Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Sonic the Hedgehog game franchise.
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The Time Has Come For Their Return
Previously on In the Aftermath of Judgment;
It was daylight when the couple woke up and got up. They just looked at each other, held their hands and hugged together.
"Come on Hinata-chan, let's make best of what we are burdened with." Naruto said and Hinata nodded, "I know of a good place to go first; Wave Country. I will show you where to go. It is time to start over." Hinata nodded again and the two ninjas took off into the direction of their destination. What they know is that they will be around for a while, watching the world change around them. Then, a blue hedgehog and a yellow fox with two tails appeared from behind the tress looking at the couple from a distance with the desire to join them in their eyes.
It has been 4,000 years since the hole in the sky swallowed Konohagakure no Yoto up from the face of the earth, leaving behind two souls that were prefect for each other but just wanted the chance to be together. They were also given a burden that took all this time to reveal itself to the world that is completely different from when it was ruled by ninjas and villages. Now, it is covered in cities made from metal and stone while being run by people living regular lives without having to fear of being stalked by assassins in the shadows; instead their protection is in the military that has soldiers with guns and vehicles designed for offensive and defense as well.
Of course, that is not all that is has changed. There is a new race of creatures that appeared around the same time as the disappearance of Konoha. They were called anthropomorphic animals or creatures based on how humans look with features from the animal kingdom. While being seen as aliens, they were eventually welcomed by mankind and allowed to live on the world as we do. After a thousand years of generations of this creatures, there came anthropomorphic beings from other kingdoms such as reptiles and insects; they also had a rocky start until they were as welcome to live in this world as before.
Well enough of the past, it is time for the present shall we? It starts in a thick forest that has been growing endlessly around a crater that seemed to be untouched by time itself; nothing will grow in it, the earth won't heal itself and the ground hadn't even be affected by erosion. That was to be the mystery that no one was able to solve in their lifetimes but two knew otherwise so let's meet them.
"I was sure that the crater was from around here." A pink haired hedgehog, obliviously from the same race of anthropomorphic animals that originated four thousand years ago, was muttering to herself as she wandered through the same forest. Soon enough, after passing tree trucks and brushing branches and bushes out of the way, this hedgehog popped out of a clearing which happens to be her destination, "Found it! Hey! Over here!" The pink-haired girl hedgehog yelled back in the woods from where a blue blur appeared and stopped by her side.
"Nicely done Amy!" It turned to be a blue hedgehog about the same height as the pink-haired one called Amy. His quills were probably fused into three main spikes on the back of his head and he had green eyes like emeralds while wearing shoes that look super wear-restraint, maybe from when he runs.
Amy just looked down, blushed secretly and nodded while muttering 'No problem Sonic' under her breath but she didn't noticed that that the blue hedgehog, named Sonic, heard her anyways and smiled. These two had been together since they were able to walk and play on their own and they did play with each other all day, even when they were hungry. As they grew, their fondles for each other's company had matured into a romance that was very oblivious to everyone and the two hedgehogs had found that they cover each other's flaws perfectly; it was like they were destined to be together but only if they agree to that.
This air of silence was to be broken when an earthquake had erupted from other the hedgehog's feet and when the two looked up, they saw a hole in the sky like the one from four thousand years and out came a chunk of earth with buildings on it just floating down into the crater like the right piece in a puzzle.
As for the two witnesses, they just gazed at what happened in front of their eyes. They slowly turned to each other with their mouths wide open and eyes wide until Sonic was able to snap himself back to reality. "Amy, let's go and tell Master about this! He said that it will happen in four thousand years and this is year 4,000!" That managed to get Amy back to attention and she nodded; then the pink hedgehog got onto Sonic's back as he zoomed back where he came from in a blue streak he leaves behind.
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Meanwhile, in the village, people were just lying around like a massacre had happened but thankfully, they were alive but for some reason they were irresponsive to what is happening about them even in the village. It is a mystery and mysteries are not fun if we are told what had happened so soon, don't you agree?
Then the village started to fill with moans of dizziness and soreness as they tried to get up from their positions of discomfort. They have yet noticed that their village was the only thing that is the same, not the trees which have grown taller and the forest thicker. They just focused on making sure there weren't any injuries.
One group in particular, that was made of a one-eyed man and two kids, were actually angry than concerned and curious. "The nerve of that Baka! Who does he think he is to make us look bad!?" You guessed it, this is Team Seven or the group that caused Naruto leave the village and escaped the judgment thousands of years ago.
"I don't know Sakura, we did mess things up because there was some conviction in Naruto's voice back there." Kakashi actually was thinking back on what he did when he knew that he was voting for the other side of the truth. Sakura didn't like that,
"WHAT!? You are rooting for the Baka!? He is the one slowing us down from being the prefect team as soon as Sasuke was assigned with me, the Best Kunoichi in the Academy!" Sakura continued to rant on like she was the Hokage and she wasn't.
"You have no right to behave like you are the team leader, Haruno!" Kakashi retorted hard that got Sakura to cringe, "You are not in charge of me, the Hokage is and you are not him! I thought that the 'Best Kunoichi of the Academy' would at least see much better than that!" Kakashi ranted on while Sakura could only look down in shame but before she could even talk back,
"Alright Dobe! Where is Hinata-chan!?" A voice came in the wind, right into Team Seven's face. They turned to see a fellow ninja team, Team Eight, come towards them but like themselves, this team was one ninja short. "I mean it! Wherever you are Dobe, stay away from Hinata-chan!"
That voice unfortunately came from a boy wearing a sweater and with puppy sharing the hood, Kiba Inuzuka of the Inuzuka clan of dog breeders. He had a huge crush on Hinata since the academy but refused to believe that she was in love with Naruto; that and with his pride and brashness, this boy has made Naruto his self-proclaimed arch-rival and was determined to make Hinata think that Naruto is the worst choice for a boyfriend compared the 'Alpha of the pack' he is. Everyone just hated on how Kiba acted like a complete jerk who lusts for Hinata, her clan even go as far as beating him near to death when they heard that he tried to kiss their heiress forcefully.
"You are wasting your time dog breath, the dobe or 'your girl' are not here." Sasuke answered n his usual tone of indifference that got under Kiba's skin.
"You better watch it Teme!" Kiba retorted in anger, "I don't care if you are the last Uchiha in the village; that only means so! Your brother is still alive (If he only knew ) so you are all just talk!" Now that got Sasuke running his fuse off and before they can start arguing, their teachers separated them.
"Now, now. This isn't the time to fight among ourselves. We need to find out what has happened." Kakashi said in a lazy but authority filled tone that got everyone saying "whatever" in a creepily prefect unison. "To start off, all I remember is that Naruto had ranted at us and ran off, all before the village shook and the sky was quickly turning purple before I blacked out and woke up at the same place." Kakashi described it with detail and this time, he got a lot of responses like 'that is exactly what happened to me' and 'I remember that too'.
"It seems that the same thing happened to us and we still don't have a clue to what exactly did happen." Kurenai gathered he clues, like there is much to call it.
"Actually Sensei, I have something rather interesting and yet confusing to me to report." Shino, of the silent and stoic Aburame clan, finally spoke up and got everyone's attention. "I have been trying to gather up my beetles but the ones from the forest outside the village boundaries don't even recognize the chakra were are using, like they grew up without knowing about the energy. They also tell me about how their ancestors saw a portion of earth leave into a hole in the sky." After Shino shared his report, everyone was even more confused by the details; it was like saying they have been gone for centuries the most.
Their silence over the subject was broken when Sakura spoke up, "Umm...sensei?" Kakashi glanced to her still with the look of shame, "What Naruto said about villages, do they really burn down no matter what we do to protect it? Is a village worth to protect over the people who can just rebuild it again?" Silence returned as soon as Sakura asked those questions; a lot of people couldn't believe that a 'fan girl' will question their loyalty to their home or that they couldn't find an answer it at all.
They spent that entire day just standing there trying to figure out what to make of it all. Meanwhile, their answers could be even more bizarre than they were expecting.
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After leaving Konoha, which has just appeared out of the sky, behind, Sonic took Amy to what appears to be a city but the buildings were way higher than those in Konoha and instead of wood and paint, these appear to be made of metal and bolts once you get a good look at them. There were people on the streets but there were also cars and electric lights around, nothing you could find in a village that was around for thousand years ago.
Of course, there was more than people and cars to be noticed about this city, there are animals walking and looking more like humans. Kind of like Sonic and Amy; anthropomorphic animals. Still, no one is freaking out and just went on with their daily lives; almost like these creatures were completely normal and the humans have seen enough to be friendly with them. That is easy to understand, for them, that this beings are like humans despite having different features and less commonly, individual skills that are bestowed from said features like the bats and birds can naturally fly and the mongooses can heal naturally faster than most.
Now that is done, people started to notice a blue blur streaking past them without as much as breezing through people's clothes and hairs. They just smiled at it and went back to their business. That is because Sonic the Hedgehog is especially well loved here as a savior as well as other reason that we are about to see.
The blue blur continued to soar through the city until they reached a very surprising sight on the other side. It was an island floating the sky; it was called Angel Island with the same thing as the reason by the name. It was where a gem of unbelievable portions that came to existence sometime between the disappearance of Konoha and current days. Also, there was a two story cabin on the island as well; that is where Sonic and Amy are headed.
"Master! Master!" Sonic called as he slowed down enough to jump from the rocks below like an acrobat with Amy still clinging to his back. "I sure hope he is home. What a time for if he isn't." Sonic muttered until he felt Amy's hand rub his head comfortably and to smoothen his nerves which indeed worked.
After letting Amy off his back, they walked to the door and knocked before it opened. "Yes? Oh. Hello Sonic-kun and Amy-chan. What is wrong?"
"Mistress, we need to see the master." Amy answered and another voice creped behind the woman at the door.
"Here I am. So Hinata-hime..." Another man appeared where the voice was and talked to the woman still inside the door frame like a husband to his wife.
"Your students wanted to talk to you Naruto-koi." Now we can see clearly who the married couple are; Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga, both survived the disappearance of Konoha and even after four thousand years, they are still breathing and as together as before!
End of Chapter 2
*Hell everyone! This is MircThomas19 here with a new chapter to one of my new stories. I have heard you didn't approve of my choice to label this story as T-rank but I was hoping just to leave the action and romance on that level since I have made stories that were definitely M-rank and I wanted a little change of pace this time.*
