Naruto stood outside the police station looking over the new flashy Neo Konoha City, he just stood there moping about just mulling over his situation,
"Man, in all the excitement yesterday I forgot, that I'm no longer home" Naruto said sighing "And all of my friends are gone, replaced by their descendants, I just hope" Naruto said closing his eyes and picturing those who were lost 'Granny Tsunade, Iruka Sensei, Kakashi sensei, Sakura' he thought with tears gathering in his eyes 'I miss you' he mentally said as he heard the rooftop door opening
"Oh Naruto," Inoni said
"Right Inoni" Naruto smiled wiping the tears away. HE placed on the usual fake smile he wore when he didn't want anyone to see his sorrow. Inoni sighed looking at her new teammate
"Hey Naruto, cut it out and let it loose; no one will criticize you for crying for losing everything you knew, and being forced into this situation. Heck if anyone of us was in your situation we wouldn't have jumped in guns blazing into battle with a bunch of people we hardly knew and trusted. All I'm saying is, it's okay to cry" Inoni said as she noticed tears were already streaming down the young ninja's face.
"I'm not going to pretend about what you're going through is a usual thing, but we're here when you want to talk okay?" Inoni asked before Naruto unleashed his sorrows.
"Are you questioning my judgement?" Tobias asked angrily looking across at his civilian counterpart Mizuki Haruno
"Yes I am Tobias" Mizuki asked as she sipped her jasmine tea
"Why if I am able to ask?" Tobias asked.
"Because, you sent an untested ancient ninja into the field, and one I didn't agree too" Mizuki said
"You handle the civilians, while I handle the shinobi" Tobias said sternly "Least you forget what the ninth Hokage instated?" he asked.
"I remember, but I just hope you know what you are doing" Mizuki said leaving
"I do, but do I know what you are doing?" Tobias asked after she left.
"Umino, my office now!" Tobias said over the comm.
"A storm is coming and I feel like Team three will be at the eye of it" he said grimly.
"Inoni said you would be up here" Ichigo said as she walked up to Naruto
"Yeah, I just miss the old Konoha, not that this one is not cool or anything like that" Naruto said looking out at the horizon.
"Did...did they have their happy endings?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah did" Ichigo said as the wind blew her hair softly around
"I hoped they would. I just hope I can see them again" Naruto said closing his eyes to try and focus on the past, but something hindered this. It was a scent him remembered from his past. The soft scent of cherry blossoms, honeysuckle and lilies; the perfume Sakura wore on occasions.
"Your perfume" Naruto said opening his eyes
"What about it?" Ichigo asked nervously
"Its nice" Naruto said before he heard a noised
"They're here!" Hana said panicked
"Who?" NAruto asked.
"We better move" Ichigo said leading the other two inside.
Inside cheers and applause were heard as twelve of what could be said elite looking ninjas walked through the corridor.
"WAY TO GO TEAM ONE" "NICE WORK" "EXCELLENT!" were some of the cheers.
"Who are they?" Naruto asked
"Team 1, the best team in the force, they see anyone under them as scum" Hana said
"And they're treat us the worse" Ichigo said as everything became quiet
"You're in our way" a voice said
"Says who?" Naruto said
"I do, the team leader Cassandra, and who are you nobody" Cassandra said
"He's new Cassandra" Ichigo said
"Ichigo, you're still here I see. Why mother hasn't retired you I have no idea why" a voice said.
Naruto saw another Ichigo, only this one had dark emerald green eyes compared to Ichigo's light jade ones, and her hair was a dark pink hair compared to Ichigo's light pink colour. In other words Ichigo was light and this twin was darkness.
"Mei, how are you?" Ichigo asked.
"Wishing you were gone, scum" Mei said in a back handing way
"You the ones who are scum, no you're lower than that. In fact you're the lowest thing on the earth, lower than the low" Naruto said
"What was that scum?" Mei said
"Those who disregard the rules are scum, those who disregard their comrades are lower than scum, and those who disregard family is the lowest one can go" Naruto explained.
"You're wrong, the strong is the best, and those who have no power are scum" Mei said making Naruto angrier.
"Naruto stop" Ichigo said stopping him
"Pathetic" Cassandra said as Naruto withdrew a kunai from his holster
"You" Naruto said
"Ah Cassandra, Mei well done on that case" Mizuki said as she approached the small group
"Thank you Mother" Mei said bowing
"Oh Ichigo, I didn't know you were back, I take it you let them get away?" Mizuki asked
"No mother" Ichigo said
"Then where are they?" Mizuki question making Ichigo feel insecure about herself
"They're in questioning" Ichigo said
"Oh, I'll have Morino retrieve the information" Mizuki said walking away.
"Wow, you really are a failure aren't you?" Cassandra snidely asked.
"Why I ought to" Naruto started before Umino Taicho stepped in
"Stand down Naruto, you too Cassandra" Iruko said sternly
"But!" Naruto said
"Stand down Uzumaki" Iruko said
"Wait, Naruto Uzumaki, not the Naruto Uzumaki from the legends?" Mei asked shocked.
"Yeah so what? Did you want to beat me into the ground?" Naruto asked
"Uzumaki" Iruko sighed.
"I thought this day would never come, and you would choose my sister's team so rashly sir" Mei said
"What did she mean by that?" Naruto asked.
"Our relationship is complicated to the least, we're twins, but I'm the younger one and therefore Mei thinks I've got to be protected from everything" Ichigo said
"You see there was an accident when we were academic kunoichis, and I nearly died. Since that day Mei has tried mother to get me off the force by pretending I'm not the best" Ichigo explained.
"It just seems to be Cassandra who's out to get team 3" Iruko said
"Anyway The Commissioner wants to talk to you" Iruko said
"Alright" Naruto said leaving.
"I'm sorry Taicho" Ichigo said
"It's not your fault" Iruko said in a motherly tone
"Understood" Ichigo said
"Gene theft?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, first it started off small, eye colour, hair colour, skin tone; basically cosmetic. Then it became endurance, strength speed: Physical attributes, now things like doujutsu, kekkei genkai, genetic jutsu are being stolen and sold to the highest bidder" Tobias said
"Why do I get the feeling this guy is a snake so to speak?" Naruto asked.
"Very perceptive, he is our second highest threat after the Neo Akatsuki. Naruto meet Koburamaru or as he calls himself Kingukobura" Tobias said
"And I take it he's somehow?" Naruto asked.
"Yes he is; but how he is related is something else entirely different, anyway, I heard his down in the market sector dealing on the kuro" Tobias said
"I'll deal with it" Naruto said
"No you won't you'll still adjusting to the future and besides I think that Ichigo needs you now, just to talk with" Tobias smiled acting like Naruto's newest grandparent role.
"Thanks" Naruto said leaving.
"Anytime Naruto" Tobias said.
On the rooftop Ichigo was looking out over the city she was assigned to protect.
"Why am I hated here?" Ichigo asked as she teared up
"You're not, well by me at least" Naruto said walking over to her
"Hey Naruto" Ichigo said
"Soi you and your sister have it bad" Naruto said leaning on the railing next to her
"Yeah, it likes she wishes I was gone or so0mething" Ichigo said.
"No she doesn't she adopts that persona so that she can close herself off and not be scared." Naruto knowing someone else was there
"Then how do you explain my mother, who not only wants me gone but the others as well?" Ichigo asked as tears streaked her face.
"I don't know, anyway cheer up, your much too pretty to be upset" Naruto said coaxing a smile from Ichigo
"Thanks" she said skipping away.
"You can com out now Mei" Naruto said once Ichigo was no longer in sight
"How?" Mei asked walking out of the shadows.
"I can sense people, but more so I can sense negative emotions, such as hatred and killer intent, but I was able to sense your self hatred for lying to Ichigo" Naruto said.
"Very clever, I'm taking it you want me to be gentler with more and show her I care" Mei said
"A little yeah, but mostly support her, I know the academy incident would have been hard to live with, if it tunred out wrong" Naruto said
"An ancient sage giving advice in an era he doesn't know well" Mei said
"I may be in a different era, that doesn't mean that advice isn't tghe same" Naruto said
"Tell me, do you actually know what the incident was?" Mei asked.
"NO I don't" Naruto said.
Mei sighed before telling Naruto
Very well I'll tell you, we were just entering our second year of the academy, it was lunch time; I went with my friends and Ichigo went off under a tree where she would usually go and I was in eyesight of her. Anyway I was busy talking about the cutest boy in class; hey don't give that look; so when I looked over to the tree and saw Ichigo gone I scanned the grounds but I couldn't find her. My friends noticed this and helped me search the grounds, we couldn't find her and didn't for the rest of the day. After a day or two with everyone looking for her, we gave up after not finding her, so one day I went for a walk in our favourite park. As I was nearing the park shed where the tools were kept I heard a snuffling sound and decided to check it out. There was both the biggest shock and biggest relief: Ichigo half dead, I quickly rushed to my sister's side and held her.
Mei stopped for awhile and continued on by saying
"The first thing she said to me was...was I'm sorry" Mei said started to cry
"It was my role as the older twin to look after her, I lost her and nearly killed her with my idiocy and there she was apologizing for getting captured and nearly killed" Mei said breaking down so badly she could no longer speak.
"And that was when the mask appeared, after that day I became stern with her in hoping I would never feel that fear ever AGAIN!" she screamed
"I understand" Naruto said
"Uzumaki, I'm sorry if I have made you uncomfortable at all, while you are trying to adjust to this time" Mei said standing up
"Thanks, just be nicer to Ichigo" Naruto said smiling.
"Oh by the way did they catch the scumbag that did it?" Naruto asked.
"No, all they could get was a piece of snake skin like leather" Mei said leaving
That night Naruto laid down on a soft surface staring up
"Snake like leather huh? Koburamaru; but what genes could you get from the Haruno clan?" Naruto asked as he heard the new sounds of the city
"I'll never get use to that" he said as he slowly drifted off to sleep.
"Night" he muttered