The Retelling of Naruto Shippuden

by Starra Uchiha

"When I died and came into the Naruto universe, I didn't think that I would be able to change much. I also thought that if I told anyone that they wouldn't believe me and I definitely didn't think that I would get a Kekkei Genkai either. But I was wrong on all accounts and I could not be happier." SEQUEL!

20. Sayuri Uchiha

Sayuri Uchiha

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto; however I do own Akemi, Yukiko, Zero, Rukia and Sayuri. And the Shīringu is mine and mine alone!

Summary: "When I died and came into the Naruto universe, I didn't think that I would be able to change much. I also thought that if I told anyone that they wouldn't believe me and I definitely didn't think that I could get a Kekkei Genkai either. But I was wrong on all accounts and I could not be happier." SEQUEL!

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Waking up, my neck felt very saw. Opening my eyes I realise why, I had fallen asleep in my desk chair and not in my bed. Looking over to my bed, I see Konan sitting up, reading a book. My eyes search for Sasori and see him in his corner of the room that he had claimed. Sasori himself had taken to reading one of my books too; he couldn't really do much with his restraints. However, even if my neck and my back hurt, I felt at peace for once since coming to this world. There had always been an unconscious weight, and now it was gone.

Stretching, I sooth the dull ache in my back and neck.

"How are you feeling?" I ask Konan while turning to look at her.

Konan looks up from the book and smiles slightly. "I'm feeling much better." Her voice was low and hoarse, her throat was still very tender from where Obito had grabbed her.

I stand up, allowing my while body to making clicking sounds from my bones. I walk over to Konan, "Let's see how everything is first." I say, using the Diagnostic Jutsu to check over Konan. I found that Konan was nearly healed fully, give her another week and she would be just fine. Everything was healing and would begin to stop feeling tender very soon.

"Looks like it won't be long before you're fully healed." I say to her, a smile on my face. Knowing that all the hard work I had put into healing Konan was really satisfying. Just seeing Konan alive and breathing was an improvement to what she was like when I found her.

Konan nods her head, a happy look on her eyes.

"One thing I want to know," Sasori says cutting in, "is how you became so injured." Sasori stares at Konan with accusing eyes that she hadn't mentioned exactly how she managed to get in this state. And I hadn't lived up to my part of the deal by telling him what he missed.

"You said Tobi did this, and then you said that Tobi is actually Obito Uchiha." Sasori says.

I nod my head. "That's all correct. Obito masqueraded as Tobi for years, pulling the strings from the background. He and another person are the true masterminds behind the Akatsuki." I explain to Sasori.

Sasori's eyes narrow. "That doesn't sound believable."

I laugh slightly. "It doesn't, but that's how it is. Let's just say that Obito is an incredible actor." I know I wouldn't have been able to do what Obito had done for years.

"It's true. The Akatsuki was actually Obito's idea all along." Konan says, looking down at her lap.

I look to Konan. She would have found out the truth from Obito. The Akatsuki was really Obito's idea and that the Rinnegan was actually implanted by Madara, though Obito would say that it was him as he was masquerading as Madara. I almost wished that I had been there to witness the fight between Konan and Obito, it was a marvellous fight in the anime.

"Just how important is Obito." Sasori asks, grimacing as he used Tobi's real name, not being used to it just yet.

"Very." I answer him honestly. Without Obito, Madara wouldn't have been able to complete his mission, or he would have had to find someone else before Madara died again.

Sasori nods his head slowly.

I look to Konan who had been silent. "How much do you know of Tobi?" I ask her. In the anime, she and Pain knew that Tobi was the true mastermind. They had meetings and had to update him on their progress. Tobi was the one who gave them instructions on who to pick to bring into the Akatsuki.

Konan sighs and takes a deep breathe. "I knew he was important and I knew that he wasn't what he seemed. But when you gave me that warning, I knew something was going to happen and it involved Tobi. He never told us his true name, he kept that a secret."

"Who exactly is Obito Uchiha?" Sasori asks looking to me.

"Obito Uchiha used to be a member of Konoha. He was assumed dead when a boulder crushed half of his body and his teammates had to leave him. However, he was saved and then manipulated into joining the Akatsuki. He had actually been following someone's orders this whole time." I say, outlining the basic information that they needed to know.

Konan pipes up. "And who is this person?"

I purse my lips together. "Madara Uchiha."

"Oh now you're just being ridiculous." Sasori rolls his eyes, not believing what I had said. I don't blame him though, it would be very hard to believe.

"You'll find that certain people don't know when to stay dead." I say with a small smirk on my face. I was one of those people along with Madara and Obito.

I look to Konan. "Was it just Tobi that attacked you?" In the anime, Konan had sustained a stab wound to the stomach and strangulation, however there was no sign of a stab wound when I found her. They were different and I had a suspicion that Obito didn't work alone.

Konan shakes her head. "No, there was a woman there. I believe she said that her name was Yukiko."

I sigh roughly, of course she would be there.

"What's it with this Yukiko woman? She was your mentor and now she's a on the Akatsuki's side." Sasori asks, an annoyed look on his face. He noticed how this woman's name kept coming up but he wasn't getting a full explanation.

"She's in love with Madara and hates me, that's what's up." I say, a frown appearing on my face as I think of Yukiko. I don't know what Yukiko saw in Madara, though I'm sure many people in my world would disagree with me.

"So what happens now?" Konan asks suddenly.

Sasori and I both look at her.

"You've got two ex-Akatsuki members in your room and I doubt anyone knows. And I don't think anyone will be very lenient on you if they found us." Konan says, answering us with a straight face.

I bit my lip, Konan was right.

Sighing, I answer her. "I don't know. I can't put you in a scroll. The risk is too high in case Yukiko comes back and tries to take you guys. However, with the upcoming war coming up-"

"What?" Konan cuts in.

I look at both Sasori and Konan, they were staring at me with blank expressions.

"You mean to tell me that I've been gone for nearly a year and there is going to be another war?" Sasori says, an annoyed expression on his face.

I nod my head. "Unfortunately yes."

"Who is it between?" Konan asks me, moving to sit up.

Sighing deeply, I say. "Between the Five Shinobi Nations and the remaining Akatsuki members." It was something that people wouldn't think possible. Other Nations held grudges towards others and there was a lot of animosity so I could understand why they were surprised.

Sasori stares at me blankly. "You know too much."

I look to him, but don't say anything because he is right. I know far too much for a normal person. No one is this well informed besides the Hokage and other Kages, and that's because they've got their ANBU on guard, always finding out more information. If anyone knew about my level of knowledge, of not just the potential story line, but of people's weaknesses and how to exploit them, I would be hunted down.

Knowledge is power.

"I said once that you were like Zero, just how true was my statement?" Konan asks, an eyebrow arched at me.

Sasori looks to Konan. "She is not like Zero, whatever that means."

Konan sends Sasori a scathing look. "I'm referring to their level of knowledge. Zero was very knowledgeable but he was a fool, a pathetic fool at that." Konan scoffs at the end.

I smile slightly, I found it amusing of their distain of Zero even now.

Chuckling, I answer Konan. "As much as I hate to admit it, yes I am like Zero." As much as this pained me to say it, it was true. Both I and Zero came from another world and we both knew the anime inside and out.

I look to Konan. "Did Zero ever tell you where he came from?" I ask.

I could see Sasori out of the corner of me eye, he was watching us intently. He too wanted to know the answer, he'd been wanting answers about Zero for a while now. That's all he did when he was in his scroll.

Konan nods her head. "Yes, Nagato told me the truth after I confronted him."

Sasori narrows his eyes as one eye begins to twitch. "Who's Nagato?" None of his questions were getting answered, and it was getting more and more agitating.

"Pain was the figurehead of the Akatsuki, the one you would report to other than Zetsu. However, Pain was a body being controlled by Nagato, through the use of his Rinnegan." I say, quickly running through the specifics.

I look to Konan to make sure I hadn't missed anything.

Konan nods her head, agreeing with all the information I had said.

Now that Sasori was caught up, he asks. "Now what about Zero? Where is he really from?" Sasori looks at both I and Konan, waiting or one of us to speak.

I sigh. "You really want to know?"

Sasori rolls his eyes. "Yes and I expect you to answer. I've helped you with the Edo Tensei Jutsu, I expect some payment."

I nod my head, "And I thank you for the help." Without Sasori I don't know if I could have done it and now I have just in time. All the other Villages were going to be coming to Konoha within the week, signalling the beginnings of war. The only problem was is that I still need a human sacrifice for each person I re-animate. However, I had come up with a plan. I had remembered in the anime when Orochimaru had used the White Zetsu to bring back the all four Hokage's from the Shinigami's stomach. So, instead of sacrificing people, I'm going to be using the White Zetsu. It would also cut down their numbers while increasing ours.

I clear my throat and begin, "I and Zero aren't from this world. We came from a place where there were no ninja or chakra. However, we died and that's how we ended up in this world, we were given another chance. While I was alive, I used to watch this show about someone called Naruto and his life, and you guys were in it. That's how Zero and I know about things." I say, explaining everything very briefly and not in detail, that would take far too long.

Konan was nodding her head slowly, she looked to believe me.

Sasori, on the other hand was a different story.

"That's bullshit." Sasori says instantly.

I shrug my shoulders. "Well it's the truth, if you choose to believe it or not, that's your choice."

"That's enough, tell me the real story." Sasori demands, not looking to happy.

Konan sighs at Sasori. "Then explain how Zero and Akemi are so knowledgeable." Konan says, looking directly at the puppet master.

Sasori narrows his eyes. "I don't know." He grumbles under his breathe. He didn't like the fact it didn't make sense; it's not an easy thing to just accept.

"Look, that part doesn't matter." I say, sitting back down at my desk chair.

"Then what does matter?" Sasori asks, a challenging expression on his face.

I look back at him blankly.

Konan speaks up. "Would you like us to participate in the war? Is that what you're trying to ask?" She says, looking directly at me.

Slowly I nod my head. "You don't have to answer me now, but I think having you two on our side would give us an advantage."

Anger grows in Sasori's eyes. "You hunt us down, trap us away and then ask us to take part in a war?" Sasori says, his voice becoming quieter and more deadly as he spoke.

"At that time, I thought taking you guys down was the best option. You would have stayed sealed away if it wasn't for the fact that Yukiko betrayed is and now she has access to the scrolls." I say, feeling myself become defensive at Sasori's tone of voice.

Konan, the only calm one, asks. "What made you think it was the best option?" Konan looks at me with a tilted head.

I sigh deeply. "In the version of events I saw, the dead members of the Akatsuki being re-animated by Kabuto and used to fight against us. I thought that if I sealed you guys away, you wouldn't be used in war."

"So now you're going use us?" Sasori spits in anger.

"No," I say, looking Sasori directly in the eyes.

Sasori's anger disappears for a moment; confusion was in its place. "Huh?" Sasori says, brows furrowed.

"What do you mean?" Konan asks, equally confused.

"I'm giving you a choice. That was something you were never given before. If you want to join in with this war then that's fine. If you don't, that's also fine. I'll just ask you to stay out of trouble until I beat Yukiko and then I can seal or let you go free." I say looking at Sasori and Konan respectively. There was no way that Sasori could go free, he was presumed dead and if anyway saw him alive it wouldn't go down well. However, no one knows about Konan. Only Obito and Yukiko, and if all goes according to the anime, Obito would die and I would be killing Yukiko.

Both of them were silent.

"Just give it some thought." I say, walking out of the room.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Opening my eyes, I see the bright room once again. I look around and again see nothing like I always do. Nora always appears, trying to scare me, but this time it was different. I had been meditating in the living room so I could figure out the Tenshi no Chakra which I would need for the upcoming war that was going to begin within the next week.

"Hello Akemi." Nora says, appearing in my vision.

My brows furrow in confusion. "Nora? Are you here to teach me?" If she was the one teaching me, why didn't she do it before?

Nora smiles slightly and shakes her head. "No, I can't teach you it because I do not know how to use it. However, you will be taught by someone who has used it." Nora says, a light and happy look on her face.

"Who?" I ask, wondering who it could be.

Nora's smile widens. "Sayuri Uchiha."

My eyes widen. "What?" But that would mean that Sayuri wasn't part the Naruto-Universe, just like myself and Yukiko.

"Akemi, when you first came into this world, you asked me how many people had chosen this universe." Nora says, her face becoming neutral of any emotion.

I nod my head, remembering what Nora had said. "Yes, and you said one other person." I say, still looking confused. I know Nora had been referring to Yukiko, but I knew this, so why was she asking me this question?

"I lied, I actually sent two people into the Naruto-Universe. The first was actually Sayuri Uchiha." Nora tells me, a happy look, remembering one of her first champions.

I felt my eye twitch. "And you never told me why?" I ask.

"She was way before your time, I didn't think you'd actually met her whereas I knew you would meet Yukiko." Nora admits with a shrug of her shoulders.

I stare at Nora with a blank expression. It took me a while to snap out of it, "What was her first name?" I ask my Guardian Angel out of curiosity.

Nora continues to smile fondly. "She was originally called Debbie Thomas. In her first life, she was always peaceful and very calm, it was one of the reasons I chose her."

I smile at the thought of her. "She sounds nice."

Nora nods her head. "She was. She was placed in a very chaotic time when war was happening between the Senju and Uchiha, but she seemed to bring a sense of calm. She had experienced war herself when she was alive in her first life, and that made her despise war, which is why she became a healer."

I nod my head slowly, taking this information in.

"She was born into the Uchiha Clan and possessed the Sharingan. I thought that she would make the most impact in that Clan, and she didn't need the Shīringu because she already had the Sharingan." Nora tells me.

"That's how she met Madara then." I say, taking all this information in.

Nora nods her head. "Madara seemed to take a special shine to the girl and he took her under his wing. He protected her and strived to do anything for her because he considered her a sister to him." Nora explains, a gentle look on her face.

"That must have been one hell of a time to be in." I mumble softly. The war and deaths; Sayuri wouldn't have had an easy time at all.

"She did have support from a certain someone though." Nora tells me, a cheeky smile on her face as she said this.

I send her a curious look. "Who?"

"Hashirama Senju." Nora says, grinning.

"No way!" I exclaim with my eyes widening. I knew from Nora's tone what she was insinuating, the First Hokage and Sayuri didn't just have a fling; they were romantically involved.

Nora nods her head rapidly.

"There was also something else that wasn't ever mentioned." Nora says.

I arch a brow. "Something else?"

"Because Sayuri never liked war, she never joined in with the fighting. She didn't fight for the Uchihas and she certainly didn't fight for the Senju. So she made a third party." Nora says.

"She could do that?" I say, slightly amazed. I didn't know she had made a third side, this was completely different from the anime. She was also the first Uchiha to get the Mangekyou Sharingan through lights means.

Nora nods her head. "Yes. She made a side where Senju and Uchiha alike could live with each other and not worry about the war happening between the two. Her zone was known as the Safe Zone, anyone going into that Zone needed to let go of any prejudice and animosity for the other Clan and they would be allowed refuge."

"I imagine it was very popular." I say, nodding my head slowly.

"It was; that's where she caught the attention of Hashirama." Nora tells me, "He admired her desire for peace and eventually, Madara liked the idea too."

"And that was all shattered when the Tobimaru killed Madara's younger brother." I say with a sign in my tone.

Frowning, Nora nods her head.

"You remind me of her though." Nora says suddenly.

I look up her, "Really?" I ask.

Nora smiles at me. "Of course. It's in your eyes, whenever I look into your eyes I see the same passion and determination that I always saw in Sayuri's eyes. I know for a fact that when Madara sees you, he will see Sayuri."

I smile softly. "Thank you."

"Now it's time for you to meet Sayuri, I'll leave you two be." Nora says, sending me a wink before disappearing from my view.

I roll my eyes in amusement, Nora always did like making an entrance or exit.

"Does Nora still do the thing where she just disappears?" Says an unfamiliar feminine voice from behind me.

I turn around. "You mean just like that?" I ask, an eyebrow arched at the woman standing in front of me.

Sayuri was the woman standing in front of me. She stands at a medium height, long dark hair and brown eyes and tanned skin. Sayuri is beautiful, like a pure innocence that matched the Uchihas and didn't at the same time. She was an oddity, but I could see why Madara and Hashirama were drawn in by her.

"I take it you're Akemi Nakahara?" Sayuri asks, smiling at me.

I nod my head before returning the smile. "I am she."

Sayuri's smile widens. "It is so nice to meet another person like myself." As she says this, Sayuri steps forward and comes to hug me. I was a little taken a back at first, but I relaxed into the hug and hugged her back.

I was the first to pull back. "So, you were the first person to tap into the Tenshi no Chakra?" I ask, getting right to the point.

Sayuri didn't seem deterred though. "Yep, and you'll be second after I'm done with you." Sayuri says with a hopeful tone.

"That's great, I'll need it for when I face Yukiko." I say, feeling the determination to beat that woman course through me.

Sayuri scowls deeply when Yukiko's name is mentioned.

"I take it you've heard of her?" I ask, feeling quite amused of the show Sayuri was putting on.

"Trust me when I say that not many people actually like that woman." Sayuri says, disdain clear as day on her young and innocent face.

I grin. "And I am not one of them."

"And many people are cheering you on. However, there are a few that want you to forgive her." Sayuri says, but even as she said it, she was grimacing.

I laugh. "And the likelihood of that happening is zilch." I say. I had thought about forgiving Yukiko, but I decided against it. I couldn't bring myself to forgive her after what she had done, she didn't deserve it in my eyes.

Sayuri nods her head, happy with my answer.

Sayuri claps her hands together, getting my attention. "Now the first thing you need to know about the Tenshi no Chakra is that you need to be calm when using it." Sayuri says, a warning in her tone.

I almost wanted to raise my hand like back in school. "Why is that?" I ask.

Sayuri wets her lips. "Tenshi no Chakra is very powerful and is connected to your emotions. If you're emotions become unstable when using it, your power will spike dramatically and it will be even stronger than of the Tailed Beasts." Sayuri tells me, all innocence leaving her face and in her place was a serious leader, and very scary. The look in her eyes were haunting.

"Who did you hurt?" I ask so plainly that I made myself wince at my bluntness.

Sayuri smiles sadly. "Hashirama. He was too close to me when I lost control, someone was insulting me and the people I cared about and I lost it. He tried to calm me down, but he ended up getting hurt."

I nod my head slowly. The more Sayuri spoke, the more it reminded me of Naruto when he used Kurama's chakra; dangerous and unpredictable.

"Anything else I should know?" I ask.

Sayuri nods her head. "Tenshi no Chakra is very dangerous, you need to be in constant check of yourself. If you use too much of it then you risk seriously harming yourself. It won't kill you, but it will make you wish you were."

I shudder at the thought, it was worse than death at the sounds of it.

"When you use Tenshi no Chakra, other Tailed Beasts will sense you. Yours is the only chakra that can rival them in strength and beat them, they will usually be very cautious around you, however at the same time the Beasts will be attracted to you." Sayuri tells me.

I nod my head slowly, taking this information in. That probably explains my friendship with Naruto and how close we are. It would also explain Gaara's crush on me, Nora did say that I could have accessed it a while ago, I just don't know how long ago.

Sayuri begins speaking again, snapping me out of my thoughts. "Now, what I need you to do in concentrate and focus, try and find that power inside you." Sayuri says, instructing me on what to do.

I take a deep breath and close my eyes. I level my breathing to make steady and calm, I was nervous at accessing this power. It sounded dangerous, but I knew it's what I needed to help with the war.

"Look inside yourself." Sayuri says cryptically.

I concentrate. I could feel my heart beat, it was steady and strong. I could feel my chakra flowing around my body at the same pace as my heartbeat. I could feel how firmly my feet were on the ground and the material of my clothes against my arms and my hair against the nape of my neck. I could hear Sayuri breathing, even if she was very quiet. However, I still couldn't find what I was looking for.

"I don't know what I'm looking for." I admit.

"Search for something different in you, somewhere in your body where it feels different." Sayuri instructs.

I frown, that didn't make much sense, but I was going to go along with it anyway. I search myself like Sayuri said and I was about to give up. I didn't know what Sayuri wanted of me, but I couldn't do it. There was nothing about me that was different at all.

Just as I was about to give up, I felt it.

It felt like a heavy weight in my body; in my heart to be exact. That place felt warm and strong. I place a hand over my heart. "I think I've found it." I say, keeping my eyes closed.

"Tap into it." Sayuri says.

My brows furrow, again that didn't make much sense. How could I tap into it? I didn't know how to access it. The first time had been an accident because I was in danger of dying from being drained of all chakra. Trying a new angle, I try to visualise it. Keeping my eyes close, I try to image this power. Colours come to my eyes; green, an orb of green appearing in front of me. I then think of my chakra like water taps. I imagine myself turning the 'tap' for the Tenshi no Chakra but again that doesn't work.

I sigh in frustration and open my eyes and see Sayuri. "It's not working, I don't know how to access it." I say, frustration clear in my tone.

Sayuri smiles at me. "It's never easy at first. It will take a while before you can use it at your will. Getting it to obey you will be the question."

"Obey? You speak like it's alive." I say, amusement in my tone.

Sayuri nods her head. "Technically, it is alive."

I nod my head slowly. I close my eyes again, giving it another try. Keeping my hand over my heart, I pump chakra into my own system and concentrate. I could feel the weight in my chest grow, beginning to spread to the rest of my body. I feel excited that I had made progress, but then I felt a burn and stopped pumping chakra into my body immediately. I open my eyes and look down at my hands, my chakra had burned my hands.

"It was a nice attempt." Sayuri says, an amused look on her face.

Exhaling in aggravation, I close my eyes. I see the green orb in front of me and I image myself grabbing the orb in my hands. Immediately, I felt some power spread through me. But it was resisting me, something was pulling the green orb away from me.

I grit my teeth, I wasn't about to let this get the better of me, I would learn this power and I would make sure of it. Nothing was going to get in my way, with this power I could help protect the people I care about most. Nothing was getting in my way if I had anything to do about it.

In that moment, something clicked inside of me and I felt the power rush all through me, making me gasp and open my eyes. My breathing had quickened as my heart was racing.

I look to Sayuri, "What was that?" I ask her, slightly breathless.

"You managed to access it, only briefly." Sayuri tells me.

I nod my head, not understanding what she was saying at first. But when it did compute inside my head, I couldn't help but feel happy. A warm feeling spread through me, and green chakra appeared around my hands.

I look at my hands. "Holy shit." I mutter to myself.

"Amazing, isn't it?" Sayuri asks.

I look up and see Sayuri, she was covered in a green cloak of chakra. All of her was a mint green colour. Looking at her, I didn't feel alarmed, but at peace. I felt calm and relaxed.

"Now that you have access to the Tenshi no Chakra, all your abilities will be enhanced. You'll be able to do all the things you normally do and not feel tired. Your aura will sooth people and more likely to trust you. However, it can become deadly." Sayuri says to me, closing her eyes and an angry look appears on her face. The green cloak around her spiked dangerously, turning into a yellow colour, and the aura around her became suffocating and unnerving.

I had to stop myself from taking a few steps back.

As quick as it appeared, the angry face was gone and in its place was a calm Sayuri. The green cloak of chakra now turning back to the cool mint colour it was before. "Unnerving, wasn't it?" Sayuri asks, an amused look in her eyes.

"Just a smidge." I say, swallowing hard because of how much it did actually unnerved me.

Sayuri laughs, "Now try again." She says, an encouraging smile on her face.

I nod and close my eyes once again. As I focused, I could feel the power. I could feel something cool to the touch cover me. Opening my eyes, I see that I am covered in the mint green chakra. I felt calm and happy.

"How long can I stay like this?" I ask Sayuri, marvelled at the cloak around me.

"I don't know. First time I used it, I could get an hour at most before it became painful." Sayuri admits to me.

"How long do I have if I use it in anger?" I ask. The likelihood of me being calm around Yukiko when I use this power is very slim. I won't be able to hold back, but I needed to know everything about this power before I used it in a war.

Sayuri frowns, but she understands why I am asking the question. "Minutes, its very draining." She answers honestly. "If I didn't have Hashirama there, I would have been in a lot of trouble."

I look to Sayuri, dropping the green cloak around me. "Can I ask you a question?"

Sayuri blinks slowly before smiling. "Of course."

"How did you die?" I ask.

Sayuri was silent for a moment before answering. "I was fighting with Madara and Hashirama. I protected Hashirama from Madara, and Madara killed me." Sayuri says, a haunting look on her eyes. "Before I died however, I managed to fatally wound Madara and told him I would never forgive him."

I stay silent. I wasn't surprised that Madara had killed his own sister, he would stop at nothing. Even killing his own sister didn't stop him. I was surprised to hear about her being at the final battle however, she was there at the Valley at the End, but no statue was made for her. Just how many people even knew of her existence?

"How did you obtain the Mangekyou Sharingan?" I ask, very curious of how she found this idea.

Sayuri smiles warmly. "I protected Hashirama from a killing blow against an Uchiha. I took it, and I would have died for him. I loved him dearly. Luckily, I survived and that's when I noticed my eyes were different. Madara was ecstatic." Sayuri says, a loving look in her eyes as she thought about the First Hokage.

I smile, she truly did love him.

Sayuri looks up. "However, I do have a bit of advice."

I tilt my head, waiting for her to speak.

"You made a vow that you wouldn't let your romantic feelings get involved, didn't you?" Sayuri asks me, sending me an expecting look.

I curse under my breath; damn those people that were watching my every move. I never liked people watching me, it always unnerved me. But this time it was worse because you can't feel the people watch you, so you forget and then you remember.

"I did yes. I am on a mission and I can't let me feeling get in the way of that." I say, being honest with her.

Sayuri nods her head. "As we are from another world, we can feel like the outsider and sometimes not worthy of love and that we might be getting in the way. That's how I felt. So when Hashirama tried to love me, I rejected him. I felt like I was intruding on his love life, that I was stopping his true soul mate from being with him." Sayuri says, a sad look in her eyes.

I stay silent.

Sayuri looks to me. "Don't make the same mistake as I did. I lead a very unhappy life after that. I could never love someone as much as I did him. He was everything to me and I blew it. I regret it on so many levels."

Was everyone that came to this universe bad at relationships? Sayuri nearly got with the first Hokage and that didn't end well. Yukiko tried to get with the Third Hokage and again that certainly didn't end well.

"Do not stop yourself from finding love. If you do, you risk hurting them too." Sayuri says, a lone tear falling from her eye.

I stare at her for a moment. Just for a moment I could see a hollow look in her eyes. She wasn't lying when she said that, the blank look was unnerving and heart wrenching. Finally, I nod my head. "I promise." I say, meaning what I said too. I would make sure that I didn't end up like Sayuri or Yukiko. If it meant finding someone who I love and who loves me back, then so be it.

Sayuri smiles, a happy look in her eyes. "Good. Now it's time for you to leave."

Just as she said that, my vision went dark and I knew no more.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

I was at the training grounds, throwing kunai and shuriken at the wooden posts. I was venting my frustration, my Tenshi no Chakrawasn't coming along smoothly at all. It had a mind of its own and wouldn't let me use it without blowing up in my face. It seemed to be easy when Sayuri was mentoring me, but now it's not working.

Letting out a yell, I threw the kunai. It lands in the centre with so much force that it went through the wooden stump.

I breathe deeply, trying to calm myself down. Getting angry and frustrated wasn't going to get me anywhere with this power. Like Sayuri said, it made my Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu and Fūinjutsu so much stronger than before. It was almost scary at how much power I had with thisTenshi no Chakra, but I needed to learn to control it.

Sighing, I close my eyes and concentrate. The Tenshi no Chakrasurrounded me entirely, cloaking me in mint green chakra.

Just as I was about to make hand seals, I felt someone's chakra nearby.

I cut the Tenshi no Chakraoff completely. I didn't want anyone finding out about my new ability just yet. I would wait to show everyone what I had learned later.

"Ah Akemi, there you are." Tenten says as she appears onto the training ground.

"Were you looking for me?" I ask, tilting my head slightly.

Tenten nods her head with a smile. "I wanted to invite you to Yakiniku. I've invited the other girls too."

I smile, this happened in the anime. Tenten gathered all the girls and had a girl's night, enjoying themselves. It sounded like a lovely idea since the war was happening so soon.

"I'd love to come." I say, walking towards Tenten. I think a break would be best at the moment, this Tenshi no Chakrathing was getting on my nerves.

The smile on Tenten's face grows, "That's great! Come on, all the girls will probably be there." Tenten says as she grabs my arm and we jog there.

It didn't take us long to get there. Walking in, I see the guys at one table and the girls at another table, adjacent to each other. I see Sasuke with the guys, looking bored as usual. I smile at the sight. He wasn't here in the anime, so to see him here was really nice.

I and Tenten walk over to the girl's table and I see Ino, Hinata and Sakura. I wasn't too pleased to see Sakura, but it was only for a night, hopefully it wouldn't be too bad.

Hinata is the first to spot us. "Ah, there you are." Hinata says with a smile.

I sit down next to the Hyuuga Princess. "Tenten found me in the training grounds." I say smiling politely at everyone, even Sakura.

"I was lucky to find her, she's so elusive to find." Tenten says, laughing at the end.

I laugh back. "That just means I'm doing my job right." I say, a smile on my face.

"Is everyone ready to order?" A waitress says, coming up to our table.

We place our order, and in no time we got our meat. I was the only one at the table who ordered pork and spicy chicken. Placing it onto the frying table in the middle, I wait for my meat to cook.

"I'm surprised you actually came though." Ino says suddenly, before looking away embarrassed with how blunt she was.

I tilt my head to the side. "What do you mean?"

"I think what she means to say is that you're always so serious. Like you're waiting for someone to attack you." Tenten explains while sending Ino a scolding look.

Sakura rolls her eyes. "She's always been like that, even in the academy."

Ino nods her head. "Even back then Akemi always seemed to be five steps a head us of!"

"You also did what none of us did, befriend Naruto." Hinata says, looking down at her lap. Hinata had always wanted to go up to Naruto and talk to him, but she was too shy. Every time she tried to work up the courage, it would go the minute she saw him.

The girls were silent at the table.

"The fact the war it about Naruto, I just can't get my head around it." Tenten admits, a sigh in her tone.

I take a drink, making sure that it hid my smile behind it. "You never know what's going to happen." I say, sending a wink to Hinata since she was the only one who knows.

Hinata smiles, using her hand to hide it.

"Do you recon the baka even knows?" Sakura asks rolling her eyes.

Hinata frowns, not liking her tone.

I send Sakura a look. "Naruto-kun isn't stupid. He knows why he had to leave the village." I look directly at Sakura, which seemed to make her uncomfortable and fidget a lot in her seat.

Tenten smiles to herself, not noticing the atmosphere between myself and Sakura. "Do you remember back in the Chunin Exams when we first met?"

Ino's eyes lit up. "Of course! We were all so nervous! And forehead here was in my way." Ino says, sending a look to Sakura.

Sakura glares at her. "You were in my way, Ino-pig."

Ino and Sakura both stare at each other before laughing with none another.

"How did you two patch things up then?" Tenten asks with a curious expression.

Ino and Sakura look to one another. "I think it's because we realised how stupid it was to let a guy get in-between us." Ino answers with a thoughtful look on her face.

Sakura smirks. "It also helped when Ino-pig gave up on Sasuke-kun." I could see Sakura making eyes at Sasuke adjacent to us, and for some reason I didn't like it. It made me clench my fists and send Sakura a dark look.

Ino scoffs. "I didn't give up on him, I just realised he wasn't for me."

"Is there anyone for you now Ino?" I ask, a sly look on my face.

Ino blushes, her gaze darting to the boys table, particularly to Shikamaru. But she looked back to us quickly. "No." She says in a small voice.

My eyes widen when I realised who she looked at. Ino liked Shikamaru. Shikamaru was supposed to end up with Temari, but they hadn't had much interaction this time around. The same could be said with Ino and Sai, they were meant to end up together, but I've hardly seen Ino and Sai interact. I smile as I ate my spicy chicken; Ino and Shikamaru would make a cute couple in my eyes.

Tenten grins. "So, since we're on the topic of boys, does anyone have something they want to admit to?" She says, a sly look on her face.

"Well we know Hinata likes Naruto." Ino says, shooting Hinata a grin.

Hinata blushes wildly. "W-wh-what?"

"It's not like it's a secret." I say, looking at Hinata with a teasing look.

Hinata hides her face behind the sleeves of her jacket in embarrassment.

"We know Sakura loves Sasuke, we know Hinata likes Naruto, and we know Ino likes Shikamaru," Tenten announces, keeping her voice down since the boys were near them.

Ino blushes wildly. "H-how d-do you know?!"

"It wasn't exactly a surprised Ino-pig." Sakura says, a teasing look in her eyes.

Ino huffs, "Well what about you Tenten, who do you like?" She says, trying to get the attention off from her.

Tenten grins. "Not telling."

"It's Neji isn't it?" Hinata asks.

Tenten froze in her seat.

"Oh my god! Is it?!" Ino shrieks a whisper, remembering to keep her volume down.

"How do you know?" Tenten asks, a mortified look on her face.

Hinata giggles, but doesn't say anything which made it even more menacing.

"Well who do you like?" Tenten asks, looking at me this time.

I look around confused. "Huh?"

"We all know who everyone likes, what about you?" Ino asks, leaning forward.

I shrug my shoulders. "I don't know."

"How do you not know?!" Ino shrieks a whisper, glaring at me.

"You have such hot teammates, even your sensei is good looking." Tenten says with some thought. She sends an apologetic look to Hinata and tries to avoid Sakura's death glare for calling Sasuke attractive.

I bit my lip. "I don't really know. I've been busy with training to even think about it really." I had never really had a moment to think about my romantic feelings for anyone, there have been too many things that I needed to do that took priority.

"What about Kiba?" Ino asks.

I shake my head. "I'm not the biggest fan of dogs, I prefer cats." I say honestly. I had always been a cat person, big dogs used to freak me out in my old world.

"Shino?" Tenten suggests.

I shiver. "Bugs creep me out."

Ino nods her head. "Agreed." Ino then looks to Hinata, "How do you deal with him?" Ino asks, referring to Shino and his bugs.

"He's not so bad." Hinata says quietly.

"What about Lee, he professed his love for you when he met you." Tenten says.

"He also did that to Sakura." I point out.

All the girls nod their heads. "He did do that." Tenten mumbles to herself.

Sakura shivers as she remembers what happened in the Chunin exams and Lee. It wasn't a fond memory of hers.

"Well we all know you treat Naruto like a brother." Ino points out, tapping her finger on her chin as she thought about this.

"Are you sure you don't have feelings for Sasuke?" Hinata asks.

Sakura stomped her feet as she stood up. "I'm going to the bathroom." She mumbles, sending me a dark look which I made a show of ignoring.

The table was silent for a moment.

"What's Sakura's problem?" Tenten asks me, looking as Sakura enters the female toilets.

I sigh. "She's never liked me. Even when we first came together as a team she hated me. She always accused me of trying to get Sasuke attention." We had never got along, and I don't think we were ever going to get along.

"She's jealous that's why." Ino says.

I look to her.

"You're strong, out of our league." Ino says bluntly.

I open my mouth to protest, but Ino hold her hand up to stop me. "You are, even back in the Academy. You were only there for a matter of months and you were the top rookie, even beating Sasuke." Ino says, looking at me with a straight face.

"I think you and Sasuke would make a cute couple." Hinata says suddenly, a sly look on her usually innocent face.

Heat flooded to my cheeks.

"S-so would you and Naruto-kun." I say once I had regained my cool.

This time, Hinata was the one blushing wildly.

"You know, I could see it." Tenten says suddenly making everyone at the table look at her.

"See what?" I ask.

Tenten grins. "You and Sasuke. I could totally see you two together."

This time, I made an effort to conceal my blush.

Ino nods her head. "A much better match than Sasuke and Sakura." Deep down, Ino didn't want Sakura with Sasuke together. Sasuke had got between their friendship for years. Now that Ino wasn't infatuated with him, she doesn't know why she was attracted to him. Yeah he was extremely handsome and smart, but his looks didn't make up for the fact he was an ass for years. Ino could see it clear as day, Sasuke didn't like Sakura and Ino highly doubted that he ever would.

I stuff food into my mouth to avoid having to speak.

Sakura walks back. "What did I miss?"

Hinata smiles politely. "Oh nothing."

Sakura looks at us with a suspicious look, but sits back down nonetheless.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Over with the boys, they were a lot more silent than the girls. With Sasuke, Neji, Shino and Shikamaru on their side, it was surprising that they were making any noise to begin with. Kiba and Choji had been trying to listen in on the girl's conversation, but none of it made any sense.

"The girls seem to be enjoying themselves anyway." Shikamaru says with a sigh in his tone.

Choji nods his head, stuffing food into his mouth.

"Don't you think it is odd how we have to work with the other nations?" Kiba says, a scowl on his face.

Neji nods his head. "Other nations don't trust each other, so it was definitely a surprise." When the upcoming war was announced, he was sceptical to say the least. Konoha going to war alongside the other nations where there have been conflict with.

"I don't know why you're unhappy Kiba, I thought you'd like the chance to show off." Sasuke says, a smirk on his face.

Kiba growls at him. "I just don't like that I have to memorise their scents."

"Do you remember the last time we were like this?" Lee asks suddenly making everyone look at him.

Shikamaru nods his head. "Yeah, it was the Chunin Exams."

Kiba grins. "We were all so different back them, even you." Kiba says looking at Sasuke and Neji.

Neji arches an eyebrow. "Oh?"

Sasuke smirks and crosses his arms. "I see what he means. You in particular weren't very approachable and very judging." Sasuke sent him a dark look, remembering the horrible things he said about Naruto and Akemi.

Kiba scoffs. "Like you can talk."

Sasuke glares at him.

Choji stops eating for a moment. "It was a simpler time back then."

Shino nods his head in agreement. "All we were focused on at the time was becoming a Chunin."

Lee grins. "Now look at us, we're all Chunin, one of us is a Jonin." He says, looking at Neji at the end since he was the only Jonin out of them.

"Have you received your first team?" Sasuke asks.

Neji shakes his head, "No, with the plans for the war it wouldn't be the right time."

Shikamaru nods his head. "All the focus would be preparing for it. No Jonin or Chunin could be spared." In the preparation, he and many other had been doing stock checks for food, weapons and other provisions. If you were one of the lucky few that got out of the boring checks, everyone was training harder than ever before.

"Too bad Naruto won't be joining us." Lee sighs, a sad look on his face.

"It's for the dobes protection." Sasuke says, though he was certain that Naruto could look after himself perfectly fine. With his brother there looking after Naruto, Sasuke was sure that everything would go fine. Once Itachi became focused on a mission, nothing would get in his way; that's what made Itachi so scary.

Kiba laughs slightly. "The Naruto we knew wouldn't stand back and let everyone else fight for him."

"Just like when Pain came to Konoha." Shino says, remembering how he saw Naruto fighting all over the place with his shadow clones.

Choji continues to eat. "To think that Team Seven helped win that fight."

Everyone looks to Sasuke, who looked a bored as ever.

"How did you do it? How did you guys win against Pain?" Lee asks, excitement and curiosity in his tone.

Sasuke smirks. "I'm not allowed to say."

Neji glares at him. "Let me guess, Naruto and Akemi did all the hard work." He smirks at the end when Sasuke glares at him viciously.

Sasuke's attention was stolen away when he noticed Akemi standing up and leaving, looking content. Sasuke stands up, "I'm heading back."

"Bye." Murmured the table as they watched Sasuke leave.

Kiba leans in. "Do you remember when all the girls in our class used to be in love with that guy?" He was whispering because even though he wouldn't admit it, the Uchiha did scare him. Sasuke's strength surpassed his by miles, though Kiba would never admit it out loud, the same with Naruto.

Shikamaru rolls his eyes. "It was the troublesome time, Ino used to be obsessed with him."

"I heard she stopped though." Choji says still eating.

Shikamaru nods his head. "Thank god, it was so annoying."

"The only girls that didn't fawn after Sasuke was Hinata and Akemi." Shino says, picking at his food in front of him.

Kiba rolls his eyes. "That's because Hinata likes Naruto, don't know why." He mutters at the end.

Neji sends him a look.

"Akemi's different, I don't think she's liked anyone like that." Shikamaru says, though now he understands. Now that he's in the loop about Akemi, he knows that she was focused on her mission before anything else, which was really admirable.

"She's scary." Choji mumbles, remembering the Forest of Death.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

I was walking back home after the meal. It had been delicious and the company had been great, besides from one person. I was about to head back home when I felt a familiar presence behind me.

I turn around and see Sasuke.

"Hey Sasuke." I say, greeting him with a smile.

Sasuke tips his head at me, and catches up so now he was walking at my side.

"How was the meal with the guys?" I ask.

"Lee and Kiba were loud." Sasuke says flatly.

I giggle at that, out of them all, Kiba and Lee were the loudest. They rivalled Naruto, now if he had been there it would have been even louder. Kiba and Lee would have had a contest with Naruto to see who can be the loudest and I think Naruto would win hands down.

"Akemi." Sasuke says, grabbing my attention.

I turn my head to look at him. By now we were in front of mine, Haku and Naruto's house. Sasuke stood in front of me looking at me quite seriously.

"Yes Sasuke?" I ask, tilting my head slightly.

Sasuke sighs. "The war is happening soon and I know you're going to be fighting Yukiko."

I nod my head. I didn't need a prediction from the Chief Toad to know that. I would fight Yukiko and I would make her pay for what she has done. One thing was certain though, Yukiko would die by my hands and no one else, even if Haku really wanted to kill her too.

"I really don't want you to fight her." Sasuke says, looking me directly in the eyes as he said this.

I frown, "Sasuke, why?"

Sasuke shakes his head. "It's not that I don't trust your skills. I know you're really strong. I just don't want anything to happen to you." His voice softens as he looks at me with a gentle expression.

I felt something warm in my chest as he said this. I cough and hit my chest to get rid of the feeling, what the hell was wrong with me?

"I understand Sasuke, I really do. But I need to do this." I say with a calm tone. I did, I know that Sasuke was scared at losing the people he cared about; he had already lost so much in his past.

"She won't fight fare." Sasuke warns me.

I nod my head. "I know."

Sasuke sighs roughly, running a hand through his hair. "I'm not convincing you, am I?" He asks, looking at me.

I shake my head. "Not in the slightest."

Sasuke's mouth twists as he thinks. "Let me help you then." Sasuke says after a few moments of thought.

I open my mouth to say no to his request, but Sasuke stopped me.

"Even if you say no, I will be there. I'm not going to let her hurt you." Sasuke says, not looking anywhere else but in my eyes.

I held his gaze. I could see his conviction in his eyes. Even if I said no, Sasuke would still appear beside me. I always knew that Uchiha's were stubborn, but experiencing it didn't make me feel annoyed. It made me feel happy actually.

I sigh deeply. "Fine."

"You didn't really have a choice in the matter anyway." Sasuke says while smirking. He jumped away onto the roofs of the building, he was going to train.

"Arrogant prick." I mumble under my breath before going inside my house.

Once I was inside my house, I made sure that no one was in the house. Haku was with Tsunade, planning the war and checking inventory.

Grabbing a gold and silver scroll, I open it up and summon Enma's seven children. Once they were all in front of me, they waited for me to give a command.

"I want all of you to find these bodies and seal them away in these scrolls." I say handing out a scroll to each monkey.

Kora speaks up. "The plan is still going ahead then?" She asks.

I nod my head. "Yes, you know whose bodies you're getting, now go and make sure no one sees you." I say, giving them a command.

They all bowed and disappeared.

I sit down on a couch. The scrolls that I had just given Enma's children were experimental. I had infused those scrolls with Tenshi no Chakraso hopefully Yukiko wouldn't be able to access them. However, I don't know how effective they are so that's why they are experimental. If they work, I would have figured out a way past Yukiko. If they didn't work, well at least I've got the bodies I need for the Edo Tensei Jutsu.

I take out another scroll and open it. In this scroll contained the mask of the Shinigami. I would need this when I summoned all four Hokage's from the Shinigami's stomach. Sarutobi had used the Shinigami on Harshimaru and Tobimaru when Orochimaru summoned them during the Chunin exams, unfortunately Sarutobi also fell victim to the Jutsu before he could seal Orochimaru's arms away. That's when Tsunade and Jiraiya came in and nearly killed Orochimaru.

I smirk, everything was coming together.

I was ready for war and ready for Yukiko.

Now I just had to wait.