Hello all Storm here with a new story! Yes another new story, I know, but when it's an interesting idea I can't help it. And this one is definitely interesting, as we'll be seeing Naruto once again in a galaxy far, far away, but also being on a planet that's now a remnant of what it once was, along with walking within the twilight. So, without further ado.

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"That definitely isn't something you see every day, even by our standards." Stated a woman as she sat next to a man, both of them looking out a window into the vastness of space.

Specifically at the sight of a shattered moon orbiting around a planet that looked to have four separate continents on it along with a smaller, but still large, island.

The woman was incredibly beautiful, with fair, pale skin, violet eyes, and long bright red hair that went down to her waist. With her attire consisting of a long-sleeved black shirt with black robes over it, a black belt that held the robes closed along with having a long silver sword hilt attached to it, black pants, and black boots that her pants were tucked into. With her also having a few pieces of dull red armor on her forearms, calves, and chest.

While the man had fair skin, bright spiky blonde hair with two bangs framing his face, and blue eyes. With him wearing a dark blue turtleneck with off-white robes over it, a brown belt with two silver sword hilts on it, tan pants, and tall brown boots that went up to his knees.

These two were Jedi Master Minato Namikaze and Jedi Knight Kushina Uzumaki, or rather former Jedi now due to the collapse of the Jedi Order. With it having been a little over a year since the Order's collapse during Operation Knightfall, otherwise known as Order 66. Where numerous Jedi Commanders and Jedi Generals were murdered by their Clone Troopers while those that managed to survive were branded as fugitives of the former Galactic Republic, now Galactic Empire.

Minato and Kushina were among those that had managed to survive and escape being killed, due to them being some of the few Jedi that didn't use Clones in battle. Though not out of prejudice, like with Jedi Master Rahm Kota who didn't believe Clone Troopers were suited for battle, despite their skill. Instead, the two simply found it too convenient how after the Sith resurfaced and just before the breakout of the Clone Wars, a Clone Army was discovered to have been commissioned by the late Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas.

Remembering how Sifo-Dyas had believed dark times were coming, but no one had believed him yet it seemed he still wanted to be prepared for whatever he believed was coming. Only for him to then be killed in a shuttle crash while on a mission to negotiate peace between several Felucian Tribes.

So, Minato and Kushina found it all of these things happening so close to each other to be too much of a coincidence. Even more so that the Clones were programmed to follow any orders they're given, no matter what they'd be, leading to them refusing to be given command of any Clone Troopers.

Something that helped save their lives when the Clones had been given the order to kill their Jedi Commanders and Generals on the order of the now Emperor Palpatine. Who the remaining Jedi now knew was really the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Sidious. Having managed to hide his connection to the Dark Side and work his way up to becoming Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, before using the political power he acquired from the Clone Wars and the Separatist Crisis that predated it to become Emperor.

This lead Minato and Kushina to go into hiding, knowing there's nothing they could do to go against Sidious now of all times, especially with his new Sith Apprentice, Darth Vader. Managing to get a Barloz-class medium freighter to help move around the galaxy as they traveled through Wild Space to avoid detection.

"Yeah. I've seen planets with more than one moon or sun, but I don't think I've seen one with a moon like that." Said Minato, wondering what could've damaged a moon like that and still leave it partially intact, let alone leave the planet untouched.

"You think the Empire came here?" Kushina asked, having a hard time being able to sense anything on the planet, if the Empire came here.

"I doubt it. If the Empire attacked this world, they'd have left some ships or a base here. But…you feel too, don't you. I'm sure there is life on this planet, you can barely sense anything, like…" Said Minato with a frown, unable to find a word to describe it.

"Like a wound in The Force." Suggested Kushina.

"Not quite. More like, as if there's something artificial about this planet and it's causing an interference with the Force." Minato said, making Kushina look down at the planet in intrigue that it could have such a presence in The Force.

"If it can hide anyone, maybe it could hide our Force Signatures." Kushina said, liking the chance that they'd be able to find a place where they wouldn't have to worry of being found and killed.

'We wouldn't have to worry if you'd actually prepared to face a Sith Lord, Master. But no, you went with barely anyone, not only getting yourselves killed, but now the entire galaxy is fucked.' Thought Kushina, cursing her Jedi Master Mace Windu for not preparing more, when Palpatine was revealed as the Sith Lord.

One thing about Kushina when she had first been taken in by the Jedi Order is that she was noted to have a seemingly natural affinity for both the Light Side and Dark Side of The Force. Something that had made several Jedi wary that she had the potential to easily become a Sith. Making them hesitant to train her as a Padawan in the event she does give herself to the Dark Side.

Though Mace Windu had accepted her as his Padawan, given his own affinity to the Dark Side and developing his own Lightsaber Style to help him channel it in a way that would benefit that Jedi and the Republic; a variation of Form VII known as Vaapad. While teaching Kushina to harness and control the darkness within her, allowing her to channel it into a force for good. With the redhead also being the first and only one of his students to master Vaapad to the point where she didn't require his permission to use it. Being able to freely use Vaapad without worry of succumbing to the Dark Side, a feat that not even Depa Billaba could accomplish despite being a member of the Jedi High Council prior to her tragic mission to their Jedi Master's homeworld of Haruun Kal.

But during the later years of Kushina's training, their relationship began fracturing due to their differing views on being a Jedi. The Uzumaki began questioning the Jedi's place as peacekeepers and how entrenched they were in the politics of the Republic. With Kushina never hesitating to bring up how the Jedi could be doing more good if they acted more independently, rather than being held back by the corruption and bureaucracy of the Republic. With her free-thinking not sitting well with Mace's distaste towards Jedi that are viewed as mavericks by the majority of the Order.

Not to mention how Mace Windu, along with those like Ki-Adi-Mundi and Saesee Tiin, tended embody a lot of things that were wrong with the Jedi Order. At least in Kushina's opinion, when she grew older and more experienced in seeing how others acted and behaved in the Order. Which eventually lead to her and her Master falling out after she finished her training and was promoted to a Jedi Knight.

Though that's not to say she didn't still care about her former Master, and mourned his death when she learned what had happened.

But the real reason Kushina was peeved at Mace Windu wasn't due to the fact she and Minato were now fugitives, it's because of how it would affect the life of their son due to him being the child of two Jedi.

The two being fully aware it went against the Jedi Code to have relationships, that such connections and emotions would lead them to the Dark Side. But neither of them cared, having developed a bond during their time as Padawans, which only grew over the years until they fell in love. Seeing that the joy, love, and happiness they felt didn't lead them to the Dark Side, it helped fuel their light and desire to protect.

Only for things to go from being some of the happiest moments of their lives, believing they'd be able to leave the Order and start a family after the Clone Wars ended, to the worst when Order 66 happened. Forcing them to go on the run with their son, Naruto Uzumaki, eventually being born almost a year after Operation Knightfall. Making them more determined to avoid being found by the Empire, to keep him safe from being found by either the Emperor or Vader.

Knowing what fate would await him if he was discovered, either being killed for being the child of two Jedi or the more likely one being he's taken to be raised and trained as a Sith. Which was very possible due to him possessing a very strong and potent connection to The Force. Along with having a Midi-chlorian count that rivaled the Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker. Or as he's now known as, Darth Vader, the one who lead the attack on the Jedi Temple and helped slaughter the Jedi, even the Younglings.

Which is the main reason they've been traversing Wild Space, hoping they could find a planet where they could settle down and raise Naruto without worry of being hunted.

'Unfortunately, if there's one thing we've had to learn, not everything goes the way you hope it does.' Kushina thought while leaving the cockpit and heading towards the room they set up as a makeshift nursery for Naruto, picking him up and began rocking him gently when he began crying.

"Shhh, it's okay, it's okay. Everything will be fine, I promise." Kushina cooed, kissing him on the forehead while being unable to keep a small tremor from her voice, not even believing her own words.

Before she looked at her husband when he came rushing into the room. Looking tense and worried, his hands twitching towards his Lightsabers, with the redhead nodding in response.

"Yeah, I know. I'm sure Naruto even knows and can feel it." Kushina stated, making Minato frown gravely.

"It's him, he's managed to find us." Said Minato, all of them feeling the dark presence that's quickly encroaching on them and what it meant.

Vader has come.

"Then…I guess it's a good thing we found a planet that can hopefully hide his Force Signature." Said Kushina, smiling weakly before the two went and placed Naruto within an escape pod, along with several things that he'll need when he's older.

Neither of them were surprised that Vader's found them and was now catching up, given that they'd gone on an important mission they knew would likely put them on the Empire's radar.

Once she was promoted to Jedi Knight, Kushina had been one of the few Jedi that was interested to learn where she came from, and who her parents. Resulting in her stumbling upon her ancestry and discovering that they had very strong-ties to both the Jedi and the Sith.

With it being discovered not too long ago that some artifacts relating to them were uncovered before being transported to Nar Shaddaa to be auctioned off. Leading them to make an all-or-nothing mission to recover them before the Empire could, as Kushina refused to let them pervert her ancestors artifacts and knowledge. But like they predicted, this had gotten the Empire's attention as a result, though they had succeeded in recovering the artifacts.

"I just hope it was worth it to get those things for him." Minato said, placing two Holocrons in the escape pod with Naruto, Holocrons that he and Kushina made with the aid of Master Yoda after stumbling upon him on Dagobah.

With them containing all their knowledge to help train him when he's older, should anything ever happen to them.

"They will, these will help Naruto more than anything we could teach him. He'll understand the true nature of The Force from what they can teach him." Said Kushina, placing three more Holocrons in the escape pod, fully believing the knowledge within them will be more than enough for their son.

They also placed the materials that Naruto would need to create his own Lightsaber, as well a small turquoise Crystal-Gem they discovered and made into a necklace for him. As well as a violet Kyber Crystal they found along with the artifacts, with Naruto having materials to make a second Lightsaber as well.

Before Kushina grabbed the last artifact they located, a mask. A mask that had become a symbol, an icon, one that helped the wearer shape history and define it by their actions. The original owner may long since be gone, but people across the galaxy would know who it belonged to the moment they saw it.

The mask itself was sufficient at covering a person's head and face, being a dark grey color on the top and the narrow sides, while the rest was dark red around the eyes and down the center. While having a narrow black visor for the wearer to look through. Along with a deeper vertical scratch, scarring the left side of it.

'Please, if you're there, help guide and protect him. He'll need you.' Kushina thought, reaching out through The Force and hoping her ancestors would look after Naruto for her.

Placing the mask in the escape pod, Kushina and Minato looked at their son one last time before closing it.

"If we make it out of this, I promise we'll come for you, Naruto. We will find you." Swore Kushina, hoping that they'll be able to survive, but could feel that this could be the end for them.

"But if we don't…then live. Live and grow, become better than those before you were, and…never stop fighting." Minato said, wanting their son to not be like how the Jedi ultimately became, but something better than they were, to show they can be better, and to always fight for what he believes in.

The two then launched the escape pod, watching as it began floating down to the planet's surface, wanting to make sure it got away. Once it was out of sight, the two rushed back to the cockpit to see just what was coming after them, arriving just in time to see an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer come out of hyperspace.

"Yeah, he's on there." Kushina said, gulping a little at now feeling Vader's presence in The Force.

The dark, cold feeling emanating off of him, as if you're floating through the empty darkness of space with your breath being ripped away. It really showed the difference between the Dark Jedi and Dark Sider Users they've encountered before, compared to a true Sith and master of The Force.

"Which means that's not just a Star Destroyer, it's the Devastator." Minato stated gravely, having heard that Vader had his personal flagship modified to have an increased amount of armaments and munition.

Meaning that if he really wanted to, he could simply blast them into dust, but they knew Vader wouldn't do that, knowing he'd prefer personally seeing to it any Jedi he finds are killed.

The two tensed as they saw the Devastators tractor beam shoot out and hit their ship before pulling them towards the hangar bay. Looking at each other, Minato and Kushina nodded, preparing themselves for what awaits them and what could likely be their last fight.

*Devastator Bridge*

"Lord Vader, we've successfully caught the freighter in our tractor beam and are pulling it into the hangar bay." Reported Captain Bolvan as he saluted Vader, while doing his best to hide his nervousness at not just being in the presence of the Dark Lord, but those who were with him.

As it wasn't just Darth Vader on the bridge, but four of the Emperor's Royal Guards, three squads of Clone Stormtroopers, and two squads of Death Troopers, all containing five members each. The latter group being enough to set the entire crew on edge given the nature of Death Troopers. But having some of the Emperor's personal guard made them all nervous, given how they existed solely for the purpose of defending the Emperor.

And if any of them so much as thought someone was a threat to the Emperor's safety, no matter who they were, they wouldn't hesitate in killing them.

"Well done, Captain Bolvan. See to it the ship is secured for my arrival and that no one is to enter it without my direct order." Vader ordered, with Bolvan giving a salute.

"At once Lord Vader. But…if I may speak freely, My Lord." Bolvan said nervously, knowing that Vader doesn't like it when anyone questions his orders.

"You may." Said Vader, raising a hand to let Bolvan speak.

"It's just…this mission is just to eliminate two Jedi. Surely you are more than capable of dealing with them yourself, My Lord. So, why are so many men needed to face them?" Questioned Bolvan, wondering why these two Jedi required so much manpower to face when Vader has managed to hunt down and kill far more Jedi.

Only for the Captain to gulp when Vader turned towards him, unable to ignore his fear as the Dark Lord approached and loomed over him, shivering at the sound of his mechanical breathing.

"These are no ordinary Jedi. One of them was once a Master and hailed as one of the fastest Jedi in history, moving faster than most could even see. And the other is the last user of style that was made specifical to combat practitioners of the Dark Side. You believe I alone am capable of dealing them, I believe the Emperor should have sent more men." Vader said, having heard and seen for himself what Minato and Kushina were capable of, back when Anakin Skywalker still lived.

He knew they weren't to be underestimated and that anyone who does is a fool that wouldn't live long enough to make a similar mistake. The fact alone that Kushina is a master of Vaapad was enough to make the Emperor ensure they were killed. Given how Mace Windu was capable of almost besting and overpowering him with his use Vaapad, pushing him into a literal corner and likely would have killed him. if Vader hadn't intervened.

"Now, you have your orders. See that they are fulfilled, or I will find someone else to see the freighter is secured." Said Vader, making Bolvan bow his head.

"Right away, Lord Vader." Bolvan said before quickly walking away to ensure the freighter is secured and no one goes inside without Vader's order to do so.

Once the Commander was out of sight, Vader turned towards the soldiers the Emperor had sent with him to ensure Minato and Kushina died.

"Once the freighter is secured, the Death Troopers will enter it. One squad will enter through the cargo bay, they will likely be hiding within there, waiting for a chance to strike. The second squad will enter by the boarding ramp, search all the rooms thoroughly, leave nothing to chance. Should you fail in eliminating them and they make it into the hangar, the Stormtroopers will form a perimeter around the freighter. Ensure your blasters are at the ready to open fire at any sign of the Jedi leaving the freighter. Finally the Royal Guard will await for them in the corridor outside the hangar, as should they get past the Death Troopers and Stormtroopers, they will doubtlessly make an attempt to destroy the Devastator to take all of us down with them." Vader explained, knowing it'd be foolish to send all of them in at once.

It would just be sending meat into a grinder, not to mention how the Royal Guard and Death Troopers would do anything to complete a mission. They'd likely blast or cutdown anyone that got in their way, including the Stormtroopers. So, it'd be better to have the three groups separated and work to tire out, if not eliminate, the Jedi.

And should all of them fail to eliminate Minato and Kushina, then Vader himself will ensure they fall.

The soldiers all stood in salute before leaving the bridge for the hangar to eliminate the Jedi fugitives, soon arriving with the Royal Guards forming up outside the entrance. With the Clone Stormtroopers getting into position around the freighter. While the two squads of Death Troopers went to the cargo loading ramp and the boarding ramp, entering on opposite sides of the ship.

"Tossing a sonic imploder, now." Said one of the Death Troopers, their voice being scrambled through the communicator so only the other Death Troopers understood what was said.

Before they grabbed a sonic imploder and tossed it into the cargo bay of the freighter, as the squad moved to either side of the ramp. Waiting until the imploder went off unleashing high-pitched sonic waves to disorient anyone inside. With the Troopers then immediately climbing on the ramp and rushing inside, holding their weapons up for any sign of movement or noise.

The squad looked around the cargo bay to see if the Jedi were hiding among the containers, making sure they checked inside everything and on top of the containers. But so far didn't find anyone inside, before they moved further back to the engineering section of the freighter.

While the other squad ran up the boarding ramp after the sonic imploder went off, ready to open fire at anything they saw, but didn't see anything so far. Moving to each of the rooms, one of the Death Troopers opened the door while the others were ready to shoot if the Jedi were in them. Only to find the rooms were empty, making sure they thoroughly checked them.

"You two, check the common room. The rest of you, with me to search the cockpit." Said a Death Trooper, pointing at two of his squad mates and towards the common room in the center of the corridors, before motioning the others to follow him to the cockpit.

Nodding in the response, the two Death Troopers moved to the back entrance of the common room, standing on either side of the door. One of the Death Troopers opened the door, while the second peeked inside for any sign of movement. Looking through the common room, the Death Trooper raised their blaster and went to step inside.

Only for them to suddenly be grabbed and yanked into the room, with their blaster being grabbed and slammed into their helmeted face. With them only having a moment to see it was Minato, before a blue Lightsaber cut off their head.

"One in the common room!" Said the Death Trooper, moving back and quickly grabbing a C-25 fragmentation grenade.

Throwing the grenade inside the common room, the Trooper immediately began opening fire on Minato to keep him distracted until the grenade detonated. With Minato quickly grabbing his second Lightsaber and activated it, revealing it was a blue Shoto Lightsaber. Acting fast, Minato grabbed the grenade with The Force while deflecting the blaster bolts with his Shoto Saber. Before throwing the Shoto Saber as the Death Trooper, slicing through their blaster rifle.

Once that was done, Minato then tossed the grenade to the far end of the common room, jumping out just as it exploded and rocked the freighter. While the Death Trooper quickly pulled out their blast pistol and kept firing at the former Jedi Master, only for Minato to use The Force. Enhancing his movements and reaction time, dodging the blaster bolts.

Before rushing forward, flipping his Lightsaber into a reverse grip and slashed it at the Death Trooper, only for the Trooper to prove to be fast as well. Managing to pull out a vibroblade knife, blocking the Lightsaber just before it could slice into them.

Though they didn't get a chance to counterattack, the Shoto Saber Minato had thrown suddenly burst through their chest. Before deactivating and flying back into Minato's hand, while the Death Trooper hit the ground. But the blonde Jedi didn't have a chance to relax, quickly turning around and using both his Lightsabers to deflect the blaster fire from the other three Death Troopers, as they moved through the destroyed common room towards him.

Grabbing a sonic imploder, one of the Death Troopers threw it at Minato and fired at the grenade when he caught it with The Force. Causing the imploder to explode, unleashing sonic waves right at Minato, making him cry out in pain and hold his ears from the sound. Forcing himself to move through the pain, Minato rolled out of the way of the continued blaster fire, taking cover behind an undamaged wall of the common room.

"Both of you, flank him, I'll cover with suppressing fire!" Said the Death Trooper as he continued firing on Minato's position, while the other two moved to surround him on either side.

Once they were in position, the Death Troopers quickly moved in on Minato's position, only to see the door of one of the passenger cabins closing. Making them move and open the door, immediately opening fire inside to take Minato out.

Realizing a moment too late that the former Jedi Master wasn't in the room, and instead only seeing a large part of the wall to the captain's cabin had been ripped open. Before one of the Troopers gagged as a Lightsaber shot out of their chest. With Minato grabbing their blast pistol and firing at the second Trooper, using the body of the first as a shield against their blaster bolts.

'Really glad we were able to get some Sonic Dampeners.' Minato thought, him and Kushina having put sonic dampeners in their ears, lessening the damage done by the sonic imploders.

Though they still left a ringing in their ears, it wasn't bad enough to the point of being incapacitated, allowing him to still focus on the fight.

Once he was sure the Troopers attention was on him, Minato ripped a metal panel off the wall of the freighter and launched it right at the Trooper. With them having no time to react as the panel sliced right through their neck, separating their head from their body.

Before Minato quickly ripped off a few more metal panels, using them as shields from the last Death Troopers blaster fire. Launching the metal panels at the Death Trooper, who quickly moved out of the and ducked behind a corner. Switching to their heavy blaster rifle, the Death Trooper instantly began unleashing rapid fire blaster bolts at Minato. Forcing the Jedi to use both his Lightsabers, while enhancing his speed and reflexes to dodge and deflect the rapid fire.

Meanwhile, the other squad of Death Troopers had continued moving through the cargo hold and engineering section of the freighter. Not focusing on the sounds of fighting and blaster fire, knowing there's still the other Jedi and can't risk leaving themselves open for her to attack.

With them missing a slight shimmer in the air of something, or someone, moving on the ceiling and waiting for the right moment to strike. The moment soon coming as the Death Troopers came out of the engineering section and back into the cargo hold. Before the shimmer dropped down right on top of one of the Troopers, revealing Kushina wearing a Stealth Unit belt.

The redhead having drawn her Lightsaber and activated it, revealing a green blade, and swiftly decapitated the Trooper she landed on. With the remaining four instantly moving back and began repeatedly firing on the former Jedi Knight. As Kushina then revealed another Lightsaber blade emerging from the other end of the hilt.

Before she began rapidly rotating the double-sided blade around, deflecting the blaster bolts, with them hitting the walls, cargo containers, or the Death Troopers. Until Kushina saw a chance and slammed her hand down on the ground, unleashing a Force Push that launched the Death Troopers back from her. Not stopping there, Kushina threw her Lightsaber at a Death Trooper, spinning it in the air and slicing them in half at the waist, before recalling her blade.

Two of the Death Troopers then pulled out frag grenades and threw them at Kushina, only for her to grab them with The Force. Launching them both at the third Death Trooper, sticking them to their armor, before propelling the Trooper outside the freighter just as the grenades exploded. Before spinning her Lightsaber around again as the last two Death Troopers began firing at her again, deflecting the blast bolts.

Until Kushina spun around and gave a shout, deflecting the last blast bolts right back at the Troopers, which shot right through their heads, killing them.

"Are you alright?" Minato asked, running into the cargo hold after dealing with the last Death Trooper, having sensed the Dark Side flowing through Kushina, with the redhead taking a few calming breaths.

"I'm fine, I just have a lot of reasons to be angry, right now." Replied Kushina, making the former Jedi Master nod in response, also feeling angry at what's happening and what they had to do to protect Naruto.

"Then it's a good thing there are still plenty of Imperials and Stormtroopers to deal with." Stated Minato, both of them intending to take out everyone on the Devastator and destroy the ship itself.

Refusing to let anything or anyone get back to the Emperor, knowing if they did survive, they couldn't risk him learning where they'd be hiding. And if they didn't survive, they wanted to make sure there's no chance he could learn about Naruto.

"Then let's take them out." Kushina said while smirking eagerly at the chance to rob Sidious of his apprentice.

Grabbing some sonic imploders from the bodies of the Death Troopers, Minato and Kushina nodded before throwing them all outside the freighter to disorient any Stormtroopers there were. Once the sonic imploders went off, the two quickly jumped out of the freighter. Seeing the Clone Stormtroopers were disoriented from the sonic waves, along with seeing a few were already killed from Kushina throwing out one of the Death Troopers with the frag grenades.

Lifting up several containers, Minato launched them at a squad of Stormtroopers, before rushing forward with his Lightsaber and Shoto Saber to start cutting them down. Using The Force again to enhance his movement speed, making it so the Troopers only saw a flash of yellow and blue before being killed.

While some of the Stormtroopers began regaining their senses and firing on the Jedi, with Kushina activating both sides of her Lightsaber and began spinning it around. Deflecting the blast bolts back at Stormtroopers, before lifting a few up and pulling them towards her. Slashing her Lightsaber across them and then throwing the bodies back at the ones that are still alive.

It wasn't long before the Stormtroopers were dead before Kushina levitated several of their bodies, while Minato ripped open the hangar doors. Allowing the redhead to throw the bodies through, with the Royal Guards instinctively thrusting and slashing their Force Pikes at the projectiles. Only to see the Jedi still in the hangar, making two of the Royal Guards rush forward with their Force Pikes. While the other two pulled out blaster pistols and began firing at Minato and Kushina.

Minato charged at the Royal Guards coming after them, while Kushina deflected or stopped any blast bolts with The Force. Once he was close enough, one of the Royal Guards thrust their Force Pike at the blonde Jedi, making Minato drop to the ground in a slide. Only for the second Royal Guard to swing their Force Pike down at him.

Though Minato released a concentrated Force Push at the ground, throwing himself into the air and above the Force Spike, avoiding it. Before he then used his momentum to get back to his feet, spinning around to slash the two Royal Guards. Only to have his attacks blocked by their Force Pikes, with the one blocking his Shoto Saber twisting their Force Pike and thrusting the tip at his head.

But before it could hit Minato, the Royal Guard was lifted into the air and cut in half by Kushina's Lightsaber. With the Uzumaki quickly activating the other end, blocking the second Royal Guard from stabbing her with a vibrosword. Only for Minato take the chance to spin around the Royal Guard, stabbing his Shoto Saber through their back.

With the remaining two Royal Guards soon finding themselves slammed against the walls, before being crushed by large containers smashing into them.

Running out of the hangar bay, Minato and Kushina began making their way towards the Hyperdrive engines, intent to bring the entire ship down. While cutting down any and all Imperial Officers and Stormtroopers they came across, knowing that if they failed to destroy the Devastator, the least they can do is take out as many Imperials as they can.

But before they could reach the Hyperdrive engines, the two stopped and tensed at a sudden and intense darkness washing over them, soon followed by the sound of something breathing.

Kuuuuuuh-Kerrr

Kuuuuuuh-Kerrr

Kuuuuuuh-Kerrr

Kuuuuuuh-Kerrr

Kuuuuuuh-Kerrr

Hearing the sound of the mechanical breathing made Minato and Kushina tense, before slowly turning around, seeing the black-garbed figure of Darth Vader. With the Sith Lord looking at the two former Jedi from behind his red lensed, skull-like mask. While Minato and Kushina looked at him warily, holding their Lightsabers at the ready.

"Skywalker, you look taller. Is that the suit or did you get new legs?" Kushina said mockingly, with Vader simply walking towards them, holding his hand up slightly as his Lightsaber flew into it.

"Anakin Skywalker is dead, just as you two will soon be." Stated Vader, activating his red-bladed Lightsaber.

"Your memory must've died with him then; we aren't easy to kill." Minato said before throwing his Shoto Saber at Vader, only for it to freeze in midair before it got close.

With Minato instantly charging Vader while enhancing his speed, jumping over his Shoto Saber when it was launched back at him, grabbing it out of the air. Before blocking Vader's Lightsaber when he swung it at him.

"I have killed many Jedi; you will be no different." Vader said, before raising his hand and throwing Minato back with a Force Push, the former Jedi Master flipped through the air and slid across the ground.

While Kushina took the chance and rushed the Sith Lord, dropping to the ground to avoid his Lightsaber and slid past him. Jumping up back to her feet and slashing her Lightsaber at his back, only for Vader to hold his hand towards her, keeping her Lightsaber from hitting him. Before the redhead activated the other end of her Lightsaber, twisting it around to strike him, with Vader quickly blocking it.

Twisting his Lightsaber and forcing Kushina's down, Vader thrust his hand forward sending Kushina skidding back. Going towards her, Vader began viciously swinging his Lightsaber at the Uzumaki, putting all his strength into the swings. With Kushina blocking and deflecting the attacks, though grunted at the force put behind them. Until she managed to get a chance to deflected Vader's Lightsaber into the wall of the corridor, with the blade slicing cleanly through the metal. Before she then ripped a few metal panels off and threw them at Vader. Only for the Sith Lord to raise his hand, making them freeze in the air, until Minato sliced through them, bringing his Lightsaber down on Vader's head.

Spinning around, Vader blocked the overhead strike, with Minato then swinging his Shoto Saber at his chest, which Vader stopped with The Force. Though Vader grunted when Kushina took the opportunity to slash him across his back, cutting through his cape and armor.

"You never were good at watching your back." Said Kushina tauntingly, only to grunt when Vader unleashed a blast of The Force, throwing her and Minato to opposite ends of the corridor.

"And you never did learn to stay silent in battle." Vader said before lifting up several objects in the hallway and began launching them at Minato and Kushina.

Seeing the projectiles coming towards them, Minato and Kushina acted quickly and began slicing through them with their Lightsabers or throwing them aside with The Force. Only to soon find themselves ripped from the ground and pulled towards Vader, who held his Lightsaber up to finish them.

Though before they got close to the Dark Lord, Kushina managed to rip a few panels off the wall and launch them at Vader, forcing him to slice through them with his Lightsaber. With this helping break to his concentration enough to let Minato flip around in the air to deliver a slash at Vader. The Sith Lord blocked the slash, before sidestepping Kushina's attempt to slash him across the back again.

Raising his hand, Vader grabbed hold of Kushina with The Force and threw her into Minato, sending them flying down the corridor. Not stopping there, Vader ripped a metal panel off of the floor before slicing it in half, while launching both halves at Minato and Kushina.

Acting fast, Minato pushed Kushina out of the way, stopping the metal fragments from hitting him with The Force. Only to end up grunting when Vader ripped off a wall panel behind him that cut into his side, with the former Jedi Master managing to dodge and keep it from nearly cutting him in half at the waist. Scowling at seeing this, Kushina grabbed hold of one of the metal containers behind Vader, yanking it towards him.

Only for Vader hold his hand towards it, stopping the container from hitting him, before throwing it towards the redhead. With Kushina cutting it in half and threw her Lightsaber at Vader, spinning it in the air to cut him down. But once again, Vader stopped the Lightsaber before raising his own as Minato rushed him at high-speed, swinging his Shoto Saber at the Dark Lords chest.

Blocking the swing with his Lightsaber, Vader tried launching Minato back, only for the blonde Jedi to hold his own hand out to throw Vader back. Before Vader had Kushina's Lightsaber come towards them to stab Minato in the back, only for Kushina to hold her hand out and stop. Only for this to be what Vader wanted, as he then instantly launched the Lightsaber back at the former Jedi Knight.

Kushina's eyes widened at this, before she quickly bent backwards, avoiding being stabbed by her own Lightsaber, holding her hand out and freezing it when Vader tried rotating it to cut her in half. Deactivating her Lightsaber, Kushina grabbed it and rushed at Vader and her husband. While Minato managed to deflect Vader's Lightsaber away and flip over him, activating his Lightsaber to stab him.

But Vader turned faster than they expected he could move, blocking Minato's stab and pushing his Lightsaber to the side, before stopping him from activating his Shoto Saber. Then faster than either expected, Vader's hand shot up and wrapped around Minato's throat. Before he then threw Minato towards Kushina just as she was about to bring her Lightsaber down on him.

Paling a little that she was about to nearly kill her husband, Kushina instantly deactivated her Lightsaber, only to cry out when Vader threw his Lightsaber at her, cutting her across her arm. Before he then went to direct his Lightsaber to slice through her body. Only for Minato to block it by throwing his Shoto Saber into the air, knocking Vader's Lightsaber away.

Gritting her teeth, Kushina managed to focus enough and launch the Shoto Saber straight at Vader, though the Sith Lord recalled his Lightsaber and swung it, knocking aside the Shoto Saber. Before he was suddenly pushed back when Minato slammed his Lightsaber hilt into the panel on his chest. Vader gasped at the hit, his breathing growing heavier as Minato slammed his Lightsaber into the panel a few more times until the lights on it went out.

With Kushina taking the chance to launch the scattered metal containers at Vader, pushing him back as he tried focusing on deflecting or slicing through them. Only to have trouble focusing as his suit malfunctioned from the damage, depriving him of oxygen. Before Vader grunted as a container struck him in the face, feeling one of the lenses of his mask crack. With him then being sent skidding down the corridor from Minato's Force Push.

"And here I thought you were just a machine, now." Kushina stated as they heard Vader's labored breathing, before he then looked up, showing the broken lens pieces falling off the mask, revealing his yellow, red-rimmed eye

"I grow tired of these games." Said Vader, before thrusting his hand forward, launching Minato and Kushina back, sending them crashing into the far wall.

The impact making them gasp in pain, before quickly getting up to their feet as Vader began approaching them. Moving his hand, Vader ripped apart the walls and floor, tearing away pieces of jagged metal and launched them at the Jedi. Activating her Lightsaber, Kushina began spinning it around, slicing through the projectiles. While Minato ripped away two metal panels from the wall, using them as shields against the metal fragments, before running beside the wall towards Vader.

Once he was close enough, Minato launched the panels at Vader only for the Dark Lord to slash through them and thrust his hand towards the former Jedi Master, sending him crashing against the wall. Vader then swung his Lightsaber at the pinned Minato, though he managed to move his arm and block it with his own Lightsaber. Seeing he husband pinned down, Kushina waved her hand through the air, dispersing the metal fragments that Vader kept launching at and rushed forward.

But before she could reach them, she grunted in pain when a metal fragment rose up and stabbed her through her leg, followed by a metal container slamming into the back of her head. Sending Kushina to the floor as her vision spun from the blow to her head.

While Minato gritted his teeth as Vader put all his strength in pushing his Lightsaber down onto him, along with keeping him pinned against the wall with The Force. The blonde Jedi glancing around for anything he could use to distract the Sith long enough to get free. Before he spotted his Shoto Saber where Vader threw it.

Knowing it'd be risky and close, Minato began focusing on moving the Shoto Saber into position, biting back a scream of pain as Vader's Lightsaber got close enough to start burning him. Luckily though, the Shoto Saber was soon in position and aimed at Vader.

'Now!' Minato thought calling on The Force and having the Shoto Saber shoot through the air straight into Vader's back, while he was focused.

Unfortunately right as Minato had the Shoto Saber activate to impale Vader, the Sith Lord threw his hand back, stopping it in midair. Before his eyes widened in fear when Vader then launched the Shoto Saber towards the still dazed Kushina.

"Kushina!" Minato yelled hoping to snap her out of her daze, before forcing his hand off the wall and towards the Shoto Saber, relieved that he managed to stop it before it hit her.

Only for this moment to cost him, as Vader pulled his Lightsaber back before bringing it down, shattering the blade of Minato's Lightsaber to leave a deep, diagonal slash across his chest.

"No!" Screamed Kushina in grief and horror as Minato's body fell to the ground, while Vader turned towards her.

"Do not despair, you will be joining him soon enough." Vader said, moving towards the redhead.

With his words making Kushina glare at him in pure rage before she shouted, unleashing a powerful blast of The Force that bent and twisted the metal corridor, damaging it even further. Along with crushing the scattered containers and metal fragments. Before she focused it all on Vader, throwing him against the wall, making him grunt at the impact while feeling his suit take further damage. Until Kushina got up and thrust her hand towards him, pushing Vader further into the wall before it finally broke, sending the Sith Lord flying into another hallway.

Getting the attention of some Stormtroopers, making them rush forward to their commander, only to be cutdown from Kushina's Lightsaber flying through the air. With the weapon then flying back into her hand, while Vader got up to one knee, raising his Lightsaber in time to block Kushina's strike. Looking at the enraged Uzumaki, Vader could sense the Dark Side building within her.

"Yes, use your anger, let it fuel you." Said Vader while standing up as their Lightsabers clashed against each other, until Kushina forced his off to the side and flipped hers around activating the other end.

"Shut up!" Kushina yelled, swinging the other end of her Lightsaber up slicing Vader across his side, before he pushed her off to the side.

"Such hatred, such power. It's only a shame you did not use it earlier, perhaps Minato might still be alive if you did." Vader said, angering Kushina further at him saying her husband's name.

Launching herself at Vader, Kushina began rapidly swinging her Lightsaber at him, with Vader walking back while blocking each of her strikes. Before Vader blocked her Lightsaber and deflected it into the wall, cutting through it. The Dark Lord then sidestepped Kushina, moving his hand and sending her flying down the hallway into the wall.

"Do you have nothing more to say? I always believed you enjoyed talking, taunting your enemies. Or did your humor die with your husband?" Said Vader insultingly, making Kushina glare at him murderously, only to soon smirk wickedly.

"Did yours die with Padme?" Kushina asked, causing Vader to freeze while feeling his rage building.

"What…did you just say?" Vader demanded lowly, while Kushina got back up while smirking tauntingly at him.

"What's the matter, did I strike a nerve? Don't you like hearing her name, you two were in a relationship after all." Said Kushina mockingly, with the Dark Lords visible eye began glowing as the Dark Side swirled around him.

"Yeah, surprised. You shouldn't be, you two weren't exactly subtle when you were around each other, it wasn't that hard for me and Minato figure it out. Hell I'm sure others noticed, but either chose to ignore it or refused to believe the great Chosen One would break the Jedi Code. I wouldn't even be surprised if Obi-Wan knew the truth, he was the one with the brains after all, and clearly the better fighter-" Kushina taunted, only for the Dark Side to erupt off of Vader.

"SILENCE!" Roared Vader unleashing a Force Blast of pure Dark Side energy towards Kushina, tearing apart the hallway as it went to her.

With Kushina holding her hands out, creating a Force Barrier to block the blast, managing to block most of the damage but still found herself thrown through the air and through the wall.

Grunting as she got up, Kushina idly thrust her hand towards some Imperial Officers, sending them crashing into the wall hard enough to break their necks. Before quickly holding her Lightsaber up, when Vader rushed at her far faster than she thought he could move. Bringing his Lightsaber down on her, the former Jedi Knight gritted her teeth as he slammed his Lightsaber down on hers with overwhelming strength.

Though just as Vader brought his Lightsaber down again to break through Kushina's defenses, Minato's Shoto Saber suddenly came flying from behind him, slicing right through his prosthetic right arm. The sudden loss of his arm being enough to stun Vader, giving Kushina the chance to get up. Grabbing the Shoto Saber as it flew into her hand.

Kushina then began swinging both Lightsabers at Vader, forcing the Sith Lord back, unable to block with his Lightsaber still held in his severed hand.

"You want anger?! Hate?! Power?! Then here!" Kushina said, thrusting her hand forward, sending Vader skidding back across the floor before throwing the Shoto Saber at him.

With Vader managing to call the weapon to him in time to block Kushina's follow up strike, only to drop it when she quickly flipped her Lightsaber around to try and cut off his other hand. The Dark Lord quickly dropping the Shoto Saber and propelling towards the redhead. Making Kushina grunt as it sliced into her side, forcing her to jump back and stopping her from removing Vader's other arm.

Before the former Jedi Knight quickly backflipped in the air, dodging Vader's Lightsaber as he summoned it back to him, with him then charging Kushina again. Swinging his blade to remove her head, only for the Uzumaki to raise her Lightsaber and block the attack, with the two glaring at each other.

"It's truly a shame you must die. You would've made a fine Apprentice." Vader stated, feeling a little regret he has to kill Kushina, as with the power she possessed, she'd have made a powerful Sith Apprentice to help overthrow the Emperor.

"Yet I was stronger long before you ever became a Knight. And I'm still stronger!" Retorted Kushina, before ripping off a large part of the wall and slammed it into Vader, sending him crashing into the corridor.

Vader blasted the piece of wall apart, only to be pushed back when Kushina slash her Lightsaber across his chest, feeling it actually cut into his flesh along with his suit. The Sith Lord though managing to raise his hand blocking her next strike to try and remove his head. Only for Kushina to spin around, swinging her Lightsaber up and slashing him right across his mask and helmet.

"Come on, Skywalker! I want to watch you die!" Kushina said, eager to see the life leave his eyes before swinging her Lightsaber again, only for Vader to raise his hand, freezing it in place as he slowly lifted his head.

Showing a long diagonal cut through his mask, revealing his scarred and pale flesh, along with both his eyes being exposed now.

"The only one that will die is you Jedi." Said Vader, with the damage to his respirator making his voice glitch and be filled with static, twisting it between his voice and Anakin's.

"As long as you die too." Hissed Kushina, thrusting her hand forward, only for Vader to meet it with a Force Push of his own.

Before he pushed forward, sending Kushina skidding back, only to be on her in an instant swinging his Lightsaber, slicing Kushina across her abdomen. The redhead gritting her teeth in pain at the strike, managing to block his Lightsaber from cutting her any deeper than he already did. With her then thrusting her hand forward to push him back. Only to be surprised when lightning shot out of her hand and impacted Vader, making the Sith Lord grunt in pain as he was thrown back. While feeling his suits power fading from the surprising Force Lightning.

While Kushina looked at her hand in surprise, before soon smiling darkly as it sparked with lightning, unaware of her eyes beginning to turn yellow with a red-rim around her pupil.

"I'm starting to see why you chose the Dark Side. This power is fun." Said Kushina before holding her hand out, firing another blast of Forcing Lightning, only for Vader to be prepared and block it with his Lightsaber.

"Power that is unrefined, untrained, and weak." Vader said as he stood up, before swinging his Lightsaber deflecting the Force Lightning, then holding out his hand causing Kushina to hold her throat as he choked her.

"Witness the true power of the Dark Side." Said Vader before thrusting his hand forward, propelling Kushina down the corridor where she slammed into the wall, knocking the wind out of her.

Vader then threw his Lightsaber straight at the Uzumaki, with Kushina barely managing to move her head to avoid it hitting her. Before ducking down and rolling under it as Vader moved it across the wall to decapitate her, the Dark Lord then recalled it to his hand. All the while he approached Kushina, tearing wall panels off and launching them at her.

Swinging her Lightsaber Kushina sliced through the panels as they were launched at her, before holding her hand out, causing the Shoto Saber to come flying at Vader again. Only for the Sith Lord to stop it this time, before it could remove another of his limbs. Before raising his Lightsaber and blocking Kushina's strike when she closed the distance between them.

The Uzumaki didn't stop there as she spun around, flipping her Lightsaber around and slashing Vader across his left arm, damaging the prosthetic limb. While Vader managed to stop her slicing all the way through it, before launching her back again, sending the Shoto Saber flying after her. Kushina gasped in pain before gritting her teeth when the Shoto Saber stabbed through the left side of her abdomen.

Glaring at the Sith Lord, Kushina's hands sparked with lightning again before firing the bolts of lightning at Vader, who deflected them again with his Lightsaber. Only for Kushina to keep firing lightning at him, forcing Vader to keep his Lightsaber up and block it. Knowing the likely chance it could kill him if he's hit by too much of it.

This allowed Kushina to get back to her feet, before she began approaching Vader, while tearing off parts of the walls and throwing them at him. Forcing Vader to not only block the Force Lightning, but deflect the wall fragments from slamming into him. But as he was focused on the lightning and wall fragments, Kushina then took the chance to strike.

Shouting, Kushina slammed her hand down on the ground, causing it to start splitting open beneath Vader, before she lifted her hand. Making the floor quickly rise up, sending Vader crashing into the ceiling. With the former Jedi Knight rushing forward and swinging her Lightsaber to finish Vader off. But Vader was able to use The Force to move his body enough to avoid a lethal strike. Though Kushina still succeeded in cutting off his left prosthetic leg, sending Vader falling to the ground.

Not stopping there, Kushina thrust her hand forward, sending Vader flying back and crashing into a wall, before she began launching all the debris around her at him. Smirking wickedly as it all slammed into him. Until Vader let out a shout, releasing a Force Blast that destroyed all the debris and sent Kushina crashing back through a wall and into a room.

Gritting her teeth, Kushina struggled to stand up, feeling the impact only further aggravated her wounds, along with feeling a few bones were likely cracked. Though when she saw Vader getting up, using The Force to grab his severed leg and keep it in place to stand up, the redhead pushed past her pain and got up, before charging Vader. The Sith Lord doing the same, though unable to move very fast due to needing to keep his severed leg in place.

With Kushina reaching Vader first and jumping up into the air and bringing her Lightsaber down on him, while Vader raised his Lightsaber blocking her strike. A blast of The Force being released from the collision, as the two put all the anger, hate, and fury into the strike to overpower the other.

Before Kushina shouted and pushed Vader's severed leg out from under him, knocking him off balance and allowing her blade to cut right through his armor and torso. Only for the former Jedi Knight to gasp in pain as her eyes widened, Vader having taken to slice his own blade across her chest. Neither of the wounds being deep enough to be fatal, but enough to knock both Force users back.

Kushina being the first to get up and glared at Vader, before slowly approaching to finish him for good. With the Sith Lord merely looking up at her, dark enjoyment shining in his eyes.

"The Emperor will be pleased to have such a powerful Apprentice." Said Vader, knowing that if she strikes him down, she'll merely take his place as Sidious's Apprentice, only for Kushina to scoff.

"After you, he's next. And I'll enjoy killing him even more." Kushina said with a dark grin before raising her Lightsaber up to remove his head.

But just before Kushina could bring her Lightsaber down, she felt a cry rip through The Force, making her gasp as she was snapped out of her rage-induced state.

'Naruto?' Kushina thought, recognizing her sons cry, making her worry that something happened to him.

Only for realization to dawn on her that he must've somehow been watching the fight through The Force, and saw what she was doing.

The Uzumaki then gasped in pain as Vader took her moment of hesitation, summoning the Shoto Saber from behind her and stabbed it right through Kushina's chest. Before the Sith Lord swung his Lightsaber across her chest, ensuring that she died. With the strike knocking Kushina back gasping in pain, yet still felt relief.

'Thank you…Naruto.' Thought Kushina, thankful her son was able to pull her away from the Dark Side, letting her die as a Jedi rather than live as a Sith.

Once he sensed Kushina's life fade away, Vader collapsed against the wall, finding it harder to breathe as he stopped using The Force to keep his body going. Along with seeing the extent of the damage done to him, aside from the obvious loss of his arm and leg, as well as his mask and helmet being damaged.

He saw his armor was in tatters, the control panel on his chest being little more than scrap metal, his remaining cybernetics being damaged and exposed. Being able to feel the synthetic internal organs would likely need to be replaced thanks to the Force Lightning. And what little part of him that's still human was just as broken as his mechanical parts.

Gritting his teeth, Vader called on his severed leg and forcefully welded in back into place, knowing it'll just be another thing that'll need to be replaced. Before forcing himself to stand up, doing so with some difficultly and needing to call on The Force to move his body. Channeling his pain and agony into anger and hatred, fueling the Dark Side while keeping him alive.

Before his attention turned towards the sound of footsteps, making Vader glare at the sight of some Imperial Officers, including Captain Bolvan. Only for them to stop at his glare and the state the Sith Lord was in, none of them having ever seen Vader like this before.

"Go prepare a Bacta Tank, now!" Ordered Vader, needing to get out this suit and have the remaining limbs removed so he can rest and heal.

"Yes, Lord Vader!" Bolvan said after snapping out of his shock and saluting, before directing some of the Officers to go prepare a Bacta Tank.

With Vader leaning against the wall and began limping his way towards the medical bay, no one daring to risk trying to assist him on the chance it'd only further anger him.

Though without warning, Vader stopped and turned towards the room he launched Kushina into, before making his way towards it. While the Imperial Officer only looked on in confusion, none of them sure what exactly he was doing. Until Vader reached the room, finding it was a viewing port and looked out the window into space, narrowing his eyes at the sight of the shattered moon orbiting the planet they were over.

That wasn't what had his attention though, the Dark Lord instead having heard something from The Force, as if something or someone had just cried out.

'Where was it…' Vader thought, only to watch as his reflection began changing, until he was now looking at the sight of a crying infant

The sight surprising Vader, even more so when the infant stopped crying and actually seemed to look right at him. As Vader felt everything else around him fade away, leaving only him and the infant looking at each other, now as if they were right in front of each rather.

'Are you…' Thought Vader, reaching out towards the infant to grab him.

"Lord Vader? Is…something wrong? Is…something out there?" An questioned Imperial Officer nervously, forcing themselves to approach the Dark Lord for his strange actions.

With this making Vader look at them before looking back at the window, only to once again see his own reflection and no sign of the infant.

'Where are you?' Vader thought narrowing his eyes, wondering if the clearly Force sensitive infant was on the planet.

But when he tried searching for where they were, Vader found that he could barely sense anything on the planet, let alone any Force Signatures powerful enough to reach out to him. Feeling he sensed something, only for it to soon vanish as if it was never there at all.

"…It's nothing. Nothing is out there." Vader said, believing the battle he just had was also messing with his sense, that he was just seeing and sensing things, now.

Before he turned away from the window, only to stop and look back out at the planet before shaking his head as he looked away, knowing he didn't have time to start imagining things.

All the while Vader and the infant he saw were both unaware of what just happened, of the bond that's now been unknowingly forged between them. Neither being aware of what else occurred this day, nor the consequences that'll come from it.

*With Naruto*

Meanwhile, Naruto's escape pod had entered the atmosphere of the planet, flying down towards one of the continents until finally crashing down in the middle of a field. With the sudden appearance of the flying object coming down from the sky getting the attention of a few people, even more so at seeing where it was heading. With one person in particular heading towards it to investigate what had crash landed.

The person was a slender yet shapely fair-skinned woman waist-length purple hair with shorter bangs that is in a hime cut and brownish eyes. She wore the traditional attire of a miko that is a purple hakama, a white haori with a sash-like belt, wooden sandals and a white ribbon to partially hold her hair in place. With her also carrying a wooden bokken.

The woman looked at the metal object in surprise at the sight of it, before she began approaching it.

'Is it some new Atlas drone?' The woman wondered, before tensing and stepping back when the object hissed and released some steam, with it then opening up, shocking the woman when she saw what was inside.

Seeing it was a sleeping baby wrapped in a blanket, with wisps of spiky blonde hair, pale fair skin, and three unique whisker-like marks on his cheeks. While also seeing several objects were in the pod with him, including three blue, glowing, crystal-like cubes, a red pyramid shaped crystal, with all of them having a few metal pieces attached. Several mechanical parts that looked like they'd fit together, a violet colored crystal, a small turquoise crystal on a necklace. And the last object was a grey and red mask with a thin black visor.

Picking up the infant, the woman rocked him a few times when he began squirming, before grabbing the mask and looking it over in confusion. Momentarily looking up at the sky in wonderment, before then smiling at the baby.

"You must've come a long way from home, didn't you little one." The woman stated, causing the babies eyes to flutter open, revealing they were a bluish-grey color.

"I'm not really sure where you came from, but it seems like you're alone here. So, what do you think of coming home with me? Would you like that?" Asked the woman, with the baby looking at her for a few moments before smiling and giggling, making the woman's smile grow.

"I'll take that as a yes. In that case, I'm Miya Asama and I'll be your momma from now on, alright…" Miya said before frowning she realized she didn't know his name, until she noticed some stitching on the blanket.

"…Naruto Uzumaki. That's a cute name for an equally cute baby. Naruto Uzumaki-Asama." Said Miya, smiling at Naruto who'd fallen back asleep.

Miya then gathered up everything that was inside the pod with Naruto, figuring that whoever put them there with him. Likely his birth parents if they're the ones who sent him here, so she wanted to make sure nothing was left behind for him when he's older.

Once she got everything, Miya turned to head back to her inn, only to pause and look around with a serene smile, though soon a dark aura surrounding her as a Hannya mask appeared above her.

"I don't know who you are or where you're hiding, but it's really not nice to spy on a new mother with her son. Please refrain from doing so in the future." Miya said to seemingly no one, before taking her leave.

All the while a raven bird watched her leave in shock, not believing that she was somehow able to tell she was here. Before the raven narrowed its eyes at the pod, highly doubting that it could've come from anywhere in the Four Kingdoms, maybe not even all of Remnant. Something that intrigued the raven, at the chance it could've come from beyond Remnant. The fact that it had someone, a baby inside of it, only further intrigued the raven.

Before the bird flew off, though made a mental note to keep an eye on this strange new visitor. All while feeling that things have suddenly begun shifting for all of them. And whether it was good or bad, the raven felt that everything she knew was about to change.

So, what did you think, good. Yep first we see Kushina and Minato, getting some backstory of them having once been members of the Jedi Order before Order 66, being among the few that managed to escape, due to them not having command of any Clone Troopers. Before they go on the run and in hiding from the Emperor and Darth Vader, while having a son after a little over a year after Operation Knightfall.

Before we see them flying over Remnant and sense Vader approaching, leading to the reveal that Kushina had learned of her ancestors, having been curious of where she came from, and the ties they have to the Jedi and the Sith. Leading to them also recovering some artifacts left behind by them, including Holocrons, parts to make a Lightsaber with a violet blade, and a very familiar mask. With them placing Naruto in an escape pod with the items, including another crystal to make a second Lightsaber (the Shodai's necklace), before jettisoning him towards Remnant.

Then we see the Emperor having sent several elite soldiers with Vader, wanting to ensure Minato and Kushina died to their reputation and abilities, including four of his own Royal Guards. With the soldiers managing to put up a fight but are taken down as Minato and Kushina intend to destroy the entire ship, but are stopped by Vader himself. Leading to an intense battle, both sides getting some hits in, until Vader's able to kill Minato, much to Kushina's grief and rage.

With Kushina fully giving herself to the Dark Side to kill Vader, throwing him off with her own knowledge that he and Padme were in a relationship, as well as some taunting that Obi-Wan had always been the better fighter. Making them both give in to the Dark Side, fueling themselves with hate, anger, and fury. Before Kushina is pulled out of the Dark Side from hearing Naruto crying, who'd been subconsciously watching the fight through The Force. Though this gives Vader the chance to finish her, with Kushina thanking Naruto for letting her die as a Jedi than live as a Sith.

But we also see Vader had been on his last leg, literally and figuratively, from the damage done to his suit and cybernetics, only being alive thanks to The Force. Before having some Imperial Officers go prepare a Bacta Tank for him to recover. Only to soon hear a cry through The Force and sense Naruto, with the two even seeing each other across The Force, neither aware that a Force Bond has now been forged between them, due to both their powerful Force Signatures and Naruto's being untrained, as well as having sensed his parents deaths, leading to him unintentionally latching onto Vader.

Finally we see Naruto landing on Remnant, where he's soon found an adopted by the surprising Miya Asama, who takes him in as her adopted. All the while a familiar raven bird watches this and wonders how this will change and affect all of Remnant. So, for those that like the story, thanks for your support. For those that don't or at least don't like the direction taken, you're more than welcomed to drop the story. But thanks for giving the story a chance anyway.

Storm out