Chapter 2

The first thing Sasuke noticed about the woman is her ashen-colored hair, which in itself is unique. The second and the most alarming thing he noticed was the wounds she had spread across her body, narrowing his eyes he activates his Sharingan and looks around for any possible threat to appear, seeing nothing but leaves and trees he decided to help the woman by gently picking her up and placing her inside the hut he currently resides in.

'Hm, could she be one of the so-called magic users in this dimension?' Sasuke mused to himself while checking for whatever supplies and healing ointments he has at the moment. Thankfully he has just the right amount of gauze and healing cream to at least minimize the damage done to the woman in the meantime.

'I need to scavenge some herbal plants tomorrow, my supplies aren't going to last very long if this continues' Sasuke grumbles while at the same time cursing himself for not asking Sakura for some basic medical ninjutsu in case of emergencies like this. At the very least he was already seeing some form of similarities when it comes to the vegetation of this world and his home dimension, so finding some plants with medical properties wouldn't be a problem.

The Next Day

As luck would have it some plants are similar to what he has in Konoha, using a makeshift mortar and pestle he mashes the ingredients together to form a rather potent healing cream for his patient. Glancing at the woman he can honestly say that in terms of looks she was definitely unique in that regard, her ashen hair along with the scar on her cheek compliments her overall beauty.

'This should reduce the infection significantly and at the same time speed up the healing process' Sasuke thought while applying the cream to his patient, once that was done he began making plans for what he is about to do for the day.

'I need to find the village called Downwarren, maybe disguised myself as one of the locals there gather some fresh new clothes for her and some additional supplies if needed be' Sasuke thought while applying chakra to his feet as he leaps from the tree branches making his search faster and much more effective.

Sometime Later

"Finally," Sasuke muttered to himself as he saw what appears to be a village atop a small hill.

Hiding behind a tree Sasuke closes his eyes and focuses his chakra Henge (Transform) he metally commanded, and out comes an old man with a slouched back, a slight grimly face, and what appears to be a stick for support. Jumping down from the tree top he slowly enters the village merging with the townsfolk.

As he was walking trying to see what he can get for his patient at the hut, he heard a woman talking to what appeared to be the leader of this village.

"Ealdorman please" a woman pleaded "I have not a single harvest of crops today and tis' the same yesterday we are starving, mayhap you can talk to the Ladies to lift the curse just for a day."

Sasukes' eyes shot up 'Ladies…? From the woods?' He slows his walk just a bit to eavesdrop on this interesting conversation

"I already told ye I can't do that," The Ealdorman said "No one can command the Ladies and tell them what to do, ye know a sacrifice is needed for them listen for yer plea."

"B-but I already gave them Trissy last time" the woman trembled "D-do I really ha-have to do it a-again, is there no o-other way" tears are slowly forming from the woman's eyes

"That's the tradition we have, and that is what we will follow," The Ealdorman said with finality in his voice.

Sasuke developed a hard look on his face as his expression became unreadable, he watches as the woman left and continues to cry.

'I need to finish what I'm about to do here quickly,' Sasuke thought grimly as he watch the scene play out, looking around he saw a merchant selling clothes and other forms of knickknacks in the village.

"How much for the white garments?" Sasuke, who was still disguised as an old man, asked the merchant while looking at the said products.

"Only 5 Crowns for the garments" The merchant replied smiling cheekily at Sasuke.

"You can go lower than that," stated Sasuke while looking straight at the merchants' eyes, a sudden sense of foreboding began to creep in as the merchant's head is starting to sweat, his instincts are telling him that this old man is dangerous.

"Did I say 5? What I meant to say was 3 Crow- I mean 2! 2 Crowns for the garments!" exclaimed the merchant, who was already panicking, unnerved by the stare that Sasuke is giving him.

"Pleasure doing business with you," grunted Sasuke while giving the merchant exactly 2 Crowns, which he got from the bandits who ambushed him yesterday. The merchant who was starting to calm down as Sasuke began to leave his stall was internally crying about the loss of profit.

As Sasuke was leaving the village to go back from his hut, he recalls what he saw and heard during the talk with the Ealdorman and the woman of the village.

'So, the so-called 'Ladies' are actually running this place' Sasuke ponders and a scowl appeared on his face 'They are using children as a form of sacrifice to sustain the village, are they the so-called magic users of this world? Or are they something else entirely,?' Either way, he has to get back to his hut as quickly as possible, he doesn't know how powerful these "Ladies" are or how far can they reach him, so better play it safe and not aggravate them for now.


After dressing his patient up with the new garments he bought, along with cleaning her wounds and reapplying the medical ointment he created for her, he began to plan out what he will do next for the foreseeable future while he is stuck in this dimension.

'I need to learn any and all possible threats here' Sasuke contemplates 'Information is key, I have no idea how strong and how deadly the people here are if I ever do encounter any such creatures I am going to treat them as a maximum threat. Better to overpower them first than be cocky and end my life here.' With that mental note, he decides it is time to sleep.

It was sometime later, minutes before the crack of dawn, a sudden chill in a form of a mist awoke the shinobi up. Glancing at his surrounding he notices a form of a chilly mist covering the entirety of the forest, already his instincts are telling him that this mist isn't natural at all, narrowing his eyes he activates his Sharingan and sure enough, he can clearly see the forest as if the sun was already up.

'Interesting, when I activate my eyes I can see things clearly, is this mist some form of illusion perhaps?' Sasuke thought while glancing at his patient to see if she was woken up by this phenomenon, seeing her still asleep he decides to investigate on his own grabbing his sword and other gears he might need at the moment.

While he was preparing a sound of what appeared to be a horse naying just a few distances away from his location. 'There shouldn't be any wildlife here, this place is barren as far as I can tell, so who or what is responsible for this mist I wonder?' he mused, adding chakra to his legs and feet he decides to follow the sound of the horses and see what is actually happening in this place.

Trekking the mud and water silently was easy for Sasuke considering the fact that he was trained in the shinobi arts, what wasn't easy however was knowing what sort of creature he might face once he locates where the sound of horses are coming from.

'I'm getting close, I can already hear the horses getting louder as I drew near.' thought Sasuke as he was standing atop a tree, and sure enough, he caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a man? Or something similar he speculates, the said individual was wearing what appears to be Black Armor it seems as though he was looking for something or perhaps someone Sasuke thought remembering the patient he was currently taking care of at the hut.

It wasn't long before the armored figure starts to move to a different location, applying chakra at his feet Sasuke decided to follow the individual and figure out what he was looking for in this swamp. As the armored figure starts to slow down Sasuke notices that he was in a small looking village in the middle of nowhere, looking for a high vantage point he found a tree that gives a better view of the village.

As the figure enters the village a flock of crows suddenly appears and out comes three grotesque-looking individuals. One has what appears to be a basket on her face with a chain that is keeping the said basket in place, another one with what appears to be a red cloth covering her face and a bag full of limbs that she carries with her, and the last one who appears to be wearing a red hat with an eyepatch covering one of her eyes, the other eye seems to be drilled with holes and insects are coming out of it.

'Are these the 'Ladies' that the locals here are paying homage to?' Sasuke thought with disgust at what he is seeing. 'These aren't 'Ladies' at all they are more akin to the monsters and creatures that are dwelling in this swamp.'

While he was thinking to himself the armored figure took off to the nearby mist, leaving the three individuals by themselves. Sasuke was about to follow the figure when a flock of crows suddenly quacked beside him, where those crows came from he doesn't know but what he does know is that he is now spotted from his position.

A demonic voice suddenly fills the area.

"Come out from the tree young man, we know you are there." The basket-wearing entity called him out, trying to provoke him into taking action.

"What do we have here sisters? A fool trying to sneak past us!" The entity wearing a red cloth exclaimed.

"Indeed sister, a fool here in our swamp, in our dominion no less!" The third member of the group with insects living in her eyes.

Sasuke, for the most part, remained calm he closed his eyes and stood up from where he is currently staying, gripping his sword tightly he opens his eyes activating his Mangekyou Sharingan and Rinnegan, before jumping down the tree and revealing himself to the 'Ladies'.

'Let's get this over with.' Sasuke thought, despite being seen he couldn't help but grin at his predicament, adrenaline coursing through his veins his heartbeat is beating faster. He couldn't wait to start the fight, he wants to know if they could actually make him go all out.

AN: Thank you so much for the support! I would have to agree with the other reviewers though, there are already a lot of fanfics wherein Naruto is the main character, that's the reason why I choose Sasuke he has a lot of potentials that can be exploited. With regards to reposting this to AO3, once I set up my account I will be reposting this story there. With that in mind, enjoy your day and have fun reading.