Chapter 1


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Chapter 1.1: Display

Flashback: few minutes before confrontation

Sasuke is flying on his Hawk-summons's back not too far behind Sai since the former Root Anbu had discovered his whereabouts two days ago, so much for subtleties. Then again, Sai has an acute sensitivity about his surroundings, which is probably a habit from his Root days. In his defense, Sasuke didn't really try to hide his presence.

Suddenly, Sai flashes him a hand sign. They now have a few kilometers until they reach the first layer of wall, and that their target will appear in a few. Sasuke, take a turn and leave his position; Sai has to confront them alone first. But few minutes later, a gust of wind exposed his position, and he's sure that man has Inuzuka blood in him.


"Are you a threat to humanity?" The blond haired man asks them, his face almost unreadable. An impressive feat, Sasuke must admit, but being around Sai and other enigmatic former Root members for the past 7 years had taught him to read even the slightest twitch in their expression. Not to mention this is Uchiha Sasuke we're talking about, not just some random Sharingan-less shinobi.

Nevertheless, that is an unexpected question. Sasuke, for his part, was ready to answer any question regarding Rai Country, or about him and Sai. This kind of question will prove to be useless when directed to a good liar, such as shinobi, but maybe the blond in front of him is confident in his ability to read people. Hmm... perhaps, he will not lie to them here, yet. However he will not give them a straight answer, seeing as they, too, don't really know much about this land, which has existed decades in this giants invested land; meaning they probably know more about these giant origin, though they seemed to have a harder, mush harder, time dealing with them. Still, that's no reason to pity them, it's better to be wary of this piece of humanity, or at least until they can prove that these people is not the mastermind behind the giant business; a business where the Elemental Nation has absolutely nothing to do with.

That was also the reason Naruto told Sai to approach the group that frequently left the walls, as they must be their country's main attack force, one that most likely has little deal with the higher-ups, seeing as they're willing to risk their life in dangerous circumstances, therefore probably has the lowest life expectancy. Thus, alliance is a secondary objective of this diplomatic mission, the first is to actually find out more about the country and what they have to do with the giants.

"Why do you ask?" Sai asks, curious why would they ask such meaningless question.

"Just answer the question, Sai-san."

"We're not the reason giants began popping out, if that's what you're asking. We have our problem with them too," Sasuke finally said with a neutral tone. But after he said that, a black flare shot through the sky from the north, contradicting what he just said.

"That was not intentional," Sasuke says with a straight face. If this is not a serious situation, they would be laughing at the pale man.

Soon, an 8-meter aberrant came into view. The two representatives from Rai watch with interest as they saw the soldiers use their 3D Maneuver Gear to launch themselves at the titan. One of the soldiers attaches a cable into the titan's thigh, and then swung his body into its path. Using his blade, the soldier cut through the titan's ankle, making it crash to the ground with a boom. Another then used this opportunity to climb on the titan and effectively cut the nape of its neck. All of it happened in the span of 15 seconds.

"That's impressive for humans who don't even have chakra," Sai comments quetly.

"What's that?" Levi asks rather calmly, though, the sudden comment made him flinch slightly, he forgot they have guests, he was suddenly too focused on the on-coming titan. 'Just who are these people? And where the hell is Rai Country?' Levi ponders, he really doesn't like this situation.

"Tell me. What do you know about the Elemental Nation, Erwin-san?"

The blond furrows his eyebrows. Never, in his almost 26 years of life, has he heard of that, and a quick glance to the corporal told him that Levi hasn't heard of it either.

"I'm afraid we don't know what you're talking about."


Chapter 1.2: The New Type of Titan

"You might want to sit because it's going to be a long story," the paler bird man, Sai, advises them.

'They're nuts,' Levi thinks in disbelief. 'It's as if they don't feel a tiny bit concern that they're in titan's territory.'

But then again, they rode birds. If he hadn't witnessed it himself, he will never have thought of the possibility. And it might be related to their origin, the Elemental Nation, whatever it was.

"You're not concerned about the titans that might come?" Levi voices his thought.

"As far as we know, your 'titans' are much less dangerous than ours," the one dubbed as Sasuke says, totally unconcerned.

"What do you mean? And maybe some explanation about your country, as we know nothing about you or your country," Erwin said. There's a hint of frustration in his voice, not that Levi can fault him because he felt like he wanted to throttle the pale bird-men himself.

"Then I'll tell you the short version... few centuries ago, a new human race was born with a power unknown to mankind. This type of human is able to produce energy called chakra. This energy is the combination of physical and spiritual energy inside a human body. The new race of human was born with the chakra coils, special coils that produce them. This energy allows humans to possess power beyond imagination. You can do almost anything with it. Sasuke-kun, would you please..."

"Hn, just as he said, you can do almost anything with chakra. Mostly, we use them in combat relative purposes. Some of them are as simple as enhancing someone's strength, like this," While he talk, Sasuke approaches the nearest boulder and punches it. Surprisingly, it wasn't the man's hand that got broken, but the rock. That was one hell of a punch; the boulder doesn't stay a chance.

"Some can be a little complicated like create illusions."

And just as he says that, they are no longer in the clearing, but what seems to be a park in the middle of spring with beautiful cherry blossom trees. Even the stoic Erwin can't help the jaw-drop at the magnificent display. These kinds of trees only grew in the inner districts. It is rare for people outside of those districts to be able to witness their beauty.

"Transformation." Sasuke moved his hands to make some strange form, which later became known as hand seals. And suddenly there was no Sasuke, but two Sai's in front of them. And with a puff of smoke, the second Sai transformed back into Sasuke.

"That was unbelievable." Levi can't help but be awed.

"I can only imagine, but these things are normal in our country. The next common thing is that we can use chakra for teleportation. We call the technique Shushin, even though it's not really teleportation. However, it's so fast—" Sasuke disappears.

"—That we can't help but to call it so." And reappears behind Levi, tapping the latter's shoulder. Levi whips around, startled, but Sasuke is already back by Sai's side.

"That is most low rank shinobi can do. With this power, regular giants are no threat for us," Sai finishes their explanation.

"Are you even human?" Erwin asks skeptically.

"We are human, don't worry. It's just that we're humans who have evolved."

"That's good to hear. Then, when you said regular giants, are you implying that there's another type of giants?"

"Yes. Did you know that when a giant or a titan eats something, they absorb the prey's power?"

Erwin widened his eyes. This was getting more and more ridiculous, even Hange, the one who obsessed about anything regarding the creature, didn't know that. "No, we didn't know that."

"The first time the giants came attacking us, we lost many lives. Eating one or two shinobi won't grant them the power, but when they eat the equivalent of more than ten, they gain the ability to become more agile and stronger. It's very fortunate that none of them possess much intelligence or we'd be in big, big trouble."

"We then changed our way of transportation to flying by using bird summons or our own ability. We shinobi are to avoid unnecessary combat with this evolved titan, and special units are already dispatched to deal with them," Sai finishsfor him.

"I-We need time to absorb all this." This is the first time Levi heard the daunting commander stutter. But really, evolved titans?! As if the normal one's not enough problems.

They are too baffled to even register the black smoke that came from the east. The titan that came was different from the first one. It had a more proportioned body, more human-like face, and greater speed. It would reach them in a matter of seconds.

"Sai, you deal with this one. I can't believe it followed us here."

"Aye, aye, Captain."

"Halt your men, this one is an Evolved," Sasuke instructs, glancing to the blond commander. Without being told twice, Erwin fired a blue flare, a sign for retreat. Sure enough, within moments the Survey Corps have all gathered around the two foreigners. They watch with interest as Sai withdraws an empty scroll and a brush. He sketched something on the scroll and mumbled something. The same white birds as before materialized in front of them, causing a collective sudden intake of breath. Swiftly, Sai jumps on the bird's back and shot through the air, in the direction of the approaching titan.

True as the shinobi said, this 10-meter titan had more coordinated moves. It could even dodge and jump more than a hundred feet.

'What would happen if all the titans evolved into this? Would he, the one dubbed as the strongest, be able to deal with them?' Just thinking about it makes Levi's head hurt. He comes back from his train of thought to the cheering sounds of the Survey Corps. Apparently, Sai has dealt with the threat effectively.

Well, if they are to make an alliance with them, he won't really mind. At least they are strong.


Chapter 1.3: To the Walls

After their display of power, Erwin saw the shinobi as a double-edged sword. On one hand, they are incredibly strong and might just be the answer for the suffering people inside the walls. On the other hand, they carry a high risk. Should they get eaten, they will create even more dangerous foes. He just hopes the Council will see them as an opportunity and not as a threat because he's decided that these shinobi will enter the walls with them.

It is night time when they began their journey back. Hopefully, they'll reach the gate by morning when the titans don't have the energy to move around too much. The foreigners were riding the spare horses, with Hange riding beside them and asking more questions.

"So~ What's your name?"

"My name is Sai, and this is Uchiha Sasuke," Sai introduces them again with one of his fake but pleasant smiles.

"My name is Hange Zoe, and I'm in charge of the Titan Research. Can you tell me more about the evolved titans? How do the titans come to your country in the first place? Are there more strong guys in your country?"

"We don't know much about them. We just discovered their existence around five years ago, when the Commander of the Leaf fought one of them. Actually, our Country was hidden by some kind of invisible barrier that prevent normal humans from seeing them, but after the war seven years ago, the barrier vanished and the titans started coming a week later. And yes, there are more and much stronger guys in our country. Take our commander for example; he's a one-man army with power parallel to a tailed beast."

"One man army? Tailed beast?" By now, Hange's eyes were sparkling with excitement. 'Ohh the possibilities!'

"Yes, just like how it sounds, one-man army. There's this technique that allows us to duplicate ourselves, like making a clone but it requires too much chakra. But with his enormous reserve, our commander is able to create hundreds of him."

"That must be handy," Levi commented.

"Yes, it is."

"What about the Tailed Beast? What is that?"

"Before the titans, Tailed Beasts or Bijuu were our nightmare, except the wars of course. They're a gigantic entity made of pure chakra. They come in the form of animals with multiple tails. With a single swish of their tail, he can level a mountain and create tsunami."

"Sorry to ask you, but what is a tsunami?" Mike inquires. Well, none of the Survey Corps have heard the term. Maybe it's some kind of disaster.

'These people must have been cooped in the walls too long. The nearest beach is a few hundred kilometers. No wonder they never reached them.' Sasuke muses, suddenly feeling sympathetic. It's a good thing that Rai covers almost all elemental nations and still touch the seas. Heck, even the Uzushiogakure ruins are still in their territory.

"A tsunami is a natural disaster in the form of huge water wall that can demolish almost anything in its path. It usually happens on the sea, though," Sai explained.

"Sea…is that the huge body of water the books speak about?" a girl asked the Corporal.

"I believe so," Levi says. His seemingly uninterested expression covered his underlying curiosity.

"Tell us more about the world outside!"

"Can I ride your bird summons?"

"What's your country like?"

"Can you use chakra to make food?"

Those are just some of the questions they have to answer during their six-hours journey, but the awkward and weary atmosphere was gone with the Recon Corps became bolder with their questions.

"Do you have a girlfriend, Sasuke-san?"

'Oh, not this again.'

End of Chapter 1


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