Okay I just decided to try my hand at a Sailormoon/Naruto crossover. I read a really great one before that I just couldn't stop thinking about it. When I went to look for more stories like it I found none. I was left with a dilemma of what to do, until I decided to write my own. It's a challenge to all you writers out there. I want to see more Sailormoon/Naruto crossovers if possible. Now please read and review if you may.
I dreamed I was missing, you were so scared
But no one would listen, 'cause no one else cared
After my dreaming, I woke with this fear
What am I leaving when I'm done here?
So if you're asking me, I want you to know
When my time comes, forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
Don't resent me, and when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest, don't be afraid
I've taken my beating, I've shared what I made
I'm strong on the surface, not all the way through
I've never been perfect, but neither have you
So if you're asking me, I want you to know
When my time comes, forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
Don't resent me, and when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest
Forgetting all the hurt inside you've learned to hide so well
Pretending someone else can come and save me from myself
I can't be who you are
When my time comes, forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
Don't resent me, and when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest
Forgetting all the hurt inside you've learned to hide so well
Pretending someone else can come and save me from myself
I can't be who you are
I can't be who you are
"Leave out all the rest" by Linkin park
Prologue: The final stand
Dreams are said to be glimpses of the future, that or someone's subconscious desires. Either way none of those definitions seemed to fit this dream he's been constantly having for quite some time now. This dream could not be of the future because he knew there was no place in the entire shinobi realm as beautiful as this. There couldn't after Akatsuki was finished torching the earth, destroying all the great villages, and enslaving the lower ones. Besides the landscape was too weird…too strange.
From the foreign gray soil at his feet to the ruined remains of a white castle. Walking along the side of the great fountain before the palace that looked like a mini lake the man knew this kingdom was once great. The crystal water with its silver glow was stagnant, frozen in time like the rest of the place. The silence was deafening and the darkness dreary but he knew there was beauty still left within this place. The pale crumbled ruins still had some life in it but it was small, still weak but growing. He could see that in the greenery, peace flowing into him as he saw the white lilies growing, their green stems growing rapidly against the white columns.
"What a beautiful place" he whispered to no one in particular.
"It was your home".
He turned quickly to where he'd heard the melodious voice. A smile broke out on his face as he stared at the unearthly beauty before him. She appeared to be in her late twenties with long silver hair tied into two buns and two ponytails escaping them. Her eyes were an eccentric blue, so serene they made him wish he could stay here forever, away from the war and death. This lady always seemed to appear in his dreams in her long white gown.
"Hello Serenity, you called?" he asked with a faint grin, the best he could afford to give. The best of his emotions had already been striped from his being by the war.
"Naruto it is not I that draws you here but the moon and your memories".
Naruto shook his head. There she went again, talking about his memories. As far as Naruto could remember he'd never seen this place in real life and he had a damn good memory. Why was she telling him he'd forgotten something?
"You can't remember can you? You probably don't even know about her do you?" her sad tone made Naruto feel guilty for not remembering whatever it was she was hinting at.
"I'm sorry" he could do nothing but bow his head in shame for not meeting her expectations. He felt warm hands lift his face.
"Its okay, you'll remember when the time is right. Sorry, I am rushing you even though I had planned it this way". She said with a solemn look. Naruto didn't like seeing this woman sad, for some reason it brought a sharp pain to his heart. His slender tan finger wiped away the tears from her pale face, seeing her age reflect in those blue eyes for the first time.
"Lets think about something else for now. I promise to remember whatever it is that I have forgotten" assured Naruto, not really knowing if he could but he'd sure as hell try.
"Alright I'll tell you about our kingdom". The woman smiled, grabbing his hand as she led him along the destroyed Kingdom, telling him of how beautiful it once was. Naruto could imagine it all, the balls, even the prestigious shrine ceremonies. He could picture all the phantoms of the people that once walked these halls gliding beside him, dancing around him like they would at the balls. He wished he could have been a part of the Silver Millennium. He wished he could have seen Serenity dance in her white gown. To watch as it flapped and twirled like a child wanting to see his mother in her glory days. Too bad she wasn't his mother.
His real mother had died from childbirth that he knew for sure. Tsunade and Jiraiya had told him on his 16th birthday, along with who his father was. Naruto didn't know who to be angry at; his father for sealing a demon in him and then leaving him to fend for himself in the world or the closed minded villagers who couldn't even follow the wishes of a dying man. He didn't know whether to laugh at the irony of the whole situation or scream at them. He was the son to one of their most prestigious clans and yet they had shunned him. He was the son to the Fourth Hokage and yet they threw him out on the streets at age five. It was too late to do either of that now, Akatsuki would be coming to end it all any minute now.
"Naruto…is something wrong?" the concern he saw and heard in her voice and eyes touched his heart like no other. Yes, there were plenty of things that were wrong, heck his whole life was one disaster after another but Naruto couldn't bring himself to trouble her. He couldn't bring his harsh reality onto this sanctuary. Even if this was just a dream, this was the only place he could be at peace. For once he wanted to be selfish and keep this peace to himself.
"No Serenity, nothing is wrong".
"You shouldn't lie but don't worry I won't push it. You need to figure things out yourself. Now go. There are people counting on you". She kissed his forehead like a mother would her child before bed and disappeared.
"Goodbye Serenity…my Queen". Naruto's eyes began to glaze over as his body turned to moon dust, being blown away by high winds.
Scene Skip
With a start Naruto woke up. The dream had taken longer than usual, seeming more real with each day. He didn't know much about Serenity or the Moon Kingdom but something told him there was more to this. Maybe he had forgotten something.
"Naruto you gonna join us any day now?"
Naruto was rudely pulled from his thoughts to see his teammate and fellow Anbu Sakura Haruno standing beside his futon. Her unique pink hair had grown longer without his notice but she'd cut most of it and left the rest to hang in a rat-tail. Her wardrobe had changed too, needing to be more practical and feminine than fashionable. Then again with the special armor Naruto got Kyuubi to lend all of them, changing styles was easy. All they had to do was think of what they wanted to wear and the armor would transform to their needs, very handy for a time of war with no room to be carrying around a whole wardrobe.
Now she wore a tight black shoulderless turtle neck, a two layered; shoulderless, mid thigh kimono dress with two different shades of pink for each layer. Her obi was red with sakura petals scattered across it with three storage scrolls tied to it, allowing them to hang at her hips. Her cut off kimono arm sleeves were separate from the main dress but they were pink as well with dragon designs curling around them. She'd decided to go with thigh-high black stocking with wave design, choosing traditional Geta slippers with 5 inch heels for her footwear to help strengthen her kicks.
She was tapping her feet impatiently now and Naruto could already see the dents forming on the floor. If he didn't get up in the next five seconds he'd be facing another concussion. A fate he'd rather avoid if possible.
Swiftly he got to his feet and walked into the apartment house's main bathroom. The only one of the three in the whole building that worked. The men had tried to fix the other two but there just didn't seem to be enough time anymore. He wasn't surprised to see so many things that belonged to his many dorm mates. Ever since Akatsuki had started the war for world domination, buildings were getting destroyed along with bases. The Hokage tower barely still stood but no one dared take refuge there. That was like asking to get bombed to death. Konoha shinobi on the other hand have been forced back into their own village. It's finally gotten to the point where the only safe building was his old apartment house, now his since the landlady sold it to him right before she spilt with the rest of the evacuees.
Everyone had chipped in to make the place look half decent and operational; making sure it was secure as possible. Now it was their base and home, they couldn't lose it.
He shook of his musing and took a quick shower. The water was cold but that didn't bother him as much as it had the girls the first time they'd moved in. He'd been forced to live here half of his life anyway so the cold water wasn't anything new. Before the War with Akatsuki began he already had his own village as an enemy to watch out for. Konoha had been by far the worst enemy to have for the Jinchuuriki. With Akatsuki he could openly hate, attack and defend against. The feelings of hatred were mutual but with Konoha he couldn't even lift a finger for fear of a swift execution. Once again he shook himself out of his musing and robotically placed his armor back on. With the mind manipulating it could change into anything but the armor originally looked like a plain hospital shirt and pants though it was still as strong as rock. The armor had saved their lives many times on missions and most of the Konoha survivors were glad Kyuubi was able to give them up. Without them Naruto shuddered to think where they would have been or the amount of casualties they could have had.
He put his brain to work, going for an outfit he always wore now; transforming the plain white hospital shirt into a tight fitting black turtleneck without sleeves, and a silver crucifix for his silent prayers. Satisfied with this Naruto went on to change the rest of his attire; morphing the plain pants into black ones that could fool the eye into believing they were tight enough to constrict movement while in truth they were quite comfortable. As for an extra layer of defense he called upon a large orange like sash tied around his slim waist by a silver cord, with white flames that seemed to be leaping up from the bottom drawn in. At the sides of the sash hung four chains in total, two on each side and of different lengths to reach the enemy when he choose to manipulate them into thin blades. No fashion statement there, just practicality. Attached to his waist were his five cherished storage seals, each holding a color to represent the element it contained; red for fire, light blue for wind, dark blue for water, gold for earth, and white for lightening. Looking at his bare arms Naruto willed two black wrist guards long enough to meet his elbow with white seals written on them. To finally finish his wardrobe he walked over to a hidden compartment in the wall. Placing chakra into his finger before tapping on it twice and watching as a rectangular part of the wall slide back to produce five rings, Naruto smiled. These were very special to him, having been given to him by five of his most trusted female friends when they found his lack of jewelry revolting. Reaching in, he grabbed them and placed two on his index and middle fingers on both hands before finally placing the last on his left thumb. With a satisfied grin he walked out of the bathroom and towards Sakura. It may have seemed long but his whole transformation only took ten minutes of the pink haired Kunoichi's time.
"How do you do that?"
"Do what?" he was a bit lost here.
Sakura rolled her eyes and threw her hands up in the air. "That! Getting dressed in seconds when your outfit is so complicated!"
"Oh" the only intelligent thing that came to mind, "I've done this longer than you I guess?"
Sakura sighed and shook her head. "It's not only that, your outfit's…very…fashionable and yet so practical!'
Naruto had to rub the back of his head to this, "I'm sorry Sakura-chan, you outfit's pretty cute too if it makes a difference" he offered.
Sakura's face glowed to this of course. She had grown out of most of her childhood fickle minded tendencies but old habits die hard.
"Besides Sakura-chan you're a Medic Nin you don't need half the stuff I'm carrying. Berserkers like me have to carry as many offensive things as possible to destroy as many enemy nin as possible before the other well rounded teams come in. I need to be able to turn everything on me into a weapon with chakra if push comes to shove" he offered a more relevant answer. It was enough and the pink haired kunoichi reluctantly dropped the case. The weight of the situation destroying whatever childish squabble they may have been having.
Suddenly somber, they walked down the old wooden step, torn and chipped with age. Passed through the ever silent halls on the first floor, they walked into the situation room. As expected when they opened the steel slid door everyone was present, even Kakashi. His tardy habits had been beaten out of him by the seriousness of war. The air was thick with a gloom so dark it nearly took over the whole room but hope still remained. Naruto could see the bulge in Kurenai's stomach and couldn't help but smile. He noticed all eyes had turned to them now.
The group was irritated by the delay and some even wanted to yell at the two for being late but they held their peace. Naruto and Sakura had a platonic relationship that could rival that of a blood brother and sister. They couldn't have been fooling around as some would think had they not known the two very well.
Naruto had grown up to look as beautiful as ever with exotic features that made him look like a living painting. His long golden tresses of hair spiking out slightly in a wild yet tamed motion, with a metallic glow that framed his face. His naturally tanned skin seemed to glow in the pale shadows, giving hopes to those around him. And his face had become a feral beauty; Heart-shaped with plum cheeks, luscious lips and large deep blue eyes that remained innocent despite all the horrors they've been put through. The pressure of war could still be seen though. It was evident in the prominent dark rings that hung around his eyes like permanent eyeliner from lack of sleep. Every time the group saw this there was always that phantom pain.
Since the war began none of them could get a good night's rest. There was always the possibility of being called to duty or the occasional explosion blasting them awake. Now the war had finally grown to a point where they could not afford to lower their guard, to not be alert and in turn they gave up sleep. It would be like a death wish any other way. Everyone was suffering from sleep deprivation but they could all see that Naruto suffered far worse than the rest. The blonde seemed to have already been suffering from years of sleep deprivation before the war but with the addition of it the results were far worse. It was rare to see the blonde sleep. Always, he was pushing himself for others; taking their watch times so they could sleep themselves and assigning more missions to himself to relieve the load for others. It was insane but the blonde wouldn't stop. When Tsunade begged for him to reconsider he always found a way to reassure her, saying Kyuubi would heal him. Most knew about the fox now and some didn't know whether to be glad they had him on their side or curse it for giving Naruto the excuse he needed to ignore their pleas for his health.
Now looking to the blonde's somber eyes a slight stab of guilt washed over the group. Finally he had been able to get some actual restful sleep, who were they to complain if they had to wait a little longer.
"Naruto take your seat, we'll begin the meeting now" said Tsunade, her aged eyes haunted by the death of yet another lover. She knew she should have told him her feelings long ago but she had thought it had made him stronger not knowing. Now…now it was just too late. She smiled towards her apprentice who took a seat by her husband, Rock Lee. Who would have thought the two would have actually gotten together? It funny and yet there was romance there no one dared to deny.
Naruto looked around for a seat and found the only space remaining was between the two last loyal Uchiha brothers. With a withered sigh he took his seat. Sasuke looked at his dobe, his best friend. It pained him to think that the blonde had been avoiding him but memories brought back more than enough reasons why he should. The feeling of his hand ripping through Naruto's chest not once but twice the fourth time they'd fought was still fresh in his mind. Naruto had been trying to convince him to come back to Konoha then. He'd become a puppet to Madara even though Itachi had tried to protect him. If Kyuubi's healing factor hadn't been there Sasuke was sure the blonde would have been dead. He'd hurt his dobe so much on his quest for vengeance. Abandoning leaf for sound when he was younger and hurting Sakura's feeling so harshly, and then thrusting a chidori into his own best friend's chest for power on his escape to Orochimaru's layer. It had all been despicable. And even worse was that his wrong decision did not end there. He'd learned all he could from Orochimaru for three years and it had cost him more than he was willing to give. He'd never felt more joy than the day he had killed Orochimaru and freed himself from the pedophile's clutches. It was annoying to admit it but Naruto had been right, he had been a fool.
But it took him years to realize this, years of traveling with team snake to hunt down Itachi. He'd nearly killed Itachi and then Madara had swooped in and taken control of his confused mind. He'd twisted his hatred to fight against Konoha, to fight against his very home and ultimately to fight against Naruto. When Madara had told him about Itachi's side of the story he was so glad to know his brother was still alive. Naruto and his team had gotten there in time to save him and bring him back to Konoha.
All this time he had thought Itachi had destroyed his life in order to gauge his strength only to find out it had been his own clan planning to revolt. Due to mistakes of his forefathers Itachi had been forced to take such a harsh responsibility of eliminating them before they could create another great war. His older brother had only been loyal and Sasuke couldn't help but feel angry at himself for forgetting all the love and concern Itachi had shown when he was younger. He had been angry and Madara had manipulated that power until Naruto came along and freed him from his own darkness once again. It took two chidoris to his chest but Naruto never gave up and Sasuke loved him for it.
Itachi had been dying when Naruto's team had found him, on the verge of death. Itachi had made one final move to help his village when he found out what Madara and Pain had been planning. He'd tried to eliminate as many Akatsuki members as possible before he died. He'd been lying on the same battle field where Sasuke had left him, dying from his illness when Tsunade saved him. Naruto had found it fit to search through his records and seek the truth of the massacre. Something even Sasuke himself had not thought to actually do.
Because Itachi had pulled through Sasuke saw the chance of recovery in their relationship. Itachi had suffered just as much as him if not worse. Recovery wasn't easy though, at first the conversations between the two when they had gotten Sasuke back had been awkward. A mix of short and clipped sentences until Naruto came along and tried to ease the road for them. The blonde had a way of irritating a smile to one's face. After Jiraiya had died and Naruto began to withdraw into himself though the two had been forced to speak. They'd worked together to get the blonde to come out of his room, to stop mourning his sensei and be happy again. Now Naruto was acting strange again, hiding from them and the two didn't know why. Once Sasuke had suggested maybe it had to do with Kyuubi but Itachi had disagreed. There was something else, a lot of some-things that were worrying their blonde. Itachi and Sasuke had both made a promise to figure out what was going on with Naruto. A foundation to their new found brotherly relationship.
The both of them were content that the blonde was seating between them. The knowing smirks on their faces indicated the planning it took for this to come about. Suddenly Naruto felt a chill run down his spine but choose to ignore it and listen to Tsunade.
Their Hokage stood before them, her aged eyes searching each face before taking a deep breath and beginning her speech.
"As you all know the forces of Sand and leaf are weakened. We've been stretched too thin over the last months and I fear today may be the end. Akatsuki is in control of eight of the legendary bijou, the last is within Naruto as we all know and that is all that stops them from being unbeatable. If they capture Naruto or Kyuubi it will mark the end of this world as we know it. If they defeat Leaf the will of fire shall still remain. I do not ask any of you to follow me on this suicide run" She looked over the crowd to make this very clear before continuing.
"It would be much too much to ask of you. What I do ask is that you decide what you wish to do. Akatsuki will not wait for anyone. We are the last of the five great villages. It can not end here!"
Everyone listened to Tsunade's words with solemn ears. So it has finally come down to this. The end of the line had been drawn. Kurenai looked at her swollen stomach and refused to cry. She wouldn't, couldn't allow herself to show weakness to these brave souls.
"Kurenai please stay at the base and prepare to escape through the tunnels. Ino will escort you" said Tsunade.
Ino jumped up to this. Her knowing eyes snapped onto her husband's face. She knew what was going on here.
"You told her to do this didn't you? Why! Why won't you let me fight with you Chouji? Have I not proven that I can stand by your side?"
Chouji flinched at his wife's anger. He did not mean to make her feel weak; its just he couldn't bear the thought of her death or anything worse befalling her. When they had agreed to see it to the end he hadn't thought they would ever lose. Now that reality was staring them harshly in the face he knew there was no chance in hell that he's let her die.
"Ino I don't want to see you fall under the sword of another. Live for the two of us please" pleaded the masculine boy, no longer chubby due to Naruto's discovery of a better way to increase his chakra reserves.
Ino fumed but she knew she would not win. Kurenai needed protection; she was carrying all their hopes within her. Ino could not bring herself to abandon this mission. As much as it hurt her shinobi pride to say it the others were needed for the battle. They could not spare someone like Naruto or Sasuke from the battle field. Even Sakura had earned her keep in time and was essential. It would pain her to leave her family behind but she had to do it, only she could. Silent tears streamed down her face as she hugged Chouji for dare life, missing his plumpness for the first time in years. War seems to have made them all into effective killers.
"Thank you" was all he said, a pained smile on his face knowing just what he had asked of her. These days it seemed like pained smiles were all they could afford.
"Well folks time waits for no one, lets get out there and give them hell!" rallied Tsunade.
The Ninjas got to their feet and yelled, "Hai, Hokage-sama!"
Shikamaru gathered them around and gave the best strategy for their attack. If you had someone precious you hugged them and said your last goodbyes before leaving for their final mission. The time had come to end the struggle.
Okay that's it for now. Did you like it? Please review to tell me if you did. I'm glad to have been able to get this off my chest.