Hotaru sighs as, three months later, she heads off for her training as a medic nin, she was to meet Shizune in the Forest of Death. As she walks along she keeps alert, she knew that someday Pluto-mama would find them and she had to be ready, so it was due to this that she was able to dodge the kunai that came winging her way, she almost drew her glaive but recognized the hitai-ate the nin wore, " Sorry, I'm just a little on edge since Madara Uchiha was dealt with. "
" I won't hold it against you, I'm supposed to be meeting Shizune for my training somewhere in here. "
" I'm Neji, I can help you find her, to make up for nearly killing you. "
" Hotaru Tomoe. "
" Oh, you're the cousin to the Tsukino Clan head. "
" I am, so, I'm guessing from your pale eyes that you're a Hyuuga. "
" I'm from the cadet branch, but yeah. " Neji responds with.
Hotaru looks at him, " My cousin might be able to remove that curse mark and allow you to have true freedom. "
" I'll have to think about that, but thank you for the offer. " Neji says, and leads her into a clearing.
" Oh, Hotaru, you ran into Neji on your way here, good. I was actually hoping to have another nin's help. Today we work on weapons training, every good medic nin needs to know how to fight and defend his or her downed patients. It wouldn't do for a medic nin to be caught unaware while treating someone who went down in the field. " Shizune says.
Hotaru looks over the weapons and grimaces at the choices she was offered, there weren't any glaives, there wasn't even a naginata, " Don't you have any glaives, at all? "
" No. " Shizune says.
Hotaru sighs and summons her glaive, " Bring it on, ninja boy. "
Neji looks at her, that glaive was bigger than her and yet she was able to hold it with confidence, that confidence suddenly morphed into deadly intent as she whips around, blocking a blow from a scythe that would have decapitated Shizune, " Who the hell are you? Why the hell are you here and trying to kill my sensei? " Hotaru demands harshly, her years with Amara had left their mark.
" Ah, Senshi of Death, I had thought I would not find any of you meddlers here. If you're here, does that mean that delectable Silver Crystal is as well. As for the woman she is just collateral damage. "
Hotaru's stance shifts as she raises her glaive, calling out, " Death Reborn Revolution! " It had taken a lot of intense practice and training to be able to use her powers while in her civilian state.
Her opponent dodges and launches his own attack, Hotaru counters immediately, " Silence Wall! "
Then she blocks the scythe strike and the battle is on, she jumps away and pulls her transformation pen, holding it up high, " Saturn Planet Power! " Purple light surrounds her and soon Sailor Saturn stood in Hotaru Tomoe's place, her violet eyes promising death to her opponent.
Her opponent curses at this and attacks in earnest, as the pair clash Neji is tracking them with his Byakugan while Shizune stares open mouthed at the spectacle before her. " Neji, what is happening? "
" I'm not sure, but your student is a very experienced fighter. She's keeping pace with her opponent easily. " Neji answers.
" Star Serious Laser! "
" Star Gentle Creator! "
" Star Sensitive Inferno! "
" Imperial Scepter Blast! "
These new attacks stun Sailor Saturn's opponent and she moves in for the kill effortlessly. Once she has him dispatched she detransforms, " Thanks for the assist, guys. "
Sailor Moon jumps down and detransforms, " No prob, Firefly. "
" All right, what the hell is going on here? " Shizune demands.
A light silver cat saunters into the clearing just then, " My name is Tsuki and I am the guardian to Princess Serena, you know her as Serena Tsukino. She is also Sailor Moon, protector of love and justice. Her protectors save for Hotaru turned on her and they, along with these three left their dimension and came to this one in hopes of starting a new life where they wouldn't have to be Sailor Scouts, though Hotaru will always practice her glaivemanship, just like Serena will always practice throwing frisbees, because her first attack her tiara turned into one, so do not piss her off, she could kill you with one. " Tsuki says.
" You honestly expect us to believe this? " Neji asks.
Serena sighs and uses her crystal to take them to the past. Shizune and Neji watch everything that happens as though they were really there and none of their genjutsu breaking techniques were working, so this wasn't genjutsu, this was really happening to them and the cause was none other than Serena Tsukino. When it ends Neji is stunned, " The others really feared you that much, you should have been revered for your power and skill. " This comment is directed towards Hotaru and she just shrugs.
" I had Serena. " Hotaru says.
" We hail from a different galaxy, but we now serve Sailor Moon as she saved all of us and our princess, she saved the entire universe from Chaos. " Seiya says.
" This is all fantastic, but I saw it with my own eyes, so now your enemies are appearing here? " Shizune asks them.
" Apparently the others, the traitors, have been defending our birth dimension without us, though how they'll ever pull it off without my now biometrically sealed crystal I don't know and it serves the bitches and that damn arrogant bastard right. " Serena says.
" Odango, I like the effect being here has had on you. " Seiya says.
" This is the true personality of the hime, not that construct that bitch Queen Serenity and that damnable Darien created and Pluto helped to maintain. I like this princess better, she has claws and knows how to use them. " Hotaru says, smiling.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Naruto.