Shinobi Heritage

Dislaimer: I don't own Naruto

AN: Hello, this is my first ever fanfic. That means I have a long way to go to become a good writer. Therefore your constructive comments are very appreciated.

Note that English is not my mother language. If there's any grammatical mistakes, I hope you can understand. That doesn't mean that I won't try my best to correct them though. So enjoy this story!

Chapter 1

The land was ablaze with fire. Debris scattered with every step along the road. The once peaceful land has become the fiercest battlefield known to man. Ominous feeling shadowed every man and woman that held their ground here. Yes, they were not your everyday person. They all trained hard to be what they are now, shinobi, ninja, professional assassin that can kill with a cold blood without any remorse whatsoever. But even for them this is too much.

The Third Great Ninja War has commenced for years in stalemate. Alliances come and go in a flash. Comrades can turn on you with slightest pull, friends in a minute can be mortal enemies in the next without any warning. There's no one to trust in this brutal war. Never in history, had a war affected this much to its participant. All hidden villages have taken its toll for continuing this war. The village hidden in the leaf, sand, rock, mist and cloud were weary, but they couldn't stop.

In a tent, a man was seen deep in thought. This war has gone long enough for him, but the light on the horizon seemed so far away. He turned to the crib that holds his son, his pride and treasure. His mother had died in childbirth because of scarceness in medical supply. This is war and he can't complain. But he'd be damned if he lets his son to suffer the same fate as his mother. Not if he can help it. He will do anything in his power to keep his son safe and sound, even if he must be separated from him to do so.

But then, even if his son could be escaped, where would he go? This war has consumed the whole world. There's no more save haven left, even the smaller countries was forced to take sides. As he was mulling over this matter, a memory struck him. There's a way. A risky way of course but a way nonetheless. He was out of option and it's a desperate situation. Desperate situation calls for desperate measures they say so he will take all the risks involved.

Out of his secret compartment, he took a box with ornate design, opened the lid and gaze at the object inside. It is a crystal ball of sort with various seals inscribed in it. After a few moment, he calls for his attendant.

"Takako, summon Nodoka to my tent at once!"

" Yes Fugato-sama!"

A moment later Takako returned with a redhead girl 20 years of age. She is a Jounin friend of Fugato that he trusted with his life.

" Fugato-sama, Nodoka has come as ordered sir!" Takako said.

" Yes, good, now could you leave for a moment please?"

"Of course Fugato-sama!"

After Fugato and Nodoka is settled, Nodoka asks Fugato with worried look on her face.

" Fugato-sama, is something wrong? I came as soon as I can"

" Nodoka, I will not lying to you. I have a very important mission for you that only you can complete for I trust you with my life. Consider this a SS-ranked mission of utmost importance"

Hiding her shock, Nodoka said solemnly, "You have my word of honor that I will complete this mission to the fullest of my ability. I won't fail you Fugato-sama!". Fugato smiled an said," Very well, This is your mission Nodoka. Listen carefully. You are to take my son Ranma away from all this war. Look after my son's well being and raise him to be a great man among men. After I'm gone, he will be my heir and next in line to be a clan head of the Uchiha. But as you know there is no more safe place in this world, therefore I will send you to another dimension, another world where hopefully you can raise him in peace."

No longer able to hide her shock, Nodoka exclaimed, "What, how's that possible, no one has done that before! It's simply impossible!"

Seemingly without losing a beat, Fugato continued," I assure you that it's possible with this orb". Fugato placed the box in front of Nodoka and opened the lid. Nodoka looked at the orb with fascination. Fugato continued the briefing, "This orb is called the Orb of Reality. A heirloom of the Uchiha clan for many generations. It will take you to a random world, one I hope a peaceful enough for you to raise my son in. No one has done this before simply because it's very dangerous to venture to another world. That and it requires an ungodly amount of chakra to use. Fortunately this is not a big problem because the orb can absorb natural chakra. Nature has much larger chakra reserve than we could ever imagine, for we humans are a part of nature itself. So it's only a matter of time before it can be used again. Do not worry about coming back here, for once you reached a certain dimension, it will be anchored in the orb so you can come back and forth between dimensions. Be warned though that it can only be used in limited amount of times before breaking. The strain of goings between dimensions is great even for the orb to handle. Do not use it too many times than absolutely necessary and handle it with

care. Please raise my son as he was yours Nodoka for after today I can't do that anymore. This is the last time we meet Nodoka, so I guess this is goodbye."

That surprised Nodoka too much. With anguish in her voice she said," What do you mean Fugato-sama? Don't you said that we can use the orb to come back here?. You only have to wait for several years at the most, before I and Ranma are back!"

Fugato smiled bitterly and said, "Unfortunately the circumstances are against us. To use the orb, I must use my own chakra to jumpstart it. Because no one has ever used it, the natural chakra has become dormant. It's more likely for me to die because of chakra depletion when the process is over. Even if by some miracle I do survive there's this war to consider. I'm not even sure that I can come back to Konoha with my life. So yes Nodoka, this is the last time we meet".

"No! this can't be, There must be another way!. Don't do this Fugato-sama!. What about your brother Fugaku-sama?. He is in Konoha right now. You can give Ranma to be raised by him!" Nodoka cried in denial.

Fugato's face darkened. In restrained voice he said, "No son of mine will be raised by that egoistical, power hungry bastard! My foolish older brother is so fixated in his delusion of his so-called power that he forgets everything else even his own wife!. He is mad to the core. There's little hope for him, if any at all. Fortunately our parents recognized this so they made me the clan head. They gave everything to me in hope to maintain balance in the clan. Unfortunately this fueled his delusion even more. His jealousy is only matched by his superiority complex. I won't have Ranma raised by him ever! I shudder to think what will become of the Uchiha clan after this is over".

"But…!" "Please Nodoka don't deny me this. Consider this as a last request for me. And I don't do this as a clan head either but as a friend".

"All right I'll do this. For you and the glory of the Uchiha clan!" Nodoka said with determined look in her face.

"Good, prepare for anything you may need and come back here in an hour. I'll prepare the orb and the ritual sealing. Go now." Fugato said with resolve

One hour later, Nodoka entered Fugato's tent ready for the ritual. There's a seal field with various symbol that Nodoka doesn't understand. Before entering the field Fugato called her for the last minute preparation

"Nodoka, this is not much but you can use this in your new life" Fugato said and gave a bag of gold and various jewels and the like. " Also give this letter and scroll when Ranma is old enough. In this scroll is my personal jutsu along with a copy of Uchiha clan jutsu including all information about Sharingan " Fugato then continued " This other scroll contains his clan clothes and training equipment such as kunai, shuriken and training weight. You do know how to unseal them from scroll don't you?"

"Yes Fugato-sama. Is that all?" Nodoka answered

"There's two more things before you go. This…" Fugato take another scroll "…is a scroll detailing the use of the Orb of Reality including all ritual sealing information that you need". Fugato walked to the center of the tent and took a katana down from a pedestal. With solemn face he said to Nodoka," This is the Uchiha clan honor blade. It symbolized the power of the clan head. Do you Uchiha Nodoka takes the responsibility and privilege to be a temporary clan head until such time when my son Uchiha Ranma can take his place?"

With a serene face, Nodoka fell to her knees and answered with clear voice, "I Uchiha Nodoka swear on my honor as a shinobi that I will takes the responsibility and privilege to be a temporary clan head until such time when Uchiha Ranma can take his place."

"Then I present you Amaterasu" Fugato then gave the katana to an awestruck Nodoka. "Congratulation, Nodoka-sama". But Nodoka doesn't hear him, mutely staring at Amaterasu with awe. Amaterasu has pitch black grip and blade that seemed to absorb the light. With a golden cross guard and sparking ruby at the center of the cross guard, truly a magnificent sight to behold. (think of Ichigo's Bankai state)

Nodoka tried to unsheathe Amaterasu, but to her surprise she can't. Looking at Fugato questioningly she asked the question "Why?". Fugato smiled and said," Amaterasu is meant to be a symbol. As such it will always be sealed. No one has been able to unsheathe it. But legend says that when a true Uchiha is born, he will be able to unseal it."

"So, are you ready Nodoka-sama? Please take care of yourself and raise my son to be a man among men" Fugato smiled and began the ritual. With the last seal Nodoka and Ranma disappeared in a flash of brilliant light.

Elsewhere

How did the human do this? My brothers and sisters are all very strong.

We are the embodiment of nature's power. We are invincible!

To think that humans can be this troublesome

I will come for you, my brethren. Wait for me!

I promise you.

TBC…

AN: Well, that's the first chapter. Please review!

My aim for this fanfic to make a crossover in which does not follow the "Nodoka has Ranma before Genma" premise. So she is Ranma's caretaker instead.Also, there's too little Ranma/Naruto crossover out there, I want to contribute with my own