Her boots made a noise against the wet stone road she walked. Here she was in Great Britain, the once noble lands now in tattered ruins as erosion wore away at the once mighty city. It was raining, reflecting on the sounds only she could hear. She heard the voices of the dead, lamenting at what happened to them. From what she is understanding, a plague of unknown origin has destroyed this once mighty kingdom, and numerous deaths have occurred in them.

It had been centuries ago since this incident happened, and Hinata was certain remnants of this plague might still linger, buried somewhere, waiting to awaken again. Best not disturb things here, because the dead dwelling in this area are not in a good mood, more so when she was walking in these ruins still alive. She activated her Byakūgan and scanned the atmosphere and she saw it. Residue of an unnatural energy that belonged only to those with dragon blood; "Naruto-kun..." she whispered to herself. She deactivated her bloodline and looked up to the sky as the rain showered her face. It was cold against her soft skin as she closed her eyes, hearing the music the rain was making as the spirits sang a song to her.

With our known pain

What do we gain?

For what we have to say

Sins we must pay

Dear O 'Beloved Lord

Guide us now to Heaven

Lead us to accord

Rejoice in retribution

Revel in salvation

For a new king is born

In the world now torn

Hinata blinked her eyes as she heard it. It sounded as if something was happening now. The aria was saying that a new King of Briton was being born? Could it be that King Arthur had chosen him to become king? Not likely, for no one would see the ascension of this new 'king' and live to tell of it. She followed the trail, as it would then lead her to the outskirts and towards the legendary castle of Camelot. Naruto's trail was there, and there she would go to find it.

The water levels were different in this time, as due to a calamity she did not know of in this World, had caused most of Great Britain to be flooded in certain areas. She was grateful for the water walking technique as she was able to cross these areas without problems, but she wondered how Naruto did it. He was from what the papers of his creator Nione had said, he was a unique advanced homunculus that used the DNA of two Narutos and that of dragons to create him. Inwardly she mused that Naruto turned into a dragon and sprouted wings and flew towards King Arthur's castle, while her face had a curious expression to it. Now that she thought about it, the dragon blood he had was a boon to him, as was the rumored yōkai blood in his veins. While Naruto didn't have chakra due to the genetic modifications in the process of his creation, he was gifted with magic that even amongst magic users, were green with envy of.

While chakra was a form of 'magic' as some of the magic users said. It was more akin to shamanism, druidism, and even the Force that Jedi use. But to even said three types, their views on chakra was primitive and only for violence. They weren't exactly wrong though, Hinata, thanks to Naruto's perspective, viewed the shinobi life they lived in as over glorified mercenaries that manipulate the elements for the sake of killing. Well, thanks to how Ninshū that the Sage of Six Paths created was perverse and turned into ninjutsu, they were pretty much on the spot.

Ninshū, the power to connect to others without speaking, to understand the other by feeling it; Hinata thought it was a wonderful ideal. But sadly, such beliefs can be perverse and manipulated into a darker edge. Because of ninjutsu, Naruto and his sister were outcasts. It made her sad at such a thought, they were her closest friends (more so than her entire team) and they were treated as outcasts for their inability to use chakra, or even the lack of having any. She as she pondered this, she finally reached the lake and felt a mystic and ancient power within. She recalled the legends of the fae, legendary fairies that are mystical in nature and are rarely seen. The Lady of the Lake is a powerful fae that dwells in the lake, ruler of Avalon, and the creator of King Arthur's Excalibur and the sheath with its own mystical properties.

And she sensed Naruto's own power deep within the lake, and he was rising from its depths. The lake surface exploded as a figure stood on its surface, the droplets of water falling and dripping from the boy as he turned. Hinata noticed he wore a white robe and was covered in silver armor, and his once blue eyes had a greenish mix in them as he calmly smiled at her. That smile made her heart beat fast in her chest. "N-Naruto-kun?" she asked as the white knight merely smiled. "It's been a while, Hinata." Naruto greeted in a friendly tone.

Something was off and she knew it, her Byakūgan active, her eyes widened at the sight. He wasn't in a body; he was a living ghost, already long dead. "Naruto-kun...what happened to you?" she asked in abhorrent shock as Naruto had a small sad smile on his face, "A lot of things Hinata, I was casted into the Abyss to suffer eternally. I endured, grew strong and escaped. Chōji...what happened to the shinobi after the centuries of my death?" he asked.
"Eh?" Hinata asked, completely confused. "You mean...you don't know what happened to him and his clan, or several other clans?" Naruto asked, noticing her confusion.

"I was gone looking for you, growing stronger while at it in order to save you...Naruto-kun, what happened at Konoha?" she asked, fear seeping into the pit of her stomach. "...Civil war." he replied as Hinata took a step back. Realization of why she was being followed by her old teammates. Her own clan must have been worried about her during this civil war if Naruto said anything about it. "What happened...?" she asked, dreading her answer. "Several clans that had once evolved with their 'gifts' of both bloodlines and that of their Cypher powers have devolved into monstrous beings seeking immortality. Chōji, he...He became a bloating mass of decaying flesh that kept falling apart, using skins of his victims to keep his wretched body in one piece. It was...revolting."

Hinata placed a hand over her mouth, the thought of the kind-hearted and big-boned boy Cypher Chōji Akamichi turning into a hideous creature like that horrified her to no ends. "Several other clans were inflicted with the same blight; Ino's clan became insane half-decayed mind-controllers that forced numerous people to serve them against their will like mindless puppets. Several of Kiba's clan mates were starting to turn into werewolves until they were slain." Naruto began explaining, as he recalled the sight before him like he was still there.

"D-Did my clan...?" she dared ask. "No, they were one of the few clans still pure and did not devolve into those monstrous beasts. But...killing an old friend that had fallen so far, tore me on the inside; Konoha is in ruins, and during that civil war, I avenged my family." he told her, his tone turning cold as Hinata was relieved that her clan was safe, and worried when his voice became dark. Only one person sprang into mind of Naruto's hate list. "D-Does that mean Jiraiya...?" "He no longer lives, nor will ever reincarnate again. I made sure of it." Naruto replied; hints of hatred of the man in his voice as Hinata cautiously took a step forward. She needed to know, "Your family is...gone?"

"Time flows differently in worlds, while you were gone, many changes have happened, my clan is hunted to near extinction, my sister was experimented with before killed by Obito, my father is missing in action, dead if his only remaining arm holds such answers. And then my mother...killed in front of me by Deus."

That name caused her blood to freeze, "Y-You mean the leader of the Wicked Gods, the Anti-God to the God of the Bible?" she asked shuddering at the memory of that deity. "Yes, the Divine Tyrant whom Jiraiya worked alongside that drove Konoha to ruin, for what? A forsaken prophecy that will doom everyone," Naruto answered as he walked passed her before he sat at the base of a tree, looking at her. It was a gentle and sad smile, the one that only a person who has lost everything, was going to die. "Please Hinata, don't come after me…my path…is a dark one I must walk alone on." He told her as a portal opened up, one that would take him to another world. Gently, he jumped back and the portal was starting to close in front of him, only for Hinata to leap through it in time as it closed behind her.

"What are you doing?" Naruto asked as they hovered in the rift in-between time and space. "I told you, this path is my own, please…don't do this." He pleaded as Hinata looked at him and had a determined expression. "I'm not giving up on you, not while I'm here." She answered as Naruto had a sad smile on his face. "Thank you Hinata, and…I'm sorry." He told her as he held his hand out a surge of energy blasted her back, causing her to tumble and be swallowed in the dark corners of time.

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She awoke, sitting up and shaking the cobwebs from her head, the sound of thunder echoed the sky as she looked around. A desolate world far more severe than the world she was previously in. A spiraling vortex lingered in the sky, devouring light and any loose debris into oblivion. Something was wrong with the world she landed in; her partner Izanami was fretting violently within Hinata's soul. The Goddess of Death is telling her to correct the distortion in this world with extreme prejudice and the Cypher couldn't help but agree with her partner. The world was in ruins, a heavy, oppressive force was in the air and she did not like being out in open ground where she can be seen by other natives. A distant roar made it imperative to seek a hiding spot and set up camp in a safe location from the locals of the area.

She ran into a ruined building and gathered power as a swarm of red mites manifested around her as her eyes glowed red. "SIVA, construct fortress from this structure." She commanded, witnessing the red mites swarm around the ruined building, restructuring it and giving it a new shape and form. SIVA, an ancient techno-plague in a different world she found. Her connections with the aliens known to as Eliksni helped her discover this ancient wonder of nanotechnology. Of course, the advanced tech was flawed, she had it remade, re-mastered, perfected to serve her. The nanotech began to give her new base form, purpose, and a haven in this desolate world. She sat in the artificial chair of her new base and willed SIVA to create a helmet that covered her head as an antenna was crafted by SIVA as she activated her Byakūgan, resonating with the device as her power grew.

She saw this world, how the water was stagnant and foul, and the wildlife, warped and vicious, as if driven mad by an unseen force. Hinata tried to use the enhancer on her bloodline to find more clues to this world as she saw a battle. Children were fighting against these unknown creatures, these living shadows as they were slowly being killed one by one. The sight horrified her, and she knew that if she left now, she could save the survivors. She tore of her helm and ran lightsaber in hand as she ran past the scorched plains, into the lifeless forest as the blade hummed to life. She leapt in the air and with a scream of defiance, severed the head of the beast as everyone there stopped to look at her. "My name is Cypher Hinata Hyūga." She began as she saw the headbands of Konoha shinobi and in their eyes, identified them as fellow Cyphers; "And I will not tolerate you creatures from harming anyone from Konoha." She spoke with a tone of finality as the ice in her stare pierced the hearts of the creatures as they snarled and took several steps back as they felt her killing intent.