconian form in which Fang gets on his back to show that the ‘king of dragons’ is her ally now.

When the battle is over, they find that there is some kind of glowing crystal path ahead of them and Vanille says, “Maybe that thing did save us?”

Snow asks, “Maybe I can’t suppose that you would call this me being right?”

Naruto says, with a sly grin, “Don’t count on it, Snow-san. Believe it.”

Snow says, “Okay, then let’s keep our eyes on our goal!” The others nod their heads in agreement and start to head off.

Yugito tells Davis, Sailor Moon, and Naruto, “You can learn something from them.”

Naruto asks Yugito, “What do you mean?”

Ken tells them, “What happens when we fall down?”

Davis responds, “We pick ourselves back up, Ken.”

Naruto says, with a serious expression, “Bro, I think that’s what Ken is trying to say to us. We haven’t picked ourselves back up.”

Ken says, “At least, not completely, Naruto.”

Fu asks Sailor Moon, “Has you found a new reason to regain the strength that you lost, Serena-chan?”

Sailor Moon gives a solemn look and Yugito says, “Ken helped all three of you back from the ‘abyss’, but you are still close to it. I think that we are helping these people since they are helping you, three, in a way.”

Fu tells Naruto, “Naruto-kun, you are very powerful, but you are nowhere where you have to be to have the best chance to win this war. Until you can push yourself from the ‘abyss’ completely, I’m afraid for you, Davis, and Serena.” Davis, Naruto, and Sailor Moon gain surprised expression, but become solemn at that point as they look at the group from this world head off into the distance with them following in which they wonder what are the lesson that they should be learning from them. Soon enough, they find themselves looking at some kind of old airship.

Sazh asks, “An airship?”

Vanille says, “And it is from Gran Pulse! This must be one of this Ark’s weapons or something.”

Fang says, looking at a glowing gateway, “And that’s a gate to Gran Pulse.”

Sazh asks, “Is that our way out? Pulse or bust?”

Lightning says, “It could be one of Dysley’s traps.”

Vanille asks, concerned tone in her voice, “Do you think that it could take us to Eden?”

Sazh says, “No way, Vanille. I’m tired of these ships doing what they want. The only place that ship is going is where these babies tell it too.”

Fang retorts, “Really? That’s a Gran Pulse ship!”

Sazh responds, “Just leave it to me!” Sazh pounds himself in the chest and knocks the air out of himself causing plenty of people to giggle as he tries to get air into his lungs.

Snow says, “Either way, we are living on borrowed time. I say that we go and we might find a way to get rid of these goofy tattoos.”

Vanille says, “But there is no way to do that.”

Naruto asks Vanille, “Who said, Vanille-san? The Fal’Cie?”

Fang says, with a nod, “He has a point. No one has ever tried to find a way to remove them.”

Hope says, “I say that we go. I made my dad a promise to keep going no matter what it takes and I would know what is right. The world is full of lies and all we can do believe in ourselves. I’m done with their lies: Fal’Cie and this whole Focus thing. From now on, I use my own eyes and follow my own heart. I may not make the right choices, but as long as I’m the one that decided and as long as I do that I will have no regrets.”

The others are amazed at Hope’s maturity and Lightning says, “Okay.”

Sazh says, with a grin, “I’m with you, kid. Bad choices and all.” As the L’Cie group talk among themselves, Davis, Naruto, and Sailor Moon are the most effected in which they remember each of their own adventures as ‘heroes’: Davis as a Digidestined and fighting the ‘dark forces’ to protect the Digital World and Real World in which his final battle with MaloMyotismon is best on his mind. Sailor Moon’s battles from when she first became Sailor Moon to her last battle before the start of this journey with Sailor Galaxia possessed by Chaos. And finally, Naruto and his whole life thus far in which starting from his fight to survive during childhood, the battle with Mizuki to become a ninja, and all the way to his big fight with Obito and Madara Uchiha. This experience makes them start to feel that they have indeed lost something and they feel that it is time to get it back as much as possible. Soon enough, the Gran Pulse ship, with L’Cie group inside, is flying with Imperialdramon, in his dragon form, behind them and they emerge outside of Cocoon in which a large flying worm-like creature attacks the ship and Imperialdramon, damaging the ship, and causing the L’Cie group to get thrown off the ship in which the plummets to the ground. Imperialdramon immediately scoops them up and they are on its back.

Ken tells Imperialdramon, “Good work, Imperialdramon.”

Imperialdramon responds, “No problem, Ken.”

Sazh says, pointing to the creature that attacked the ship and Imperialdramon, “I hate to stop all the thanking for saving our lives, but ugly is back.” As the creature approaches them, laser fire then goes in-between it and Imperialdramon causing the creature to fly off into the distance in which they look to see the Archangel and the ships of Task Force Archangel appear with Freedom, Justice, and other mobile suits flying escort.

Hope asks, stunned, “What’s that?”

Ken responds, “Task Force Archangel.”

Lightning asks, “Your friends?”

Naruto says, with a smile, “Believe it, Lightning-san.”

Vanille says, amazed, “I never seen anything like it.”

Fu says, with a smile, “I don’t think that the captain will mind a few more ‘guests’, Vanille-san.”

Yugito tells Naruto, “She isn’t going to be happy with what we did and Natarle-san will go through the roof.”

Davis says, with a nod, “Pretty much, Yugito.” Soon enough, the group heads off on Imperialdramon’s back towards the ship, but Naruto gets a vision of Madam Karai looming the Leaf Village with images of Hinata, Sakura, and Tsunade entrapped in ‘bondages’ of black leather made of the Drema sap in which they are made out to be like puppets in which his eyes are widening at these images.

Sailor Moon asks Naruto, seeing him, “Naruto-kun, is something wrong?”

Naruto goes back to reality and he responds, with a weak smile, “I just zoned out, Serena-chan.”

Davis tells Naruto, “Are you sure, bro?”

Naruto retorts, “Believe it, Davis.”

Sailor Moon thinks in his mind, “You are a bad liar, Naruto-kun. The Force has given you a vision and something tells me that it isn’t good.” As they head for the Archangel, Sailor Moon couldn’t know how much she is right.

(Sometime soon afterwards; Returning to the Elemental Countries)

Right now, Sakura is making her way to the training grounds where Hinata is waiting for her and Sakura can’t help to think about that after eating their lunch to honor Naruto, Kakashi started to do various activity with them in which Sakura realized that there was something up in which she knew that Kakashi was avoiding her questions when she asked about the true purposes of these activities.

Hinata tells Sakura, with a kind smile, “I’m glad that you can make it, Sakura.”

Sakura tells Hinata, “No problem, Hinata.” The two of them start off with exercises to warm up and the two of them start to spar with Hinata activating her Byakugan and Sakura focusing her chakra into her muscles as they spar, but why they spar, there is more to this sparring match than meets the eye. Hinata is seeing what kind of benefits that Sakura would bring to the Sisterhood and Hinata had to admit that Sakura was nothing like the girl when she started as a ninja even the great medical ninja that she was during the Fourth Great Ninja War. She was much stronger and concerned about using brute force to subdue her before bringing her into the Sisterhood. She didn’t want her new allegiance to her new clan to be exposed in which her regular attire makes it possible that her ‘new uniform’ could be concealed and she can continue to recruit new members from the inside. She then notices something or should it be said, a pair of people from a distance. She knew that if people were watching them, then suspicion would grow and they make know that she is in the Sisterhood. Hinata quickly realizes that the two people are Kurenai and Kakashi or Hinata realizes, shadow clones of them.

Going over to them, feeling that they are safe from being watched, Kakashi tells Kurenai, “Nice to see that you are conservative with Hinata as I am with Sakura.”

Kurenai says, “I’m watching all of Team Eight despite it not being necessary as well as number of key locations in the Leaf, Kakashi.”

Kakashi asks, “A Genjutsu?”

Kurenai responds, “It is a form of Astral projection, Kakashi. Uses less chakra than shadows clone and I can use all of my senses.”

Kakashi tells Kurenai, “So, you think that the Sisterhood will try to infiltrate the village?’

Kurenai says, solemnly, “I think that they already have.”

Kakashi asks, shocked, “You think that we were too late to act?”

Kurenai responds, “Maybe, Kakashi. I’m worried about what I read further about the Drema sap. It is said that they can use it for concealment since it can bend and manipulate at will. It could have cloaked them.”

Kakashi tells Kurenai, “It shouldn’t be possible since we have seals and such that protect the village.”

Kurenai says, with a nod, “True, but I fear that not even the Byakugan can detect them due to the files that I read. There was a weak signal yesterday and we thought that it was a false alarm.”

Kakashi says, with a sigh, “It could have been the Sisterhood.”

Kurenai responds, “Yeah, so I took no chances and alerted Tsunade, Kakashi. I’m thinking about other ways to detect them and we may need to develop ways fast.”

Kakashi tells Kurenai, “Easy, Kurenai. You are letting your emotions get the better of you. Do you think that they can get to Hinata so easily? You didn’t see her during the last war and how she helped Naruto to regain the courage needed for him to win the war.”

Kurenai asks Kakashi, “Speaking of whom, do you think that he can return from who knows where?”

Kakashi tells Kurenai, “If it is anyone, it is Naruto.” Kakashi tells Kurenai, “We just need to make sure that Naruto has a home to return to. And Hinata will make sure that happen. Hinata won’t let herself get captured so easily and if you think that the Sisterhood got to her, I will stay with you. If you let your emotions get to you, you won’t be able to do anything when you are emotional.”

Kurenai tells Kakashi, with a smile, “Thank you, Kakashi. I’m concerned for Hinata ever since Asuma died by the hands of the Akatsuki and how he was revived and used as a tool against us. I’m getting paranoid and worry about everyone lately.”

Kakashi tells Kurenai, “Spoken like a true mother. We will make sure that she will grow into a fine woman like you.”

Kurenai says, with a nod and smile, “Thank you, Kakashi.”

Back with the two kunoichi, the two of them are sweating somewhat as they stop and Hinata tells Sakura, “You were incredible, Sakura.”

Sakura tells Hinata, “You, too, Hinata. Anyway, we should get back home since it isn’t safe to be out here alone these days.” Hinata nods her head in agreement and the two of them come together as they prepare to head off.

Hinata tells Sakura, in a whisper, “Sakura, I’ve noticed that we have been watched during our spar. I think that it is Kakashi-sensei and Kurenai-sensei, but their chakra signatures are weak in which I think that they are clones.”

Sakura nods her head and she says, taking her hand, “I see, Hinata. Follow me.” Sakura then takes Hinata away and in her mind, this confirms that something is going on here than what she knew in which she had to know what. Since Hinata saw that there were being spied on, she might be able to convince her to help her tell the others that they should try to figure out what’s up with the Sisterhood since Sakura believes that there is more to threat than what she was told. Hinata, on the meanwhile, can’t believe on how lucky she is. Instead of the need to sneak attack, Kakashi and Kurenai provided the excuse to get them alone and allow her to make her move.

As the two Jonin tried to tail them, Kurenai asks Kakashi, “Do you think that they spotted us? I thought that we were out of range of Hinata’s Byakugan?”

Kakashi tells Kurenai, “I think that we underestimated her abilities. They will take this the wrong way and I think that it is time to come clean with them.”

Kurenai tells Kakashi, “Good luck, Kakashi. If I was a girl that was being spied on them by some kind of ‘peeping tom’, even if it wasn’t sexual harassment, and they turned up at my ‘front door’, I would sock it to them and Sakura is the one to do that in this case.” Sakura and Hinata then head into Naruto’s former apartment complex, which has been rebuild and improved, in which people tried to get rooms in the home of the ‘legendary hero’, but Tsunade refused to let them for obvious reasons in which unless they had special permission from her, no one could stay in Naruto’s home. Hinata can’t help to feel a pang of pain in heart being in Naruto’s home, but it goes away as she focuses on her mission. Sakura then closes the binds and blocked off any other way from spying inside of the apartment room in which she activated seals in the apartment home to prevent any sounds from leaving the apartment room.

Hinata asks Sakura, “So, you live in Naruto’s home now?”

Sakura tells Hinata, “I was reluctant, Hinata, but Tsunade-sensei told me that Naruto wouldn’t mind. And I moved out for obvious reasons. However, she said that all of the rent that I paid to her will go to Naruto when he gets back since he owns this place by law.” Hinata nods in understand and her anger grows knowing what this place once was: A dump that was barely habitable for any human life. It is just another reason for her that the Leaf needs to be destroyed and the majority of its people need to pay for their crimes.

Hinata asks Sakura, “Why do you think that Kakashi-sensei and Kurenai-sensei were spying on us?” As a matter of fact, Hinata actually knew the true reason, but she is feigning ignorance to lure Sakura into a false sense of security.

Sakura responds, “I’m not sure in which Kakashi was spying on me early with one of his ninja dogs and I think that the higher ups are spying on us because of the Sisterhood.”

Hinata asks, feigning ignorance, “What do you think that is, Sakura?”

Sakura replies, “The Sisterhood is an all kunoichi organization, much like the Nadeshiko Village, in which even though they are a threat to this village, they wouldn’t threaten fellow kunoichi in which I have read about this in all that I could learn about them. It means that they have plans for us, kunoichi, and why Kakashi and Kurenai were spying on us, Hinata.”

Hinata was shocked on how quickly and how close she was to the truth and she thinks, “But then again, she is very intelligent and tactic. And now that she is off that wretched Uchiha, she can use her mind to its fullest.” Hinata tells Sakura, “I see, Sakura. Shall I get you a drink?”

Sakura tells Hinata, “Sure, Hinata.” Sakura sits down a couch and she asks, “But do you think that I’m paranoid? Maybe I should ask Ino when she comes back.”

Hinata asks, surprised, “You and Ino live together?”

Sakura tells Hinata, “Being my best friend, Ino didn’t want me living alone in which Tsunade agreed since Ino was a friend of Naruto even though I was closer to him than Ino-Pig ever was.” Sakura says, with a sigh, “Thinking about Naruto just gets me depressed.”

Hinata says, solemnly, “I miss him too Sakura.”

Sakura tells Hinata, “Hey, this is Naruto we are talking about. After your confession to him, there is no way that he won’t come back.”

Hinata thinks in her mind, “I wish that it was true, Sakura. But after what this wretched place did to him and creating monsters like Obito, there is no way that Naruto-kun could ever come home now.” On the meanwhile, Hinata is looking over Sakura’s cabinet as well as her vast collection of herbs and medicines that she uses as a medical kunoichi. Even through Sakura and even Ino, due to her also being trained by Tsunade, have more knowledge about this, Hinata knows enough, from study from her clan library, about what she needs for her plan to succeed. After adding a certain herb to the drink that she is making for Sakura, she returns with the drink and gives it to Sakura, who immediately drinks it, not noticing what she had put in it.

Sakura tells Hinata, “Let me explain why I feel that this is more than what Tsunade-sensei told us, Hinata.” Sakura then starts to explain about her theory and what she found out about the Sisterhood, but then, shortly into her explanation, she started to feel weak and woozy. She struggles to stay upright up in her seat and she says, “I must have strained myself in training more than I thought.”

Hinata asks, with a mental dark sly smile, “Maybe you should go to bed, Sakura?”
Sakura says, weakly, “I should wait for Ino, Hinata. Look, there are herbs in the kitchen that can help.”

Hinata tells Sakura, with a smile while mentally smirking slyly, “Of course, you will be better in no time, Sakura.” As soon as she was out of Sakura’s sight for the moment, Hinata starts to unzip her clothing.

Sakura thinks in her mind, “It feels like I have been… Poisoned!” Sakura quickly struggles to her feet and she starts to panic in which she knows that the only thing that she had other than the drink is the ramen from earlier.

Hinata walks into the room, with her new outfit, and she asks, with teasing tone, “Sakura, you look like you feel that you have been poisoned or something?”

Sakura shouts out, “Hinata, you’re with them! You’re a traitor!”

Hinata retorts, “Traitor? I’m no traitor, but the Leaf is a traitor to me and all that I loved and cared about. I see them from what they are and what they took from me in which I am no traitor at least to the truth about this world and this wretched place.”

Sakura says, trying to get into a defensive stance through weakened from the drink that Hinata gave her, “They brainwashed you. Join their cult.”

Hinata responds, “Cult? Is that what the Leaf refers to us, Sakura? Not surprising that they fill your head with more lies. We are a sisterhood. We are all sisters who love and care for each other and not cause pain and hatred to one another. Unlike the Leaf that spreads lies and stabs each other in the back, like they did with Naruto-kun, who now gone thanks to wars and misery that they have caused, I’m honored to join them. And now, we want you to join us and to be free of the cloak of lies that destroyed happiness of good people like Naruto-kun and twist others into people like them like they did with my cousin.” Hinata then zips over and kisses Sakura on the lips in which she recoils away.

Sakura thinks in her mind, as she is sweating and struggling just to stand, “Not only did that Sisterhood brainwash her, they turned her into a freaking lesbian or something! I’ve got to get out of here and do something! The seals! If Kakashi and Kurenai are still watching us, I undo the seals and make a loud noise.” Sakura prepares to undo the seals, but Hinata tackles her onto the soft couch that she was still on and pins her head to make her unable to perform hand signs or fight back through she doesn’t have the strength to fight back.

Hinata tells Sakura, with a seductive smile, “No, Sakura-chan. We can let uninvited guests in and mess up this ‘private meeting’.” Hinata then uses her Gentle Fist to make Sakura’s hands unable to use chakra at this moment, though it was unnecessary due her weakened condition.

As Hinata unzips Sakura’s top, Sakura yells at her, “Don’t you see what you are doing, Hinata? What this Sisterhood twisted you into? The Hinata I know would never give up on Naruto! The only problem is the Sisterhood! Not the Leaf!” There is a pang in Hinata’s eyes for a second, but she doesn’t even hesitate as she continues to strip Sakura.

Hinata tells Sakura, “I wish that were so, Sakura. However, I have seen the truth and it is the fault of that Leaf that Naruto is gone. Now, you have to see things our way. Just relax and see how things are so good in the Sisterhood, Sakura-chan.” Hinata then starts to group and squeeze Sakura’s breasts which undergone quite a growth spurt since the end of the war in which why they are nowhere Hinata’s or Tsunade’s chest, Sakura is far from ‘flat chested’ anymore. Sakura yelps as she is violated and as Sakura attempts to punch Hinata off her, despite her unable to use chakra in her hands at the moment, but she then feels something sliver onto her body. Her eyes look and she gasps to see the leather that Hinata was wearing oozing out onto her body. Sakura moans out as the goop starts to stimulate and merge with her body in which she tries to fight it, but she can’t help to feel pleasant sensations from it as the ‘goop’ starts to affect her mind. Her mind focused on the Sisterhood and their motives in which they are starting to feel right to her. She remembers when she learned the truth about the Uchiha Clan Massacre and how Itachi killed his whole clan under orders from the Leaf government due to the fact that they were planning a rebellion. A rebellion caused by the Leaf persecuting the Uchiha. How Naruto was the child of the Fourth Hokage and through some unknown way, possibility through the link forming with Hinata and the rest of the Sisterhood, who Minato’s ‘request’ was actually an order IF Naruto was found out to be the Kyuubi Jinchuirki, and how the order was disobeyed completely and how someone, maybe Danzo, blurted out Naruto’s stasis as the container. Finding out about Naruto’s life during the time that he was away and the horrors that she learned about that was Naruto’s childhood. Another series of crimes that the Leaf committed in its betrayal in its so called ‘Will of Fire’ which was forming in Sakura’s mind. And last of all, the Fourth Great Ninja War, started by Obito Uchiha, a former student that killed Naruto’s mom and dad, in one form or another, in his attempt to gain the Nine-Tailed Fox sealed in Naruto’s mother, Kushina Uzumaki, wife of the Fourth Hokage, and Madara Uchiha, former Leaf ninja himself. Sasuke’s pain and agony and most of all, Naruto’s pain and agony was the Leaf’s fault and now, thanks to the Leaf and the monsters that it created, one of her two closest companions, the boy that she felt so guilty for doing so many horrible things during their childhood and/or when they were Genin, is gone forever. In Sakura’s mind, Hinata was right and maybe she should break it away from it all and not be a tool of war like they tried to and may have succeed to do with poor Naruto.

As the Drema sap and the will behind it poisoned Sakura’s mind further and further, the sap formed into a new leather outfit for Sakura in which her feet and lower legs became covered in thick rose red boots that goes up to her kneecaps with seven inch knife-like stiletto heels. Under the boots and going up to just the bottom of her navel were a pair of tight fitting leather tights that were crimson in color and had many black versions of the insignia of the Sisterhood of the Gyakutai. Around her chest area, there are strips of black and red leather similar to the bandages that wrap around the center of her chest leaving much of the top and bottom portions exposed. There is a leather choker around her neck with a pink version of the Sisterhood’s symbol in the center and finally, on her head, there are a pair of black fingerless fighting gloves, much like the ones that she typically wore expect they are fingerless.

With her transformation done, Sakura joins Hinata in making out in which removes the Leaf headband in which a new leather one with the symbol of the Sisterhood takes its place, showing her new allegiances to the Sisterhood, in which Hinata asks, with a sly smile, “Was I right, Sakura-chan?”

Sakura responds, with a nod and seductive smile, “You are, Hinata-chan. How could I defeat this place that used people like Sasuke-kun and Naruto-kun as tools in the past along with our sisters? I shall be sure to make up for my foolishness.”

Hinata tells Sakura, “You should know that while Sasuke-san saw the truth of this place, but he let his love for his brother blind him once more. Itachi-san was molded into their obedient tool and he was so blinded by loyalty that he couldn’t see the truth behind this place in which Sasuke-san is now blinded like many kunoichi and future sisters are.”

Sakura says, with a nod, “I know, Hinata-chan. Unlike last time, if he is too far gone, I should be the one to end him since he was my former teammate and someone that I loved so much, but I know now that it was never to be and the one person that we loved is now gone thanks to this place of vipers and rats.”

Hinata tells Sakura, with a sinister sly smile, “Don’t worry, they will pay soon enough. Now, let celebrate your freedom and you can prove yourself to your new sisters by showing the truth to Ino-chan.” Sakura nods excitedly and they start to make out once in which the side effects of the Drema sap, at the sap used by the Sisterhood, also gave them lesbian tendencies now.

Outside, Kakashi and Kurenai, at least Kakashi’s clone and Kurenai’s projection, are watching over the apartment and Kurenai says, “I don’t think that we should allow them to stay alone in there.”

Kakashi tells Kurenai, “Easy, Kurenai. Even though we are unable to see or hear anything, even if Sakura or Hinata is with the Sisterhood, they would have to take the other to where the Drema tree is going to ‘infect’ them with the sap, correct?”

Kurenai says, with a nod, “That’s the only way that I know of, but maybe we should make sure to cover all sides just in case.”

Kakashi says, with a nod, “Good idea, Kurenai. But if one of them is with the Sisterhood, we should follow them to learn their headquarters and a way to get through their defenses. Kurenai wanted to argue, but she decided not to. However, neither of them knew that it was already too late and Tsunade’s top apprentice and student is now with the Sisterhood with a third unknowing on the way in which they continue their plans to bring down the Leaf from the inside out.

Okay, this ends this chapter, everyone! With this chapter, I wanted to show that while plenty in our group of reality travelers are very powerful, their ‘inner strength’ might have ‘weakened’ over their journey across the worlds. In this case, Davis, Serena/Sailor Moon, and Naruto may have ‘lost’ and/or ‘forgotten’ something important in which they need to relearn to take it back. I’m trying to show that they are very complex characters than what they were in their anime/manga storylines and I think that I’m doing well, folks. Anyway, it looks like the Sisterhood is continuing on unopposed and things look bleak. Later and best wishes, Crossover Fans!