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Hey guys I'm back with another update, this time we focus on the Naruto world as it recovers from Naruto and Sasuke's disappearence. Just in time for an attack by the children of tomorrow. Meanwhile things heat up on 1610 as the events of the second volume of Ultimate X-men begins. Some more, lesser known Marvel mutants make their debut along with characters that have already been introduced in Ultimate, although I've put a more loyal spin to them.
Anyway I hope everyone enjoys the chapter
The Ultimate Saviours
Chapter 8: The city and the village
The fourth great ninja war was over, but its end came at a heavy price. Madara Uchiha's moons eye plan had been averted, stopped by Naruto and Sasuke's combined interference. The shinobi alliance was now firm, as the Kage's honoured the 'sacrifice' of Naruto Uzumaki. Those few ninja that had managed to reach the valley of the end witnessed Sasuke and Naruto's final clash. Kakashi explained that the explosions must have killed them both, yet no bodies were recovered. There wasn't even a trace of their cells or Chakra left, and she knew this for a fact. After all she had the most powerful Dojutsu (or at least one of) in the village. But even though she was not a sensor type ninja, she felt it.
Hinata Hyuuga believed with all her heart and soul that Naruto Uzumaki, the hyperactive knuckleheaded ninja she'd fallen in love with was still alive. Somehow he and Sasuke were still alive, so it was still possible for Naruto to keep his promise to save the Uchiha, even though most in the village would say that Sasuke didn't deserve it. Whatever his decision, whether it would be to stop the traitor or save him, Hinata was willing to support and forever follow the man she loved. She looked at the grave stone of the two shinobi and shook her head.
'No,' she thought, they couldn't be dead.
When the war ended the ninja villages maintained trade and supported one another in rebuilding. Thanks to Tsunade, the Kages survived their encounter with Madara. Tsunade however was now unable to perform the Jutsu that maintained her youth and vitality. She silently retired, along with the old ninja council. A new daimyo had taken power and agreed to the election of a new village council. Hinata's father Hiashi was still a member, but new additions included Shikamaru, whom accepted the position to get away from the busy life of a shinobi. Shizune had also taken a seat at the council, whilst Sakura, depressed over the loss of her team mates now worked full time as a medical doctor.
As for Naruto and Sasuke, they had both been remembered in different ways. Naruto was proclaimed a hero and the architect of the new peace. Iruka had built a new training program that assisted people like Naruto, orphans or children that had difficulty grasping certain subjects of ninjutsu. Naruto had been posthumously awarded the title of Sixth Hokage, though only in name as his face wouldn't be put onto the Hokage monument. In the cloud village, Killer Bee attempted to create a rap in dedication to Naruto, but his big brother the Raikage settled for naming the theatre hall after the blonde (after clothes lining Bee). Gaara maintained a strong alliance with Konoha in honour of his friend, though that served as the one and sufficient way for him to honour the Uzumaki. Neither the Mizukage or Tsuchikage had had much interaction with Naruto, but they still chose to honour him in their own ways. The Tsuchikage had given Naruto the same status his father had, a one man army to immediately retreat from if encountered. However the Mizukage researched Naruto's encounter with Haku and instead granted funds to give those with Kekki Genkai status as upper class ninja.
Sasuke however was revered as a traitor and no monument was built in his honour. But Sakura chose to remember her teammates as they were. Using her strength one last time Sakura built a statue with the assistance of the artists who designed the Hokage monuments. The statue was of both Naruto and Sasuke, stood side by side as they once were as teammates. Sakura had placed the statue on team seven's old training ground so that future generations could remember the strong bond Sasuke and Naruto had and the consequences of those bonds breaking.
Life slowly moved on, but still the feeling of Sasuke and Naruto's deaths lingered like a sting. Every day Hinata looked at the grave stones, both set side by side. It was everyday that when asked Hinata would say the same thing.
"They are not dead," she refused the idea that both ninja, both friends would die like that.
'He never goes back on his word, he's going to rule as Hokage, with Sasuke right beside him,' Hinata thought as she turned away from the stones.
Walking down the path of the cemetery, Hinata raised her head slightly as she saw Kakashi approach. Like her Kakashi would always visit the graves in the early hours of morning. Remembering his students was his new reason for being late. They walked past one another, not needing to trade words or comfort. Hinata sighed as she left the cemetery. This was the world they lived in now, or at least the world she lived in. A world that felt empty without the one thing that made her happy.
It was called the city. A simple name for a world of simple philosophies. The law was simple, follow your role, improve and evolve or you die. This city, a sentient structure would grow, evolve and improve, thus the people that lived in it were forced to do the same. The creator, a genius had created the city and together with his first chosen had created the perfect society. There were no wants, only needs and purpose. Every child was born with a role and its name would be that role. Genetic imperfections were cast aside so as to not corrupt the perfect society. The creator looked over his ever-improving city, a city that had taken thousands of years to build. His power had allowed him to expand his mind and think of the impossible, creating a city that expanded yet never aged. But it still wasn't enough, more needed to be done.
"Knowledge is the Ultimate power," the fifth teacher told his students, all of whom would soon be given their roles. "We are preparing to expand and give the gift of our society to the world our creator left behind, and soon we will be ready to return to that world and expand our city. Then once that is done the creator and the city will lead us beyond that world's galaxy, beyond that reality," he explained, teaching the class as he was meant to.
The creator marvelled at his discoveries, the parallel Earths and alternate dimensions. These dimensions would be the picking ground for his new subjects, his new children. He saw the power the fox and the warrior commanded and decided that if the city was to improve it would need to understand these powers. So turning to the deepest parts of the N-zone, the creator searched and found the math. This world had weapons and clothing identical to the ones that had appeared in needed to take a test subject, a weak subject yet powerful enough to measure the full potential of the abilities this world's inhabitants commanded.
"Creator we have found one, a small community referred to as a 'village'," one of the observers stated.
"Yes fifth observer I recognise that that place is small enough to be defined as a village, but its location would match the term hidden village, a village hidden by the forest. More data is needed," the creator stated.
"Yes creator, the inhabitants seem to be rebuilding, they are disorganised, no one person has been assigned to a specific task, are we to expand our society to this region?"
"No sixth observer, this place will serve as the picking ground," the creator emotionlessly said as he focused his gaze on the community. "This place is primitive though and in need of improvement, once we have all that we need we shall return!"
"Yes creator, I shall inform the first speaker, he shall lead the swords into battle!"
"This is not a war, this is an experiment, and these primitive beings are the subjects. I will give the order, release the first harvester!"
This was the creator's world, a world with purpose but no happiness.
Tea at the Hyuuga compound was a silent thing. After all the Hyuuga family wasn't a clan led by their emotions. Occasionally though they would have a conversation.
"A Jounin? Me?"
Hinata looked at her father in shock, nearly spilling her tea. He simply nodded his head, tilting the liquid down his mouth.
"The Jounin exams will be held without delays, they will be carried out at the land of cloud, you and many others of your generation will be sent there to represent our village. There will be a formal announcement soon but your actions during the war have already earned you the right to take part," Hiashi explained.
"What about my team mates?" Hinata asked.
"Jounin exams are not always carried out as team exercises, Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame performed admirably during the war and have also been considered for the exams but the clan heads withdrew their names, feeling that they needed to study their clan Jutsus more."
"Father, you recommended my name didn't you?"
"Myself as well as several other members of the council, you have improved exceptionally well despite the absence of your sensei," Hiasha said before taking another sip.
Hinata resisted the urge to cry. To be told of an improvement was the equivalent of an 'I'm proud of you' in the Hyuuga clan. Hiashi had even begun honouring Naruto's memory by restructuring the policies concerning the branch family. Those of Neji's generation still bore the control seal, though any generation after would not be branded. In fact Neji and his generation of branch family members bore their brands with a sense of pride. Neji himself was being considered for leadership of the branch clans, as well as special Jounin rank, which would grant him the privilege of teaching a squad of genin. He was a well-respected man now, not just amongst his teammates but the branch family as well, who saw him as an example to follow.
'Everyone's improved, not just me,' Hinata smiled.
"However your actions will still reflect on the village and the clan, I expect you to act with the discipline befitting your status," Hiashi said, looking at his daughter in a firm but fair manner.
"Yes father, I will not let the village or the clan down," Hinata bowed her head.
After finishing tea, Hinata went out for her usual walk through the village. She planned to meet up with her teammates and tell them the good news. On the other side of the village however, members of the 'Konoha heroes' as they had been dubbed gathered for a very different reason.
"Oh he's so cute," Ino Yamakana squealed as she looked upon a newborn baby.
Ino, Shizune and Ten-Ten gathered around Kurenai, whom cradled her newborn son. Hiruzen Naruto Sarutobi was a Sarutobi child, he had his mother's grace though Kurenai knew that in the future he'd come to look like the males of the Sarutobi family. Konohamaru smiled at his cousin, laughing as the baby giggled at him.
"He really likes your scarf Konohamaru, but try not to teach him bad habits," a fierce glint shined in Kurenai's eyes, causing the genin to back away.
"So no sexy Jutsu Konohamaru," Ino warned.
Konohamaru sheepishly laughed, rubbing the back of his head. Across from Kurenai's table sat Yamato, Kakashi and Gai, all of whom observed the scene with a smile.
"Yosh, such a magnificent thing, the earliest stages of youth and innocence, so much potential in someone so small, don't you agree Kakashi?" Gai asked, turning to his 'rival'.
"Hm, did you say something?"
'HE ALWAYS NEEDS TO ACT COOL!' Gai thought as he fell off his chair.
"Oh here comes Sai," Ino smiled as the pale ninja landed on the balcony.
With Danzo's death came the abandonment of the Root organisation. Sai was now free in every sense of the world. He pulled a package out of his bag, offering it to Kurenai.
"I have read that its customary for a child to be given a present on their birthday, I felt that this would be an appropriate one," Sai explained.
"Oooh let me open it," Ten-Ten said, only for Ino to grab the side of the package.
Sai cringed slightly as the two girls glared at one another. Kurenai coughed, causing the Kunoichis to let the package go. She put Hiruzen into the crib and took the package from Sai.
"Thank you for the gift Sai," Kurenai smiled as she began unwrapping it.
Kurenai gasped, tears near falling from her face.
"OI Sai, what did you get?" Ten-Ten asked, aiming a fierce gaze at the artist.
"Oh its okay, it's a beautiful gift," Kurenai flipped the frame around, showing the group what Sai had done.
He had drawn a picture of little Hiruzen's father and grandfather, stood side by side. Both Ten-Ten and Ino joined Kurenai in tears of joy, with Sai looking on in confusion. He took out a book, referring to it for advice on emotions.
"Hmmm, hormone levels do increase in pregnant women, could Ino and Ten-Ten also be pregnant?" Sai wondered.
The three women then suddenly turned to Sai, looking at him with bestial glares. He gulped before disappearing in a puff of smoke. The real Sai let out a breath of relief as the information filled his mind.
"I think for now I'll give the reunion a miss!"
"Hey Sai where are you…" but Chouji stopped as the pale artist jumped out of the window.
Chouji sighed as he turned to Shikamaru.
"Come on Shikamaru, Ino's going to be really mad if we're late," he told his best friend.
"What a drag, I've got this pile of paper work and I've gotta visit my godson, either way I'll get in trouble if I don't do either one," Shikamaru sighed.
He looked out of the window, gazing at the clouds. A sweat drop ran down the back of Chouji's head as he watched his friend cloud gaze.
"Um Shikamaru, this might not be the best time for that," he sheepishly laughed.
Shikamaru narrowed his eyes at a particular formation of clouds. They seemed to separate and tear apart, as if something was breaking them down from the inside. Suddenly, the sky blinked and a singularity appeared. It looked as if the sky was a mere canvas and someone had torn it open.
"Troublesome," Shikamaru groaned.
Everyone in Konoha watched in shock as a machine began to flow out of the hole in the sky. It looked like a four-legged metallic creature, with wires sticking out of its back and mouth. The wires moved like tentacles, swishing and twirling around. More figures followed after the machine, men and women dressed in white suits with black circles on their chests. They were all strapped to backpacks that had huge bladed arms attached to them. Their origin was unknown but the apparent leader made their intention clear. He was the first speaker, the man who delivered the message of the city and the creator.
"Gather the appropriate subjects!"
Hinata widened her eyes as the machine landed in the middle of the village. The harvester began grabbing villagers with its tentacles, drawing them into its mouth. Hinata felt her heartbeat quicken in fear, but after a few seconds she looked at her enemies with a determined expression. She knew what she had to do. Veins appeared around her eyes as she activated the pride of the Hyuuga clan, their Dojutsu, the famed Byakugan.
"Contain the fighting to this quarter, I don't want this gushing into the rest of the village, get the civilians to safety," Genma Shiranui said as he and several Shinobi jumped into the fray.
Genma threw a volley of Shuriken into one of the swords, only for the man to block them with his mechanical arms. He turned his attention to Genma, swinging his arms at him. Genma slid underneath the arms, smirking as one of his comrades cut the arm off with a wind blade. They both widened their eyes as the arm began to repair itself, the circuitry forming fresh, new armour. One of the attackers, titled Geneticist grabbed one of the ninjas, stabbing the wires on her backpack directly into his body.
"Interesting," she hummed, data scrolling down her microscopic goggles. "The subject shows signs of a genetically superior circulatory system as well as a network for storing energy, these people all have the potential for some kind of energy manipulation. But alas this subject shows early stages of lung cancer and will most likely also develop dementia," she explained.
"You know what we do with imperfection Geneticist," the maker said.
"Yes maker, disposing of the imperfections," the Geneticist mercilessly electrocuted the ninja, frying his organs.
Hinata landed in front of several civilians, facing down the gigantic harvester machine. She scanned the machine with her Byakugan and was astonished to see that it was biomechanical. This creature had been created from a human body. She leapt towards the machine, avoiding its tentacles as she ran across its armour. Hinata jumped as several of the swords flew towards her. The Hyuuga heiress assumed her family's fighting stance, bracing herself for the inevitable attacks around her. She ducked and span around, both Swords punched one another in the face and were then knocked back by Hinata's palm strikes.
"That one seems much more capable," the Geneticist said.
The Harvester swung its arms around, crushing several shinobi against a nearby building. Suddenly, wooden branches as thick as girders wrapped around the machine's legs. Two green blurs then span into the Harvester, kicking it in the front. Lee and Gai followed through with their kicks, cracking the Harvester and throwing it back.
"GATSUUGA!" Kiba yelled as he and Akamaru flew into the Harvester's exposed flesh.
The dog and his master drilled through the Harvester, both wolfishly smirking as they exited the creature. But Kiba looked up and widened his eyes as the Harvester fell towards him. Ino and Ten-Ten respectively tackled Kiba and Akamaru, just as ther Harvester slammed into the ground. The Maker looked at the scene in anger. These people were primitive but they showed signs of a much greater physical evolution than ordinary humans. Kakashi landed with Genma and his group. The masked ninja cut his finger and ran through several hand signs.
"Such speed," the Geneticist said.
"Kuchiyose No Jutsu!"
The Swords braced themselves for an attack as Kakashi slammed his hand into the ground. They were not raised to be cocky, but they showed no sign of fear when they saw that Kakashi's attack was ineffective. Suddenly, two wolf like hounds burst out of the earth, slashing the two men with the huge blades they held between their mouths. Kakashi then cycled through several more hand signs, his Sharingan flaring.
"Katon: Goukakyuu No Jutsu!"
He spat a fireball from the front of his mask, consuming one of the Swords. The man screamed as his skin burned, separating him from his backpack. He landed as a burning husk, followed by his useless equipment. Genma kicked one of the Swords across the head, then spat his toothpick into the man's forehead, cutting through to his brain like a bullet.
"Byakugan!" Neji said as he ran into the street.
He and Hinata used their clan's infamous fighting style, striking the points that guaranteed maximum damage to their opponent's muscles. Neji threw his palm forward, striking a Sword and sending him flying into a building. The Geneticist focused her gaze on Neji and Hinata, in particular their abnormal eyes.
"A genetic imperfection perhaps," she said.
"Evolve Geneticist, seek new information," the creator said.
The Geneticist prepared to move on the Hyuga's, until she felt her body stop. She tried to look around, only to find that her body was completely paralysed. But she could still move her eyes and from the corner of her right eye she saw shadows wrapped around her arm.
"Shadow binding Jutsu successful," Shikamaru said lazily.
"Great job Shikamaru, I'll keep the others off your back," Chouji said as he expanded his hand and punched several Swords back.
"RAIKIRI!" Kakashi yelled as he ran towards the Geneticist.
Electricity crackled in his hand and the masked ninja jumped at his target. Shikamaru released his Jutsu, giving the geneticist enough time to gasp as Kakashi stabbed his hand through her chest.
"Incredible, such power," the Maker smirked as he looked at the ninjas. "All of you evolve and target the perfect subjects first!"
"Yes Maker," the second Geneticist said.
The second Geneticist turned her attention on the Hyuugas. They showed refined fighting techniques and abilities that seemed unique to their genetic pool. The swords converged on Neji and Hinata, causing their teammates to gasp. Ten-Ten unrolled her scroll, covering on of the swords in kunai. Shino raised his hands, releasing a cloud of insects from his sleeves. They covered one of the Swords, draining him of what little Chakra his kind had, yet hadn't evolved to utilise. Neji slammed his palms into two of the swords, rupturing their hearts. He then span around, throwing his other attackers back with a whirlwind of Chakra.
"DYNAMIC ENTRANCE!" Gai yelled, kicking one of the swords in the head.
"SUCH A GREAT ENTRANCE GAI-SENSEI!" Lee eagerly joined his mentor.
Hinata struck the Chakra points of one of the Swords and then pushed the bone of his nose into his brain. She flipped back as several of the swords flew towards her.
"HINATA WATCH OUT!" Kiba yelled.
But Kiba's warnings weren't necessary, as Hinata saw her opponent coming from behind. She turned around and slammed her palm into his chest. Hinata pulled her hands back as Chakra began to glow around them. The Chakra blazed like flames, shaping themselves into lion heads.
"Full 360 degree vision," the second Geneticist whispered.
"No one has that kind of eye sight 2nd geneticist, every imperfect being has a blind spot," the Maker said.
"Yes Maker, I will endeavour to find it!"
"There is no time for such a thing, the tear we created will soon repair itself, we have already wasted too much dark energy for the one trip, find a suitable subject and bring them back!"
"Yes Maker!"
The second Geneticist narrowed her eyes at Kakashi as he took down one sword after another. Hinata killed two more swords before looking towards Kakashi. She widened her eyes as the second geneticist flew towards Kakashi. He knew she was coming, but had lost track of the enemies approaching him from behind. Hinata broke off into a run, jumping to where Kakashi was fighting. He prepared another Raikiri, but stopped as he hard someone approach from behind. Before he could even attempt a defence, Hinata slammed into the side of his attacker. Hinata struck the man's hip, breaking his bones. In a last ditch effort; the Sword swung his arm around, cutting Hinata across the belly.
"HINATA!" Ino yelled.
Kiba growled and jumped to Hinata's defence, only for one of the swords to punch him back. Shino commanded his bugs to attack the swords, but they created buzz saw blades on their arms and used them to cut apart the waves of bugs. Several swords crowded around Kakashi, and several more surrounded Hinata. They grabbed her arms and legs, preventing her from moving.
"Help Hinata," Kakashi said as Gai and Lee rushed to his aid.
The second geneticist flew in front of Hinata, wrapping her wires around her throat. Hinata screamed in agony as the surgical wires pierced her skin.
"Interesting, this energy network appears to be much more advanced than the other subjects analysed, the lenses of her eyes also appear top expand in a way that allows her to use the energy to widen her spectrum of vision," the geneticist explained.
"She has much potential, she will do," the maker said.
"But Maker, there are other subjects that would be infinitely more suitable."
"You know not to question my wisdom second Geneticist!"
"Yes Maker, it will be done," the Geneticist let go of Hinata and took to the skies with her comrades.
The Konoha ninjas watched in horror as their attackers flew high into the sky, towards the tear they had created.
"HINATA!" Kiba yelled, watching helplessly with Shino as their teammate was taken away.
The children flew into the tear with their prize, and just as quickly as they had arrived the tear closed. Konoha stood in silence at what had happened, while Kiba fell to his knees. Chouji looked to Shikimaru and was shocked to see his best friend's helpless expression. Even Kakashi was shell-shocked and what had transpired. It was Ino who asked the question on everyone's minds:
"What are we going to do?"
Hinata struggled against her bonds, thrashing around. She activated her Byakugan, only to feel a draining sensation throughout her body. Her vision began to blur, as she grew weaker. She saw a man with a weird helmet covering his eyes. He looked down at her, a smirk spreading across his face.
"Your people are interesting, your so primitive yet genetically you've come so far, and you in particular hold a genetic superiority, a mutation that none of the others have. I wonder if this is unique to your family?"
There was a long pause as the man looked at Hinata.
"Oh well, I doesn't matter, I enjoy finding out, its been so long since I haven't known anything…I'll take knowledge from this experiment and help you improve. Your mutation and abilities will evolve as they must, after all the rule of the dome is evolve or die, welcome to your new home my first spy!"
Hinata heard the hum of machines and the rotation of surgical blades. A tear fell down her face as she fell into unconsciousness.
"Naruto-kun!" she whispered.
He threw his head forward, sweating as he woke up. Naruto let out heavy breaths and wiped his eyes. Rolling out of bed, Naruto felt the cold floor. This definitely wasn't his apartment. He then remembered that this wasn't a dream. Naruto sat against the wall and let out a deep sigh.
"Everyone," he whispered, thinking of his village.
"Hey Naruto," Jason called from the doorway.
Naruto looked to the boy and his brother Joshua, the giant bug lingered behind Jason as usual. They backed away from the door as Naruto walked into the 'square' of the Morlock Tunnels. He zipped up his jacket and looked to Johnny and Bobby. They were both sat in a hurdle around a table with several other mutants. Naruto recognised them as the ones that fought beside him in Times Square. The biggest was Santo, a guy with granite skin who Bobby said looked like the Thing (whatever the hell the thing was). Next to him, twirling a football in his hand was someone who wasn't even a mutant. Grant Alexander looked like a typical jock with his short cut hair and football jersey. He wasn't too smart but he was a nice guy and open minded regarding mutants. Grant had been part of a small group of humans that followed the escaped mutants through the tunnels. Naruto and Sasuke had both been keeping the peace between the two genetic groups, which was easier than Kitty thought it would be.
"They're talking about you again," Jason said as he and Naruto approached the group.
Naruto squeezed in beside Johnny and Nils, a young blue skinned man whose arms and legs could stretch like springs; he also oddly had a hole where his heart should have been. The group was watching a video on the I-pad, a dark skinned man was sitting at a desk with an expression of dire seriousness.
"My fellow Americans," he began his speech.
'Wow, maybe when I'm Hokage I'll use something like that,' Naruto inwardly grinned.
"Our country now faces a moment of dire crisis, a few days ago Times Square was attacked by an anti mutant force known as the Purifiers, at this exact time the MRD and I managed to obtain the location of mutant citizen not just in America, but the entire planet. We uploaded this information into our Nimrod Sentinel models, but after completing the upload, the anti mutant conspirator known as Reverend Stryker used his own mutant abilities to take control of the Nimrods and used them in an attempt to kill the mutants gathered at Times Square," the man explained.
"But our buddies Naruto and Sasuke kicked their asses," Grant said, ruffling Naruto's hair.
"Quiet," Rogue said, walking up behind Johnny.
"William Stryker was a mutant, if his child had been alive today he too would have been a mutant, the Reverend had gone against the teachings of the church and until a few days many would have called him a traitor to his kind. Now we have not confirmed whether his killers were mutants or not, but what we do know is that they have gained a great cult following and have inspired both mutant and human Americans, I am speaking today to warn every one of you not to rally behind them. This is not a time for conflict; this is a time for adjustment, to the registration act, to the camps and to the truth, that mutants are human and like us they have been wronged, and also like us they have wronged. Earlier today MRD forces were forced to respond to a riot that had broken out in Camp Angel."
"Oh my god," Nils gasped as imaged of the battle appeared on the screen.
"Get Kitty and Bobby," Johnny said to Grant.
Johnny looked over at Rogue, who didn't seem shocked by the fact that Storm was fighting sentinels. Naruto looked at the screen with a hand on his chin. Sasuke saw the scene going on with his Sharingan, rising from his sitting position. His 'followers' all stood beside him. They included an original Morlock Caliban, a grey skinned mutant with plates on his eyebrows and cheeks; he could track mutants as well as change his form to a hulking monster. Sharpening her bone blades was Sarah, a pink haired girl with bone plates around her head and knees. She could pull bone blades out of her skin and had complete control over the bones in her body. Sarah had been the victim of a murder and had only been saved by her secondary heart. Also stood with Sasuke was Puck, a dwarf like man with a brown moustache.
"We're going there," Sasuke said.
"You'll need a way to get there, and a little bit of luck!"
Sasuke turned around, watching as his two most valuable pawns walked out of their rooms. Lavinia had been nicknamed Gargouille by her peers. She had bat like wings on her back; her skin was a pale purple colour and a prehensile tail extended down her spine. Next to her stood Domino, who slid a knife into her belt. Domino wore dark clothing including combat boots and grey fatigues, black fingerless gloves that showed her painted black nails and a black tank top. Her skin was pure white, with a black circle around her eye.
"Lavinia, I need someone to take me to Camp Angel," Sasuke said.
Lavinia walked around the Uchiha, smirking as she traced a finger across his back and shoulders.
"Your wish is my command Mon Chere," she sultry whispered.
"This isn't the time for flirting, you need to get Sasuke over to the Camp so he can free our people," Domino said.
"Keep gathering the things we'll need Domino," Sasuke ordered the girl.
Domino nodded to the Uchiha as he and Lavinia walked towards one of the tunnels. Naruto looked at the screen and watched as Sasuke left.
"All right, I'm going too," Naruto said.
"Can you fly then?" Johnny asked.
"Nope, but you can," Naruto grinned as he slapped Johnny's shoulder.
"I can…wait, you want me to carry you to Camp Angel?"
"Come on Johnny please, I need to get there and do something to help, if we don't intervene it'll turn into a massacre," Naruto explained.
"You've got a point, but Kitty…"
"Go guys, I can take care of Kitty," Nils said.
"Really? Kitty can be pretty mean sometimes, are you sure you want to do this?" Johnny asked.
"Yeah, I know how to deal with…aggressive personalities," Nils sighed as he lowered his head.
"Okay then, I'll do it, but let me just get something from my room," Johnny said as he ran towards his room.
"Don't take too long," Naruto slammed his fist into the palm of his hand.
He looked at the sight of Storm, a former hero starting a rebellion. Whether these actions came as a result of his own didn't matter, he would fight them all if necessary and end the cycle of hatred.
Next Chapter 9: The Cycle of Hatred
hope everyone enjoyed the chapter, next time Naruto and Sasuke dive right into the events of Ultimate X-men 10, both with their own lessons to teach the angered mass of mutants.