Three Days Later: USS Normandy

Captain Mark Andrews is not having a good day. Recently ordered by NATO Supreme Commander to investigate the newly discovered land mass, he and his crew are having some difficulty in finding a dock to land the ticonderoga class cruiser, but the little comfort that he has is a small island called by natives as Wave. It also didn't help that he had Admiral John Smith on board to act as chief negotiator. It can't be helped, Andrews thought, we have to get the landing rafts out.

"All Stop," Andrews commanded to his first officer. The crew relayed the order in a timely fashion as Andrews turned to Admiral Smith, "It has to be done, we have to make landfall with the landing rafts, sir."

"Captain," the Admiral spoke with age, "My bones are ready."

"Excellent sir, I'll accompany you. First officer has the bridge."

The boat ride was choppy as the Atlantic Ocean would give the boat, but eventually the ship made landfall in Wave Country. There he was greeted by armed Samurai and Ninja who had swords and kunai at their throat. "We come in peace," Mark said as if it were a question. However the language barrier prevented the men with weapons to understand them.

"Take them to the city prison," the leader of the men said, "and get a message to the governor and the emperor at once. We have caught foreigners in Wave."

The men darted off at once with the Captain of the strange ship and the man that was with him to the city jail, while another was getting messages to the governor and the emperor, via messenger bird.

Wave was governed by a man named Tazuna. After the Great Naruto Bridge was built, connecting Wave District with Fire District, he was named Damiyo of Wave for his bravery. He was approaching the cells with the Captain and the Admiral. He was accompanied by Ino Yamanaka-Namikaze, a skilled interrogator in the HAWK unit, and the Emperor's adopted sister. She was the regional commander of HAWK, and did her job damn well. Even the toughest of highwaymen cracked under her gaze. Her experience in the Fourth Ninja War ensured that. After losing her family to the Juubi, Ino found herself in the arms of Naruto. They tried dating, but eventually they found themselves as brother and sister after an argument over orange turned particularly nasty.

Tazuna spoke to Ino, briefing her about the situation, "We found these two men on our coast two hours ago. We thought about getting another interrogator because of the recent chakara drain on the Ninja making them weaker than they are, but when they spoke in another language, we realized that nothing that they could have done would have solved the problem."

"Are they in good condition," Ino asked the man. If the two men were indeed coming in peace, then they may have a foreign relation problem. A problem that would need to be solved by her brother and the cabinet.

She looked over the prisoners, and picked Captain Andrews. A few hand signs later has the good captain unprepared for her mind walk.

Normal interrogations by her would leave you unable to think, but today, she is destroying the language barrier that Tazuna has with the pair.

Twenty minutes later, education apparently complete, Ino retreated back into her mind, ready to talk to Tazuna and make her report to her brother. "Release them," Ino commanded, "They are ready to talk."

Out of their cells, but not looking happy, Captain Andrews and Admiral Smith were released from the jail.

"Sorry about that," Ino spoke in English, "we had a disaster yesterday and we still don't know what the panic will be when the Ninja discover that they lost half of their power in a surge that happened in our capital."

"Anything that we can do for now," Captain Andrews, who was the victim of the language transplant spoke so that Admiral Smith could understand.

"Not really. Our Samurai forces would pick up the slack for now, but I can feel that the power is fading."

"What would happen if it is gone?"

"Panic. Absolute panic. You need to speak to my brother. Is there anyways that you can communicate with that ship of yours?"

"Admiral," Captain Andrews spoke with clarity, "can you go back to the ship and take over?"

"You know that I am supposed to give the orders here," The Admiral snapped.

"Sorry, sir."

Outside Chang An - Wei

"Is everything ready," the war minister Sima Yi commanded his top lieutenant.

"Yes, sir," the man responded with certainty.

Sima Yi looked over the map with army configurations one last time. His eyes gazed over one town that is target of this man's wrath, Chang An. The city only boasted a population of 120,000, but to Sima Yi, it would be the start of his new empire, one that spans the ever shattering misconceptions that he has of the world at large, the grand start of the Jin dynasty that would rival the Namikaze Empire and crush it at its heel.

"Attack," the command was given.

Chang An raised the new ruler's flag three days later, at which time, Emperor Naruto would be powerless to stop it.

Author's Notes and Ramblings

Okay, you got a bonus treat, another chapter in a same day.

Those who are fans of the Three Kingdoms Era, will somewhat recognize this scene. The start of the Jin Dynasty which happens after the fall of the Three Kingdoms(in order, Shu, Wu and Wei). This is also a favorite part of history for myself, and thus will include it here. However, in keeping with the story, Shu is disputed land for Wei, Jin and Naruto, by marriage. The three will constantly fight over it during the course of the story.

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