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ITAOJ
A Eternal Life of Suffering
Previously on In the Aftermath Of Judgment,
Meanwhile,
"I don't know about this. Maybe this wasn't a good idea." Tsume said while looking down on herself. Only that she wasn't wearing her battle armor or even the clothes that were standard to her clansmen. She was wearing civilian and more modern style of clothes. And since she had very limited insight to what she will like, Tsume was wearing remarkably light.
She was only wearing a simple blue t-shirt and black pants. Tsume was not wearing sandals and instead shoes as the latter seemed to be more popular than the former. And her arms and hands were bare which was unusual for a woman like Tsume. "I think Kiba won't yell at you and we finally leave that snow castle of a headquarters only if we do get a makeover. And they said to wear these clothes or otherwise we will have to go back to all the crumby food and no spare underwear." Shikaku retorted and didn't even bother to keep an eye out of Tsume's expression of disgust.
"I just hope that when we were taken in, that out kids will know what to do with the help of their Jonin. Their boss definitely knows something but we are still not told about our children." Inoichi added and his two friends grunted in reluctant agreement.
"HEY!" All three of them heard someone call out to them through the door to their room. "We got company and you need to see them now!" With no good reason to stay, not even to argue some more, they all left their room only to see a couple of people that gave off this atmosphere of being strangers. They were even wearing regular street clothes along with some additions that not a single, former Shinobi present had ever seen before. But they all knew these strangers by face still.
"Naruto…" Tsume said to break the ice.
"Hinata…" Hiashi said to do as well.
"Greetings noble old men and welcome back, to what is left of the Elemental Nations." Naruto said like he was some kind of tour guide to the aftermath of some kind of destruction or something. But Hinata said nothing, there was nothing for her to say at all to this crowd at all.
"Noble old men? You two are older than the rest of us!" Tsume shouted, women sure hate being called old both directly or indirectly. But the blond and his girl said nothing until,
"That is what the ancestors of our own are called and you did leave in your prime during that era long ago." All of a sudden, not one single Shinobi Clan Head can call the blond Naruto or the girl Hinata anymore.
"…just are you and why do you look like Naruto-kun?" Inoichi asked,
"And my daughter?" While Hiashi finished off.
"Because the family resemblance is strong and unfortunately…" The Naruto-look-a-like turned to see the girl companion of his that is the Hinata-look-a-like. "So is grudges held by their children." The Naruto-look-a-like said sadly while giving his companion a side hug which barely did anything. Only for the girl to close her glaring eyes, to give off a more relaxed and secure expression.
"You mean that Naruto-un and Hinata-chan have created a family line!?" Inoichi yelled in disbelief.
"With my daughter!?" Hiashi added with more anger and typical father style of overprotectiveness than disbelief.
"Hinata-kaa-sama is more than your daughter old man. She is the only one in our family that is as respected as her husband and definitely twice as scary when angered." The Naruto-look-a-like said in a tone that indeed spelled out respect that finally got his companion to at least smile.
"Your kaa-sama?" Shikaku was trying to wrap his head around how long this family line is.
"She and Tou-sama are our great, great, great, great, great, great, great, etc. grandparents and that is a fact you know!" The Naruto-look-a-like then grasped his mouth after a very familiar verbal tick; that got his companion to even giggle, a very adorable sight. Of course, the clan heads found it hard to do the same,
"I am starting to believe you and you haven't told us your names if you are not Naruto-kun or Hinata-chan." Tsume said and the pair nodded.
"Right. My name is Minato the XV and this is my twin sister Henra (1) XX."
"Hello." Right now the Clan heads hadn't noticed that 'Henra XX' had a tone in her voice that was a mix of the original Hinata's shyness and some malice. That was because they were really brain dead from trying to take all this in, just how many generations Naruto and Hinata had made while they were gone!?
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"Did Master say that he and Mistress sensed a large island than Angel heading in north-west?" Tails asked and that confused the other Anthropomorphic Animals very greatly given their dread expressions.
"But there is only one thing in that direction before the sea and why will anyone want to go there?" Knuckles asked as if listening to the words of a madman, bragging about his latest crazy stunt. His friend all nodded.
"Remember how Master once told us that Konoha Shinobi are crazy, blind, and proud and never listen to all but their own voices?" Amy brought up with a giggle and suddenly, laughter broke out from them all.
"I remember and I can't believe that humans like those are really the real deal!" Tails aid in a way that only a ten year old like him will feel comfortable speaking. His friends just ignored it and joined in their laughter.
"They will really be in for a shock once they finally come across what is awaiting them!" Knuckles proclaimed and it only made the laughter stronger, so much that it echoed through Station Square causing young children to fall for the catchy effects while their parents just watched in amusement.
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"What the hell happened here!?' That was to be what was on everyone's minds once they reached their 'destination'.
"I thought you said this was where the Land of Water used to be Sensei? And we went to Wave, this place can't be our former neighbor!" Sakura shouted at Kakashi who just stared at the sight to behold.
"Four thousand years. Is that enough to create a new land altogether?" Kakashi could only mutter while the other Shinobi and otherwise all current Konoha residents were trying to get a good glimpse from their floating island that held their entire village.
Meanwhile, in another place in the former 'Land of Water'. There was some kind of ruin and from the top room that had an open window, was a telescope peering in one certain direction. As the sun shined on the ruins, it was revealed to be a man with the same uniform as the G.U.N. soldiers back in headquarters. By him was some king of communication device while on the other side were any other survival gear and supplies needed for a stake out; rations, water, flashlight, heater device, the works.
"So that is what SS 03 04 59 had issued and explained in their report, well now it is time for my own to carry out." That soldier said and placed his telescope back with his supplies and turned to his communication machine. After turning it on and setting to a certain frequency and then attaching the headphones plus speaker com piece on his head, the soldier started to talk into the speaker. "Yeah this MR 93 58 14 and the package is in sight and heading in the location that Commander Tower had informed us of. Please inform Commander Tower and undergo our next set of orders. Over."
After some garbled speech through the speaker, to prevent any unwanted ears from getting the responses easily, the soldier nodded. "Roger. MR 93 58 14 out!" The soldier then deactivated his communication device and returned to his usual spot to do his usual role as lookout from wherever he was posted. 'I can't wait for the fireworks and fun to happen so I can record it for a party in just two more weeks. I can't wait!' He though off with some much excitement that a strictly trained lookout like himself can barely contain.
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"Commander Tower!" A G.U.N. solider had finally found the boss under Naruto and Hinata. "We just received a report from the Mystic Ruins in the Swamp Zone! A large floating object with a village on top that matches the profile of Konohagakure is in sight!" Soldiers are, unfortunately for themselves, expected to give their report in one breath since, even in times of peace, time is money. Money that people like Commander Tower can never afford to waste.
"Very well. Tell our operatives there to move with the plan while I inform the Master. Got it?" Tower gave his orders and the soldier nodded before hurrying off to make it happen. Meanwhile, Tower took his own walk; to the private room that he included in the plans for G.U.N. headquarters. It the room that Naruto and Hinata can have some privacy and yet still overlook the organization.
"Master." Tower said seeing the two people he wanted meet. "Glad to have you back, the plan is working and we are waiting to undergo the next stage."
"Very good Tower." Naruto simply said. "Don't worry about the clan heads, we sent Minato and Henra to them." Tower was surprised for some reason he was glad to verify.
"Your latest son, Minato, I am sure Master but what about your latest daughter? Does she despise them?" Tower asked while hoping that he wasn't to disrespectful. Only to hear Naruto and Hinata both sigh.
"Yes unfortunately. She has the genes of her father's side of the family while Minato still holds what brought their mother's side together. But it was necessary." Hinata took a turn at explaining and Tower nodded without as much as a moment of hesitation. After all, he was still a soldier and he learned that life sometimes does the most horrible of things that are also labeled as necessary; once you are a soldier, you always are no matter who you turn into once you outlived your service.
Of course that is Tower's opinion on all this but to the couple, they hated it all. Another thing that brought them together by the gods above is that both of their lives, there were a lot of cruel 'necessaries' that made them wish for another home and another life entirely. And now they have both of them, it is time for them to reveal the cruel 'necessaries' but for all those who had spoiled and corrupted their former home. It was something they had to live with for four thousand years.
End of Chapter 9.
*I am glad that my story are still going strong and I feel like I am keeping you all on the edge of your seats with every chapter but that is what compels a story; a plot that is making you beg for more.
Since the name of Hinata's mother is still up for debate in the canon, I tried to think of another possible guess.
