Welcome back, but I doubt anyone reads these so let's just get to it.
Oh but for the record, no Jackie and Janna will not be getting training in shinobi arts (NOT for the fact of them being girls or any of that shit!), Because they don't have chakra (well USABLE chakra what with all living things are made up of it). They would have to be directly related to a chakra user of the Elemental Nations for that to be possible.
Plus neither of them have shown any "unnatural" feats like Marco and neither had sensed chakra uses all over town when Marco trained there or from Madara's shushin. However they won't be helpless and sit around.
Half a Mile away from Konoha Gates 10:40 AM
After cutting a portal relatively close to Konoha they set up camp real quick for the night. On the walk earlier that morning, the gang were all thinking about what it would be like. They had never been to this dimension and really hoped it wouldn't turn out like the last one.
They had all gotten changed a few hours ago for the environment and traveling. Madara had taken the liberty of helping with that, but he himself had kept his the same.
Janna was wearing pretty much the same thing except for shinobi shin guards, brown shinobi sandals, and grey stockings.
Jackie had put on longer brown shorts, she traded her long-sleeved shirt for a white T-shirt, and had on light green ninja sandals (ninja is shorter than shinobi and means the same thing). Though these did very little to hide her *cough* assets *cough*.
Marco's attire changed the most except for the bandaging on his ribs and left eye. He had on a pair of black ninja pants, black ninja sandals, a dark red sleeveless shirt with black paint splatter patterns on it, and grey leather forearm guards. He had a ninja tool pouch on the back of his right hip, a kunai holster on his left outer thigh, and his katana strapped to his back. He looked like a badass to put it simply. Jackie and Janna certainly didn't mind the view of his muscles the shirt gave.
As they were walking down the road they decided to make conversation. Janna and Jackie didn't know as much about Madara as Marco did, which still wasn't a large amount.
"So Madara." Janna said getting the ancient ninja's attention. "What exactly makes you uneasy about walking into this place if it was your home?" She asked curiously having noted his slightly apprehensive look.
Madara sighed knowing it would come up sooner or later. "I tried to manipulate a broken young man to create an organization to store all The Tailed Beasts into a statue and killing their holders in the process attempt to kill his best friend, use the corpses of fallen ninja to hold off the armies and kill several men and women too buy and weaken the allied forces then use the power of the Rinne-Sharingan to use it's power to reflect off the moon to trap the world in an Infinite Tsukuyomi to put everyone in their own illusion of a perfect world thus ending all wars and fighting. Not to mention how it backfired and brought a powerful goddess back from a sealing done by her sons, one of which was the Sage of Six-Paths who gave chakra to just about every human in this world and unintentionally causing wars to start and him to kill his own brother. Then his sons were reincarnated twice, first into me and my best friend and First Hokage Hashirama Senju then into Naruto Uzamaki Namikaze and Sasuke Uchiha who ended up stopping the goddess Kaguya Otsutsuki in the last battle of the war after Obito's (the man I used) death and before they ended the reincarnation battles of Ashura and Indra once and for all, this time with a happy ending. Well, I assume it's a happy ending I did actually die this time." Madara finished his long explanation of what happened and how.
The three kids were awstruck with what they had just heard. This guy had done all of that and it backfired so horribly that this world almost got wiped out. That... is a lot to take in. He hasn't killed them yet so silver-lining at least. Marco had herd the smaller version before but was still shocked at what had happened. That was just the end of the Third Great Ninja War and the Fourth Great Ninja War. They decided it was best not to think of that now, the guy at least had the decency to tell the truth and seemed to regret his actions. Besides for some reason, none of them seemed threatened by his presence.
Suddenly, a huge gate with a leaf symbol came into sight and had a stand with two men in chunin vests an Hidden Leaf headbands looking bored after just letting in what they assumed to be merchants. They walked up to the gate where one of the chunin was sleeping and the other was just looking down at a clipboard with a half-lidded look on his face. "State your business and names please." He asked in a bored tone.
Madara stepped forward. "Madara Uchiha and three guests. We are here to see the Hokage as soon as possible." He stated while the chunin lazily wrote it down as his partner woke back up slowly rubbing his eyes yawning.
"Okay, have a nice visit." He said as Madara nodded and motioned the children to follow. Each of which muttered to one another about how terrible security is for a ninja village. The guys just sat there for a minute staring blankly into space.
...
Then they both snapped up and looked in the direction they just went. They quickly pulled out a communicator stumbling and nearly dropping it. "Lord Hokage! Sorry to disturb you but there is a... situation." He said slowly.
Eventually Madara and the others arrived inside Hokage Tower and walked right past security and the secretary who didn't even acknowledge their presence until they reached the office. Madara slid open the door and seen a small amount of genin, an older looking Naruto and Sasuke, Kakashi, Orochimaru and Tsunade, and a few jonin.
Everyone's attention immediately turning to them with shocked and horrified looks as security and the lady from the desk made to the hallway behind them. It was tense for a few moments before someone finally spoke.
"So you ARE here. I thought the guys from the front were messing with me." Naruto said raising an eyebrow as everyone looked at him. "I have many questions, but I suppose introductions are an order." He said with a smile.
Madara smirked as did Sasuke. "Well, I am Madara Uchiha. This is Marco, Janna, and Jackie." He said motioning to the kids to his side. Everyone's main focus was Marco because of the wraps on his face covering his left eye. "I have been training Marco personally for a little while and he made significant progress. At the very least compared to other generations after mine and Hashirama's. The girls are friends of his." Madara voiced
People reacted to it differently and wondered why Madara would train the boy. "Wait, why would you bother some random kid you found?" Sasuke asked suspiciously. He doesn't exactly have a good track record with apprentices.
Madara smirked again. "It is only natural I don't want a weak link in the Uchiha bloodline." He said throwing everyone for a loop. An Uchiha? How?!
Suddenly a black haired girl with glasses walked up. "I have a cousin?" She asked curiously. A blonde boy looking very similar to Naruto walked up.
"Now hold up a second Sarada. How do we know they aren't lying? He doesn't even have the black hair or eyes of an Uchiha." He tried to reason trying to keep his friend safe.
Naruto and Sasuke looked at Madara. "We would need some evidence to support that claim. Perhaps a blood test or something?" They suggested. Sasuke was actually hoping this was true so he could know of other Uchiha.
Sarada then voiced her opinion again. "Well, it's not to far-fetched to say he is an Uchiha. I mean Boruto your sister had blue eyes and yet unlocked her Byakugan and still retained her blue eyes after deactivating it right? It's just a small alter in DNA. That doesn't mean I trust them, I just wondered what it is like to have other family out there. After all I'm not an idiot like you Boruto." Sarada said adjusting her glasses and smirking as Boruto got an annoyed look on his face.
"Oh yeah well try to remember those words when I become your best ANBU when become Hokage, Sarada. Because you would be lost without my help." He said with a grin as Sarada got a pink hue on her nose and a scowl overtook her face. Everyone sweatdropped as they argued back and forth.
Madara then turned to Sasuke and Naruto as they talked about what is going on and Madara's predicament training Marco.
The Hidden Leaf Village/Hokage's Office 11:45
As everything was explained and Marco was indeed proven a member of the Uchiha clan activating his two tomoe Sharingan for extra evidence. This did however make Sarada feel inferior due to her having more training and an actual ninja but he obtained two tomoes in two weeks of training while she only had one tomoe after months of practice.
After the other kids and adults in the room introduced themselves, they decided to cut to the chase.
"So you want us to help train this boy, Marco?" Naruto summarized getting a nod from Madara. "Why? You should be able to handle it just fine. So why ask us for help?" Naruto asked causing others in the room to mutter in agreement. Madara sighed and looked straight at Naruto.
"The truth is I won't last much longer. The one who reincarnated me is running low on chakra and will die after. I have no one else to turn to for help and I don't believe it is appropriate to sacrifice another human life just so I can stay a little longer. It is also law to have any members of a rare clan in the village to maximize their abilities in order to ensure their safety." He finished getting many shocked looks from those around him, none more than Marco. He hadn't thought of when the man's chakra would run out. Madara turned to Sasuke. "That and I thought you could help one of your last family members become strong to protect those he cares for like you do now."
Sasuke looked to Madara and the others in the room before sighing. "Alright, but I'm not available at any point in time. He can train with me before I help Boruto and Sarada in the afternoons of weekdays. Other than that he will need to find some one else." He said flashing a look to Kakashi who had a half lidded look.
"And here I thought after dealing with the kids in the forest I could be done training kids." He groaned. " Then again, he is about three years older then the rest of them so maybe he has some discipline. Very well. In afternoons of Monday-Thursday I will train him. The rest can be his own training or some off time. Does that work for you?" Kakashi asked settling his gaze on Marco. He nodded also realizing how anti-climactic this response is in general.
"That's good and all, but I think you all forgot something." Tsunade said crossing her arms. "I should probably heal the kids wounds before he does anything." She said making others remember his bandaged body.
"Okay first heal then training. Got it?" Asked Sasuke as Marco nodded. "Good. After you do that meet me at Training Ground 7. If you don't know to get there ask for directions. I look forward to seeing your potential as a ninja. Before that I would like to see your resolve and reason for getting stronger." He said disappearing in a flicker.
After everything was done Marco, Janna, Jackie, and Madara were talking in the street. "Why didn't you tell me you were about to vanish?" Marco asked as Janna and Jackie just listened as they walked down the street to the hospital.
"I didn't want you to be upset. I planned on telling you after they agreed to train you in my place. You are a great person Marco and the potential of becoming a greater ninja." Madara spoke and put a hand on Marco's shoulder. "I hope you achieve your dreams. However, don't let strength or power get to you. More importantly, don't allow selfish desires to push those close to you away. It makes things much worse." He said sagely. "I have a week at most. Just remember everything we talked about and take care of your friends. Also, keep in mind a ninja's greatest weapon is deception. Never underestimate that skill." He finished before walking away leaving Marco to feel like he had just got punched in the gut by Spikeballs.
They haven't known each other long, but Marco looked up to him like a mentor. Marco had never really lost some one before. The closest one being Star when they said good bye or when she 'died' after what Toffee did. The difference being he knew Star better and had someone to blame. Plus, Madara was still technically dead. Marco sighed and continued to the hospital.
Madara said not to let those close to him get pushed aside. Marco decided on his first off day he would get his phone Dimensional Cellular Service so he could call Star. He doesn't want to completely remove her from his life nor for her to do the same. Even if things were awkward he knew that her not wanting to see him or something else like that was just an excuse to weasel out of a possible emotional conversation. But he isn't like that any more so he is actually going to try this time and refuse to back down.
Timeskip Friday 9:56 AM
It had been five days since all of that drama. Now Marco's training had changed a bit since he started and his body was healed from the incident and no longer needed the bandages. Sasuke also made Jackie and Janna learn a few things. They may not have usable chakra, but they can use weapons and train physically (like Lee did except they will not even be close to that due to not being born from a chakra line like him and thus do not have access to The Inner Gates). Sasuke said he would get Janna and Jackie both a ninja tool so they can use jutsu written on the tiny scrolls after they complete weapons and body training, despite his personal hate of the device.
He had Janna start on sneaking, senbons (those needles), the brass knuckles (with blades on the bottom and held in a reverse grip), poisons, antidotes (so not to accidentally kill someone), manipulation, and traps. Jackie on the other hand, had been focused on weapons. She had been taught with shuriken, kunai, strategy, demon wind shuriken (though she can't hold it up yet), and a ninjato. Marco could say they were pretty diverse.
As foe Marco, he had to where gravity seals first level which made him feel like walking through a river of water. He felt nervous after hearing the fifth level is like trying to walk through a concrete wall. At the same time he was told to release the seal occasionally so he can get use to the added speed and strength. He was also working on some jutsu Sasuke suggested. Apparently Marco had more chakra than an average ninja and learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu after two days. However due to not being an Uzamaki he could only make one max instead of like hundreds without effort.
Sasuke had taught him Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu. It can either shoot multiply small fireballs rapid fire or could be used on shurikens and kunai midair for devastating combos. He was also learning Wind Style: Gale Palm, Lightning Style: Current Transfer Jutsu (pushes lighning currents through a weapon), kenjutsu, and how to properly practice use of the Sharingan from Sasuke.
As for Kakashi, he switches from lazy and serious Marco can't tell which he really is. He had Marco start on this technique that intrigued him, Lightning Style: Chidori. Kakashi seemed really serious about it especially on its drawbacks on your chakra and arm. Apparently first use of this jutsu can drain you and leave parts of the skin on your arm burnt, which is why he wears the white bandages all over his left arm. Marco can only use it once a day with the drawbacks even at full strength. While he could use more chakra after using it once at full strength if he used it again he has less control and after using it the next time and holding it for ten seconds he would be out of chakra and defenseless. He needs to practice more with that one.
Kakashi had been teaching Marco some basic genjutsu. Marco could already think of many uses for this. He could cover up wounds from opponents so they believe he had taken no damage, mess with the enemies senses, cover up traps, or even trick people into believing a kunai is a long sword making them miss the block terribly. Marco's training didn't really fault in any way. Apart from not having the knowledge of certain things, he seemed pretty well diverse in every category. His taijutsu was his best though because he was use to close combat, ninjutsu has only improved so far, kenjutsu was going very well due to past experience with swords (he is trying to learn reverse griped sword fighting though to through people off his fighting style), his genjutsu is descent for a beginner, the only fuinjutsu Marco knows is the tracking seal which difficult as hell to learn because of how complicated it is for lower ranked ninja to learn. Marco is smart so he figured it out in a few days when he received from Madara.
Speaking of which Madara told them he could feel the man's chakra depleting and true he could just refuse to leave like when he fought the Five Kage in the war with Kabuto losing control, but he wished to return to the afterlife with his friend. The goodbye was hard for Marco, but still a good teaching moment. Something he told Star and Pony Head when the Bounce Lounge closed, sometimes things change or end and we just need to except it. Marco was confident that Madara had helped him a lot and was grateful for that.
Right now Marco is standing in the middle of a bunch of trees with his Sharingan activated and kunai in hand. He is trying to master the trick shot that Sasuke saw Itachi do at a young age and after he would attempt the shuriken trick Sarada learned that worked similar to the kunai trick shot.
He leaped up and threw the kunai at multiple angles and then landed on the ground. He looked at each of the targets even the hidden ones and found he had hit 13/15, got 6/15 right dead center, and 7/15 on the targets other circles. He sighed. This was a long process, but he was patient so he shrugged it off.
Janna, Jackie, and Sasuke all walked out of the cover of the trees and looked at his aim. Sasuke looked somewhat impressed he got this good in a few days. Itachi mastered it in three days after Shisui showed him.
Janna whistled in amazement. Some of these angles you can't even see from the other side of the tree or boulder yet he hit most of them. The only one he missed was the one behind the boulder, which was naturally the hardest to hit.
Jackie went and collected the kunai and checked out how deep they went. She was impressed like the others, but had and eye for how deep it should go and how much force is behind it by how deep it traveled into the wood. Marco taught her about some science in their study sessions like Force=Mass x Acceleration. Meaning a normal kunai with Marco's throwing speed and the slight decrease in speed from reflecting off each other would make the force vary depending on the way Marco threw it.
"However, even with the slight decrease in speed..." Jackie thought as she overlooked how deep a kunai pierced the target. "...he still didn't lose much considering how hard he threw it. If this was a person I think they would bleed out at the least." She thought seeing as how the kunai had pierced almost to the hilt meaning the target was stabbed into the tree (by the way the targets are made of wood and 4 inches thick).
Sasuke's pocket had a beep come from it meaning he had to have me work on one more thing before going home or something since Kakashi doesn't train on Friday-Sunday. "Okay Marco the next thing you should work on is a Sharingan technique. Normally, only a fully developed Sharingan user would be able to attempt this but is not impossible. When unlocking the Sharingan you will eventually gain two abilities the Eye of Insight and the Eye of Hypnotism." He said listing them off as the three teens gained intrigued looks.
"What do those do?" Asked Marco.
"Well the Eye of Insight will grant you enhanced perception, barely able to see chakra, the disturbances in chakra flow, and the ability to copy anything you see and use it yourself assuming you can actually perform the action physically or alter it a little to fit your own style." Sasuke explained making the teens wide eyed.
Marco then thought back to the fight where he could see the attacks coming less quickly than before and how he is able to perform the kunai trick shot so well. What really surprised him was he could copy anything he sees and do it himself or alter to his own capabilities. Theoretically, this means he could copy taijutsu styles, enemy ninjutsu handsigns, kenjutsu stances and techniques, see through or notice genjutsu, and even predict an attack with a muscle twitch.
"As for the Eye of Hypnotism, it will allow you to more or less alter or control your targets thoughts, actions, and responses through direct eye contact or even peak inside their minds. However you can only use these skills on such a level after using the power many times and getting the fully evolved Sharingan. Yours is incomplete." Sasuke finished making Janna and Jackie turn to Marco who looked even more shocked then they were.
Marco was thrown for a loop. He will be able to control and influence minds through eye contact?! What kind of OP bullshit clan did he come from?! This must be why he heard of so many people in the past trying to steal the Sharingan. Marco was brought out of his thoughts by Sasuke continuing his talk.
"Then there is the Mongekyo Sharingan, but the way of obtaining it may not appeal to you." Sasuke said looking at Marco. This got them worried. "It will grant you incredible power and skill, but at a couple of prices."
Marco gulped. "What do you mean?"
Sasuke had a neutral look on his face and the one eye they could see. "To obtain the Mongekyo Sharingan you must go through an intense sorrow like witnessing someone close to you die." He said making Marco's eyes widen in horror as Janna and Jackie's were shocked.
"Wow. That is nuts and that's coming from me." Janna said looking at Sasuke then Marco.
Marco then looked worried. "Wait. I heard you have the Eternal Mongekyo Sharingan. What does that mean?" He asked scared of the answer.
Sasuke sighed as he opened his right eye as it changed shape and color to an atom shape with a three edged straight shuriken in the middle. "I saw my brother Itachi die and later replaced my eyes with his. The reason for this is, if you use the Mongekyo to much you will lose your eye sight and bleed from them several times before you do. The only cure is to inject yourself with Hashirama cells, be jinchuriki specifically one with a healing factor close to the Nine-Tails, replace you eyes with another pair of Mongekyo Sharingan eyes which will unlock the EMS and relieve you of the previous affects of the MS, or stop using the ability altogether but all the damage will be done. The EMS is a mixture of yours and the one you traded eyes with. Well, there was Kakashi who had the Sharingan transplanted before getting the MS and he only had chakra drawbacks because he is not of Uchiha blood." Sasuke explained as the teens listened intently.
Marco looked down having an unsettling feeling rise up in the pit of his stomach. He wasn't going to see a loved one die, is he? Keeping that from happening was his whole reason for being strong. Sasuke and the girls noticed his distressed face and Sasuke had some wheels turning in his head for a plan.
Konoha 6:00 PM
Marco was blank faced on the outside, but he was freaking out on the inside. But he did it so may as well pull through. A few hours ago Marco switched to a new DCS (Dimensional Cellular Service) and was getting ready to call Star. God he hoped this wouldn't bite him in the ass later.
Marco is currently on top of the Hokage Monument phone in hand. He had placed a small genjutsu over his left eye so she wouldn't notice the scar. He had also changed into his normal attire from before meeting Madara. Marco took a deep breath as he sat down on a bench and hit call.
It rung for a bit. Each ring made Marco feel like he was having his head caved in by Man-Arm. He briefly considered chucking the phone off the cliff to avoid this and forget this even happened until some one picked up.
"Hello?" Said a familiar voice.
"Hey Star." He said managing to keep his voice stable.
"Who is this?" Star said and Marco felt the urge to lecture Star on not answering the calls of strangers, but stopped himself.
"I-It's Marco. Marco Diaz from Earth." He said as the other side went quiet. He heard something fall over and a bit of stumbling.
"M-Marco?" Star asked disbelief in her voice. "Um, well what a surprise. Why are you calling?" She asked sounding nervous.
Marco turned on the face chat to which he was given the sight of his best friend from another dimension in her new outfit (season 3). He scratched the back of his neck. "Well, I planned on calling sooner but I needed to get DCS because they don't have that on Earth."
Star looked at him strangely. "Why didn't you just use your scissors to get here?"
Marco raised an eyebrow to her. "Well, a number of reasons. First of all, your family has a magic barrier to prevent outsiders from using dimensional scissors to enter the castle at any time. Unless you have a meeting with some one or Hekapoo needs to discuss something. Secondly, would you have wanted me to show up unannounced? I probably would have been dog piled by the guards." He listed making Star look thoughtful for a moment before she shrugged understanding his point.
"Alright, you got me there." She admitted.
Marco nodded. "Besides, I don't know if I would have been allowed in the castle if I did come back." Marco said looking to the side.
Star looked confused. "Marco, why wouldn't you be allowed? You helped my kingdom and me countless times. I'm sure my parents would have been perfectly fine with you showing up." She reassured.
Marco smiled. Classic Star, always trying to make others happy. "Thanks Star. I guess I just didn't know if the King and Queen of Mewni would want anything to do with me after you left Earth." He confessed.
Star just waved him off. "It's fiiiine. My dad isn't exactly a 'stuck up king' type and my mom is overly grateful to you for helping me." She blushed at mentioning Queen Moon. Before the fight with Toffee she had never seen the affectionate side of her mother that often. Now she couldn't help but bring up how much it means to her that Marco cares as much about her as she does. Star then changed back to nervous and awkward. "Sooo... how's Jackie and the others?"
Marco felt her insecurities become his own. "Jackie is dong okay. Janna is doing pretty good to. The three of us have been pretty busy lately and only recently got some down time. The students have mostly just been enjoying the Summer. How are you doing?" He asked
Star rubbed the back of her head. "Well, right now I'm just trying to be the best princess I can be right now. I've been attending princess stuff, treaties, kingdom alliances and what-not. But it's very frustrating to have this paperwork and having to make a schedule for everything! I mean, how do you even manage THIS mess?!" Star emphasized by moving in front of the desk of papers.
Marco glanced at some of the papers and pointed. "What about moving the Silver Bell Ball to three weeks from now, having the festival two days after to use it as a celebration of alliance between kingdoms along with it being the Summer Time Festival, then have the meeting with the Ponyheads next week but that's all I can use from what I can see." Marco shrugged as Star stared at him mouth agape.
Star then quickly looked over the papers as her hearts became light bulbs. "Marco that's... genius! Why didn't I think of that? Then again you were always the most organized person I know. *Sigh* I wish you would come over and help me organize the rest of this mess. Being a serious princess is stressing." Star said sadly glaring daggers at the other papers.
Marco rubbed his chin. "Well, you can give me a call and tell me what needs what done or organized. It really isn't that hard for me. I may even be able to arrange free days for you to chill. What do you think?" Marco asked as Star lit up.
"Yeah! That would be awesome, but you can just come over whenever I just won't always be around to hang. You have dimensional scissors and you are welcome here anytime. Your my friend Marco. You shouldn't worry so much. Could have sworn Jackie and me knocked the worry-wat out you already" Star finished jokingly making Marco smile warmly.
"Thanks Star. That... means a lot. I can come over tomorrow alright?" He said making Star nod enthusiastically with a bit of red on her cheeks. "Alright I'll see you later, bye."
"Bye." Star said as the screen went blank.
Marco leaned back on the bench and sighed. "That... went a lot better than I expected." He said honestly to himself.
"Had a chat with the princess, huh?"
Marco jumped out of his seat and faced a smirking Janna. He gained a blank look. "I really hate that you are now somehow more sneaky now."
She shrugged her shoulders smirk still on her face. "You would have known if you weren't distracted." Janna refuted making Marco silently grunt knowing that was true. "Anyway, Jackie wanted me to tell you about a festival next week and Madara wants to see you in a bit at The Forest of Death." She finished and started to walk away. "I am going to see if there are demon summons on this side of the universe."
Marco shivered at the idea of this dimensions demons. He hoped they didn't.
The Forest of Death 6:15 PM
Marco showed up at the entrance to the forest rather quickly. At the entrance he saw Madara alongside a hypnotized man he could only assume was the one holding Madara here. He wondered what was going on most likely another training session.
Madara turned to the young man. "Marco I have your first true test right here." He said motioning to the hypnotized man who had casual clothing style of blue jeans, a white T-shirt, and some sneakers. He also had a headband on that had the japanese word for "Nick" on it. "Your task is to find and kill Nick in The Forest of Death."
Sorry for taking so long hope you enjoyed. Also, please no comments on how Madara can "undo the Reincarnation justsu like with Kabuto in the war after the fight with the 5 Kage. I'm aware of this and so is he but Marco isn't. He wants to return to the afterlife and Marcco can't rely on him and the others forever. Madara does still believe from loss you gain strangth like himself, Sasuke, and Naruto.