Hello my dear readers! Here comes the sequel to The end of the world! Since I read the first Madara-wins-the-war-story I wanted to write one on my own and when I had a writing block with The end of the world once I got this idea. For all those who haven't read the prequel, I did a little summary of the main points.
The Universe: It's an endless dark nothingness in space with magical energy swirling around. When this energy forms together it creates a portal which often leads into other parallel spaces. Those spaces have each another world called planets like the Earth. Often the planets are connected through magic bounds which go through the universe. It can happen that they are connected that strongly that a portal appears on the two connected planets. It never lasts long but once in a time a creature from one planet enters this portal and appears on the other planet. Sometimes it finds the way back before the portal closes again, but mostly it's stuck on the other planet forever. When a planet dies, the planets connected to it could be destroyed too though it's not certain.
The Guardians of Destiny: To prevent that all portals will close sometime and that too many planets die, the Guardians of Destiny exist. They know about every portal, every space, and every planet. They collect data from all creatures and worlds to analyze them. Furthermore they are the only creatures who can gain the exact course of destiny. The Destiny is an unexplained phenomenon that leads the course of the Universe and holds it all together. The Guardians take care that this course won't change.
Chloe: She was one of the Guardians of Destiny. When the ninja planet was destined to be destroyed during the fourth great ninja war by Madare she stepped in and turned back time as well as teleportated a human from Earth (Rachel) to the ninja planet. Since then she tried to protect Rachel and to change the course of Destiny but failed in the end. She died in a battle with her superior Eve but before she died she had warned Nagato about Madara who had ignored her warning first.
Madara: He was resurrected by Eve. Determined to do the Eye of the moon plan he caught the remaining Jinchuriki. However he only got a part of Kurama's chakra but still activated the genjutsu and threw the world into his genjutsu.
Time Line: Because of sped up events this story starts at the end of Naruto's three year training gap. The persons who have died so far are Chloe, Eve and Obito. The latter was killed by Madara.
I hope that this gave you enough insight to continue with the story. The Universe effect will step into the background throughout this story and is not that important like it was in the first part.
This is a story with an actual plot which I already have in my mind. I'll try to do the characters as believable and realistic as possible. In general this story will be dark, there will be only small traces of humor and maybe romance, but they will be the exception. Also some characters will die! They won't be only unimportant random shinobi but canon characters.
Previously: Rachel has informed Tsunade about Madara and his Eye of the moon plan. The Hokage sent her with an anbu team on Jiraya's trail who in the meantime confronted Madara with Naruto. The two managed to get away but they were injured badly. When the anbu and Rachel arrive at the hospital where Naruto and Jiraya found shelter, they travel back with Naruto to Konoha. Jiraya is too injured so one of the anbu stays by his side. Meanwhile Itachi and Sasuke started their battle in the Uchiha hideout.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for my own characters and the plot. The rest belongs to Kishimoto.
Have fun reading!
Chapter 1: Prologue
We all stopped in our tracks when we felt it. A heavy mass of chakra that pushed us down, took away our breath.
What… what was this?
"Look!" Naruto called from behind me. I turned to him and saw him looking up, pointing at the sky. I too looked up and gasped. Even though it was the middle of the day, the moon was suddenly visible, but not only that, the sky had turned red like by sunset but much darker.
A thought hit me. Could this be…?
No… Were we too late?
The moon was turning red like the sky and then the earth followed. Everything was covered in this bloody crimson color. Scared and amazed at the same time I looked up at the sky, watching as black clouds appeared out of nowhere, getting drawn toward the moon. Horrified I watched as they moved directly in front of the moon and took the form of three dots.
"What is this?" Naruto asked next to me. "Is this a Sharingan in the moon?"
I couldn't answer him but only stared at the bloody red moon with the three red dots in it. He had done it. He had used the small part of Kurama's chakra that had been in the cut limp. Madara just had successfully casted a genjutsu which would allow him to control the whole world. He had won.
"Rachel!" Naruto suddenly yelled at me. I hadn't noticed that I had slumped to the ground, shaking.
I hadn't made it. The world was lost. I failed.
"Rachel!" The last remaining Jinchuriki shook me violently which brought me out of my state. Still trembling slightly I stood up.
"Is this the genjutsu?" the pig masked anbu asked. I could only nod.
Everything had been for nothing. Madara had won.
"What should we do now?" the other anbu asked, shifting in his stance.
We couldn't do anything. Just wait until the genjutsu would also affect us.
No… Maybe there was still a chance.
"Naruto, you have to leave, now!" I didn't know what would happen next, but I knew that Naruto had to hide. But could he even hide himself in a world that was controlled by the chaser himself?
"What? Why? I won't hide from that bastard!" he said angrily.
I only shook my head, the panic dwelled up in my body but I managed to put it aside. Keep cool headed, Rachel.
"With the genjutsu he just has created on the moon he is able to control the world. But because of the fact that he only has a part of Kurama's chakra the illusion may not be complete. Maybe we still have a chance but only as long as he won't get you so you have to hide. Don't trust anyone, I don't know how war his influence is reaching. Got it?" I said looking straight into his blue confused eyes.
"Wait, who's Kurama?" I stared at him dumbfounded with the two anbus still watching us silently.
"The nine-tails, his name is Kurama. If he doesn't want to fall into Madara's hands then he should help you against the genjutsu" I said remembering that a biju can free its Jinchuriki from a genjutsu like the eight tails should have did with Killer B at their fight against Sasuke.
"But what's about you? I won't leave you all just like that alone!"
"This is neither about the anbu nor about me! We probably will be controlled by the genjutsu in any second, at least I will. I'm too weak to resist! I don't want to be the fault that you'll get caught, so go!"
"Don't worry Naruto, we will be fine" the fox masked anbu said and I could hear him smile.
The anbu squad leader nodded. "We'll hold Madara off in the case he should cross this path."
Naruto still seemed to struggle if he really should leave but then he nodded surprisingly. He just looked at us with determined eyes. Maybe he already felt the pressure of the genjutsu like I did. However, he turned and ran away.
I looked after him with a faint smile before I turned to face the moon again, shivering by the sight of the red that was painting the sky and earth.
Suddenly I heard a swishing sound and then two thuds. Shocked I looked down to see both of the anbus lying on the earth, dead. Blood was streaming out of fresh wounds in their chest where the kunais had hit them.
"You're still alive" his voice suddenly said from behind me. Shocked I spun around. There he was standing; his arms crossed in front of his chest, dressed in his red armor, his expression arrogant and victorious, and behind him was the female anbu member who had accompanied us on the way from Konoha but who had left in the small hospital with Jiraya.
Jiraya… I just hoped that Madara hadn't killed him.
"Where is the Jinchuriki of the Nine Tails?" he asked calmly, moving closer with the anbu following him. Apparently she was already under his influence.
I still felt the pressure of the genjutsu, but while he asked the question its power on my mind increased drastically, and I heard the answer already in my head. I sent him away. I opened my lips to reply but surprisingly I said: "He ran away when he saw the Sharingan."
Madara sighed. "In which direction did he run to?"
North. I lifted my arm and pointed in the southern direction. Madara nodded and then Zetsu rose from the ground next to him. He gazed at me curiously and I took a step back, gulping at the intense stare eh gave me through his golden eyes.
"Zetsu, track down the Jinchuriki brat, he went south. But I want him alive" Madara instructed him and the plant man sank into the ground again.
The Uchiha then turned his attention back to me. "Now, what should I do with you?" he asked stepping closer to me. If I wouldn't have been frozen on the spot I would have stumbled backwards but so I didn't move when he gripped my chin and forced me to look into his demonic eyes.
"You're only a little brat with no powers or abilities. However, you have great knowledge of this world and because of my… timeout… I could use someone like you who knows exact details about my probable enemies." He mustered my shaking form and then his lips turned into a smirk.
"You'll come with me and be my personal assistant." He turned and said to the anbu: "Carry her; I don't want to lose any time."
I still just stood there completely frozen, wide-eyed and shaking.
The nightmare had begun.
It was a change in the air, a red layer which came down from the sky that made Itachi look up. Shocked he saw that the moon had risen even though it was still in the middle of the day. But what was more shocking was the Sharingan that shone down on the earth, painting everything in its red light.
"So they did it" he mumbled. The question was just whether it had been Madara or Obito who had casted the genjutsu.
"What is this? What are you doing Itachi?" Sasuke asked. He was standing opposite from him on the roof of the Uchiha hideout.
"This isn't me" Itachi replied slowly. Then he felt it; the pressure of the genjutsu. It was strong and he gasped slightly from the force of it. Sasuke also had a pained expression on his face and stumbled slightly, touching his head while he still gazed up at the moon.
"What is the meaning of this?!" the younger Uchiha asked confused, forgetting shortly their ongoing battle.
Itachi wiped the blood away from his right eye. Surprisingly he felt that his strength had increased, his heart didn't hurt anymore, he could see clearly. Was this a side-effect of the genjutsu?
"Damn Itachi, give me some answers!" Sasuke yelled still clutching his head.
"Like I said, it's a powerful genjutsu that should control all living beings on the world and make them bend to the will of a single person."
"And who is that?" That was a good question…
"I don't know." But he had a bad feeling about it. The chakra that was coming from the moon and was spreading the genjutsu was powerful and evil, almost suffocating. Wherever this was meant to create a peaceful world or not, Itachi didn't want that he or his brother would be controlled by it.
"We have to leave now, before the caster will get alert on us" he said stepping to the edge of the roof.
"Wait, Itachi! Where the hell do you think you are going?!" Sasuke yelled drawing his sword. Itachi sighed. Time was running out and he knew that he couldn't explain everything to his brother now.
"I'm sorry Sasuke" he said softly. Before the younger Uchiha knew what was happening Itachi had appeared right beside him and drew him into his genjutsu. With his strength back his brother couldn't fight against it and so Itachi picked his unconscious body up. With one last glance at the moon he jumped off the roof and ran quickly into the woods, hiding his chakra the best he could.
Gaara was just about to write something when he saw the red shiver shining into his office. Frowning slightly he stood up and stepped out onto his balcony. The people had gathered in the streets, talking and pointing into the sky and to the black and red moon. What was the meaning of this?
"Gaara!" Temari called as she and Kankuro joined him on the balcony. "Do you have any idea what is going on?" she asked.
Kankuro glanced up. "Yeah, why the hell is there a Sharingan in the moon? And why is the moon visible anyway when we have the middle of the day?" he asked confused but Gaara only shook his head slightly.
"I don't know."
Meanwhile in Konoha Tsunade was also looking out of her office into the sky, tightening her grip on the tea cup in her hands.
"Lady Tsunade, what's going on?" Shizune asked confused and worried as she stepped next to her master.
"I hope that I'm not right but I'm afraid that it's too late" she said glaring at the moon, her grip tightened even more until the cup broke.
Shizune's eyes widened. "You mean that Madara succeeded?"
Tsunade didn't answer but yelled: "Assemble all jonin and chunin on the Hokage tower's roof as quick as possible! We need an emergency plan!"
"Yes!" They both left the office, Shizune running outside while Tsunade was heading to the top of the tower. Arriving there she tried to suppress the upcoming fear and panic while she stared at the village, her village.
Jiraya… Naruto… If Madara did the genjutsu it must mean that he must have found them.
Please you two… Don't be dead.
"Nagato, do you feel that too?" Konan asked. They were in the hidden chamber in Amegakure, Nagato just wanted to change his paths when they felt the force pressing down on their minds.
The red haired only nodded. "It feels like… a genjutsu."
"I'll go checking it" Konan said and changed into paper, floating out of the chamber and to the room which was connected to the tongue. She changed back into her human form and stepped outside.
Everything was painted red. The houses, the streets, the sky… There was a shimmer of red laying over everything. But the thing which was most out of place was the big red moon that was shining down. It had three dots in it, forming a Sharingan. Konan frowned in confusion. What was going on?
She went back to Nagato, reporting him what she just had seen. His ringed eyes widened. "No…" he mumbled. Chloe's final words came in his head again. "If the moon changes red, it will be over. Then Madara had casted the illusion. Then you have to run. Protect these eyes." He hadn't believed her back then.
"Dammit!" he cursed.
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