“If what he’s saying is true,” Twilight examined several scrolls which she had written down everything Naruto had said the night before. “He’s not from around here. Hmmm, he fell out of the sky; he’s apparently not familiar with the land; and he’s talking about chakra and ninjutsu and being a ninja; there’s only one explanation for this.” Twilight paused and looked at Spike with an expression of glee. “He’s a foreigner! Probably from across the sea! I knew they had different customs from ours!”
“You honestly believe him when he says he’s a ninja?” Spike asked.
“Well, not entirely, but if he says he is than I won’t argue.” Twilight rolled up the scrolls of newfound knowledge and placed them on her desk nearby. “There sure are a lot of new ponies showing up in town isn’t there?” Twilight’s thought was interrupted as she heard a loud yawn come from the other bed in the room.
“Man, I haven’t slept that good in awhile.” Naruto hopped out of the bed and began stretching his hooves and rolled his neck which gave a few ‘cracks’ in the process. “It felt like I was sleeping on a cloud.”
“Sounds like you got a goodnight sleep,” Twilight chimed with a warm smile.
“Yup and now I better get to my training, I have to try to connect with my chakra again so I better get start—” Naruto’s speech was interrupted by a loud gurgling sound which seemed to fill the room.
“Sounds like somepony is hungry.” Naruto let out a laugh as he scratched the back of his mane which Twilight assumed meant yes. “Come on let’s head to Sugarcube Corner and grab a bite to eat.” Twilight motioned for Naruto to follow down the stairs, but he bolted past her, down the stairs, and toward the front door; Twilight heard a loud thud and a scream as he did. “Naruto!” she cried as her and Spike rushed down stairs. When they reached the bottom of the stairs, Twilight and Spike noticed Naruto on the floor with a familiar pegasus hovering above him.
“And stay down!” Rainbow Dash said as she lowered herself down to the ground.
“Rainbow? What’s going on?” Twilight asked with a puzzled look.
“I came here to return the Daring Do book you let me borrow and this creep came charging at me.” Rainbow pointed a hoof at Naruto who now stood up once more.
“I didn’t charge at you, I was heading for the door and when I opened it you punched me.” Naruto rubbed the side of his face where his fox like whisker lines held a hoofprint on it.
“Naruto this is Rainbow Dash, though I guess you two have already met,” Twilight laughed. “So Rainbow, you want to join us for a bite at Sugarcube Corner?”
“Sure, why not?” she replied with a smile. She then turned to Naruto with a nervous smile. “No hard feelings?”
“It’s alright, you pack a punch but your nowhere near as strong as Grandma Tsunade or Sakura,” the yellow haired pony laughed. He then proceeded to follow the two ponies and Spike out the door.
The two mares and colt walked through Ponyville with several passerby ponies staring at Naruto. Mares eyed him and waved while giggling at him, colts and stallions seemed to be eying him with looks of envy; he couldn’t for the life of him figure out why.
“Here we are,” Twilight said aloud to here friends as they stopped in front of a large building which looked to be made of several desserts and pastries.
“Whoa….can— can we eat it?” Naruto stammered with drool coming from his mouth.
“No feather brain,” Rainbow laughed as she gave Naruto a playful shove. “You eat inside.” She then began to push the earth pony through the pink doors after Twilight.
The inside of Sugarcube Corner was littered with even more pink on the inside similar to the outside. There were desserts behind a counter where a light brilliant amber earth pony was standing behind a register, he wore an apron and a hat atop his head. Naruto looked around and noticed that there were mares and stallions sitting at several tables located throughout the building; mares still giggling and looking his way; and colts were still eyeballing him with envious stares. Still, he had no idea why, but when the mares waved at him he waved back to avoid being seen as rude. Naruto watched as Twilight approached the pony and greeted him.
“Good Morning Mr. Cake.”
“Morning Twilight, Spike, Rainbow Dash.” Mr. Cake looked past Twilight to see Naruto. “Who’s your friend?”
“This is Naruto, he’s new to Ponyville.”
“Pleasure to meet you Naruto,” Mr. Cake said with a smile and a tip of his hat. “So, what can I get you folks today?”
“Oooh, ooh, I want a cinnamon bun,” Rainbow Dash blurted as she hopped into the air with excitement and began hovering.
“I want a Topaz Milkshake,” Spike chimed in as he licked his lips with his draconic tongue.
“Hold on you two, why don’t we let Naruto order first?” Twilight suggested with a bit of a nervous laugh as she looked back at Naruto. “You can order whatever you like, my treat.”
“Are you sure Twilight? I’d hate to stiff you with a big bill.”
“Nonsense,” Twilight laughed as she waved a hoof. “Just go ahead and tell Mr. Cake what you’d like.”
“How about I give you a menu and let you decide?” the earth pony dug around the back of the counter for awhile before pulling out a pink menu which seemed to be decorated as colorful as the building. “Unfortunately, I just have this old one, Pinkie Pie knows where the newer ones are.” Naruto took the menu in his mouth with a look of glee and made his way to an empty table.
“Speaking of which, where is Pinkie Pie?” Twilight asked. It had only just occurred to her that Pinkie wasn’t the one behind the counter like usual.
“She went off with Rarity to run a delivery to Zecora, she should be back soon.”
“In the Everfree Forest? Isn’t that a bit danger—“
“Hey Twilight, I’m ready to order!” Naruto yelled from his table with a huge grin on his face. “I think I’ll try out one of everything!” Twilight’s jaw dropped after hearing her new friend’s words. Rainbow Dash just gave her a nudge and made a sly remark.
“Well you said he could have whatever he’d like,” Rainbow laughed.
Pinkie Pie bounced as she always did, leading the way through the dense forest with Rarity following close behind. The Everfree Forest wasn’t a place visited lightly, unlike the rest of Equestria, animals in the forest fend for themselves; plants grow wildly on their own; and the weather changes without the aid of pegasi.
“Thanks again for coming along with me to make my delivery Rarity,” Pinkie said in an upbeat cheerful tone.
“Don’t mention it, while it isn’t my choice of scenery, it’s always nice to get out of the boutique every once in awhile.” Rarity looked down at her back hind leg and kicked off some mud which was on her hoof. “Though I probably should’ve worn something best suited for outdoor conditions.” Rarity then took notice that her surroundings didn’t seem familiar, though she never frequents the Everfree Forest anyway. “Um Pinkie Pie, are you sure we’re going the right way?”
“Yea-huh, at least I think so,” the pink earth pony stopped her bouncing and looked around for a moment before continuing forward. “Rarity, I just want you to know that we’re about to be attacked by a pack of Timberwolves and the only reason behind it is to further advance the story’s plot.”
“What ever do you mean?!” Rarity cried out in fright. Her words were soon drowned out by the loud howling of the Everfree Forest’s most dangerous predators: Timberwolves.
“Come on slowpoke,” Pinkie said as she began galloping forward straight ahead.
There were a total of eight wolves which followed dangerously close behind the two ponies at great speed. Pinkie and Rarity turned off a dirt road in an attempt to lose the pack, but the wolves wouldn’t be swayed so easily and continued their chase. Rarity began to scream as she felt and smelt the warm rancid breath of the pack leader who snapped a bite at her. Her and Pinkie’s fear only began to grow as the dirt road they traveled along came to the end of a large ravine.
“Sure would be nice to have a pegasus right about now,” Rarity said as she and her friend slowly backed up to the edge and watched the wolves move forward slowly.
“Stand back Rarity, I got this!” Pinkie declared confidently as she stepped forward with her party cannon at the ready to fire. She pulled the rope but instead of firing the cannon made a deflating flatulence like noise, the wolves stared on confused for a few seconds. “What!? I know I refilled the confetti in my cannon this morning, curse you writer for needing a point of conflict!” Pinkie cursed as she held a hoof to the sky. The Timberwolves moved forward slowly with a ravenous look on their faces, licking their wooden muzzles in the process.
“I fear this may be the end darling,” Rarity said as she held her friend and shook with fear.
“Nah, just give it a minute,” Pinkie laughed, leaving Rarity in a state of bewilderment.
As the pack leader of the wolves leaped forward to make an advance, a lone earth pony blocked his path. The earth pony bucked the wolf and sent him colliding with the other members of the pack; he then put his two hooves together and made a strange gesture as he stood on his back hind legs.
“Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu!” A giant blaze of fire emerged from the pony’s mouth and took the form of a dragon’s head, the blaze then traveled forward at a rapid speed and set two of the wolves ablaze.
The two wolves began whining as the scurried off away and back into the forest, two more wolves retreated with them; however, the last remaining four where determined to feed as they charged the pony. It was then that the mysterious stranger reached his back for his weapon, he unsheathed his katana like blade which he held in his mouth and charged the wolves. He jumped over the lead wolf and landed in the center of the four, he then made a quick slash at their ankles and brought three of the wolves down, causing them to be left in nothing but a pile of sticks.
The last wolf however, was relentless as he continued past the newcomer and advanced toward Rarity and Pinkie Pie once more. He made a final leap for the two but was soon engulfed in an explosion of black flames which seemed to materialize out of thin air. The timberwolf fell to the ground, now a lifeless burning pile of wood. The two damsels which were no longer in distress looked over at the stranger who had rescued them.
He sheathed his sword once more behind him where it stayed held in place by a pair of large purple belt like roping which wrapped around his waist along with a pair of dark blue pants. His top attire was a grey short-sleeved, zippered, high collared shirt with a unique insignia on the back and dark blue wrist warmers on his hooves. His dark haired mane seemed to spike in the back and he had bangs which hung at the side of his face. He was panting due to some form of exhaustion, his eyes were as red as fire rubies and appeared to have strange markings and pupils within them. Though, it was his left eye which brought concern as it had a bit of blood which ran down the side of the stallion’s face.
“Wow thanks stranger,” Pinkie exclaimed as she and Rarity rushed up to the earth pony to express their gratitude.
“Darling, your eye! Are you alright?” Rarity asked as she stared at the stallion’s left eye.
“It’s nothing,” he said as he wiped away the faint trace of blood from his face. Rarity was now captivated in the earth pony’s beauty, she felt her heart skip a beat as she became flustered and began blushing. His red eyes soon changed to an obsidian black, he than began walking away from the two mares.
“Oooh, are you a wizard? Is that how you were able to cast all those spells? But how do you perform magic if you’re an earth pony? If you’re an earth pony than you shouldn’t be allowed to—” Rarity placed a hoof over her fast talking friend’s mouth and attempted to silence the pink mare.
“What my friend is trying to say darling, is thanks for saving our flanks back there,” Rarity watched as the stallion just continued walking without saying a word; Rarity and Pinkie Pie soon picked up the pace and followed behind him. “Are you perhaps lost darling? Is there anything we can do to help?”
“Yeah, get lost,” the dark haired pony shot back in a cold tone. He kept trotting forward and looking around his surroundings for anymore threats that the forest might conceal.
“So what’s your name stranger?” Pinkie asked as she bounced beside the trotting pony. He hesitated at first, as if annoyed by the question itself, either that or Pinkie’s presence.
“Sasuke Uchiha,” he said, his tone still as cold as the barren lands of the Frozen North. He made a left turn at a fork in the road and continued on his way, speaking as little as possible; and when he did speak, it was usually short and to the point.
“Well I’m Pinkie Pie, and this here,” Pinkie said as she wrapped a hoof around Rarity’s neck and brought her in close. “And this here is Rarity.”
Sasuke simply appeared to ignore the words of Pinkie and made another turn on a dirt road which exited the forest and into a grassy clearing. In the distance, Sasuke could see a colorful town and made his way toward it’s location.
“Are you going to Ponyville? We live there ya know? Of course you didn’t know because you’ve never been there,” Pinkie paused for a moment as she let out a long over exaggerated gasp. “You have to go there! You can meet all my friends, oh but you’ve already met Rarity so that’s one less pony you have—”
“Pinkie Pie,” Sasuke stated in a stern yet calm tone.
“Yeeesss?” Pinkie sang back.
“Your annoying,” Sasuke said as he looked back at the pink earth pony who smiled at him and shot her an unpleasant glare. He then looked past Pinkie and towards the unicorn who accompanied her, Rarity began blushing as Sasuke looked in her direction. “Rarity, is there a place in that town where I might be able to gain knowledge on this land?”
“Well yes, a friend of ours actually works in the library ther—” Sasuke took off galloping toward Ponyville before Rarity could finish her sentence. “Hey, wait up!”
As the three ponies galloped off for Ponyville, they were unaware that their actions were being monitored, much like a snake waiting for an opportune moment to strike against a weak foe.
“Is that him?”
“Yeah, that’s Sasuke Uchiha.”
“Are you sure?”
“There’s no doubt about it, he fits the description that Queen Chrysalis gave us. Send word to the hive right away.”
Chrysalis entered the chamber, it was dark, cold, and a single hooded figure stood in the center with a large wooden table before him. However, it was the rancid smell which made Chrysalis want to vomit; the strong stench of iron and death stung her nostrils and provoked a strong feeling nauseousness. As she drew closer to where Kabuto was 'experimenting', Chrysalis could now hear the slicing, sloshing, and gushing sounds of Kabuto's dissection; the sound of slicing flesh filled the room and only made her feel even worse. She could see several sharp tools, knives and scalpels, laid out on the table as well.
"Kabuto, several of my spies have informed me that Sasuke Uchiha has been spotted outside of Ponyville. Though, he doesn’t look like you, but an earth pony instead." Chrysalis watched as Kabuto placed down a scalpel and turned around to face her. He was wiping his hands with a cloth which was white with crimson red spot blotches all over it.
“Well, that was quick, and I see that he’s suffered a transformation from coming to this world unlike myself. And how was that book gathering?”
“I have several changelings stealthily stealing books from the royal library in Canterlot as we speak and another team awaiting outside of Ponyville. I shall order them to strike and capture Sasuke along with more books in the Ponyville library.”
“No,” Kabuto interjected as he began making hand signs. “Just recover the books, I’ll see to Sasuke myself.” Kabuto clapped his hands together, as if to say a prayer; suddenly, a large coffin emerged from the ground and sat upright. “I’ve been wanting to perform some alternative experiments.”
“What in the wide world of Equestria is that?” Chrysalis questioned as she moved toward the coffin. “Have you already prepared this for a burial ceremony?”
“No, as a matter of fact, this coffin is already occupied.” Just as Kabuto said this, the casket lid fell, exposing the changeling corpse which was inside. It’s eyes appeared hollow and it’s skin color was greyer than its usual black. “This jutsu is a forbidden one that calls forth and reanimates the dead to the world of the living. It is known as the Reanimation Jutsu. The changeling you see before you is actually the dead one which is lying on the examination table. After performing my little autopsy I’ve learned the anatomy of your species and have enhanced this one’s abilities, but he’s not the only one.” Kabuto clapped his hands one more time which caused the lid on the casket to close, then, it receded back into the earth. “That’s not the only trick I have up my sleeve, be patient Chrysalis. If all goes well, you’ll be the new ruler of this land.” Kabuto licked his lips as though thinking of some delicious dessert. “And I’ll have Sasuke.”