Thank you, Silver Queen, for making Naruto even more awesome.
General Chapter 3: Not a Super Cool Jutsu
by: Fragile Wishes
Shikako was up on a tree working on recreating the seal that had brought them there. The luck they had on their prior missions ought to have warned them that the A-ranked mission wouldn't stay that way. They had been sent out to investigate (oh she wasn't looking forward to facing Tsunade-sama at all) when people started disappearing close to a cave with eerily, similar rumors to Koza Kubisaki's Castle. There hadn't been any time except to act. Within seconds she had found that the seal was a pocket dimension for non-living matter. The cave entrance was too far to try to outrun the area.
"Never a better time for untested seals, huh Hawk?" Sasuke had just groaned at her and gotten closer as the trap seals started to glow, trusting that she knew what was happening. He hadn't even known what the seal she was holding was for. Sasuke had locked arms with her when she stuck her elbow out.
"Shikako…." He said warningly as the glow got closer to them, tightening his hold on her.
"Activate!" The world had spun as the seal she had been trying to develop from the Hiraishin Kunai tried to transport them to Konoha, albeit too slowly, where the other half of the seal was at. The trap seal had reached them and it had pulled at them towards the void. The pain had been the only thing they had been aware of before it went blissfully dark.
The sound of footsteps interrupted her musings and she looked down.
"Good morning, Naruto"
The blond startled and looked up. Naruto had gotten distracted by watching Sasuke practice his katas with a sword. The Uchiha's reach had changed all of a sudden and not knowing your own body in a fight could mean death...and he was annoyed how little his 12 year old body could take. He specially hated that Shikako rubbed it in that she kept her body (and height) at every possible moment.
"Hey! What's the big idea!? you-"
"Scared you?" she finished with a smirk before dropping down. Naruto folded his arms and scowled a bit. He was easy to rile up.
"No way! I don't get scared by anything!"
Shikako smiled now, fondly. Back in her world she had seen him at the same age and same height. They had grown together. This Naruto was small and high-pitched loud.
"you haven't changed much, you know? still yelling at everything"
He blushed but grinned. "Oh yeah! I'm grown right!? Am I awesome neechan!? Am I a Jounin?... Am I the Hokage?" The last he uttered like a sacred vow.
He came closer and Shikako couldnt help but reach out and ruffle his hair just like Kakashi-sensei did to them. His blush spread to his cheeks and didn't move away from it. She would tell Naruto how adorable he was when she got back.
"Yes, you grew plenty. Still shorter than Sasuke though" she added teasingly "Naruto is a Jounin. Not a Hokage yet, but working towards it" She didn't doubt it would happen someday "he has never given up" she finished confidently. It was a bit weird trying to talk to Naruto about Naruto.
The blond lost his grin but looked star truck, like she had handed him all he had ever wanted in a golden dish. He stayed quiet but didn't push her hand away from his head. Shikako watched as several emotions crossed his face...Oh. She thought sheepishly. Naruto rarely heard anyone accepting his dreams and believing in him strongly, and she had said it like didn't doubt for a second that her Naruto would achieve his dreams. He wasn't precisely the same person, but this Naruto had managed too, right? Her hand moved down and squeezed his shoulder softly.
"You said you'd train me, right?" he asked suddenly. His eyes were shinny but had an edge of steel that she recognized.
"Yes. I did agree to give you a few tips" He pretty much hadn't given her any other options. Not that she could have refused him.
"Awesome! Are you going to teach me a new super cool jutsu!? Oh! How about that seal you used to beat the bone guy! You went like 'shoom', I could barely see you move and then 'Bam!'-"
She started laughing. Super cool jutsu indeed.
"How about…a game of Shogi instead?"
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"Sasuke your...ah...you have" she touched her head gesturing at something. He reached up towards his head and flinched. He had touched something furry and he had felt it.
"What is it" he said a bit horrified.
Shikako breathe in. and choked on her spit making her cough and double over in laugher.
She squeaked when she felt a pain in hear rear.
"Ouch! Stop it Sasuke! What are you doing?"
"You have a tail" he said it deadpan and pulled on it again.
"Let go! Where is Naruto?"
"Guys! Over here!" He was running over holding a white bunny and waving like a dumbass. He arrived grinning ear to ear and presented the white bunny proudly.
"I found it! The missing bunny!"
Shikako looked at the twitching whiskers and closed her eyes. She put her fingers to the ridge of her nose trying to hold back her headache. The tail waving behind her didn't help.
"Hey kid. I'm not a pet! I'm a summon!"
This is what happens when you place two authors who have the tenacity to push each other to crazy heights. We just egg each other on, I tell you.
~Hallen
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Author notes:
Hey guys! Hope you are enjoying and hope to see some of you get inspired just like Silver Queen inspired us. This probably wouldn't have happened without the forum so make sure to check it out too!
Don't forget! If you have an idea for the General Chapters (head-canons) let us know. Want to see someone interacting? That too. Want to join us in the writing process? Go ahead!
If you want to make an Omake you can too. It will just be added as such to this story too. I know someone was interested in an Older DOS Sakura meeting chibi-canon-Sakura. This means crossovers too!
Thank you, don't forget to review!
-Lady Hallen & Fragile Dreams
