A/N: New Crossover!

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"And so, thou hath been knighted as a lord of Cainhurst Castle. The hour of thy vengeance is at hand; thy enemies are our enemies. Go, claim their hearts; gain strength from their blood, and attain our vengeance upon he who hath abandoned me."

[Streets of Konohagakure no Sato]

It was a quiet day as two women traversed the streets of Konoha, glances of curiosity following them as they walked towards a temple in an isolated part of town.

One was a blonde with brown eyes, a purple diamond tattooed on her forehead, and a generous hourglass figure and bust that most would sell their souls for. However, under the smooth skin of a woman in her prime was the musculature of a trained fighter. She wore a green jacket over an off-white khaki gi and dark gray pants, with the word "賭" printed in an oblong red background on the back. Creamy blonde hair was parted behind her head in a pair of ponytails with small bow ties.

She was followed by a woman in a long black kimono with white trim. Her hair and her eyes were the color of the midnight sky, which contrasted against a fair complexion. Under her kimono was a fishnet mesh that protected against slashes, and hugged against her subtler curves to enable more freedom of movement. "Tsunade-sama, are you sure you want to do this?" she asked.

"We don't have any other choice, Shizune," answered Tsunade, "The people are in a panic, so we need all the help we can get to bring this case to a close as soon as possible. And if it means going to the one person I don't want to see to resolve it, then so be it."

The duo came to a stop in front of a shoji door with the Uchiha gunbai emblazoned upon its paper windows, making it clear that this was a place owned by the Uchiha clan. While a good portion of the Uchiha were not particularly religious, they did make good use of the temple as a dojo to train their police officers; even Uchiha Madara once came here to mentally prepare himself for his ill-fated duel against the Shodaime Hokage. In addition to a seal array that reinforced the walls with chakra, there was another that would constantly regenerate the building whenever damage was done to the temple itself, making the temple a viable safe house. However, the temple's seals made it such that it also doubled as a sort of prison, which was why she was coming to visit the person inside.

"Tsunade-sama, once you open that door, there's no turning back," Shizune warned, as her master reached for the door, "Who's to say that the prisoner won't try to escape?"

"I doubt that'll happen," Tsunade answered, "Unlike most prisoners, she wants to stay imprisoned because she honestly deserves to be there. But just in case that thought crosses her mind, we've got a lot of jōnin ready in case things go wrong."

In one quick motion, Tsunade parted the shoji before walking into the temple with Shizune quickly following as they took off their sandals. The first thing they saw was a gigantic, solid iron statue of an armor-clad warrior with a spear in one hand, while holding a pagoda in the other; he was Bishamonten, the bodhisattva of war and justice, and the one that most Uchiha prayed to. The rest of the interior was composed of wooden planks, with a sea of tatami mats lining the floor halfway to the effigy of Bishamon.

Unsurprisingly, there was only one person in the temple, sitting in seiza in the middle of the tatami sea while facing the Bishamonten statue in prayer, her jet-black hair was done up in a slicked duck-butt, and her skin was pale from a life on the upper rungs of society. She wore the white kimono and red hakama of a miko, along with white tabi keeping her feet warm; underneath her clothing was the body of a trained and talented fighter, with a figure that was slightly beaten out by one belonging to one Hyūga Hinata.

Tsunade sighed in frustration as she walked into the temple. "Let's just get this over with."

Both the Hokage and her assistant flanked the miko on both sides before kneeling in front of the Bishamonten statue. "After what I've done, I'm surprised you even came down here by yourself," said the miko, her attention focused on the iron sculpture, "The fact that you're here at all tells that you have an awkward problem that needs solving."

"Can't put it past the last Uchiha can I?" Tsunade asked, keeping her attention to the statue, "We have a killer wandering the village; it's been three days now, and they have already racked up five kills. The higher-ups are getting restless, and they want this case closed before any more people are killed by this madman they call the 'Konoha Ripper.'"

"And where do I fit in the picture?" the Uchiha girl queried.

"I'm putting together a squad of Shinobi with the best sensory capabilities to hunt down this 'Ripper' and bring them to justice," explained the Hokage, "I figure you might need a bit of time to stretch your legs, Satsuki."

The Uchiha girl sighed, bowing her head in shame. "That you'd think of me for this mission is an honor, but you and I both know I deserve to be imprisoned here for what I've done."

"And I know for a fact that he wouldn't have wanted you to just sit on your ass, praying for Bishamon to come punish you," Tsunade snapped, "He died trying to bring you back to the village, it's only fitting that you help fight for it in his stead. I don't think solving the case is going to atone for what you did, but it's a start."

After a few seconds of reverent silence, Tsunade regarded her student before nodding towards the door. "I'll do it," said Satsuki, "But I won't do it for a village that mistreated him as a boy; I'm doing it to make amends with the friends that he cherished in life, and to honor his memory.

"Within this chest, are the tools thou shalt wield in our honor. Thy tainted blood shall strengthen these weapons, and thus it is with thy blood that our enemies shall fall. They are our gift to thee, as is the armor worn by our knights. Cherish them well, my knight."

As the shoji doors closed behind the Hokage, Uchiha Satsuki pulled out a drawer hidden in the base of the Bishamon statue. Within was black lacquer-covered chest with the Uchiha gunbai inlaid in the top; it was a secret that she'd discovered once by accident. When her mother had caught her looking over its contents, and made her promise never to open it again—a promise she'd kept a week or so before the Uchiha Massacre.

She undid the locks, and opened the lid to reveal its contents, perfectly fitted into grooves carved into the bottom fitted to each. What dominated much of the box were a sword and dagger pair; the sword had a wide, almost disc-shaped pommel with a slot in the middle that fit the pommel of the dagger, along with a slim knuckle bow to protect the hand for one-handed swordplay. The dagger on the other hand, had a plain appearance reminiscent of a large hunting knife, without a guard.

Near the bottom end of the box was a strange, yet ornate weapon that looked like a long metal tube fitted into an intricately-carved wooden furniture. Near the business end of the weapon was a brass plate with more ornate carvings, making it as much a work of art as it was an implement of death. Even the complicated mechanisms were well-made, and included graceful curves. Next to it was a bottle of metal balls that fit into the tube with a label that read "crystallized mercury, handle with care," along with what looked like black powder used in fireworks, and a straight brass rod that flared at one end. Apart from that, she quickly noted the bottle of blood and syringes near the mercury balls.

Satsuki sighed to herself as she thought to the circumstances of her imprisonment. It had been three years since her confrontation with Naruto, and she'd regretted it ever since. There wasn't a day that went by when she wished she could take back the fight at the Valley of the End; that she hadn't let her wrath and her lust for power blind her the person she had cared for most in the world.

If she'd just ignored Orochimaru's offer of power, she wouldn't have been in this situation in the first place; Naruto would've been alive, in her arms, and (given time) sharing a bed with her. Unfortunately, she'd chosen to throw reason to the wind, because the temptation for the power to avenge her clan was too great━and for that, Naruto had paid for her lapse in judgment with a Chidori to the chest, while she took a Rasengan to the shoulder. As he washed away down the river, she tried to catch him before he fell down another waterfall, but before she could rescue him, Kakashi's dogs had caught up and knocked her out, mere seconds away from catching Naruto by the wrist.

After her retrieval, and being told that she'd killed Naruto, Satsuki was sentenced to house arrest in her clan's temple, never to leave its premises until such a time that the Hokage had deemed that she had been punished enough. Though after hearing of what she'd done, the Last Uchiha would've gladly come to the temple without prompting, and flogged herself daily if given the means. Instead, she had to settle for praying on her knees before the effigy of Bishamon to smite her, or barring that, give her an opportunity to repent for her sins. She had been kneeling and praying for a chance at penance since her confinement, sustaining herself only on the walnuts and acorns that grew on trees in the temple grounds. After three years of near-constant prayer, the Hokage had finally come to her with a chance to repent…an opportunity that she jumped at immediately.

As she pulled the sword and dagger pair from the chest, Satsuki had no delusions of a warm welcome from the remainder of the Konoha Twelve. Given that she was practically a traitor that was given a relatively light sentence, it was understandable; but she would go to any lengths to atone for the life she'd taken. Still, they were in need of her services, and she would take every opportunity to do Naruto's share of the work.

Opening the shoji door, Satsuki took in the night air as the blood moon bathed the streets of Konoha in a subtle red. She needed to head to the Hokage Tower in order to be briefed on this killer they were going to hunt down.

[Elsewhere in Konoha]

A man ran down the streets of Konoha as though the legions of Hell were at his heels. Any other day, the luxurious vestments he wore would have prepared him for any number of occasions, but not an armored psychopath running him down with a sword in hand. Luckily, he had spent time in the armed forces long before he was a businessman, and was able to reach the two shinobi that were on patrol; he was also fortunate that they were also deep in his pocket.

With a wave of his hand, the two jōnin moved to guard their charge. As he paused to catch his breath, the businessman had a good look at his pursuer. Whoever this figure was, was clad in paper-thin silver plates that had been tarnished by age, his face hidden behind a beaked helmet with intricate scrollwork embossed on its faceless visage. His weapon resembled a katana with intricate all-metal furniture, and he had a strange, but equally ornate item holstered at his right hip.

"Tough luck!" the businessman taunted, from behind his bodyguards, "You won't be getting out of this with a pair of jōnin breathing down your neck! And once I'm done with you, I'll be giving the good queen my full atten—"

Whatever else the businessman had to say was interrupted when the pursuer drew his smaller weapon. With a loud *bang*, his world went black.

"Our blood strengthens thine, but trifle not with these traitors and abandoners. They are cold, brutal, and without mercy. But thou? Thou shalt be worse. Rip and tear, my knight, until it is done."

A/N: Not much to say, except that there will be blood, as the Konoha Ripper tears through the village.

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