Hey Guys, Novablade 67 here again. I figured that it was about time i started updating my stories since i haven't in awhile, may as well start with this one.

p.s. This story will have some different twists to it so it won't all be canonical. This story is in a world that's a mix between the the naruto world and the saint seiya world.. with some fairy tail elements sprinkled in there too. Anyways enjoy chapter 2!

Chapter 2: New foe; Birth of a new Alliance?

Hanabi stood there, being held in Max's strong arms for what seemed like an eternity. It was a nice feeling. "You ok now, Hana?," Max asked his friend. Hanabi looked up at him after wiping away her tears as she smiled again at him. "Yeah, I think I'm ok now. Thanks for asking Max.," Hanabi answered. Max smirked at this. "Heh, no problem Hanabi.," Max answered her. Just then, Sakura spoke up. "Hanabi, who is this guy?," Sakura asked. Hanabi then remembered that she'd forgotten to introduce him to Sakura, Naruto, and Hinata. "Oh, right! Ahem! Sakura, Naruto, and big sis this is my childhood friend.. Maxwell Dragonblade. But you can just call him Max.," Hanabi introduced him.

Hinata's eyes widened as she suddenly remembered Hanabi telling her about him. "So you're "THAT" Max. I almost didn't recognize you.," Hinata said. "Now that you mention it.. He does look familiar somehow..," Naruto said as if trying to remember him. "Baka, Naruto! He was in the academy too. He was just a few grades below us is all.," Sakura said as she almost bonked Naruto on the head but restrained herself. "Wait.. you're Miss Hinata, aren't you?," Max asked the elder hyuga daughter to which Hinata nodded.

Hanabi decided to switch the subject after they were acclimated with each other now. "So Max, what brings you back to Konoha after all these years? Not that I'm complaining or anything.," Hanabi added. "Ah yeah. Thanks for reminding me Hanabi. Well.. I'm afraid it's because of some news you won't like.," Max replied. All three Konoha residents raised questioning eyebrows. Seeing this, Max knew he was supposed to continue on with his explanation. "What news won't we like?," Sakura asked. Max sighed, he had to tell them now. "War has reached the elemental nations, unfortunately. And.. I'm afraid the Hidden Cloud village has.. fallen.," Max said solemnly.

All three shinobi's eyes widened, but none more than Naruto's. "What?!," Sakura exclaimed in disbelief. "How?! How did the hidden cloud fall?!," Naruto asked. Max tightened his hand into a fist and grit his teeth as if he was just as enraged about the news as Naruto was. "It.. was.. Them.," Max managed to say. "Them? Them who?! Tell us! There are Ninja in that village that are our friends!," Naruto shouted. Hinata put a hand on her fiance's shoulder to calm him down, which he did upon seeing her concerned face. "Just tell us Max. Who do you mean by "them"?," Hanabi asked.

Somehow, just by hearing Hanabi's voice, Max was able to calm himself down enough to tell them the identity of this potential new foe. "The Sylverant Empire", Max answered. Hanabi's eyes widened, she'd heard about them. They were the Malicious force that'd enslaved two thirds of the known world. "This is the enemy Max has been having to deal with?!," Hanabi thought. Max then changed the subject though to a less gloomy one. "Well enough about that. The Empress wants to meet you in a few weeks. And.. while I'm here, I figured we could catch up on some things.," Max said trying to ease the tension in the air.

This caused Hanabi to smile. Max always did have a way of lightening the mood whenever things were gloomy. "So when does she want to meet us?," Sakura asked curiously. "In a few days time. So as soon as we're able to get some representatives from the leaf to go meet her.," Max answered. Something had been bothering Naruto the entire time Max spoke to them about this empress from the Azure Republic.. Not once did he ever mention her name. And also... He couldn't feel any sort of chakra from max. Was it just a highly advanced type of nature chakra or.. was it not even chakra at all? But there was a third possibility too. Could his chakra be at such an advanced level that it couldn't be detected?

The more Naruto considered the third option, the less it made sense. It had to be his second guess, it was the only reason that made any sense. "Hmm.. I know he's Hanabi's childhood friend but, I don't trust him completely. Not yet at least.," Naruto told himself. Max guessed what Naruto was thinking of asking just by the look on his face, so he indulged the blond's curiosity. "If you're wondering the Empress's name Naruto, it's Emeryll. Emeryll M. Uzumaki is the current empress of the Azure Republic.," Max Answered.

Having his question answered, Naruto just stayed silent until food was mentioned. The group decided that they'd catch up over some lunch at a certain whiskered blond's favorite place to eat: Ichiraku's Ramen. The four had a pleasant afternoon chatting with each other as some more of Naruto's friends eventually met up with them and joined the group. Needless to say, some of them were rather surprised when they saw Max. It'd over a decade since they'd seen him or even heard any word about him. The Konoha 11 were all but grown now, and Hanabi wasn't far behind. She was 17 years old now, Max was just a year older at 18.

Ino almost couldn't believe that this Flame haired teenager was the same little boy from 12 years ago. He was so handsome now, and his eyes showed they had power in them. Of Course, she knew better than to steal another girl's man. Ino had observed the way in which Hanabi looked at Max, it was pretty obvious that she liked him. Kiba was having difficulty adjusting to what he saw, but he was more curious as to how Max become so strong in the time he was away from Konoha. Choji probably took this surprise the best out of anyone, while Shino just didn't care all that much. Shikamaru was a little nervous to talk to him, Lee wanted to fight him, Tenten didn't know what to think, and Neji was more than a bit suspicious of him.

Now that he was back, Max figured that it was time he visited the Hyuga clan. "Hana.," Max said getting Hanabi's attention. Hanabi looked to him, she knew what that look meant. "It's time then, huh?" Hanabi asked. Max nodded, it was time to finally face the Hyuga clan after all this time. He cleared his throat and got the attention of the Konoha 11. "As great as it would be to catch up with you guys, i have to go. There's something I need to take care of that can't be put off any longer.," Max said. Hinata spared a glance towards Hanabi before giving her a nod of understanding.

She shared that look with Naruto who now understood the situation after a few moments. "We understand. We'll see you later, you two.," Hinata replied. Max and Hanabi gave them a respectful bow and walked off. Around this time, Colbert, Koga, and Mist saw Max and Hanabi walk off. "Sorry about that sis, looks like we just missed them.,"Colbert apologized. "It's fine, brother probably has something important to do first is all.", Mist answered. This is when the Konoha 11 noticed them. "Who are you?," Sakura asked. "Who are we? Who are you guys and how do you know my big brother?," Mist asked back. The others eyes widened. "EHH?! BIG BROTHER?!," they all said in unison. Colbert sighed, he could see that he'd have to explain. This was going to take awhile...

Back with Derek, Katsura, and Tsunade

The couple had finished explaining the situation to the 5th Hokage and were waiting on a response now. "That's all we know, Lady 5th.," Katsura said. Tsunade was silent for several minutes as she contemplated all of the info these two people had given to her. "That's... alot to take in.. And you're sure all of this is true?," Tsunade replied. "Yes, Lady Hokage. We're positive.," Derek answered. Tsunade thought for a minute before speaking up again. "I see.. Is our situation truly that terrible?," Tsunade asked just to be sure. Both Derek and Katsura nodded in agreement.

Tsunade then rose from her desk to thank them for the information they shared. She then asked if they'd be willing to train the leaf shinobi how to fight like they do. "That's why we're here, Lady 5th.," Derek answered. She thanked the two for their time as the Dragonblade's left soon after. Tsunade slumped back in her chair afterwards, it was as if the wind was knocked out of her. "Lady Tsunade, are actually going to believe them?," Shizune asked skeptical. "They weren't lying Shizune, so it must be true.. What a terrifying situation we've found ourselves in. Perhaps proceeding with the plan to meet the Azure Republic's leader would be wise. Shizune, assemble a team you think of as trustworthy to be representatives for this meeting in a few weeks time.," Tsunade replied. Shizune nodded.

While she was skeptical of the visitor's words, she trusted Tsunade as the leader of Konoha. Whatever Tsunade saw best for the village, she would abide by without question.

In another location

Humanoid creatures in bizzarre armor gathered inside of a structure that was once the office of the Raikage. Smoldering tendrils of smoke dust littered the area. This is what was once the Hidden Cloud village in the land of lightning. One thing these shadowed humanoid creatures had in common was that they all had horns protruding from their heads. The first to speak was a beast like creature in silver armor. *insert Fairy tail Ost: Tartarus theme version 2*

voice- Ha! that was far too easy!

voice 2- Ugh! Shut your babbling you dolt! It isn't just about how we can overpower these insects, Dojiri.

This was Demon General Dojiri, a Demon of Destruction. The voice who berated Dojiri, belonged to Asherah, another one of the Demon Generals. All of them had titles. Dojiri the Destroyer, Asherah the Goddess of Immorality, Kamikiru the Inferno, Taiga of the Dead Sea, Mitsumori the Destroyer of Time, Kizumu of the Black Sky, Grimoire Master of the Dead, Kaito the Slashing Blade, Kajin Master of Space, Ghor the God Dark Thunder, Tartaros the cursed, Choral the Lord of venom, and Teraphim the Lord of the Dark moon. 13 Demon Generals in all, and each with powers beyond human belief.

One of the hidden villages was wiped out. Their next target, the hidden mist village. What do these Demons want? And are the shinobi of the elemental nations ready for foes of such devastating power?

To be continued in chapter 3: Crimson Empress; Alliance formed!