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Author's Note (A/N): Hey guys this chapter is going to throw you for a loop. Backstory and flashback incoming! A long awaited one if I do say so myself. I hope you all enjoy.

(Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it. I hope everyone has a wonderful day and stays safe. This is my present to you!)


Chapter 38

Sound in the Forest

"Mom what's going on? What's that noise?" The voice of a young boy called out as explosions were going off around him. "Tidal grab your sister and go!" The voice of a young woman yelled as she was surrounded by a powerful white aura of power that was rippling off of her in waves.

"Honey what's going on? Who's attacking?" A timber like voice shouts out that was definitely male. There was a hint of panic in his voice as he raced over to his wife. "She brought Hell Hounds! She's making her move now." The woman warned as she raised a massive wall of water that blocked an object that splashed through her wall. It was an invisible apparition that appeared to be a four-legged animal as the sounds of a low animalistic growl could be heard coming from that direction. Steam was rolling off the creature as a blurry distortion in the air marked the position it was standing in.

"You should have killed her off when you had the chance instead of just banishing her! Banishment and imprisonment in Hell was too merciful a sentence for that ungrateful woman." The man grunted as his powers started to rise. "I sense dozens of them. Nimbus take the children and go! Even just one Hell Hound would be a deadly challenge for you. Let alone our species as a whole." The woman warned as she started to slowly rise off the ground. Several key things to take note of was the fact that golden hued oval shaped wings were coming out of the woman's back and the fact the woman was only a few inches tall. She had long slightly frizzy blond hair that reached to her waist that had white streaks running through the length of her hair and bright crystal blue eyes and pointed elf ears. For someone of her very short stature she had a curvaceous figure and a stunning face filled with inhuman beauty.

"This many would be difficult for you as well Neo! You couldn't possibly take them all on by yourself. Even we demons are helpless against them." Nimbus pleaded with his wife as he held his kids close to him. His son who was 8 years old and his daughter who was three years old and would be four in a few months. The son had wavy blond hair in a short bob cut around his head with dark blue eyes, pointed elf ears, and a small mole underneath his chin. He had oval shaped golden wings on his back as well but the pattern on his wings weren't as fluid and circular as his mother or sister. The father was the same way in the fact his wings didn't have oval shaped fluid patterns. If you had to describe it then you'd say it looked more masculine in design while the girls had a more feminine design to their wings.

The young daughter was the spitting image of her mother. She had bright blue crystal clear blue eyes; small pointed elf ears; and unlike her mother whose hair only stopped at her waist, she had ankle length slightly frizzy blond hair that draped down around her body like a curtain. It surrounding the little girl who wasn't more than an inch or two tall. She was tiny and her older brother wasn't much bigger. If anything, she looked like a walking pile of blond lint with the ridiculous length and volume of her hair.

The small family of four were inside of a massive tree house that was actually a mansion and the tree house rested inside of an even bigger tree that was truly enormous in size not only to them but to a regular human as well. The tree and subsequently the house itself was covered in thick blankets of snow and the ground itself was no different. Surrounding the grand tree was an entire forest up in a snowy valley with millions if not more small tree houses scattered throughout the thousands of trees with at least one third of the wooden huts being buildings instead of houses.

"You forget honey that I'm no ordinary demon…" Neo ominously said as her power exploded from her body in rippling waves as she ascended into the air with all the grace and presence of a royal Queen or powerful Goddess which coincidentally enough she was. She was both in fact. "Your greed and jealousy has finally come to a boiling point huh Lilith?" Neo muttered in resignation and pity. The look in her eyes was one of pity but it held no love for the person floating across from her.

A fellow fairy was floating across from her in the air but this fairy was anything but friendly. The fairy had long curly black waist length hair with a few streaks of white locks mixed in. She had narrow black eyes and what some may constitute as a pretty and attractive face if not for the plainly apparent devious intentions she had at the moment and the pure waves of animosity she was radiating. She had large pointed elf ears that parted her hair and gave her bangs as well as two front tails of hair. Out of her back was a set of dull rustic colored wings that tapered off at the ends in long strands. Her bottom pair of wing weren't clearly defined as they flared out across her back. Small translucent antennae like appendages flared out from the roots of her wings and hung loosely in the air with her wings.

For clothes Lilith had on a simple white dress that had many wrinkles in it. It reached about a few inches below her waist and tapered off in random torn edges and hugged her slender frame accentuating her more slender curves. On her arms, she had long sleeved brown leather gloves that reached a few inches above her elbow. On her legs, she also had thigh high leather boots in the same brown color.

Neo had on a simple white dress that fell to her knees in staggered edges. It was night time so she didn't have on any regular clothes. But that all changed when Neo summoned a magic circle that enveloped her and gave her new clothes. Now she was in her combat attire. Neo had on an icy blue colored dress with blue accents and designs coalescing throughout the dress to create a beautiful battle ready piece of clothing that could take a hit or two. "I've waited long enough my Queen. I will have the Aqua stone in my possession when this is all over." Lilith spoke in a condescending tone as small little spheres of fire started to spawn around her. "I see that since the time of your banishment you went ahead and reincarnated yourself as a Devil. Did you think that would have boosted your power enough to challenge me?" Neo questioned with a tame disbelieving shake of her head. "That remains to be seen my Queen." Lilith bit back as she glared daggers into the one being she hated above any other.

"Lord Zinnath bestowed the Aqua Stone onto me. Entrusted it to me because he believed that I could use it for good. What would a Summer Fairy use the Aqua Stone for huh? You've always had a terrible inferiority complex that's caused you to develop a lust for power and destruction. It doesn't matter where the power comes from and it doesn't matter what has to be destroyed to get to it. We may be demons but we are not mindless, and this twisted ideology of yours is shameful to everything the Seasonal Fairies stand for. But it ends here today Lilith." Neo lectured as the already cold air in the region started to plummet at a fast rate.

"I care not for your words Neo. I will have the Aqua Stone and you at my feet. By then your little family will be dead and I will be left to rule in your place." Lilith said with a snarl as she flared to orbs of fire around her in a challenge. "And do you honestly think you can beat me? That line of thinking will be your inevitable demise. The Four Great Satan's would never allow someone like you to rule over the Fairy Domain. My students would kill you where you stand." Neo countered with a frown forming on her face. Down below her in the trees Queen Neo could see millions of Winter Fairies gathering in the area as they fended off the Hell Hounds. It wasn't enough as the power of a Hell Hound was more powerful than most Demons and Devils but they were doing all they could and Neo felt a sense of pride for her kind as they have always been stubborn and prideful as a species.

As far as the eye could see there was nothing but endless snow covered forest that stretched out into the vast unknown of the great mountain range valley the region resides in but Neo was well aware that there were three more biomes dedicated to the Spring, Summer, and Autumn fairies right next to her own and the four biomes make up the Fairy Domain. A large geographical area in the pits of the underworld. And Neo was the Queen and ruler of every square inch of it.

"I will have no reason to fear the Four Great Satan's once I've attained your power. Your students will know their place but it's for that reason that I've brought help." Lilith insisted as she pointed out three demons below her that were very familiar. "Oh, yes you're little lackeys. The only three demons in existence dumb enough to follow you. Ryūra, Kyōra, and Jūra. They even got themselves a little parasite demon to join them, how lovely." Neo pointed out as she took notice of three familiar faces that she knows all too well. "You couldn't match me back then when you three had your full power and now that it's been sealed away you are helpless." Neo stated as she vividly recalled those three having their powers sealed away by a dear friend of hers.

"I would have loved to get that little human pet of yours back for what she did to my subordinates… it's unfortunate that she died a few years back. I would have loved to see her demise for myself or at the very least be the one to kill her off." Lilith taunted which infuriated the Queen as Neo unleashed the full extent of her power. "Hold your tongue!" Neo yelled as a massive shockwave of Yōki released itself from her body nearly taking Ryūra and the others off their feet. The Hell Hounds all looked up from what they were doing as black storm clouds moved into the entire region covering the sky in a matter of seconds. Black snow started to fall at a rapid pace before it transformed itself into an unrelenting blizzard that tore through the entire forest. Queen Neo underwent a transformation herself. She was now the size of a full grown human adult and she stood at a tall height of 5'10 with the white streaks that is in her hair spreading turning all of her blond hair pure white her crystal clear blue eyes turned blood red with small slits in them and they radiated pure power.

A blue glow could be seen emanating from her stomach because a sapphire colored gem stone could be seen sticking out of her stomach where her belly button should be. The stone radiated with pure power as Neo's wings started to leak black snow instead of golden dust. "You will die here today Lilith. Your toxic existence has no place in our peaceful domain." Neo spat as the blizzard picked up in force. "So be it then." Lilith countered as a red magic circle appeared behind her with a sunflower like design on it. A mirror summoned itself out of the magic circle to float behind Lilith and it was a very special mirror. It was a circular mirror that was surrounded by a rich golden designed border. The top of the mirror had golden wings coming out of it. It also sported 4 red ruby gems on the top of it. All around the mirror in the golden border were small spheres matching the golden color. On the sides of the mirror was more winglet like designs.

'The Yata no Kagami… how does she have it?' Neo questioned as she made sure to avoid eye contact with the mirror. It had many unique and devious abilities that when placed in the wrong hands could cause disasters. "Bring it." Lilith goaded as she grew two bat like wings out of her back that were skinny and almost leathery in appearance. They were Devil Wings. "No, you come to me girl." Neo snarled as dozens of blue and white magic circles appeared around her in the sky. Her eyes were frigid cold pits that held no compassion or sympathy for the person in front of her. These were the eyes of a merciless God who would destroy any enemy that got in her way.

With that a rare class between a God and Devil commenced with the landscape around them and the Winter Fairy Kingdom suffering massive collateral damage. The battle lasted for many hours as Neo had to battle not only Lilith who was the biggest threat there with her power but, her subordinates who while not all that powerful compare to her were enough to give her trouble with their unique powers and excellent teamwork and the pack of Hell Hounds which was one of the biggest threats as their unique existence and powers proved to be one of the biggest troubles for the Queen.

When the dust settled Lilith and her henchmen were nowhere to be seen and all the Hell Hounds were killed but not without many lives being lost. "How could this have happened?" Neo whimpered as she cradled what remained of her son in her arms. Her husband was completely devoured by a Hell Hound as he shielded his children from a small group that's slipped past his wife. He died taking one of them with him as he unleashed all his power. Her son was next as he desperately tried to run with his baby sister only to be caught in the end. Hearing the screams of her dying family was what sent Neo over the edge. The proof was in the fact that the entire valley in which the Fairy Domain rested was in a complete white out. Everything for hundreds of square miles was frozen over and unbearable amounts of Yōki hung in the air.

"Mommy help…" A little girl squeaked out as a pile of snow was moving a few feet away from Neo. "I'm coming baby just hold on." Neo shouted as she moved the snow and tree branches pinning her only remaining child to the ground away with her exhausted powers. Neo held her injured and traumatized daughter in the palm of her hand as she was still in her human form. "My little Eva I'm here for you darling just hold on. Mommy will make everything feel better ok." Neo comforted her daughter who was trembling in fright and pain. 'How could I let this all happen? Nimbus was right. I should have killed her off a long time ago. Did I truly hold sympathy for Lilith? Now I've lost almost everything.' Neo agonized as she tried her best not to cry and scream out her agony at loosing most of her family and many of her subjects. But the tears wouldn't be stopped as they started to pool in her eyes. In the palm of her hand her tiny little daughter looked like a puffy lint ball due to her wild and out of control ankle length hair that was now ruffled up due to all the commotion that was going on.

'Her life is slipping away. One of those blasted Hell Hounds must have gotten to her. If I don't do something now I'll lose my baby.' Neo cursed as she knew that there was only one thing she could do. Healing her daughter's wounds would do nothing to stop her soul from leaving her body especially since she was a demon and they were in the underworld. 'It has to be done. I have no other choice. By the gods I am so sorry my little Eva.' Neo silently cried as she reached for her stomach and placed her hand over the sapphire colored gem sticking out of the spot her belly button is supposed to be. 'The power of the Aqua Stone can save her life, but in the process it will turn her unwillingly into a Demon Goddess. She won't be able to handle this kind of power. It will corrupt her if ever given the chance… but… but… I believe she can do it. I know she can… please let me be right.' Neo mourned as she pulled the stone out of her stomach and the effects were immediate. Neo started to shrink back down to the size of a normal Fairy and she lost the white color to her hair as it returned back to predominately blond with small white streaks of hair accenting her features.

The stone stayed the same size as it crashed onto the ground next to them. It was in the shape of a three-dimensional octagon with an ethereal energy core at the center of the gem. "Hold on sweetie. Mommy will make you feel a lot better." Neo soothed as she placed her hand on the Aqua Stone and it shrunk down to fit in the palm of her small little hand. She then placed it on her toddler's stomach and watched as it fused with Eva's skin until it disappeared completely. 'She won't develop any white streaks in her hair unless a large amount of the stones power floods her body. The transfer is safe to do but hopefully she will never have to experience the consequences of this power. The rage, the hatred, the toxic power of having your demonic nature amped up to its maximum. It can turn you into a killing machine.' Neo thought in slight regret and fear for the future as she saw all of Eva's wounds disappear in the blink of an eye and she could feel her daughter's life force and soul being repaired.

Neo would have done more but a familiar energy signature not too far away from her had her gasping in shock. "How is she still alive?" Neo wheezed as she turned back to her shivering daughter. Although she's a Winter Fairy the overpowering Yōki filled atmosphere and encroaching snow and ice around them was enough to make Eva shiver in the cold. Neo wanted to curse to the heavens above that Lilith was still alive and the fact that she felt so weak right now she wouldn't be able to properly defend herself or her daughter if anything else was to happen. 'What's this? It can't be?' Neo thought in absolute shock as she was in the process of carrying her daughter when she felt a faint energy signature locking onto Eva who was in her arms or more specifically the Aqua Stone inside of her daughter.

'Could it be? The seal Minato and Kushina were working on? Someone activated it… but this energy it feels like a combination of the both of them… a child… their child lives! Their child is alive!' Neo thought in elation as tears streamed down her face. In fact, she's been crying this entire time as silent tears rolled down her cheeks. From seeing the unrecognizable body of her son to the battered body of her daughter and seeing her husband and fellow Winter Fairies dying it was enough to cause the proud Queen to cry.

"Mommy something's pulling on me. It feels weird. I don't like it." Eva whined as she could feel something deep within her body pulling her away from her mother's arms. "Don't fight it darling. This is a good thing. Someone is waiting for you on the other side. Their calling out to you. They will take care of you." Neo soothed as she gently patted her daughter on the head and watched as a light blue outline surrounded the little fluff ball in her arms. "Who's pulling me away Mommy? I don't want to go. Daddy and big brother will be mad if I go…" Eva slurred as she started to become delirious from not only her body now just adjusting to having the Aqua Stone inside of her but a completely foreign energy signature summoning her.

"Family is on the other side waiting for you sweetie. I'll be right behind you so don't look back. I… I… I love you sweetie ok and so does your father and big brother. Be… be a good girl for me and stay out of trouble. I love you Evangeline." Neo choked out with a whimper which turned into a heart wrenching wail as she watched her daughter's eyes roll into the back of her head because of the stress she was undergoing. She would quickly recover from the vertigo and nausea she was feeling but as she disappeared in a puff of smoke Neo screamed to the heavens above her as she knew that without the Aqua Stone in her body she didn't have long to live. She's had the stone for so long that without it her body couldn't support itself.

"You should have given me the stone a long time ago Neo… now this is all your fault." Lilith's voice could be heard whispering out as Neo turned her head and saw a barely alive Lilith crawling her way towards her but something was behind her. It was a dark mass of inky pitch black shadows that was radiating pure evil. 'What is that?' Neo questioned as she saw the mass of evil engulf Lilith as her vision started to blur. Neo was feeling the effects of not having the Aqua Stone inside of her body now.

'I'm so sorry Eva for what I've done. I have so much to be sorry for. I'm sorry I wasn't there to protect you Kushina when you needed me. Now you and Minato are dead and poor Shoko is all alone now… and your child… he lives… Naruto.' Neo thought as her mental thoughts were starting to blur together as things went black for her.

"Naruto. That was me… that was my mother…" Eva spoke in a choked-up voice as she tried her hardest to fight back the tears that were freely falling down her face. She and Naruto who were in the form of a ghost witnessed all that just transpired. Both their eyes were wide open in shock at all of the events they were forced to see. To see those invisible Hell-hounds tear apart many innocent fairies; to Eva's mother confronting the assailants responsible for the attack. Naruto and Eva spied Kyōra and Jūra participating in the attack as well as a third member who looked very similar to them which lead them to the conclusion that this was another one of their brothers. The battle between Neo and Lilith was nothing more than awe inspiring as Naruto and Eva saw just how powerful Neo was. The battle was more intense than anything they've ever witnessed or participated in themselves and they could only wonder how was it possible for her to be so powerful especially for a species like the Seasonal Fairies.

"I'm so sorry Eva. It will be ok." Naruto said as he tried to hold his emotions together. Seeing the tender moment of Eva and her mother right before she was sent away tugged at Naruto's heartstrings and seeing how distraught his faithful other half was; it was taking its toll on his emotions as well. To see the circumstances surrounding how he met his lifelong partner which was something that the partners themselves never true knew. The circumstances around their meeting was a mystery to them.

The last thing Naruto remembered before coming to this vision was Orochimaru grabbing him around his stomach and an unimaginable mind numbing pain knocking him unconscious. When he came to he had Eva on his shoulder and they were both viewing the events in front of them transpire without being able to interact with the world around them. The world around them faded to black as Eva's mother passed out and the two preteens were unable to see what happens next but the only thing on their mind was comforting each other and processing what they just witnessed. "What are we going to do? Where do we go from here Naru?" Eva questioned as her mind was a jumbled mess of uncertainty. She didn't know how to deal with the truth behind her heart wrenching departure from her former life and the unexpected ejection into her new one.

"I don't know Eva. This time I don't have any of the answers. I'm at a lost just like you but what I do know is that we'll make it through this together; just like we all ways have. This won't stop us I promise. Believe it." Naruto said as he did his best to comfort Evangeline who was distraught. Her mind was in a state of shock right now. There was so much for her too take in and she didn't know how to process any of it. He even added in his little catch phrase that he spouts every once in a while. Eva would often tease him and say it makes him sound like a dork so he's refrained from saying it in her presence but he figured a little light hearted gesture would do her some good in this situation.

Naruto would have said more to his beloved other half but he and Eva felt a very demanding pulling sensation. They were being drawn out of their unconscious state by something happening in the real world and whatever it was the two partners could only describe it as evil.


In the Real World

Pain. It was all he felt. A mind-numbing pain that couldn't be properly described. A scream. A name being called. "Sasuke!" My name. He felt his body being dragged across the ground roughly and a girl screaming his name. It was Sakura's voice. 'What's going on? My body feels like it's on fire.' Sasuke was in a state of delusion as he returned to a conscious state of mind. He could feel himself being dragged across the ground by his legs and his body was in a cold sweat. Sakura's voice was becoming less and less distorted the more his mind had time to adjust.

"Don't worry kid we won't beat your boyfriend too bad. But maybe if you were stronger than this, all of this could have been avoided." The voice of a teenage girl spoke up in a condescending tone. Sasuke's eyes gained clarity as he saw his legs being grabbed by another Genin. A male with spiky, black hair and dark eyes. He wore a beige shirt with two black stripes and three prints of the kanji for death down the front. His forehead protector had an attached happuri under the cloth rather than connected to the metal plate and a snake patterned scarf around his neck.

"Speak for yourself Kin. I'm going to be putting a few holes in this kid." The boy interrupted with a sneer as he dropped his hold on Sasuke's legs as he cracked his neck in an arrogant manner. The grin on his face was full of blood lust and arrogance as he stared down at Sasuke with the eventual intent to kill him. He was bloodied and bruised up from an earlier fight but his will to cause violence hadn't been broken yet. 'My shoulder is burning up. I can't take it.' Sasuke thought as although he was returning to a conscious and coherent state of mind it was also quickly slipping through his fingers since a mind-numbing pain that he couldn't properly describe was spreading out from the back of his neck right on his shoulder blade and it was causing him unimaginable pain.

Sasuke could see Sakura captured in the clutches of a teenage girl who was wearing similar clothes to her teammates. She has very long black hair, almost reaching down to the ground tied by a violet ribbon right near the end, and black eyes. She wore a purple clothed head band with a music note as the symbol; a pale green vest somewhat similar to a flak jacket; scarf; and snake patterned pants much like her teammates. Sasuke eyed the last of the enemy from what he could gather and took in his appearance.

The boy had bandages covering most of his face, leaving only his left eye uncovered. He also wore a large poncho with long sleeves, a snake patterned scarf around his neck, a straw raincoat, protruding from the back of his scarf and a hunched over demeanor.

'Sakura… she's in no position to help… and Team 10 is here.' Sasuke noted as his eyes trailed over to Ino, Chōji, and Shikamaru who looked a little roughed up. Ino had a busted lip and a few bruises on her skin; Chōji had tears, cuts, and bruises all over his body like he just ran into something hard; and Shikamaru was the least injured of the three with a cut and tear dotted randomly across his body. He would be ready to go at a moments noticed but by the way he was breathing it looked like he was running low on chakra. There were two other people of importance that Sasuke was able to catch a glimpse of with his fading mind. The mark on his neck was pulsing with both power and a lot of pain so his concentration was quickly slipping away from his grasp.

Rock Lee was unconscious on the ground a few yards away from him and the older boy had bruises across his body and tears in his jumpsuit that indicated a tough fight but what caught his attention the most was the fact that the only place Lee was bleeding from was his ears which indicated that his eardrums must have been damaged somehow since with Sasuke's excellent vision even without the activation of his Sharingan he could see that there were no cuts or gashes anywhere near Lee's ears and the blood was actually leaking out of his ear itself.

Lastly Sasuke spied Naruto who was still out cold lying helplessly under the protection of a tree with a hollowed out trunk at the base of it. It was like a makeshift cave. Sasuke heard the voice of another teen talking but he couldn't quite make out the person's words but the person sounded familiar. Sasuke took another look at Sakura and he was unnerved to see she was the most injured out of everyone present. Both defensive and offensive wounds and gashes could be seen all across her body, her clothes were tattered, torn, and wrinkled all over and she had a black eye that was nearly swollen shut. Cuts and bruises marred her face with a busted lip and other nasty injuries. The most prominent thing he took notice of however was the fact that Sakura's hair was cut and torn off. Her hair was now in uneven short locks that looked horrible. It looked like it was both cut and ripped away at the same time.

Seeing her in such a horrible condition caused something within Sasuke to snap. It was plainly obvious that not only did Sakura put up a fight and lose badly but the enemy took it a step forward and tortured her a bit which was unacceptable in his eyes.

[Kill them all.] [They are to blame for your friend's condition.] [Show them your power.] Dark poisonous thoughts that sounded like his own started to flood Sasuke's mind at a rapid pace as the pain in his shoulder intensified to its breaking point. Seeing his other friends hurt as well was something Sasuke wouldn't tolerate. Over the last few months with the help of Naruto and the others Sasuke's managed to bond with his other classmates and actually forge a friendship with them. It was nothing concrete due to the fact Sasuke is pretty antisocial and wants to be left alone but he does make an effort to at least talk to them and hang out with them on a consistent basis. He would never admit it but he does care for his classmates in his own little way. Although he could do without Ino and Sakura consistently chasing after him.

Without any warning dark purple chakra exploded from Sasuke's body that caused the teenage boy to jump back in fright. The chakra was like a miasma cloud as it poured out of Sasuke's body with no sign of stopping. Starting at the cursed seal around his neck Juinjutsu marks that are very similar to its parent counterpart started to spread across his face and down the rest of his body. The markings were archaic and looked very similar to Fūinjutsu markings but the purpose of these markings were not the same.

The markings took on the appearance of lava as they spread across Sasuke's skin and once the settled down they turned pitch black just like the Cursed Seal around his neck. The wind was picking up around his body as dust and dirt blew into everyone's faces. The marking covered every visible inch of the whole left side of his body

"Sakura who did this to you? Who was it?" Sasuke asked in a clam voice. His Sharingan was activated and his red eyes were gazing out at the three Sound Genin who were backing up with hesitancy in their steps. The girl released Sakura and jumped back with her teammates when Sasuke cast his glare over to her. Sakura could barely form any words in her mouth as she stared wide eye at her teammate and not so secret crush who was radiating a very cold and sinister presence. Everyone felt it. The chakra coming off of Sasuke was cold, uninviting, sinister, and it felt evil.

Shikamaru who was behind a hedge of bushes with his teammates Ino and Chōji hissed in pain as he looked at his arm where a black choker with a small link of chains attached to it started to heat up and leak a dark miasma out of it. 'Chaos?' Shikamaru winced in pain as he was startled that she was somehow reacting to this.

"Sasuke what's going on? What happened to you?" Sakura managed to get out as she tried to stand. She really couldn't at the moment since she was in so much pain so she settled for resting on her knees. "I'm alright Sakura. It's only the power flowing through me. In fact, I've never felt better." Sasuke answered back in reassurance as he flexed his muscles in his hand by making a griping motion. "This gift that man spoke of… whatever this thing is. It's made me powerful. He made me understand what I am. I'm an Avenger. I must attain power at any cost even if the power itself is evil. Now tell me Sakura which one of these people hurt you?" Sasuke reaffirmed as the energy coming off his body was on a slow but steady rise.

"That would be me!" The teenage boy who was dragging him called out with a cocky and arrogant look on his face. His bravado was coming back to him and he wanted to make his presence known. Sasuke's eyes snapped towards the boy within a split second as he turned the rest of his body to address the older boy. "Is that so…" Sasuke mumbled as he gritted his teeth. The energy around him hissed in a pitch as his power spiked further. The marks on the left side of his face activated again as they crossed over to the right side of his face covering all of his skin in seconds.

'This changes everything… now I understand why Orochimaru wanted us to come kill this kid. He has a curse mark yet he survived the assimilation process. But even now I can't help but feel like somethings wrong here. We can't fight this kid. His power is on a whole new level compared to us now.' The teen with the hunched over disposition theorized as he was starting to see a bigger picture unfolding in front of his eyes.

"Dosu what's wrong? You're not getting cold feet on me are ya?" The cocky boy asked as he saw Dosu take some steps back. "NO ZAKU YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!" Dosu screamed as he came to a grim realization in his head. Zaku wasn't paying his teammate any attention as he pointed both his hands, palms open and forward at all the gathered Genin in front of him. On the center of each of his palms there was a small metal tube protruding out of his skin in an opening. It was barely a diameter in circumference.

Everyone felt Zaku build up an immense amount of chakra as he laughed. "Watch this Dosu! I'll wipe all of them out with just one move! Supersonic Slicing Sound Wave!" Zaku roared as he unleashed a massive pressurized concussive air blast from the tubes coming out of his palms.

Everything around them was blown away by the gale force winds coming from the Sound Genin. Due to the nature of the attack, the Genin who were trying to brace themselves against the blast could barely even here themselves scream as the air itself was blown away from the clearing.

Once the dust settled a massive gorge in the ground could be seen leading up to Zaku who was taking in large deep breaths. His chakra was exhausted from such a move but the cocky smirk on his face was still present. "Well would you look at that. Their all blow away." Zaku said with a cocky laugh as even the tree that was acting as Team 7's shelter was destroyed. "Not quite." A voice whispered in Zaku's ear. A chill went up his spine as he turned in slow motion to address who he knew to be Sasuke but before he could fully turn around he was backhanded across the face with such force that his body ragged dolled across the clearing and came to a stop at Dosu's feet nearly 50 feet away.

'Such speed. He got his teammates and friends out of the way of the blast. I never saw him move.' Dosu noted with a hint of fear ebbing into his thoughts. Sasuke was as quiet as a mouse as he suddenly exploded into a blur of action. He went through several hand signs in the blink on an eye. Far faster than he's ever done so before.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" Sasuke intoned as he unleashed several dozen beach ball sized fireballs from his mouth with rapid fire speed. The flames were a very dark red and they were closing the gap between Sasuke and the Sound Genin at a rapid pace. "No you don't!" Zaku countered as he unleashed a pressurized blast of air from his palms right into the barrage of flames and what came out of them startled Zaku so much that he didn't even have time to dodge. Zaku's air blast dissolved the fire coming at him but hidden in each fireball was a shuriken and with dozens of them hidden away Zaku had no time to move as he was blasted by the barrage of metal weapons which cut into his body at high speed.

Blood and cloth from his clothing gushed out of his body as he was riddled with multiple shuriken and the rest of his body had dozens of gashes and cuts on them. "Zaku get out of the way!" Dosu yelled as he tried in vain to warn his teammate of the next attack. Kin his female teammate tried to intervene by throwing Senbon needles at Sasuke but the last Uchiha simply disappeared from her view. Kin blacked out as Sasuke simply moved passed her in one swift movement. Kin's body was violently propelled over to Dosu who saw that she had a bruise on the back of her neck. Sasuke had knocked her out with a chop to the back of the neck.

Zaku tried to move but with his fear and pain controlling his body he couldn't get out the way as he saw a black blur flank around his body to his blind spot. Zaku's entire body froze on the spot as he found himself in a submission by Sasuke. Sasuke was hyper-extending both of Zaku's arms while placing one of his feet onto the boy's spine pinning him to the ground.

"You seem to be very proud of your arms here. One could even say your pretty attached to them." Sasuke said as a devious and evil smile spread across his face. "No man! What are you doing?!" Zaku yelled in fear and desperation as he tried to worm his way out of Sasuke's grasp. It was no use. With so much chakra overflowing in Sasuke's body he was completely pinned with no way to escape. "Please don't do it!" Zaku screamed once Sasuke started pull back and wrench on Zaku's arms.

All of his classmates especially Sakura had horrified looks on their faces as they both watched and heard the snap and popping sounds of Zaku's arms not only becoming dislocated but actually breaking. Zaku screamed in agony as Sasuke dropped him to the ground. Zaku's convulsed on the ground in mind numbing pain before he blacked out because his body couldn't handle the trauma anymore.

"I guess your next. I hope you're more entertaining than your two teammates." Sasuke stated as he started to walk towards Dosu who was visibly shaking in sheer terror. 'No. This isn't right… who ever that is… it isn't Sasuke.' Sakura thought to herself in disbelieve as she saw the near psychotic grin on his face.

"STOP!" Sakura screamed as she found the strength to stand. She raced over to Sasuke and rushed into him from behind with a bone crushing hug. "Sasuke please stop! This isn't you!" Sakura implied as she squeezed her arms around Sasuke's body as hard as she could. Sasuke looked back at Sakura and a reaction happened. He didn't know why or what caused it but as he looked into Sakura's eyes Sasuke not only saw the tears that were freely falling out of her eye but fear as well. Fear not for him but of him.

When that final thought crossed his mind the curse mark seals across Sasuke's body started to rush back to their source at the back of his neck. The dark purple miasma of chakra dissipated which was a plus for Sakura since she was so close to Sasuke she could barely breath with how dense and cold it was. Sasuke gasped for breath as he dropped to his knees. With the power of the curse mark receding it was causing his body to react in a similar way as if his body was coming off a high. All the energy in his body was ripped away from him as he no longer felt like he could move again. Sasuke was completely exhausted.

"You're strong Sasuke. Too strong. We can't even dream of beating you with the way we are now but let us strike a deal. You let us go and we'll give you are Earth Scroll. It is what your team needs is it not?" Dosu propositioned as he pulled his earth scroll out of his sleeve. He placed it on the ground in front of Sasuke and Sakura and backed up to get some space between them. "But make no mistake if we ever meet in combat again this scenario will never play out with us retreating like this again. Mark my words." Dosu threatened as he picked up Zaku who was battered and bruised and Kin who also had some injuries. Sasuke and Sakura both looked at the earth scroll on the ground in front of them with temptation as they realized that this was a golden opportunity for them. Another Earth Scroll wasn't going to fall out the sky for them and after everything they've been through they didn't feel like having to fight to get another one.

Dosu who now had his two teammates slung across his body secured started to walk away from the clearing. There was something on Sakura's mind that was bugging her and she wanted answers. She realized it was now or never so she spoke up. "Wait? Why is Orochimaru back in the village? What did he do to my teammates? Why my teammates?" Sakura asked as this nagging questioned demanded to be heard. 'Teammates? Does this mean Orochimaru put a curse mark on that blond haired kid too? If he were to wake up alongside Sasuke then we would be dead right now.' Dosu quickly realized with a startling thought. 'Why would Orochimaru send us after Sasuke who he gave a curse mark too? It doesn't make sense. I don't know the answers to these questions. There's a lot that I don't know.' Dosu realized with a grim conclusion as he turned to address Sakura.

"I don't know. I was sent to target Sasuke and eliminate him. Beyond that I wasn't told a thing. I'm in the dark as much as you are and that is the truth." Dosu said as he saw no reason to lie to Sakura. He was going through some internal issues as of now and he was in no position to try and play mind games with his enemies. They won their victory today plain and simple. Even he had some form of honor. With that Dosu left the clearing with his teammates as Sakura turned to look at Sasuke with compassion and concern deep in her green eyes.

With the coast clear Team 10 rushed out from the bushes with Shikamaru and Chōji going towards Naruto's prone form and Ino going to check on Lee who was still unconscious. Shikamaru went to grab Naruto and the second they made contact Naruto's eyes shot wide open as his link with Chaos was reestablished. Taking a gasp of air Naruto slowly rose into a sitting position with the aid of Chōji while holding his head because of a disorienting headache he was experiencing right now. His memories from his vision was slowly tricking into his conscious mind and the feelings he felt because of them was making it hard for him to concentrate on the things going on around him.

"What happened?" Naruto groaned as he tried his best to orient himself. "It's ok I got you." Shikamaru reassured as he patted Naruto's back. The lazy Nara clan heir pulled out a bottle of water to which Naruto was grateful for. After drinking some of the water Naruto began looking around. "I sensed a dark presence out here with us, what happened, is everyone ok?" Naruto asked in concern as he looked over at his teammates who were a couple of yards away. "We have a lot to fill you in on Naruto." Shikamaru stated as he too looked at Sasuke and Sakura.

"Where is Iris? I can't sense her?" Naruto noted as he felt around his neck and couldn't feel Chaos's choker either. "Chaos is right here with me. I came across her in the forest when we were rushing to get to you guys. The crazy chakra being released from the area had us concerned. We knew it had something to do with you. What I'd like to know is why Chaos wasn't with you? As for Iris well Hinata has her but they haven't come back yet from their scouting mission. We still need our scrolls to pass so they volunteered to go deeper into the forest to find a team." Shikamaru explained as he helped Naruto move into a more comfortable sitting position. "We tried to have Iris and Chaos go back to you since they were unconscious but for some reason your body rejected them. They couldn't go back to you and so they latched onto me and Hinata. Keep in mind they were unconscious the whole time as well. One weird thing after another." Shikamaru added in for clarity.

"I see. Well it's quite the crazy story that I have to tell you guys about why the girls were separated from me in the first place." Naruto conceded with a tired and sarcastic smile as he tried to lighten the mood. The memories of the past day's events both in the real world and in his dream was taking its toll on Naruto and he was trying to reassure and comfort himself to help ease the pressure off of his mind.

"I bet it is Blondie. Nothing with you can be simple. You're such a drag." Shikamaru countered with his catchphrase which brought a chuckle out of Naruto that helped lift his spirits. "I wouldn't be your friend if I wasn't right Shikamaru?" Naruto baited with a rhetorical question while chuckling some more. Shikamaru scoffed at the notion but the slight smirk on his face said otherwise.

'The chakra coming out of Sasuke Uchiha was far from normal. It was dark and oppressive. He is definitely someone I'm going to be keeping a very close eye on.' Neji thought to himself as he stood up in the canopy with his teammate Tenten. His face had a scowl on it as he gazed at Naruto being aided by Shikamaru and Chōji. 'Naruto was unconscious during this whole fiasco. Fate decided that he would be useless during all of this.' Neji thought as he saw Naruto reach up into the dense bush he calls hair and rub a certain spot. Neji's pale eyes widened when Naruto's hair moved on its own as if something inside of his hair was moving. Turing on his Byakugan Neji's scowl deepened when he saw some form of what he thought to be a Genjutsu over Naruto's hair. 'What are you hiding Uzumaki?' Neji scrutinized.

Neji's Byakugan wasn't sensitive to Yōki like Hinata's was so he couldn't penetrate the light illusion that Eva placed over Naruto's hair to help hide her. They've had that technique for many years as it was extremely easy to preform and it was the only Illusion based technique that Naruto could perform at the time. Of course he's been studying and working with both Shoko and Chaos in that field but progress was pretty much at a snail's pace.

Neji and Tenten came and retrieved Rock Lee with little opposition from the others as Naruto and Neji had a stare down the entire time. Naruto knew he was in absolutely no condition to fight or defend himself against someone of Neji's skill so he had to suck up his anger and general agitation with being in the Hyūga's presence as the boy spouted a few insults at Naruto before leaving with his teammates.

With the clearing and tree that they were using as a shelter annihilated during the battle and the fact that the area was no longer safe Team's 7 and 10 decided it best to abandon the clearing since it was no longer safe to stay in. More teams would eventually stumble across the area sooner rather than later due to all the commotion that just transpired so it as best to get moving. They planned to meet up with Team 8 so that they could all travel as one group. It was safer that way after all that has happened. It was their original plan so they were going to stick to it.

As Team 7 and 10 left the clearing a figure made themselves known from behind a tree in the think underbrush. It was Karin. She was gazing at the direction the two teams just left in with both curiosity and concern in her eyes for all of them but more or less for one in particular.

'Naruto… Uzumaki… that name. Uzumaki… it can't possibly be… but his chakra. It felt so warm. So familiar.' Karin thought as she overheard Neji speak Naruto's full name earlier as he left with his own team. "I have to meet him again."


To be Continued...


Jutsu Library

1.) Supersonic Slicing Sound Wave - Using the air tubes implanted in his palms, Zaku can control the ratio of air pressure and sound via chakra. By propelling this combination, he can release supersonic blasts of air. These blasts are powerful enough to destroy stone, and can also be used to soften the ground. By increasing air pressure to 100% and reducing sound waves to 0%, the blasts can be used to deflect thrown kunai. This enhanced version of the base attack is powerful enough to level an entire clearing with one blast and completely destroy everything in its path.

2.) Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu - This technique creates a volley of small fireballs, which are sent flying in an unpredictable manner assaulting the enemy. In addition, the flames are controlled individually with chakra, so avoiding them all is extremely difficult. Shuriken can also be concealed within the flames, creating an unexpected secondary surprise attack. Like the flames, the shuriken can be controlled with chakra. For the most part, however, this technique is used as a distraction.


Author's Note (A/N): Hey guys how was that? This chapter is definitely different compared to the norm but I thought about the placement of this flashback and plot development device for a long time. It had to go here and I've semi implied why. With that being said we finally see the circumstances surrounding how Evangeline truly came into Naruto's life. Their is a tone to be inferred from that flashback scene but I'll leave that for you guys to talk about in reviews.

As far as the entire Sasuke Curse Mark scene I've left it as close to cannon as I wanted it to be with slight adjustments when needed.


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Published: 12/25/2016