'Sin-chan! Is there a way to wake them up?' Ayaka communicates with the Sin Grimoire.
Hmm…
"So, there is some sort of device which is behind this genjutsu. If I destroy that device, then I can wake them all up." Ayaka confirms with the Sin.
"But where could that device be?" She looks around in search of the hidden device while attempting to wake up her friends.
Swoosh… swoosh…
Suddenly,
Multiple rogue shinobis surround her with crazed expressions. Ayaka notices their expression.
"They are enemy shinobis, but what's with their strange eyes?"
There is a swirling red pattern in the rogue shinobi eyes with multiple concentric rings. Some saliva leaks from their mouth as they approach Ayaka.
"These people… they are…"
Ayaka takes out her kunai and dashes toward the rogue shinobis. She makes some hand signs.
"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Jutsu,"
Ayaka spews out a gigantic fire dragon towards the rogue shinobis. Some of the rogue shinobis make some hand signs and spew out multiple water jutsus to extinguish the fire.
"What? They can still respond to my attack!" Ayaka is startled to see them attack.
Shiing…
Ayaka's eyes turn into Sharingan and she engages in close combat with the rogue shinobis.
Ding… Ding…
The sound of metals clashing against each other rings in the surroundings as Ayaka releases a barrage of kunais and shurikens toward them.
"Shuriken shadow clone jutsu,"
Ayaka wields her tanto and skillfully deflects multiple attacks from her attackers. Her blade weaves among the rogue shinobis as she looks for an opening and decapitates the enemy shinobis. Her sword moves resemble a dance… a dance of death.
'Uchiha Style: Dance of the Moon Halo,'
Obito and Kabuto stare at the battle in amazement.
"That's the younger sister of Reaper for you!" Kabuto murmurs at the scene of the battle.
"This is problematic! Since it's incomplete, this genjutsu has a weakness. It requires a medium and large amount of chakra to maintain it. If the medium shatters or the chakra runs out, the genjutsu will be broken. We have to capture the Nine-tails before that happens. However, since this girl isn't affected by the genjutsu, I am afraid she might break the medium and free these people."
Obito glares at Ayaka.
"This genjutsu has a powerful side-effect. If a person dies within the genjutsu, then he will die for real. Since it has come to this, I will accelerate the time flow in the genjutsu by a little."
Obito makes some hand signs and taps the crystal orb in his hand. The crystal orb glows brightly.
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"A few days have passed by, but everything seems normal!" Naruto opens his eyes and yawns.
"Naruto-Kun! Karin-chan! It's time for breakfast! Your dad has already left for his work." Kushina's voice echoes in the house.
Aww…
Naruto yawns and enters the washroom to wash his face. He brushes his teeth and stares at his reflection in the mirror.
"These past few days, I have done several B-rank and A-rank missions with Kakashi Sensei, Sasuke, and Sakura. In my spare time, I spar with Sasuke to hone my skills. Shisui and Itachi Nii-san helps me too. Izuna Nii-san has yet to return since he went missing two and a half years ago. Mei-san and Ayaka-chan miss him a lot!"
Naruto gargles and spits out the water.
"Wait! Ayaka-chan! Who is Ayaka-chan?" Naruto pauses as he attempts to recall Ayaka's face.
Some fuzzy memories of Ayaka slowly drift into his memories.
"Ayaka… Ayaka… Ayaka is the younger sister of Izuna Nii-san."
Crack…
Multiple cracks appear in the mirror in front of him.
"Where is Ayaka-chan?"
Swoosh…
Naruto ignores the mirror. He opens the window and jumps out.
"She should be in the Uchiha clan compounds."
"NARUTO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Kushina's angry voice echoes through the streets of Konoha.
"I am sorry, mom! I will be back in a short while."
Naruto flickers towards the Uchiha clan compounds. He knocks on the door of Akira and Aiko's house.
A few seconds later,
Aiko opens the door.
"Ara, Naruto-Kun! What's the matter? You are up so early in the morning. And these clothes! Did you wake up in a hurry?" Aiko points towards Naruto's loose pajamas.
"Hehe… It's nothing like that." Naruto scratches his head in embarrassment.
"I am here to look for Ayaka. Is she at home?" Naruto enquires.
"Ayaka?!" Aiko tilts her head in confusion.
"Who is Ayaka?" Question marks appear on Aiko's face.
"Ayaka, your younger daughter, and Izuna Nii-san's younger sister. The princess and the colorful flower of the Uchiha clan!" Naruto uses several of Ayaka's identities to inquire about her whereabouts.
"Oh! There was such a girl in the Uchiha clan? Why haven't I heard about her?" Confusion appears on Aiko's face.
Suddenly,
BOOM…
A gigantic explosion occurs on the outskirts of Konoha. The explosion blows away a major part of the outer wall of Konoha.
"What… what's going on? What's the deal with that explosion?" Several people jump onto the rooftops to look in the direction of the explosion.
Soon…
A blaring emergency horn rings across the streets of Konoha. Multiple anbus and police officer flickers through the streets.
"This is an emergency! The outer wall of Konoha has been breached by enemies. All chunnins and jounins gather at the entrance of Konoha within the next fifteen minutes. Others, please evacuate to the emergency shelter. This is not a drill. I repeat… this is an emergency!" Several anbu members announce the news across the streets.
"That place! It's closer to the Uzumaki clan compounds. Mom, Karin!"
Naruto's eyes narrow at the sight.
"I have to protect them." He swiftly flickers in their direction. Naruto quickly reaches the Uzumaki clan compounds.
Ding… ding…
Multiple sounds of metals clashing metal rings in the surroundings.
"Mom! Karin!" Naruto quickly enters the compounds and notices Karin and Kushina fighting against shinobis in black clothes.
Kushina is holding a pan in her hand. She deflects a kunai with her pan and bashes the head of an enemy shinobi with it. Karin is holding a mop in her hands. She plunges the metal end of the mop into a shinobis' guts.
"Don't underestimate us ladies, you shithead!" She yells while beating them with her mop.
"Mom, Karin!" Naruto heaves a sigh of relief.
Swish…
A kunai flicks past his head. Naruto swiftly dodges the surprise attack.
"That was close!" He turns in the direction of the enemy shinobis and notices the bloodlust in their eyes.
"They want to kill us!"
Swoosh…
Naruto swiftly dodges the attacks of nearby enemy shinobis. He infuses some chakra into his fist and punches one of the enemy shinobis.
Snap… Crack…
Naruto's punch breaks the spine of the enemy shinobi in a single hit.
'Looks like I used too much force in that attack.'
"Mom, Karin! Evacuate to the shelter. I will deal with them."
"Alright!" Both women nod at him. Naruto clutches the arm of a shinobi who sneak attacked him with a blade.
Snap…
He breaks the arm and grabs the blade with his other hand.
"I am not as proficient in using blades as Sasuke, but I practice a little."
Naruto wields the blade and swings it horizontally while infusing some wind chakra in it.
"Kenjutsu: Crescent Slash of Northern Wind,"
He releases a powerful wind blade from the sword. The wind blade slices through the enemy shinobis charging at him.
"Strange! Why isn't the reinforcement here yet?" Naruto continues to engage with the enemy shinobis while leading them away from the Uzumaki clan compounds.
'There are lots of strange things happening today? First, no one recalls Ayaka's name. Second, what happened to the barrier Izuna Nii-san erected to protect Konoha? Even Akatsuki members couldn't make a dent in it. Then how come these people bypass the barrier and blow away the outer walls of Konoha? Also…'
Naruto stares at the eyes of the shinobis attacking him.
'… what's the deal with these people? Are they possessed or something? Why they are attacking me in such a frenzy?' Naruto notices the pitch-black eyes of the shinobis attacking him.
"Many things aren't making sense today. For now, I will lead them away from the village." Naruto continues to whittle down the numbers of enemy shinobis while dashing towards the entrance of Konoha.
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Swoosh… swoosh…
Ding… clang… clang…
Itachi and Sasuke separate after exchanging blows with each other.
"What's the matter Sasuke? You seem to be lost these few days. Something bothering you?"
Itachi lowers his blade and asks Sasuke with a concerned voice.
"I am fine! It's just that something feels missing. Everything feels so monotonous."
Sasuke shakes his head as he wipes the sweat with a towel.
"Looks like you are feeling bored! Then let's go watch the new movie and eat dinner with everyone tonight." Itachi suggests.
"That sounds like a great plan." Sasuke nods.
'Perhaps I will figure out the missing part of my life.' Sasuke raises his head and stares at the sky.
'After that dream, everything feels so lackluster. It appears like something important is not there anymore. These past few days, I complete missions with my team. In my free time, I spar with Naruto, Itachi, or Shisui Nii-san. However, sometimes there is a voice in my head; asking me to wake up. Since this is not a dream, then what should I wake up from?" Sasuke shakes his head.
"Itachi Nii-san, let's invite uncle Akira and Yagami's family, Shisui Nii-san, Yugao Nee-san, Mei Nee-san, and also Ayaka-chan." Sasuke voices the names of the person he wants to invite.
"That's a great idea. But Sasuke, who is Ayaka-chan?" Itachi asks him with slight confusion.
"Huh? Ayaka… Ayaka… who is Ayaka? And why did I mention her name?" Sasuke muses over the matter.
"Anyway, let's wash off our sweat and send invites."
"Mm…" Sasuke walks toward the Uchiha clan in deep thought.
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Yawn…
Mei yawns slightly and stretches her muscles.
"The work has been piling as of late." She stares at the gigantic stacks of paperwork in front of her.
"I have to even break my promise to Tatsuya and Kanna to complete the paperwork."
"Mizukage-sama, your coffee!" A female attendant hand over a cup of coffee to her.
"Thank you so much, Anzu!"
Mei takes a sip of the coffee and stares at the moon hanging outside the window.
'If only there was someone to take care of the kid and help me with some paperwork.' Izuna's figure appears in her mind.
Mei takes another sip of the coffee.
"If only Ayaka was here to help me with paperwork like usual." She unconsciously utters these words.
"Huh?"
Mei snaps out of reverie.
"Ayaka… who is Ayaka?" A few blurred images of a girl flash across her mind.
"She seems to be someone important to me. But how come I can't recall her face?" Mei places a hand on her chest.
"What's with this empty feeling in my heart?"
"Mizukage-sama! Bad news, Mizukage-sama!" One of the anbus hurriedly enters the office.
"What's the matter, Asahi?" Mei assumes her Kage demeanor.
"Mizukage-sama, multiple rogue shinobis are attacking the harbor."
Hmm…
Mei narrows her eyes. She jumps out of the office and stands on the roof. Smoke and fire pour out in a distance.
"Gather six anbu squads and seven jounin squads. We will head over to the port in a brief moment."
"Yes, Mizukage-sama!" The anbu bows and departs the office.
"Which rogue shinobi group has enough guts to cause a ruckus in the Kirigakure?"
Mei places the earlier thoughts at the back of her mind and flickers towards the port with her anbu guards.
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On a small hill, near the shore of the polar sea.
Hmm…
Obito frowns as he stares at the crystal ball in his hands.
"This is bad! At this rate, they will break free from the genjutsu and regain consciousness much earlier than my expectations. What's going on? How could they possibly get the awareness of the existence of the genjutsu?"
Obito clicks his tongue.
"To prevent them from interacting and figuring out the falsehood of reality, I separated them into different worlds, and yet it didn't even take them more than a month to spot the anomaly. According to my calculations, it should be a year before they notice some irregularities. So how?" Obito narrows his eyes.
"Mind if I take a glance?" Kabuto curiously asks him.
"Hmm… alright!" Obito hesitates a little before passing the crystal orb to Kabuto.
Kabuto places his hand on the crystal orb and infuses his chakra. A few minutes later,
"Kuku… I have figured out the reason for your failure." Kabuto fiddles with the crystal orb before returning it to Obito.
"What is it?" Obito glares at Kabuto.
"It's…" Kabuto points towards Ayaka. "… her!"
"This girl! How is she affecting the genjutsu?"
"Kuku… take another look at all of those separate genjutsu worlds."
"Hmm…" Obito follows Kabuto's instructions.
"This… how is this possible?" Shock appears on Obito's face.
"As you can see, this girl isn't a part of the genjutsu world you created?" Kabuto chuckles and states.
"From my observation, your genjutsu creates an ideal dream world based on the victim's desire. It uses the knowledge from the victim's mind as a basis to create the world and then traps the victim's consciousness in that world. If the victim dies in that world, then those injuries would reflect in the real world on their bodies. This phenomenon involves some unusual laws which I am very curious about." Kabuto licks his lips at his hypothesis.
"However, for some odd reason or perhaps some external interference, the information about that girl doesn't exist in the illusory genjutsu world created by this jutsu. So, this becomes the weak point of your jutsu. If it was a perfect world, such a flaw won't exist. Since this is an autonomous world, it attempted to fix the problem by removing all information about the girl.
This could have been an ideal solution if the girl didn't have a major involvement in their lives and she didn't play a major role in their lives."
Kabuto points towards Ao and Chojuro's figure in the crystal ball.
"Take a look at these two. They didn't have much involvement with the girl, so they are still stuck in the genjutsu with no sign of awakening."
"This lack of information about the girl is like a missing piece of an almost complete puzzle. One might overlook it at a glance, but on closer look, you can notice the difference.
However, that's not all. If there is a lack of information, then new information could be created and overwritten over the previous one. This is precisely what this genjutsu attempted with their memories. It sealed away the information about the girl from their mind and replaced it with false information and facts.
Now, this measure created yet another problem. If the person somehow unseals those memories through some sort of trigger… which in this case…"
Kabuto turns towards Ayaka's lone battle against the group of rogue shinobis.
"If it was a normal battle, it wouldn't have been a problem for me to take them down. However, I have to protect them and fight at the same time. I can't hold back anymore." Ayaka firms her resolve.
She makes some quick hand signs.
"Blaze Release: Darkness Release: Smoldering Purgatory Flames,"
Ayaka mixes darkness chakra with fire and wind chakra and creates a ring of black flames around the unconscious bodies of the escort group.
Bzzt…
Lightning gathers in her palm. She creates a lightning spear in her palm and throws it toward the rapidly approaching enemies. The rogue shinobi avoids the black flames around her. Multiple rogue shinobis make some hand signs and release wind jutsu to counter her lighting jutsu.
'I have to lure them away from the group. Looks like they are after me.'
Ayaka takes out a fuinjutsu scroll from her storage and throws it on the ground. The scroll shines brightly and erects a green pyramidal barrier around the escort group.
'Tri Karma Heavenly Principal barrier,'
It's one of the powerful, self-sustained short-term barriers in her possession. It's a very powerful, impregnable barrier. However, its limitation is that it has a limited duration. After a fixed amount of time, the barrier will dissipate. Till then, the barrier can repair any damage dealt by absorbing chakra from the surroundings. The duration of the barrier is determined by the number of inscriptions used in its Fuinjutsu formula. A more complex fuinjutsu formula will consume considerable effort, but it will also last for a much longer time. Such a barrier is generally for onetime usage.
"She has quite some means!" Kabuto chuckles as the barrier slightly surprised him.
"… this girl's struggle and her strong emotions are the triggers to unseal the memories. If you want to prevent that, then just get rid of the girl and things might turn normal." Kabuto cackles.
Obito frowns for a second, but his emotions turn stable.
"This is just a little disposable experiment before the actual jutsu. Initially, I hoped to capture the Nine-tails jinchuruki with this. But if things are this troublesome, then there is no need to linger on it."
Obito turns around and prepares to leave.
'Zetsu, have you collected the necessary data?' Obito speaks to the Zetsu through a telepathic link.
'It's done! Also, there is a situation with the eight-tails.'
"Very well!"
Obito tosses the crystal ball to Kabuto and disappears into a swirling portal.
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A/N:- My new Naruto fan-fic, 'The Rogue Demon of the Shinobi World' is out.
Also, check out my pat reon www.pa treon.com/ForgottenLife to support my work and get a sneak peak at the latest chapters of both series in advance. Read upto 60+ chapters from both series combined in advance.
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