See Ya At The Fight
Celestia quivered as she sat on her throne. Her crown was there, as normal; her rainbow mane blew, as if in an invisible breeze. Ponies in her throne room bowed to her, and, at first glance, you’d think that she felt normal; no, that she felt great. That’s what anyone or anypony would assume, after all. She attempted to sit dignified and let nopony notice what was actually going on- it didn’t seem that anypony had noticed yet, anyway.
Celestia did not feel great.
She didn’t feel great, she didn’t even feel normal. Ever since a few days back- when Sasuke had shown her things with those eyes of his, she’d been unable to stay the same. They’d constantly been in her mind during the day, and were in her nightmares at night- it was like she was unable to escape them. It was almost humorous in a way, because she was having nightmares and being haunted by somepony else’s tragic memories- they weren’t even her own bad memories. She’d simply seen them through the eyes of another.
That didn’t make it any better, though.
“Princess? Princess Celestia?”
What?
It was almost like she was out of it- she shook her head a few times, mane splitting wildly as she did so, flowing out behind her, majestic. There was a small pony there, sitting beneath her, bowing, and Celestia had to focus as the pony again asked her.
“Princess, what should we do about the tax? Lower it or raise it?”
She’d hardly been paying attention to discussion- the massacre, and all the other things that she’d seen while she’d been taking a trip inside of Sasuke’s mind, were weighing down on her too much. She replied and tried to regain her focus as the pony walked away. The guards didn’t seem to notice anything, as they stood vigiliant and unwavering, but she wasn’t worried about the guards. She simply didn’t want anypony to know what she’d witnessed.
It was a strange desire- she wanted to keep their minds clear of what she had to now live with knowing. If they recognized her as sick or in some way ill, whether it was physically or mentally, they’d want to know why, and eventually, she’d have to tell them. Then they’d go in a rampage, probably all going after Sasuke, meanwhile, not even listening to how Celestia was trying to explain that it wasn’t her fault.
Basically, she didn’t want Sasuke to pay for her own weakness.
He’d had to live with this for years- and had actually experienced it himself; meanwhile, Celestia was almost breaking down only a few days after having witnessed it. She supposed that this was how Sasuke had gone so cold and angry- and although he was supposedly getting better now, or so she’d heard, from sources that she had- he still would probably never forgive the Leaf for what had been done. She didn’t blame him; after seeing what they’d done, she’d sort of hated the Leaf too- even if it wasn’t her that they’d ruined.
Sasuke’s life would never be the same because of what they did- and, they hadn’t even tried to end the rebellion peacefully; no, let’s just have the clan heir slaughter his own clan. It was completely within the realm of possibility to kill off the shinobi of the clan and leave most of the civilians and weaker shinobi alive- that way, the Uchiha could still exist, and perhaps, in a long time, recover- but now, with Sasuke the only person alive, and stuck here, in Equestria, the chances of the Uchiha ever coming back were very, very low.
There wasn’t much more to see to during day court; and soon, everypony else was gone. All that was left was Celestia sitting on her throne, with light streaming into the window and landing directly in front of her throne. While it may have looked majestic or regal, she knew that she was barely calm as she struggled to maintain an outer composure. More than once today she’d already felt like screaming.
She wondered how Sasuke had dealt with it- well, she’d seen how.
Years of solitude and brooding, of dreaming of reviving his clan and killing Itachi- certainly not healthy dreams that any boy should have. Even though she still hadn’t seen too much of his world- he’d only shown her the major points of his life, after all, she knew that it wasn’t normal. He’d grown his heart cold because it was the only way to handle the pain, and now he had trouble warming it up again after it was all over.
After some time of consideration, she thought that she might go and talk to Sasuke about it. At the very least, he’d probably tell her more about himself, or give her a way to deal with what she was remembering, over and over- especially considering they were his memories, anyway. With this decided, she left her throne and soon flew off, by herself- she didn’t feel like having a royal entourage today.
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Sasuke felt better.
That was the easiest way to sum it up. Ever since he’d cried, the voices had stopped.
He no longer felt such… guilt, on his heart, weighing him down, like a rock.
It was so strange, to feel so free. He walked around Ponyville, and in general, was just more upbeat, more positive and cheerful, and didn’t lash out at everything around him in his pain. He didn’t think that anything could ruin it.
He still didn’t want to go back to the Leaf Village, and he still hated it- but he didn’t think that would ever change. Sasuke had accepted that fact and instead decided to simply live far away from the Leaf Village- and here was probably the farthest he could go to get away. It was literally isolated by dimensions, and Sasuke figured that it was probably the best he could get, so he’d probably stay here, at least for now.
He had no idea what had changed him- maybe it had been the ponies all together, maybe it had only been a select five or six, or maybe it had just been that one cry when it was dark, not even a day or two ago- but he was more grateful than ever to the ponies for what they’d helped him do- what he’d been unable to do on his own.
That was, heal.
Heal.
Heal from all the emotional pain he’d been through over the years- drop off the baggage, and move on with his life. In general, just stop carrying on and continue to hurt over something that was in the past, over with, and wasn’t susceptible to change. He hadn’t been able to do it before, though- for whatever reason, something had been holding him down. Maybe it had been his pride and that had broken when he’d cried in front of ponies, because now he felt a lot more humble. Or maybe the tears had simply been the catalyst, and he’d already nearly been healed from the experience for days now.
To Sasuke, it didn’t really matter so much. He was just glad that he could live without the pain. It had hurt so much, in hindsight, but before, when he’d been in that darkness- he’d clutched onto the pain for his life, and simply went where it had led him- his pain had ended up being one of the only things he could trust in his shitty life, especially back in the Elemental Nations. He wondered if he’d ever return there. He could- he might even be able to forgive the Leaf, someday. He doubted it would happen, but he could try.
Though, he didn’t think it would work.
He didn’t want to push his chances. Still, even after all this change, and feeling much better, as he did, there was still an old, familiar, burning hatred for the Leaf that still somehow found a place inside of his heart. He wasn’t sure how it stayed there- perhaps it was so powerful that it wasn’t able to be removed. But whatever the case was, he didn’t particularly want to go back to the Leaf village- at least not right away.
But maybe someday.
He saw the world in a much more light-hearted way, now- he could still kill, and he knew that he surely could, but now he’d feel bad about it. Now, he wouldn’t want to do it- even if it was an easier solution, he’d do something else to avoid doing it, and only kill when it was absolutely necessary. Sasuke both knew and felt that he’d really changed, and it was taking root in every aspect of his life.
Even when Pinkie had been talking to him earlier, it wasn’t like a few days ago, before his ephiphany. Now, she was an actual friend to him- instead of an annoying horse like he’d always thought before. Even when she’d asked him if they were still friends, he’d responded positively- and the best part about all of it was that it had been easy to respond- and he hadn’t been lying, he’d been completely, utterly, sincere.
“Sasss-kay! Are we still friends, Sasuke! I never threw you a party or anything, and then all that bad stuff happened, and you were being a meany some of the time so I almost didn’t want to, but now I WANT TO!”
The cheerful mare bounced, full of joy, up and down, excited, and Sasuke couldn’t help but to laugh.
“Yes, Pinkie. We’re friends,” he’d said, grinning. And he hadn’t forced the grin.
It wasn’t how he used to be- and he relished the feeling as he walked around Ponyville. He wasn’t even talking to anyone- simply, he was enjoying the day. It was something he found possible, now- enjoy the day without dreaming of revenge and satisfying his deep hatred.
It was wonderful.
Sasuke loitered and laid around in the sun, being completely lazy. There wasn’t much to do, but he decided that being lazy could be a start. He’d never had time for it before, so why not now? There was no point in pushing himself to train- he had nothing to train for. There was no point in doing any ridiculous, hard work- though he could see himself working on Applejack’s farm for money when he decided that he needed it.
No reason to cause himself stress if he didn’t need to, and so he didn’t, and he simply enjoyed rather simple pleasures as he laid in the sun, watched foals play, and in general, thoroughly enjoyed the harmony that Equestria had. It was different than the Elemental Nations- no one was mean, at least, not usually. There were no wars and criminals were an extremely rare thing in these lands, as he’d come to know.
It was, in a way, paradise.
He’d remembered that Celestia had offered him a position in the military. While he had no desire or need to go running off and killing again, Sasuke could see himself protecting others, easily. Ponies or people, it didn’t really matter to him- and, at this point, he was staring to like ponies more than people. They were much more forgiving, and, from what he’d seen so far, in general, they were also smarter and kinder, as well. He doubted he’d be forgiven for his crimes so easily in his old homeland.
He was surprised when Celestia visited him, without any warning.
She dropped down out of the sky, majestic and regal. He watched as the ponies hurriedly bowed- although they were getting used seeing royalty around here because of how much they’d been visiting, they still prostrated themselves in reverence to the pony who was, to them, the paragon of kindness and harmony. Her rainbow mane flew out behind her, and her crown was positioned correctly on her head.
Sasuke could tell, though. He was good at reading people- or ponies, in this case.
Just as he had been, she was disturbed, by something. It didn’t mean that it would be easy to figure out what it was or how to get rid of it, but it didn’t matter. Sasuke could still see it. He saw the look in her eyes, a slightly fearful twinkle that was only barely noticeable. It was one of the only giveaways to an otherwise completely calm and confident Princess of Equestria. Sasuke watched and waited as she approached him.
“Hello, Sasuke. You look better than usual.”
You got that right.
“It’s in no small part because of you,” he answered, with a smile.
“What do you mean?” She asked, confused.
She’d come here with hope of asking for advice- and hopefully getting some form of answer. She wanted to know how to deal with what she’d seen, and she figured that he’d have the answer, because she felt that she was going to go insane if she didn’t find out a way to deal with it right now. She was distracted, though, by Sasuke’s demeanor. He seemed so happy, it was strange- not bad strange, though, good strange.
She’d only ever known him to be cold and almost completely heartless- he’d started changing, but she didn’t think that it would be so rapid- after all, she’d witnessed his downfall. She’d watched as he went from a happy kid-loving his mother, being jealous of and competing with his brother, and constantly trying to gain the affection and attention of his father; all he’d wanted when he was younger was to impress him.
He’d shown her that. And then she’d watched as that fateful night damned him to years of cold, terrible hatred; and indeed, she’d watched as the boy had fell from the high places that he’d previously occupied. It had been such a sad thing to see- to watch as someone with such a bright future changed it to something so dark, only of their own volition, but because of the influence of other people.
It was a good, interesting change, to see him smiling. She wanted to know why he’d changed, and it was a good thing, then, that he seemed to be more than willing to answer her.
“I’ve changed while I was here, Celestia,” Sasuke admitted, turning away and staring across Ponyville- at all of the innocent minds living their lives, many of them still bowing or otherwise showing respect towards the Princess, “I’m not the same as I used to be. You can probably tell by how I’m acting, though.”
A quick nod from her confirmed that, but she still had a confused, even if happy, smile on her face. It was great that he’d changed, but what was different?
“After having so much hatred in my heart- and holding onto so much anger, and bitterness, and all of terrible feelings that stayed inside of me so long… I just… let go, I suppose. I don’t know. I don’t really want to talk about what made me realize that I had to do it. Even if my time in this place has humbled me to a degree, I still have some of my old Uchiha pride left, and I don’t think that it’s ever really going to go away.”
“But, that’s what it was, I suppose. I let go. I realized that everything that had happened to me or had been done to me was in the past, and there was no point in moping around about it and hating what had become my life- because, even if I was almost justified to be a heartless, miserable monster, it didn’t mean I shouldn’t try to put everything behind me and try to grow into something more.”
“And, I guess that’s what happened. I’ve grown… into something more,” he finished.
“That’s… interesting,” Celestia said, wondering if the same thing was true for her. If she could just… drop it all off, and try to forget about it. If Sasuke could, then so could she.
“That’s truthful,” Sasuke corrected, and Celestia didn’t seem to understand for a second, but then just sighed and nodded and went along with it, anyway.
“No, I mean it,” He said, and she looked up to him as he continued talking, “I really mean it- that I’m feeling better because I’m putting it all behind me. You should too, whatever it is that’s bothering you, that is. I can see it in your eyes- you’re troubled.”
She widened her eyes for a second, but then shut them, and giggled. Sasuke looked confused, but she held up a hoof, and then laughed even harder.
“What’s so funny, Princess?” Sasuke asked, with a grin, and Celestia managed to stop laughing for a few moments before she got herself under control- but still, a wide grin broke her face into two imbalanced halves.
“It’s just funny, getting my problems solved by you, after… all that’s happened,” she said, and he understood, nodding before smiling back at her, as well.
“You should stay awhile, Princess,” Sasuke said, and gestured across the expanse of Ponyville, as well as all of the loyal, good citizens, some of which who were still prostrating themselves to her, “I think that it’d be good for you. If there’s something really bothering you, the stress of working all the time is never a helping factor. It’d probably be best for you. I’m serious, you should consider it.”
She glanced out and watched, with deep pride inside her heart, as foals played and parents tended to them; as couples bought supplies or fruits and vegetables for their dinner, and in general, ponies did the normal, menial things in life. It seemed so much more interesting than before- and, even though she had visited a lot recently, she wondered if she was becoming distanced from her ponies.
She realized that it could be true as she watched them. If I visited them more, then it wouldn’t be as much of a surprise to them, and not only that, it wouldn’t make them think that I’m all-powerful, unapproachable, and not even a pony. Ponies, even if they loved her, still shied away from her- and her student had often had that ridiculous, and not to mention completely idiotic idea that she’d banish her if she made a mistake.
Celestia hadn’t even banished anypony in years, and the idea that Twilight thought that about her was more than hurtful. Maybe this was what she’d really been worried about, the whole time? Sasuke’s problems were his own, and she shouldn’t have been so fearful of them- maybe, it was simply what made her realize her own problems. Again, he’d helped her- but this time, he didn’t know it. As he watched the foals play like she did, she realized that he was completely ignorant of what he’d done.
“I wonder if Twilight’s ever going to come back,” Sasuke said.
And, there was that, too.
She’d been trying not to worry about it, but that was probably another thing that had contributed to the nightmares and fears she’d been having of Sasuke’s past. She had no idea where Twilight had gone- she only hoped that she was alive, and that Twilight would return to her, one day. It was a hope that shrinked everyday- after all, they had no idea where she’d gone, and the chances only went down everyday, but still.
There was a decent chance, she supposed, that Twilight had managed to somehow get to Sasuke’s world- and, as such, it would also stand to chance that she could work to finding her way back to Equestria, her home. That did mean though that she’d be living there, amongst Sasuke’s people- and that more than terrified her, it shook her to the core. She wondered if Twilight would even survive such a thing.
Celestia liked to think that she taught her student a lot, and that she was powerful, but she realized that Twilight was even more innocent and clueless about the going-ons of Sasuke’s world than she herself was, and from what she’d seen- again, glimpses, and certainly not everything- she had a good enough idea of his world; at the very least, that people usually weren’t generous, and it was dangerous to travel alone, unless you were a ninja.
Even then, you obviously weren’t safe- as she saw from Sasuke’s memories, and how much death he had witnessed. Being a shinobi didn’t actually mean anything in the long run- plenty of shinobi died fighting other shinobi. It only meant that you were well-trained enough that you had a better chance of survival, but that in no way equated to complete protection- if anything, far from it. She had other thoughts, too.
She also realized that because of how different Twilight was, she’d stick out like a glowing horn. She knew that because of that, Twilight could be targeted specifically- and much easier, as well. Celestia only hoped that she’d taught Twilight enough about magic so that she’d survived- and she reminded herself that she had to stay positive. After all, there was an equal chance that Twilight was alive, and that she’d return, soon or someday…
“Sasuke,” Celestia said, watching her ponies, “did you see where Twilight went?”
Sasuke opened his mouth, then froze and thought about what he was going to say for a moment. He was clearly changing his line of thought. She’d always wondered about that letter thing- and later, had come to realize, as he had, that Twilight hadn’t betrayed him; even as she’d sent the letter, there was no planned plot, she'd never discussed anything of the sort with her student, but that something else had instead happened. Celestia wanted to know what. After a few seconds, he answered, and it raised her hopes a bit.
“As far as I know, it looked like she lost control of her spell, and got transported somewhere else- but that’s all I know. If she ended up in my world… well, you’ve seen my world. You know unlucky she could get there.”
“Yes,” Celestia whispered, looking at the blue sky above, “I know all too well.”
“Hopefully, she’ll come back,” Sasuke offered, but he didn’t think that he was going to make Celestia stop worrying. Celestia replied with a sigh and a short, stiff nod. A moment later, she took to the skies, and soared away- back towards Canterlot, feeling every bit better because of the short journey to speak with Sasuke. It had allievated her problems about his memories, but it had brought up an entire new dilemma- reminding her of her student, as if she hadn’t been worrying enough already.
Sasuke watched her go, until she was out of sight, and then sat down, bored, on the grass. He hoped that he’d helped her. He knew that the ponies were softer than he was- even now, as good as he felt, he still realized that he was harder than them- and that the ponies and their leaders would always be soft, just because that was the way this land worked.
It wasn’t even that soft was bad, not to him, not anymore. It was just the word that fit the place. He wasn’t using it in a condescending manner, or insulting- rather, simply stating it, like a fact- a fact that was true.
“Sasuke!”
Sasuke turned to a small, shrill voice- who did he know that spoke like that?
It turned out it was three he knew that spoke like that- the Cutie Mark Crusaders were waiting when he turned around. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo seemed happy to see him, but Sweetie Belle hid behind the both of them- and she no doubt remembered what he did. He was a little surprised that she was afraid of him, but he remembered that the only thing she’d ever seen him really do was kill another person- and, probably, battle the Princesses.
So it was actually no big surprise that she didn’t really trust him. What he didn’t get was why the other two were braver than her- if anything, all three should’ve been terrified of him for at least a little while longer, if anything. Instead, they seemed eager and Sweetie Belle a little less so, for no real discernable reason. Sasuke decided to investigate this.
“Hello,” he replied, and they seemed excited to even get a response from him.
They squealed- as if they’d already won something- and then proceeded to ask him a question. His face rapidly turned from calm to distraught in a matter of seconds.
“Could you teach us how to be shinobi and use cool moves like you-“
She hadn’t even finished getting the words out of her mouth, but Sasuke was quick to reply- a reply that he was sure they didn’t want. But he didn’t really care about that.
“No,” he said.
They froze up- it was as if they hadn’t even considered that it could be a possible outcome to the scenario they’d all imagined inside their heads.
“But whhyyyyy?” They asked, in an annoying, pestering tone, and Sasuke sighed. He forgot how irritating it could be to deal with children- whether it was human children or foals, it seemed that universally, across dimensions and through all sorts of impossible, kids still had the ability to be annoying- no matter what. It was a natural power, it seemed.
“It isn’t good for you,” he answered, and of course they took it as unfair- in fact, anything but fair. They stomped their hooves, acting like the children they were, and continued to complain.
“Nothing fun or cool or sweet-tasting is ever good for us!” Sweetie Belle complained, and Apple Bloom and Scootaloo readily agreed- as if he could be outvoted by foals, and would have to listen if he was outnumbered in opinion.
It might’ve been a bit jarring, but he decided to go with the quickest solution.
“Sweetie Belle, after I killed that man in front of you, why are you interested in being a ninja?” That was it, right there, and instantly, they all fell silent.
It hit them harder than they realized. Sweetie Belle looked down at her hooves and didn’t move- didn’t speak, didn’t breathe. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo seemed similarly affected, if not to the same intensity as Sweetie Belle.
“I-it’d be pretty coo-“Apple Bloom started, but Sasuke shut her down, right away.
“No, it wouldn’t. Trust me, you don’t want my life. Now, go away, and go grow up to be happy little ponies. Go try to find a more normal cutie mark. You don’t want any one that has anything to deal with shinobi, anyway. It’d be a curse, not a blessing, to be skilled at killing.”
“It isn’t something you desire, and no matter how much you ask, I’m not going to give in. I’m not anyone you know, and I have a much stronger will than they do, so trust me when I say annoying me won’t work, either. Run along, now.”
They seemed to acquiesce, but Apple Bloom stayed behind.
“You don’t understand! For us, Cutie Marks are important, and I want to know what mine is, whatever the cost. If it’s one about killing, then oh well, I’ll-“
“Don’t even try to finish that sentence,” Sasuke breathed, and Apple Bloom stopped on the spot- her tongue bit between her own teeth as she obeyed him. For a few moments, they stood there, and Sasuke almost thought she was going to have the audacity to start again, but she didn’t, and hung her head and her tail, walking away.
“Trust me, kid. It’s not something you want. I’m sure it looks cool and interesting and exciting to you, but… living with what you’ve done is painful. I’m only just now getting over it, even if I had a harder life than most shinobi, it’s still terrible. Go play with your friends,” he muttered. She glared at him, and then turned around, away from him.
She said something, but it was too low for him to hear, and he didn’t bother concentrating harder or asking her what she’d said as she ran away. He was surprised by how brash and bold they were. Maybe they just didn’t understand the gravity of what he did on a daily basis, yet. He remembered that he thought killing would be easy, when he was a kid.
How much of a fucking idiot was I? Did I even have enough brain cells to breathe?
Sasuke sighed, and for the first time in a while, scowled at the sky. He sincerely hoped that they wouldn’t try to do what he’d told them not to. That’d just make it annoying, and he was feeling good for the first time in a long time. He just didn’t feel like dealing with anything at the moment. So, he laid down and stared at the sky, and went back to what he was doing before. Amazingly, nothing interrupted him, for a while.
For a while- and then, eventually, something did.
He heard a pony running past- he thought it was Pinkie, and moments later, his assumption was proven correct when she shoved her face into his and shouted, overjoyed, but said no actual words- just cries of enjoyment and glee that were doing anything but translating the reason for the happiness to Sasuke. He managed to get her away- she did need to learn personal space, as nice as she was- and then he got her to calm down.
Well, he didn’t get Pinkie to calm down- it was more like he waited for her to. She was like a monkey hyped up on sugar, and it took her a few minutes for her breathing to go down past what Sasuke would consider hyperventilating. The permanent, gleeful smile on her face slipped up just enough so that she could communicate.
“Twilight’s back!” She shouted. Instantly, that got his attention. He continued listening to Pinkie as his mind ran away with the information. He wondered how she’d survived. Did she just get lucky? Was it that she was placed into a safe place when she teleported, and she didn’t have a hard time there? Did she even get sent to his world, or somewhere else?
He had to find out. Pinkie Pie continued blabbering about it, over and over, until he heard one tidbit of information that made his eyes widen and his hands clench. Instantly, his eyes turned color- and already, the red design was visible inside of his scarlet irises.
“- and Twilight came back and it made a popping sound- like popcorn, oh I LOVE popcorn- and then this other shinobi, kinda like you Sasuke, was there too, and he looked really important and all serious and stuff and he was looking around-"
He blocked out Pinkie for the time being- and it wasn’t for the sake of cruelty, it was for the ability to concentrate and try to gain some clarity on the situation. It was possible that the ninja could be from anywhere. He didn’t know what Pinkie had meant by the ninja looked important, though. Probably just had a pretentious outfit, something incredibly arrogant and flamboyant that didn’t actually portray his real strength.
With that in mind, Sasuke began to calm down. Even if the shinobi recognized him, it was a good chance that he could easily beat him in battle if he tried to fight- and Sasuke wouldn’t be the one to start it either. He also knew that it could be a swordsman or some other kind of warrior- they couldn’t tell strength, and didn’t know that most normal types of warriors were weak and paled in comparison to shinobi. He was hoping for this to happen. He was hoping for luck to work out for once in his favor.
Sasuke took off for where Pinkie had said they appeared- the town square, he’d heard, in the middle of her endless, excited blabbering- and raced over there at once. With such great speed like he possessed, and especially due to the small size of the town, he was there in less than thirty seconds. He stopped when he got closer- taking no chances, and making sure to keep himself hidden.
He could barely see because the ponies were crowded around so much, but it was clear that there was a tall ninja there. He caught a flash of orange here and there, but he couldn’t see much more than that. The shinobi was talking, but he couldn’t hear him either- the crowd of ponies again blocked out his sensitive ears with their chatter.
When he saw the spiky blond hair, though, his heart stopped- in a strange mix of fear and anticipation. Once he was able to see him, he immediately recognized Naruto.
He looked different. That would be putting it mildly, though.
Naruto had clearly grown. Sasuke could’ve sworn that he’d only been gone a little longer than a month, now, but it was possible that there was time differences between universes. Naruto wore a cloak similar to his father’s- with his own colors of orange and red, instead. He still wore the same steel headband with the blue cloth- and it was wrapped around his forehead, same as ever. He wore it proudly. He walked with confidence- in fact, it oozed off of him. He talked easily- with more dignity and sophisticated tones that he’d never had before.
Sasuke realized that Naruto had become Hokage- and acted much more seriously because of it. He watched as Naruto conversed with the ponies- and meanwhile, he watched, as Twilight slipped out of the crowd for a moment to head towards the library. She returned a few minutes later, as the ponies continued asking questions. Who was he? Why was he here? Was he anything like Sasuke? Naruto answered all of these calmly, as his ears twitched- and no one noticed, not even Sasuke.
It wasn’t long before both Princesses flew down from the sky- and everyone but Naruto bowed. He met them and they spoke- at length, for minutes, about boring, menial topics. They compared rates- economy, talked about who they led, or in Celestia’s case, ruled over. Naruto was just making conversation, though.
With a flick of the wrist- and faster than anyone in the area could see, except Sasuke- he threw a kunai out of his hand, and watched as it buried itself with force into the tree that Sasuke had been hiding behind. Grumbling, Sasuke came out.
Naruto smiled at him, and Sasuke only gave a neutral stare back. Already, the ponies seemed to sense the tension in the air. On the order of the Princesses, they began to leave Ponyville- and Twilight seemed pale.
Naruto went right to the point. He’d already mentioned it to the Princesses, and while Celestia seemed to disagree, she said she’d allow it, if Sasuke went peacefully.
Luna was all in favor of it.
“Come back to The Hidden Leaf Village, Sasuke. I can promise you a safe return, and your rights as a shinobi will be reinstated. It’ll cost me an incredible amount of paperwork- not to mention getting most of the other countries and their leaders getting pissed off at me- but I don’t care. You’ll be an elite jonin, and it might take a while, but you’ll eventually regain your honor.” He waved his hand and brought it toward himself. “Come on, let’s go.”
He had a huge smile on his face- like he always did.
Sasuke smirked, and gave his answer.
“I don’t want revenge anymore, Naruto. I’m done with trying to destroy the Leaf.”
Naruto’s smile probably couldn’t go wider. It was approaching Pinkie-levels now, and Sasuke noticed the resemblance. His smile fell at Sasuke’s full answer, though.
“This place has changed me, for the better, though. I’m not so hateuful, anymore. I laughed for the first time in forever, today. But, at the same time, I don’t think I’ll be able to come back with you, Naruto. I still can’t stand the Leaf for what happened to me, even if I’m not going to try to get revenge anymore. I’m not going with you.”
Naruto’s happy, bright blue eyes immediately narrowed. The next words that he spat out of his mouth were never what Sasuke expected to hear from him. Naruto was beyond angry. He was furious, he was livid.
Naruto was pissed.
“Don’t even try to give me that, Sasuke! God, you’re arrogant. I just gave you the offer of a lifetime, and you piss on it! I’m glad that you’re not going for revenge on the village- not like you could do it, anyway, but I’m drawing the line here. I’ve offered you a chance, time and time again to come back, and even now, you’re refusing me. You’re still a criminal, and I’m offering you freedom. And, even as my friend, Sasuke, I’m bringing you in.”
As a swirling blue ball of chakra formed in Naruto’s hand, Sasuke vividly remembered a similar speech that Naruto had given him- what seemed like lifetimes ago.
“Even if you have to break all the bones in my body?” Sasuke asked, smirking.
“Even if, Sasuke,” Naruto said, still angry, remembering the Valley of The End.
The Princesses seemed to be arguing with one another, but Sasuke and Naruto weren’t concentrated on them. Twilight was about to burst into tears as she watched Sasuke’s arm light up with lightning- and a sound similar to the chirping of birds filled the air.
As they charged at each other, Twilight realized that this was always going to be what happened- and even if she tried to intervene, she’d only get hurt.
Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie, Rainbow, and Applejack all watched in horror as the strange creature they came to know as a friend charged someone down; the other, doing the same to him. Sasuke only remembered the last time they’d truly done this- and, even over how loud his Chidori was, he heard Naruto so clearly- so clearly, he thought he’d remember it for the rest of his life.
“It’s been a long time, Sasuke.”
TO BE CONTINUED
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It's from that one Futurama episode, right?
I grinned happily though the chapter until Naruto came. Whoa, it's so exciting right now, I'm gonna explode
(In my opinion, I want Sasuke to stay in Equestria..somehow...)
Wait, Is Naruto going to be the dick in this story?
Go Sasuke! Kick Naruto's sorry ass all the way back to Konoha!
You did say that this will be ending soon right? If that's the case, have you had any thoughts on maybe writing a sequel if your plan is for Sasuke to remain in Equestria? I'd like to see how he handles Discord and maybe have him take up Celestia's offer. Should he chose to do so I think he should eventually become her personal guard and adviser.
2548620
Yeah, bender fighting in the robot fighting tournament
Man, it was so funny. I loved that show. It's too bad they're canceling it.
2548811
Well, look at it from my perspective. I like writing fimfiction, but I have to focus on my own writing career. No matter how good it is, fanfiction is fanfiction. It's possible I'd do a sequel, but it'd be no time soon, and first I have a gigantic pokemon fanfic I'm going to write. It's possible though that will happen.
And to you.
2548696
If you see him taking back Sasuke as bad, then yes. I'm sorry, but Sasuke, in my opinion, still has to pay for what he's done- just getting rid of his own guilt doesn't make his actions go away, or something. You'll see what I have planned. It actually leaves a sequel open.
2548866 They're cancelling it again?
2548892
Yes.
It was later revealed that the seventh season would be the final season, as Comedy Central announced that they would not be commissioning any further episodes.
From Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama
2548881
Ah k thanks for clearing that up and awesome story
Sasuke kick his ass you can live happy in Equestria fight for it, just keep fight to be happy.
mean dude just don't fuck this plz, i want hem to be happy
bur man i love this story.
Well, that escalated quickly.
A little too quickly actually. They only said a few lines to eachother and naruto already Goes on the offensive. Why would naruto act like this? This is way different than how he is.
not gonna lie, Naruto's acting like an ass. As for sasuke...
Pfft, P*ssy... (remember how that got my comment deleted last time? Have fun with that!)
2549259
I don't really know what you're talking about.
Clan gone, suffered alone, lived a cruel life, now he is happy and doesn't want revenge. Please Oh Please let sasuke stay with them please seeing him in the show suffering actually made me sad. Just let him stay alive please and happy forever.
2549078
You forget about how I handled the future of the manga and what happened after-
As in, Naruto and everyone else are fighting for their lives, and Sasuke still attacks them
Look at it this way- Naruto isn't the most patient person in the world. For about a good 60% of the manga, Sasuke has been one of the biggest assholes ever. This is undeniable.
Eventually, Naruto is going to get pissed. In my mind, it makes sense. He even admits he changed, but he still won't go with Naruto. Can you imagine how angry you'd be if someone like Sasuke was saying stuff like that, right to your face, after all the shit he'd done?
I'm just saying look at the entire thing, and not just about what Naruto would do in the manga right now. This is an older Naruto, who's now Hokage, and he also still hasn't made his promise to Sakura, which makes him feel horrible.
yeah i kinda want him to stay now
A cliffhanger................................
I.
HATE.
CLIFF.
HANGERS!
I go for Sasuke all the way!!!!!!!!
Sides will be taken and old rivals will fight again.
So I sit down with a bowl of soup, ready to take a bite wile reading this chapter, and before I know it, Iv read the whole chapter without taking a bite of the soup in the spoon in my hand
A little quick on the fight but a good read I do say this will suffice and as for it ending make it good and this will definitely have a sequel that will have cliffhangers much like this one every chapter. Sequel "Sauske Uchias Adventures in Cliffhanger Equestria" TM
254953
I FUCKING AGREE I WANT AN UPDATE TOMORROW OR I WILL FIND YOU AUTHOR AND I WILL BREAK YOUR LEGS TIE YOU TO YOUR COMPUTER DESK AND MAKE YOU FUNKING WRITE
I actually want Sasuke to stay in Equestria now.
Awesome!
I wonder how much stronger Sasuke is now. I mean after he recovered you said he felt stronger than he was before. If my memory isn't betraying me that is.
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Sorry, but if I didn't update today, and waited for the next chapter to be done and update in a pair, you wouldn't have seen the chapter until like next Friday or something, maybe more.
Hmm fight should be equal.
In the end i do think that Naruto wins but not without having serious damage himself.
In order for Tsunade to come Naruto has to win otherwise Tsunade would never help the ponies :)
Gonna be fun seeing you write the next part.
Yes! Finally a sasuke fic xD there has to be more fics like this :3 ill be startin this story soon
2554070Oh hi there. I can see you actually have started reading this. Just finished chapter 20 myself.
God this story is full of cliffhangers. Can't believe it took me all day to finish 20 chapters. And even then I'm staying up past when I should be sleeping to read this.
Yo author, for some reason every time I see your name I want to say Uragaan (oo-ra-gone). It's a monster from MH3U and for some reason your name looks eerily similar to it.
2555639
My name is pronounced Ugalaa(oo-ga-la)writer. It's not really my name, obviously, but it's sort of an old joke between me and my friends. That's funny that it reminds you monster hunter though.
2555831>>2555734 and the rest of your comments too
Thanks, I hope you like the story.
damn how you vex me so cliff hangers >< this has been a fantastic story!! i seriously hope sasuke wins (sadly i doubt it since he hasnt kept his body up to shape since equestria is peaceful lately) but even if he loses i still hope he visits equestria again :) you more then deserved my follow :D great great story ^^
2555639
ya same here i started reading since 12 last night or whenever you showed me this story its currently 709am just got finished took me the whole night im damn sleepy now xD so i think ill get a few Zs soon ^w^ thanks again for showing me this story i loved it :D
2555887Eeyup. Really the only reason it reminds me of monster hunter is because I've been trying to write a MH crossover, and I've been typing the word Uragaan a lot. o by some weird brain cognitive response thingy, I automatically associated Ugalaa with Uragaan.
2558792
Well, I guess most of that was right, but it is a dragon, and the way they did it in the episode looked stupid, in my opinion. If you piss off a dragon, more would happen than that. Some of them are pretty slow, there's no way they wouldn't get injured. The only ones that could get away imo were Twilight and Rainbow... I just looked at it as more realistic. If I was going to do this fic I was going to have to do like that anyway. I agree with a lot of what you said. I never claimed to be good. I'm a shitty writer. It only gets worse from here- as in, a lot more bad stuff happens, so just quit now if you don't want to read any more.
2558940
You're not that bad a writer. Not great... I mean Sasuke's transition was completely unrelateable beyond his initial guilt at despoiling and bringing or allowing harm to true innocents. And you have a bunch of technical issues that need editing.
The interaction, while missing realism, is believable enough and interesting enough to keep me reading. Especially Twi in the EN.
Honestly I don't mind the gore or bad stuff happening to the characters, as long as it doesn't really go any farther than a lack of plot armour. Which it hasn't, really. So kudos on that.
What I mind is the complete contempt the story has for FiM canon.
My problem is not that Fluttershy got injured. It is that the only reason she got injured was because you think the original episode is stupid.
Regardless of whether or not this is true, it is the way it is.
You want Shy to get hurt, you need to actually make a believable divergence from the original. You didn't even bother.
And then your portrayal of Celestia.
I expected Sasuke's contempt to be pretty much the way it was depicted, but did not expect his perspective to be endorsed wholesale by the narrative.
Celestia is at least thousands of years old. She has fought and persevered through unimaginable trials to make Equestria the way it is. Discord, Sombra, her own sister, other species like dragons and griffins.
Equestria is no garden of eden.
There is pettiness, peril, and strife. Their peace and innocence was bought with the effort and sacrifice of those generations that did not have such luxury. The disharmony between the races was severe enough to plunge their land into a supernatural winter. Do you think bitterness and selfishness alone is severe enough to attract the curse of the windigoes?
And then once peace and harmony is finally achieved, the spirit of disharmony himself is released into the land to torment them and tear their fragile harmony apart.
And then power hungry unicorns turn to black magic to corrupt and enslave an empire of light.
And then one of the saviours of the land falls to her own angst at the very nature of the world and her subjects, and must be sealed away as an eternally reviled villain despite the fact that the world she threatened to plunge into darkness and evil would not exist if not for her heroic efforts.
And those are just some of the major conflicts dealing with "supervillains", not even the regular strife that had to be put to bed for harmony to reign.
And this land of Equestria, that suffered no less than the ancient land of the Elemental Nations, found the courage, wisdom, and power to overcome and twist it's own fate to the default of peace and harmony, while the Elemental Nations repeat an endless cycle of bloodshed and misery.
Yet yet this story condescends endlessly to Celestia about her ignorance, stupidity, and recklessness, that for all intents and purposes was manufactured by you.
Look at it this way: If the Sage of Six Paths had been immortal, the EN may have become like Equestria.
Is that something to deride?
Luna and Celestia together are essentially their world's sage.
And she is horrified by the tragic life of one emo shinobi?
Come on.
Tartaros is canon. It is filled with all of the actually dangerous demons and monsters that once plagued Equestria. Who do you think put them there? What do you think they did before they were put away?
You want to depict a darker version of Equestria, you only need to read between the lines of how it is presented as family entertainment.
As for the most recent chapter, is there some reason that Sasuke does not understand that he can return to Equestria any time he wants? Kind of a pointless fight. Your Naruto is acting like a retard. The fact that Sasuke is so chill should instantly make Naruto do anything in his power to not have him backslide. And can't Twi just transport them before they fight? You know, avoid wrecking Ponyville or releasing Discord and all?
2560620
Again, a lot of that is true, and here's my response.
While a lot of that is true, and this is for discord- they never seem to show him really doing...anything? The most he does is make the ponies depressed, and mess up the landscape. No one dies and the most he does is pick on them and make fun of them- and then gets hit by elements of harmony, boom, statue again. He never inflicts any actual damage or tries to kill any of them. Sure, I'm sure that people like Sombra and him, and the demons and monsters in Tartaros are bad, but it never shows it, and even if it did, I guarantee no characters would get actually hurt or anything.
I'm not saying that I did this story perfect, or that there isn't mistakes in it.
Naruto is not acting retarded.
Naruto IS retarded, in the anime, and the manga. There is no actual reason why someone would not get pissed off at Sasuke after having him do that shit so many times to you. He acts like a complete condescending dick- and this is in canon too, not just my fic- so I wanted to show that affecting Naruto.
Sasuke cannot just go back to Equestria any time he wants to.
DO you really think that if Naruto wanted to keep Sasuke in EN- that he would even allow Twilight near him? All he has to do is post guards that are beyond chuunin level and they could take her out before she could teleport.
As for Celestia, after I thought about the Dragonshy episode, I realized how stupid it is to send six teenage-young adult girls to go talk to a dragon. TALK to a dragon. I still can't get over how dumb that is. That's why I depicted it that way.
As for if EN had become like Equestria if Sage of Six Paths had stayed immortal- is that something to deride? No, probably not. You probably have me there.
I get that you don't like my story, but if all you're going to do is come on here and 100% bash, just leave. I'm not going to change it for you, and you're in the minority- most people seem to like what I've written. If you've read up to the recent chapter, I don't even understand why you're still on this story, anyway. If you don't like it, stop reading. No one's forcing your eyes on the screen and making you scroll the mouse wheel, and making you keep going.
2561071
If you consider what I said to be true, why are you calling it "bashing"?
I do not hate this story. I think it shows promise, especially due to being one of the best, most believable depictions of a character as dangerous and irredeemable as Sasuke in the Equestrian setting. I am not bashing your story.
I am offering the author of a story I see as "not bad but has problems" a review and critique of those problems for the author to consider. Whether you do or not is up to you and I have no intention of pestering you to change anything you don't want to change. But as a fan, a reader, a fic promoter, a reviewer, a critic, etc, this is they type of feedback I leave. I do not assume I am automatically right, but this is the constructive criticism I have on your narrative.
While the story itself is interesting and makes me want to keep reading, your attitude in regards to certain things is off putting.
And I am not "100% bashing" I raised 3 issues that are valid criticisms:
1: You shouldn't deviate from canon with absolutely no reason for the divergence in your narrative or plot,
2: You are massively undermining a character to the point it appears you are bashing her,
3: It appears you are fast tracking the fight since the unique nature of the situation should have given Naruto some pause before rushing into it like that.
That last one is plot specific and not a general issue, so I am perfectly willing to let it go, even though it does not quite sit right with me.
The other 2 are more problems with how you personally subjectively view the canon characters and events, not with your writing itself.
While I agree that I doubt Discord ever directly killed anypony, since dead ponies = less chaos to create, just imagine for a minute what the lives of the mane 6 would have been like if they hadn't stopped him, say... 10 years later. They only had to suffer through Discord's reign for a day or 2 in the show. Imagine living like that your whole life.
As for the rest. Yes they are "not that bad" due to the G rating of the show. That is only relevant if you want to write a fic that is showlike. Otherwise it is quite easy to imagine what Equestria is like, or had been like, if the show had a higher rating, say similar to a shonen manga?
As for characters getting seriously hurt, again, that's plot armour, which you removed for your story and I have no problem with.
Celestia tasked her protege, the most powerful unicorn in Equestria, to "encourage" a dragon to leave. Actual episode wording, "encourage". I do not know why Celestia chose to handle the situation this way, but I'm not going to assume as you do that a millenia old diarch was too stupid to realize that the quest she sent 6 girls on was going to get them roasted by a dragon.
It's not that I don't agree this could be a realistic concern regarding this episode, but headcanoning it as "Celestia is dumb" isn't really the most reasonable way of interpreting things. But it seems that's what you went with and ran with it for the rest of the story.
Nothing really else to say. If this isn't helpful to you, sorry for wasting your time. But I'm not hating on you or bashing your fic. And while my comments focus on the negative issues I have, those issues are specific and not a reflection on how I feel about the fic as a whole.
I'm not sure if I'll keep reading or not, but I won't bring these same issues up again since I've said my piece.
2562418
No, I mostly agree with you. And I'll take the criticism into consideration, but the story is going to stay the way it is, mostly because I like it and so do most of the other readers.
I twist canon because it fits the story and I need it, and I feel that it makes more sense the way I did it- but again, it's more opinions at this point, than anything else.
Celestia isn't necessarily dumb, but I felt that it was REALLY stupid to do that. I don't understand how she thinks it's possible for her student to take on a dragon - even if she's really powerful. Twilight barely handled an Ursa Minor, and a dragon can just breathe fire, and they're probably magic resistant . She'd get burned.
Anyway, I appreciate the consideration, and I'm glad you don't hate the story. I'm also glad that you think it has really good characterization of Sasuke, because that's the main focus. The rest of it is minor in comparison. That's probably part of the reason why there's mistakes in other parts of it.
Keep reading, if you feel like it. There might be a sequel.
In the end, I think we're going to have to agree to disagree.
MORE!!!
I don't like the sudden change all in one chapter, and it would've made for a slightly more interesting story if his personality didn't change.
Still a amazing story though. This is my 2nd time reading it over to see for any missed grammar/spelling mistakes I could show you, but I've only found 1 to 10. So you get a 10/10 on the spelling and grammar section from me. The plot is also very well constructed at this point in the story, as it is in most other chapters.
My rating of the story up to this point? 9/10
So question twilights been gone for awhile now I guess celestia just dosent give a shit? Also once again she's well well over a thousand years old has probably seen unimaginable numbers of dead and fought a night mare demon that took over her sister I just have a hard time seeing her not being able to take memory's like that.