THE END WAR – FATHER AND DAUGHTER
The Imperial Palace
A beam of light appears from behind King Max's shoulder. He hears an explosive noise, clapping of hands with tremendous strength behind them. Then from over his shoulder appears his most significant creation. Now departed from Claude the owl it is Hannah, 2nd student of Uzumaki Naruto, 11th student of Marti Nina, daughter of Head General Lara and Head General Clyde. She arrives at such speed thanks to her unique Light Speed skill, something that only she has ever thought to create. The last time she was this close to King Max was seconds after her creation just before Claude rescued her. It seems like fate that after all this time she has returned to face her creator.
"Wow, very impressive," Ashen says after Hannah arrives. "You've used your element to develop a signature style. Not even all class 9s are powerful enough to do that. I've heard mention of an experiment created with the instincts of a beast but the mind of a human. You must be Hannah, right?"
"Can you do anything like that Ashen?" Safura asks.
"No. It's very impressive. A friend of yours Little Diamond?"
"An old adversary."
Hannah glances at Safura and Ashen. She doesn't recognise the orange-skinned woman but knows that she resembles the description of Empress Helion Ashen from the Dark Dimension. This makes sense, she seems remarkably confident even as she is battling two royals. She is also interested to note that Safura now seems to be on their side. Hannah's instincts always made her curious about the now former Head General, she now understands why. It appears that Safura's main allegiance has been to Ashen.
"I am going to take down Max," Hannah says. "You two won't have any problem with that, will you?"
Ashen smiles, "Something tells me you already know the answer to that question."
Hannah walks calmly towards her creator while he rants about his experiment. He tells her that she cannot possibly defeat him since he made her what she is. He tells her that his role in creating her makes him the most suited person to defeating her. He tells her that what is great about Hannah never came from Lara or Clyde, it came from him. In Max's view calling Lara and Clyde Hannah's parents is a joke, he tells Hannah that he is the closest thing she has to a parent.
After hearing Max's comments Hannah is not impressed. She summons golden 'light' energy to one hand and golden 'darkness' energy to the other. She claps those hands together just in front of Max, severely disorienting him for a moment. It is an advantage Hannah doesn't think she needs, but one that she is very willing to take. She then concentrates both energies onto a single fist and strikes Max's chest as hard as she can. It is as if the Science King is shot from a cannon. Hannah seems not only to have the instincts of a beast but the strength of one too. When Max eventually does get to his feet, he looks up expecting Hannah to still be approaching from afar, but she is not. She has used her Light Speed power once again and is stood right in front of him.
Max slowly gets to his feet. "So close to perfection, but the perfect warrior would have already killed me. Imagine what you could be Hannah, the first and most important of my creations. The template for an army of soldiers just like you. Work with me Hannah, with your real father, then you will perfect that killer instinct at long last."
Hannah sighs. She strikes Max ten times, five with her left hand and five with her right. She then slams her head into his making him dizzy. She then sweeps his legs out from under him. While he is disconnected from the ground she kicks him down, bouncing him off the ground before kicking him once more and knocking him back. Even if Hannah doesn't possess a perfect killer instinct she is showing him that she possesses the closest thing to it.
"Rumour says you get your temper from your fake mother," Max says as he dusts himself off. "I could fix that too if you wish. Imagine the perfect soldier, free of emotion, free of pain, the perfect killing machine. Perhaps even Jonas couldn't defeat such a warrior. Why do you resist the idea Hannah, you could be the world's greatest success?"
"I learnt a lot from Nina in the short time we were together," Hannah says. "The most important lesson I learned is about who your family is. There are many people I could consider my family. Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke, Sakura, Himawari, Ming Dai, Shao Chin, Mana, Michel, Minato, Kushina, Mito, Claude, Lara, and Clyde. I don't know which of them is truly my family yet. However, I do know that you aren't and never will be family to me. Max, there will be no more experiments, you will not do this to anyone else, because I am going to defeat you."
Max groans, it will be hard to perfect his experiments in future without Hannah's help, but there are still ways. He still has powers he has yet to use, tricks up his sleeve, an escape plan. Defeating Hannah by conventional means will be almost impossible but defeating her using science is still possible.
Ashen and Safura are still stood in the same position. Now the original three on one situation is gone. Although she is outmatched Sarada has resolved to fight the Noble King Erik, Hannah has started to fight the Science King Max. Now only Petra remains, standing against the Empress of the Dark Dimension and the most powerful warrior to emerge from the Imperial Guard. The odds have changed significantly.
"Do you still like your chances?" Ashen asks Petra.
"If you are going to ask me to switch sides you don't understand the position you are in."
"I was going to kill you," Ashen says. "If you receive any mercy from the Little Diamond and I, it is because we don't want to get on the wrong side of our rebel friends."
Petra makes a fist. "Homeworld has always been superior to the Dark Dimension. You came to this world and made our lives hell. Yet when it was required this world produced warriors with double-transcendent elements. This world produced a scientist who could single-handedly match the technology it took you a lifetime to develop. Everything about Homeworld is better than your world, and I am better than you. When I defeat you—"
A bolt of golden 'lightning' strikes Petra's head. The Puppet Queen experiences a momentary shock before using her golden 'control' energy to block it. Using the superior energy type she is able to competently push Ashen's energy away. However, controlling such redirection is her speciality, she knocks the golden 'lightning' away from her and towards Safura. Safura raises a golden 'diamond' barrier between her and Petra successfully blocking the attack. With her attack blocked Petra increases the intensity of the redirected energy, breaking through the barrier. At the last moment Safura uses her Quick Step divine ability to avoid harm.
"You're not fighting the protector of the Dark Dimension," Ashen says. "You are fighting the protector of the Little Diamond. If you think you can defeat me go for it. But when you lose make sure that you thank Princess Hinata. You will be saved by her mercy, not mine."
Nearby, the Imperial Palace
Sarada is moving towards Erik in her comet form when disaster strikes. The King of Cheqitori finds that with his golden 'cosmic' energy he can alter the surroundings and cause her to turn back into human form. He does this at the opportune moment. Even with her Future Sight boosting her anticipation Sarada can do nothing to react in time. She changes from comet form into human form. She rolls on the ground once and stands before Erik. He kicks viciously towards her head with all his class 9 might. Sarada tries to block but she is moving too slowly and her raw strength would be inadequate anyway. Yet her Future Sight tells her that this is not the end.
Sarada appears at a safe distance from Erik. She senses a very familiar presence over her right shoulder. She already knows who has just saved her, but the information is still beyond what she can believe. After so long since she last saw him, seeing him now feels like a dream, like one of his illusions.
"Don't be so impatient. Some strong opponents fight us with no weakness and we feel tempted to run in. Keep calm, think things through, that is the way of the shinobi. Don't fight like me and the idiot, fight like your uncle."
"Dad…"
It is her father, Uchiha Sasuke.
"You are Sarada?"
"Yes."
"I knew straight away."
"I suppose the Rinnegan is a giveaway. These were your eyes after all."
"No. I didn't recognise you because of the Rinnegan. I recognised you because you resemble Sakura."
"I would have stayed in the pocket-world if I knew that the technique worked. I'm sorry that I left the two of you alone like that. But Boruto had to be stopped. His sister couldn't do it. He stopped listening to his mother. Even Naruto-sensei couldn't get through to him. I thought that as his teacher maybe you could. I was selfish bringing you here. That cost mother her life and I… I… but you helped Boruto and…"
"You resemble her in that way too," Sasuke remarks.
"I'm sorry."
"Don't apologise Sarada, just look at the enemy. He isn't letting his concern for others get in the way of his fighting. He is clouded by a different emotion, vanity. He is stronger than we are, if we are going to defeat him the two of us need to remain completely calm. I know that's probably not the way Naruto teaches you to fight, but it is what is required right now. I know that you are capable. You are an Uchiha."
Sarada takes a deep breath and looks at Erik. "Is it true that is responsible for her death?"
"Indirectly. Don't let that anger you. If you want to fight for your village stay calm."
"OK. He's fast, even with my Rinnegan's unique powers I can't outmanoeuvre him. He is also strong and smart. He favours his right side slightly, that gives us a vulnerability. The difficulty is in approaching him. Have you got any ideas?"
"A few. Lets first exploit his main weakness. He thinks that this is going to be an easy fight. I hope you have a strong attack you can rely on. If so when this sword drops hit it as hard as you can."
Sasuke throws his sword high up into the air and runs towards Erik. Erik remains confident as Sasuke approaches, but he foolishly meets the Uchiha's eyes. Sasuke uses the powers of his eyes to cast a powerful genjutsu. Erik suddenly sees not one Sasuke but dozens, all approaching from different angles. As far as the royal can tell this is a primitive trick not uncommon for the pocket-worlders. He identifies the real Sasuke quickly and strikes towards him. That is exactly what Sasuke was hoping he would do.
As soon as Erik's strike connects with the real Sasuke he disappears, the effect of moving 'spacetime' energy to his eye, the Instant Escape technique. Sasuke appears beside Erik and lands a quick pair of strikes on the royal, not enough to do significant damage but enough to irritate him. As Erik finally moves to counterstrike, Sasuke grabs the Noble King by his jacket and uses his Rinnegan's powers. Erik is moved, his position swapped with that of Sasuke's falling sword. He has no time to react as Sarada lands a perfect Solar Punch to his abdomen.
As he is flying back parallel to the ground Erik prepares a ranged attack. Sasuke throws his sword towards Sarada as he runs towards her as quickly as he can. Erik fires the ranged attack at Sarada. Sarada 'creates' a huge diamond barrier between herself and Erik, pausing his attack for a moment. In that moment Sasuke's sword arrives beside his daughter and he swaps places with it. Just before the golden 'cosmic' attack pierces the barrier the two of them combine the powers of their Susano, working together to stop the attack.
With the attack averted, Sarada deactivates her Susano and smiles. It has been a long time since she fought alongside her father. She had forgotten how incredible he could be. He fights in a different way to Naruto, but that unique style of his is excellent against the right opponent. Suddenly things are looking up for the two class 8 warriors. Perhaps it is possible the two of them will defeat a royal.
The Uchiha clan has been united at last.
In Response to BusGrunts
Who asks if Naruto will be able to interact with friends once he leaves Homeworld
No he won't be able to interact with them at all.
Thanks for reading.