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Previously
Afterwards, they started to mediate. Naruto needed to learn to gather natural energy without toad oil. He needed a week to master it without the oil. With the mediation he was able to enter a perfect Sage Mode that means he got only toad-like eyes with orange eye color and an orange shadow around the eyes.
During that week, Usagi arrived at Mount Myōboku. She was happy to see Naruto again. She had missed him, but she didn't want to interrupt his training. Shima started to train Usagi. They started with Frog Kata. The practitioner used the natural energy around him to create an aura as an extension of his body. Only persons who are trained in senjutsu can see this aura. After a few days, Usagi and Naruto started to train together supervised by Fukasaku.
Now
They had stopped for the night and were camping on a clearing. Naruto was fast asleep. Usagi was sitting beside him. The last months were great and relaxing for her. She had met Naruto and Jiraya only a year ago, but they were already important parts in her life. Jiraya was like an uncle and Naruto was her friend, her lover and her soul mate. She would have never believed that she would find another soul mate after Mamoru, but it was true. Both had felt it from the beginning, but Usagi hadn't been ready. Naruto had waited patiently 10 months for her. She caressed softly his cheek.
"Jiraya, are you still awake?" whispered Usagi.
"Yes."
"Can we go for a walk?"
They stood up and Usagi led him to the trees.
"Naruto told me that his parents died shortly after his birth. He has never got to know his parents. Unfortunately, he doesn't know the names of his parents. I think it is strange that he doesn't know anything from them. Do you know them?" asked Usagi.
"Yes, I know them. Sandaime decided to keep the names a secret to protect Naruto. But I think that he is now strong enough. His father was called Namikaze Minato. He was my student and became the Yondaime. His mother's name was Uzumaki Kushina. She was a Jōnin of Konoha. Shortly after Naruto's birth, the kyūbi had attacked the village. Kushina was still exhausted from the birth. Minato tried to fight the kyūbi, but someone controlled the kyūbi and got in the way. At the end, Minato and Kushina could rescue the village, but both paid for the rescue with their lives. Kushina used a special technique of her to restrain the kyūbi, but spent her last chakra for it. Minato sealed half of the kyūbi in him and the other half in Naruto. He used a special seal technique, but with that technique his soul had been consumed by the Shinigami... Sandaime used the last name of Kushina for Naruto to delude his descent. I wasn't in the village at the time. I couldn't do anything. I'm his godfather, but I couldn't tell him."
"I understand, but you should explain it soon to him. It will help him… Or maybe I have a better solution. I thought about it the last days. Sailor Saturn, one of my senshis, could control death and rebirth. I could try to revive Minato and Kushina with her powers. I'm not sure that it will work. I haven't used it before, but I'd like to try it. What do you think?"
"Are there any consequences?"
"Either it works or not. Maybe we have to deal with the Shinigami."
"Then let's try it. I'd like to see them again."
"We should go to the moon. I'd like to try it from there… Akito, could you watch Naruto. If he wakes up, tell him that we will be back soon."
"No problem, Usagi."
Usagi summoned her staff and created a portal. Jiraya and she walked through it.
"Do you remember the night in the public bath? The night you tried to peep."
Jiraya nodded.
"Good. Do you remember what I told you?"
Jiraya gulped and nodded again.
"Keep that in mind."
Usagi turned her back to him and said:
"Cosmic Power Make Up"
Her clothes vanished. Straps appeared and engulfed her. The straps transformed into a white body with a white mini skirt and a white cape. On her chest was a golden eight-pointed star with wings. Her hair buns changed to a heart-form. On her forehead appeared a golden eight-pointed star. Jiraya's eyes widened. He tried to not devour her, but it was difficult. She has a delectable body. Every man who denies this would be blind or gay. Usagi turned back to him.
"This is my Sailor Cosmos form. I can mold more chakra in that form. I will gather some natural energy to prepare as well as in any way possible. Just a few minutes, then we can go to the Underworld."
"Underworld!? We!?"
"Yes, we. You have to go with me to identify them."
Cosmos gathered enough natural energy to enter Sage Mode. She summoned the Silence Glaive instead of her staff. The glaive surrounded a dark aura, which frightened Jiraya. Cosmos sliced the air with the glaive and created a rift that glows purple.
"This is a portal to the Underworld. You need to stay near me. It is easy to get lost. Don't talk to anyone."
They walked through the portal to enter the Underworld. It was a dull place without any colors only gray shades. Their visual field was limited. They could only see 100 feet afar. Cosmos felt a powerful presence with an aura similar the Silence Glaive. She led Jiraya in that direction. After a while, they reached presence. It was a huge creature with long, white hairs and red horns.
"Sailor Cosmos, it's a pleasure to meet you. Why are you here?" said the creature.
"Likewise Shinigami. I'd like to revive two souls, Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina."
"These are precious souls. What can you offer for them?"
"I have sent a lot of youmas to you. The youmas fled the Underworld centuries ago. They lived from energy of others to cheat death, to cheat you. Are these enough for the two souls?"
"Yes, but all of them are needed for the trade. Here are the souls."
Two incorporeal humans appeared beside the Shinigami. Cosmos looked requesting to Jiraya and he nodded.
"Thank you, Shinigami."
"Cosmos, be careful. This glaive is very powerful. Millennia ago, I gave it to one of my daughters. The descendants of my daughters handed down the glaive. Now, it is in your hands, use it wise."
"Of course, I know its power… We will leave now. Good-bye Shingami."
"Good-bye, Cosmos. Until we see us again."
Cosmos created a portal with the glaive.
"Jiraya, the portal leads to the moon. You have to go. I have to bring Minato and Kushina to the Galaxy Cauldron to get bodies for them."
Jiraya walked through the portal. Cosmos created a portal to the cauldron. She led Minato and Kushina through the portal. The keeper of the Galaxy Cauldron appeared and greeted them. The keeper followed Cosmo's instructions and created bodies for Minato and Kushina. The keeper started the soul-body-fusion. Minato and Kushina were unconscious because of the fusion. Cosmos transported them to the moon. Jiraya and Usagi decided that Jiraya was going to stay with Minato and Kushina to monitor them. Usagi was going back to Naruto. They were going to return to the moon in a few hours. The soul-body-fusion should be completed until then.
Usagi went back to earth. Naruto was still asleep. Akito raised his head briefly. She was exhausted from the revival. Usagi lay down beside Naruto and nestled to him.
The next morning, Naruto woke up. He opened his eyes. Usagi was lying beside him and was fast asleep. She looked tired. He caressed softly her cheeks and wrapped one arm around her. Usagi snuggled closer to him. After an hour, Usagi woke up as well. She opened her eyes and looked in Naruto's eyes. Naruto touched her cheek and kissed her
"Morning Ruto-chan."
"Morning Usa-chan. You look tired. Are you alright?"
"It's ok. I have slept only a few hours."
"Where is Jiraya?
"I had an idea and we prepared a surprise for you. He is with your surprise."
"Surprise?"
"The last days, I have thought about your parents. I found it strange that you don't know anything about them. I asked Jiraya and he told me about your parents. Then we went to the Underworld. I could trade with the Shinigami. He let the souls of your parents free and I could revive them. They"
"Trade? What did you trade?" interrupted Naruto.
"I told him that I sent a lot of youmas that wanted to cheat him back to the Underworld. He accepted it."
"You didn't trade anything else, did you?"
"Yes, the youmas were enough. I needed to try it for you. They are on the moon. I left them with Jiraya and the keepers. They were still unconscious because of the fusion of their soul with their new bodies. Your parents should wake up any minute. We can go as soon as you are ready."
Usagi smiled at him and yawned.
"You're still tired. The moon can wait, you should rest."
"But"
Naruto closed her mouth with a finger to interrupt her.
"No, rest. We will go later. I have waited 16 years, then I can wait some more hours."
Usagi pouted, but cuddled up to him. Naruto stroked her back and soon she was fast asleep.
Early in the afternoon, Naruto, Usagi and Akito arrived on the moon. Jiraya and Naruto's parents were in the garden talking. They glanced up and saw Naruto and Usagi. Kushina leapt up and ran to Naruto followed by Minato. They hugged him. Naruto was stiff and needed a few minutes to hug back. Usagi smiled and went to Jiraya to watch the trio.
The little family sat down and talked about everything: the faithful night of Naruto's birth; stories from Minato's and Kushina's youth; stories from Naruto's life. Jiraya, Usagi and Akito sat down separated from them and talked. After a while, Akira and Kichiro joined them. Sometime Naruto beckoned Usagi over and she joined them. Kushina nearly jumped at Usagi to hug her.
"You are the girl that revived us from death and you captured the heart of our son. We can't thank you enough. We want to know more about you. What are your powers? Where are you from? What"
"Kushina stop, one question after another. Maybe, Usagi should tell us her story, that would be easier." interrupted Minato and looked apologetically at Usagi.
Usagi smiled and sat down beside Naruto. He wrapped an arm around her. She gave them a summary of her life as Sailor Moon and her arrival in their dimension. Afterwards, Akira called them for dinner. During the dinner Usagi sensed something, something bad. She stiffened briefly. Everyone except Naruto was oblivious to that. After dinner, Usagi left the others in the dinning room and went to her room. Naruto followed her.
"Why did you stiffen during the dinner?"
"I sensed something bad. I think it was a bad omen. Rei could sense them. Maybe, I've got this ability, too. I want to try a fire reading. Usually, Rei used the fire to get more information about the omen."
"Can I help you somehow?"
"No, but stay please."
Naruto sat down on her bed to observe her. Usagi created a fire in the fireplace of her room with chakra and sat down in front of it. She calmed her breathing and concentrated on the fire. After several minutes, she reached a state of trance. Slowly, she could see several pictures in the fire. She saw two men in dark coats with red clouds. They were in a dessert. Then a village with round buildings made of sand was visible. Usagi could see explosions in the village. The last picture showed the capture of a red-haired man. Usagi sped up her breathing to leave the trance. She stood up and beckoned Naruto to follow her. The others were still in the dinning room, as Naruto and Usagi returned.
"We need to go back to Konoha. Akatsuki will start their moves soon." said Usagi.
"How do you know that?" asked Jiraya.
"I sensed a bad omen during dinner. Because of that, I did a fire reading. I saw pictures of two men that attacked a village in the dessert. The men wore dark coats with red clouds. They captured a red-haired man. The man could be Gaara. He had the kanji 'love' above his left eye, no eyebrows and black eye rings. The village could be Sunagakure. I saw round building made of sand. I don't know when it will happen, but soon." explained Usagi.
"Not Gaara. He doesn'r deserve that." whispered Naruto.
"Ok, we will leave early in the morning." said Jiraya.
"What shall we do? We can't go back off-handedly because we were dead the last 16 years." asked Minato.
"You should stay here. We will talk with Tsunade. Then we will pick you up." said Jiraya.
"Ok, sounds like a plan." said Minato.
"Then I should go to bed." said Usagi.
"Serenity-sama, could you please follow me, at first. I have prepared some clothes for you that fit to the story for Konohagakure."
Akira led Usagi to her sleeping quarters and gave her several sets of clothes. The sets had different colors and each set included a trouser, a shirt and a jacket. On the back of the jacket was a crest: a silver circle with a golden half-moon and a golden eight-pointed star.
"I have created them myself. The material is flexible, but resistant. It is optimal for fighting. The crest combines your Lunarian heritage and your transformation to Sailor Cosmos. The clothes sustain your background story. I hope the clothes meet your requirements."
"Thank you, Akira-san. The clothes are beautiful and valuable. I haven't thought about it, but it makes sense to have a crest. I will wear them."
"You're welcome."
"But now, I should go to bed. We will leave early and the next days will be stressful. Good Night."
"Good Night."
Early the next morning, Jiraya, Naruto and Usagi prepared to leave for Konohagakure. They took their packs and went outside. The keepers, Naruto's parents and some wolves were waiting for them in the garden. Takeru stepped forward followed by Gin. Gin was the sister of Akito from the same litter. Her fur was complete silver.
"Naruto-san, I'd like to send Gin with you. If you don't mind, she shall accompany you. It would be great, when you could train with her. I know that you don't have a contract with us, which mean you can't summon any of us, but Gin can help you." said Takeru.
"Sure, she can come with us and I will train with her." said Naruto.
Takeru stepped back and Gin walked to Naruto. Akira went to Usagi and gave her several communicators.
"Serenity-sama, here are some communicators. We have one too, if you need to contact us. These communicators enable communications between moon and earth. You should also be able to communicate across the complete continent."
"Thank you, Akira-san and Kichiro-san. They will be useful."
Minato and Kushina hugged Naruto and then Usagi.
"We will wait for you to pick us up." said Minato.
"You can use the time to think about how to convince Tsunade that you are yourselves." said Jiraya.
They bade farewell. Usagi summoned her staff and created a portal near Konohagakure, but offside the roads. Jiraya, Naruto, Usagi and the two wolves went through and walked towards village. After an hour they reached the border of the village. They greeted Kotetsu and Izumo who were guarding the gates. They went straight to the Hokage Residence. Along the way, many villager and a few shinobis stared at them. The wolves attracted most of the attention. They were bigger than normal wolves and looked wilder than any ninken. Akito grew the last year and was now about 5 feet withers height. Gin was a little smaller, but still tall with her 4 feet 6 inch wither heights.
"Oh no, he is back and he brought monsters." said a villager.
Akito growled at the villager, but walked on. Usagi reached out her hand and petted Akito to calm him down. The villager drew back from the group. They reached the Hokage Residence and went to Tsunade's office.
Glossary:
kyūbi – nine tailed beast, Kurama
ninken – ninja hounds
sandaime – the Third – the Third Hokage
senjutsu – sage techniques
yondaime - the Fourth – the Fourth Hokage
youma - demon
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