The first meeting with a soon-to-be mother...


Naruko groaned as her eyes fluttered open to find herself on a sandy beach at night. Getting up, she looked around to see she was at the beach of Beach City, except it was nighttime. Noticing Sasuke, Hinata, Sakura, Shikamaru, and Sai, the blonde kunoichi ran over to her friends, thankfully seeing their Chakra Pulses were still stable.

"What the heck happened? I was trying to teach Steven how to use Yin-Yang Release and then...I don't know what happened!"

"We got warped, kid. And from the looks of it, I don't think we're in the same Beach City." Spoke Kurama inside her consciousness.

"Is everyone alright?" Sarutobi asked as well, concerned for the states of the other young ninjas present.

"Yeah, they're fine, Sarutobi-Jiji."

A collective groan was heard as Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata, Shikamaru, and Sai all got up. Hinata, seeing Naruko unharmed, rushed to her girlfriend and embraced her while Sasuke helped Sakura up to her feet.

"What the hell...where are we?" Shikamaru groaned as he rubbed his head.

"Beach City at night from the looks of it. But something seems different...was there always a fence blocking off the Crystal Temple from the rest of the city?" Sai asked.

"Not that I know of..." Naruko mused as the six decided to investigate. Soon, they saw a young man with long, wavey brown hair, a sleeveless black shirt with a gold star and blue jeans and sandals leaning on the fence with a purple owl perched on it. The man seemed to be talking with it in a joking tone.

"Ah, just some giant mysterious lady with enormous pink hair. You haven't seen anyone like that around, have ya?"

The owl suddenly spoke in a familiar voice. "Sure have, pal!"

"Amethyst?" Hinata wondered as the owl flew off towards where the temple was as the man climbed over the fence and followed after her. The ninjas secretly followed after them and when they arrived, they peeked inside to see Pearl, who appeared to be slightly younger and had the owl that was obviously Amethyst perched on her arm.

"It spoke to you?"

"It was asking about Rose." Owl Amethyst then turned her head 180 degrees to see the man was there. "Look, there he is!"

"Yo."

Owl Amethyst flew towards the man and shape-shifted back to normal, revealing her form to be reminiscent of a toddler. The ninjas watching this now realized exactly what was going on.

"Steven's misfired Jutsu must have sent us back in time!" Naruko whisper-shouted in amazement as Sasuke and Sakura slapped their hands over their loud teammate's mouth while Hinata giggled awkwardly.

"And I'm going to guess that young man over there was Universe-San in his prime?" Sai inquired as Shikamaru inspected the man and nodded in agreement.

"After hearing his voice and seeing him clearly, I can safely say you're correct, Sai."

"The only problem is how are we gonna get back to the present?" Gengetsu asked inside Naruto's mindscape.

"We'll think of something, Mizukage-San."

"Pearl, Amethyst. You're with a human." Spoke the voice of Garnet as the ninjas once more peeked to see that, like Amethyst and Pearl, she also appeared younger and had just sent two bubbled gems away.

"He followed me over the fence!" Amethyst exclaimed happily.

"What should we do?" Pearl asked. Garnet approached the younger Greg as the ninjas watched the scene unfold.

"State your purpose."

"Uhh... I was kinda looking for the mysterious pink lady. Kinda really tall... lots of big curly hair?" Greg awkwardly explained.

"See, he's talking about Ro-" Amethyst was silenced by Pearl covering her mouth before turning to Garnet.

"I don't know how to make him go away."

Garnet's response was simple. "I'll just throw him back over the fence."

Garnet then picked up Greg and began carrying him out when an unfamiliar voice spoke up, telling her to wait. The ninjas and gems all looked to see a tall woman in a white dress with a cut exposing her gem, which was where her belly button was. Her hair was long, fluffy, pink, and had multiple ringlets. Naruko and Hinata gasped while Sasuke, Sakura, Shikamaru, and Sai's eyes widened.

"That woman from the picture in the house..."

"It's her...Steven's Mom..." Hinata whispered while covering her mouth in shock.

"Rose Quartz..." Kaguya spoke in Sasuke's mindscape. Thankfully, the third eye didn't manifest in his forehead for once.

"I sense a strange power radiating off of her. She is not like the other Gems, it appears." Madara spoke next as Sasuke nodded in agreement with his ancestor.

"Indeed, Madara. I can sense her power as well." Hashirama spoke from Naruto's mindscape. The Uzumaki Girl and Sasuke both looked at each other in surprise, amazed their 'roommates' could communicate with each other telepathically like that.

"Don't act so surprised, Naruko. The Shinigami made it so that both our mental plains could interact with each other." Minato explained to his daughter as she sweat-dropped.

"As if our world and our powers couldn't get any more bullcrap-y..."

Suddenly, Greg ran out of the cave and jumped over the fence, seemingly in a hurry. As the ninjas turned to see him go, they didn't realize they had moved out of cover until they heard Rose speak.

"Oh, hello there. Are you friends of Mr. Universe?"

The ninjas slowly turned around, realizing they were busted as Shikamaru groaned. "Troublesome..."


"I see...That is amazing." Rose said after the ninjas had explained to her and the Crystal Gems why they were here and how they knew them.

"Aw man, I bet the rest of your friends are just as awesome as you guys!" Little Amethyst exclaimed excitedly in child-like glee. The girls giggled in adoration while Pearl was pondering to herself.

"So in the future, I end up dating your teacher?"

Sakura nodded. "Trust me, he's actually much younger and more good-looking than you think."

"Aren't you all worried this could cause diffractions to the timeline?" Garnet asked as Shikamaru rubbed his chin in thought as the others looked worried.

"That is a possibility...but we still don't know how we're gonna get back in the first place."

Suddenly, the group heard a crash as Greg came driving back in his Van before stopping in front of the temple and running out with his guitar in hand.

"Hey, are you in there? I can play for you now! I even revamped my awesome set!"

Greg then realized the ninjas were there and awkwardly waved. "Um, hi. Is this a bad time?"

Naruko shook her head, turning excitedly to Greg. "No way! I wanna hear you play, Steven's Da-I mean, Universe-San!"

"Good save." Minato, Jiraiya, and the other Kages thought inside her mindscape.

Greg smiled as he turned to Rose. "This one's for you, Mystery Woman."

He strummed the guitar and then began to sing.

Do you believe in destiny?

Close your eyes and leave the rest to me

Do you believe in fantasy?

I have to when it's right in front of me, oh

What are you doing here, in the real world?

What are you doing here, so close I could touch you

What are you doing here, and what are you doing to me?!

Rose smiled and then Greg realized that she was wearing the shirt he had given her earlier.

"Ah! You're wearing the... shirt."

Rose then became sad as she looked away. "Please...go away."

"Huh?" The ninjas all said in confusion.

"You're awfully cute... and I really wanna play with you, but your life is short and you have dreams. I won't let you give up on everything you want." Rose explained sadly.

"Play with him? Kinky." Jiraiya giggled as Naruko groaned at her godfather's joke.

"That's gonna be a problem..."

Rose looked confused before Greg looked up at her with a smile. "You're everything I want!"

This caused Rose to blush, her eyes becoming like stars before she began giggling happily. The ninjas all smiled before two portals suddenly appeared behind them and a pair of bony hands grabbed them gently.

"Hey, what's going on?!" Naruko cried as Greg, Rose, and the Gems all watched in shock. Shikamaru was pulled into one portal and the others were pulled into another. Suddenly, a wave of black dust washed over everyone still present as they blinked in confusion.

"What just happened?"

"I feel like something happened, Mr. Universe..." Rose muttered, the memories of the Ninjas erased from everyone's memories by the Shinigami to secure the timeline's safety.


Naruko grunted as she, Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata, and Sai all fell onto the floor of the beach house. They barely had time to react before Steven and everyone else ran in to make sure they were alright.

"You guys are alright!"

"Are you guys okay, you just vanished!" Kakashi asked in worry as he helped Sasuke and Sakura up while Naruko got up with Steven still hugging her tightly.

"It was pretty crazy, I'll tell you what. Steven...we...w-we met your mom."

Steven gasped in shock as well as the Crystal Gems. Pearl looked like she wanted to say something but decided against it.

"We also saw your dad. He was quite the looker back in the day, I must say." Sai said with his usual smile as he and Ino embraced before the blonde flower ninja perked up.

"Hey wait...w-where's Shikamaru?"


Shikamaru groaned as he felt sand underneath him. The warm rays of the sun beat down on his back as he got to his feet and looked around, his vision returning slowly as he realized something shocking.

"I-I'm back in Suna..."

Shikamaru then turned to see a familiar face staring at him in shock. Her blonde hair in four pigtails was a dead giveaway but what confused him was the tears welling up in her eyes.

"S-Shikamaru...you're alive?"

Before the Nara could react, Temari had thrown herself into his arms and squeezed tightly. The lazy strategist groaned as his girlfriend held him close and refused to let go. While he was confused about why he was sent back to his world, he guessed he'd have to wait until later to figure out why.

"Troublesome..."


I hope you ShikaTema fans are happy. I'm sorry I took Shikamaru out of the group but I feel like he's better off back in the Elemental Nations. Besides, Temari will need his help if she's substituting for Gaara as Kazekage.

I also hope you enjoyed the meeting with Rose Quartz, even though the interference of Lord Shinigami made it kinda moot. Next Chapter is pending, I'm not sure how I'll set it up. I could use ideas if you wish.

I WILL have some things get altered from Canon because, let's face it, a whole group of Ninjas with Elemental Powers that can destroy nations will probably change a lot for the Steven Universe Lore and how it affects Steven and the Crystal Gems.