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"Aghhh!, I'm gonna remain single", he wiped his eyes and when he saw Sasuke's back, he ran over to his side, "wait..", "Naruto!, grow up!, you're a damn adult, so act like one!".
Naruto stood frozen again, he swallowed hard and gritted his teeth, he sighed and looked down, Sasuke seeing his downcast expression, felt an inexplicable feeling, "let's go eat".
Naruto looked up with wide eyes, "what, are you not hungry", "n.. no, I'm starving actually, hahaha", "then you're paying", "eh, me, but aren't you the one who invited".
Watching him walk away again, he felt extremely angry, "fine, I'll pay, we're gonna eat ramen", "whatever".
They arrived at the Ichiraku stall, Naruto took a seat first, "old man, I want the usual please, umm", his expression changed, when he saw Ayame blooming a mother's charm, "ah, if isn't little Naruto, I'll get you your meal, what about you".
"Just give me the beef and cheese ramen, add a little chilli as well", Sasuke closed his eyes as he sat down, "Kay, coming right up".
"Listen Sasuke, I'm going on a vacation for a while, I'm going to learn sage jutsu, I've come to find you to say a short goodbye", Sasuke grunted, "sure, I'm gonna be busy myself, there's no way I'm gonna let you surpass me".
Naruto smiled brightly at Sasuke, "hehe, I'm not gonna let you do that either, after all, I'm gonna be Hokage and I'm gonna make you my right hand".
"Tch, right hand".
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Stone village.
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Hidden in the darkness, was a weird looking creature, "hmm, what is this place, so much lifeforce.., so delicious", the creature licked it's lips, with an extremely terrifying expression.
"Huh?, what the hell is that thing", the creature turned around and saw a ninja and it's expression shifted into something sinister, "you'll be my first feast, upon my awakening".
"What?, stay away, you freak, stay away!", the creature grabbed the ninja, as it laughed maniacally, "hahahaha!, scream, scream! All you like!, if anyone comes, I'll have another delicious meal!".
'Thud'
The ninja fell to ground completely drained of any life, "umm, it's far better than any other person I've ever tasted", the ninja that fell to the ground completely vanished as he turned to ashes.
The creature however turned to the village, while licking its lips, "come, come to papa, I'll make sure your lives will be used for my ascension to perfection, hehehe".
Oonoki who was in his office, felt something off, it's been a few hours and he couldn't hear anything, completely silent, "am I going deaf, why's it so quiet", Kurotsuchi who was also sat down also thought the same thing, "no grampa, I too sense something off".
Oonoki floated up and looked out of the window, his expression quickly morphed into terror the next second, what came into his view was nothing, just endless clothes flying in air.
"Granddaughter, go! Go! Go and leave quickly!, the village is under attack!, go to Konoha!, Lady Tsunade will keep you safe!".
'Boom'
Oonoki turned to see in the distance one of his ninjas, using an earth style release technique to try and subdue something, his expression morphed into absolute terror, as he saw a green creature effortlessly walking right through it.
"Waghhh!, come to me!, offer yourself to me, help me achieve perfection!", the creature pounced towards the man, it's green tail instantly penetrating the ninjas body, Oonoki saw his ninja getting sucked dry, before he looked like a mummy.
He turned around, went towards a secret stash, opened up a scroll and turned to Kurotsuchi, she however was just standing at the window, completely devoid of any life.
Oonoki sighed before activating the scroll, "the second tsuchikage used this once, when he fought against Madara, it helped him survive a slash of that man's susanoo", he looked at his granddaughter and she vanished from the spot.
The scroll in his hands turned into nothing but particles after he used it, Oonoki sighed in relief seeing she had succeeded in escaping, but that was short lived, as the ground below him started shaking.
'Boom'
Oonoki fell to the ground, his feet unsteady, but he quickly floated back up, he swallowed hard, seeing the creature slowly rising from the floor that it burst through, "you're the last one here, I'll be sure to savor you.. well".
"Dust release, limit removal technique, Die!, you disgusting thing!", a white cube covered the creature quickly, "ohhhh, this is interesting, do you think this'll work against me".
The cube slowly closed and when it touched the creature it cracked and exploded, "what! Impossible!", "impossible, the only thing impossible, is how you thought that move of your's could ever of hoped to have scratched me.. hehehe".
"Eaaaghhhh!", Oonoki seeing the thing pouncing towards him, blasted a hole through a wall and floated outside, "fuuu, it can't fly right, I should have an advantage in the air".
To his surprise, he saw the creature floating up with an arrogant smile, "hehehe, you seemed so confident for some reason, did you think I couldn't fly, how adorable, now, come here! And accept yourself as my meal!".
The creature appeared behind Oonoki and grabbed him in a tight hold, "give me your energy, yah!", Oonoki struggled for a second, only to be completely absorbed.
"Hehehehahahaha!, huh?, yaaaagh!", the green creature's body trembled, before a bright light covered it entirely, after it faded, the green creature's body stood in a new form, "hoh, not bad, these people have given me an evolution, how peculiar, do I not need those two android's, hehehe, prepare yourselves, if I get such power from these people, I won't stop here".
The creature turned to the village that he had plundered dry, smiled and raised his hand, "yoh!..", 'boom', "I can't have any stragglers telling other's about my arrival now, can I".
The creature turned his attention to another location, his new thick lips smiled as he licked them greedily.
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In Konoha.
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'Whoosh'
Outside the villages gate, Kurotsuchi collapsed to the ground, her gaze lifeless as if she had seen a nightmare.
"Hey!, state your business!", one of the guard's at the gate, instantly shot up upon seeing her appear out thin air, it put the two guards on duty, on high alert.
"I think she might be a detour for a surprise attack, be careful and watch my back, I'll check it out", "got it", he walked over to Kurotsuchi cautiously, his kunai poised for any unforseen circumstances.
When he got a distance in front, he waved his hand in front of her, after he didn't get a response, his hands started patting her clothing to make sure there was no explosive tags.
"Hey! Snap out of it!", he still didn't get a response, so he turned to the other guard and nodded, the guard he nodded to quickly vanished and he went straight to find Tsunade.
When he disappeared, the guard rummaged her clothing again and his face became more serious, "stone village", he stared at the headband with a frown and a serious expression.
"Bring her to me!, take her straight to hospital!, I'll check her there!", the guard turned around and without hesitation he picked up Kurotsuchi cautiously.
"Hurry up!, stop dawdling", his body shivered under the pressure Tsunade was giving him, so he moved quickly.
Inside the hospital, Tsunade's hand was hovering over Kurotsuchi's arm, "she's fine, just mentally stimulated by something..".
She stood up, turned to Shizune and spoke further, "stay here, I don't know why the daughter of the Tsuchikage is in our village, but we'll find out soon", Shizune nodded and Tsunade left.
After Tsunade left, a few hours past and Kurotsuchi screamed after waking up, startling the sleepy Shizune awake, "hey.. hey, you're safe here, calm down, it's alright".
Kurotsuchi pushed the hand away that was trying to console her, her eyes shifting around the room with despair, Shizune looked serious at the scared Kurotsuchi, she stood up and went to the door asking a fellow nurse to go get Tsunade.
A few minutes later, she arrived and saw Kurotsuchi's appearance, she swallowed, breathed in once trying to throw her thoughts aside, due to it bringing back her old memories that looked similar upon seeing blood, then walked over.
She sat beside the bed and pulled her close in an embrace, "it's alright, it's alright", Shizune closed her eyes and left the room, giving the two some space.
After Kurotsuchi calmed down, though her body was still shivering, Tsunade spoke, "can you tell me what happened, why did you appear at the Konoha gates".
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Sajuu residence.
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Shizune made her way back home to inform Kuraiya about the situation, only for her to run into an enraged Temari staring at her fan that was split into two, "Tenten!, what the hell did you do to my fan!, why is it in two!".
Tenten laughed sheepishly while scratching her cheek, "hahaha, ah, about that, after some thought about it's size, I made it easier for you to carry, so that's why it's smaller, isn't it better".
Temari gritted her teeth, glaring angrily at Tenten, "did I ask you to do that! No! And didn't I already tell you! I didn't want you touching it! Damnit!, agh!, I'm gonna fight you!".
"Don't think I'll let you try it, I'll make it difficult for you, you got lucky that one time, this time, it'll be my win".
(She still holds a grudge from the chunin's exam, a long time ago)
Watching the two about to have a kage level showdown, Shizune walked in between the two, "alright, enough, go and take care of your kid's, stop messing around".
Temari who raised her two new fans, had her face twitching from excessive anger, "we'll settle this later, just you wait, you damn wrench", she stormed off heaving in a rage.
"Hmph, you didn't even appreciate the new pieces I made, they're even better than your usual single fan, I think you'll secretly be happy, when you see their effectiveness", Tenten turned around muttering to herself, clearly not bothered by the threat.
Shizune nodded, then went to look for Kuraiya again, she found him seated on the sofa with his arms crossed, "Kur...", her words paused as she gazed at the person he was gazing at with complexity.
"Didn't your sister already teach you a lesson, why have you come back, don't tell me you like being punished..", he was about to repeat his word's, but seeing her blushing furiously, he pinched his brows together, while grunting to himself.
He turned his attention to the side, trying to divert the weird conversation, "what brings you back, do you have something to tell me", Shizune nodded, still staring at Hanabi with the same gaze Kuraiya gave her.
"I.. I do, Tsunade will definitely want to speak with you about something soon, so I came to ask you to go see her first", Kuraiya stood up and slapped Hanabi's ass, "leave, if you want to stay here, you have to get Hinata's say".
Hanabi who was prostrating, let out a muffled moan, before sneering to herself, "tch, get her permission, she'll definitely refuse and why should I wait two more year's, we've already done it".
Kuraiya who was about to leave, turned back, "just wait a while longer, stop being impatient.." his voice went quieter after he said this and he murmured, "ah, I guess I can't scold you that much, because I kinda had my first child at seventeen, heh".
Hanabi who heard this, smiled brightly, "alright, I'll wait", [hmph, me, wait, heh, too late, I'm gonna keep doing it in secret, no one can stop me, not even my sister and have a child, does he think I'm an idiot, doesn't he know that's why I'm trying, tch, I'll tempt him, he'll give in one day, if not I'll secretly do it again.]
Shizune gave Hanabi a frowned stare, especially seeing her expression of greed and possessiveness, "ahem, I'll take my leave as well".
Watching Hanabi running away, Shizune narrowed her eyes further, "I should speak to Hinata, she should have a way to avert that girl's perverted nature, Kuraiya might not be able to notice that gaze, but I do, it's way too similar to his own when he's in heat".
Kuraiya who had vanished with an instant transmission, found himself inside the hospital, "huh, why are you in this place, umm, who is that".
His eyes narrowed down on Kurotsuchi for a few seconds, only for him to turn to Tsunade, "can you get off the bed", Tsunade gave him an annoyed face, Kuraiya looked down and noticed he was standing on it, so he jumped down without any care.
Kurotsuchi just blinked her eyes rapidly, especially seeing Kuraiya appearing out of nowhere, she pointed at him while turning to Tsunade, "who?..", Tsunade gave her an awkward smile, "he's my husband, just give us a minute, I need to speak with him".
Kurotsuchi nodded, still completely dazed by his sudden visit, "what weird clothes, they seem to be of high quality, I've never seen such clothing before, who wears such clothing anyway, is he rich,", she muttered to herself as the two walked outside.
(No, he's a bandit and he's wearing Palpatine's Cloak, he was planning on sitting down in the hokage seat, sitting in the same manner as him as well)
"Can you take off that hood, I want a serious conversation", Kuraiya pulled it down with reluctance, especially seeing the weird gazes he was getting from the nurse's, "I wasn't expecting you to be in the hospital, Shizune didn't tell me".
"Forget about that, the stone village has been attacked by a green creature, the woman inside has already told me about what happened, it was wiped out without a sound, do you have any idea what it might be".
Kuraiya rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "green creature, it sound's familiar, let me ask her what it looks like, I might know after hearing more".
Tsunade stared at his neck for a moment and smiled, "you're finally wearing the necklace, I thought you would never wear it", Kuraiya moved it a bit with slight interest, "and I thought you would never hang up you're gambling robe, I guess we both have changes of heart's, huh".
Kuraiya who was about to open the door turned to face Tsunade, her thick clothes covering her body entirely, his gaze looking her up and down, Tsunade crossed her arms clearly amused, "alright, go in and get some info, stop dawdling".
Kuraiya smiled, walked over and rubbed her chin then pinched it, Tsunade blushed and swatted away his hand, "not in front of other people".
Watching him leave after his quick tease, she couldn't help but bite her lip.
Kuraiya took a seat next to Kurotsuchi, putting on fake glasses as he had a sketch pad, "I'm good at drawing, I want you to tell me the details of the creature you saw, so other's can understand what to look out for".
After a while, he had a sketch of the creature and his eyebrow was slightly raised, "how ugly, but I know what you are now", he muttered to himself, before leaving the room.
Tsunade seeing him exit the room went over to him, only to see him with a serious expression as he vanished after leaving the room, "what the hell, you just leave without telling me anything".
She turned to face the room, then waved over to a nurse, "keep an eye on her, if anything changes, let me know immediately", "yes, I will let you know when something happens", Tsunade was about to leave before she picked up the cloak Kuraiya had left behind, then she made swift exit, while covering herself up with it.
Kuraiya himself was standing in front of his male gang, "Kakarot, Vegeta, look at this..", he showed them the drawing with a slight smile, "yeah, that thing is here..".
Watching their expressions shifting, he added more, "that thing wiped out an entire village a couple hours ago", "why's Cell here though, shouldn't he have gone to the standard timeline", Vegeta scoffed and added, "idiot, if Trunk's came here, then it only makes sense for that bastard to come too".
Goku scratched his cheek sheepishly, "hehe, I guess so, it does make sense when you put it that way", Madara frowned at the three having a weird conversation in front of him, "wiped out an entire village, it must be strong to achieve such a feat".
Vegeta narrowed his eyes at Madara, "strong, he's but a weakling, we beat him once before", outside the small house, Tsunade had her ear against the wall, listening to the entire conversation, "Cell, I should ask Shizuka and Kushina about this, since they've watched that show, they should know something".
She quickly left in search of either of them to learn who it could be, it didn't take her long to find Shizuka, so she didn't search for Kushina, "do know who this Cell could be", Shizuka stared at Tsunade with a raised eyebrow.
"I do, why?", "then tell me, what is it", "uhh, come with me, it's better to show you, rather than telling".
Shizuka took her inside the secret mancave and showed her what Cell is, Tsunade started shaking after seeing what type of power that thing had.
"That thing, why did it come here", she fell back and Shizuka frowned after hearing Tsunade's word's, "you mean.., he came to our space, how?".
Then her eyes narrowed and she thought about something, "could it be, that time machine, this isn't good, he might absorb everything in his path".
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Jiren quote - it's over.
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