In the city of Ibukido, four figures suddenly fall from the sky. This consists a group of ninjas, which consisted with a gray-haired adult, and three teenagers.
They are Kakashi Hatake, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and of course, Sasuke Uchiha.
Ever since he learned the truth from the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, on the village and its fate, Sasuke has decided to follow the will of his older brother, Itachi. This means he is not going to destroy the Hidden Leaf Village, the village he defected from to gain more power, and that he will protect it against Madara Uchiha. He stepped into the battlefield where his former teammates are. Along the way, he is met with scorn from the likes of Konoha 11 like Shikamaru, Choji, and Kiba for his past actions even when he told them that he has plans to become Hokage, but he doesn't care if they let go of their hatred towards him or not. All he wanted was to fix the past mistakes so no one will suffer like him again. Naruto stepped into the candidacy since he remembered Itachi saying about it's not the one who will become Hokage gets accepted, but acceptance is what gets him to become Hokage. He, Sakura, and Sasuke teamed up against Madara, bringing Team 7 to its rebirth.
"What is this place?" Naruto gets up and started to recognize it. "Hey, isn't this Ibukido?"
"Yeah, it is," Sakura replied and also got up from the floor with Sasuke and Kakashi.
"Well, we should go to Yabiko where we should meet up with Jin and his other subordinates," the latter stated. In fact, he and Jin have quite history since they first met in this universe.
"Good idea," the raven-haired student agreed to that.
Suddenly, a voice spoke to them.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Kakashi Hatake."
To them, it looks familiar.
"That voice, I know who that belongs to," Sasuke stated. "It's you, Tsubaki Yayoi."
The girl comes out to the team and she looks different. Last time they met her, she's gentle, has blue eyes, and wears a light outfit. Now, she looks mean, has red eyes, and wears a black outfit. This is because she's brainwashed by Hazama, also known as Yuki Terumi, into serving Novus Orbis Librarium (NOL, for short), and it's bad. Prior to this, she was manipulated by him into kill her best friend, Noel Vermillion, and Jin Kisaragi, if he refuses her, as Tsubaki grows jealous of their time together. As for her history with Team 7, it's most likely with Sasuke; she is his opposite that while she wants justice, he wants revenge. However, Sasuke doesn't want this anymore since he made his choice to fight against Madara.
"What are you four doing all the way out here?" she asked callously.
Judging by those red eyes she now possessed, she's brainwashed, Kakashi thought of her.
"Well, we came to meet you and your friends, that's what," Naruto replied.
"My 'friends'? Are you talking about Noel, Makoto, and Jin?" Tsubaki asked disdainfully.
"Yeah, that's who I'm talking about," was the boy's reply.
"I serve no one but NOL, and they became rebels," the redhead stated.
It's exactly as I thought; she has become like Sasuke was, the adult ninja thought with bitterness. After all, he never forget the moment he learned from Tobi, or Obito Uchiha, his former childhood friend turned evil, telling him of how his former student served the Akatsuki. As he thought of Obito, he's now gone due to having his same technique that Nagato used to revive the villagers he killed from the Hidden Leaf backfired on him, but not before having to make amends with him and their mentor who is revived by the Reanimation, Minato Namikaze. This is called the Rinne Rebirth Jutsu, and it's used to revive the people that the cause to have killed, but at the cost of his/her life being completely drained, resulting in death. It backfired that Madara is revived instead and has obtained his right eye.
"You're all under arrest, and if you resist, I will kill you all," Tsubaki puts up a fighting stance.
"Tsubaki..." Sakura can't believe of what this woman is going to do.
"I'll be the one to fight you, Tsubaki. After all, you're just like me, but I know you're brainwashed by some enemy," Sasuke steps up to her.
"Good idea, Sasuke. This will be your first step to redeem yourself for all those atrocious acts you committed," Kakashi said proudly of his former student, although he doesn't want to apply 'former' in front of him.
"You know what? Go ahead, Sasuke. After all, she's just like you," Naruto stated.
"So you intended to resist me?" Tsubaki asked angrily.
"Yes, I will," Sasuke replied calmly with no emotion and activates his Sharingan.
"Very well. Sasuke Uchiha, in the name of justice, I'll place you under arrest and if you resist, your punishment will be death!"
"Bring it on!"
The two fighters charged with their swords locked on each other. They look at each other with no emotion, and Sasuke pushes her and strikes her, only for her to block it. Next, he grabs her arm and throws her to the ground. She makes a hand-shaped burst of light to strike him, but Sasuke sweeps to his right and cuts it down. Going to Tsubaki, he lands a kick to her.
"Not bad at all. How about you dodge this?" her spear turns into a chain and swings it at Sasuke, hitting him directly.
"Well, very good, but not good enough," the latter has his left hand charged with electricity. Chidori Stream!
With his left hand on the ground, a stream of electricity is heading to her which Tsubaki dodges it by jumping to the ground. However, she is caught by surprise when Sasuke goes forward to her with a smirk on his face. Next, he stabs her with his sword, but not fatally, then pins her down to the ground.
"You have gotten strong..." the redheaded girl is surprised by how strong the Uchiha has become. Then, she lands a kick to free herself from his grip. "But not strong enough for this!"
Running towards him, she is about to use an attack where 8 blades appearing besides her in the air.
I don't think so, Sasuke has his Sharingan changed into a star-shape with three bladed-shape appeared on each eye. Amaterasu!
Suddenly, black flames appeared all over the blades as Tsubaki gets out of the way. Sasuke lunges towards her and started to slash her from left to right three times until she is in near death.
Now that she is dropped to the ground, he aims his sword to her.
"It's over, Tsubaki. Just give it up," Sasuke stated with no emotion.
"First Noel, now you, Sasuke? I won't let you take everything away from me!" the girl yelled after sending a kick to him and started to glow in red. For him and the team, this is not good. "I won't lose to anyone like you! I will sever evil like you! I can't let you take that away from me! Power no one can take away from me. The power to see my own justice! The "Zero-type Izayoi!"
"I'm gonna file this in the category of 'not good'," Naruto deadpanned on the moment as his comrade's opponent started to glow.
"Gee, you think?" Sasuke stated the obvious as if this is a no-brainer situation for him.
After the glow, Tsubaki has her hair tied up to a ponytail and is now wearing a black skintight bodysuit with white and golden parts. Along with it, she is carrying a giant light blade.
"With the blade of retribution in my right and the scales of judgment in my left, I come to deliver... righteous justice! Zero-type, activate!"
So this is the true form of Sealed Weapon Izayoi from the rumors I heard from this universe, Kakashi thought.
"So, now you showed your true weapon," Sasuke stated. "But, what exactly is your justice?"
"The Imperator is justice, and that peace is a society the Imperator rules!" Izayoi stated with the Imperator controlling her.
"Help me, Sasuke!" a part of Tsubaki is shown to struggle for control.
"You are foolish, young Uchiha. For that, I will kill you!"
"I thought you might say that. Tsubaki, fight for control while I try to weaken the Imperator by fighting!" Sasuke instructed as he points his sword to her.
Izayoi charges with flight with her sword aimed for the boy, but he blocks it. Next, she goes behind him and successfully slashes him, but he is replaced with a log.
"No way, a substitution jutsu?" she is in for surprise.
Sasuke lands a stab with his sword and tosses her to the ground. Izayoi then sends a slash to the left, but the Uchiha dodges it.
Next, he makes the hand signs snake, ram, monkey, boar, horse, and tiger.
Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!
He blows a stream of fire from his mouth.
At the same time, Izayoi makes her move.
"Justice Phorizor!" she sends a high-speed thrust attack that it collided with the stream of fire.
The two beams struggle with contention until the fire appears to triumph over the beam, and Izayoi is thrown off her feet, but she stands up afterwards.
"If you think this is easy for you, think again. 'Immortal Breaker' activating!" the latter is preparing her move.
No, this can't be good! Kakashi thinks with fear on his face because his student might get killed by this move. If Sasuke gets stabbed, he's done!
"No, Sasuke, run away!" a part of Tsubaki is trying to fight back for control.
"This is it, Sasuke Uchiha. Let death fall upon you."
"I don't think so. You may have good armor, but not as good as mine," Sasuke looks confident and activates his armor. It looks large and has yellow glowing eyes. "This is my trump card, the Susanoo."
"Susanoo?" Izayoi has been underestimated and with no way out of this, she is grabbed by the armor's right hand. "Let me go!"
"I'll let you, but first, open your mind," the Uchiha activated his power from the Sharingan to go inside her head.
Inside Tsubaki's head, it is a dark place. The symbolism of the darkness within her.
"Where is this?" she realizes what this is. "So, this is the darkness within me?"
"Yes, it kinda is," Sasuke appeared beside her.
"Sasuke, how did you get in here?"
"My Sharingan, what else?"
"Now, I remember," Tsubaki stated with remorse. "I fought Noel, Jin, and Makoto, and I tried to kill them. Now, I tried to kill you, Sasuke. Oh no, what have I done?"
"You know, those things you did to those, I also did that to Naruto, Kakashi, and Sakura," Sasuke stated of the comparison between them. "I figured out the reason you turned to the dark, and it reminds me of doing this as well. Like you, I'm jealous of my best friend that I'm doing the same thing you did."
"Really? How so?"
"I'll tell you that later so for now, try to return to reality and repent like what I'm doing right now. You're now free from the Imperator's mind control."
"You're right, Sasuke. I have sinned and if I can atone for it, I wish there's a way. Now, I don't want to lose anyone else. Noel, Makoto, and Jin. Because I love everyone!"
"Yeah, I love everyone, too. I wish to atone by becoming Hokage so the past mistakes can be fixed," the Uchiha demanded. "So, give yourself a new hope."
"A new... hope?" Tsubaki asked.
Back to reality...
"Sasuke!" Izayoi cried.
"Tsubaki, you're back," the boy said proudly. After all, they're the same.
"Oh, Sasuke, you're alive! Thank goodness!" the redhead wraps her arms to Sasuke, giving him a hug. Then, she goes into sobs. "I'm so glad! I'm sorry. I'm so sorry I..."
Sasuke has let go of the hug from her.
"It's okay, Tsubaki. After all, you're just like me," he said with reassurance on his tone.
"It's good to see you here, Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi," Izayoi looked at three with a greeting.
"Good to see you looking good, Tsubaki," the blond kid greeted her boisterously.
"Same here," the kunoichi greeted as well.
"Good to see you," Kakashi also greeted calmly.
"But now..." Izayoi has tears coming out of her red eyes as remorse has come to her. "How can I face Noel, Makoto, and Jin for trying to kill them? I don't know if they'll ever forgive me."
"Well, that's why we're going to where they are to sort this out," the copy ninja started.
"And I can be a good help to that," a voice stated as a portal appears with a little girl with red eyes and blonde hair appearing.
This is Rachel Alucard, and they know who she is.
"Miss Rachel," Izayoi looks surprised.
"Miss Yayoi, and if I'm not mistaken, it was you who freed her from the Imperator's curse, Sasuke," the vampire guessed right on the Uchiha who has done the deed. Sasuke seems to shrug this one off. "Anyway, I'll send you to their headquarters to sort this out."
"Then, let's go, Tsubaki. Let's get going!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Thank you, Naruto, and also, you too, Sasuke," Izayoi wipes her tears from her eyes and joins with Team 7 to the Rail Station.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the Altar, a meeting has been taken place between two sinister figures.
"So, you've come, Madara Uchiha," Saya, the Imperator, greeted her mysterious visitor with no emotion on her face.
"It's been a long time... Izanami," her guest appeared with a sinister greeting with his Rinnegan right eye.
Whatever these two are planning together, it will not be good for both universes.