The Epitaph of Twilight: Spica
Historian's Reference: This story takes place around the same time as Shippuden would start, but a lot of things have changed. I have saved or deleted past or upcoming events, and delayed some for use later on. Some things will happen, others won't. For example, you may say, "What happened to the arrival of the Atatsuki after the death of the 3rd Hokage?" My reply would be: "For the purpose of this story, it never happened." And you may say, "How else will the plot progress?" And I will again reply, "Ah, but therein lies the story! Or, part of it, anyway."
Or you might say, "Well, why haven't the Akatsuki arrived, but Sasuke still joins the Dark Side?" And my response would be as follows: "Sasuke joining Sound is one of the key components of the plot. Otherwise, it would make it hard to move forward." And you would likely do a face-vault, where I would laugh until someone brought me my morning tea. Because, you see, I cannot function properly without it. In fact, I become downright cruel without a cup of hot Earl Grey, as you might have discovered by now. Cheerio!
Reader's Note: This is NOT your typical Naruto fic. However, it is not your typical crossover, either. In fact, even I, the authoress, have no clue what it is, other than a work of slightly AU madness. It takes place in the Naruto universe, yet borrows characters from other series and places them in the world as if they had always existed there. It also introduces OC's, destroys most of the plot of Shippuden (and some of the original) in favor of insane world-crossing adventures, steampunk-style alternate universes, and Shinobi-vs-Starfleet-type battles, all while hopefully maintaining a coherent plot and making sense in the end. Only Douglas Adams could do better, don't you agree?
Any questions as to the sobriety or sanity of the author will be forwarded to the question monkeys.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Tsubasa RESERIVoir CHRoNiCLE, xXxHOLiC, CLAMP's RG Veda, dot Hack (original series or G.U.), Dream Saga, Magic Knights Rayearth, or Tales of Symphonia. Also, I have no ownership over Japanese, Norse, Celtic, or Greek mythology, the Latin language, the various jutsu I pretend to create, and what Shakespere, et alii, I may quote intermittently throughout this narrative, which deserves to be taken out and shot for plagiarism. I only own my oc's and the plots I create, centered around them, which usually originate from my half-sleeping, sugar- and caffeine-high brain at 3 in the morning, listening to the Pirates of the Caribbean theme and pretending to be Zorro.
So, without further delay, the second long bit of insanity from yours truly.