Author's notes - Wow,... I'm rather astounded at the amount of feedback this story has generated. Both good and bad. It pains me to say that this story will never be finished,...(1) This is a extremely short chapter, just to set a type of mood.

Ranma - After Saffron saga,... obviously

Naruto - After Sasuke is kidnapped, and team Kakashi has been sent out after him and his captors.

----------------------- The Terrible Trio ---------------------

Tsunade looked up from her desk and smiled as Ranma, accompanied by an Anbu, stepped inside. Giving a gentle wave of her hand, the anbu literally disappeared in a puff of smoke "I was wondering when you would find your way here"

Looking around the office, Ranma couldn't help but give a low whistle as the pictures of powerful men generated a aura about the place "Yeah well, Anko didn't exactly tell me where this place was located. I was wandering around when that guy found me, and brought me here"

Nodding her head slightly, Tsunade made a mental note to let the Anbu know who Ranma was "Yes well, Anko has her reasons for being cold Ranma. I don't expect you to believe her, but she has had a horrific past. Only recently did she start opening up, when you appeared."

Turning from the paintings, Ranma raised an eyebrow at Tsunade "Recently? How old is she, like twenty?"

Giving a small smile, Tsunade made a wagging motion with her finger "Now now Ranma, don't you know better than to question a woman's age? If you really must know, Anko is actually seventeen years old" Seeing his disbelieving look, Tsunade gave him a knowing smirk "See, I told you"

Shaking his head slightly, Ranma muttered something along the lines of "Stupid know it all women" before looking her in the eyes "You wanted me to meet you here,... what I want to know is, what was that skill I used in the bathhouse?"

Looking at Ranma with a interested gleam in her eyes, Tsunade motioned to the chairs in front of her desk "Take a sit, and I will try to explain as best as I can" Seeing him take the seat without any hesitation, she grinned "That technique back there was a jounin level fire jutsu called Gokakyu no jutsu. It allows the user to use their chakra, and focus it in the pit of their stomach. After enough buildup, the user can breath out a fireball, the size depending on the buildup prior"

Frowning for a moment, Ranma sighed "I understand the principles, but I don't understand how. What is chakra?"

Staring at her through lidded eyes, Tsunade let out a semi-frustrated breath "You don't know what Chakra is?" Seeing his negative headshake, Tsunade felt a headache coming on -Great,... I have a person who believes they are from another dimension, who doesn't know about Chakra, but can use jounin level techniques with only a fainting spell as a repricusion.- Seeing his growing impatients, Tsunade smiled warmly "Chakra is the energy flowing throughout your body. It is the very embodiment of your every move." She lifted her hand into the air and focused slightly as a bright blue began to pulse around it "This, is chakra"

Ranma focused his attention on the pulsing energy before him, as something clicked inside of his head -What,... what is this feeling- he lifted his hand, much like Tsunade had done, and concentrated, allowing this feeling to fill his hand. Seconds later, a weak blue pulse was seen coming from his hand. Getting excited, Ranma jumped up and down "Yata!"

Tsunade lost her concentration on her chakra, as she stared at Ranma excitedly dancing around the room, his chakra appearing at different parts of his body -By the hokage! With just a glance at seeing my own chakra, he was able to use his own!- staring at him as he finally started to calm down, a slight pant noticeable on his body "Ranma,... I want to see if you can do this one" before waiting for a response, Tsunade closed her eyes as she formed a few seals "Ranshinsho!" before Ranma could react, Tsunade lunged forward and performed a chop on the back of Ranma's neck, sending him tumbling forward.

Quickly getting to his feet, despite a small amount of unknown trouble, Ranma glared "What the hell was that for!" Ranma wanted to point at her, but found himself looking to the left "W-What!?!"

Smiling warmly, Tsunade stepped forward and pressed a point on Ranma's chin "It's a technique that causes, what's best described as, a brain confusion. By touching the base of the brain stem with the right amount of Chakra, you can,... short curcuit,... the opponents ability to move properly." she gave a slight giggle as Ranma continued to make sure he was alright, before sitting in her chair, taking a deep breath "Whew, unfortunately it takes quite a bit of chakra"

Seeing her so out of breath, Ranma decided not to try it right away "Well,.. as far as I can tell it's not THAT different than Ki, or Chi" Seeing a confused look on her face, Ranma gave a smirk "What, you don't know what Ki, or Chi is?"

Shaking her head a bit, Tsunade leaned forward and rested her head in the palm of her hands "I can't say I've heard of them. Though from what you say, it's not that big a difference"

Nodding a bit, Ranma held his hand out and focused, his aura blurring into existance and forming around his palm "Moukou Takabisha!" His aura condensed into a ball balancing just above his palm "This, is my Ki. It's basically my life energy taken form"

Tsunade felt herself slip into shock, that ball of energy contained more power than the Gokakyu no jutsu -By the Hokages,.. there is more to this boy than meets the eye. Perhaps I should have him teach me about this,... Ki,... he talks about. If a person this weak can have such power, just imagine the possibilities!-(2)

To Be Continued!

(1) - HA! Just kidding!
(2) - The best for the village obviously,... :P lol