After several intense months of training, the shinobi and ponies thought they were almost ready for their match. Not surprisingly, there were a variety of specialties that the pony-nin knew. "Well, I think that we are almost ready," Luna noted as her, the other 3 princesses, and the shinobi watched the other ponies practice. "these last few months have been pure torture. I will admit, not even the Royal Guard's training is this intense."
"Why thank you for the compliment." Kakashi chuckled. "Every shinobi has to be physically and mentally prepared, and I am so glad Lyra finally got her human obsession out of her system and actually cooperated."
"Yeah I am too," Cadance responded. "however, the question becomes weather or not are we TRULY ready. Every single one of us took a bad beating, especially Pinkie Dash."
Just then Rainbow and Pinkie trotted up hearing that part of the conversation. "I'm fine." Pinkie said as she spread and flapped her wings as she hovered in place. "See, I am 100% okie dokie fine."
"Yeah, but I don't want a repeat of what happened last time" Dash replied with a grimice. "I don't want to lose you because of a severe injury..."
"You won't...cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye. There, feel better? I have never broken a Pinkie Promise." Pinkie cheerfully stated.
"Yeah honey, I do feel better." Rainbow said as her wings expanded a little when Pinkie suddenly gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Good, now, if I remember correctly, the nin are split into 4 squads, one for each princess. am I correct?" Pinkie asked turning her attention back to the others.
"Indeed you are." Twilight confirmed. "You and Dash will be in Luna's squad, I do not know why, but she specifically requested for the two of you when we were making the selections." Luna, Pinkie, and Dash all exchanged a subtle nod, since only they knew the true reason why she did that.
"I don't know about you," Dash said. "but I am ready for some payback for what Sasuke did to Pinkie, he DESERVES a beat-down."
"We all are Dash," Kakashi replied. "but remember what I taught you, do not let your anger get the best of you and cloud your judgement and thinking. You must go into this fight with a clear level head and remain focus on the task at hand and hoof. I know you will do anything for your wife, just don't do anything stupid that could cost you BOTH your lives."
"I will Kakashi...I will...." Dash answered but everypony could tell she was in a ticked off mood just thinking about what had happened a few months prior, even going as far to mutter something under her breath involving a hacksaw and a rack, which earned her a slight manical grin from Pinkie.
"Good, now lets all get ready for the final part of the training, hand to hoof combat with us using jutsu and the ponies using nothing but stamina. This will build up their defenses and endurance." Tsunade said.
"Okie Dokie Loki." Pinkie giggled. "but I have a question, can I help at the back of the fight instead of being on the front lines?"
"Why do you want to do that Pinkie?" Minato asked clearly just as confused as the others, even Rainbow was giving her a questionable look. "You are one of our best fighters, are you scared something worse will happen than what was done last time?"
"Ummm...no...it is just that...I'm.." Pinkie went quiet then Dash's eyes got so big that they looked like they were gonna pop out of their sockets.
"Pinkie...are you..pregnant?" Dash asked.
Pinkie slowly nodded her head. "By you, at the last party I spiked your drink with a special potion I asked Zecora to make, it gave you the ability to get me pregnant even though you are a mare. We are gonna be parents Dashie...with twins.."
Dash's jaw looked like it was gonna break. "Are you serious? I never heard of that being possible."
Zecora walked up. "Rainbow, what she is saying is real. So now how does that make you truly feel?"
"Like I am on top of the world, now I know I GOT to give it all I got for my wife..." Rainbow smiled as she placed her hoof on Pinkie's stomach. "and foals."
They then proceeded to the training, and after 2 weeks they were done. "Everyone and everypony," Twilight addressed the crowd. "now it is time to act, we have all done through a lot together and thank you all for your bravery and courage. Now, I am letting you know now, this is going to beat the fight of your lives, any fatalities will hurt us all, but we know you gave it your all...FOR KOHONA AND FOR EQUESTRIA!"
"FOR KOHONA AND FOR EQUESTRIA!" Everypony cheered back.
"Now," Luna said to get the group's attention. "all squads ready, we are about to go to war." They formed into their squads and proceeded to the portal, running on pure adrenaline and wanting to save everything and everypony they loved.