Chapter 12: A Strange Place
"Wow." Ino-Hinata simply described the view.
The village was huge. Twice as large as Konoha. The buildings were large and old fashioned, but the colors were a bit bright. Light brown, dark yellow, red, orange, and other related colors. And the only blue thing you could see were the forehead protectors and Ali's clothes.
But what shocked them was the... feeling. It made you feel so calm and relaxed. "Ali?" Sakura-Tenten said.
"What?"
"Whats that feeling?"
"Feeling?... You mean the feeling where you feel relaxed? Its the essence of the heart crystal."
"Heart crystal?"
"It would be better if you ask Onee-chan, she can explain it much more better than I could. Maybe later I could give you a tour of Ohisamagakure. The Hidden Sun Village." That would explain the sun symbol on the forehead protectors of a few people.
It was a spiral with six curvy lines surrounding it, making it appear like the sun. Then they arrived at a large tower. The guard faced Ali "Ali-chan. You come with visitors to meet Kage-sama?"
"Yup!" Ali responded, the guard opened up the large door and they entered. Ali let out a sigh of contentment "It took me years to make everyone here call me Ali, or Ali-chan instead of Ali-sama or Ali-hime."
"Why?" Tenten-Ino asked.
"Cause the only reason they do is not because I'm high ranking, but my relatives are. My father was the first Kage, and Onee-chan is the second. And I plan on being the greatest Kage!"
Sakura-Tenten sweatdropped Another Naruto. Hinata-Sakura spoke up "Kage?"
Ali nodded "It must be weird for you, but its weird for me when Tsunade-baachan told me there are Hokage and Kazekage. Well this is where I leave you to the old lady Melane-oneechan. Someone who acts like her real age. She is such a grouch-"
"Ali, let them come in." They heard a voice from the door. Ali rolled her eyes and opened up the door, the girls went in "Now I have to leave. Onee-chan, make sure that when they come out they don't act like old prunes!" Then she quickly shut the door before Melane could respond.
Melane sighed. She wore a dress with the slits on the side at the end like Sakura's fashion. But the top was strapless, and the dress was dark red with no decorations, and she had fishnet tight shorts, and some on her hands ending at her wrists, she wore black ninja sandals. Then she had black fingerless gloves and her hair was in place with one bun with strands of hair were on her face.
But what caught the girls attention was that she looked around her twenties, but her eyes showed much wisdom for someone who experienced much, and it didn't exactly contrast with her choice of clothing.
That and her hair was red and her eyes were yellow.
In other words she looked like the female version of the man that attacked them.
Meanwhile...
"This is not good."
"Calm down Kuzumi." The female said.
"I can't Kiyu! Have you forgotten that all five have now entered the Land of Heart!"
"We all knew this was going to happen sooner or later." the quiet male said calmly.
"Yukaru is right. We all know this was going to happen, so now its time we fight." Kiyu said.
Kuzumi sighed "I was afraid of that."
Yukaru and Kiyu sighed "You're too nice." Kiyu said.
Kuzumi sighed "I know."
Back in the Kage Tower...
Melane gestured them to take a seat, they did so. She faced them with a serious face "Its would be better it I started with you four back to normal."
She did many hand seals then muttered "Mind Replacement Jutsu." then the same smoke like substance came out of the four girls' mouths then back to their original places, but what was different was that they didn't fall unconscious.
Temari was stunned "It was a jutsu?" It must be powerful.
Melane nodded "I will explain that when you four are properly back to your senses." They nodded "Now your necklaces." They went back to the original owner. Sakura got her flame necklace from Hinata and so on.
"The jutsu I used on you is a secret technique. Secret but not forbidden. Our family has been known to create numerous jutsus, strong ones, that can only be used by ourselves. And once one of its kind is created, it cannot be made by another. It is not necessarily a normal kekkai genkai, but it still is a bloodline gift, in which only we can use it."
"Would that explain why Tsunade-sama told Ali not to use jutus on us?" Ino asked.
Melane frowned "I believe Ali told you she is 1008 years old correct? She is merely a child not a shinobi yet, so she would spend much of her time training but some years she would create jutsus. Her jutsus are strong and powerful like the ones I make but..."
Melane let out a sigh "She still isa child no matter how old she really is, so some of her jutus are... used as pranks with a few of her friends. Making the air helium so our voices would appear strange, turning the water yellow so it would appear like urine, and other things like that.
"But other than that, I'm sure that you are wondering why you seem to have special abilities. First I shall start with history."
There are said to be five elemental goddesses. Fire. Water. Earth. Wind. Lightning.
They created a crystal that brang life to all, it created vast plains, rocky mountains, deep oceans, and a wide sky.
It made life, brang life, is life. The crystal was shaped in a heart thus gaining its name.
Heart Crystal.
The people treated it like their own lives. The people, our ancestors, were merely few that lived in a beautiful land. It was given a name in honor to the crystal that resided there.
Land of Heart.
The land was beautiful, even considered magical, but also very dangerous. Dangerous animals were a common thing. But innocent animals were very rare. So they fought and soon enough our ancestors became dominant.
They decided to train a group of people that could help ward off these animals as their way of life. Shinobi. A village was created, and the leader was announced to be called as Kage. It was know as Asahigakure.
He ruled for a few years until time came the population grew. The Land of Heart was large, yes, but not big enough.
The Kage sent out a decree that groups, led by a few shinobi, should travel around the unexplored places and, too, create villages that will ward off dangers.
But he wanted them to be separated. And a symbol would determine the separation. Theirs were a sun on a metal plate that was on a cloth used as a forehead protector-
"Wait. Sorry to interrupt, but world history wasn't like that at all." Sakura said. The others agreed.
Melane raised an eyebrow "And what makes you so sure that the history taught to you was true? The academies can teach you lies. But the rulers of the five shinobi nations know this history and believe the truth. Because in the secret archives it was all listed down. Each has proof that this history was the real deal."
"What kind of proof?"
"Their dead ancestors that gave them the sun forehead protector, the one that led the different groups, the one that started your country. The protector and information was passed down from ruler to ruler. So they too would believe. It is not considered a folktale, a myth, or even a legend. It is considered the truth."
The groups set off, then a few years passed. But, since the beginning until now it was peace.
And we all know peace lasts only so long until it is broken.
The Heart Crystal is a powerful thing. They say it grants inhuman power, immortality, power from the goddesses and even any kind of wishes.
And as time passes humans become sinking into the darkness. And these humans wished for the Heart Crystal. Though all have failed. The Heart Crystal is extremely powerful and only those who are strong enough can actually wield it.
And the ones strong enough, that were in the darkness, decided to group up and retrieve the Heart Crystal. They were called the Higure or the Sunset.
They did not attack the village but went to the Heart Crystal itself. And they destroyed anything that would stand in their way. The Kage was the last of the people that was in offense. He tried to fight them but failed.
The five shinobi from other lands were strong. But the Kage could defeat them easily, one by one. But together they are nearly invincible.
Teamwork is after all, a very powerful thing.
But before he died the goddesses gave him a parting gift. They broke the Heart Crystal into five pieces and removed the Heart Pillar so the group wouldn't wreak havoc upon the Heart Crystal.
Though in the process, the ones residing in Land of Heart could not age anymore, and the land was separated from the others. Pulled up into the sky. T
he only ones able to come down would be the blood related to the Kage himself. The five pieces are said to be scattered down, on each of the five major lands.
They left a prophecy though.
That come a thousand years their descendants, their incarnations, would come and save the Land of Heart and the people residing in it.
They would let the people live normally.
They would let the land be joined with the others.
They would find the lost pieces, restore the Heart Pillar, and revive the Heart Crystal.
They would save everyone.
But...
If they fail to revive the Heart Crystal.
If they fail to defeat their counterparts.
If they fail to prove to the goddesses that all of them deserve to live.
They would all perish.
"So if we fail, the people in the Land of Heart will all die?" Sakura asked after the story.
Melane shook her head "The land will be throw hard and strong back to the ground, creating a massive explosion and well... not only will we perish."
"But everyone else in the world?" Tenten continued.
"Sadly yes."
"... Talk about pressure." Ino said "So are we the incarnations?" Melane nodded "Who are the counterparts?"
"The group called Higure."
"We have to defeat them?" Hinata asked.
"Not necassarily, if you don't you can still manage to save the land but they will try and defeat you."
"But won't they also die?" Temari questioned.
"No, if you get defeated or fail havoc will come. But if they are the reason you are defeated, they will be able to hold the Heart Crystal in their hands and reign supreme."
"How?"
"It would be the punishment from the goddesses to you five for failing, and the reward for those five succeeding."
"But aren't we the only ones that can revive the crystal?" Sakura asked.
"Yes, so if you do revive it, that will be when they will strike."
"The one who attacked us on the way here looks like you, but a male. He is also part of the group, isn't he?"
"He is my twin brother. Madoto."
"That was why he was able to return to the ground."
"Exactly."
"But he said he doesn't want us to know about this."
"... Their motives are unknown to me."
"Who else is in the group?"
"Your counterparts use the same elements as you four, and will attack the one of the same. So when they attack you expect fire vs. fire and so on. The fire is Madoto, as you all know, water is Kiyu, earth is Jalen, lightning is Yakaru, and wind is Kazumi."
"But why fire vs. fire? If it was water vs. fire they would win easily."
"Because they too received a prophecy from the goddesses, they said they would fight fire with fire instead of water, why? I do not know. I don't know the details of the prophecy they were given."
"So we just find the pieces, restore the pillar, revive the crystal, and after all that we have to fight the Higure."
"Yes. The pieces are scattered around, and Tsunade has informed me that the leaders of the five shinobi nations are aware of its location. The pillar is hidden deep in the Forest of Life. How you put the pieces together you will find out when you restore the pillar."
"If we do all that we're done?"
"Yes. But now, time for the important part. Your gifts. I will train you for an entire month before you set off to find the pieces. Your simple ninja techniques will get you nowhere in the trials you will face. Starting tomorrow I will train you all individually. But today it would be better if you know the place."
"That is where I come in!" Ali said, she appeared from the vent from the roof, head hanging down.
Melane sighed "Yes. That is where you come in."
Ali smiled then jumped to the floor "Come on!" she led the four to outside. "First I'll bring you to the Hall of Heroes! Its the place where the statues of the Kages are kept, and people who have been considered... well heroes!"
"How many are there?" Temari asked as they were heading there.
"Three. And the two are so far only the Kages, being the Kage is hard and becoming a hero in there is even harder. The third is an 'eye'. Its the symbol of the Tamashii clan. They died-"
"Ali-chan!!" They heard a male voice call out. They turned around and was greeted with two boys, one dragging the other.
The one who called out Ali had green eyes, with his dark blonde hair spiked up and his teeth had fangs, like Kiba's. He wore a orange top with a red dragon drawing on it with red shorts and blue ninja sandals.
The one that was dragged, had a stoic expression. He had hair in the same style of Gaara's but longer and he had dark purple hair similar to the color of Hinata's and he had cold purple eyes. He wore white shorts and black shirt with a symbol of an eye on the back, and black ninja sandals.
"Who are they?" the blonde asked. Ali grinned "They're the saviors."
The blonde boy's jaw dropped, but the other one glared at them.
Ali faced the girls again "The blondie is Nobu. And the quiet one is Suoki." Then she faced the two eight year old boys "The one with pink hair is Sakura, the one with blue hair is Hinata, the one with four ponytails is Temari, with just one high ponytail is Ino, and the one with buns is Tenten."
Suoki looked in another direction making it seem like he wasn't interested, but Nobu was able to get over the shock, then he smiled "They're pretty ne?"
Suoki shrugged "Then I guess that's good, since they look nothing like Ali."
Ali glared at him "Shut up jerk!"
Suoki glared back "Make me ugly."
Nobu just sighed, then he bonked the two on their heads "You two will never change, even in front of the saviors!"
Sakura's eye twitched Its like my own team, but a younger version.
Suoki was like Sasuke, emotionless, good looking, and calm.
Ali was like Naruto, loud, outgoing, and immature.
Nobu was like herself, the short tempered peacemaker.
Sakura sighed I'm just glad they don't have a sensei like Kakashi-sensei.
Then a woman came running towards them, she looked around the same age as Melane, and she was a redhead that had her hair in a high ponytail similar to Ino's without the bangs. She wore a fishnet shirt with a orange jacket and black shorts with blue ninja sandals.
And on the back of her jacket was the same symbol as the one on Suoki's shirt. An eye.
You could say she was like Kakashi in appearance. Except she had no mask, and one of her eyes weren't covered.
Both were covered with bandages then her forehead protector. The protector was just a second covering.
Even stranger than Kakashi.
"I told you to stay still for just five minutes! You two are so- Ali! Where in the world have you been?!" She said grabbing Ali by the collar. A deathly aura surrounded her.
She wasn't perverted, but she looked she had an anger management problem.
Temari raised an eyebrow at her non seen eyes "How can you see?"
She faced them, then they could tell her eyes widened even thought they were covered, she quickly put Ali down "You must be the ones Melane-chan talked about. I'm Tamashii Feleka. I am deeply sorry if these children have caused you any trouble."
Hinata shook her head "They haven't." Feleka scoffed "Thats very hard to believe, especially with these three." Ali glared at her "Feleka-sensei! We didn't do anything!"
Feleka looked back down at her "It would make sense if these two didn't do anything, but you are a completely different matter!" Ali stuck her tongue out at her, Feleka sighed then faced the girls again "I am the one assigned to make sure Ali, along with her accomplices, don't do anything stupid. But its more of a babysitting job."
Nobu spoke up "What do you mean 'accomplices'? Suoki and I did a lot of things!"
Ali nodded "Yeah! We're a team. And besides I wasn't doing anything! I was giving a tour to them!"
Hinata froze. "U-Um. T-There-"
"For all we know you could have told them where not to go." Nobu said.
"W-Why-"
Ali glared at him "Hey! Who's side are you on?!"
"I-I f-feel-"
"I think Hinata is trying to tell you two losers something." Suoki said.
They faced Hinata who was pale. "I-I feel like s-something is... s-s-s-slithering on my b-back-"
"Kino! I know its getting cold today, but no need to snuggle into something warm!" Nobu exclaimed. Then 'Kino' went out of Hinata's jacket from the bottom, slid down her legs and went towards Nobu.
It was orange and the scales on its back were red and yellow. And it was about only one and a half feet long. It had only small arms with sharp claws, and had a tongue that slithered out time to time.(Like the one from Mulan, and Xiaolin Showdown) The girls were shocked to see the creature. Until what it really was finally dawned on them.
It was a dragon.
Things just get weirder and weirder.
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Yes, i know its long
but i think i'll make more chps like this...
and i know, the whole history thing was a lame. but like wat i said before:
the reson y its called land of heart is worse than the name itself
review pls!