CSA Version 8ParallelEternity is Not What it Seems

Parallel

Original Summary: Quatre has always known that he was different from the other Gundam Pilots, and not just because of his Space Heart either. When seven familiar people arrive unexpectedly, the other Pilots discover exactly how little they actually know their beloved blonde. GW/Naruto X-over KakaNaru 1x2 3x5 Implied Kaka04

New Summary: Quatre has always known that he was different from the other Gundam Pilots. When seven familiar people arrive unexpectedly, the lives of the boys will never be the same again as Quatre, Dorothy, and Relena set out to undo the past and renew the future. GW/Naruto X-over KakaNaru 1x2 3x5 Implied Kaka04

Chapter 9: Endless Waltz

Relena slipped wordlessly into the ballroom, and studied the seal. Dorothy and Quatre entered behind her and they stood there, staring at the mass of lines and characters.

"I want us to succeed," Relena said, "And I know we have a high chance of making this work, but I… I have a bad feeling about this…"

"We should have some safeguards in place," Dorothy said.

"We'll meet the day after our arrival at the cenotaph at training ground 7, at sunset," Quatre said.

"And what about a passcode?" Relena asked, "So we know it's not just a coincidence."

"Our names and the positions we held in this age," Dorothy said.

Quatre blinked. "Pardon?"

"Our passcode," Dorothy elaborated, "It should be the identities and positions we hold in this age."

"Ahh, yes…" Relena rolled her eyes as Quatre smiled wanly, "Something only we would know…"

"How to go about it?" Relena mused. "We can snap their necks, but what about us? Even a single drop of blood would beak the temporal transit field, and goodness only knows what will happen…"

"Poison will do the trick," Quatre murmured, "But what poison is a swift enough killer?"

"I have a better idea," Dorothy said suddenly, attracting curious looks from Relena and Quatre. "I propose that the three of us go back alone and leave the others here. If we succeed, then it won't matter, because in essence, this future wouldn't exist, so we wouldn't be abandoning them. If we fail, at least Fatima, the Maganacs, and the other pilots can help them adjust to living in this age."

Quatre frowned. "To do that, we'll have to act quickly, since the sudden surge of Kyuubi's chakra will bring everyone down here in a panic…"

"Is that a yes?" Relena asked.

Quatre closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them again, his voice and eyes determined. "For my precious people, I will do anything."

Relena and Dorothy nodded and Quatre summoned the Kyuubi from the seal. Dorothy began to set up the crystals along the circle, while Relena inked out the activation seals. Once that was done, the Kyuubi lay down in the center and began channeling chakra into the seal and crystals. The three blondes began forming hand seals, their hands flashing through the seals in a rhythm beyond that which had been theirs in the past. They formed the last seal, Relena, the Dragon, Dorothy, the Rooster, and Quatre, the Tiger and slammed their hands into the line of the circle they stood in and began channeling chakra into the crystals.

The blue of raw chakra and the red of demonic chakra swirled around them. Quatre reached for Relena and in one swift motion, snapped her neck, and gently lowererd the body to the ground. He turned toward Dorothy, his eyes brimming with tears and reached for her. Dorothy smiled reassuringly and in a swift motion, Quatre snapped her neck and lowered her body. He breathed deeply and reached into his pocket and pulled out a bottle and uncorked it, swiflty swallowing its contents. As he sank to the ground, he saw the door fly open as seven bleary eyes ninja swarmed into the room.

Then, there was only darkness...

It was dark… Quatre stirred and the scent of anesthesia and painkillers reached his nose. There was something covering his eyes and were wrapped along his arms and legs as well as his torso. The blonde pilot frowned. He had had many wounds before in the past, but never one that necessitated the covering of his eyes.

"Ah…" a familiar voice, rough with age and worry said from beside him, "Are you awake then? I'm glad. I thought you wouldn't make it for a while there…"

"Who is there?" he said, his body tense. If it was an enemy, he was screwed, especially considering that his poor condition.

"It's Sandaime," the aged voice said, "Remember?"

"Sandaime?" Quatre murmured. 'It worked!' was the thought running through his mind. "What's wrong with my eyes?"

Sandaime frowned, though Quatre… no, Naruto couldn't see it. "That's what I was hoping you could tell me, Naruto," he said. "Do you remember anything about how you got to be in this state?"

Naruto hesitated. What would he say? He certainly couldn't tell the Sandaime the truth… "I don't know," he said finally. "I can't remember…"

The Sandaime nodded, unconvinced. He knew the blonde troublemaker well enough to know that the boy was lying. "Very well. The doctors suggest you leave the bandages on for a while longer."

Naruto nodded, and faintly, he heard the quiet rustle of cloth as the Sandaime stood up and walked over to the door.

"There is a button next to you to call a nurse if you need anything," Sandaime said.

Naruto nodded, and after several seconds, there was the sound of the door opening and closing. Naruto leaned back against the pillows and frowned.

A week later found a dark haired woman dressed in a beige trench coat and a heavily scarred man in black meeting at what was known as training ground 7 at sunset near the Memorial of Heroes.

Ibiki paused and said, "If someone is eavesdropping, I'll be ridiculed for the rest of my life. In AC 197, I am a woman known as Catalonia Dorothy, secretary and confidant of Relena Dorlian Peacecraft and cousin to Treize Kushrenada. I attempted to kill Pilot 04 during the Eve Wars."

Anko sighed. "In AC 197, I am Relena Dorlian Peacecraft, Princess of Sanq and Queen of Earth. I am an advocate for absolute pacifism with an obsession over Pilot 01 until I got some sense knocked into me when my memories were woken." She shook her head. "Where's Naruto?"

"Hospital," Ibiki grunted. "I paid him a visit this morning. The doctors have him tied down so he can't escape and his eyes are bandaged since there was an accident that apparently damaged his sight. He remembers everything, I made sure."

"Then why the hell did we meet here?"

"Because you didn't go to the hospital to meet with Quatre…Er… Naruto."

"So sue me, I was away on a mission."

"We have two hours before visiting hours are over."

"Good idea."

A moment later, the training ground was empty.

Naruto tugged irritably at the restraints, vaguely wishing for Duo to appear with his usual smile and cheery, "Hey Q-ball!" before setting him loose. Unfortunately for him, Naruto thought irritably, they had taken Dorothy's—no, Ibiki's idea and had gone back themselves, so there was no Duo to make a timely appearance to let him free of his restraints. Faintly, he sensed two chakras which he had become very well acquainted with over the years approach, and he relaxed into the mattress as the door opened.

Ibiki and Anko stepped inside, and Anko suppressed a snicker.

"Four hundred years and several reincarnations, and we loose all of our precious ability as shinobi," Naruto said dryly, "Ironic isn't it?"

"I don't really think we melded with our previous selves at all," Anko said. "Our memories of the past, or in this case, the future, should have started getting blurry by this point, while our memories of this age and incarnation should have doubled in strength and clarity, right?"

"That was the idea," Naruto said. "By the way, let me out?"

Ibiki snorted. "Rokudaime, remember?"

"I'm a child!" Naruto whined. "I don't know how far back we are, or whether or not I'm enrolled in the Academy yet!"

"Good thing his eyes are covered," Anko said amusedly.

"Yes," Ibiki nodded, "We wouldn't stand a chance against his eyes otherwise."

Naruto pouted and sat up, rubbing his wrists. "You're mean!"

"But you got free anyway," Anko pointed out.

"Ibiki, how old am I?"

Ibiki raised an eyebrow. "A shinobi's most important ability is…"

"The ability to go about undetected, and to gather accurate information quickly and efficiently, as well as the ability to strike a target without being detected. I know that!" Naruto whined, "But you're the head of the ANBU Torture and Interrogation Division! You should know this stuff off the top of your head!"

Anko snickered and Ibiki threw her a scathing look. He sighed and said, "You're four. Three days ago was the attempted assassination that originally prompted the Sandaime into assigning ANBU to protect you."

Naruto frowned. "I remember that… But at the same time, I don't…" he tilted his head in the direction of the two Tokubetsu Jounin, "Did that make any sense at all?"

Anko snorted. "No, but I get what you're trying to say."

Ibiki grunted. "So? Now what?"

"We leave things alone for a while I guess," Naruto said, "and hope for the best while we make several alterations… ANBU can leave the Sandaime anonymous messages about their thoughts about the village, right? So Ibiki, draw up a list of the traitors and the Sound spies, as well as their current specs. Anko, draw up a list of unattached nuke-nin who might be convinced to temporarily or permanently join Konoha, as well as the shinobi best suited to converting them to our cause."

"Hai, Rokudaime-sama!" the two said, softly enough that they would not be heard by anyone else, then vanished.

Naruto sat still, his lips curved in a dangerous smile. "Enjoy yourself while you still can, Orochimaru," he whispered, "Because the Oracle has returned to Konoha…" and the bandages slowly stained red…

Sandaime entered the room and studied the boy in the bed, his face turned toward the window. He sat down in the chair next to the bed and said, "The doctors tell me that your eyes suddenly started bleeding for currently unknown reasons."

Naruto nodded and said, "I know."

"Is there something you want to tell me?"

Naruto hesitated and shook his head. "No."

"You'll be free to go in a few days. If your eyes start bleeding again, however, you'll find yourself confined to the hospital for a while longer."

"I understand."

Sandaime stiffened, and he sighed. "I know it must be difficult for you, surviving an assassination by someone who was supposed to take care of you. But Naruto, don't let these things consume you."

Naruto cocked his head toward the Sandaime and said, "I'm not supposed to be able to see with the bandages on, but I still see weird things."

Sandaime frowned and leaned forward. "And what do you see, Naruto?"

Naruto frowned, scrunching up his nose. "A man in a forest with black hair and pale skin and eyes like a snake and a long tongue. He bit a boy with black hair that looks like a chicken's head in the neck and left a bruise that looks like three dots. There is a girl with pink hair near him screaming, and another boy in orange pinned to a tree. Then the man says, "He will seek me. He will come to me for power." And he disappears and then the girl yells my name and tells me to come quickly because Sasuke is hurt…" he cocked his head toward the Sandaime. "Why am I seeing that? And who is this… Sasuke and why does the girl know me, because I don't know her…"

Sandaime closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair. He sighed, opened his eyes and said, "That is the bloodline of your father's family. What you are seeing is likely the images of what is to come, and the girl and boy may be your future teammates when you become gennin."

"But why am I seeing this?" Naruto cried.

Outside, Ibiki and Anko smiled slightly. Naruto was putting on a good act. Anyone who didn't know that this was staged would never know that Naruto knew exactly what he was doing and what to say and how to say it in order to get the Sandaime to react. The two tokubetsu jounin nodded and left. Their Rokudaime could take care of the rest. They had their own tasks to take care of…

The Sandaime sighed again and said, "Perhaps because something has happened that is not woven in the Tapestry o Fate. The All-Seeing-Eyes of the Kazama clan are known only to manifest in daughters, but because there are no Kazama Daughters left to be the Oracle, The eyes manifested in a Kazama son." The Sandaime stood up and walked to the window, gazing toward the Hokage Monument, visible in the distance. "The Yochigan, the Eyes if the Oracle, the All-Seeing-Eyes, is a dojutsu that made the Kazama clan the most powerful and feared of all clans, and their eyes are the most desirable. To be able to penetrate the veil of time and view what was, what is, and what may come to pass, that is the kekkai genkai of the Kazama clan, a dojutsu that is only active in the daughters, and lies dormant in the blood of the sons. Naruto, you must never channel your chakra into your eyes without need, and neither are you to let anyone to know that you possess the Eyes of the Oracle. Your eyes are precious, for the Kazama clan has never exceeded six members, and you are the last of your clan."

Naruto nodded and the Sandaime continued, "You must let me know when you See, Naruto, or we will not be able to prevent any catastrophes that your eyes may predict. It is very important."

Naruto nodded. The Sandaime rose. "I have to go. Remember what I have told you."

"Alright," Naruto murmured. The door opened and closed, and a few minutes later, Ibiki and Anko stepped inside.

"Well?" Anko said.

"That went better than I thought," Naruto admitted. He leaned against the pillows and murmured, "History is like an endless waltz, forever following a three, four beat of revolution, war and peace…"

Ibiki reached out and patted the blonde's shoulder. "Get some rest. You're four years old now."

Naruto groaned. "Stop reminding me dammit!"

The two jounin laughed, and after a few seconds of pouting, Naruto joined into the laughter. Outside, a gentle wind blew and a white bird flew past the window toward the sun…