"You've lost it," she gently pushed him away, making nervous eye contact. That was alright, because almost immediately, he sensed a shift in her expression.
"Wait. That's actually a good idea."
He smirked. Of course it was. It was his idea. To hell with Konoha, he was going to start up his own little settlement, and it would be the only village. He'd make sure of that. This would ensure that, with him in control, nothing could go wrong. Sasuke already begun thinking up names, and what kind of stone his statue is going to be made out of, and how the education system is going to work-
"Oi." Yugito halted his fantasies, grounding him back to reality.
"Our main objective is to kill Madara, right? Then let's do it." Yugito was probably about to start strategising, but Sasuke couldn't hold on anymore. His chakra reserves were exhausted, and his whole body still hurt a little bit.
He let himself drift off to sleep, since if she wanted him dead, she probably could've killed him before and wouldn't do it in his sleep. It was kind of pathetic to fall asleep on the forest floor, but beggars can't be choosers.
Somehow, he woke up on a nice, soft bed with Yugito overlooking him. He lay there, well-rested but somewhat groggy.
"I figured you'd wake up around now. It's been 16 hours." Sasuke shot up. 16 hours? Well, that was almost too good to be true.
"Where are we?" He rubbed the sleep from his eyes.
"Some town," She let him peer through the window. It was a town indeed. Funnily enough, the towns now, a century ago, looked almost identical to the ones in the present. That only testified that because of all the fighting, technology improved and civilisation went forward only to accommodate more WMDs.
"Well, we should get out of here as soon as possible, because I sense there's going to be an invasion of some sort round about now." Yugito stood up. Despite her declaration, she was completely at ease, as if an invasion didn't bother her at all. Sasuke felt his chakra pathways flowing, indicating that he was fully recovered.
Sasuke shrugged off the blankets and hauled himself out of bed. Man, he missed his mansion.
"Be more specific. When?" He asked, peeling off his shirt.
"I don't know. An hour? It's hard to tell and I'm probably wrong," Yugito shrugged, watching him scramble into the bathroom.
"Great. That's enough time to brush my teeth and a shower. Maybe breakfast."
He should've heeded Yugito's warning, because mid-shower, several bombs went off. He was barely out of range, but all he was thankful for at that moment was that the bathroom door was still closed. Sasuke had to hustle just to fasten a towel over himself before rushing out.
A soot-covered, charred Yugito swung a kunai, not hesitating to decapitate five cautious Senju in one swing. He met her eyes and they tacitly agreed. She'd kill the invading Senju, he'd save the civilians from getting blown up or sliced. Sasuke didn't even know why they bothered saving this little town, but he did know that these people didn't do any wrong and that this was just a ploy to expand territory.
Normally, he would've offered to help or taken on the fighting himself, but his towel felt liable to slip during intense movement, and he didn't want to flash the Senju, so he resigned himself to being useful and pulling civilians out of burning buildings. They were so startled that they forgot to notice his half-nakedness.
Yugito, out of nowhere, performed a large-scale water jutsu to quell the flames. That ended the majority of the chaos, leaving only the frustrated Senju. They would not retreat as long as they believed Yugito was their only obstacle, so it was time to reveal a bit of his hand. Without actually showing up, of course.
Fortunately, the sky seemed to have clouded over, allowing Sasuke to more effectively use Kirin. The dragon loomed beneath the darkened sky, exuding raw power and inciting quite a bit of fright. The Senju seemed to have gotten the message by now. They retreated shamefully. A key advantage to time travelling this far into the past was that he had access to jutsu not even invented.
Chaos ceased, and a panicked chitchat befell the town. Yugito approached him coolly, her hands in her pockets. It seemed that very little could faze her.
"They wanted to expand their territory, I suppose."
Surrounding civilians turned to face them, bowing their heads in utmost gratitude.
"Thank you," several people declared. People started to flock around him, showering him with praise and admiration. They ignored the fact that he was still in a towel. It was a bit overwhelming for him, but, glancing at Yugito, she was joking with children and assuring people like it was her job.
"There is no need to thank us," Yugito spread her arms out beckoningly, allowing a child to hug her. He noticed that she adjusted her speech to fit into this time period. It was too hassling for him to bother doing the same.
"We aim to protect," she ended. Sasuke caught onto what she was trying to do.
"Well," Yugito smiled. She wrapped an arm around Sasuke.
"It's time for breakfast," at that, people chittered, bustling towards their homes and shops and overall acting like nothing happened. They walked into the nearest functioning cafe.
"So, when do we start this whole village-building thing?" Yugito pointed her fork at him jovially. Now that he thought about it, where the hell were you supposed to start?
"Let's find a plot of land and go from there, I guess." That seemed like the best course of action.
"Good idea." Yugito grinned. "I suppose we can do some mercenary jobs, gain reputation and fund it that way," he muttered. They went silent after that, spending the rest of their breakfast in a comfortable silence.
"This looks decent," Sasuke gestured to a flat expanse of plain, green, fertile-looking land. They overlooked a cliff.
"It also looks owned by somebody," Yugito motioned towards a small sign that said 'Gato's land'.
"Duh. We'll kill this Gato," he stated simply. They were probably the grandpa of the Wave Gato he was so familiar with. Ergo, they couldn't be a very nice person anyhow.
"Isn't that a bit extreme?" She said, but didn't immediately disagree. Sasuke shrugged.
"Whatever works works. I guess we can try to make him sign it over though."
They had multiple objectives, however. One was to kill Madara, the other was to build up a little settlement and help it prosper into a village - the only ninja village.
"I think we should split up," Sasuke said.
"Yeah," she immediately agreed, "I work on this, you get Madara." She shoved her hands into her pockets, seemingly analysing the landscape and calculating all sorts of mathematical jargon. He decided he'd go off to plan the assassination of his great-great grandfather, just after he asked her one question.
"No offence, but you seem way too agreeable. It's too good to be true." Because Yugito didn't seem like the obedient type to go with whatever someone else said, and if he knew her, she would hesitate before making any big decisions, except she didn't with him. And knowing his luck, how come the person to travel back with him was somebody competent and co-operative?
Her train of thought was broken, and she looked at him almost pensively.
"Honestly," she crossed her arms and stiffened her posture, "I'm just trying to cooperate with you because I like your idea. The future is so shit." There was this almost unreadable, sad expression in her eyes that told him there was more to her justification. He figured that, while they were close enough to tease and trust each other, neither of them could muster the courage to share their personal sob story.
"Alright then," he muttered, checking his watch, "I'm off." He paused, deciding to pat Yugito on the back reassuringly before Shunshining off towards the Uchiha compound.
It was time to get Madara, once and for all.
Omake
Note: The Omakes are completely unrelated to the story. this is literally the weirdest shit i've ever written btw. i have no idea what was going on in my head
Sasuke steadied his dizzied self. He could see stars, so he repeatedly blinked until they went away. Where the hell was he? He was in front of a large building - by large, he meant fucking humongous - and it seemed to be made of glass. Sasuke stood there like an idiot, gawking at it.
He glanced at his surroundings. The roads were grey, clearly made of cement, and had white lines drawn on it. What was stranger was the weird automobiles, all vaguely similar, zooming by. People milled around in their strange-ish denim clothes with weird shirts with weird slogans or names like 'live laugh love' or 'taylor swift' or 'just do it' with a curved tick.
"Are you coming in or not?" To his surprise, the glass door magically opened to reveal a stocky middle-aged man in a suit. He marched up to Sasuke, snatched his collar and dragged him inside. Sasuke grudgingly decided to play along. For some reason, he ended up in a strange new world and was being dragged into a freakishly tall building.
He was brought in front of four people sitting at a desk with several notes and a camera in his face. They sat like they were judges for a singing competition or something. As soon as he walked in, they started strictly noting stuff down.
"No. 167, you may begin," one of them spoke. The camera started rolling.
Sasuke was affronted and utterly taken aback.
"Begin what? I don't even know why the hell I'm here," He paced, trying to evade the camera. It followed wherever he went. This was creepy. Was this a genjutsu? It was a really, really good one. Sasuke laughed bitterly.
"Whoever put me here is really fucking good," his Sharingan whirred, detecting nothing. The four people seemed impressed, which made Sasuke highly suspicious. He scanned the room, looking for some sort of clue. Nothing.
"The second you show yourself," he declared to whoever was doing this, ignoring the four people, "I'm going to rip out your innards," he crossed his arms to express his anger.
Sasuke clutched his head. Maybe he was dreaming. Although he couldn't fathom a dream as bizarre as this. Just as he was about to take his chances and jump out the window, the camera was switched off and three people started clapping. The fourth one swooned, blushing and clutching her chest in happiness.
"That was phenomenal! You are a star, a rising star!" Sasuke blinked in confusion. One of them wiped away a happy tear.
"I won't see the rest. We've found him. We've found our vampire." Now he was really confused. Another person approached him, grabbing him by the shoulders and embracing him.
"Congratulations. You've passed the Twilight audition with flying colours. We're happy to have you as our Edward Cullen."