So I just watched Naruto: Road to Ninja 2 days ago...
I really liked the movie's plotline, but I felt there was barely enough interaction with the Genjutsu Konoha friends of Naruto. A lot of the material is going to be based off of the movie, so if there's something here that could act as a spoiler, I don't take responsibility.
Chapter 2
A Different Konoha
Naruto realized upon waking, that he and Sakura reappeared in the same exact spot that they materialized the first time. Getting off of his stomach and to his knees, he absently brushed off dirt from his orange and black jacket and then from his knees after standing. He closed his eyes and sighed tiredly, glancing at Sakura in concern.
Then he did a double take.
Face down next to Sakura, was the Uchiha they were just fighting.
"Sasuke," Naruto muttered, involuntarily balling his fists. Quickly, he gently pushed Sakura's shoulder, stirring her awake.
"Ugh. Naruto?" Sakura mumbled, massaging the slight pain in her right temple. "What happened?"
"It looks like Madara's genjutsu got us again," the blonde haired young man replied, his eyes still on something just behind Sakura.
Sakura nodded before noticing Naruto's tense expression. Maybe it wasn't something that Naruto was looking at but...
Haruno quickly jumped to her feet upon seeing the trademark white robe with the Uchiha clan symbol adorned on the back.
"What's he doing here?" she uttered without taking her eyes off of the still unconscious Sharingan user.
"Madara's genjutsu, it must have gotten him, too," Sakura continued, voicing Naruto's suspicion.
As though responding to their voices, Sasuke's hand clenched and he groaned from slight exhaustion. He slowly stood up, his back to the two, slowly brushing off the dirt.
Then he turned his head slightly towards them.
"Oh. You two."
"Even after all this time, you're still acting heartless!" Sakura shouted impulsively, raising an arm with a clenched fist.
"Sakura, wait!" Naruto pleaded, grabbing her arm before she could swing at Sasuke.
"While were here. There's definitely no point in fighting. The main goal is to find out how to get out of here, back to our world," Naruto reasoned. The Konoichi exhaled forcefully an relaxed her arm. Naruto had a point. Fighting wouldn't do any good while all of them were stuck in this genjutsu world.
"Naruto's right," Sasuke suddenly said. Both Sakura and Naruto looked at him incredulously. Sasuke seemed to had been patting down his robe, realizing he did not have the sword he'd come to place sentimental value to.
"Until were back in our world, you have my word as a ninja, I won't be attacking you."
"I guess this is the closest we'll get to being team seven again," Sakura commented, to which Sasuke began to make his way out of the park area and onto the sidewalk.
"Sasuke, wait!" Naruto demanded, falling into step with him along with Sakura, who pointedly stood on the opposite side of Naruto, farther from Sasuke.
"You need to know how much is changed here. Just waltzing into the village will cause a lot of problems."
"What, am I a missing-nin here too?" Sasuke retorted smoothly.
Naruto didn't know how to phrase his reply. Just the fact that he was in his prolonged dialogue with the Uchiha since before Sasuke had defected from the village just seemed more unreal than any genjutsu they were under at the moment.
"The thing is...you never left the village in this world," Sakura spoke up for Naruto, whom she saw was cringing at Sasuke's comment. The Uchiha narrowed his eyes in thought.
"And you're kind of a...womanizer and playboy," Sakura added without skipping a beat. To Naruto and Sakura's most pessimistic amusement, Sasuke's eye actually twitched.
"Also, there's something important you should know. The Uchiha clan is flourishing. They were never killed."
At this point, Sasuke showed no outward emotion, half expecting this. Naruto expected him to show signs of shock, anything, but he didn't show it. Sasuke only looked down at the ground, halting his strides.
Sasuke didn't know what to feel. He should have known that with what little Obito had told him, that the limited Tsukuyomi granted your innermost desire. But what would the Uchiha clan be doing here if Sasuke was never part of the genjutsu the first time around?
Unless Obito planned to to trap him here after he was done with him? Sasuke entertained the idea, and it wasn't farfetched, but the fact of the matter was, he wasn't yet powerful enough to face Obito just yet. Not even close. And hadn't a need to oppose him yet. Or maybe that was the point. Dispose of him before he became a problem?
No point in dwelling on it at the moment anyway. He continued to walk without saying anything to his former friends who, to his surprise and annoyance seemed to show some inkling of concern for him. Well, they could shove there concern somewhere else.
It had been several minutes, and the impromptu team seven had entered the village proper, where the lamps were not yet needed to be turned on. It was several hours off before moonlight would appear.
"Coming up with a plan can wait for today," Sakura declared. "We should all just relax for today and get a feel for this world before acting." Naruto nodded, while Sasuke remained expressionless and stoic. She took a silent and deep breath before addressing Sasuke.
"Sasuke, I would suggest you go to your family and learn everything you can at a steady pace."
"Fine," he said, walking towards what would have been his home. Sakura and Naruto watched him go and a silence passed between the whiskered young man and the pink haired konoichi.
"Honestly, i'm surprised he's even listening to us."
Sakura regarded Naruto and thought about his statement. "This world," she started. "It has a habit of making you reflect on a lot of things."
Sakura didn't voice it, but she hoped that maybe this was a blessing in disguise for Her, Naruto, and Sasuke. Maybe this world was just what the wayward ninja needed to finally come back home.
I hope Sakura didn't seem Too distant in regards to Sasuke, but I didn't want her to seem clingy and hopeless either. I want to do all the characters justice. Also, this is my first Naruto fanfic, so it's a learning experience for me. I don't care how harsh the reviews are as long as they're constructive.
Perhaps, starting in the next chapter, there will be a lot of interaction between the three themselves and with the residents of the Genjutsu world. Also, I will try to incorporate some action as much as I can. This is a ninja anime after all.
