Orochimaru was sitting on his throne, waiting impatiently for Sasuke and Kabuto. He had felt the deaths of the three of the Sound Four, and Kimimaro. He didn't feel Sasuke die, but felt a strange sensation that said he was near, yet very far away.
One of his jounin entered the chamber and knelt before him. "Orochimaru-sama."
"What news do you bring?" Orochimaru asked.
The jounin took a breath and began his report. "Kabuto has sent word that Uchiha Sasuke has disappeared."
"Disappeared?" Orochimaru asked.
"He stated that there were several strange chakras around the area. One was from the cursed seal, one was heavy like a demons, one seemed light yet powerful, and the last seemed to be plant," the jounin said.
"I see," Orochimaru said thoughtfully. "You are dismissed."
"Hai," the jounin said, before rushing out of the room, sweat dripping from his face.
"I have some research to do," the pale man said.
XxXxX
"What's a Sharingan?" Kakashi asked.
He was surprised when Naruto and Sasuke we suddenly on their feet, kunai brought to bear. Sasuke activated his Sharingan and gasped. He dropped his kunai and took a step back.
"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled out.
"Naruto, don't do anything. That is Kakashi," Sasuke said.
"What?"
"His chakra pools are smaller than an academy student's, but is Kakashi's signature," Sasuke said.
As Naruto put his kunai away, Kakashi asked, "Chakra? What are you two talking about?"
"Hey Kakashi-sensei, sorry we're late," a voice that sounded eerily like Naruto's called out from the forest.
Everyone gasped as another Naruto and Sasuke entered the camp site. The blonde boy was wearing a standard shinobi outfit, including the chuunin vest. The raven haired boy was wearing exactly the same thing the other Sasuke was wearing, but he had an opened chuunin vest on over his clothes. The two pairs of boys looked at each other before the newcomers fainted. The chakra wielding pair sweat dropped.
"What's going on here?" Sakura asked, somewhat afraid.
"Naruto," Sasuke said, "I don't think we're in the same dimension."
"You mean, just like the Saturday morning cartoons?" Naruto asked. Sasuke nodded. "Wow, I always wished that that would happen to me. And now it has!"
"What are you two talking about?" Kakashi asked wide eyed.
"To put it simply," Sasuke said pointing at the unconscious pair of boys, "we are them. Only, we are from a different dimension similar to this one. We have something called chakra, and abilities related to it. Such as my eyes. This is the Sharingan."
"What sort of abilities?" Kakashi asked.
Naruto grinned and made a single hand seal. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
Three more Narutos popped into existence, waved, and popped out. Kakashi and Sakura were staring at Naruto, jaws dropped as low as humanly possible.
"In our world, we were both orphans. My older brother Itachi slaughtered the Uchiha clan, and the Dobe didn't know who his parents were," Sasuke continued unabated. "We took on several missions and eventually wound up here."
"How did you end up here?" Kakashi asked.
"I had left the village," Sasuke said. "It was a stupid thing to do, I see now. But Naruto and a handful of others pursued me. We wound up at the Valley of the End, where he had a fight. Near the end, I used a dark chakra, and Naruto used a light one, and our attacks combined. I think that the result sent us here."
"Well, we need to get to Konoha soon," Kakashi said. "We'll tell the hokage everything that has happened."
Naruto grinned. "I can get us there quickly," he said.
"Naruto, what are-"Sasuke asked as Naruto bit his thumb.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" the blonde shouted. In a large puff of smoke, a giant toad appeared. He had on a navy blue coat. At his side was a massive tanto, and he had a large pipe. There was a scar running down the left side of his face, over his eye.
"Naruto?" Gamabunta asked. "Why have you summoned me?"
"Chief toad, we need a ride back to Konoha!" Naruto yelled at the mountainous figure. "We're in a different world that they don't know about chakra in."
"Nanjato?" Gamabunta asked. "Hmm, this is serious. We should go now. Everyone hop on!"
"Wait, what?" Sakura asked. "We're riding a giant toad? Eww!"
"Girly, if you want to walk all the way to Konoha, be my guest, but don't insult my race ever again, got it?" the toad chieftain asked.
Sakura wordlessly nodded before grabbing one of the boys and scaling the toads back, to the head where Sasuke and Naruto sat. Kakashi followed soon after with the last boy.
"Hang on tight!" Gamabunta yelled before crouching down. Naruto and Sasuke each reached out and grabbed one of the unconscious nin as Sakura and Kakashi gripped the collar of Gamabunta's coat in a death grip. With a quick shake of his rear, Gama leapt off in the direction of Konoha.
XxXxX
In another dimension
"What do you mean gone?" Tsunade yelled at Kakashi.
"As the Akatsuki agent explained, there was a flash of light and darkness, and the boys were gone," Kakashi responded calmly. Tsunade slumped into her chair weakly. "That doesn't mean that they're dead. How much do you know of alternate dimensions?"
"Alternate dimensions?" the buxom blonde asked.
"Yes, one of my Sharingan's attacks can send others to an alternate dimension. It combines light, dark, and nature chakra to open a portal in the fabric of time and space, sending any one too close into an alternate dimension," the silver haired Cyclops explained.
"Why haven't you already used it to find them?" Tsunade demanded.
"To use the ability I must use the Mangekyou Sharingan. That alone takes half of my chakra, and then the attack, Kamui, takes another three quarters of that."
Tsunade looked down at the desk. "Then, you need to train much more before we can try to go after Naruto?"
"Hai," Kakashi said.
Tsunade looked up sharply at him. "Then why are standing around here for? Go train so we can get the gaki!"
'Hai!" Kakashi said, before shunshining away.
'Naruto, we're coming for you,' Tsunade thought.
XxXxX
"Alternate dimensions?" Kabuto asked. "That's absurd."
"No, it's not," Orochimaru said. "The Sharingan attack, Kamui, combines nature, light, and dark chakras in order to send a target to another dimension. I have seen Itachi use it."
"Then you believe that Sasuke is?" Kabuto asked.
"Yes the plant like chakra you said you sensed belonged to Zetsu, one of Madara's pets. He cannot use chakra regularly. So he uses nature chakra in order swim through the earth. Most people turn into stone when using too much nature chakra, he turned into a half plant thing."
"His presence provided the catalyst to send the boys to an alternate dimension?" Kabuto asked.
"I believe this to be so," Orochimaru grinned.
"How do you plan on obtaining Sasuke?" Kabuto asked.
"We need to go visit Madara," Orochimaru grinned evilly.
XxXxX
Back in the alternate dimension
"Hokage-sama!" a shinobi burst into the office. "Our look outs have spotted what looks like a massive toad heading toward Konoha!"
A blonde head snapped up from the desk. "What direction?"
"From the east," the shinobi said.
"Very well," the Hokage said. "Evacuate the village. I will see to this toad."
The hokage ran out of the tower and headed for the east gate.