Disclaimer: This story contains characters that belong to Rumiko Takahasi. Under no means money is made, or the TM characters are harmed.
Note: This is the sequel to my previous fic Nodoka's premonition. I have the intention to start a series of books starting with this tale. The main theme will be a cross of sci-fi and Fantasy.
Warning: Strong language and dark situations ahead.
Chapter 3 – Setting up a new path
As told before, with the deal between Nodoka and Cologne; the Saotomes and Tendos exchanged thechniques between them and the amazons, where Ranma learned Katchuu Tenchi Amaguriken, Ryoga learned Bakusai Tenketsu; Akane developed a ki attack called Blazing Hammer Strike, Nabiki trained in her draconian form, learning how to fly, adapting her own style to fight while in the air; Kasumi opted to train using an bow and she did become quite skilled with it, being able to hit a fly at 80 meters away. Ukyou learned the tiger style of kung-fu, adapting it to her family style and also to complement her Neko-Ken. All in all it has been a good and hard period of training for the teens.
The adults however were another story, Nodoka and Kimiko had become an honorary part of the Mothers council that to the Amazons its the equivalent of the deputies (A/N: the political position right below the senate), being the council of elders the sanate of the Amazons tribe. They were being groomed to start the Japanese tribe of Amazons a place where the Chinese ones could stay in the case of abroad studies or husband hunting season.
In the case of Xian Pu, she was looking forward to it, though it has somewhat become hard to avoid Mu Tse and his obsessive nature towards her. But thanks to Ranma and Akane, things were not as bad as they were always near to either distract him or to bail her out. But as it has been fore told something's were unavoidable.
"Oh crap! Who was the son of a Musk with a Baboon to gave Mu Tse some Ramen with enough passion spice to turn a dead woman into a raging zombie nymphomaniac?" Xian Pu asked while she kept running, with Mu Tse right at her heels.
As they run, they got near Junseikyo, and Xian Pu danger sense went haywire. Obeying her instincts she dived to the side right at the moment when Mu Tse threw him self at her. As he sailed over she saw that he would land right at one of the pools of sorrow, since a few steps ahead was the edge of the small cliff that surround the pools.
"Oh my goddess! If I didn't obey my instincts I would have fallen in one of these pools along side Mu Tse." Xian Pu exclaimed.
She watched as Mu Tse went in one of the pools with a big splash, forcing her to scramble backwards to avoid the cursed water. After a few moments she looked over and saw a white duck with glasses exiting the pool while Mu Tse clothes were left floating on the pool's water.
"**gulp! ** They really had visions of the future. Mu Tse really received the duck's curse, that means that I'm about to become a cat! Oh Athena goddess matriarch, I humble ask and beg you, if I'm really destined to be cursed, please don't take away my ability to defend my self nor defend my precious people." Xian Pu prayed to Athena with a desperation born from the terror that gropped her heart after seeing Mu Tse transformation. She started to stand when the ground at her feet gave out and she fell off the cliff but didn't land on one of the pools.
She tried to throw her weight backwards in an attempt to avoid the water and to keep her body on dry land. But then the wall of the cliff also collapsed and she fell on one cave. She kept rolling backwards and downwards until she fell into a pool of water. Instantly she felt her body tingling and her mind started to receive images, memories, knowlodge; then she felt something grow from the base of her back, then the same thing happened again, then she felt and saw her body be covered in purple fur, but she still got hands, feet did grow and teared out her sandals.
Deciding that enough time has passed she Swann out of the pool, and instantly felt the urge to shake her whole body just like a cat would. Obeying the instinct and wishing to be as dry as possible she shook the excess of water off her body.
"Well I indeed received a curse, but what did I become?" Xian Pu asked as she looked down at her body.
She still remained humanoid in shape with two arms, two legs, twenty fur coated fingers, with claws instead of finger's nails. Looking at her back she saw two tails that looked like a cat tail that has the size of her leg. Touching her head she felt that her ears had moved up to the top of her head, and that she suddenly felt her chi mix with another kind of energy that instantly brought forward a memory.
"Chakra, I can use chakra. But how is it possible? According with the lore mistress the only one that still remembers how to use it is Saffron... Nibi and Yugito... I see… this is the first pool of sorrow, were the yoki of the Nibi jinchuriki tainted the holy waters that come from Saffron's lair... So now I'm the new Nibi no Nekomata... I wonder if Naruto is still around among the living... It's been millenniums since the time of the elemental nations, but I know that if no one killed him, then Kyubi had kept both of them alive and young."
When she emerged from the cave, she had come face to face with her great grandmother, but something was off about her...
"Great grandmother since when are you using Tsunade Senju disguise no jutsu? And since when do you have Jounin level chakra?" Xian Pu asked
Instantly Ku Long was on the defensive, narrowing her eyes she peered deep at the female biju in front of her.
"who are you to call me like Xian Pu would, but does posses forgotten knowledge of ancient times." Ku Long asked releasing a bit of killer intent
"Its me great-grandmother Xian Pu, I'm like this because I fell into a spring inside the cave after escaping Mu Tse. Though I do think that the spring has mind alteration properties, as I got knowledge of Japanese, Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Taijutsu, Konoha, Kumo, Iwa, Ame, Kiri and Suna... I think that I did received the memories of Nii Yugito the Nibi no Nekomata Jinchuriki" Xian Pu hurriedly explained.
"How I wish that this body could still use the Byakugan... **sigh** I'm not under a genjitsu or henge, I'm just a konoha no shinobi that after my first husband had used his and kyubi chakra so that each time I reincarnate I would keep my memories." Ku Lon lamented and explained
"Byakugan... First husband... Kyu... Y-you... Are you Hyuuga Hinata great grandmother?" Xian Pu asked
"I was once, many lifetimes ago. Tough for many lives I still got my Byakugan and my husband. Though something happened to him in the last centuries that made his chakra vanish. Not just hidden as if it was so I would still be able to feel him." Ku Lon explained
"Then someone has sealed him somewhere, since I doubt that anyone without chakra would be able to kill Naruto." Xian Pu pondered it aloud
"You are not far from the truth child" someone said from the cliff above.
Looking up they saw Nodoka, kimiko along side Ranma and Akane. "What do you mean Nodoka?" Ku Lon asked
"As you know we come with you and heard it all, and in my family there has been a man named Naruto, according with the portrait of him, he was a blue eyed blonde with three paralleled scars on each cheek. According with my family registry he was our family only shinobi, because his daughter, that is my mother married a man named Katsuhito Masanori." Nodoka elaborated.
"Y-Yosho... Are you Yosho's daughter?"
"I see that you met my father already."
"Yeah I know him, quite well as he and I took part in many adventures together... alongside my goddaughter as well ... and she is also your mother." Ku Lon said in a saddened voice
"Grandpa waited for you, and is still waiting." Nodoka said
"What do you mean? How can he still be waiting? He must be as old and as shrunk as me and happy." Ku Lon asked.
"He's a pure blood Jurayan, he uses a genjitsu to appear old, but he's still young... Just like you Eagle Silver Amazon, loyal follower of Athena, apprentice of Dohko the Libra Gold Saint." Nodoka answered, which surprise Ku Lon.
The matriarch was about to further query the woman but then she noticed the far away look as if the woman was in a trance. Then she felt it. The unmistakable feel that the energy that was surrounding Nodoka was bringing. At once the Joketsuzoku Matriarch fell to the ground an knee bow to the woman while saying
"Athena-sama... What your humble servant own the honor of your presence?"
At hearing the name of the goddess and seeing the literally out of character attitude, Xian Pu also fell to her knees and bowed low.
"Arise my noble warrior, as I'm not speaking to you in person, but through through this blessed woman chosen to be the spokeswoman to the will of kami's court." Athena's voice is heard coming from Nodoka
"What is thy will milady?" Ku Lon asked
"Once more the time has come for my Saints to face off against the other gods warriors. Tough I'll need yours and these childrens help in the nearby future. So when Dohko release his Misopheta menos and once more wear his gold cloth so shall you and you'll bring as many warriors as you can to help in the fight against Hades." Athena said
"It shall be done milady." Ku Lon answered
"Athena-sama, I would like to express my thanks in hearing my prayers, though I humble ask, why turn me into a Jinchuriki?" Xian Pu asked
"Because in the challenges ahead the presence of Naruto, his wives and the other Jinchurikes will be a key factor for the continuity of human kind" Athena answered
Akane and Ranma that up to this point were lost and shocked looked at each other then back to the women, before Ranma asked
"Err excuse me but can any of you explain to us what is going on?"
"Dark times await you and your friends, and to make sure that Kami-sama plans for humanity get back to its due course, your mother has been chosen as the spokeswoman of the gods. That's why she received the foreknowledge of what would've happen if you and your father went alone in the training trip." Athena answered.
Xian Pu that were looking intensively at the young couple suddenly screamed
"Aiyah! The Konoha Red death and the Yondime Hokage! Y-You two... You two must be their reincarnation."
"Hun? What are you talking about?" Akane asked much to Ku Lon shock
To be continued.