It's been 1 year since that moment. The moment that he and Naruto freed everyone from the Infinite Tsukuyomi and after everything was back together again, he's been imprisoned since.

Naruto tried his absolute hardest to persuade Kakashi, who was the new Sixth Hokage, to free him. It was to no avail though because Kakashi deemed him too dangerous to be roaming around even if he had switched a new leaf. The villagers and everyone else even agreed with him. Sakura was beyond heartbroken and devastated about it, but she eventually moved on from the situation..Sasuke convinced her to for her own sake. Recently she visited him and told him she was finally seeing someone, so that was good for her.

He actually didn't blame anyone, but himself for his predicament..to be honest he didn't expect anything less from the Hidden Leaf Village. He would have done the same thing.

What amused him is the fact they thought that the seals on his eyes and the restraints they put him in would well..restrain him

Unfortunately for them, they thought wrong.

Being who he was, Shinobi would constantly watch him for 24/7. This problem was solved with an easy Genjutsu. Then he would occasionally replace himself with a Shadow Clone and train in another dimension. After all, he couldn't get rusty or afford to have lost his strength. Regular Shinobi were oblivious and clueless to the clone and everything would flow smoothly.

Shinobi like Naruto, Kakashi, and Sakura though knew if it was a clone, so days when they would visit, he would be there.

He definitely used that time to learn how to use Senjutsu. Fortunately for him, it paid off.

Right now, he was even stronger than that time he stated he was the strongest in the world.

No one knew that fact except him because he suppressed his Chakra to the maximum.

So even though his circumstance may have looked depressing and despairing to others, to him this was a free vacation in a sense.

"Oi bastard."

Well look who decided to show up.

"Hn Loser." Sasuke responded back to Naruto and 'faced' him.

"There still haven't been any progress with getting you out of here. Kakashi Sensei seems adamant on you staying." Naruto said with a noticeable dejection to his tone.

"..." Was Sasuke's silent response.

"I know..it's just hard ya know? With everything that's going on, it's like they want you to stay in here forever." Naruto said.

"I wouldn't be surprised..I'm in here while the real criminals roam free. Quite the irony is it?" He decided to respond this time. He referred to the village elders. His clan and his brother still haven't been done justice.

Naruto's head hung low. "Yeah..I know Sasuke. Trust me I've done my best."

He decided to change the subject. "How's you and the Hyuga?"

Naruto's head snapped upward at that. "You mean Hinata? We're still close friends of course..why?"

'How dense can the Loser be?' Sasuke thought. He guessed Naruto would get it eventually. "Nothing..nothing at all. Anyways thank you..for everything Naruto." He said with gratitude.

Naruto smiled widely at that. "Anytime Sasuke. Well I gotta go now since I've got some paperwork to fill out. I should be Hokage real soon!" He yelled excitedly.

Sasuke grinned at that. He was happy for his brother in all but blood. "Good luck." He replied.

"Thanks Sasuke. I'll see you later." Naruto said and waved at him. Sasuke nodded back.

To be honest Naruto and Sakura were the only two who regularly visited him, but Team Taka have paid him visits before.

Orochimaru even secretly implanted Jugo's cells into him so he could always draw in Natural Energy. This boosted his training with Senjutsu to the max. Now he even had Senjutsu Chakra. He was basically the Sage of Six Paths now, especially since he created Yang Release through the Hashirama Cells that were already implanted into him.

He had his arm back too..unknowingly to others.

'It's time to get back to training.' He thought as he did his regular routine of activating the Genjutsu and replacing himself with a Shadow Clone.

He nodded and summoned a dimensional portal, but this time something unexpected happened..

His eyes widened as his body was pulled into the portal before he could register it happening.

After Sasuke was no longer seen and his clone dispelled.

-Cutscene-

The Last Uchiha's eyes stirred and he used his hand to block the bright beam of the sun.

'What the hell just happened?' He thought with confusion as his eyes fully opened.

He was immediately overcome with shock as he looked at his smaller hand.

He hastily jumped up to his feet and stood to his full height..but it didn't help because he noticed that he was down by a couple inches from his regular height.

He took in a couple of deep breaths because he was on the verge of panicking. He needed to be calm and think logically.

"Okay..okay." He said as he calmed himself down. He decided to check his Chakra.

He closed his eyes and was surprised to see his Chakra at the level it was a little after the battle with Itachi.

He immediately tried to activate his Eternal Rinnegan and it indeed worked..

But doing so caused him a great ordeal of pain..even more pain than when he first used his Susanoo.

He dropped down to his knees as his Dojutsu unsummoned and he clutched his left eye with agonizing pain. He grit his teeth and had to force himself not to scream out.

It lasted for a couple minutes or so before it wore off.

"..at least I can still use my Rinnegan, but definitely will not be using it for a while." Sasuke said with common sense as he slowly stood back to his feet. He should at least be able to activate his Sharingans with no problem. This age decrease didn't allow him to use his top Dojutsu and put a dent in his normally immeasurable Chakra. He would have to retrain his body and get himself back used to everything..

Damn.

He strangely sensed some foreign power and energy alongside his Chakra, he wondered what it was.

He gave himself a once over. He had on a black Uchiha shirt, gray shorts, shin wraps, and Shinobi sandals.

He then observed his surroundings and could see various buildings all around him. He looked at his reflection in a window and could see he was now around the age of 11-12.

If he remembered correctly, he was forcibly pulled into his own Dimensional Portal into what he guessed was a random dimension he had never been to before.

"I need information." He said with urgency and was about to go searching for some type of library until he heard the yells of some people nearby.

His head immediately snapped towards the direction he heard it and from faraway he could see a downed young girl with a group of people in front of her.

He could tell the group had evil and hateful intentions towards the girl from the energy they were giving off even from his position.

His eyes narrowed as he contemplated. 'Should I get involved or not?' He thought to himself. After all he was in a new dimension and didn't know who she or those people were. Plus helping her could potentially lead to bad consequences.

Sasuke noticed that one of the group members unsheathed their katana and now was about to slash the girl head on.

His feet moved on their own before he even knew what he was doing.

-Meanwhile-

Akeno sat crouched down in fear as she looked at her relatives from the Himejima clan. She didn't know how they found her, but they must have tracked her down.

Her Grand Uncle Suou Himejima was the leader and looked at her with hateful and livid eyes. He held a sword, which looked like a katana in his hand.

"Fallen Angel trash like you don't deserve to be apart of this family and don't deserve to live." He stated with coldness and darkness. The others nodded their heads in agreement.

"B-But Uncle it's n-not m-" Akeno tried to prove her case, but was interrupted.

"Shut up!!" He roared out and slashed his katana down at her.

Akeno closed her eyes in acceptance of the inevitable. She tried to continue living, at least for her Mother by using the skills of purifying evil spirits that she taught her over the past year and a half.

At this point she was tired.

Tired from the exhaustion, hunger, and the emotions that clouded her very being.

She didn't want to take the easy way out after pushing so far..

But at this point she may a-

-CLINGGgg-

Akeno's eyes snapped open and she looked with shock at the young boy who came and saved her.

-Sasuke pov-

Sasuke created a sword using his Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi to block the slash that would've more than likely ended the girl's life.

He definitely would have to forge his own Kusanagi like sword as soon as possible because he doubted this world had one like his signature one before.

He stared coldly and calmly at the older man before him.

"Yield." Was the only word he said to him.

"Boy this have nothing to do with you! So why don't yo-!"

-CRAAcckk-

The man let out a pained yelp before being blown backwards.

"Wrong answer." Sasuke said before glaring at the others to see if they would do anything. They just looked back at him scared and petrified.

He scoffed before approaching the girl. She had long black hair with purple eyes. He crouched down to get eye level with the girl who looked around his age. Well this age he was now at.

"Hey are you okay? My name's Sasuke Uchiha. What's yours?" He asked, softening his tone.

Akeno observed and analyzed the boy in front of her with curiosity and sharpness someone her age wouldn't normally have, but while traveling by herself..let's just say she ran into the dark side of the world too and learned a lot about people

But she could tell that he was honest, kind, and genuine.

He also had his own demons, but didn't everyone?

"A-Akeno..Himejima." She replied a little bashful. After all she wasn't used to speaking with people like that because she didn't trust anyone.

Sasuke would have to hold their conversation temporarily because he noticed a strange red circle appear on the side of them. He could sense a strong foreign energy and pressure emitting from it. With speed he grabbed Akeno and then teleported but secretly summoned a clone to watch.

A young scarlet haired girl and an older man could be seen. They were immediately confused because they could have sworn the energy of a Fallen Angel was just here.

-Cutscene-

Sasuke arrived to his destination and gently placed Akeno down. He noticed that she looked a bit light headed from the teleportation which makes sense since it was more than likely her first time traveling like that.

"Hn the dizziness may last for a few more minutes, but you'll be alright." He said as he analyzed her to see if she was okay.

"Thank you..for saving me." Akeno said as she placed fingers on her head and rubbed her temple. "But why are we at a library?" She asked with confusion.

"Well..to read. I need information on a couple of things." He answered. He realized that Akeno looked a bit malnourished and didn't want her to pass out or anything of that sort.

Fortunately the library had a restaurant beside it so he figured that they could take a quick detour. After all, it's been a while since he'd had real food himself after being imprisoned for so long.

"Follow me." He said as he led the way to the restaurant and Akeno paused for a second, but then followed after him.

"You don't have to.." She said with incertitude. She wasn't used to such kindness from someone she just met. Usually when this type of situation happened, the other person had bad intentions and wanted something in return.

"Consider it a gesture to get us acquainted." The Last Uchiha said before holding the front door for her. He remembered being taught chilvary from a young age by his Mother. She would've been upset at him if he didn't do something like this.

Akeno let out a small genuine smile as she could tell that he was being honest and didn't expect anything in return. This is the first time she had smiled in a long long time. The last time she did was when her Mother was alive. It actually felt nice to do so.

"Okay Sasuke and thank you again." She said as she walked in the restaurant. She noticed that he held the door for her and thought he was sweet for doing so.

Sasuke nodded and followed in after her.

-Cutscene-

When he said that Akeno could get anything she wanted because he would use his Dojutsu to trick the waiter into thinking he had paid for the food, he didn't expect for her to get well..

Everything

She paused her eating and looked at him with her mouth full. "..What?" She asked, wondering why he was staring at her like that.

Sasuke slightly smirked at her. "Nothing..nothing at all." He said and looked down at his own food.

It was two of his most favorite foods. Tomato soup and onigiri.

He smelled the two deliciousness in front of him.

A genuine smile emerged on his face. 'How long has it's been?' He thought as he grabbed the spoon and took a sip of his soup.

His smile widened further. Too damn long if he did say so himself.

He felt Akeno staring at him and raised his head to see her eyes widened and a blush on her face.

He raised an eyebrow and she turned her head to the side in embarrassment.

"Akeno, who were those people after you?" He asked her with curiosity as he took another sip. He still didn't receive the memories back from his clone, so he wondered what they were up to.

Akeno's face expression immediately changed into one of dejection. She glanced at Sasuke in thought. 'I can trust him right? He haven't did anything to wrong me thus far..'

The Last Uchiha noticed her slight hesitation and change of emotion. He could understand if he was prying to soon, after all they did just recently met.

"It's okay if you don't want to te-" Akeno interrupted him.

"No..no it's alright. I can sense that you're trustworthy Sasuke." She said and offered him a slight smile. Her smile quickly disappeared. "Those people are my relatives and they tried to kill me because of my-" She suddenly paused as she looked at him with a self-conscious and insecure look.

Sasuke was silent and attentive as he listened to her. This conversation was definitely very personal to her, so he was patient.

Dozens of thoughts went through Akeno's head.

What if he hates me if I tell him I'm a Fallen Angel?

What if he tries to kill me?

What if he leaves me alone and doesn't bother with me?

What if..he doesn't like me anymore?

She then grit her teeth in anger.

She may as well tell him. Even if those things are the case, it's not like she wasn't used to it by now.

"Because of my Fallen Angel heritage." She said without hesitation and instantly looked at him for a reaction.

.

.

"Hn okay." Sasuke said simply and took a bite out of his onigiri now.

Akeno's eyes widened with surprise. "That's..it? You accept me?"

"You being a Fallen Angel doesn't determine your character. You seem to be a nice girl so far, so yes I accept you." The Last Uchiha replied. In actuality he didn't know what the hell she was talking about, but whatever made her happy he supposed.

He couldn't wait to attain information.

Akeno's heart skipped a beat at that.

'He accepts me?' She thought with disbelief.

'He accepts me!!' Her smile she smiled afterwards could have brightened up even the darkest of rooms.

She jumped over the table and hugged Sasuke tightly. "Thank you so much!" She yelled out.

Sasuke kinda felt awkward at the contact because he wasn't used to anyone being in his personal space.

A year ago he would've killed her for hugging him.

He at least rubbed her back. "It's no problem." He replied. "Let's finish eating so we can go to the library." He said.

Akeno heard him but didn't let him go. His body felt so comfortable and warm to her.

Sasuke glanced down at her and decided to let her be. After all, as foreign as hugging was to him, it did feel nice.

-A While Later-

He and Akeno finally made it into the library and he was pleased to see the thousands of books inside.

Akeno herself said she was tired and was sleeping at one of the tables. He would wake her up whenever he finished.

It shouldn't take long with him and his Shadow Clones. He made sure to go to the bathroom so no one would see. His Shadow Clones then placed a transformation jutsu on themselves, so they looked like random people.

He nodded to his clones and then they got to work.

He himself was going to the 'history' genre.

He planned on getting all the information he could.

-Cutscene-

The Last Uchiha was now at the table Akeno was, and had a look of complete contemplation on his face as he thought about all the information he just received.

He gave his thanks to the Hashirama cells and his Yang Release for healing his mind quickly.

He even finally received the clone's memory that he sent to watch over that strange red circle with the foreign power emitting from it.

He now recognized both as a Magic Circle and demonic power.

And the two people that actually came from the Magic Circle were Rias Gremory and her father's bishop..

What a surprise.

They were definitely there for Akeno. He was glad he reached her first.

Anyways, this new dimension or 'new world' was filled with new characters and beings of power. New places completely different from the Elemental Nations. Lastly, new problems that he knew would reach him sooner or later.

He definitely would have to prioritize his training now. He was unknowing to how he measured up against them, so he couldn't take any chances.

Fortunately one of his clones read books from the 'Manga' section and it gave him a lot of ideas for what to do for training.

He was still surprised the bald guy could reach a power level like that from pushups, sit-ups, squats, and running.

And don't get him started on the man with the black palm tree hair.

Sasuke glanced at the peacefully sleeping Akeno.

'I will train her too. I can tell she needs it and with it, she will be someone strong to have by my side.' He thought with a nod.

Now it was time to leave.

He was getting tired himself, and needed some rest.

He stood up and went on Akeno's side of the table. He then slowly and gently picked her up bridal style to not disturb her sleep.

She leaned her head on his chest and continued sleeping.

Sasuke then walked out of the library and looked around.

There should be some place for them to rest their heads at nearby..

-Cutscene-

The Last Uchiha looked upwards at the ceiling of the hotel room he got for them.

Out of respect for Akeno, he was on the floor and put her on the bed. He made sure to place the blanket over her so she wouldn't get cold.

He didn't mind it though, anything was better than the prison bed he slept on.

He felt himself slowly drifting off to sleep and decided to not fight it. His eyes closed as he entered into a slumber.

..That's at least what he'd thought

Sasuke's eyes snapped back open to see the Final Valley after his and Naruto's fight.

"It's a pleasure to finally meet you Sasuke."

He turned to the side to see a large scarlet dragon that had it's attention directly on him.

"Ddraig? The Red Dragon Emperor?" Sasuke questioned to him with confusion, curiosity, and intrigue. He remembered reading about the Red Dragon, but he wondered why exactly he was here in what The Last Uchiha assumed was his own consciousness.

Ddraig nodded his head in response. "It is I indeed. It's nice to know that I have such a strong and intelligent host. You're definitely the strongest host I ever had before. Your life story..is captivating."

"You must have looked through my memories." The Last Uchiha assumed.

"I would never do that intentionally without your permission. I automatically received your memories from being your Sacred Gear." Ddraig replied.

"Wait you're my Sacred Gear? But how is this possible??" Sasuke asked in disbelief. Of course he remembered sensing a foreign power alongside his Chakra when he first entered this world, but he wouldn't have thought it to be Ddraig himself.

"I..don't entirely know myself. Maybe it was fate or something of that sort." Ddraig replied unknowingly himself.

Sasuke shrugged and decided to just accept this strange but welcome phenomenon. "What kind of powers do you possess?" He asked with curiosity.

"I was just about to get into that, but I possess many. My signature two powers are boost and penetrate. Boost allows you to multiply your power and transfer the multiplied power into another being or object. Penetrate allows you to penetrate anything that tries to block your attacks." Ddraig said.

Sasuke's eyes glistened with eagerness to use the two powers. "Interesting. Those will be a stupendous addition to my arsenal. I can't wait to work with you as my partner Ddraig. Moreso friends."

He felt the bond he and Ddraig would eventually have would be a great one.

"Thanks for your kind words Sasuke. Usually I am seen as a tool in a fight, but it's nice to know that we will eventually be good friends." Ddraig said with gratitude. "You should head back now. Let me know whenever you want to start training."

"Of course. See you Ddraig." The Last Uchiha said and then he exited his consciousness.

-Meanwhile-

Akeno gazed at the sleeping Sasuke with curiosity and riveting.

It was now the morning time and the bright gleam of the sun woke her out of her sleep.

She wondered where Sasuke was until she saw him sleeping calmly and peacefully on the floor.

He willingly slept on the floor just to make her feel comfortable.

It made her heart feel warm. He was so sweet and nice to her.

Fate really must've plaid into her hands by bringing Sasuke into her life.

She wanted to know more about him. Where he came from, his family, what he liked and disliked, how'd he learned how to fight, and etc.

He woul-

"Why are you staring at me?" Sasuke asked with his eyes still closed.

Akeno let out a loud squeal before she fell backwards onto the bed. Her face was flushed scarlet with embarrassment.

'He's definitely going to think I'm weird now.' She thought.

"I'm so sorry Sasuke, I didn't know that you were awake." She embarrassingly said.

Sasuke's eyes fully opened and he stood up to his feet.

"Does that make it any better?" He questioned with a smirk.

Akeno turned even redder at that.

"Get yourself together. The coming days are going to be very eventful." He said.

-Cutscene-

"What are you doing Sasuke-kun?" Akeno asked as she watched him create something with his power.

It's been a couple of days now and they've been traveling most of the time. She didn't exactly know where to, but Sasuke said he had a destination in mind.

Over the course of days, she and Sasuke had been getting slightly closer and closer.

To the point she could say she was developing a..crush on him..

That thought made her cheeks turn red. She was glad he wasn't paying attention to her.

"I'm forging a sword with my power." Sasuke answered as he concentrated on the task as hand.

The Yin and Yang Releases were useful in creating his signature beloved weapon.

He of course added some tweaks and improvements to his new Kusanagi.

A grin graced his face as he looked at his new and improved Kusanagi.

It looked similar to his old one, but the blade was pure black with a dark purple outline. The grip was also black. He sheathed it in a dark purple sheath.

"Wow it looks beautiful.." An awed Akeno said as she observed it herself.

"..Want one?" He questioned as he looked at her.

Akeno's eyes lit up and she smiled widely. "Yes please!!"

Sasuke grinned in response. "You know you're going to have to spar with me right?"

"But..I've never really trained with a sword before." Akeno replied.

"Then I guess I'll have to train you."

Akeno's smile after could've warmed the darkest of hearts.

-Chapter End-

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"So what does the Gremory Clan want with us?" Sasuke asked as he narrowed his eyes at the two in front of him.

Rias Gremory and her Father's bishop.

The exact same two from before.

He thought that he'd lost track of them, but they definitely felt his power from wherever they were..damn he would have to be careful next time.

Heinrich glanced towards his side to see Rias..in a small trance as she looked at the young boy in front of them.

Ah young girls and their crushes

He guessed he'd answer the boy's question himself.

"We're not here for you young one. We're here for the Fallen Angel by your side." He said.

Akeno got closer to Sasuke in response and he gained a livid expression.

"She's not going anywhere."