Author's Note from Panda: We're back, baby!

This was originally going to be one chapter, but it was around 33k words long, so we split it in two. Which means that the other half has been written and needs to be edited. So expect chapter 23 in…let's call it a week.

For those of you who were hoping for more Star Fox stuff, I'm sorry guys, it just wasn't clicking. Not like this chapter. Perhaps we will revisit Cornia one day. Leave us a review or send us a PM if you think we should. Or to tell us about this chapter. Or just what your favorite color is. Mine is red.

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A week had passed since the Enterprise had left Corneria. Things were bittersweet when Kurama had to leave behind Krystal, but a few days of sulking in Naruto's belly had him back to his old self. A fleet of Federation Destroyers had moved in to help Star Fox wipe out the Borg and everything was peachy keen as far as Naruto knew.

Currently he found himself and Chiyo in Hajime and April's quarters. Sakura was back on duty with Crusher and Naruto had decided that he and his daughter could abuse his distant cousin's hospitality for a change of scenery.

Carefully, he observing his youngest daughter sleeping on a blanket in the middle of the living room.

It wasn't often that he found himself in this setting. Chiyo was still barely a week old, yet time was always fickle thing on the Enterprise. Free time was hard to come by, and when it did it brought everything to a screeching halt. Allowing one's self to collect their thoughts.

Raising a child was no different. Naruto had spent so much time feeding her, changing her, bathing her, and calming her down that when he finally did get her to sleep he could appreciate just how adorable she was and how absolutely in love he was with her.

From her little limbs to her pudgy belly. She wore a pink pair of feetie pajamas with a cartoon cat on the chest. On her head was a little tuff of pink hair that Naruto couldn't help but twirl his finger around. It was just so soft. Untouched by years of sunlight, wind, or anything else. And her chubby cheeks. Naruto's eyes always had to drift down to them. Her skin was completely smooth except for those six whisker marks. The spitting image of his own whisker marks.

All his life he had lived as the sole owner of such birth marks. Sure, they had more to do with Kurama's chakra than any genetics, but to see them on another human being. It was like a flag declaring Chiyo as Naruto's kin. More than his mother's clan's red hair, which he did not share. Or his father's facial features, that he did not inherit, save for his eyes. Now just like Sakura and all her pink haired family members, or any of his friends are their clansmen. Naruto had a true family member that looked like him. His secret lifelong dream was achieved.

"Seriously, Naruto. She is the most well-behaved child I've ever met." Hajime said.

"That's because she is asleep." Naruto said with a smile. "You give her any cause and her little lungs will wake the dead."

"I hear that. I've heard her scream when she was born." April said.

"It's crazy that we haven't visited you yet. I'm sorry." Naruto said as he watched Chiyo kick at nothing, just testing out her legs.

"Don't worry about it. It's fine. We've been really busy anyway." Hajime waved off.

"You know nothing against you, April, but I was just thinking about how I finally feel like I have a family member who looks like me." Naruto said.

"No offense taken. It's a miracle that we're even related." April waved off.

"True. It's just a funny feeling after growing up an orphan to have a family." Naruto said as he ran his finger along Chiyo's whisker marks.

"I don't know what that's like and I'm sorry you had to go through that."

"It's alright. I have you guys. And I have Sakura-chan. And Chiyo-chan. And all my friends on the Enterprise and back home on Element."

"Speaking of Sakura, where is she?" Hajime asked.

"Working in sick bay. She has a lot of catching up to do." Naruto said.

"Oh yeah. I had to pick up a lot of her slack." Hajime said.

"Well after 6 months on maternity leave she is back and ready to give 130%." Naruto praised.

"I saw yesterday. She's back in the saddle, as it were."

"You should have seen her this morning. Up with Chiyo and already making us both coffee." Naruto smiled.

"Impressive."

"She did almost feed Chiyo some coffee in a bottle. But we were able to come to our senses before that." Naruto admitted.

"Yikes...well that's good at least." Hajime sweat dropped.

"It was worth a laugh." Naruto said as Chiyo started to fuss herself awake.

"Uh-oh." April gulped.

"Oh boy." Naruto sighed. "Good morning, princess." He cooed.

"Agh, agh!" Chiyo cried.

"Aww, what's the matter?" Naruto asked in a baby voice he had seen Sakura use on Chiyo to middling effect. Suddenly, the ship shook violently, causing the auto red alert to sound.

"WHAAAAA!" Chiyo cried as Naruto scooped her up in her blanket.

Naruto tapped his combadge. "Naruto to bridge, what's going on?!"

"We're caught in a temporal anomaly, Naruto. I need you and your wife on the bridge immediately." Picard informed.

"Sakura is with Crusher. I'm with Chiyo." Naruto informed.

"Do you have anyone to watch her?" Picard asked.

"Captain, we're losing structural integrity on deck 19." Worf reported.

"Increase shields in that area." Picard said as a huge thud shook the vessel. Knocking Naruto off his feet and forcing him to twist in midair to avoid landing on Chiyo.

"All engines are offline. Attempting to bypass." Geordi reported.

"Inertial dampers are failing. Initiating manual override." Data reported.

"Stay where you are, Naruto!" Picard ordered just as the screen switched to a vortex to a planet in a split second. "Dear God..."

"Initiating lateral thrusters. attempting to level our descent." Data informed.

"We're going in too hot!" Ro reported.

"Suggestions! Quick!" Picard ordered.

"I'm going to initiate a reverse polarity tractor beam! It should slow us down to find somewhere safe to impact!" Geordi suggested.

"Do it quick!"

"Injuries reported all over the ship! Hull breach on deck 2! Starboard nacelle pylon fracturing!" Riker reported.

"Repulse tractor beam engaged! We're slowing down!" Geordi announced.

"Trajectory leveled out. I am detecting a large body of water dead ahead." Data spoke.

"Aim for the water!" Picard ordered before keying up the ship wide coms. "All hands! Brace for impact!"

Back with Naruto inside the Haruno living quarters, Hajime and April were both bracing for impact. Naruto, who was bracing himself and Chiyo near the window, caught a glimpse of a sight he hadn't seen in ages. One he would never forget. A cliff hundreds of feet high with huge carvings of familiar faces. He could just barely make out four of them, but their shapes told him all he needed to know.

"It's Konoha." He gasped, Chiyo still held tightly against his chest. Another jolt sent him flying to the ground. The Enterprise was skimming against a sea of treetops.

On the bridge, everyone was being shaken violently before lurching hard when the ship collided with the nearby body of water, the starboard nacelle pylon giving out and the whole pylon plus the nacelle falling off the ship and into the water. The lights flickered several times for a few moments before staying lit. Consoles all over the ship shorting out and sparking as the ship came to a complete halt.

Back inside of the Haruno quarters, Chiyo's cries could be heard through the walls with the adults inside groaning.

"That sucked..." April groaned as she tried to sit up.

"Everyone okay?" Hajime asked as he pushed his lounge chair off of himself.

"Define okay..." April said, her back cracking as she sat up.

"If you need medical attention. I'm gonna go check up on our neighbors." Hajime said before scrounging for his medical tricorder.

"I'm fine...just sore."

"Good. You should go help everyone who can walk, evacuate." Hajime said, going full on doctor mode.

"I don't think that's possible." Naruto said before pointing out the window, that was now under water.

"What do we do?" Naruto asked as he tried to calm Chiyo down.

"No idea." April admitted.

"Fine, we don't seem to be leaking so go find Picard and see if we need to head to the escape pods or not. I'm gonna go find Sakura." Naruto said.

"Right." April said before heading to the door, which still opened by itself. "Well...we still have power so that's good." She commented before continuing on.

Naruto sighed and tried to orient himself. The ship was tinted horizontally, turning all the rooms and hallways into funhouses. He laid Chiyo down to swaddle her properly in her blanket. Making sure her arms were securely placed at her sides and she was snug and supported. With that settled he tied her around his chest so that he could use both hands just in case.

"Okay Chiyo. Just hang on. We're gonna find your Momma." Naruto whispered as he navigated the tilted hallways and smashed open elevator shaft.

He peeked his head into the shaft to see that it was clear of any falling debris. The strain of the ship echoed throughout. Naruto leapt up to the vertical wall as carefully as he could with his precious cargo. Chiyo's cries reverberating up the structure.

He made it to the third floor where the medical staff were shuffling around in a daze. Lab equipment was spilled everywhere. Broken glass was on the floor. Some nurses held bandages to the foreheads of their co-workers, even when they themselves were bleeding.

"Sakura-chan!?" Naruto called out.

"Over here!" Sakura called out from the other room.

Naruto dashed past the wounded medical officers and rushed into Crusher's office where Sakura was treating Dr. Crusher for a dislocated knee.

"Sakura-chan." Naruto said as Chiyo continued to cry. "Are you okay?" He asked with concern.

Sakura came out from behind Crusher's desk and was hobbling on a single crutch. "I'm fine...just a sprained ankle. Dr. Crusher was insistent I take weight off of it."

"We both took a tumble when the ship crashed." Crusher breathed out.

Sakura then noticed Chiyo wailing in Naruto's arms. "Giver her here! Is she okay?!" She demanded frantically.

"She's fine. Plenty scared, but not hurt, I don't think." Naruto said as he unwrapped the cloth around him to hand Chiyo over to her mother.

Sakura quickly took her into her arms and scanned her thoroughly. Luckily, Chiyo didn't have so much as a bruise. "Thank the sage..." She breathed out, holding onto her daughter for dear life.

"Good. I was just here to make sure you were alright and let you know we were alright. I'll take her back now." Naruto said, holding out his arms.

"Noooo..." Sakura whined as she held onto Chiyo.

"Sakura, please. You've got all these injured to deal with. I'm going to see Picard. Let me take her." Naruto said.

Sakura pouted, reluctantly giving Chiyo back to Naruto.

"Great. I'll be back as soon as I can." Naruto said before remembering something. "By the way, Hajime is scouring the living quarters for injured and I sent April over to the Bridge to check in with Picard."

"Okay. While you're at it, find out where we are."

"Will do." Naruto said, not wanting to distract Sakura with what he thought he saw.

Meanwhile, on the bridge, things were by no means any less chaotic.

"April, get down to the engine room and find out what the situation is from Geordi." Picard ordered as the Bridge crew tried to orient themselves.

"Yes sir." April acknowledged before heading out, just as Naruto came onto the bridge.

"What's the situation, Captain?" Naruto asked.

Picard sighed. "The Enterprise is in no shape to fly. We're missing a nacelle and there are several hull breaches. Engines are offline and we're running on auxiliary power. The computer core is also offline. In all technicality, we're dead in the water."

"Actually, we are literally dead in the water." Riker said.

"Indeed. No casualties, but there are several injuries reported."

"Sakura and Crusher are both injured, but currently treating wounds." Naruto reported.

Picard nodded. "As for our location... we're still trying to figure that out."

"Sir, once we are all sorted I can have my ANBU scout the area." Naruto offered.

"Denied. The ship is completely under water. Until our computers come back online, you are to stay put." Picard ordered.

"Yes, sir." Naruto said. "Where do you want me for now?"

Picard looked at Naruto and then at Chiyo. "In your quarters watching after your daughter. I'll call you if I need anything."

"Very well." Naruto said before creating six Shadow Clones. "Use these guys at your leisure."

Picard nodded.

Two hours later, the crew had been accounted for and the ship had been secured. Picard called a meeting in the Bridge.

"Here's the abridged version." Picard started as he had everyone's attention drawn to the screen. It showed a schematic of the ship with several areas highlighted red. "The red areas are where there are hull breaches present. Deck 14 is completely under water. We stopped the flooding in the rest of the affected areas. Geordi, is the computer core back online?"

"Yes, Captain. It took some doing, but most of our key and backup systems are back online. Warp core is still offline."

"What about transporters?" Riker asked.

"The cargo transporters are still offline, but transporter rooms 2 and 3 are functional for minimal use only." Geordi said.

"Only one reported death." Crusher continued. "A maintenance worker who fell on his neck wrong. All other injured personal too severe to continue duty immediately are being moved to sick bay, but we are stretched thin."

"Security forces are at 90% strength." Worf reported. "If anything comes looking for a fight, we'll be ready."

"What about astrometrics and sensors?" Picard asked.

"Sensors are back online as is stellar cartography." Data spoke.

"Good, maybe we can find out where we are." Picard said hopefully.

"I have the ship running a scan as we speak." Data said.

"Good work." Picard nodded

"Captain, what about an external scouting party?" Sakura asked.

"I'd rather we wait until Data's scans are complete. We don't know where we are or even if this planet is inhabited." Picard said.

"It is." Naruto spoke up.

"I beg your pardon?" Picard said.

All eyes turned onto Naruto. "While we were crashing. I looked out the window and I couldn't believe what I saw. Hokage Mountain."

Sakura did a double take. "What?! Are you saying we crashed on Element?"

"It's gotta be. I'd like to lead a scout party to check it out all the same." Naruto said.

"Now hold on. If we are on Element, the first thing we should do is get in contact with Commander Tsunade." Crusher suggested.

"Coms are online, but we can't get a response from anyone." Geordi said.

"Granny Tsunade is probably away on Hokage business. Send me and Sakura with our ANBU team. We can get a clearer picture and if we run into any Leaf ninja the two of us can handle it." Naruto suggested.

"You're missing the point, Naruto. We can't even get in contact with Starfleet Command." Geordi clarified.

"All the more reason to get our bearings as quickly as possible. Once we get to the Leaf we can get in contact with Tsunade and then she can get us all the help we need." Naruto argued.

Picard sighed. "Granted. But because we're running on reserve power, only select 4 of your ANBU."

"Very well. Team Sol, myself, and Sakura will go. Plus Chiyo." Naruto decided.

"What? Why Chiyo?" Sakura exclaimed.

"To have her meet Granny Tsunade and the others." Naruto smiled like it was obvious.

"Are you NUTS?! I'm not putting our child in danger trying to find the Leaf! For all we know, we could be near Sound territory!"

"Relax, Sakura. There aren't any lakes big enough to hold the Enterprise near the Land of Sound. If I had to guess I would say we are just a few dozen miles north of the Leaf." Naruto said.

Data got curious and pulled up a geographical map of what the scans came up with. "This appears to be our current location."

"Told you. We hit the ground almost as soon as I saw the mountainside. I'd actually be more surprised if there weren't any Leaf ANBU surrounding this lake as we speak."

"Wait a minute...this is Ridu lake. Doesn't the 3 Tails still live here?" Sakura asked.

"He might. He moves around from lake to lake at the drop of a hat." Naruto said. "But Kurama can't sense him nearby. So, he's not here." Naruto said.

"We are wasting time. Take Chiyo if you think it's safe enough. Just return by the end of the day with a report of your findings." Picard ordered.

"Yes sir." Sakura and Naruto both said.

Twenty minutes later, Naruto, Sakura and Chiyo were all packed and ready to go in the transporter room alongside Team Sol that was more dressed for battle.

Sakura had to stifle a chuckle. "Guys, this is our Home world. I don't think you need to be in full combat mode."

"Begging your pardon, sensei, but this planet is still hostile until we declare it isn't." Dan said as Kitty and April adjusted their phaser holsters.

"We're telling you it isn't." Naruto said firmly. "And leave those phasers behind. Leave all the Starfleet tech behind. The Prime Directive is still in effect."

Team Sol looked at one another reluctantly disarmed themselves.

"Just leave the talking to us if we run into anyone with a metal headband. And if a ninja who smells like dog tries to sniff you, let'em. That's an Inuzuka. He's not perving on you." Naruto warned.

"No, he's definitely perving on you. But we don't need to get into any fights." Sakura corrected.

"Coordinates set." The transporter chief spoke.

"Energize." Naruto ordered.

In an instant, their view changed from inside the ship to the shore of the lake where they could see the separated nacelle on the other side of the lake and the very top of the ship visible from the water.

"That's gonna be a problem if we want to keep the ship hidden." Sol said.

Naruto and Sakura however, weren't listening. They were too busy taking a deep breath. Inhaling the scent of pine and maple trees right in the beginning of summer. The sounds of birds chirping and grass being trampled underfoot. After an entire year, they were home.

"Um...Naruto?" April spoke up.

"Huh? What?" Naruto said, snapping out of his trance as even Chiyo remained quiet to observe her surroundings.

"Shouldn't we get going?"

"Oh yeah, we should. Just give us a minute. You guys go on ahead. We'll catch up in a second." Naruto said.

Dan and Kitty looked over at April and Sol, who shrugged and led them on. Leaving the Uzumaki family alone. Sakura leaned her head on Naruto's shoulder while Naruto wrapped his arm around her back.

"We're home." Naruto said.

"Yeah…" Sakura said before realism kicked in. "Well not quite. We gotta get back to the village." She said. "Hey, see if you can sense any incoming rescue parties since I'm sure we scared the crap out of everyone in the village."

"Hmmm, good idea." Naruto said before closing his eyes in meditation. A few seconds later he reopened them to reveal his green and orange Toad Sage eyes. He extended his senses outward, feeling the breathing of the forest, the energy given off by his wife, and the tiny flame emitted by their daughter. Extending his reach even further he could sense all four of Team Sol and their nervousness, followed by four other human presences, one of them being familiar.

"Konohamaru." Naruto said out of the blue.

"Konohamaru's team? Glad to see he's finally getting a mission." Sakura smiled.

"Something...seems a little off." Naruto mused. "His chakra signature is larger than I remember, but the other 3 I don't recognize at all."

Sakura gave Naruto a quizzical look. "Did he get assigned to a new team while we've been gone?"

"Well it has been a year. Things change." Naruto said.

"True. Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go find them."

"We won't have to." Naruto said. "The way I'm feeling it. Team Sol is gonna run into the Leaf before we can."

"That's...probably not good." Sakura said with concern.

"I'm sure it'll be fine." Naruto said as an explosion echoed through the forest followed by the sounds of battle. "But I've been wrong before. Stay here!" He ordered before taking off in a dead sprint.

He leapt past the trees, his feet barely touching the ground as the sounds of shouts and clangs of kunai grew louder. By the time he arrived the battle had taken to the treetops with no ninja on either side to be seen.

"Every one, stop!" Naruto ordered. He was greeted with a kunai thrown straight at his shoulder, which he caught easily between his fingertips, only to discover an exploding smoke bomb attached to the end. His vision was completely obscured, but not his Sage mode senses. The next thing to come at him was a kick from behind, which he blocked with relative ease.

"Seriously, we are friendlies." Naruto called out to the mysterious figure in the smoke. A short figure by the way his punches were coming at Naruto.

Whoever this guy was, he was good. Maybe not Jounin good, but this kid could easily be a Chunin based on his height and skill.

The smoke cleared and Naruto could see what this kid looked like, but he truly had never seen him before. Though he did look a little familiar.

"If you are trying to pretend to be our Hokage, you are doing a very poor job of it." The kid spoke.

"Say what?" Naruto said before a fire ball came sailing towards him.

"Air Bullet!" Naruto shouted as he shot out an equal sized wind ball, making the two jutsus cancel each other out.

Another kid landed in front of him, this time it was a young girl with black hair and black eyes covered by red glasses. She remarkably looked like Sasuke. But her outfit almost perfectly resembled one that Sakura used to wear.

"You definitely are a poor man's imitation of Lord Seventh. You got the details right, but you missed his age by about ten years." The girl mocked.

"Lord Seventh? What happened to Lady Fifth? Granny Tsunade." Naruto said.

The girl laughed. "Are you serious? She retired after the 4th war and Lord Kakashi took over."

"No, she didn't. She was Hokage two weeks ago when I talked to her. Where is she? Something is very wrong. I need to talk to her."

Both kids looked at one another, trying to figure out if this pale imitation of their Hokage was being serious. "Well, you're wrong and you have no business talking to one of our more esteemed Hokage's." The girl said.

"No business? I'm her successor. She thinks of me as a grandson. Stop this nonsense and take me to her. This is all a huge misunderstanding." Naruto begged.

He was once again met with an attack from behind, but not from either of the two Genin. He could sense a third Genin attacking him from behind. He turned around and almost faltered when he saw the jutsu in the boy's hand. A Rasengan.

"Konohamaru?" Naruto asked before catching the boy's wrist and getting a closer look at him. He wasn't Konohamaru. Not even close.

"Shut up, faker!" The blond-haired boy snapped. His blue eyes matching Naruto just like his four whisker marks on his cheeks. He looked at Naruto with absolute disgust. "You think you can just take the appearance of my deadbeat dad and people would buy it? You're as dumb as he is."

"Me the faker?" Naruto said before his own blood started to boil.

"Yeah, you." The blond boy growled before punching Naruto right in the face, ending this stupid transformation jutsu of his once and for all.

The girl on the other hand, watched Naruto carefully. If this was a transformation jutsu, it should have dispelled upon contact. But it didn't. Her eyes turned red with a single tomoe mark in each eye and what she saw shocked her.

"Boruto! Stop! This isn't a transformation jutsu!"

"It's not?" Boruto called out before being punched back right upside the head.

"That hurt, you brat!" Naruto shouted.

"What's going on over here!" An adult Jounin shouted in a blue scarf. At the same time Sakura came running with Chiyo and shouted the exact same thing.

"Sakura-chan! I told you to stay back!" Naruto shouted.

"Boruto, Sarada, Mitsuki. What is going on here?" The Jounin demanded.

Boruto pointed to the Naruto in front of them.

"What the Hell? First a team of rogue ninjas, now this Naruto impersonator?" The Jounin said before noticing the kunoichi holding the baby. "And... Sakura?"

"M-mom...?" Sarada asked.

"Sakura, you need to get back. These kids are crazy." Naruto said as he flash-stepped in between Sakura and this Genin Team.

"Wait, Mom?" Sakura asked as Chiyo started to squirm.

"Sarada, that's not your mom. She's another fake. Like that loser." Boruto said, pointing at Naruto.

Naruto's eyebrow twitched. "Say that to my face, punk!"

"Who are you calling a punk?" Boruto snapped, despite his teammates' embarrassment.

"The idiot running around in a track suit. Are you supposed to be my son? That's an old act there, fanboy! But you forgot the other two whiskers. I've seen better face paint with permanent marker." Naruto snapped.

"Naruto, wait a minute...I sense Kurama's chakra in him." Sakura spoke up.

"Wait, what?" Naruto asked.

'It's true, Kit. I'm sensing some of my chakra off of the brat. The same amount I can sense off of Little Kit.' Kurama said.

Naruto was dumbfounded. He had no offspring besides Chiyo. So how did this kid who he's never seen before end up existing?

"You two really need to drop this act. You're way too young to pretend to be Lord Seventh and Sakura-san." The Jounin said, letting Naruto and Sakura finally get a good look at him. He was dressed in a flak jacket Jounin vest with brown spiky hair and a blue scarf that Naruto would know anywhere. Only that scarf was supposed to have a much younger owner. Not this adult.

"Konohamaru?" Naruto asked. Not wanting to believe it, even as he sensed that Jounin's chakra, confirming him to be his informal student beyond the shadow of a doubt.

"You know my name, so at least you memorized the name of your son's Jounin-sensei. But that still doesn't explain how you skimmed on the subtle details if you were going to impersonate our Hokage. And whoever told you that he and Sakura had a daughter was willfully misinforming you." Konohamaru said, noting the baby Sakura held close to her chest.

"Okay knock it off, Konohamaru! This prank isn't funny anymore!" Naruto snapped.

"This isn't a prank." Konohamaru said seriously. "But your scheme ends here."

"Damn it, I'm not scheming anyone or impersonating them either!" Naruto shouted as Chiyo cried even harder, louder than any shouting adult.

"Naruto!" Sakura shouted.

"Alright!" Naruto shouted back before exploding into golden flames.

Konohamaru and his Genin were taken aback. This was no genjutsu, a genjutsu couldn't radiate this much chakra. This was the real deal. the real Golden Cloak their Hokage was famous for.

The three Genin hopped back at this unexpected display. Sarada's eyes went wide. Before her standing in golden robes was the spitting image of their Hokage. And he was holding Chiyo close to his chest. His chakra acting as a blanket that calmed her down. Even Sarada was feeling its effects from 20 feet away. She felt calm and secure. Like she was standing before a roaring hearth. Exactly as she felt the first time she saw Lord Naruto in that form.

Naruto then spotted Sarada's red eyes. He knew they were black before, but he knew all too well about those red eyes. "You're...an Uchina?" Naruto asked.

"I-I am, sir." She said, feeling like she was speaking to Lord Seventh.

"And you called me mom...that means..." Sakura sputtered as she pieced everything together. "Naruto... this isn't our Element. That temporal anomaly that Data talked about...this must be a different timeline."

"The Hell? How does you being her mother lead to an alternative..." Naruto said before putting the pieces together. Her clothes, her Sharingan. The only way to get that combination... Well he hoped it could never happen in his universe. "Oh."

Sakura stepped forth. "I am Sakura Uzumaki of the Federation starship Enterprise. I'm...sorry for the misunderstanding, but we seemed to have been brought here by a spacial anomaly. Why it brought us here, we're not sure. We are not impersonators or rogue ninja. This was purely an accident. But we need help. We have hundreds wounded and our ship is badly damaged."

"Starship? Federation? What are you talking about?" Boruto asked.

"Uzumaki?" Sarada exclaimed.

"We aren't your Naruto and Sakura." Naruto said, finally getting it. "We are from another universe. Apparently, another universe a decade in the past."

"Yes, but, Uzumaki?" Sarada asked before taking a closer look at the pink haired baby in her not mother's arms. Pink hair and three whisker marks on her cheeks. Just like Lord Seventh. Her eyes nearly knocked her glasses off her nose.

"Apparently, you are my daughter in this universe. But in ours, you don't exist because I never married Sasuke. I married Naruto." Sakura said.

"You married my Dad?" Boruto asked. Looking at Naruto with even more disdain. "What about my mother?"

"I'm sorry. I don't know who your mother is." Naruto admitted, still trying to get his own grips with everything.

"Hinata Hyuga." Boruto said like it was obvious.

"Oh...of course." Naruto said, trying to spot any resemblance the boy had with Hinata. Not that he thought the boy was lying or anything.

"Hinata is back on Element. She and Naruto broke up some time ago." Sakura explained.

"So...wait...I don't exist either? Or my sister?"

"You have a sister?" Naruto asked, looking at Chiyo.

"She looks like Mom." Boruto said.

"I think we all need to take a seat." Konohamaru said, he being the senior most ninja in the vicinity.

"No." Sakura said. "I'm sorry, but we really do need help. We need to talk with the Hokage."

"Sakura, wait." Naruto said.

"Naruto, we can't wait. You know how urgent this is." Sakura pressed.

"But the Prime Directive. You just revealed Starfleet's existence to a bunch of Genin." Naruto hissed.

"The damage was already done when we flew over the Leaf." Sakura reminded.

"Wait, that was you?" Konohamaru asked.

"That was us. We are a part of a government of space fairing planets. Me and Naruto are contracted as bodyguards for the Captain of our ship, the Enterprise. The actual existence of Starfleet is supposed to be a triple S class secret that only the Hokage is supposed to know." Sakura explained. "Our ship crashed in the lake over there." Sakura said pointing back where we came.

"This is a lot to take in." Mitsuki admitted.

"I'm sorry, you are...?" Sakura asked.

"Mitsuki. If I look familiar it is because I am Orochimaru's son." He said, because why not pile on more bombshells.

Sakura and Naruto's eyes nearly bulged out of their heads.

"And you were...liberated from the Sound village?" Naruto guessed.

"No. I was born and raised in Konoha."

"I'm sorry, is Orochimaru a good guy in this universe or am I missing something?" Naruto asked.

"After the 4th war. My father was pardoned of his past crimes and was allowed to reside in the village. Albeit with constant supervision."

"Pardoned for what crimes?" Sakura asked. "Killing the 3rd Hokage? Orchestrating the biggest sneak attack against the Leaf in village history? Years of kidnapping and experimenting on thousands of innocents including children? Creating the enemy state the Sound village? Am I missing anything important?" She rattled on.

"He tried to kill me, Pervy Sage, and Granny Tsunade once." Naruto added.

"It's a long story. But the fact remains is that he is a citizen of the Leaf again." Konohamaru said.

"This can't be right. Even you wouldn't be stupid enough to pardon Orochimaru for all of that." Sakura said to Naruto.

"It was actually former Hokage Kakashi who pardoned him."

"That makes even less sense." Sakura said.

"In short, Kakashi pardoned him by order of the Shinobi council and the Daimyo." Konohamaru summed up.

"Fine, fine. Let's just pretend that it makes sense." Sakura said. "Can you take us to see your Naruto? We need to arrange a meeting between him and our Captain as soon as possible."

"We could." Konohamaru said. "If you tell your team to quit surrounding us. I assume they are with you?"

Naruto just waved his hand down and all four of Team Sol leapt from the tree branches out into the open. Landing behind Naruto and Sakura in a defensive posture.

"Are these guys also Leaf ninja from your dimension?" Konohamaru asked.

"Nope. Star fleet security officers trained by me and Sakura in the ways of the ninja." Naruto said.

Konohamaru nodded. "They're not bad, but they have a long way to go."

"Good enough to evade you." April said.

"Easy on the sass. Konohamaru was my first student." Naruto said. "And he looks like he has become a master ninja in his own right. This other me has gotta be proud of you."

"He is. But how long have you trained this lot? They still seem very green."

"To be honest, about 8 months." Naruto admitted.

Konohamaru whistled. "Only 8 months and they can go toe to toe with a Genin team."

"Starfleet officers are very quick learners." Naruto said proudly.

"Speaking of, we have a couple hundred officer on the Enterprise who need medical attention." Sakura urged.

"Alright, we'll take you to see Naruto. But no funny business." Konohamaru said.

"Come on, Kono, this is me we're talking about." Naruto grinned.

"Which is why I said no funny business, Boss." Konohamaru said, letting his old nickname slip.

Naruto chuckled good naturedly, Sakura rolled her eyes.

"Nothing ever changes." Sakura sighed.

"I missed you while I was out in space, Kono." Naruto said.

"Then you have me at a disadvantage. I just saw you a few hours ago."

"So this is much less heartwarming for you." Naruto said as they group followed the eldest ninja back to the Leaf.

"It's unique, I'll give you that." Konohamaru said.

Back on the Enterprise, Picard was busy overseeing the repairs being made to the ship. New holes were popping up every few minutes. Geordi's engineers were having to strip the wall panels in the hallways just to plug up the new holes. The security officers had been turned into a bucket brigade trying to dry out the lower decks. All the while Crusher was still up to her neck in patients that she and her team had to treat with low power.

"Sir?" Geordi spoke as he entered the stripped remains of the bridge.

"Speak, Commander." Picard said.

"Sir I need your permission to cut a hole in the port side of deck 4." Geordi said.

"For what reason?" Picard asked.

"For fresh air. Our emergency power is being strained by the need to keep recycling our oxygen. By opening a hole in the top of the ship that is sticking out of the lake, we can divert at least 20 gigawatts to other more crucial functions like the computers, building equipment, and medical stations."

"Hmmm..." Picard said.

"We would also have a place to empty out the water. Which would save more power instead of decompressing each deck." Geordi added.

"Very well. Try not to make too big of a hole." Picard said.

"Of course, sir. I'll have the boys install a barrier around the entrance to prevent leaks." Geordi said as he immediately stood up to relay the order.

Before he could leave though, the computer terminal on the bridge beeped.

"Captain, I believe you ought to see this." Data said.

"What is it, Data?" Picard asked.

"My scan of the temporal anomaly has completed. According to our sensors, the anomaly in which we came here is actually a temporal wormhole. However, it seems that it is reducing in size rapidly."

"How long until our gateway home closes?" Picard asked.

"Based on the computers analysis. At its current rate, the wormholes diameter will become too narrow for the Enterprise to pass through in 9.47 standard Element days." Data reported.

"Data...I want you to approximate the time it will take to repair the Enterprise with the materials we have on hand." Picard ordered seriously.

"Based on what we have for materials in storage and going by the amount of damage the Enterprise has sustained, it will take us approximately four standard Earth months to fully repair the Enterprise to leave the planet." Data said.

"So that's not going to work." Geordi said.

"How long does this anomaly reappear?" Picard asked.

"It is hard to say. But, by my estimates, approximately around 70 Element years." Data said.

"So we have one shot at this." Picard said. "What if we were to escape on shuttles? That could buy us weeks."

"It wouldn't work. The Enterprise took such a beating on our way through the wormhole once. A bunch of shuttle ships wouldn't stand a chance." Geordi said.

"This would also have a similar effect to our escape pods. However, I took the liberty of scanning the planet. It seems the Leaf Village has a sufficient supply of Tritanium Ore and there appears to be several deposits of Tritanium and Dilithium in several areas on the planet." Data reported.

"If we had this reserve, could we make this 9-day deadline?" Picard asked.

"Theoretically it is possible. We would have to reconfigure several of our weapons to refine and cut the ore to needed specifications."

"Let's assume for now that we will get the ore we need when Naruto and Sakura meet up with Commander Tsunade. Geordi I want you to assemble another team of engineers to reconfigure as many weapons as you need. Bring on any staff from any division you need to get this done." Picard ordered.

"Aye sir." Geordi said.

"Data, I want you to keep program scanning the wormhole at all times. I want to know about any changes in the rate of its diameter shrinking the minute it happens."

"Aye sir." Data acknowledged.

"Naruto to Picard." Naruto said over the coms.

"Go ahead. Did you meet up with Commander Senju?"

"Yeah, no, about that." Naruto said.

"Explain." Picard demanded.

"Turns out, we aren't on Element. Not our Element anyway."

Picard and Data looked at one another, the former giving a look of confusion. "Uhh...care to elaborate?"

"That wormhole we went through spat us out into a different dimension. One that's about ten years in the future to ours. Also, apparently, I'm married to my ex, Hinata." Naruto said, earning himself a stink eye from Boruto. "And Sakura married Sasuke. We ran into our 'kids.'"

"Data, can you confirm?" Picard asked.

"It is plausible. The temporal wormhole seems to pass through certain areas of subspace. It would also explain why we cannot locate any Federation sensor buoys near the neutral zone or why we are not getting a response from Starfleet Command. However, the likelihood that we have traveled to another dimension is not encouraging. The chances of passing through another dimension are-"

"Yes, Data. I don't want to hear the odds. All I need to know is if it is possible." Picard interrupted.

"It is possible, however unlikely." Data said.

"Look, we are going to meet the Seventh Hokage to confirm. With any luck this will all be one incredible ruse." Naruto said.

"Ask yourself and Sakura something. Did Element ever discover Tritanium or Dilithium that you remember?" Picard asked.

"Let me ask Sakura." Naruto said. "Hey Sakura-chan."

"I heard. On our Element, those two resources don't exist. If they did, Lady Tsunade would have ordered the production of starships decades ago." Sakura informed.

"Is she allowed to make starships after she served her time with Starfleet? I thought we couldn't give warp technology." Naruto said.

"We can't, but if you discover it on your own, that makes it a totally different matter." Picard said.

"And what if Sakura and I somehow figured out how to build a warp drive on our own?"

"Considering you two have confirmed that your race is in fact from Earth, the Prime Directive has little weight over your planet."

"Yeah but if we didn't."

"Let's not waste time on theories. This Element has resources we need to get back into our own time and we have little more than nine days to do it. The wormhole is shrinking."

"Oh crap. I'll be sure to bring that up in the meeting." Naruto said.

"See to it. Picard out."

Naruto put away his combadge just as Konohamaru jumped off the tree branches down to the ground for the last leg of the journey.

"Seems you guys are in quite a pickle." Konohamaru said.

"Just another Tuesday for us. So long as your Naruto can help us, we should be golden." Naruto said.

"I wouldn't worry about that. Lord Naruto is a cool guy. He won't turn you away if you're in need." Konohamaru praised.

"Yeah, that definitely sounds like him." Sakura smiled.

"Tch...he'll go out of his way to help everyone who asks but won't even spend time with his family. He just uses his stupid Shadow Clones to do that." Boruto scoffed.

"I'm sorry. He what?" Naruto asked.

"You heard me." Boruto spat angrily.

"Bullshit. I would never do that." Naruto said. "If anything, I would have my clones do the work so I could be with my family." His eyes fell on Sakura and Chiyo.

Sakura smacked him upside the head. "LANGUAGE!"

"Ow! But it is!" He argued.

"That may be, but maybe your counterpart in this world is a little different than you." Sakura pointed out.

"He can't be my counterpart then. The second we get the metal we need I'm gonna get to the bottom of this. I'll smack him upside the head if I need to." Naruto declared.

"Pfft. Even if you are a younger version of my father, my real father would brush you aside like you were a fly." Boruto scoffed.

"So much for hating your dad." Naruto said.

"I do hate him. But I also know that you are no match for him."

"Yeah, but do you know what the difference between your dad and me is?"

"I don't care." Boruto waved off.

"Your dad is 14 years from his prime. I am only 4 years from my prime." Naruto said.

Boruto just scoffed. "You're as dumb as he is."

"Who are you? Every opponent I've ever faced and beaten?"

"Whatever."

"Hmpf." Naruto scoffed. Making Sakura smirk.

"What's so funny?" Sarada asked her quietly.

"Oh nothing...just that those two are more alike than they realize." Sakura waved off.

"I suppose..." Sarada said as they walked through the forest, getting closer and closer to the cliffs. That's when she spotted Chiyo staring at her with those big blue eyes of hers. She looked so adorable it was making Sarada's heart race. And then there were those whisker marks.

"So..." Sarada began.

"So?" Sakura asked.

"So... you and Naruto, huh?"

Sakura blushed, but smiled. "Yeah...it kind of happened out of the blue."

"How out of the blue?" Sarada asked.

"Within a week of coming aboard the Enterprise. I had just broken up with Sa-with your father."

"How did that happen?"

Sakura took in a deep breath and sighed. "You father...wasn't conscientious of my needs and wants. Safe to say...his only goal in our relationship was to...uh...well..."

"Mom trained me as a medic so you don't have to hold back on those kinds of details." Sarada said.

"Alright then...his main goal was to impregnate me to restore his clan. He was always away, righting the wrongs he did in the past. I wanted to go with him, but he wouldn't allow it. When the opportunity to go on an extended mission out into space, I jumped on it. I left your father a note telling him not to wait for me and that I would be gone for at least 5 years."

"That sounds about right for my Dad." Sarada said.

"Right. So one night, into our first week on the Enterprise, Naruto and I got drunk and we...um..." Sakura blushed heavily.

"And then you had Chiyo?" Sarada guessed.

"Uh, not quite. That was two weeks later that...we actually conceived."

"Was that another drunk night?" Sarada asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.

"No. That was Naruto sacrificing himself to save the entire ship and a few hundred aliens we had rescued. I believe your mother taught you about the Contraceptive Jutsu?"

"I know of it but...oooohhh..." Sarada said in realization.

"I believe my words at the time were, I needed to keep my sunshine alive." Sakura said as she snuggled closer to Chiyo. "Ten months later. I got my second sun."

"So... wait. You two dated for a couple of weeks, got pregnant, then sometime between the time you conceived to the time you gave birth you two got married, all in the span of a year?"

"Well... It helped that the two of us were an ANBU duo for the better part of three years after the 4th War." Sakura admitted. "We had plenty of time to grow closer. And when we ended up on the ship together. Just the two of us. With no one else we knew within a thousand lightyears. It all just sort of clicked."

"Oh... Okay, that makes more sense. I see mom hanging around Naruto every now and then. Usually at Ichiraku's." Sarada said, making Naruto stop dead in his tracks.

"This place has Ichiraku's Ramen?" Naruto exclaimed as he ran up to Sarada and grabbed her by the arms. Sakura just rolled her eyes, knowing that this was coming but had hoped it could wait for later.

"Um...yes?" Sarada said, a little weirded out.

The Uchiha heir had to back up and blush at the face of her Hokage getting right into hers

Sakura noticed this and smirked. 'Uh huh...the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.' She thought.

Naruto then turned out his pockets, only to remember that he didn't have any on his uniform. "Sh-shoot, Sakura-chan, do you have any Ryo? I need my fix."

"Does it look like I do?" Sakura asked.

"Bolt!" Naruto shouted.

"Don't call me that!"

"Can you spare some change for your old man's counterpart? It's been a year since I've had any decent ramen. I'm begging you."

"You really are my deadbeat dad. You sure you aren't just in the future?" Boruto scoffed.

"Hey, none of that. I'll treat you, Boss." Konohamaru offered. "After we save your ship and all its crew members."

Naruto got a little teary eyed. "Konohamaru... I always knew you were my favorite student." He said with all of Team Sol walking on either side of him.

"Oh boy..." Sakura and Sarada sweat dropped.

"Let it never be said that I had the greatest pick of husbands." Sakura sighed.

"At least he's around." Sarada said.

"And Sasuke isn't?" Sakura asked.

"Are you kidding me? I didn't even meet him until I was 10." Sarada scoffed.

"I'm sorry, ten?" Sakura asked, not believing what she was hearing.

"Give or take, yes."

"Okay, what the Hell? How was my counterpart okay with this?" Sakura asked.

"Do you really wanna know?" Sarada deadpanned.

"I do. It might give me and excuse to hit my counterpart or Sasuke." Sakura said.

"Status mostly. Being married to the last Uchiha has its perks, as you would say. The rest of it is your libido that rarely gets used."

"Excuse me?"

"That's what I've heard you...er, mom say."

"How can she, I, er, she, just marry him for his status? When I was going out with Sasuke I wanted to make him happy. Give him a home he could always come home to. I didn't care about his family name." Sakura said.

"Well, that has something to do with it, too, I guess. I don't know. She really doesn't talk about dad much."

"I can't believe that she would be that selfish." Sakura sighed. "Is she at least a better parent than Boruto is claiming Naruto is?"

"Oh definitely. She can cook like you wouldn't believe. I still think her ramen is better than Ichiraku's."

"Oh we had better not tell my Naruto that. He gets word of that he might leave me for me." Sakura joked.

Sarada laughed. "Won't happen though."

"And why is that?" Sakura asked as she bounced Chiyo into a more comfortable position.

"Mom is still married and so is Naruto. So are you for that matter."

"Well I know that. Its good at least. They all still love each other." Sakura sighed.

Sarada raised an eyebrow. "You sound disappointed."

"I am. I honestly expected better from our counterparts. And I wonder what this says about us in ten years." Sakura admitted.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because I don't want Naruto to grow up to be a father who works when he has the means to spend time with his children. And I don't want to be someone who is married just for the status."

"Are you going to be leaving this...Federation in 10 years?" Sarada asked. "Honestly, from what you talked about, it sounds perfect for Shinobi who can't find work. Traveling the stars and defending your home world from interstellar species sounds right up my alley."

"Four years. And that is still something we have to decide. If Naruto gets selected to become Hokage then I will happily stay on Element. If not. Then we will decide together." Sakura said. "As for you, it's certainly an adventure of a lifetime. Even without the romantic aspect of my life I still would never regret being selected for Star fleet."

"Who says Naruto can't become Hokage in space? If your Element discovers this warp whatever, he could lead not only the Leaf into a new era, but the whole world. If he's anything like Lord Seventh, then he would have the whole world backing him. You could have your own Starfleet with Naruto leading them."

"You make it sound so simple. I wish it was so." Sakura admitted.

"And why can't it be?" Sarada asked seriously before frowning. "This is what mom does too. You both make excuses for everything. If you want something bad enough, you work till you get it. Lord Seventh is a prime example of that. You make your own wants and dreams come to you, not wait and see what happens."

"Naruto is a special case. He always has been."

"That's not true and you know it. Mom often told me stories about how weak and useless she was until she pushed herself to become stronger by Grandma Tsunade's training. but her biggest push to drive her in that direction was Naruto. He always wanted to be accepted by the village and become Hokage one day. She always said that it was his passionate drive to improve himself rubbed off onto her and it made her become the badass she is today. Is your reasons for becoming the way you are now any different?"

Sakura looked at Sarada and for once could truly see her as her daughter. Something that had been difficult what with her sharing so many of Sasuke's features. And the glasses, which honestly reminded Sakura of Karin. But the way she acted reminded Sakura of the best parts of herself.

"No. It's no different. If Naruto could do that, he would have my support all the way. Husband or not. But I'm saying if we do have to choose, I will choose to be with my family."

"And sometimes, you have to put your foot down for what you believe is best for your family. At least, that's what Grandma Haruno always says."

"You don't know what I have been willing to do for my family. What I have been willing to do for Naruto or Chiyo." Sakura said. Thinking of the times she dreamed of killing Sasuke for Naruto if the former ever turned evil again. To begging on her knees for Chiyo's life in front of Romulans.

"Maybe not. I'm just saying." Sarada said.

"Well quit acting like the parent. That's my role." Sakura stated. 'Even if I've only been one for two weeks.'

Sarada subconsciously looked at Boruto briefly and back at the road ahead of her. She did this a few times, something that Sakura caught onto. Once Sakura realized what was going on, she smirked.

"Oh so that's why..." She grinned.

"What?" Sarada asked.

"Oh nothing. I wouldn't want to spoil the fun." Sakura snickered, feeling so very Ino-like.

"Just tell me. God, it's bad enough Aunt Ino and my Mom do this."

"You have a crush on Boruto. I assume because you had a crush on Naruto once." Sakura said.

Sarada's face turned redder than her shirt. "I do not!"

"Oh yeah you do! It's plastered all over your face." Sakura grinned in a very Naruto like way.

"And where did you get Naruto, I mean, Lord Hokage!" Sarada hissed. Thankfully Naruto was busy laughing with Konohamaru about something.

"Oh please. No father figure growing up, save for your mother's best friend. The handsome, powerful, and important Seventh Hokage. What girl wouldn't develop a bit of a puppy love crush? Then when you realize that he is too old and married you go for the next best thing." Sakura deduced.

Sarada just shied away, completely red faced.

"But enough about that. Are you aiming to be a medic like me, er...your mother?"

"No... I want to become Hokage." Sarada admitted.

Sakura widened her eyes. "Hokage? Wow...that actually explains a lot."

"Like what?" Sarada asked.

"Why you reminded me of Naruto more than Sasuke." Sakura said.

Sarada blushed lightly, but smiled. "Mom says that, too..."

"That's one of the highest compliments I can give you. This village could use more Naruto's in it." Sakura said.

Sarada just smiled lightly.

"Here we are." Konohamaru spoke up.

Naruto and Sakura looked out the massive expanse of the village. But something was wrong. Where there was once a colorful array of 3-5 story buildings now there were skyscrapers a hundred stories tall made of glass and steel. It was about as un-hidden as a Hidden village could be.

"Okay. Now you have to be pulling my leg." Naruto said.

"It was your counterpart's idea." Konohamaru said.

"Okay, fuck no. I love all the colorful little buildings. What are these monstrosities? Where is the color? The trees? The little shops? The ninjas bouncing off the rooftops? This looks like a boring ass city from Earth." Naruto ranted.

"This is what global peace brings you."

"Oh Hell no, Sakura, grab your kunai we are going back to war." Naruto said as he drew his own ninja tool.

Sakura bashed him in the head. "Knock it off, Baka!"

"Ow, okay, okay, I'm kidding." Naruto said as he put his knife away.

Boruto started snickering to himself, before Sarada wailed on him as well. "That goes for you too!"

Sakura smiled with pride as Chiyo giggled.

"Alright you lot, let's go." Konohamaru urged.

"Oh I so enjoy these Uzumaki Family Fun Hours." Sol said.

"Oh hush." Sakura barked.

"Come on." Konohamaru urged before jumping down the cliffside.

"Um..." Sakura said, worried about Chiyo.

"Don't worry, Sakura-chan. I've got her." Naruto said as he transformed into his Golden Sage Mode. The mode he could fly in. Kinda sorta.

Sakura nodded and handed Chiyo over to him.

Naruto held her securely to his chest like she was the most important thing in the world. It honestly melted Sakura's heart just to see that simple action. And then he had the gull to lean forward to steal a kiss before leaping off the edge with a cocky grin on his face. Sakura's gaze followed him down as his jacket's sleeves expanded into wings that allowed him to gentle descend down like an angel. Sakura couldn't help but smile at the stones on that man who infuriated her as much as he impressed her.

Sakura and the others followed suit and leapt down to the bottom of the cliff, now able to better see the village from ground zero.

"Sweet Sage...a lot really has changed..." Sakura said, not happy with what she was seeing.

"I know. At least the Hokage Tower and Academy is still the same." Naruto said.

"Because that's the way I wanted it to be." Spoke a very familiar voice behind them.

Naruto and Sakura whipped around and saw a much older looking Naruto, dressed in his Hokage robes. But something was off about him. For one, his hair was much shorter than the other, almost like a buzz cut. Another was his right hand was still completely covered in bandages. Like he hadn't had his arm completely regrown and was still relying on the Zetsu arms that were grown for him temporarily.

"I knew I sensed another Sakura on that thing that flew over." Hokage Naruto said seriously. "You nearly sent the village into a panic. I hope you have a good reason for coming here."

"You don't want to react to seeing me?" Naruto asked, letting his Kyuubi cloak drop while he still held Chiyo in his arms.

"A younger version of me with longer hair. To be honest, in my 20 plus years being a Shinobi, nothing surprises me any-" He cut himself off when he noticed a baby in his counterpart's arms with whisker marks and pink hair. Then he turned to the present Sakura and went wide eyed. "Y-you two...got married...? and started a family...?"

"Oh I'm sorry, I thought you said nothing surprised you anymore." Naruto said, making Boruto involuntary snicker.

Hokage Naruto grumbled. 'Dammit! I thought Sakura-chan would always love Sasuke.' He thought.

'Apparently not in every universe, Kit.' Kurama thought.

'I gave up too easily, didn't I?'

'Now, don't second guess yourself, Kit. You love Hinata and your kids. Don't think about what could have been. Focus on what you have now.'

'I know, it's just... We still have so much fun when we hang out. And I get along so much with Sarada. Sometimes I just wonder... What if?'

'What if nothing.'

'Well I guess now I get to see for myself.' The Hokage said, looking on at his younger self and a younger Sakura stand protectively next to each other to pass their precious little girl between them.

"Please, come into my office. I'm sure we have much to discuss and in a more private setting."

After a few minutes, Hokage Naruto led Naruto, Sakura and Team Sol into his office, followed by the next generation of Team 7.

"Thank you, Konohamaru. Your team can go." Hokage Naruto said politely. He crossed over to the end of the office that Naruto and Sakura had spent their lives visiting and revisiting. Different owners but that same air of respect and power accompanied it as Naruto turned away from the windows overlooking the Leaf village to face his guests. He sat down in his desk. A sight the Starfleet Naruto never thought he would see without a mirror or a camera.

"Nice to see you too, Dad." Boruto mocked.

Starfleet Naruto watched carefully to see what his counterparts next action would be.

"Boruto, quit being a brat in front of our guests. Show some tact." The Hokage snapped.

"Oh, like you're one to talk. How many birthdays of Himawari's did you miss?! How many of mom's birthdays did you miss?! How many of MY birthdays did you miss?! Or even your anniversary!" Boruto ranted.

"That's enough!" Konohamaru shouted as he smacked Boruto upside the head.

"Get off me!" Boruto snapped.

Starfleet Naruto was seeing red. He had no idea his counterpart let his family crumble this badly. Was this all because of his dream to become Hokage? If it was, he wasn't sure he wanted it now.

"Boruto Uzumaki! You are one more word from being suspended as a Shinobi!" The Hokage barked.

"That's enough!" Starfleet Naruto shouted.

All eyes turned on to the younger Naruto, each of them mistaking him for the Hokage Naruto for a second. Even Boruto and the Hokage Naruto paid attention.

"Boruto, Team 7, thank you for escorting me and my wife, my team, and my daughter to the Hokage's office." Naruto stated. "I need to discuss urgent matters with him in private. So, if you could please leave, I would greatly appreciate it."

All eyes turned to Boruto to see it he would comply or throw another tantrum. Everyone held their breath as Boruto let loose a defeat sigh.

"Okay, you're welcome, Lieutenant Uzumaki." Boruto said, getting the message.

Without a glance at his father he turned away and headed out the door, followed by his teammates Sarada, Mitsuki, and finally Konohamaru. Who gave one last look at both Naruto's before shutting the door behind him.

"Thank you." Hokage Naruto slouched in his chair. He always felt so fucking drained after a shouting match with his son.

"You know all he wants is a little gratitude." Naruto said, his voice like a lit match over a floor covered in oil.

"Please, don't fucking start." The Hokage said, holding up his hand and pinching the bridge of his nose. "I've got everyone else in the village telling me how to better raise my son. I don't need to hear it from myself, twice."

"Look if I started ranting into you about how I think you're raising your kid my team and I would never get the supplies you need from you." Naruto admitted.

"Ah yes. You need something. Something from me. Everyone needs something from me. My family needs more time with me. The building contractors need more of my time for them. The Daimyo needs some one on one time along with a banquet dinner from me. Everybody always comes to me because they NEED SOMETHING!" He ranted before rubbing his eyes. His breath exhaled like it was made of lead.

Everyone stayed silent, recognizing a man who needed a fucking break.

Hokage Naruto took a deep breath and clapped his hands together.

"How can I help you? What brings you to this side of the multiverse?" He asked.

"I don't know how much information Konohamaru managed to slip to you before we got here..." Lieutenant Naruto admitted.

"You are space travelers from another universe and you need some kind of metal to get back home in a short amount of time." Hokage Naruto summarized.

"That's the short version of it, yes." Sakura said.

Hokage Naruto sighed. "Alright...do you have a list?"

"We need Tritanium Ore and Dilithium. As much as you can spare." Sakura said.

"Tritanium? Dilithium? I have no idea what that is." Hokage Naruto said in confusion.

"Well can you check with your ore guy? Or whoever is in charge of keeping track of what materials you guys have on hand?" Naruto asked.

"That would be me." Hokage Naruto said before remembering something. "Come to think of it, there was a recently discovered type of ore that is said to be much harder than diamonds. My scientists are still analyzing it, but they are having a hard time cutting it."

"We have ways of analyzing it to make sure it's what we need." Naruto said.

Sakura nodded before pulling out her tricorder. "Do you have a sample of it on hand?"

"No, but I can get some." Hokage Naruto said before flashing his chakra. Instantly a Leaf ANBU agent appeared kneeling in front of the Hokage's desk. "Fetch me a sample of that new ore that was just discovered. It should be available in the R&D labs. Bring it back pronto."

"Yes, my Lord." The ANBU agent said before flashing away.

"What...was that?" April asked.

"One of my ANBU agents." Hokage Naruto said. "Code named Armadillo."

"The kind of ANBU I'm training you lot to be." Lt. Naruto added.

"Is that right? And these four are the would be ANBU?" Hokage Naruto asked, finally paying attention to the four men and women standing behind Naruto and Sakura.

"They are Starfleet officers. During the first few months of being on board the Enterprise, I quickly noticed that Starfleet combat training was piss poor. So with approval from the Admirals of the Federation, I started training up 12 trainees to become Shinobi." Naruto said.

"They are about mid-range Genin to low Chunin right now, but in time they will be on par with us." Sakura added.

"How long have you been training them?" Hokage Naruto asked.

"About 8 months." Naruto said.

"And they had chakra training before you started on them?"

"No. I had to start them from scratch."

"Impressive. How long did you say you were staying here on this planet?" Hokage Naruto asked before remembering something. "Where are my manners? I haven't offered any of you weary travelers refreshments. And you with baby. Anything for the little princess?"

"Oh no, we're fine. But...we are in desperate need of medical aid. We have over 200 personnel who are injured and the medical staff just can't handle all of it." Sakura all but begged.

"I can send a squad of medical ninjas to provide aid immediately. Just tell me where and guarantee that my people won't be zapped into dust by your ray guns."

"My cousin April here will show them the way. Our ship crashed into Ridu Lake." Naruto said.

"Your cousin?" Hokage Naruto asked, having noticed the red hair, but didn't want to assume anything.

"Long story." Sakura said.

"April Uzumaki-Haruno." April introduced.

"A Haruno as well?" Hokage Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"Long story short, all of the clans here in the Leaf also reside on Earth, the home world of the Federation." Sakura informed.

"Is that so..." Hokage Naruto said, leaning forward. "Is there a Federation in this universe?"

"We're...not sure. We can't make contact with Starfleet Command."

"I see. A pity. I would have loved to find another planet where the Uzumaki clan was thriving." Hokage Naruto said.

"Right...now, um...about that medical aid."

"Oh right." Hokage Naruto said before pressing the button on his intercom. "Shikamaru. Get Sakura here on the double. It's urgent."

"Troublesome." Shikamaru muttered as he blew out smoke. "On it."

"Mark it as a double S-Rank medical emergency."

"Double S-Rank? What's going on?" Shikamaru asked.

"We have visitors that you will want to meet as soon as you bring Sakura here with a squad of medical ninjas." Hokage Naruto said.

"Right...I'll get right on that then." Shikamaru said before the intercom went blank.

Meanwhile, at the Leaf hospital, Sakura was in her office looking over x-rays and medical charts when an ANBU agent barged in.

"What the? What's going on?" Sakura asked.

"By order of Lord Hokage, you are to report to his office with a medical team immediately. It's a double S-Rank medical emergency." Bear said.

"Doube S-ranked? Is it about the structure that crashed earlier?" Sakura asked.

"I don't know." Bear said.

Sakura blew her hair out of her face, remembering that rather exciting lunch break.

Sakura was joining her best friend and former teammate Naruto Uzumaki the Seventh Hokage, at their favorite hangout spot from their Team 7 days, Ichiraku's Ramen. For some time now the two of them had made it a tradition to meet up once a week to share lunch and a nice chat together. About their kids, spouses, work, upcoming Chunin Exams, stuff the hospital needed, or just reminiscing about the past. It was nice, and occasionally the best part of their week.

"You really need to learn to moderate your Ramen intake, Naruto. Just because you're Hokage now, doesn't mean you can't eat healthy." Sakura scolded him like she did back when she was Chunin.

"Hey, if you make healthy food that tastes this good then I will happily eat it." The Hokage said.

"Not my job. Doesn't Hinata make good food? I'm more than certain she does."

"She does, but she doesn't make Ichiraku's Ramen." He said. "And what about you? I've heard that your cooking has increased by leaps and bounds."

"That's what Sarada says, but I still think-"

Their conversation was cut short when they felt a massive rumbling all around them, followed by a large shadow blocking out the sun.

The two friends quickly dropped their utensils and looked up. their mouths dropped when they saw a massive flying object flying right over their village. Smoke seemed to be pouring out in spots of it as it went straight for Ridu Lake.

"Naruto...what in the Hell is that..."

"I have no idea. But they look like they are in trouble." The 35-year-old Naruto said.

"You can sense people on that thing?" The 36-year-old Sakura asked.

"I can. A lot of people. Some of them chakra users. And... you?" Naruto said.

"What? How am I up there?" Sakura asked in confusion.

"I have no idea." Naruto said.

"I was only told to have you and a medical team report to Lord Naruto immediately."

"Alright, thank you, Bear."

Bear flashed away and Sakura rose from her deck and grabbed her pa. "Attention squads one, two and three. Emergency meeting at Lord Hokage's office. Move quickly."

A few minutes later, Sakura was at the Hokage Tower with her medical team. She made her way up the spiral staircase (and once again wondering why Naruto hadn't bothered to put a freaking elevator in already) where she met Shikamaru at the receptionist's desk.

"I'm here. What is the big emergency?" Sakura asked.

"We're going to find out." Shikamaru said before he and Sakura entered Naruto's office. What they saw was not what they were expecting.

Standing around the Hokage's desk was Naruto, four adults not worth a description, another Naruto, and Sakura. Shikamaru caught a brief glance of a baby laying on the desk being tickled by Hokage Naruto.

Older Sakura took note of the baby on the desk. She had her pink hair...and Naruto's whisker marks.

"Oh...my...God..." She gasped out.

All eyes turned on her. Her Naruto looked especially shocked. "Hey Sakura. So remember when I said I sensed you on that ship?"

"I...am more interested in that child..." Older Sakura said, her eyes still bulging at the mere thought of herself and Naruto's having a child.

"Yeah, she's a cutie. Only two weeks old." Starfleet Naruto said, drawing Medic Sakura over to him briefly.

"Wow..." Older Sakura said as she looked at Chiyo, completely stunned that such a cute baby could come from her and her best friend. Even more so than she was at seeing a younger Naruto standing next to the original in strange clothes. She smiled softly, unable to take her eyes of the baby. "Awww... she's adorable..." She gushed before looking at her Naruto. "We make a really cute baby..."

"That we do." Her Naruto agreed. Not willing to bring himself to say, "Imagine if we had gotten together."

'Wow...I never would have imagined that we could make a baby this adorable...almost makes me wish I chose him over Sasuke.' Older Sakura thought as she gripped Chiyo's tiny little foot and found it to be ticklish.

'Then maybe we might have a decent sex life. Or at least someone to warm our bed.' Inner Sakura thought.

'Something I intend to find out.' Sakura thought back before returning to the real world. "So, what's this about a ship?"

"Our spaceship jumped through a wormhole and crashed here. We have many still injured aboard and we have asked your Hokage for assistance." Younger Sakura said, looking at her older counterpart.

"How many exactly?"

"Over 200 injured. One fatality."

"Then we shouldn't waste time. Lead the way." Older Sakura said.

"April. Lead them back to Ridu lake. I'll inform the Captain." Lt Sakura ordered.

"Sakura, you go with them." Naruto said.

"Huh? Are you sure you can handle Chiyo by yourself?"

"I can handle it. More importantly, they need their best medical officer there. One Sakura could cure everyone's injuries. With two of you there, you might even cure that one guy of his death." Naruto praised. Making both Sakura's feel a little warm in the cheek. This Naruto was certainly a charmer.

"I wouldn't push it that far." Lt Sakura deadpanned before activating her combage. "Sakura to Enterprise."

"Picard here."

"I'm enroute back to the ship with a squad if medics, including my counterpart."

"Understood. Please inform the Seventh Hokage that we are extremely grateful for his help. I will be eager to meet with him later to discuss how we may leave his planet peacefully and quickly." Picard said.

"I look forward to it, Captain." Hokage Naruto said leaning over Starfleet Sakura's shoulder.

"Lieutenant Naruto, I meant the Seventh Hokage." Picard said.

"You're speaking to him. You're Lieutenant is my counterpart."

"Oh." Picard said. "Oh... Naruto...you're..."

"Yup. I'm the Hokage in this world." Naruto smirked.

"I see...this day just keeps getting weirder by the moment..."

"You don't know the half of it." Naruto sighed.

A few moments later, both Sakura's and the rather large squad of medics sprinted out of the village and were making a B-line to the Enterprise. Since both Sakura's were leading the party, Older Sakura's curiosity got the better of her.

"So...you and Naruto, huh? I gotta say, I did think about it briefly. But I gotta ask...how's the sex life?"

"Even without Kurama, he'd still be a demon in the sheets." Sakura smirked.

Older Sakura's eyes went wide. "How so?"

"Imagine ultimate libido meets unlimited stamina."

"Oh fuck, it's just like Ino always thought." Older Sakura groaned.

"Yup. Honestly, you should have listened to her."

"Shut up. I'm happily married to Sasuke. I'll have you know."

"I find that hard to believe." Lt. Sakura deadpanned. "At least from what I've heard from Sarada."

"I made my choice. It brought me Sarada and I wouldn't trade her for the world. Least of all some ultimate stamina." Older Sakura said.

"I can respect that." Sakura said, thinking of Chiyo, who she could still feel resting against her arms even when she was left in the care of her father.

Then she remembered something. "Wait a minute. Does the CRA exist here?"

"I think so. Nobody uses it though." Older Sakura said. "Why?"

"Well, if everyone is in agreement, it would give you the chance to be with Naruto that you never gave yourself or him."

"Excuse me, I take my marriage vows seriously. We all do." Older Sakura scoffed.

"Hey, I am you, remember? I understand all of that. I'm just saying that it is an option. Plus I'm sure you want more than one child, right?"

"With Sasuke, yes." Older Sakura said firmly, before giving it some thought. "Although...your daughter is as cute as a kitten."

"She is. With the voice of howler monkey whenever she cries."

"Sarada wasn't any different, believe me...hmm...I guess...I can give it some thought."

Back at the Hokage office, Naruto and the rest of Team Sol were being treated to Ichiraku's Finest Ramen by delivery.

"Wow, this is new and I like it!" Lt. Naruto beamed.

"Yup. Not quite the same as eating it at the stand, but it's every bit as tasty as it was hot out of the pot." Hokage Naruto said as he and his counterpart started on their second bowl.

"Now I can see why you spoke so highly of this. This ramen is amazing." April beamed.

"Ditto. This makes the ramen we have from the replicators taste like cardboard." Sol said as he slurped down his broth.

"Replicator?" Hokage Naruto asked.

"It's one of the many pieces of technology that Starfleet has to offer on their ships." Sol said.

"Okay, but what does it do?"

"Depends on the replicator. There are ones that replicate food and there are those that replicate everything else." Lt. Naruto said.

"So it replicates anything?" Hokage Naruto said.

"Holy shit, I just got that!" Lieutenant Naruto cried.

"I see that Naruto is an idiot in any universe." Shikamaru said.

"Hey!" both Naruto's protested.

"Anyway, I think we need to focus on something more important." Shikamaru said.

"Yes we do." Hokage Naruto said before setting aside his bowl. "Since you've confirmed that the ore we have is what you need, perhaps we can work out some kind of trade."

"Such as?" Lt. Naruto asked.

"Well first, home much of the ore do you need? I can throw you a few grams no problem, but if you need a spaceship's worth, I'm afraid that is going to cost you." Hokage Naruto said.

"I'm not sure on the exact amount, but definitely more than a few grams."

Sol, being not only a pilot but an engineer as well, spoke up. "We need approximately 2 kilo-tons of raw ore."

That made the Hokage and his top advisor pause. "That might be a problem. We've only been able to process one kilo-ton of the stuff. Even with the unprocessed ore, 2 kilo-tons would be all we have."

"According to our ships sensors, the ore is found in great quantities all across the planet. But much of it is in other territories." Sol said.

"We can't go negotiating with every single country to get the amount we need." Dan said.

"No, we can't." Lt Naruto said.

"Then the best course of action is to trade what we have for some of what you have." Hokage Naruto said. "By what you told me, I believe I can give up what we have in exchange for a few things. These replicators you mentioned would be a start."

"Okay, I can make arrangements for some food and matter replicators." Lt. Naruto said.

"Some of your advanced medicine would also be a welcome addition." Shikamaru added.

"We have medical supplies to spare so that won't be an issue." Lt. Naruto said.

"I'm sure your Sakura will be singing its praises by the time she gets back." April smiled.

"For years to come I'm sure." Hokage Naruto grinned.

"Some of your weapons would be greatly appreciated." Shikamaru said.

The Starfleet officers looked at one another, fearing that this would come up.

"Um...we can replicate some bladed weapons. I'm sure we can spare some Klingon blades." Lt Naruto spoke.

"We have bladed weapons in abundance here." Hokage Naruto said. "Even though I'm against incorporating more technology into our ninja ranks, having ray guns could help us on our path to peace."

"No. We can't offer those." Lt Naruto said seriously. "It's against Starfleet protocol. It's basically Federation law, we are forbidden to give other cultures Federation weapons."

"Specifically, non-space fairing cultures." April added. "No offense."

Hokage Naruto sighed, although he was relieved that Starfleet had some restrictions. "What about your propulsion technology?"

"That's a bit of a grey area. I'm not sure we can offer that." Lt Naruto admitted.

"We can't give them warp technology. they have to figure that out on their own." Sol said.

"Well there you go. Hands are tied." Naruto said. The Hokage and Shikamaru shared a quick glance. An understanding passed between them.

"If that's the case, then this is going to make things awkward." The Hokage sighed.

"What do you mean?" Lt. Naruto asked.

"I mean, you should return to your Captain and have him reconsider this Prime Directive of his." The older Naruto said.

"It isn't something that can be reconsidered. The Prime Directive is law."

"Then I'm afraid you won't be receiving any of our ore." The Hokage said.

"Are you serious? The medical technology and the replicators are more than enough." Lt Naruto argued.

"Yes. They would be if we were on equal negotiating grounds. But we are not." Hokage Naruto said, making the room temperature run cold. "You need our ore to get home. You have a very short window to receive this ore. And, so far as I can tell, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for my fellow Elementians. It would be impossible for me to pass up this chance to be handed the secrets to space travel."

"Oh really. And what use do you have for the ore? You have nothing to refine it with, let alone make good use of it."

"That is irrelevant. You need it. And it would be stupid of me to give away another man's treasure just because it's trash to me."

Lt Naruto tapped his combage. "Naruto Captain Picard."

"Would you like some privacy?" The Hokage offered.

Lt Naruto shook his head.

"Go ahead." Picard said.

"We've reached a stalemate in negotiations and need to know what to do next."

"What are their demands?" Picard asked.

"They want replicators and medical technology for starters."

"That's not a problem. We can give them as much as they want in that regard." Picard said.

"They also want the ability to have warp drive."

"Out of the question. It's against the Prime Directive to give non-warp capable planets warp technology." Picard said firmly.

"Well they are saying because we have so little time to fix our ship that we should reconsider or they won't give us anything." Naruto said.

"Then we'll find other means to acquire the ore. The Prime Directive is absolute. Even a law maker like your counterpart should understand that much."

"This isn't law making. This is negotiating." Hokage Naruto said. "You are more than welcome to talk with the other Kages. But I'm afraid you will find them all making similar demands. And they won't be providing you free medical care and food like I am."

"You have to understand our position in this matter. You need to understand and respect our customs and laws just as much as we have to understand and respect yours."

"Wait a minute. Captain, if we're in another universe, does the Prime Directive even have any weight here?" Lt Naruto asked, bringing up a very valid point.

Picard paused to consider what Naruto said while everyone else waited impatiently. "That is an interesting point, Lieutenant. I will have to discuss this with the senior officers. We may be able to give them blueprints on how to create a warp core, but without a space worthy ship to put it in, it's almost useless."

"You say almost useless. What other uses does a warp core have?" Hokage Naruto asked.

"An antimatter core is also a power source." Sol said. "But antimatter is very unstable. If you don't know how to care for it properly, you risk having your entire village destroyed in a matter of seconds."

"Well I trust you wouldn't give us such a power source without careful instructions on how to use it. I know my counterpart would never out lives at risk like that." The Hokage said.

Picard sighed. "We'll discuss this at a later time. There is more to having a warp core than just simply knowing how to take care of it."

"Then we might as well ask for your ship technology as well." The Hokage said.

"We can't give you that. We don't have the resources to spare in that regard."

"You said we have an abundance of those resources. We would just need the blueprints."

"I'll discuss it with my senior officers. but just be forewarned. Even with the blueprints, it would take you several decades to even begin working on a prototype."

"That would still be faster than the centuries it would take to discover it on our own."

"Believe it or not, you already have all the materials you need." Sol said. "You also have the Dilithium."

Hokage Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Dilithium?"

"Okay, everyone, quit weakening our negotiating position!" April shouted.

"Quiet." Hokage Naruto ordered before readdressing Sol. "What's Dilithium?"

"It's a type of crystal that is used as a key component in a warp core. They would appear as a purple crystal to you."

"Shikamaru, didn't we discover an entire deposit of purple crystals not that long ago?"

"We did. But everyone thought they were just gems and a lot of it has been used as jewelry." Shikamaru confirmed.

"Yeah, didn't you give Temari one those gems as a necklace for her birthday?"

"I did, at least I believe I did. She loved it." Shikamaru said before looking at Sol. "Are the crystals harmful?"

"No, they merely act as a catalyst in the matter antimatter reaction." Sol said.

"They sound harmful." Hokage Naruto said.

"They're not. They maintain the matter antimatter reaction in a warp core and keep the core from exploding. the crystals as they are, are harmless. But crystals used in a warp core would contain antimatter radiation that is very harmful, almost lethal. Unused crystals are about as harmless as maple syrup."

"Alright. Will you be needing any Dilithium for your ship repairs?" Hokage Naruto asked.

"No. We have some crystals in storage." Picard said.

"Very well. If there is nothing else, I believe we are done here for now." Hokage Naruto said.

"Very well. Picard out."

"Naruto, I hope you don't think any less of me. But I am doing this for the greater good of my village and for Element." Hokage Naruto said.

Lt Naruto didn't answer. All he did was tap his combadge. "Naruto to Enterprise. 5 to beam over." In an instant, Naruto and Team Sol dematerialized and were now completely out of sight.

"I think you might be asking for too much, buddy." Shikamaru said.

"I don't think I am. This is a chance to propel our planet into the future by several centuries. But I don't trust these people." Naruto said seriously. "Triple up village security. If I know myself as well as I think I do, he'll try to do something really reckless."

"Who says you haven't gotten smarter." Shikamaru said.