DISCLAIMER – I only own my own copy of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. I don't own Final Fantasy VII or Naruto.
A/N – All the characters in this fic are wearing their Shippuden outfits, for a lack of description.
To those who loved this world and have spent their time together with their companions in this world in the past: reunite once again to endure this time
498 years ago…
It was a cloudy, peaceful day. A couple of ninjas were searching the area for a particular item of interest, while one ninja was on standby on an old crater. Inside the crater, one ninja wearing glasses and another ninja, a female, equipped with a big fan, searched the inside of the old crater for the item they were sent to retrieve. The search took a long time until the girl finally found something.
TEMARI – (on a radio) Kabuto-senpai! You need to look at this!
KABUTO – (on a radio) This is what we're looking for.
TEMARI – (on a radio) This is so gross…
KANKURO – (listening to the radio) So what? Just get it.
KABUTO – (on a radio) Kankuro, we need pick up.
KANKURO – (standing up) Roger that.
Kankuro jumped into the crater to meet up with Kabuto and Temari to retrieve their item. It looks like all was going well.
Suddenly, the trio was greeted with a barrage of shurikens and kunais. Kabuto did the best he could to deflect and avoid it.
KANKURO – Hey, hey, hey!
TEMARI – Kabuto-senpai, hurry!
Kabuto ran with the item in his hand. Unfortunately, the man was struck in the leg with a shuriken and was unable to walk.
TEMARI – Kabuto-senpai!
KANKURO – Who is that guy!?
Kabuto tossed the item towards Temari, leaving Kabuto wounded on the ground. Temari tried to make a run for it, but like Kabuto, Temari was wounded with a kunai. Temari gasped in pain as the kunai pierced her shoulder. Seeing no choice, Temari used her only movable arm and tossed the item to Kankuro.
KANKURO – (catching the item) Temari!
Kankuro tried to rescue his sister, but another barrage of kunais and shurikens forbade him from aiding his sister.
TEMARI – (hissing in pain) Just…go…!
There was nothing Kankuro could do any further. He had no choice but to bail out of the gigantic crater, leaving his comrades behind. He could only curse himself for not being able to get his comrades out of the danger.
The Lifestream… It is a stream of life, which flows within and around the planet. It's the source of the planet and every life that lives on it. The Kazekage found a way to use the Lifestream as a natural resource. Because of that, it made our lifestyles a lot easier. However, other people believed that it was slowly taking life away from this planet. The Kazekage used their military might to eliminate the people that opposed them. The Kazekage had an elite group of ninjas called ANBU.
Long ago, something fell from space and tried to destroy this world. It was the people who had Joutei's cells injected into them. (A/N: Joutei is a Japanese word that is literally translated to "God," since Jenova's name is derived from the name Jehovah, which also means "God.")
Among the members of ANBU, there was a man named Uchiha Itachi, who was the most powerful of them all. But, when he realized that he was created out of bizarre experiments, he began to hate the Kazekage. Then, before anyone expected it, he began to hate everything.
The Kazekage…and the people who opposed the Kazekage… Because of his intense hatred, Itachi tried to destroy the world. And the people who tried to stop Itachi…
Many battles were fought. But, every battle they endured, there was sadness. The person, who I really loved, became part of the Lifestream.
Then, on that day, the battles came to an end, with the power of the planet itself. The planet decided to use the Lifestream was a weapon. The Lifestream flowed out onto the lands and swallowed everything from conflict, ambition, and sadness.
In exchange for sadness, they told us that "It's finally over…" and that was two years ago.
Outside of the old Konoha, now in ruins, a "new" Konoha has been rebuilt outside of the old, with the exception of a few buildings under development. People were living peacefully like in the old days. People were walking the streets, kids were playing outside, the adults were chatting, performing their jobs, etc. In the center of the new village, there was a monument of a destroyed meteor, which would've have wiped out the entire planet, had it not been for a handful of brave ninjas.
Within the streets, however, it seemed that some of the children were suffering from some kind of unknown illness.
Unfortunately, the planet was now angrier than we thought.
Moegi was watching a boy in bed, who had a black mark on his forehead, which resembled three tomoes and a seal around the tomoes.
They called it the Cursed Seal of Heaven.
The boy in bed woke up to the pain on his forehead. As the boy tried to put pressure on his forehead, to soothe the pain, he noticed Moegi on his side of the bed.
KONOHAMARU – (holding his forehead) Hey, Moegi-chan. How does it look?
Moegi smiled reassuringly and placed a wet towel on his head, to keep his fever down.
I beg of you. Please don't take Konohamaru-kun away.
In the new Konoha, there was a bar, known as 7th Heaven, which a pink-haired girl runs. She kept herself busy by cleaning up and tidying up the place for any customers that might walk in. During her chores, her phone began to ring.
SAKURA – (hearing the phone ring and sighing) He's not here anymore.
However, this phone call was persistent. Resigning to the ringing, she went away from her bar and went to her room to answer the phone. On the way, she checked on Moegi and Konohamaru. Apparently, Moegi and Konohamaru don't have a home, and Sakura took it upon herself to give them a home in her 7th Heaven.
SAKURA – (picking up the phone) Hello, Uchiha Delivery Service. How can I hel— (hearing the caller) Who's calling? (hearing the caller) (smiling) Of course I remember you.
Elsewhere, Sasuke was standing on a mountain range, staring at the old Konoha, listening to his cell phone.
SAKURA – (voice mail) Kankuro just called, saying that he's at Healin. He says that he has a mission for you. Sasuke-kun, how are you doing?
Sasuke hung up his cell phone and put it back into his pocket. He was about to run off to Healin to see what his mission was, until he felt pain on his neck. Sasuke hissed in pain as he clutched the pain on his neck until it subsided. Now that the pain was gone, Sasuke headed off to Healin to meet up with Kankuro.
Within the area, three mysterious ninjas appeared, wearing cloaks that bared red cloud designs around the cloaks. Upon reaching a gravesite with a katana protruding, they stared out at old Konoha, while the leader of the group carelessly kicked the protruding katana out of the ground.
HIDAN – (looking at old Konoha) Hey, Deidara. Doesn't our brother live at that city?
DEIDARA – Yeah.
HIDAN – You think he's going to welcome us with open arms?
DEIDARA – Not a chance…mmm.
KISAME – Don't cry, Hidan.
HIDAN – Mother is with him, too?
DEIDARA – Maybe.
HIDAN – Don't cry, Kisame.
KISAME – (resists crying)
DEIDARA – (looking off to the side) Look, it's our brother…mmm.
Hidan and Kisame looked in Deidara's direction off of the cliff, where they found Sasuke running off in his direction. The two ninjas looked at Deidara for his approval, which he gladly gave. Hidan and Kisame jumped off of the cliff and ran after the young Uchiha.
As Sasuke ran off in his direction, he sensed a high amount of chakra behind him. He looked behind him and found two ninjas giving chase. The two ninjas formed hand seals and summoned a few tigers off from the ground. Sasuke immediately drew his katana and fought back against the tiger summons.
KISAME – (approaching Sasuke's side) Where is Mother?
Kisame used his large sword to cut Sasuke, which the young Uchiha successfully deflected. Sasuke almost failed to notice kunais flying towards his back. He managed to dodge it in time, before Kisame's partner, Hidan, approached his side.
HIDAN – I bet you're hiding her, right?
Hidan fought against Sasuke, using his scythe. Hidan and Kisame joined forces to try to double team Sasuke. Sasuke could only defend himself, while Hidan and Kisame were on the offensive.
Meanwhile, Deidara was on his cell phone, talking to an unknown caller.
DEIDARA – (on the cell phone) I bet that you're deceiving me…mmm? (hearing the caller) I knew it. Mother is there, isn't she? (hearing the caller) You don't have to yell, you know. (hearing the caller) I'm tired of talking to you. Put the Kazekage on…mmm.
Sasuke continued to defend himself, until he got himself into a position to begin his counterattack.
SASUKE – (forming hand seals) Katon: Gokakyou no Jutsu!!
Sasuke blew a gigantic fireball at Kisame, whose body was actually a water clone. Sasuke turned around to find Kisame charging at him with his Samehada (sp?). The Uchiha prodigy blocked the incoming attack, only to have the pain on his neck affect him. The pain in Sasuke's neck caused him to lose grip of his katana, giving Kisame the chance to knock his katana out of his hand. Sasuke was no defenseless and Hidan jumped into Sasuke's view and threw a shuriken at him. Sasuke moved his head quickly. The shuriken left a scratch on Sasuke's cheek. A small trickle of blood dropped from the small scratch. Soon enough, the tiger summons were surrounding the outnumbered Uchiha. Before the tigers could finish the job, Hidan and Kisame dispersed the summons, seeing their leader, Deidara signaling them to leave.
Sasuke watched Hidan and Kisame run off in the opposite direction, and then he caught the sight of Deidara, watching him from a cliff before leaving. Sasuke could only wonder: Who were those guys? What did they want with him?
To be continued…