Naraku had it all organized on the target of this operation. Sailor V is suspected to be this Princess Serenity that Queen Beryl is hunting for. But Naraku was no fool, from his past experience as Naruto taught him well that royalties with big influences always have a double in case of assassinations. The Dark Company in Europe was slowly losing its influence with each youma Sailor V killed, and she might disappear off radar again.
But Naraku was savvy to the secrets of the Multiverse, and began to devise his next plan. "Gather all foreigners in Europe, the subject is female, around the age of fourteen, blonde, with her nationality as Japanese." The wyvern ordered the six youma under his command. This small crew was given to him by Queen Beryl for this endeavor. They did as they were told by taking up human guises and infiltrating facilities to seek the information they needed. Naraku smirked before flinching as he sensed a faint temporal distortion.
He was aware now that someone from the far-flung future sensed him, and perceived the wyvern as a threat. He needed time, and loathed to admit it, he needed help stalling any potential visitors from the future. With that in mind, he opened a portal and walked in, the scene of a chamber in the Dark Kingdom now changing to that of an abandoned church. The wyvern looked around, noticing the dust and old garbage signifying no one has been here in ages, especially with how the wood groaned under his weight.
"Tragic, is it not, child?" a smooth voice asked. Naraku turned his neck and rumbled in annoyance. Standing at the podium where the fallen cross lay, a man in white robes shone brightly. If it wasn't for the scar Naruto had made in the past, Naraku would have thought that it was Yaweh, not Deus. "Does it not hurt, to see a place of worshiping my words fallen on hard times? To see a House of God abandoned and left in disarray? No more lambs coming to this place and praising my name?" He had asked.
"Only if there was something to convince them to worship you." Naraku hissed with disdain. "At the start of the new millennium, the rate of people coming to church and worship drops with each new advancement they make in their collective knowledge. They no longer look to gods for solutions. The times of magic and gods are forever intertwined and will soon be no longer needed when science dominates. We both have a desire to regress the world for our own reasons. This world is a testbed for you to reclaim your glory, isn't that right, O' Almighty One?" Naraku questioned as Deus frowned.
"Spoilsport as always, boy." the god said with that elegant British accent he always spoke with. "I know you need my help, especially since your very presence threatens their current future. And that troublesome brat will come earlier if no…divine intervention prevents her from time-traveling to the current time. I will restrict it so they can't do anything for the moment, but you know what to do." Deus said.
"Yeeessss…Cripple Princess Serenity in this timeline by removing her fellow Sailor Guardians and secure the Silver Crystal. But what of those problems, hm? Don't forget that with one evil defeated, a newer stronger evil arrives in its place. A cycle our dear princess will be dealing with once Beryl is out of the picture." Naraku retorted with annoyance while Deus merely smiled in a knowing way.
"Think of them as free for grabs. They'll help you evolve. Ah, speaking of evolution…" the god realized before snapping His fingers as they warped to a dark cavern with no light. "A home fit for a dragon, with a welcoming gift." He gestured to a small, humble pile of treasures and gold that glowed faintly in the darkness. The wyvern's eyes focused on the treasure for a brief moment before regaining composure and turning his gaze towards Deus with caution. "Oh, I know of your current conditions before you can evolve again. Consider it an investment." the god said with a smirk before turning and disappearing, leaving Naraku alone in the cavern.
The wyvern explored it carefully, listening to the rocks and stone walls speak to him as he discovered the only opening to the cavern via the ceiling. He leapt up and was greeted with the cold winds and white snow.
Himalayan Mountains. This was his cave now, with only one way in and out only those gifted with flight can possess…an ideal prison for human prisoners or princesses. Naraku had thought of a solution and prepared himself to tame a Sailor Guardian. He teleported himself back to the Dark Kingdom in the chamber provided by Beryl, slowly snuggling into the built in bed on the floor as the cushions were quite comfortable. He had to wait now, and once he confirmed the information on who Sailor V is, secured this girl and began investigating the other Sailor Guardians. Since Deus wanted Crystal Tokyo no more, Naraku knew where to find the rest.
The wyvern closed his eyes, and dreamt of dark things to come.
By the next few days of deep sleep, did he stir at the sounds of knocking on his chamber doors. "Great One, Great One! We've got the files!" the voice of the youma rang from behind them as the serpentine eyes of the wyvern opened up in an instant and instantly darted towards the door. The wyvern was intent on neutralizing one active threat before targeting the unawakened ones first. That was the plan, and confirmed with Queen Beryl.
*Throne Room*
"Let me get this straight…" Beryl started, looking at the papers handed to her by her youma. "Due to me knowing them in my past life, you want me to identify the identity of Sailor V's human identity?"
"Brilliant deduction your Highness, yeessss." Naraku answered with an amused tone as Beryl looked at the profiles. "Since without a doubt you reincarnated with the same appearance, surely these girls have done the same with their appearance? Which would narrow down their human identities even further. Age would match up, and make it easier to find them since they would all be middle-schoolers at this point." he pointed out as Beryl had to admit the wisdom of dragonkind was nothing to scoff at if it meant eliminating Princess Serenity and getting the Silver Crystal.
That was when she saw one profile picture that made her boil. "Her…!" she hissed, pure rage upon her face as the youma backed up at the pressure their queen was emitting while Naraku was unfazed by it all. "This brat is her! I can never forget the one who dared cut me down…!" Beryl raged as she showed the profile of a girl named Minako Aino.
"Is this our Serenity? Or the princess's double?" The wyvern asked in a bored tone, uncaring of the fury that Beryl was lashing out with as he tapped his clawed wings with little patience.
"She's Sailor Venus, the closest to Princess Serenity, and the one to kill me in my past life." Beryl explained as Naraku eyed the picture before smiling darkly.
"By all means, I'll take care of her. Having such a lovely girl locked in a dark place with no freedom as my next meal sounds appetizing." he said, tongue licking razor sharp teeth and a terrifying hunger in his eyes that even made Beryl balk and step back, almost forgetting what kind of vicious creature she was dealing with.
"...Thank you for that, and I'll take you up on that choice, Great One." Beryl said, suddenly regaining her composure as she made her next choice. "Find her family, observe them and the girl. Where will they go next after London…" she trailed off.
"Will lead to the Silver Crystal. Hehehe…HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Naraku laughed viciously, as he knew that the main stage was already set, in the Land of the Rising Sun, the place where all misfortunes and strange tales around the world gather…Japan.
A/N: The time is nigh, for the Sailor Moon story begins! Prologue is over! And why Naraku stretches his 'yes', blame Beast Wars Megatron for inspiration, yeeessss.