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Chapter 1

The battle was done…She had prevailed over evil yet again with the help of her friends. The balance had been restored for now…with the destruction of Chaos' shell of Galaxia and the self-sacrifice of the princess.

'It's not over yet.' Setsuna thought as she cradled the baby that contained the soul of Princess Serenity. Even though Usagi had taken in the powers of all her friends to become Cosmos to defeat Chaos, when the battle was over Setsuna and the rest had awoken to the sounds of a baby's cries and lying not far from them was an infant Usagi. The Sailors could only stare speechless as Usagi had continued to wail. It wasn't until Setsuna had picked up the infant had the sailors broken out of their stupor. Questions soared between them that no one had the answers to. Eyes trained onto the time soldier who merely shook her head.

"There was no telling how or why this happened. I never saw this future. My only guess is that it isn't quite time for Cosmos to reign or that Usagi isn't ready yet. This…This wasn't our final battle after all. Chaos is still out there. He will return." Setsuna said in her quiet tone.

"How can you know that if this is a Future that even you haven't seen?" Makoto asked solemnly.

"Because Usagi is Serenity and since Serenity is destined to become Cosmos…Chaos' opposite and eternal enemy. He will always return to fight her until she is able to fully control him. Am I right?" Michiru asked. Setsuna nodded and looked down at the infant princess in her arms.

"Chaos certainly took a beating but he isn't gone. It's safe to say with Usagi in her current state that he might be able to reestablish himself before Usagi is ready for him again." Ami said.

"In other words she's in danger. But how can we protect her and fight off Chaos?" Makoto asked.

"We won't... we'll hide her." Haruka said gazing softly at the small bundle.

"But where? There's nowhere in the universe that's safe from chaos especially without Usagi to fight him off." Mina asked.

"We won't be hiding her in this universe." Setsuna said slowly rising.

"What? I don't get it. How can we get to another universe?" Mina asked again.

"That's just it…we can't go with her. We have to stay as far away from the hime-sama as possible while keeping Chaos busied ourselves. At least until she's ready." Setsuna stated as she tapped the time key on the ground and watched the Gates of time appeared.

"Stay away?! That's insane! What if something happens to her and we're not there? She can't protect herself right now!" Rei shouted. Mina gently placed a comforting hand on the fire senshi's shoulder trying to calm her down.

"I realize this. That's why we're sending her somewhere where she can learn to protect herself." Setsuna said. All the while channeling her energy to the gates, They needed to be quick before someone noticed.

"But she's still so young. Can't we wait until she's a little older? Then we can play with her." Mina said reaching for the baby. Ami's hand on her arm halted her as the blue hair genius shook her head sadly.

"No. Chaos knows our faces and so long as Usagi's with us she'll be in greater danger than if we send her now." Ami said as she wiped away another tear. She was trying to be logical about this whole thing but it still hurt. It was their duty since birth to protect Usagi and stay by her side, and now their very presence was a danger to her. Setsuna must have already figured this out too.

"Where?" Makoto asked.

"Somewhere safe…But somewhere she will be able to learn how to fight. A world where her powers won't stand out too much, and where she'll hopefully live happily until Cosmos reawakens." Setsuna said as she scanned the timelines and dimensions for such a place. Her eyes glowed as she found that place and the time gates opened to reveal a view of a small town from a hilltop. A young looking blond woman stood under a nearby tree looking towards said village having not noticed the gate.

"Please stay here minna…and trust me. This woman is strong. She'll be able to protect the Princess for us." Setsuna said as her clothes shifted into a black kimono and she stepped through the gate. As soon as she was on the other side the gates doors shut and vanished from view.

"Excuse me…Tsunade-sama…" Setsuna said quietly. The young woman turned and wondered who this woman was that spoke her name so formally.

"Who are you?" Tsunade asked as she reached for her kunai. Setsuna merely gazed emotionlessly at her and uncovered the bundled infant.

"Who I am doesn't matter. I am now employing your services as a ninja of Konoha." Setsuna said gently rocking Usagi to keep her sleeping.

"Sorry but I'm not really working for anyone but me right now. You see I'm leaving this pathetic village. I'm heading out on my own for a while." Tsunade said picking up her bag to leave. "Take your request to the Hokage." Setsuna merely smiled gently.

"I can't do that. You see, I need you to protect and raise this girl for me. Only you can train her properly, besides…She's good luck." Setsuna said playing to the Sanine's weakness. It seemed to work as she now had the slug princess's attention.

"Why me? Why not Konoha and the Hokage? Besides that stupid village needs all the luck it can get. Ja." Tsunade said turning her back to the time senshi to leave. Setsuna sighed, Tsunade was more stubborn than she thought.

"I had hoped not to resort to this but I really don't have much time left. Luna sphere!" Setsuna said throwing a small ball into the air. Tsunade was sent on alert but could in no way be prepared for what happened next. A small poof and then the mind control device Chibi-Usa had once used had appeared and sped towards Tsunade. The ball flashed its eyes and Tsunade was paralyzed with the golden crescent moon shining on her forehead. Setsuna sighed and approached Tsunade and placed Usagi in the woman's arms.

"Tsunade…Legendary Slug princess, you are here by ordered to take this child into your care and raise her as your student while protecting her until I come to retrieve her. You will teach her how to protect herself and others but you are under no circumstance allowed to leave her by herself. She must be protected at all times for if you fail then your world will be destroyed. But most importantly you are to show her that there is love in this world. Do you understand?"

"Hai…"

"Then I leave you your charge…Tsukino Usagi. Domo Arigato…Tsunade-sama."

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Well? What you people think? Good? Bad? Tell me so I can improve! Anyways I've been inspired from watching Naruto: Shippuuden like nonstop for the past week. XP I really should consider that funny little thing called sleep. But what can I say? I'm an anime addict and dern proud of it! Oh and as you can see I need a little help with the title! Any suggestions are welcome!