Chapter 3

The Crones/The Ladies of the Woods

The Crones, as they call themselves, were in such a predicament when a General of the Wild Hunt suddenly appears, looking for an ashen-haired woman, they denied it of course if a woman ever cross their swamp they would know, thankfully the General believed them and bid them farewell going to someplace else in search of the woman.

As they were about to leave, one of their pet crows senses someone watching them from a distance atop a tree, glancing at one another they whispered amongst themselves.

"It appears that fortune favors us sisters, we even have a meal ready for us." The basket-wearing entity known as Brewess whispered to her sister.

"Shall we call him out sisters?" The entity with a red cloth covering her face, known as Whispess asked his sisters.

"Yes sisters, It would be rude not to introduce himself before eating him." The last sister with the red hat and insects living in her eyes is also known as Weavess.

Using magic to amplify their voice, they looked at where the man is sitting atop the tree and exclaimed.

"Come out from the tree young man, we know you are there," Brewess said, confirming that she does know where the man is hiding and prompting him to reveal himself to them.

"What do we have here sisters? A fool trying to sneak past us!" Whispess exclaimed, insulting the man for even trying to hide at all in the first place.

"Indeed sister, a fool here in our swamp, in our dominion no less!" Weavess called, confirming her sisters' proclamation of the man being a fool.

This time they waited for the man's response usually when a human saw them they would either run away from them, ask whatever gods they believe in for help, and their personal favorite pleading to let them go, to which they did savoring the look of hope before mercilessly killing them and-

He jumped down.

Their eyes widen as they saw the man jump down from the high tree, sustaining no injuries in the process and at the same time revealing his eye toward them. Red-eye with a star-like pattern adorned one side of his eye, while the other eye was hidden behind the strands of his hair. They shivered as they felt the power within that red-eye.

They realized something, they were dealing with a different type of being altogether, no normal human can withstand that jump from such a height, they were silent this time wondering who the man is.

As the man slowly approaches them they were gripped with something they never felt in such a long time fear, it has been years since they felt this foreign emotion coursing through their bodies. As the man drew closer so do the feeling of dread they were feeling, amplifying this feeling was the fact that the man's eye never left them, always watching them like they were prey and he the predator.

They need to run! Right now! They need to run away from this-

"Are you what the townsfolk called 'Ladies' of the woods? " The man questions them, but they can't reply too many thoughts are clouding their minds all at once, the children crying from the cottage, the feeling of fear being experienced once again in years, the sudden feeling of powerlessness in this situation, and-

"Are you creatures deaf?! Answer me!" the man exclaimed this time demanding their utmost attention and cutting through their clouded minds.

"W-we are" Weavess stuttered, she actually stuttered "We heard you the first time, why are you interfering with our affairs?" she asked trying to calm her nerves down hoping to deescalate the situation.

"We do not want any trouble from yourselves" Whispess added trying to do the same as her sister, deescalating the situation "What do you want from us?" she asked.

"Who are you boy?" Brewess feeling braver than her two sisters demands the man answers, before adding "No, what are you?"

Silence greeted them as the man continued to look at them, never had they experienced such a dominating presence before until now that is, the man slowly pushes his coat aside revealing what appears to be a sword. Tensions begin to rise up as the man slowly pulls up his sword and points it at Whispess.

"Do you creatures harvest children?" Asked the man, but they already know the answer to that question and so does the man it seems.

Whispess puts her hands up as a sign of surrender before throwing the sack and all of its contents near the man, once the contents are near him they saw as he used his sword to inspect what's inside the sack, before closing his eyes in disgust. Seeing the prime opportunity with the man's eyes closed Whispess gestures to one of her sisters, hoping that at least one of her sisters would notice this opportunity as well.

Weavess notices this and decides to take action. Leaping from her position she extends her arms using her claws as a makeshift spear, hoping that the quick attack from his blind spot would decapitate the man. 'Yes! A fool to the very end, taking his eyes off of us was a grave mistake-'

Weavess inner monologue was cut off as she was grabbed by something powerful. A violet-colored skeletal arm manifested from the man, grabbing her body and preventing any form of movement regardless of her struggles.

"W-wait-" Weavess tries to explain but was cut off as the man crushed her body, turning her into a paste.

Panic surged at the two remaining sisters as they watched Weavess die right in front of their eyes. Brewess acting quickly calls out her magic, spreading it into the swamp calling all forms of creatures and monsters alike.

A distraction! They need some form of distraction right now!

Hundreds of monsters emerge from the swamp, from bipedal creatures that look like a cross breed of a man and fish called Drowners, a female version of the same creature 'swimming' in the mud called Water Hags, and a large beast that resembles a deer with an extra eye on its forehead called Fiend.

Each of these monsters had one goal in mind, eliminate or at the very least distract the man from killing another one of the Crones. 'This should be enough for us to plan our next move!' thought Brewess.

"Kill him!" ordered Brewess, knowing fully well that no human, even a witcher could withstand such an army of monsters.

Sasuke Uchiha

Looking around the swamp he can already see hundreds of eyes upon him, different creatures both big and small some are even towering over him in terms of size. A grin slowly begins to form on his face, adrenaline surging, heart beating faster.

'This is it! I can finally let loose!' he mentally exclaimed, ever since coming into this dimension he has to lay low and observe his surroundings for any possible unknown threats, but now is the time to show them what an Uchiha is capable of!

Cracking his neck, he dodges as a blue-colored bipedal creature launches itself towards him, using his sword he slices the creature in half while at the same time kicking the upper half of its body toward a larger group of beasts knocking them down in the process.

Keeping the momentum going Sasuke launches himself into the air landing gracefully on top of another creature cracking the ground while simultaneously killing the creature in the process, seeing that he is surrounded, he adds chakra into his Sharingan predicting any and all possible moves of the creatures encompassing him.

'Left, right, parry up, slice left, dodge from the right,' Sasukes' mind was running a mile in a second as he mercilessly cuts down all the foes in front of him. He suddenly felt vibrations below him as if something is digging its way upward towards him.

'Below!' he mentally shouted while at the same time doing multiple backflips in order to dodge the new creature that is attacking him, thanks to the distraction of the new enemy he notices that hundreds of beasts are already running towards him.

'Using any of my Katon Jutsu (Fire Release) in this swamp would be catastrophic' thought Sasuke while simultaneously dodging the mud and dirt that was being thrown at him by this new creature, 'If that's the case, let's see them block this!' Sasuke mentally exclaimed.

Adding chakra to his hand, the sound of what appears to be a thousand birds fills the area, and lightning dances on his fingertips covering the entirety of his left arm, simultaneously the lightning also travels to his blade coating it, making it sharper, and deadlier than before.

He slash his sword at the oncoming monsters taking out multiple enemies all at once, without stopping he kept on slicing his opponents with precise cuts and slashes thinning the hordes of monsters in the process.

A large howl can be heard in the distance, the ground begins to shake as if something huge is coming toward him, looking at where he felt the tremors are occurring he saw what appears to be a large creature with a deer for a head with an additional eye on its forehead, the monster howls once again before charging straight towards him. Adding chakra to his Mangekyou Sharingan he waits for the creature to be close enough to look at it straight into the eyes.

"Obey me," stated Sasuke while at the same time casting his amplified Genjutsu (Illusionary Technique) towards the creature, the monster stops rampaging for a moment before its eyes suddenly becomes an exact copy of his Sharingan. The monster roars for the final time before attacking other monsters in the area, forcing the small monsters to prioritize the large rampaging beast, providing breathing room for the Uchiha to continuously walk toward the 'Ladies' of the woods.

The Crones/The Ladies of the Woods

What are they seeing right now?!

What the fuck are they seeing right now?!

All of those monsters, all those years in cultivating an entire army of beasts alike, gone in a single night because of this human… No, this thing is not a human, it's only dressing up as a human they are certain of it!

They watched as 'man' launches 'himself' into the air taking out multiple monsters in the process, while at the same time dodging and parrying their attacks with perfect skill and precision. They witness him call out his power as lightning slices and maims their armies reducing them to a significant degree.

Having no other options they decided to call out their pet Fiend, hoping that its sheer size along with the groups of Drowners and Water Hags would at least tire the 'man' out. They watch in anticipation as the ground begins to quake and trees are beginning to fall as the large beast approaches its target.

Their excitement turns to shock and their shock turns to fear as they watch their pet obey 'him' and attack the other monsters instead. Calling out their magic to try and regain their control of the Fiend, but stops when they saw the 'man' staring straight at them, his red eye reflecting on the moonlight.

Fear latched on their hearts as the 'man' slowly approach them, and just like before a sudden sense of dread washes over them, like a river slowly drowning them, slowly suffocating them in the process.

Run! RUN NOW!

Brewess was the first to move, trying to run away a small metallic object with a paper attached to it was flung by the 'man' straight towards her, black marks suddenly appeared on her body, paralyzing her to the point where she can't even scream for help.

"Sister!" Whispess exclaimed as she tries to help her sister but she was forced to block an incoming attack from the 'man'

"Amaterasu! (Heavenly Illumination)" The 'man' exclaimed while looking directly at Whispess, black flames suddenly emerge on her, causing her a tremendous amount of pain, she tries calling out her magic to douse the flame but no matter what method she tries it just won't come off, she stopped halfway as her body turns to ash ending her life.

Brewess the only remaining sister looks on, shock, fear, and anguish something she never felt before, she watches as her sisters were murdered in front of her paralyzed and powerless, their army of monsters long gone, and she can't do anything about it.

She saw the man approach her, a violet-colored skeletal being suddenly encompasses the 'man' as he draws near her. The feeling of dread doubles as the creature surrounding the man grew in height, completing the form were horns that grew atop the creature's head, mimicking the look of what seemed to be a Demon.

That's when it hit her, the reason why they never stood a chance in the first place. The 'man' was actually a Demon. 'No… I should have… escaped when I… had the c-chance' Brewess thought while struggling from her restraints. She was then lifted by the entity surrounding the Demon forcing her to face him.

"I'm going to ask you some questions and you will answer them." the grip from the entity tightens, forcing Brewess to grunt from the pain. Looking at the Demon she finally saw what his eyes look like up close, while the right red eye is spinning wildly what caught her attention was the left eye which has a purple ripple-like pattern in it, which seems to be glowing with a power she has never felt before.

AN: Someone PM'd me about changing the title of my fic because it sounds like Sasuke is just staying at Velen, after some thought I had to agree so it does sound like that, so I changed it.

With regards to what Sasuke looks like I used the Boruto Version of Sasuke the one where he already mastered his Mangekyou Sharingan and Rinnegan, and before anyone asks my version of Sasuke decided to get implants for his missing arm. Now before anyone comments about "But that is his way of atoning for his sins!" think of it this way Robots and Planetary Destructive Aliens are coming into his world so he decides to have a new arm to be at his 100% to better defend his home or something like that.

With that out of the way, enjoy your day and have fun reading!