Happy new year dear readers! I wanted to release this story in time for the new yr, but sadly I got sick and lazy to do so! As always thanks for your support, yours reviews are very very much appreciated =^^=,Hope you'll have a pretty awesome yr ahead of you and let's get inspired together! Without further ado of my babbling here's the next installment.

The branches smacked against her cheek leaving red streak in it's place, the moon light...didn't even make any sense, she still couldn't make out a thing "Where exactly did you find those glasses? I feel like we've been walking for hours! We're lost aren't we Naruto?!" Sakura rubbed her cheek and frowned at her blonde team mate. "Great! this is just what I need! Wandering around like lost sheep in to a trap? Our death? Who knows!"

"Sakura... I think you're overreacting, It's only five minutes since we started searching" Sasuke sighed at his team mate.

Naruto rubbed the back of his head and grinned sheepishly "Wellll...about that..uhhh..Hm?!" He trailed off as the ground below his feet started to shake, "whoa! I think the milk from earlier just made my stomach growl so loud it shook the ground"

"It's because you're lactose intolerant!" Boruto mumbled under his breath

"That wasn't your stomach you idiot!" Sasuke shouted back as he looked around the forest. "Is this an enemy's doing?"

Most of the blood started to drain from Mitsuki's already pale face as he shakily pointed to the source of the tremor, "Wha...what is THAT?!"

Everyone looked towards the direction of Mitsuki's finger and spotted a giant version of the sharingan creature, it's head reached somewhere in the clouds.

"Gah! I-It's that thing again! Only thing is it's wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy-" Naruto was cut off by his team mates.

"WE GET IT! IT'S FREAKING' HUGE!" They cried out in unison.

Mitsuki looked at his team mate, he looked unfazed and wore a small grin on his face. "What are you smiling about?"

Boruto looked left then right and then back at him. "Are you talking to me?"

He frowned at the blonde "I guess since you're the only one smiling"

"I'm smiling because if you look closer you'll see Sa-"

Naruto pushed Boruto out of the way and pointed to the sky "Hey! Hey guys! It's the girl!"

Sasuke looked up "No way! How did you of all people see that?"

Naruto rubbed the back of his head with a small blush across his face "I never miss a pretty girl! Hehe"

Boruto looked like he wanted to puke "When you say that it sounds wrong on so many levels! ttebasa!"

•••••••••••••••••••••••●●●●

"Papa! I..we...woahhhhh! I'm high...I'm off the ground!" Sarada covered her mouth as a nauseous feeling washed over her. "Okay..you got this...keep it together, no biggie just a couple feet in the air, Ugh! At this rate my puke will be all over the place!"

" Sarada!" Sasuke sliced off the left arm that held her tight and grabbed her by the wrist before she could hit the ground.

The creature (over sized minion :D) raised it's left feet to crush them, Sasuke frowned "I've been ignoring you all this time but it seems like you're just not getting it!" *AMATERATSU!*

Sarada watched in awe as the black flames began to engulf around the creature causing it to fall back and start thrashing about. "Papa that was amazing! What was that?!" She went closer to get a better inspection when her father placed his hand on her shoulder.

"Don't get too close, despite moving slowly the flames keep burning for seven days"

"I see..." She looked towards the ground, She couldn't face her father right now, Since he would probably be mad at her.

*sigh* "Sarada what were you thinking?! Not only could you have gotten yourself killed, I've lost sight of Shinchiku! Why are you here? Did you come alone?"

Still unable to look him in the eye, she looked at her feet like she found something interesting on the ground "I'm sorry papa, but just for once I wanted to know what keeps you away from me and mama...what made you missed out all those major things in my life...like my first word, my first step and from what I've seen it's not that important!"

He lifted her chin "You and your mother are the only things that matter to me."

A tinge of pink stained her cheeks as she averted her gaze away from him again, "W-well you have a funny way of showing it"

He placed his hand on top of her head "That's why despite not being there for you physically in the past, I will always try to protect you and the rest of the village because I want to be there with you every step of the way as we move forward to the future."

"Papa..." She looked up at and noticed his small smile,She returned it and caught him in a hug.

"SARADA!" Her team mates cried out in unison as they spotted her below.

She looked up and waved frantically at them "You guys!"

"What'cha doing down there?" Boruto waved back then stiffened after seeing the tall person next to her.

Sasuke grinned at them " I want to have a talk with the two of you..but it'll have to wait when I get back" he disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Boruto gulped when he saw Sasuke "Great! Just what I need right now! he's gonna kill us!"

He started to move backward and Mitsuki raised his brow at the blonde's strange antics "What are you doing?''

Boruto, Mitsuki, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura jumped down and moved closer with curiosity towards the black flames.

"That jutsu must be something to take down a creature that size" Boruto smirked

Naruto slowly reached out his hand,"Whoa! Black flames! Now how cool is that?! It makes me wanna touch it!"

Sakura's emerald eyes widened "H-hey Naruto I don't think you should"

Inner Sakura: "That thing looks so awesome! I wonder if I can learn a techmique like that? It will come in handy to use on that Ino pig girl when she tries to make a move on Sasuke! CHA!"

Sarada slapped his hand away, "No! don't touch that! as cool as it looks once it gets contact with you, it will burn until there's nothing left!"

The blonde ninja's eyes grew wide as saucers as he jumped back "WHAAAAA! I TAKE IT BACK! IT'S NOT COOL AT ALL!"

Sasuke's eyes twitched slightly, "Black Flames...?"

"Is that a technique from the Uchiha Clan?" Mitsuki's golden eyes sparkled, "It's magnificent!"

Sarada's cheeks reddened as she beamed at him, "It sure is!"

Sasuke turned in her direction and shakily pulled a kunai from his weapons pouch, in the blink of an eye he was by her side with his kunai at her neck. "just who the hell are you? Are you an Uchiha?!"

Naruto and Sakura stood in shock at their team mate's actions. Until Sakura got over it first and spoke up "Hold on Sasuke! haven't we done this before? they're okay"

Naruto waved his arms about frantically "Yeah! they don't look like the type of people to betray us!...errr..." he trailed off as he looked in Mitsuki's direction,"Well that guy over there looks a bit funny but overall my gut tells me we can trust them"

Mitsuki glared at him "Hey!"

A trickle of sweat ran down her forehead as she looked the other Uchiha from the corner of her eye, "Man it feels wierd talking to a younger version of my p-"

"Hey! Let Sarada go!" Boruto grabbed Sakura and placed a kunai to her neck, causing her to squeal in surprise.

"Sakura! Let her go you this instant you bastard!" Naruto clenched his fists and gritted his teeth

"Well this is awkward..." Mitsuki scratched his head and looked from side to side.

"We can help you guys, Trust me when I say this! ttebasa!" he fished around in his weapons pouch and pulled out the heaven scroll he got earlier from Shino.

Sasuke tightened his grip on the kunai "That doesn't sound right...you would just willingly gave it away just like that? what's the catch?"

Boruto released Sakura and threw the scroll towards him, "See..no catch, S-so you gotta let Sarada go since I kept up my end of the bargain."

Sakura walked up to him and gently rested her arm on his shoulder "Sasuke think about this carefully, Remember our heaven scroll got destroyed by Orochimaru"

Mitsuki's ear twitched at sound of the name

Sasuke glanced at his team mates, They both gave him a slight nod, He looked at Sarada, then reluctantly released her from his grip. *sigh* "Fine...but you still haven't given me any answers"

•••••••••••••••••••••••●●●●

Orochimaru leaned against a branch looking at the sky enjoying the screams and wails genin that filled the night air, "hmmm it's like music to my ears"

"I also enjoy the screams terror echoing through the night" Shinchiku appeared beside him, "However I did not come here for this but to negotiate"

Orochimaru's golden eyes flicked with interest, "I have seen many things, but never have I cross paths with the likes of an uchiha with one eye before...fascinating!"

"My name is Shinchiku and I came originally came from one Kaguya's dimension but I found refuge here because my kind on the brink of extinction"

Orochimaru looked at him blankly "This affects me how? and why seek me? Do you know who I am?"

"Of course I do, that's why I am here before you. Join me and let's destroy everything in our path! Is it not your desire to crush the leaf village into dust and then spit on it?"

Orochimaru looked at hokage faces on the distance, held his hand towards it and balled into a fist.

He stepped closer to the sannin "I also know you're after the sharingan, I've got a mature one for you and you'll get a rinnegan too as a bonus!...we just need to set the bait"