Notes and Disclaimer

First off, just so that I don't ruin the effect of each chapter of my story upon the reader, this is the general disclaimer that is meant to cover every chapter from here on out. If you absolutely want to read a disclaimer for every chapter, you can just flip back to this page as often as your little heart desires.

First, I do not own Naruto, Shippuden, or anything else by Masashi Kishimoto. My OC's, however, are of my own creation.

Second, I do not own Star Trek. This is not intended to be a Star Trek crossover, although I am using many elements from the Star Trek universe to help create my futuristic Narutoverse. Most of the alien races mentioned throughout the story are from said television series and are thus not mine.

Third, I do not own Magic Knights Rayearth, Magic Knights Rayearth II, Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, xXxHOLiC, or any other manga, anime, game, or book by or based off of CLAMP. (This also includes Code Geass, for which CLAMP did the character designs.)

Fourth, I do not own dot hack, dot hack//G.U., or any other anime/manga/book/game installment of the dot hack project by CC Corp 2.

Fifth, I do not own any other manga, anime, television show, book, or game in existence. I have not and will never be a published writer, professional animator, actor, or game designer, therefore I will never be able to say that I do own one.

Now you can see why I would rather put a general disclaimer on the story than post all of this, chapter after chapter.

The inspiration for this story literally came as an "Aha!" moment late one night. Hidan, immortal Jashinist, is buried underground. But nothing can stay buried for eternity. A team of archaeologists far into the future uncover the immortal's head. The leader of these archaeologists is Shibiyama Saki, a woman passionate, borderline obsessed, with discovering the truth behind a calamity that occurred far into the past. The theme for the story is based upon the theme for dot hack//G.U. volume 2: Reminisce, "Do you wish to know the Truth?". Thus, this story is also titled Reminisce.

The world in which this takes place is a version of the elemental continent five millenia into the future. The names you see will be a mix of many cultures to reflect the blended society of the futuristic world. Also, Japanese, the language of Naruto and Shippuden, has become extinct, replaced with Old English (real Old English, not Shaksperian language). The world is now a unified nation and part of a greater whole, the Federation, which streches throughout the Alpha Quadrant of the galaxy and also has alliances with other advanced nations and empires of the universe. Konohagakure has become the city of Leafscead. Also, the version of history as presented by the OC's in later chapters is purposefully different from that of Kishimoto's world, and the reason for this will be explained as the story unfolds (and no, it is not to make the story "work").

I am not writing Hidan's swearing in plain English, but rather in symbols, so as to leave exactly what he says to your imagination, as I feel it should be. The amount of foul language has also been cut down a bit from the accepted amount so that his lines contain more dialogue and less senseless filler. Also, although my OC is female, there is no pairing intended, with Hidan or any other character.

I still only have the bare bones of this story down. Constructive criticism and suggestions are wonderful. However, I really want to keep this simple for a story with a complicated idea, so nothing too wacky, okay?

Thanks for your time!

--Kendansa