Well, here we are. A brand new chapter of Impulse. Hard to believe that it's been over a year since the last update, huh? Sorry about that. Any who read my Rave Master Naruto story already know what happened. As for those who don't, go read my author's note at the beginning of Rave Master Naruto chpt.25 to learn what happens (as I'm to lazy to retell it here). Now, onto the long overdo chapter of...

Impulse 10: Next Impulse

"OK you four, lets take a quick break here for a minute before we arrive at the village" said Sephiroth.

The four youths nodded as the sat on the ground and took a moment to catch their breaths. The journey hadn't been an easy one. Roxas and Namine especially, seeing as they weren't use to long distance travels on foot before. Hell, even Naruto and Hinata had admitted to each other that they were out of shape for this sort of thing.

After a few minutes, Sephiroth looks at Naruto and Hinata and ask them "Since we'll soon be at your former village, mind telling us a little about it?"

"Well, the Hidden Leaf is rather large in size. The total populace ranges around 2,000 people; a little over three hundred of which live the ninja life style. Several powerful clans and high ranking families also call the Leaf home" said Hinata.

"The village has kind of a bowl shape to it, seeing as it is nestled against the side of a mountain; on which the faces of the former Hokage have been carved upon it. And, on a personal note, they have the best ramen stand that anyone could have ever hoped for" said Naruto.

Hinata giggles at the sound of longing in Naruto's voice as he spoke of the ramen stand. It was obvious to her that Naruto, if he had the time, was planning on making a stop off by Ichiraku's while they were there.

"Are you guys looking forward to seeing any old friends there? Even if they don't know that you guys are you?" asked Namine.

"It will be nice to see them again, but..." Hinata starts to say.

"But obviously, we can't let them know Naruto and Hinata are alive. Or else, we can expect a load of trouble" said Roxas.

"Yeah, but it will still be nice to at least see them again. However, I am worried about what old man Tazuna said about how the village had changed since that Danzo guy took over" said Naruto.

"That has me worried as well. On the one hand, there is what you both have told us about the Hidden Leaf. On the other, there's the issue of what the old builder said about what the village had become since the incident" said Sephiroth.

"So, what should we do now?" asked Naruto.

"Since we'll be arriving at the village within the hour, I think it's time we put Washu's little inventions to the test. Do you remember how to activate them?" asked Sephiroth.

Naruto and Hinata nod as they stand up. They each extend the hand the wrist bands were resting on out before them, then place their index and middle fingers of the other hand onto the crystal at the center of the wrist band.

"Reveal" they both say as one, causing the crystal to give off a faint glow before they both are enveloped in light.

After a second, the light fades, leaving Roxas and Namine's jaws hanging open in shock and making Sephiroth grin just a bit. Both Naruto and Hinata were still wearing the black full body, hooded cloaks he had given them. But their faces and hair had changed dramatically.

Naruto's tan skinned had become more pale and his spiky blonde hair had turned purple in color and had shifted, becoming longer a little. His eyes had also been changed in color to a lighter shade of purple.

Hinata, for her part, had her hair turn red and it had become shorter and spiky in a way. She still had a light skin tone, though it was slightly darker than it had been. And her eyes had a greenish hue now as well as pupils.

"Not bad, Washu, not bad" said Sephiroth as he looked them over.

"Damn guys, is that really you?" asked Roxas.

"You both looks so different" adds Namine.

"Really, we do...? Hey, my voice is different" said Naruto.

Hinata hummed a little, then says "My voice has changed to."

"That Washu woman really is something else, huh guys?" asked Roxas, earning a nod from the others.

"That she is. Now, we need to decide on new names for you both to go by for the duration of our time within the village" said Sephiroth.

"Any ideas?" asked Naruto who looked at Hinata.

Hinata shrugs as do Roxas and Namine when Naruto looks at him.

"New names are simple enough. Naruto, you are now...Lelouch. Hinata, I think Kallen will work well here" said Sephiroth.

"Wow, were did you come up with those names from, master?" asked Namine.

"Those are the names of former members of KNIGHT in the past" said Sephiroth.

"They must have been something special if you chose their names" said Naruto.

"Well, they were skilled members o KNIGHT. After all, Lelouch was a brilliant tactician and Kallen was considered a skilled warrior, one of the best fighters the order ever had. But that's not the reason why I chose those names for you two" said Sephiroth.

"Then why did you choose these names for us then?" asked Hinata.

"Actually, it's because your appearances are the spitting image of those two former KNIGHT members. So, it makes sense that you three be named after them" said Sephiroth.

"Makes sense, I guess" said Naruto as he looked Hinata over.

He did have to admit that he was wanting to read up on this Kallen girl when they got back. Hinata's black coat had fit her shapely body rather well. But her new appearance was even more shapely in the coat.

"OK, now before we get moving again, let's go over everything one final time" said Sephiroth, making all four of them gather around him.

"Now, our mission is simply enter the Hidden Leaf and try to learn as much as we each can about what happened to both Naruto and Hinata two years ago and possibly how they ended up on our side of the world. Also, while we're there, make sure you stay with the names of Lelouch and Kallen. Naruto, Lelouch had a bit of an arrogant personality about him and he was a very intellectual person. Hinata, Kallen was a rather fiery young girl who wasn't afraid to get rough if she had to" said Sephiroth.

"Well, we know Naruto's gonna have a bit of a challenge ahead of him" joked Roxas, earning a giggle from Namine and, surprisingly, Hinata to.

"Shut up, Roxy" shouts Naruto.

"Hinata, do you think you can handle being a tough girl?" asked Namine.

Hinata nods and says "If you asked me this two years ago, I would have said no. But, I'm sure I'll be able to handle it. After all, it could be fun" said Hinata.

"Also, don't forget that the illusion will only last for seventy two hours, so we'll need to have completed the mission by then. And make sure you keep the bands on. If you remove them, the illusion will be broken and we won't be able to reactivate them" says Sephiroth.

"Right" said Naruto and Hinata together.

"OK, let's get going. The sooner we can get this done, the sooner we'll all have peace of mind" said Sephiroth.

"Among other things" said Naruto, seeing as both he and Hinata still weren't sure if they wanted to go back or not.

They returned to walking and within the hour, they could see the main gates of the Hidden Leaf Village. But even at a distance, both Naruto and Hinata could tell that something had changed. And Roxas, Namine, and Sephiroth could feel an ominous air flowing from the direction of the village.

It wasn't long after that they they came before the massive gates. But even without stepping inside the village, the group could already tell that something was very wrong. The gates had been reinforced greatly to protect from battering rams and other such siege weapons.

The upper walls of the village had been raised up to and even higher position than it was before. Windows had been added to the extension to allow arrows laced with chakra to be fired down. And looking higher still, they could just barely make out towers that had been built within the village.

"So, what now? Do we knock or something?" asked Roxas as he looked around.

He got his answer quicker than he had expected as a flash of movement occurred all around them, followed by the five of them each had three blades put upon them. One aimed at their backs, another at their fronts. And the last was just barely pressed against their necks.

A final flash of movement brought a figure to stand before them. He was a large and imposing man who was missing his right eye. Add the other visible scars on his face, it was obvious that this Leaf Ninja, who Naruto and Hinata didn't recognize, had seen many intense battles.

"Identify yourselves" said the man in a cold voice.

"My name is Sephiroth, captain in the KNIGHT Order from the kingdom of Rastara. Rastara is a kingdom located on the western continent. These four behind me are my students; Roxas, Namine, Lelouch, and Kallen" said Sephiroth in a calm voice.

The man studied Sephiroth for a moment, then makes a motion with his head, leading his comrades to pull back the hoods on the four younger KNIGHT's. Once their faces had been revealed, the leader looked them over very carefully.

"And why have you traveled so far and have come here for?" asked the man.

Sephiroth slowly and carefully reaches into his long coat; the action making the other nin strengthen the hold on their weapons. He then carefully pulls out a folded piece of paper and hands it over to the lead nin, who carefully unfolds it; expecting a possible trap.

"We were sent on the orders of our King to establish trade relationships with the people of this continent. Seeing as we arrived at a port in the Land of Wave and we heard that this village was closest to them, we decided to come here to make an offer to your Hokage" said Sephiroth.

The man read over the letter carefully, staying alert as to any kind of trickery from these unknowns. After a minute, he says "I'll go speak with our lord and see what he has to say on this." And with that, the man makes a hand sign and disappears in a swirl of smoke and leaves.

For a few minutes, they remained silent seeing as they doubted that they could talk to one another. But finally, before to long, the head ninja reappears and makes a motion with his hand that brings his men to lower their weapons.

"Lord Danzo will see you now. Be advised that you will remain with us at all times as we go to see him. Doing anything that would be considered suspicions will result in us taking action. Understood?" asked the man.

Sephiroth and the others nod, then the man turns around and makes a motion with his hands. A small door cut into the main door appears and opens up and the whole group enters into the village with each of the guards taking up a position around them.

As they walk through the village, Naruto and Hinata become horrified at what they see around them. What had once been a lively and a rather cheerful village for the most part had now become cold, hard, and sterile looking. There was no real life left in either the village or in the eyes of its people.

Sephiroth could feel the pain of his two students flowing from them, then looks at the lead ninja and ask "If you don't mind, may I ask what has happened here? During our brief time in Wave, we learned a lot about the Hidden Leaf. And so far, what I'm seeing lies in contrast to what I've heard."

The man was quiet for a moment, then says "I can understand the difference in what they say to the reality of the now, seeing as we haven't done business with them in a year. We are at war right now. There has been constant strife in our land for months now. The Hidden Mist Village has been destroyed. The Hidden Stone Village has allied itself with the Akatsuki organization after their Kage was killed. The Hidden Sound has taken control of the Hidden Sand, scattering many of its ninja into the winds, killing others. And the Hidden Cloud...well, we don't talk about those self serving monsters."

'Gaara...' thought Naruto with a worry.

No more words were spoken as there was nothing more that needed to be added yet. Before to long, they had arrived at the Hokage's tower, which had been completely redesigned to be more of an impregnable fortress. The ninja escorted the KNIGHT members up the stairway and it wasn't long before they were standing before Danzo's office.

NH

The lead ninja knocked on the door, which promptly opened by a masked man from the other side. Naruto and Hinata mentally noted that though the mask looked like an Anbu mask, it didn't have he usual animal features upon it. Instead, the mask looked more like the face on an demon.

Then they saw the scarred man sitting behind the desk, reading over some documents. "I take it you are the representatives from this Rastara Kingdom I take it?" asked Danzo with out looking up at them.

Not taking any offense to this, Sephiroth steps forward and said "That is correct, lord Hokage."

Danzo then looks up at them and says "I must correct you there. I do not go by the title of Hokage like my predecessors. Since taking over, I have renamed the position as the Oumono."

Both Roxas and Namine spared the slightest look towards Naruto and Hinata and managed to see the slightest look of anger on their faces. Did Danzo or his men see it was well was unknown. But if they had detected it, that didn't show any signs of knowing.

"Well then, lord Oumono, me and my students have come here on behalf of our king to discuss trade negotiation with you and your people. Have you had a chance to read over what we have to offer and what it is we wish to trade for?" asked Sephiroth.

"I have. I must admit, what you are offering is quite...generous. However, there is more I would like to ask for if I may?" asked Danzo.

Sephiroth had a feeling that this would happen. Normally, the answer would be a no seeing as what was being offered was all the king was willing to trade at this time. But seeing as this was a fake mission anyways, making an agreement to this would actually help them...hopefully.

"My I ask what else we have that you might want, sir?" asked Sephiroth.

Danzo studied Sephiroth's face very carefully, watching it for any form of deception and trickery as he said "I have heard of the weapons and technology possessed by the people from your continent. And I have heard that these weapons are pretty advanced as well. I would be willing to make trade with you in exchange for them."

Sephiroth knew he had to be very careful here. It was becoming obvious that this Danzo was a military strategist and quite cunning as well. "That will be difficult, seeing as our king has natural fears on how our weapons and tech would be used."

After a brief pause, Sephiroth adds "However, if given enough assurances from you and your people, I may be able to convince our king to trade what we have in those areas."

Danzo nods, saying "I see. Well then, I guess we have much to talk about then."

Then Danzo's eye fell onto the four students behind Sephiroth and says "While we're talking business, perhaps your students would like a tour of the village? After all, it would be a...great learning experience for them."

Was Danzo challenging Sephiroth's intelligence here? Maybe, but this still presented an opportunity for them as well; to gather more info than they would if they stayed together. But it was obvious what Danzo was really doing. By having the kids taken on a tour of the village, Danzo could use them as hostages in the negotiation's.

And by accepting this, he would make Danzo think less of his intellect, which could also prove useful for them as well.

Sephiroth looks back at his students, though his eyes were focused on Naruto and Hinata specifically, and asked "Well, would you guys like the tour? It would be a great cultural learning experience for you four?"

"Yeah, it would be a great learning experience" said Kallen (Hinata).

"We could really learn a lot from the experience" adds Lelouch (Naruto).

Both Roxas and Namine nod their agreement as well at doing this.

Sephiroth looks back at Danzo and says "Then we accept your offer, lord Oumono."

"Good...good..." said Danzo as he snaps his fingers.

A new figure appears in a swirl of leaves and smokes and quickly kneels before Danzo. "You summoned me, my lord?"

"That is correct. I would like for you to escort these four youths around the village and give them the grand tour" said Danzo.

"Of course sir" said the figure as he turned to look at the group. "My I have your names please?"

"Names Roxas."

"Namine."

"Kallen."

"I'm Lelouch."

"Greeting's, my name is Sai. Now, if you will follow me please" said Sai as he walks towards the door.

Once Sai and the others had left the room, Danzo looks at Sephiroth and says "OK, now where were we?"

(thirty minutes later)

During the walk through the village, the KNIGHTS had found themselves wondering why only this Sai guy was escorting them and not any of the other guards as well? The most simple and likely explanation was that one; this guy named Sai was really good. And two; Danzo didn't think much of them or their abilities. Either way, this did work into their favor and would make things easier.

And as they had walked, they had passed by several locations that Naruto and Hinata had been familiar with. Places like the Aburame clans home, the Inazuka, Nara, and Yaminaka homes as well. But there had been major changes and there was signs that something had happened to them from how their homes now looked.

"Excuse me, Mr. Sai, but I was wondering if you could tell us about the clans that make this village their home? We've heard stories of them from Wave and...well, we'd like to learn more about them" said Namine, making Naruto and Hinata sigh in relief at having not needed to ask themselves.

Sai turns and looks at her curiously for a moment; studying her closely. It was obvious that her question had raised an eyebrow with him and he was likely thinking about what he should do. He finally takes his eyes off Namine and looks at the others before turning back and continuing his walking again.

"What ones have you heard of?" asked Sai.

"Well, there were the Nara, Akamichi, and Yaminka" said Naruto.

"The Inazuka and the Aburame" adds Roxas.

"And the Hyuga as well" finished Hinata.

Sai took a moment to think about what he should say and maybe he was even considering if there was a way to word it that could reveal if any of these people were spies, as he was starting to suspect a little.

"Those clans and families did hold power here in the village at one time. But this war has changed things greatly" said Sai.

"Changed in what way, if you don't mind me asking?" asked Naruto.

"Well with the exception of the Hyuga clan, the others have deserted the village. When our Oumono came into power, he did so against the wishes of several of the clans and families that lived here, resulting in a civil war here within our own village" said Sai who was eying them carefully.

"Seeing the village is still active must mean this civil war was put down quickly" says Roxas.

"It was. Then again, the spilling of traitorous blood will do that and all" said Sai in a nonchalant tone.

"Wait, are you saying you killed them all?" asked a shocked Namine.

"Not all of them, just enough to quell their desire to bring rebellion into our lives. When it was all over, most of those who had battled against lord Oumono had been killed and those who survived were either made loyal out of fear or took a chance to escape and become rogues" said Sai.

Both Naruto and Hinata wanted desperately to ask about their friends and Hinata wanted to ask about her family in general, but they weren't foolish enough to dare doing that. Roxas and Namine also withheld their questions, partly because they didn't know how to ask and partly because they also knew it better to not draw attention to themselves.

"Serves them right for betraying their village, regardless of the reasons" said Naruto, feeling disgusted with himself for saying that. But he needed to say it in order to get Sai's suspicions of them lessened.

"Indeed" agreed Sai.

After another moment of silence, Roxas decides to ask "Out of curiosity, what does Oumono mean anyways?"

Sai thinks about this one before saying "I guess, translated into what you can understand; Oumono means "the king". Lord Danzo is our King."

It was a good thing Naruto and Hinata had prepared for anything that would make them get emotional during their preparations for this trip. Otherwise, they would have been clearly angered by hearing this. It was bad enough this Danzo was running the village like a tyrannical war monger. But he had cast aside the title of Hokage just to make himself a king, which was the greatest of insults to them.

All four of them knew that they needed to escape somehow. They needed to have a chance to look around and do some scouting and gather needed information. But how to begin? And then, Naruto saw a very familiar sight; one that gave him several ideas.

"Hey Sai, would you mind if we stop by this place to have a bite to eat? We haven't eaten anything since an early breakfast and all the walking we've done today has made me hungry. How about you guys?" asked Naruto.

Roxas and Namine nod and agree with a eating break would be good for them. Hinata also nods, and smiles inwardly as she wonders if Naruto was stopping just because this could give them an opportunity to get free or if he was just feeling nostalgic?

Sai looks at the place in question, then back at them and says "I don't mind. Truth be told, I haven't eaten since last night, so a quick snack would be fine."

And with that, the five of them advance and enter into the building with the sign "Ichiraku's Ramen House" above the entrance.

As they entered, Naruto and Hinata noted just how much bigger the place was now. It had gone from being just a simple hut to being more like a restaurant, which made Naruto happy to know Teuchi and Ayame had finally saved up enough to do the upgrade as they had wanted.

Naruto felt even better when he saw Ayame come from the back and smile at them as they sat on the bar stoles next to the counter.

"Welcome to Ichiraku's, may I take your orders?" asked Ayame.

Though Naruto's first desire was to order an extreme amount of his usual chow, seeing as he had two years of catching up to do and all, refrained from this and simply asked for a bowl of Miso Pork Ramen. Hinata, Roxas, and Namine also ordered the same while Sai asked for something more simple.

As they ate their ramen, Hinata was amazed at how Naruto was restraining himself. She had usually seen him inhaling ramen left and right in this place a few times; having ten bowls within the same time frame as most would consume just the one. Actually, he being so restrained was actually rather scary.

As Naruto finished up his bowl, Ayame asked "Do you want another helping, sir?"

Naruto nods and says "Yeah, but this time, I would like to try...the Mega Pork Miso Special if you don't mind?"

At once, Ayame's expression changed to one of confusion and maybe even shock at the request of this purple haired boy. She looked at him curiously as Sai asked "Is something wrong?"

Ayame looks at him and says "No, not really. It's just been a long time since anyone has asked for that particular dish. I'll have to go ask my father if it's even still on our menu. Would any of you like me to get anything while I'm gone?"

"Do you have any drinks here? I'm not use to eating ramen" asked Sai.

"Yes, we do. I'll be back in a moment" said Ayame before she turns and heads into the back.

As Sai returns to his eating, the others flash a look at Naruto. He gives them an equally quick look which tells them that he was taking a chance here. If this worked as he hoped, it might be able to help them get away. If not, then they may be forced to use less...pleasent means with Sai.

Ayame finally returns and says "My father said he will make it, but he will need to talk with you first."

This caught Sai's attention as he ask "And may I ask why?" before taking a sip of his drink.

"Because, only one person knew of that special besides myself and my father" said Ayame.

Sai was about to ask who, but his vision suddenly begins to blur. He tries to stand, but his feet give out from under him and he collapses to the ground. He tries one final time to say something, but he had already slipped into unconsciousness before a word could even escape his lips.

Moving quickly, Ayame darts around the counter and the surprised KNIGHTS as she swiftly moves to the front of the store and puts up the closed sign and even locks the door. She then looks back at the four surprised KNIGHTS.

"Help me get him into the back. Then, you can tell me and my father how you know about that?" said Ayame.

'I see you're still as dangerous as ever' thought Naruto as he grinned while he and the others did as they were told.

RN

"So, do we have a deal?" asked Danzo as he looked at Sephiroth.

"I will need to confer with my king before any permanent deal can be made. After all, our people will be weary of sharing knowledge where weapons are concerned. Something I'm sure you and yours can agree with if the situation was on the other foot" said Sephiroth.

"Of course" said Danzo as he nodded his agreement of this.

Sephiroth stood up and said "Well, if there's nothing else, I should go collect my kids and return to Wave so we may catch a boat back home."

'I just hope this was enough time to get some answers' thought Sephiroth as he knew that there was little chance of being allowed to stay longer. Truth was, he had done what he could to extend these talks as long as he could. But time, it seems, he run out.

"There is just one other matter we should deal with before you and your group leave though" said Danzo as he himself stood up.

"And what would that be, lord Oumono?" asked Sephiroth.

Danzo's response was to make a slight motion with his hand. Immediately, Sephiroth knew what was happening, but decided to let it as the two men directly behind him came up and grabbed his arms and pinned them to his back.

"What is the meaning of this outrage?" shouts Sephiroth, even though he could have escaped easily; but chose to let it happen anyways to see where this goes.

Danzo walks around the desk to stand before Sephiroth and says "Now, you will tell me the real reason behind your coming here."

"I already told you. Our king wanted to establish trade between our two continents" replied Sephiroth.

"Do you take me for a fool? Said Danzo as he reached up and pulled the bandages from covering his right eye, revealing a bloodshot and veiny Sharingan into view.

"I'll ask you again, why are you really here for?" said Danzo coldly.

Sephiroth just smiles as he says "I see, that explains what I was sensing earlier. So tell me, LORD Oumono. Did you use this power to usurp control from the Hokage? Did you use it to order the murders of Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga?"

Danzo was obviously taken aback by this. It was surprising enough that this outsider was seemingly resisting his mind control. But the fact he knew of the Jinchurriki and the fallen heiress of the Hyuga clan who had turned herself into a demon's whore (in Danzo's eyes) was what really shocked him.

Danzo then looks at the third man and says "Take him to see Ibiki. He'll get this man to talk about all his secrets."

"And I'm assuming any ninja from the old order are currently under your control now too?" adds Sephiroth as they start to drag him off.

"Tell Ibiki to not hold back. I want his mind before the day is over" said Danzo, who then turns to return to his desk.

Just as the ninja and Sephiroth start to leave the room, Danzo adds "Also, once you've delivered this one, find Sai and have him bring those kids back. We'll see if they are as resistant to my eye as their master is."

As Sephiroth was led down the hall, hands bound behind his back. He decided to let this play out for the moment. This would be a good way to gather more intel. And about his students safety? He just hoped that they would be alright themselves.

(Ichiraku Ramen)

Ayame and her father had just finished binding Sai's arms and legs with ninja wire, then turn to look at the four young KNIGHTS. "OK, will you tell me how you know about that little secret? Only three people knew about that little plan of mine. Me, my daughter, and are best customer..." said Teuchi.

"And Naruto Uzumaki" said Naruto.

"How do you know that name?" asked Ayame.

"How? It's the name I was given when I was born after all" said Naruto as he made a hand sign and transformed into his real form. "So of course I would know it."

"Naruto? It can't be..." said a stunned Ayame.

"But how, you're dead? We were at your funeral; saw your body" adds Teuchi.

"I don't know what happened, honestly. But it's obvious that the body you saw was fake. Ninja's are all about deception and trickery and whoever attacked us could have easily planted fake bodies to replace me and Hinata" said Naruto.

Hinata also uses a transformation jutsu to retake her true form. She then holds the bands she and Naruto were wearing to show Ayame and Teuchi and says "These devices are hiding are real selves, so we needed to use a transformation jutsu to return to normal. If we takes these off, we'll lose our disguises"

"Please, believe us" asked Naruto.

Teuchi and Ayame looked at each other before Ayame asked "If you're really Naruto, tell me this. How many bowls of ramen did you usually eat? And when do you plan on paying off your tab?"

Naruto grins before saying "On a good day, fifteen bowls of ramen in one sitting. And what tab? I was smart enough to sucker Iruka-sensei into paying for me."

Teuchi laughs before saying "Yup, your Naruto alright. So tell me kid, just what the hell happened?"

Naruto looks at Hinata, both of them blushing a little before he looks back and says "We were assigned a mission to find this bug called the Bikochu. After traveling for most of the day, me and Hinata made camp and the following morning we were attack and killed. Or at least, we thought we were going to die."

Hinata was glad Naruto left out the part about the amazing sex they had that night. She then continues the story and says "We both woke up and found ourselves on another continent with no memories of who we were or our past beyond our first names. We, by a stroke of luck, were reunited when we joined KNIGHT along with our friends here and we regained our memories during a mission."

"After that, our teacher and us were given permission to come here to learn about what really happened to us and hopefully learn about how we ended up where we did" finish's Naruto.

"That's quite a story, but I've heard weirder in my life" said Teuchi.

Ayame nods, then looks at their quiet friends and asked "And what about you two? What are your names?"

"Names Roxas. I guess you can say I'm Naruto's adopted brother seeing as my family found and took him in."

"I'm Namine and I...um...me and Roxas...well (blush)."

Ayame giggles at Namine's shyness before looking back at Naruto and ask "So, what happens now?"

"We need to look around the village. Maybe we can learn something about what really happened" said Naruto.

"But what can you possibly learn? I mean, where would you even start to look?" asked Ayame.

"Maybe their graves would be a good place. Seeing what was really buried could be helpful" said Teuchi.

"That's one idea, but I doubt that will help us all that much" said Naruto as he thought about it.

"What about my family. Are they still in the village?" asked Hinata.

"The Hyuga? Yeah, their still here..." said Ayame, not sure about what she could say to them.

Hinata caught her hesitation and was about to ask about that when Naruto says "I guess it will do for now. Any other ideas?"

"We can do some looking around ourselves. See what it is we can find and then we all meet back here in a few hours" said Teuchi.

"But isn't that dangerous? If that Danzo man learns about any of this, won't that place you all in danger?" asked Namine.

"Don't you worry about that. We've been thinking of leaving the village for a while now. After all, being double agents in this village is becoming way to risky" said Ayame.

"Wait, are you saying you guys are spies?" asked Roxas.

"Yeah, for the secret alliance of Shinobi. We've been gathering as much information as we could on Danzo and his regime for an eventual attack on the village to liberate it. But the information has been drying up for a while now, so leaving would be a good idea" said Teuchi.

"The Alliance of Shinobi? Mind filling us in?" asked Naruto.

"After Danzo came to power, some of our more powerful ninja and families didn't trust Danzo and his rule. This led to a civil war within the village that left a lot of people dead. Fine ninja like Shikaku Nara, Choza Akamichi, and Inochi Yaminaka were killed during the conflict. During all the turmoil, the younger generation were taken from the village through an underground passage. They then joined up with the survivors of the Sand Village and made their way to Iron Country; joining them as a secret force" explained Teuchi.

"So, you mean Sakura and Kiba and Shikamaru and the others are still alive?" asked Naruto excitedly.

Hinata looked at them with hope in her eyes as well.

"Yes, well...all except for Sakura that is" said Ayame.

"Wait, you aren't saying Sakura's dead?" asked Naruto.

"Honestly, we don't know for sure. She took your death pretty hard and after lady Tsunade left the village with Shizune, Sakura also left. Many think she went to join up with Tsunade. But some think...she might have gone to find Sasuke...and join him" said Ayame.

Naruto didn't respond to this; he just looked away as Hinata walked up and gave him a one handed hug for comfort.

Once he had regained his composure, Naruto says "We'll have to deal with that question another time. Right now, we need to focus on the here and now. Master Sephiroth won't be able to buy us much time here, so we need to make the most of what we got."

Teuchi nods and says "Agreed, follow me."

"Hey, what about that guy?" asked Roxas as he pointed at Sai.

"He'll be fine. We gave him a rather potent drug that will keep him under for a few hours. And even if he does wake up, he won't be getting out of that. And I betting my skills as a retired ninja" said Teuchi.

Naruto grins and says "Get out, old man. I never knew you were a ninja once."

"You'd be surprised by what you don't know about me, kid" said Teuchi as he gave Naruto a thumbs up.

"We still have an issue with this man's memory though. Unless we do a memory replacement jutsu on him, he will reveal what happened and about us drugging him" says Ayame.

Namine smiles and says "Don't worry about that. Once we get back, I'll use my powers to fix that little problem."

"Good" said Naruto as he looked at her.

"Alright then, follow me kids" said Teuchi as he led his daughter and the others through the back door.

YT

Once they had snuck out from the back of the ramen shop, the four KNIGHT'S broke from Teuchi and Ayame and quickly made their way to the village burial site. Seeing as Roxas and Namine didn't have ninja like acrobatic abilities, meaning they didn't have super human jumping skills, the stayed moving across the ground in the shadows.

It took a little longer than they liked, seeing as they had to take the long way around to avoid guards, but they finally arrived at the grave site. Both Naruto and Hinata were shocked to see that it was almost five times bigger than what it had been when they had last been in the village.

"So, were should we begin looking for your graves?" asked Roxas.

"Leave it to me; Byakugan" said Hinata as she made a hand sign.

As her vision covered the whole of the area, she saw additional names that filled her with sorrow. It seemed many good people had died and all because of Danzo. There was no way that they could leave the village without doing something about him.

"There, I found them" said Hinata as she led them to the upper left section.

They soon were standing before the two graves, which were side by side. It made them feel good, in a morbid kind of way, to have been buried side by side.

"Here lies Naruto Uzumaki, future Hokage of the Leaf" read Roxas before looking at the other grave and said "Here lies Hinata Hyuga Uzumaki, loving wife of Naruto Uzumaki. Wait, you guys are married?"

"No, we didn't have enough time for any of that" said Naruto.

"Our autopsy. Whoever examined our bodies must have discovered I wasn't a virgin. They may have also discovered Naruto DNA inside my womb. By clan laws, I would be seen as his wife for this act and would have been buried as such" said Hinata.

"Really, I didn't know that. How come you never told me?" asked Naruto.

Hinata blushes and says "It kind of slipped my mind. After all, we had other things on our minds that night. And the following morning, well..."

Naruto nods, then says "As...disturbing as this is,you better check the insides of the graves."

"Right" said Hinata as she reactivates her Byakugan and examines the coffins.

"I can see two bodies that are in the process of decomposing. The one in my coffin is wearing the traditional Hyuga clan burial robes. The one in yours...is also wearing a clan burial robe. But it's not Hyuga. I don't recognize the design, but it does have your spiral shape on it" said Hinata.

"Hey bro, did you come from a clan?" asked Roxas.

"Not that I'm aware of. Maybe granny Tsunade adopted me into the Senju clan, but replaced the Senju clan symbol with my spiral crest symbol. Besides, if I did have a clan I belonged to, I'm sure old man Hokage would have told me before he died" said Naruto.

"Who do you think these people are that are buried here?" asked Namine.

Hinata deactivates her Byakugan and says "The bodies are already to decomposed to be sure. But the boy has the same hair color as Naruto and the girl has my hair color. I can only assume they found bodies that looked similar to us and some cosmetic surgery was done to fool everyone."

"But here's the scary thought. Were these two already dead before us, or did Danzo kill them to fake our deaths?" wondered Naruto aloud.

"I hate to ask this, but can we really be sure Danzo did this and not miss Tsunade? Maybe you guys were still alive or she managed to revive you, but had fakes done up to fool everyone before taking you guys away from all of this. Maybe she even did something to your memories as well" asked Roxas.

"The first part I can see happening. But why would she erase our memories and why separate us as well?" asked Naruto, both to Roxas and to himself.

"It seems that even though we get a few answers, we only find ourselves getting even more back in return" said Hinata.

"Guys, I think we may have company" said Namine without warning.

They quickly turn their attention to the entrance of the burial site and indeed hear the sound of foot steps approaching. Moving quickly, Naruto and Hinata duck down behind some large grave stones while Roxas takes Namine by her hand and they hide behind some large bushes.

After a moment, two people appear. The first is a young girl of ten with long brown hair and was wearing a simple kimono. Next to her was an imposing man, both tall and well built, who had a large sword on his back.

"Hanabi?" said Hinata quietly to herself, though Naruto heard her.

'Hanabi? Hinata's sister?' thought Naruto.

Hanabi and the man came to a stop before Hinata's grave and the man says "Hurry up and make this quick. It looks like we may have a storm coming in from the looks of those clouds and I don't want to be caught in any rains because of you."

"Yes sir" said Hanabi in a quiet and defeated tone that cut into Hinata's heart.

Hanabi then bends down and places the flowers she was holding onto her sister's grave. She then presses her hands together in prayer as she closes her eyes and bows her head.

"Hurry it up girl. Don't waste my time praying for this whore" said the man.

In a flash, Hanabi is back on her feet, a slap aimed at the man's face. But the hit never connects as the man easily blocks it, then sends a hard punch into Hanabi's jaw, knocking her back to the ground with a bloody lip.

"Know your place little girl. Lord Danzo may have decreed that you are not to be killed. But he didn't say you couldn't be disciplined if you got aggressive" said the man.

"Do you think I care about what you do to me? I won't let anyone dishonor my sister by calling her a whore or any other offensive name. Just you wait, one day you and your bastard lord will pay for what you have done to the village" spat back Hanabi.

"It seems you need to be reminded of just what your place here is" said the man as he cracked his knuckles and readies himself to beat this young girl till she was black, blue, and very bloody.

"Think again" says Naruto as he and the others surround the man.

Roxas has his twin swords aimed at the man's knees. Naruto has his blade aimed at the man's heart. Hinata has her's pressed against the man's throat. And Namine has her staff out and ready as she comes to stand between the man and Hanabi.

"What the hell...?" says the man as he goes to grab his sword.

"This is for hitting my sister" said Hinata in a cold voice as she slices the man's head off with a single motion.

'Damn, I never knew Hinata had it in her' thought an impressed and slightly scared Naruto.

Hanabi's eyes are wide with shock as her guard topples back dead, then looks at the four people who had just saved her and ask "Who...who are you guys?"

"We're members of KNIGHT from the kingdom of Rastara" said Namine.

"KNIGHT? Rastara?" said Hanabi as she looks them over. She then remembers the red haired girl had called her sister and ask "You, why did you call me sister?"

No longer caring about being secretive, Hinata pulls off her holo-band and returns to looking like her true self. "Because I am, little sister."

"Hinata?" said a stunned Hanabi.

Hinata nods and smiles warmly before saying "I'm not a ghost or a trick. It's really me, little sister."

The next thing Hinata knows is Hanabi practically jumping her and hugging her tighter than she had ever thought possible. Hanabi shakes as she cries uncontrollably and Hinata also begins to cry as she returns her sister's hug. Naruto, Roxas, and Namine just stand off to the side and smile at the two sisters.

"I thought you were dead. Everyone thought you were dead" cried Hanabi as she prayed that this was real and not a cruel trick.

"I know and I'm sorry. But a lot a things happened and...well...I'm here now, sister" said Hinata in a comforting tone.

After a few minutes, Hanabi pulls away and wipes away her tears and ask "Where have you been all this time? What happened to you? And what about that Naruto guy who raped you?"

"WHAT? I didn't rape her. If anything, she seduced me" shouts Naruto as Namine and Roxas laugh.

"Funny, you didn't put up a fight when I seduced you" said Hinata with a giggle.

"I know, I just had to say it" said Hanabi who was laughing as well. "But really, what happened to you two?"

"It's a long story, little sister. And we don't have much time left to us so listen as best you can" said Hinata, earning a nod from Hanabi in return.

(with Sephiroth)

Sephiroth found himself sitting in a steel chair, position at the center of a pitch black colored room with a single light shining down on him; a very bright light that was practically blinding. His arms were strapped behind him and his legs to metal chains attached to the ground.

"So, are we ready to talk yet?" asked Ibiki as he walked into view.

Sephiroth smiles and says "Is this your idea of torture? Just leaving me in a room like this alone for a few hours. No offense, but our orders doctor is scary than this."

"Funny, but not important. All of this was merely meant to give you a chance to think about your situation. And seeing as you still refuse to play nice, I'll have to get my hands dirty" said Ibiki.

He then reaches into the darkness and pulls up a cart that all manner of tools resting on it. Some of these tools had a disturbing look about them and some were just plane sick looking. Ibiki picks up a rather nasty looking tool, then brings it in close to give Sephiroth a very good look of it.

"I was willing to place nice. But now, it's time to stop playing and time to start talking" said Ibiki in a cold voice.

(with the others)

"I see. So that's what happened to you both" said Hanabi as she took a moment to let what Hinata had told her to sink in and process within her mind.

"That's what we know for a fact happened to us. There's still so much more that we're unsure of though" said Hinata.

Hanabi looks at her and nods before asking "So, what happens now?"

"Now, we return to Ichiraku's and await our friends return and see what they found. Then we'll have Namine use her powers on the Sai guy, have him return us to our teacher and leave here. I doubt we'll be learning anything more about what happened to us if we stay" said Naruto, earning a nod from Hinata.

"Then what, bro? We head back home and start looking for this Tsunade woman?" asked Roxas.

"Not much else we can do beyond that. I'm still unsure if granny Tsunade is responsible for us being alive now, seeing as we had our memories erased and were split up. But if nothing else, maybe she can answer a few questions we still have unanswered" said Naruto.

"I want to go with you" said Hanabi as she looked at her sister.

"I know and you can. There's no way I'm leaving you here in this place where you are a prisoner" said Hinata as she hugged her sister again.

"But how will we get her out with us? I seriously doubt we can trick Danzo or his guard into thinking that there were FIVE of us instead of four" asked Namine.

"That's true..." said Roxas as he scratched his head.

"Teuchi and Ayame. They said they were going to be sneaking out of the village now that they didn't have a reason to stick around and because their spy work was yielding to little results now while the risk was increasing. We can leave Hanabi with them so she can sneak away with them. Then once we leave the village, we can meet up and Hanabi can come back with us to Rastara" said Naruto.

At first, Hanabi wanted to argue against this. But she was a smart enough girl to know that this was the only solution to the escape issue. They could leave because they were seen as outsiders. But she was a prisoner here and if she was with them, then it would cause trouble and put her sister in danger.

"Sister, what about your desquise? You removed that band in order to show me your face. How will you stay hidden now?" asked Hanabi.

"I still have the transformation jutsu. I'll just have to be careful about not letting myself revert to normal" said Hinata.

"Guys, we better go. I doubt master Sephiroth we'll be able to buy as much more time" said Roxas.

The others nod as they begin to walk. Hinata sends up a transformation jutsu to make herself again look like the former KNIGHT from the past; Kallen Kozuki.

"Hanabi, what happened to our clan? I doubt father would have allowed you to be treated like this" asked Hinata as they walked towards the entrance of the burial ground.

Hanabi hesitates for a moment, then says "Hinata...sister, father is dead."

Hinata stops cold before turning to her sister and grabbing her by the shoulders and ask "When, how?"

"It was during the rebellion to retake the village from Danzo. As the other families loyal to the old order rose up to retake the village, ours did as well. But when things began to look bleak, several members from the Branch Family were order to take all the children away from the village along with the kids of the other families. I know your teammates were among the ones who were to escape. But Danzo had his men sneak into the compound and had me captured. I found myself powerless to defend and protect myself from these men of Root. Father came to my rescue and engaged Danzo in battle. During the fight, father had thought he had killed Danzo with a blow to his heart. But somehow, Danzo survived and caught father off guard with a fatal blow of his own. Neji tried to save me, but he lost his left eye in that battle and was going to be killed. But I made him leave me, telling him that they won't kill me, just hold me as a hostage as I would be more useful to them alive than dead. And this would give him a chance to return one day and save me. The rest is history" said Hanabi.

"...Father..." said Hinata sadly as she allowed some tears to escape her eyes.

After a moment, she wiped the sleeve of her black jacket over her eyes, then looks back at the others and says "Let's go. We need to get back to master Sephiroth."

As they continued walked, Naruto became worried. Though he could understand what Hinata must be feeling. He just hoped she didn't do what he feared she might be thinking about doing.

NY

Ibiki's body collapsed to the ground as Sephiroth wiped the blood from his blade. He then walks over and kneels down beside Ibiki's body and examines it. 'Good, he isn't dead. But he'll likely have one hell of a scar from that blow. Though I guess he won't mind seeing as he's covered in them.'

Sephiroth had chosen to not kill Ibiki because he believed that Ibiki was also a puppet of Danzo and was being controlled by what ever odd power he had. Sephiroth hadn't learned anything useful himself, not that it mattered now. Right now, he needed to find his students and leave this place.

By force if necessary.

(Ichiraku's)

Teuchi and Ayame were awaiting them upon their return and were surprised to see Hanabi with them. After explaining Hanabi's presence, Naruto then asked "So, did you guys find anything?"

"Only that it was under Danzo's order, not Tsunade's, that sent those men after you two years ago. It's even possible that they may have been ROOT agents in desquise too" said Ayame.

"But how did Danzo get the official seal of the Hokage? Did he fake it somehow?" asked Hinata.

"Unlikely, but not impossible. But considering how easily he managed to come into power with so little resistance from the masses had led me to believe he was able to gain control of the populace somehow. If that's true, then he likely had control of Tsunade to some degree to" said Teuchi.

"Guys, where's the Sai person?" asked Namine suddenly.

They all turned to where Sai had been left and found him missing.

"Oh, that can't be good" said Naruto, stating the obvious.

"He must have woke up while we were gone" said Roxas.

"But how? Father had him tied up well enough, right?" asked Ayame as she looked at her father.

"Yes, he should still be here even if he had awaken...wait, damn it. I was careless" said Teuchi.

"What is it?" asked Hinata.

"That Sai; he must have been a ROOT agent in desquise. I should have bound him more. And if he is ROOT, then it's possible he might have been awake the whole time and listened to out talk before" said Teuchi as he cursed his foolishness.

"He's likely returned to his master. So, what now?" asked Ayame.

"If he heard everything, then it won't be long till we have company. I've suspected the Danzo knew that there were spies in the village, but didn't know who. But it's safe to say that he knows now" said Teuchi, who then looks at everyone and says "It's time we leave this village."

"That may be a really good idea" said Naruto as he heard a faint sound coming from outside.

"Damn, their already here" said Teuchi.

"Hanabi, I want you to go with them" said Hinata suddenly.

Hanabi looks back at her sister and says "What? No! I don't want to, I want to stay with you Hinata."

"I know Hanabi, I know. I want to stay with you too. But the four of us can't leave without master Sephiroth. Plus, we can buy the three of you time to make your escape" said Hinata as she placed her hand lovingly against Hanabi's cheek.

"But I..." said Hanabi, but relents as she see her sister face. "Alright, I understand. But, will I see you again?"

Hinata hugs her sister and says "Of course you will, I swear it. Depending on how things go, it may take a while though. But I swear that we'll see each other again."

"OK, then I'll go. Besides, someone has to tell Neji and the others that you guys are alive" said Hanabi.

"Lady Hanabi, we need to go...NOW" said Ayame, hating herself for breaking up this moment between the sisters, but knew that she needed to say it.

Hanabi nods and though she starts to move away, she does hold Hinata's hand for as long as they can both hang on before being broken away from each other. Within moments, Hanabi and the Ichiraku's disappear into the back of the store and leave the four KNIGHT's to do what they need to do.

"Well, should we wait for them to come inside?" asked Roxas.

"We could, but we won't. I hate waiting on things to happen personally" said Naruto as he calls forth his Spiral Sun sword.

Hinata nods as Fox Heart appears in hand. "Let's take this fight to them and hope master notices."

Roxas sighs, but smiles as Oathkeeper and Oblivion appear in his hands. He then looks at Namine and says "Stay close to me."

Namine nods as she calls forth Memory Chain and says "Same to you."

"Let's do this" said Naruto as they step forward and exit the shop to a crowd of ninja that quickly surrounded them.

"We will give you a chance to surrender before we attack" said Sai as he appears before them.

Naruto removes his band and returns to his true form and says "Sorry, but no can do."

"Naruto Uzumaki" said Danzo as he comes into view. "I must admit that I am surprised to see you alive. After all, your body was positively identified when it was brought back."

"Danzo" shouts Hinata as she charges at him and tries to run him through with her blade.

Danzo uses his cane and knocks her attack off before bringing it around and knocks her back, breaking her transformation in the process. He looks at her and says "Hiashi's eldest? So, you are alive as well. Most curious indeed. Tell me, is Tsunade behind this?"

"Wouldn't you like to know" said Naruto, though that's what they wanted to know themselves.

"It doesn't matter. So, I take it you won't surrender?" asked Danzo.

"Do you need to ask?" asked Roxas.

"No, I guess not" said Danzo in a not caring voice. "Very well then. Men, you may...urk..."

His speech is stopped followed by him coughing up blood. Everyone turns and sees Sephiroth standing behind him, his Masamune stabbing Danzo in his back and through his heart all the way to the other side.

"You let you guard down, lord Oumono" said Sephiroth as he pulls his sword out and watches Danzo collapse to the ground, dead.

"Are you alright?" asked Sephiroth as he looked to his team.

"5 by 5" said Naruto as he gave him a thumbs up.

Sephiroth smiled for a second before he realized something. None of Danzo's men were making a move against them. Why? Surely they would want to avenge their leader. Or, did his death break the control he had over them?

"I'm afraid none of you are alright" said Danzo who suddenly appeared behind Sephiroth, a sword in hand that is aimed to kill the KNIGHT captain.

Sephiroth manages to dodge it just barely by jumping away and landing beside his team, who quickly form around him in defense.

"How are you still alive?" asked Sephiroth.

"Why do you assume that you killed me to begin with? Why do you think that you even hit me before hand?" asked Danzo.

Sephiroth didn't like this. This Danzo already had some power to control others and it was likely the J-cells that protect him from the effects. But it seemed he could also fool the senses somehow. Despite his belief in both his own skill and that of his students, he knew it would be a fools errand to fight an opponent with this kind of power without at least knowing what the power was, let alone how to get around it.

"What now, master Sephiroth?" asked Namine.

"We have no choice but to retreat. We'll return one day and deal with this issue, I promise" said Sephiroth as he reaches into his coat.

"What makes you think I'm gonna let you leave?" asked Danzo.

"Who said you had a choice?" asked Sephiroth before pulling out two stones.

The first one glows as he chucks it into the air where it forms a seal and summons forth a massive horn beast who's body was made of pure fire. The creature lands before them and Sephiroth says "Ifrit, buy us some time to escape."

The flaming demon roars before launching itself into the gathered ninja. Then, Sephiroth activates the second stone, making the five of them fade into an X-Zone portal, reappearing a few miles outside the village.

"What the heck was that?" asked Roxas as the portal faded away.

"X-Zone. A special warp portal that Washu created that can help us escape tight spots. It's not perfect though as we can only be warped about 5 miles in any given directed. I used it to get us as close to Wave as we could" said Sephiroth.

"And what about that Eidolon?" asked Namine.

"So, you know about Eidolons? It'll buy us as much time as it can so we better move" said Sephiroth.

"What's an Eidolon?" asked Naruto.

"It's like the Summon Beings you have over here. We members of KNIGHT can summon them by using a special crystal. Now, we better get going" said Sephiroth.

As they move quickly down the path, Roxas looks at Hinata and ask "So, what about Hanabi?"

"I'll see here again, I know it. We'll be back one day and then, we'll stop Danzo, save the village, and avenge everyone who's life he's ruined" said Hinata.

Sephiroth looks at her and says "It seems you learned something after all."

"We'll tell you about it once we're on our way back to Rastara" said Naruto, earning a nod from Sephiroth.

It wasn't long before they were back in Wave and on the ship, heading home. By now, the Ifrit crystal had regained its glow, meaning that it had incurred enough damage in the fight to have returned it its realm. They knew Danzo would likely send assassin's after them and they would deal with that when it comes to them. But for now, they took a moment to enjoy the calm before the coming storm.

Impulse 10: Next Impulse

(epilogue)

Night had fallen over the Hidden Leaf and its citizens were busy repairing the damage that had been done by that flaming demon. Danzo had ordered his men to focus on repairs first and foremost so as to insure that they would be ready for an attack from any enemies who learned of this incident.

Once this was done, he would select his best men to go after Naruto, Hinata, and their friends and kill them as well as obtain any useful technologies from this KNIGHT order. He knew he had time seeing as he knew where to look for them. And he was a patient man; he could wait.

"Lord Oumono, we have another situation" said Sai as he appeared before Danzo.

"What is it now?" asked Danzo as he got up from his chair.

"An known intruder has entered the village and is standing outside the tower. We have him surrounded, but I felt you would want to see him before we take action" said Sai.

"Very well" said Danzo as he followed Sai down to the entrance.

The man who was surrounded by his men was wearing white and light blue colored close. He was tall with blue hair. The color of his eyes was hard to tell behind his bright orange colored shades over his eyes and the scarf he was wearing was waving in the wind.

"Tell me, who are you?" asked Danzo.

"Hmm, this is rather nerve racking. I had heard the Hidden Leaf was a rather friendly place. But the truth seems to be the opposite" said the man as he looked around.

Danzo sighs and says "Take him to be interrogated. I have no time to waste on matters such as this."

One ninja goes to grab the mystery man, but in a flash of motion, a gun like weapon with a long barrel and a blade appear and the man strikes down the ninja. Several more come at him, making the man shoot them all with deadly accuracy.

"Would it hurt to say please before making me do anything?" asked the man.

Danzo simply makes a motion with his hand and the other gathered ninja all rush the man at once.

"I guess we can't avoid this, I see. Oh well, I was planning to do this anyway" said man as he brings his hand to his face, making a series of glowing seals appear across his body.

Ovan smiles as he says "Come forth my rebirth; Corbenik."

to be continued in Impulse...Next

coming 2011 to

author's note: Well, this was the FINAL chapter of the first Impulse series. But as the above said, next year will see Impulse...Next, a new ten chapter series that will continue were this series leaves off with all new stories and adventures for the One Winged.

So, what can you expect to happen? I can't reveal everything about the next ten chapters...besides this that is...

While Maze puts KNIGHT's information gathering power to use in locating Tsunade, team One Winged is sent on a new mission to the Destiny Island archipelago to oversee security on a mystical mirror of unknown origin. Joining them on this mission is back up from the Warriors guild while the Magic guild sends it's own team to examine the mirror and learn its secrets. But, it would seem the mirror has it's own plan for everyone of them. What will happen? In 2011, you will know...

When in 2011? Not sure; whenever I get the impulse to right it I guess... I'll let you all know when I decide, so keep checking in with my other stories.

Till then, have fun.