I said I would start this, and I have...despite the other stories I have going on. It will be finished eventually! Anyway, this idea occurred to me when I thought about Kaguya's weird dimension travel jutsu. I don't know much about it personally since I don't read the manga, and she hasn't appeared in the anime yet, but I heard about it briefly while I was doing research for a story and found the idea of dimension travel interesting, so I created my own weird ideas and...voila! Hope you guys enjoy, but if you find it confusing I'll explain and wotnot xD
I do not own Naruto...though if I did, I would be insanely happy...
Gateways.
Prologue
Four generations ago it was well-known about the Tailed Beasts, and many ninja and nations fought to get them to have the upper hand against their enemies. However, there are other Beasts that came to light; the Spirit Beasts, or also known as the Supiritto no kemono. Conflict and war raged as ninja fought to get the Spirit Beasts, and it was when bloodshed was at its merciless peak that members of three clans decided to do something about it.
Sealing all eleven of the Spirit Beasts into their jinchūriki's, the Uchiha, Senju and Uzumaki members recruited a healthy amount of followers, and then performed a teleportation jutsu called the Pōtaru sunpō ryokō-jutsu, or the 'Portal Dimension Travel jutsu'. This jutsu allowed them to travel between worlds, and so the Uchiha, Senju and Uzumaki managed to travel to Earth, and settled in England.
The theory was that with the Spirit beasts gone and away from anyone willing to create chaos, there may be a little less brutal carnage and destruction in the shinobi world. Yet, as time went by, and the Spirit Beasts were re-sealed into new jinchūriki's, it seemed there was now a new issue.
Members were dwindling down, from an impressive two hundred to a mere thirty-four. If numbers continued to plummet, there would be no more jinchūriki's to control the Spirit Beasts, and releasing the Spirit Beasts was not an option. The current leaders, Seren Uchiha, Esen Senju and Citlali Uzumaki have made the decision to travel back to our true home, to re-join the shinobi world. The only issue is…we've lost our way home.
This is my story.
Chapter One: Enter Polaris.
Once again, I was faced with a dilemma that always, inevitably, ended with the humiliation I had to face when introducing myself to new people. I didn't pick my name, but if I did I would not have named myself after a fucking star. My mother must have been insane when looking for a baby name, but she had formulated a little 'reason' for why she had given me that name, but I still thought it sounded wank. The reason is because 'Polaris' is another name for the north star, and because the north star never moves, she 'reasoned' that it made sense since I would never move from the place in her heart.
Quite sickly, but my mother was the overly affectionate type.
I watch as the people who had asked laughed softly, trying hard not to be rude when I gave them my name, but I narrowed my eyes at them as they excused themselves and disappeared from sight. I hate this…the leaders had decided it would be best to try and fit in with society, so she had ordered us all to socialise…the problem is I hate people in general.
My teammate Ebba comes to stand at my side, chuckling gruffly at my failed attempt to make 'friends', and Luna smirks behind her unashamed. Sensei Kimiko was also laughing, and with a growl I swiftly turned to make my way back to our camp.
Like I said. I hate people in general.
On Mondays we don't train as it's our day off, and because our sensei's are sadistic, merciless bitches they force us to go into Faulksgate to meet new people. So far I haven't met one single person who hasn't bored me to death.
Our 'camp' is on top of a huge cliff; invisible to outsiders due to a very powerful barrier ninjutsu, and it's very empty. Everyone else is gone from their homes because they are either training or helping find our home planet. Since Seren Uchiha announced we would be trying to find our way back home I've…felt a huge feeling of dread.
'Home'. Everyone keeps calling it that, but we've all never been there, so how can we call it home? Honestly, I don't even know if I want to go back to a place that was so dangerous we had to flee with the Spirit Beasts…but then again, this other world we live in at the moment is pretty shit too. We have to hide because we are ninja with abilities. If anyone found out about us we would be hunted down and probably used as scientific experiments…Due to 'hiding', we keep a low profile, and only venture into Faulksgate village when our fucking sensei's force us to.
I look to Sensei Kimiko, knowing why she was so on edge recently. The leaders had deemed it urgent that we find our way back as fast as possible, and so every Monday we all gather together to perform the Pōtaru sunpō ryokō-jutsu. Yet, it's not only Mondays that we are performing the jutsu now, and it's taking its toll on everyone. Sensei Kimiko is no longer walking with the fluidity she normally walks with, nor is she smiling or talking as much. The Portal Dimension Travel Jutsu takes an enormous amount of chakra, and only the strongest can perform it, with me being one of them.
Ebba sighs, stretching out her long muscular arms, and when she catches me looking at her she grunts.
"I can't be the only one who's tired from the jutsu," she grumbled, wrinkling her nose in dislike, "Why is it that you're the only one who seems unaffected, hey Po?"
My eyes harden at the unwelcome nickname 'Po', but I shrug.
"It's because she has a natural affinity with the jutsu," Luna piped up from behind, "Being able to copy it with the Sharingan probably helps too."
Again I shrug, not really bothered by the petty conversation. If I'm honest, I was more annoyed about the fact that Ebba was still growing, and I was still a midget in comparison. Ebba is reaching six-foot, and she is a bulkily set girl with brawn and strength…in comparison I look like a fairy, and it makes me feel shit, because I ain't no fairy.
Ignoring them as we reach camp I reflect that it's fast approaching winter, and very soon England will have us suffering yet again with ruthless grey showers and icy roads. I suppose England is always grey and depressing when it comes to weather, but winter is just the worst.
"We have to report to the leaders again," Sensei Kimiko told us gravely, "Another attempt at the jutsu is scheduled for eight o'clock tonight."
We all groaned at her announcement, and Luna draped herself dramatically against Kimiko, feigning death.
"How will we survive this endless torture!" she sang, her red Uzumaki trademark hair falling out of its bun, "I think the leaders just want to get this over with before they die."
Sensei Kimiko scolded her, giving a firm thwack to the back of Luna's pretty head, and Ebba grunted at the display. Luna was always getting herself into trouble with her loud mouth: it was normal for Kimiko to smack her for her rudeness.
Everyone was gathering at the main house, Seren Uchiha at the front, backed by Esen Senju and Citlali Uzumaki. It seemed they were calmly making yet another damn announcement, but then I realised that everyone was excited. In the small clearing in the centre of camp, everyone was whispering wildly, exchanging words between them as if a hot frenzy had possessed them. My team joined the small crowd just as Seren pointed her old crooked finger to a drawn map she had created.
It was one of her planetary maps, the ones marking out where we had already ventured and where we would be going next. As she spoke she explained that our ancestors had done well in hiding from our original home world, and that they had hidden the portal with a strong sealing jutsu.
Here we go…another one of the old crones crazy ideas…I'm surprised she's still attempting to lead us.
Ebba crossed her arms in a manly way, looking very grouchy as she towered over the rest of us, and I leaned across to whisper to her.
"Do you want to go back?" I asked, ignoring the look I received.
Ebba nodded slowly, a dark eyebrow raised.
"Yeah, why the fuck wouldn't I want to go to a place where I can freely train, without risk of killing an innocent Earthling?" she grumbled, catching a fly that was daring to bother her, "We could meet people like us, Po. No more hiding."
I sighed, knowing she was right, but I was still worried. Seren Uchiha may have been a powerful ninja back in her youth, but now she sounds like she's losing her sense of reality. It doesn't exactly fill me with confidence, and to make matters worse I'm so darn tired. We've performed the jutsu three times in a row now, and if we continue we won't be able to recover in time for the next time, thus running the risk of the jutsu going wrong.
"Do you think anyone will faint on the job?" Luna asked me, pulling me out of my thoughts.
"Hn," I huffed, pushing a dark curl out of my eyes, "Maybe. Seren, Esen and Citlali are really pushing it at the moment, so anyone could collapse."
Luna nibbled on her bottom lip nervously, and I scanned the crowd to look for my sister Mika. Unlike me she was totally hanging onto Seren's every word, her eyes wide and trusting…and completely innocent. The naivety of my little sister astounds me, but I hate to burst her bubble when she is so optimistic. After all: after our parents died this is all that keeps her going.
"Mika really likes this shit," I hissed to myself, glaring at nothing in particular, "Her gullible ways are gonna get her killed."
Luna overheard me and gaped at me in horror, but I waved her off. My Spirit Beast was stirring at my anger, amused.
So you have doubts, Polaris, Nikko asked smugly, an air of calmness about him, you've never indulged in positivity.
I held my tongue, knowing that if I replied Nikko would just annoy me to the point of insanity. It was better to ignore him, and to force myself to listen to Seren's stupid ramblings about a positive outcome tonight.
Oh, the silent treatment again, hmm? How…boring, Nikko continued, trying to get under my skin, No wonder you'll never get a…'boyfriend'.
Rolling my eyes I only wished I could choke the damn Spirit Beast, but the last time I had 'visited' the bastard I had found myself too angry to even move.
People were moving into the main house, signalling that the jutsu was going to be performed earlier than expected. Nikko kept murmuring inside my head, trying to anger me even further, but I slammed his grating voice out of hearing when I entered the main house.
When I had received Nikko before my mother died I hadn't expected him to be such a pain. How my mother dealt with him I have no idea, because he makes me want to destroy everything.
"Team Kimiko and Team Nasim!" Esen Senju croaked, pointing at different people, "You will be the ones to cross the portals this time."
Fucking great, I whined mentally, moving across with Sensei Kimiko, Ebba and Luna to the centre of the main house, I can hardly contain my indifference.
I saw my sister on Team Nasim, and I sighed. She was so excited, and as everyone clasped hands she looked to me and smiled. Hell, she never smiles at me, so she must be unbelievably happy right now. She hasn't smiled at me since…well, that incident four years ago, but now there she is, smiling at me as if she had never stopped.
Ebba's hand was too tight on mine, but I didn't complain since I knew Ebba's insane strength was hard to control. Luna's hand though was cold against my other hand, but again I didn't complain. I'm too tired at this point to moan.
The strongest of us started making signs, beginning the jutsu, and when Mika beamed at me I looked away, feeling the disappointment from Mika as I did so. Excitement was building in the room, suffocating me, and as I mentally prepared for another failure with venturing through portals, I noticed Mika was swaying slightly. Frowning, I noticed her teammates were supporting her weight, meaning that Mika was very weakened from the repetitive use of the Portal Dimension Travel Jutsu, but was too stupid to say she couldn't continue.
The idiot.
It was too late to back out now, and as we all felt a scorching white light envelop us I heard Nikko laughing at me in his smug arrogant way, souring my mood further. When the white light cleared, we were standing in the portal world. The place looks is a vast dark landscape of blackened rock, with endless stretches of stormy sky and thunderous rolling clouds. Crooked mountains loom in the far distance, and the lack of sound manages to disturb me even though I had been here before.
It doesn't even echo here.
Sensei Kimiko and Nasim signal for us all to let go of each other, and I am grateful for that because Ebba's grip had tightened even further. Our two teams survey our surroundings as Kimiko looks at the map given to us by Seren, and I feel my stomach drop when she orders us to move towards the far mountains to the West. Luna moans openly about the distance, complaining that she was wearing her favourite boots, but Ebba and I walked forward without hesitation, wanting to get this over and done with.
"As always, whenever you're in the portal world you should keep together, and stay together," Kimiko shouted to us all, and then heaved herself forwards, hand on her sword just in case.
Conversation was light as we walked, and I knew Mika was trying to sneak closer and closer to me during the walk West. She was a fast little sneaker, because when I had turned my attention to Ebba for a moment, she was suddenly beside me when I turned around again.
"You're getting cynical," she told me abruptly, her Sharingan blazing eyes focussed on the mountains ahead, "Mother always told you to find the good in people."
Closing my eyes a moment, I fought against the surge of annoyance inside me, and when Nikko felt it he chuckled at me, knowing I was going to react poorly to the situation even before I did.
"Why the sudden interest in me, Mika? You've ignored me solidly for four years," I snapped at her sharply, and Nikko rumbled violently in laughter.
An intake of breath was heard as Mika gasped at me, horrified by how I had reacted. Yes, we're sisters, but since that incident four years ago she has done her absolute best to disown me.
"Things can change!" she argued, balling up her fists, "You can change too! It doesn't matter about what happened with Ryo!"
Mika slapped a hand over her mouth at her slip-up, and I felt a sudden jolt run through my body at the name.
Ryo.
I tried to translate the jutsu into Japanese to make it sound better, but it may very well be wrong? However, how is it? Interesting? Weird? Do you like Polaris? Who is Ryo? All will be revealed...eventually...
Please review, advise and criticise!
I'll try to write the second chapter soon. I'll have to dig out my notes on the story and then I'll get to it. It's half term now so yay! FanFiction time! I've missed it so much here :)