Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Short-Sighted Shinobi. Enjoy the 4400-word chapter. I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto, and a few others do.
The crater moved… Well, the thing within the crater moved. The thing inside was a warrior who was usually an enemy to the people of this planet.
He did not see it differently…. He did not at all know what was going on… They were a warrior, a soldier… One who would continue to act for now, it was odd now.
He slowly pulled up his tattered cloak which slowly reformed, revealing snow-white skin and the glowing eyes of his clan.
Then? He slowly set off towards the next village.
(Within the hidden leaf)
Sakura looked at her… She paused, thinking for but a moment… There was chaos in how she moved.
Nanashi seemed to be tired at the end of it all… She wished to relax for now.
Naruto stood next to the medical-nin. Why? Due to the chaos within the village? It was clear there was no business to deal with in the way of paperwork.
"One of the last Uchiha…" Sakura muttered as Naruto hummed.
"Yes," Sasuke stated, emerging from the shadows. "From the warring states period… She would be older than any of us if she aged." Sasuke stated as he crossed his arms.
There appeared a few seconds of silence as they thought of the next move.
This girl… She was a weapon; she was strong enough to deal with almost anything in her way. They had a lot more to deal with for now as she paused to think.
There was a lot more to deal with for now… It was harder to think of and to understand for now… They had a LOT more to question.
"So, she's as strong as us?" Naruto asked as Sasuke hummed.
"She has already unlocked her Sharingan…. The same one I have, if she is that powerful already? She can do plenty." Sasuke stated to himself.
"Everything you can do?" Sakura asked, looking away from the wounded girl.
It was clear they had a LOT more to it than before. This girl was strong enough to bring armies down… If nothing else? He doubted she was anything less dangerous now.
Sasuke pondered how dangerous she was. She did not seem to know the depths of her power. There was a variety of abilities that a Uchiha had and it was clear that she was a soldier for now.
Nanashi was a skilled warrior for now. It was a lot more to deal with for it now but he would not leave her scrambling around in the darkness.
Nanashi for a second grunted, leaning up… He looked at her, her eyes glowing with the same power that every Uchiha had.
This girl was just as strong as Naruto and Sasuke before they had unlocked even further wells of power. Perhaps if nothing else had to deal with it for now.
They had a LOT to teach her and then thought of what was going on before long.
Perhaps it was all too grateful… Perhaps they were too beaten down by it all.
Nanashi looked at them all… But focused on Sasuke who was also using both visual Jutsu.
He and her had never met, she and he were too focused on their own goals. Perhaps it was something that decided their fates.
She could see he was a Uchiha, he had no desire to hide what he was. There were a few seconds of silence as she thought of the next move.
Nanashi hummed to the side… She curled her legs into her chest, looking smaller than she already was.
"She suffered just as much as both of you… Right now? I do not know what was going on… But I do know she is not going to be able to leave yet, she is exhausted and hurt…. And she thinks nobody is going to help her." Sakura stated, setting her hands on her side.
The ninja was thrown off by her, they were silent as to how she was… Who she was.
One of the last Uchiha. One of the last living remnants of Sasuke's clan, a weapon that could bring death to the enemies of the Leaf… Or could burn down the leaf.
(Miles away)
The warrior from the stars was tired… He knew that they had to relax, he knew he would pass out sooner or later.
There appeared a few seconds of silence, a few moments of him panting as he exhausted his options… He exhausted it all as he paused once again.
His eyes glowed as they did within his clan. He did not want to be here… Well, near his clan. He hated them, there was festering pain within him as he thought of the idea now, and for good reason.
He wanted blood but he would kill them sooner or later. He wanted to exhaust his options so he would stick to retreating sooner or later.
They had not noticed he had left, they had not at all noticed that he had stuck away for now. Now? Now he had a lot more on his mind, he was torn into like a beetle burrowing into a tree.
The idea of it all was going to make him go insane… Now? Now he had to deal with it for now… They had a lot more going for them now.
He gazed up at the stars where he had come from. He knew that he wanted freedom so he had taken it and run with it, he had paused only to ensure they could not find him.
Then? Then he took the freedom and ran as far and away from his home as possible.
The alien slowly started to march forward, now? Now he had something else to deal with for now, he was eager to think of a future where he was not hunted down and used for bait.
The warrior simply held a hand to his chest… There was a lot more to deal with.
(With Nanashi)
Nanashi pulled her legs to her chest. She knew what was going on in her mind and she wanted no part in it.
The girl was too much now, they had a LOT more to discuss and she knew at the end.
She was dealing with a Uchiha, another of her clan. This was the father of the Uchiha girl, she was sure.
They were too scared now; they were going to use her for now… Use her until she is useless.
Where was Boruto? Where was her friend? She had zero idea as to how this village was.
To be fair? She had been sealed for a long time… For a very long time.
When the door opened, Nanashi looked at the group, the trio… The Hokage was curious as he approached her with interest, kneeling to her level.
"Hokage…." Nanashi stated, her voice much softer than before.
"Nanashi… None of us are going to hurt you…. None of us." Naruto stated before turning to Sasuke. "Sasuke would like to speak to you," Naruto stated before he withdrew to speak to Sakura.
Nanashi could tell that Sasuke was one of her clanmates, the ebony hair. The eyes? To be fair? She did not whimper, she did not back away from it as it came down to him and her.
"You've unlocked your Sharingan…" Sasuke said as Nanashi hummed. "Do you know the full depths of it?" Sasuke asked as Nanashi frowned.
"Why? Going to use me like a weapon?" Nanashi asked, her voice full of venom.
"You know what I can do… Why would I care what you can do?" Sasuke asked before he hummed. "I am asking because you need training… There are things you can do, things I can teach you how to do." Sasuke stated, his sharingan eye activated.
To be fair? They had a point. She had a lot more to deal with for now as she cracked her fingers. Nanashi was tired and she was exhausted to think of what was growing on her mind.
There was a LOT more to deal with. The girl was too tired, too exhausted.
Nanashi hummed and then looked to the side… She had been too disturbed at the end of it.
She was too tired at the end of the day. Nanashi wanted to scream, she wanted to pause for now and she wanted to relax.
They would not have to think of what was growing on her mind. Nanashi seemed to be relaxed, too curious at the time being.
The girl had her entire mind screaming, she had a pain tear into her head for the end of it.
She was tired, Nanashi felt pain wrack her entire body for now. She was curious to relax for now and it would be unable to end for now.
The girl looked at her new friend and then thought of it. They had a lot more to deal with for now and cracked her fingers and then cracked her fingers before they thought of what was going on before now.
Nanashi seemed to be dealt with for now… They had a lot more to deal with for now… They had more and more with it all for now.
Nanashi seemed to relax for now and cracked her fingers, crossing her legs under her as she paused to think of what was going on.
The girl seemed small… She was small, she had no childhood, no family, and no friends as they had to try and think of her as a weapon but nothing else.
To be fair? There was a LOT more to deal with for now.
"You are Boruto's teacher," Nanashi stated as Sasuke nodded.
"Yes," Sasuke said as Nanashi hummed, pulling her bruised legs up to her chest. "Are you ok?" Sasuke asked to which Nanashi nodded to herself.
There was a lot more to try and figure out. This was too interesting for now and she knew more and more with an idea for now and it was curious for the time being.
Nanashi seemed tired, her eyes half-lidded as she narrowed them. Her Sharingan still was activated, this girl had a LARGE amount of chakra at the end of the day.
Perhaps she was a skilled shinobi but Sasuke was still bothered, very bothered for now. They had a lot more to try and discuss for now at the time being.
"Are you ok?" Nanashi asked to which Sasuke nodded and then looked to the sky.
They had a LOT more to try now and they were going to deal with it for now.
"How long until she is okay enough to be discharged?" Sasuke stated before he looked to the side.
"A few days… She is still exhausted. She is hurt and I want to make sure she will be ok when she leaves." Sasuke heard before he looked at Nanashi.
"When you are healthy? I will train you… Not use you as a weapon, train…. I assume you do not want to live at our estate?" Sasuke asked before he looked to the side.
There appeared a FEW seconds of silence as Nanashi stayed silent before she looked over at her kid. They had a LOT more to understand when it came to it.
Sasuke banished these thoughts and they were able to relax. The Uchiha leader was tired, tired more and more at the end of the day when it came down to it.
They had a LOT more to try and understand before it came down to it. There was a lot more to try and understand now and they cracked her fingers.
They had a lot more time now but it was clear this would be a while. A very long time and a very long end to deal with for now as it paused to try and think.
Nanashi seemed to be dealt with. He had a lot more to try and understand.
To be fair? The girl knew she was and she knew what they wanted… They wanted a sword and they would find one in her.
She was a weapon; she was a skilled weapon… They had a lot more to try and hope for.
Nanashi did not fear death, she feared not escaping it, she feared an end to something beyond her control. The idea of it was more than she could hope for.
"I will deal with that…" Nanashi heard from Naruto. "You are still going to have to stay here for now, Nanashi… You need to heal and the only way you are going to heal is here." Naruto stated, resting his eyes for a moment.
There was a clear second of indecision as she realized she would have to stay here for a few days.
The girl knew that they cared about her… Albeit in different ways, Naruto did not seem to care who she fought and why and it was clear Sasuke wanted to help her.
But like all things? Nanashi was a weapon and she was still in the mindset of one. The inklings of it all were capable, the inkling of hope in her made her weary… She was too thrown off for now.
Nanashi was too disturbed for now and it would be harder for now and they thought of it as some sort of giant game.
Nanashi could say nothing, she could not act any differently… To be honest? The idea of it all was too much to bear with for now and for good reason.
"I will stay here," Nanashi stated before she sighed. "And when I heal up?" Nanashi asked to which the two looked at each other.
There was a moment of confusion… An idea which did not at all lend itself well for now.
The two knew she was scared; they feared trying to deal with more than they could have relaxed.
Nanashi was all too interested in it all for now… If she was forced to admit she was wrong? She would be forced to admit a lot of things she did not wish to deal with for now.
To also be odd? She was not of this Era; she was not meant to be dealt the same hand.
Now? Now there was nothing more to understand… She was a loaded gun and any who knew that knew they could not for the best of them deal with her properly.
Sasuke looked at her and she flinched, Naruto looked at her and she saw a glimmer of the same hope within his eyes that his son had shown her.
Nothing would tell her that she was out of her depth here, nothing would be easy for her. Nanashi knew that it was going to be rough sailing for now and it would not be easy to think of now.
The idea of it all made her eager to deal with and for good reason.
They had a lot more to deal with for now… They had a lot more to deal with for now.
Nanashi was tired, she was beaten down as it came to it all. They had neither option on their mind but she could sense it was more than they needed to deal with.
To be honest? Nanashi did not believe she cared at the end of it all for now… Something had to break or else she would have nothing; she would never have a single thing.
Nanashi pulled her feet to her chest, laying her head on her knees as she relaxed once more…. They had a lot more to understand about her.
Nanashi was tired and yet she was alert, she was beaten down… She was eager to sleep for now.
Naruto looked over at Sasuke. Sasuke sighed and then thought of it all once more as he questioned his next option.
The idea of Nanashi being against him… Hurt, it would hurt more and more if he had to live with the fact the last of his clan hated him.
However? The more he looked at her? The more he realized that she was mistreated at the end of the day.
'She was treated as nothing more than a weapon for half her life. Why would she assume one of us cares about her well-being? She expects us to treat her like a weapon… And the more we attempt to say otherwise? The more she will believe we are lying.' Sasuke thought once more.
There was a second of silence before he turned to Naruto, clearing his throat as he paused to let out a sigh.
"Naruto? Can you ask Boruto here… Nanashi? Will you be more comfortable if we let him talk to you and explain better?" Sasuke asked to which Nanashi perked up.
The girl was too much. Still? There was a second of silence before the girl turned to him. She nodded, her head bobbing back and forth like a toy which reminded Sasuke this girl was still a child even if she was trained enough to fight a Chunin-level warrior.
If she was anything less than a Uchiha? He would continue to think of it for now as a challenge and one he had to deal with it for now.
Nanashi hummed and then thought of what was going on… But she did know that whatever she had done? It would not be enough to end it now, she would not be out of the woods until she was able to relax, until she found the peace she wanted.
That was going to have to wait. Now? Now if nothing else? She was a warrior and being a warrior was easier said than done.
The idea of it all was something that would not end well, something that Nanashi would not admit yet because it was revealing FAR too much of her hand.
That was the problem that came with attempting to deal with it for now.
(With the Otsutsuki)
The boy hummed and slowly started to walk forward and forward as he seemed to relax… They had a LOT more to deal with for now.
He sighed to himself as he relaxed. He was safe for now, very safe and he was very curious as to it now.
Now? Now he had no real idea as to how he would do things or even what he had wanted… Now? Now all he wanted was freedom, he wanted peace and he would fight to keep it.
There was a lot more to deal with… They had a lot more to discuss for now.
He had a lot more to deal with for now…. This place, this new home, and a home he did not want to relax.
This place was fun for now, he was funnier and amused now. They had a lot more to understand.
"This is my home… And I will not let anything else get in the way of getting my freedom." He started with a curse as he paused to think of it all differently.
The idea of it all before now was going on for now. They had an idea to deal with and he would not let it all be for nothing.
he was scared, but he was able to distract them for now… He would be easier said than done… It was clear for now he was free.
But being free was not enough, he had nothing left but to run and to hide, to distract himself from being here.
This place and planet were nothing more than it could have been dealt with for now. They were eager to think of it all as a game and nothing more, he would have let this planet become another home for them if they did not treat him like a freak.
It was clear to them all that these things become hard to manage for now… That they would forsake it all? He would not allow the chaos to take them apart.
The soldiers within the clan would hunt for him soon and he? He would fight, he would continue to fight as any would in this state.
Perhaps that made him a survivor… Or it made him desperate.
Whatever it did? He would not have let it go further and further for now. The idea of it all was much more than it needed to have been… They were eager to fight and they would have let it all conclude.
As a warrior of the Otsutsuki? He would stand and he would fight. Now? If he had to fight? They would fight and they would win.
But like all people? He was scared… Very much scared… Now? Now he had zero idea of what came after. This idea? It was more than he wished it to be.
They were to end up as nothing more than pods within the chaos.
They had a lot more to distract them for now… It was going to end one way or another… And that of all things was enough to distract him for now.
He had work to do, far more than he wished to… Now and for good.
To be honest? He did not have much left to deal with for now… They had no intention of dealing with it for now… None.
(With Nanashi)
Nanashi looked at Sakura, the woman who was the closest to her friend for now… They had a lot more between them.
She and Sakura had not met before now. it was something odd for her not to know for now and something more than she wished to.
"Boruto says you know all about everyone within the Hidden Leaf." Nanashi heard as she paused to think of it all for now.
Now? Of all people? There was silence, she did not at all know him, the idea within them both for now? It was more than she could manage.
She of all warriors was silent, she of all soldiers was able to relax for now. It was clear without a shadow of a doubt that they were different.
Nanashi hummed to herself as she tapped on her side, she was curious as it came down to it… The idea was that she would not have something left to deal with for now.
They had a lot more to deal with for now. This was a lot more to understand now.
"You know that we have a lot left to fix for now," Nanashi stated as she looked at her. "And yeah, I do," Nanashi added, pausing once more.
There was some level of exhaustion in her friend. There was a lot more to the moment as she clicked her fingers.
The idea of her not knowing who they were was something else… Nanashi knew the idea that information was power to those before her. She was not a fool. She would never be a fool and she was never one to underestimate an enemy that badly.
"Then why was I never one of your targets?" Sakura asked to which Nanashi hummed.
"Merz wanted to go after the most dangerous shinobi… To create a war? You needed soldiers and what better soldiers than the Hokage? And last of the Uchiha?" Nanashi asked, crossing her legs under her.
She was too disturbed as to HOW it would have been for now. The idea of it all was too much to grasp.
They had more pain at the end of it… Nanashi was too eager to watch it come to an end… Now? Now? They had a lot more to grasp now.
To be honest, she did not know, he did not know and either of them seemed to be worse and worse with each little idea for now, each manner of pain and suffering would have been more than needed.
That was fun and it would remain fun either damn way it had come to an end now and always would she end it for now.
There were a few seconds of silence before it ended. Perhaps how odd it was simply tossed Nanashi into another realm of thinking.
She was scared, even a nurse like her could tell that Nanashi was scared and for now. There was a lot more to understand about Nanashi and he knew that she was more dangerous for now.
The idea of it all was a lot more to deal with for now. Nanashi seemed to be tired now beyond everything and it showed just in how sluggish she was.
She wanted to rest but there was nothing that could be done now.
She of all beings was used to the abuse of her clan. Being shown kindness was probably as foreign as everything else, now? Now it would be much harder said than done.
"You know if I wanted to hurt you? I would have done that already, right?" Sakura asked, raising an eyebrow.
Nanashi nodded yet? She was curious as to how it would end up being done.
She was too curious as to how this would end up… Now? Now? They had to end it, for now, something else would need to end.
There was else she wanted to end, plenty she would not allow them to have and that much was obvious.
Nanashi hummed and tapped on her legs, she thought of the next move she could make.
Now? Now she wanted to rest, she wished to rest for now and for good reason… It was all too much for now, something about it all had been too much.
She smirked and looked at the door with it all for now… They had more on the mind and she knew she was curious as to how it would end.
Nanashi was curious at the time being. They had a lot more to grasp for now… It was too much and it would remain too much.
They were now interested in it all for now. They had more and more to grow and she had no idea as to it all.
There was a lot more to grasp…. The idea of it all was more than it claimed to be.
There was a lot more going on now when it came to her and she would not be able to find less mirth in it then now.
Nanashi was tired and she did not wish to try and think of it all now or at the time.
Author Notes
Phew. Another chapter is done! I want to point out that the next chapter will be delayed. The next chapter will end up showing more of the Otsutsuki wandering and Nanashi talking with Naruto and Sasuke. I do want to thank the site for adding Nanashi. Until the 900–6500-word chapter in 2-10 months, Lighting Wolf out!