Sage Emperor of the West

Inspired by every other story of the same premise ever. Remake of the other "Emperor of the West" story I had because that one got a little too messy.

Yeah, sorry about the deletion of the other story.

Warnings: cliches, massive crossover, OOC people, OP people, drastically altered fictional timelines, Sorin Markov can't planesewalk, Kazuchika Okada might be in this story as well

Also, is it wrong to say I like Avacyn the Purifier? It's like her yandere version.

Chapter 1: Welcome

Though a Sannin, Jiraiya was a broken man. Almost a decade ago, he carried the responsibility to watch over his late pupil's son.

He failed miserably.

9 years ago, Naruto Uzumaki fought to bring back his defecting teammate Sasuke Uchiha back to the Leaf Village...

9 years ago, Naruto Uzumaki was banished from the village and stripped of his ninja status over silly charges of hurting the civilian council's precious Uchiha...

9 years ago, Naruto Uzumaki was cast out by friends, family, and the entire village except a few...

9 years ago, Naruto Uzumaki disappeared, never to be seen again.

And the fallout of the decision was even worse. Pretty much every single village that Konoha became allies with thanks to Naruto were pissed. Wave and Suna quickly cut ties with them, Spring cancelled all trade of advanced weaponry with them, etc., all thanks to the damn civilian council, Danzo, the Fire Daimyo, and pretty much almost the entire village. Within the next few years, strange things have been happening. The remaining jinchuurki, except for Gaara, the fallen Yagura, and Killer Bee of Kumo, have all disappeared. At the same time, the Akatsuki were mysteriously wiped out.

Besides Jiraiya and Tsunade, only Kakashi, Teams Guy and 10 and a few others still stuck up for Naruto. Team 8 practically dissolved afterwards when Kurenai noticed how much her students' personalities changed with what happened. Kiba's ego got worse, Shino was indifferent, and Hinata...for simply refusing to be in the revived CRA to carry Sasuke's baby like Sakura and some other women, was executed by Sasuke on the orders of Danzo so that he may gain the Mangekyo Sharingan. To make matters worse, Hanabi was forced into the CRA by the Hyuuga Main Branch elders, leaving Hiashi as nothing but a figurehead out of fear of losing his only living child.

Was it bad enough that they made a holiday over that day? Anyway...

In the middle of the sea...

Going beyond the Eastern Shinobi Nations, a ship was carrying an envoy under the banner of a swirling kunai, the logo of Konoha. The Toad Sannin stood against the railings, lost in thought.

What was going on as of the moment? A diplomatic mission beyond the East, towards the Alvarez Empire. The envoy was comprised of the remaining rookies, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and two officials of the Fire Daimyo, one of whom is carrying the treaty.

Back then, the one thing they said about the Western Wall was NEVER go beyond it. Now, the lands there were rumored to be peaceful, forged from wars into a mighty empire that could easily surpass the Shinobi Nations in strength.

And so the Fire Daimyo made it official: present a treaty, gain their allegiance, and show Oto, Iwa, and Kumo that they are still the strongest. Simple? Some on the ship don't think so.

'Minato...I've failed you...You and Kushina are probably trying to get out of the afterlife to rip our heads off...' Jiraiya thought despondently.

"Penny for your thoughts, Jiraiya?" a familiar voice sounded behind him. He turned around to see Kakashi Hatake.

"Just thinking about that day...It's been almost a decade already." he told him.

"Knowing Naruto and who his dad is, he'll be fine, Jiraiya." Kakashi told him. "You know full well that he's more resourceful than he looks."

"I hope so..."

Later...

Before they knew it, they were on a flying boat attached to a bloated piece of cloth with wings (Goblin Zeppelin), observing the wonders of the Alvarez Empire as they approached its capital, Vistarion.

The buildings were high and elegant and the streets were clean and full of energy. What they noticed was that the streets weren't just filled with humans...

"There are...green skinned, muscular people down there..." Neji Hyuuga remarked. He couldn't judge the land for holding peculiar races within. They didn't seem to mind.

"Ah, yes." the definitely human pilot smiled. "They're called Orcs. Very warrior-like, but also very honorable. They come from Durotar, another nation that Alvarez is friends with."

"Can you tell us about the current Emperor?" Jiraiya asked.

"No problem." the pilot started. "His name is Emperor Zeref Emiya, but he's also known by other titles: Bane of the Wicked, Sage of Blades, Slayer of Tyrants, and many more. Before he came along, the lands here were always in a state of constant war. Now, our lands are united thanks to Lord Zeref, especially after the War of Unity."

"He must be that powerful if he could unite all these people." Kakashi, who was standing right beside the Toad Sage, remarked.

"Indeed. First, he slew numerous rival warlords and their followers. Then, when the foundation of Alvarez was being made, another threat came in the form of the Burning Legion, a horde of demons. Lead by Archimonde, who was summoned by the Lich Kel'Thuzad, they sought the powers of the World Tree "Nordrassil" of the Night Elves of Kalimdor. It was Lord Zeref that helped the Night Elves gather enough forces in the form of the Human Alliance and the Orcish Horde to combat this threat. A rogue faction of the Undead joined up as revenge against the Legion. I even took part in the battle years ago, flying this very vehicle to evacuate several injured Night Elves away from the battlefield. Had it not been for Lich King Arthas and Horde Warchief Thrall, I would've perished from a gargoyle swarm. In the end, Lord Zeref helped Lord Cenarius, the wild god leader of the Night Elves, in destroying Archimonde...at the cost of Nordrassil."

"How ironic." Jiraiya instantly thought about ideas for the next Icha-Icha novel.

"In retaliation, Lord Zeref pursued the surviving Burning Legion forces to Outworld, where he slaughtered them to near extinction. Through Lord Zeref and the Alvarez Empire, the four factions are now on good terms. I could speak more of the Emperor's feats, but that will take me forever."

Then, "Hmph. If that were me, the war would've been over quicker. After all, I am the most elite shinobi in the Fire Country."

"Yeah! Sasuke's the best!" Of course, that was Sasuke and Sakura.

It didn't take that long for the pilot to have his face morph to a sour mood. "Oh really? I'd like to see you try standing up to an army of Eredar Warlocks yourself. I heard they can make your strongest warriors look like pushovers by comparison, and Archimonde was the most elite of them."

"Sorry about him." Kakashi whispered the pilot. "He's really...pompous..."

"So, any reason why you want to see the Emperor?" the pilot asked.

"We're just...uh..." Jiraiya turned to the two Fire Daimyo officials with them. "-going to present a treaty that could lead to our village forming an alliance with Alvarez."

"Seriously? Lord Zeref's not very easy to please, especially when it comes to Easterners. Not that I'm saying that it's impossible, it's just really difficult."

"I understand, but we'll try our best anyway." Jiraiya said, though deep down, with what the treaty said, he doubted their chances.

A few minutes later, the Konoha/Fire Country envoy landed in the heart of Vistarion, and at the end of the road from the Goblin Laboratory was Mercurius, the Grand Palace of the Empire.

For the most part, the stone buildings and roads were well placed, clean, and the city itself was full of life. People were conversing, walking, shopping, etc. As the convoy walked down the road, they got looks from pretty much everyone present: Humans, Elves, Orcs, even what appeared to be humans that looked like they were raised from the dead, yet still intelligent enough to act like normal people.

"I don't like the looks they're giving us." From behind the convoy, Shikamaru Nara spoke up.

"We're practically fresh meat, man. What else did you expect?" Choji Akimichi, who was to his left, replied.

Somewhere at the side of the road was a shop run by small, bearded humans, and they were forging some fine weaponry. Tenten looked like she just saw a candy store, given how she was looking at how well made every weapon they made was.

After more walking, and nothing else, one of them finally had it.

"Why is this road so long?!" Sakura complained, but was instantly shushed by her former sensei.

"We are guests here, Sakura. There is no point in complaining about the geography of this city." Kakashi scolded her.

The pinkette was so loud that two passing figures: a Death Knight and a Dark Ranger, overheard them.

"Are regular humans even capable of being that loud, Baron Perenolde?" the Dark Ranger asked her compatriot.

"Beats me, Anya. That was louder than every banshee I know." the Death Knight, Baron Perenolde, replied as they walked.

That one really ticked off Sakura. Her reaction? Charge forward in front of everyone and try to punch the armored man carrying the scary sword in the face.

"I DEMAND RESPECT!" she screeched before the convoy could even stop her.

Midway through the charge, Sakura suddenly found herself encased in ice. The Death Knight's left hand was glowing light blue.

'What kind of technique was that?' Kakashi wondered. 'I didn't sense any chakra flow.'

"How dare you attack a Konoha kunoichi!" one of the Daimyo's officials roared at Perenolde.

"Because she tried to kill me? Are you blind?" Perenolde scoffed at the official.

"Doesn't matter! Guards! Seize that man!"

No one in the vicinity responded. They were too busy glaring at the Easterners.

"Well, well, well..." another male's voice, chilling, enigmatic, demonic even, sounded.

From the nearest alley, a grim figure appeared as the skies above Vistarion turned dark. The next thing the Fire envoy knew was another figure, standing before them: a tall, cloaked being with a skull-like mask. In his hands was a wicked sword, and his aura was so menacing it made them all bend their knees. This was King Hassan, the High Inquisitor of the Empire.

"King Hassan?" Anya gasped. She and Perenolde were quick to bow, but a wave from King Hassan was enough to tell them "No need".

He then turned to the shaking Fire envoy. The shadows around him suddenly began to grow so much that it enveloped the whole area. "Now...to do away with you all..."

Then, as if they were standing on quick sand, the envoy began to melt into the ground.

'Not good!' Shikamaru thought. 'This kind of shadow control is way out of my league!'

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO US?!" the same official from earlier demanded, but King Hassan remained silent as the Konoha ninja and Fire Daimyo officials sunk into the darkness.

Mercurius...

Emperor Zeref Emiya was a busy man, dealing with multiple affairs at once. His pitch black hair and eyes and light skin shone well with the chandalier lights at the top of his throne room. He sat on his throne, dressed in a red cloak and sleeveless full body armor.

As of the moment, he was conversing with a beautiful blonde in purple robes, holding a magical staff.

"Have you convinced your father to halt his attacks on Durotar, Jaina?" Zeref asked the woman, Kirin Tor Archmage Jaina Proudmoore, whom he first met prior to the Battle of Mount Hyjal. Now, she is one of the most prominent leaders of the Human Alliance and a war hero for her exploits during the Burning Legion invasion.

"I've tried many times, Your Majesty." Jaina replied, bowing her head a little. "However, he is stubborn and claims that orcs will never change their genocidal ways."

"Many things change in the passage of time." Zeref told her. "That is something you have learned when you met the Horde, when the undead forces of your former lover and a former Ranger-General came to our aid at Mount Hyjal. Try and convince him one more time, Jaina. Tell him that I, Alvarez Emperor Zeref Emiya, have a message for him: If he doesn't cease the violence...I'll have no choice but to wipe him and his forces off the map. We've worked so hard to achieve this peace between the people of different worlds and races. I don't intend on letting it shatter because some people chose to live in the past."

Jaina sighed, knowing that one last rejection and her father will be put to the sword.

"Of course, Your Majesty." Jaina gave one last bow before turning on her heel to leave the throne room.

As the archmage did so, another woman came into the room.

This one was a thing of divine beauty, her alabaster skin coupled well with her silver hair and pure black eyes. She wore black armor and held the spear known as Moonsilver. What was most peculiar about her was the pair of red stained white wings on her back. This figurative and literal angel was the personal aide of the Emperor, Avacyn of Innistrad, She served as the protector of her nation's human population against the creatures of darkness in accordance to the will of her "father", the vampire lord Sorin Markov.

However, when the day came that she was corrupted by a spell that gave her visions of the dirty works of man, Avacyn's love for man became disgust, then hatred, and sought to destroy humanity rather than protect it. Sorin pursued Avacyn as she continued her rampage from Innistrad and beyond.

Then, she encountered Zeref.

It was him who stopped Avacyn from even getting close to a local village, it was him who purged the evil within, and most importantly, with her reputation as Innistrad's guardian angel completely destroyed, it was the Alvarez Emperor that gave her a home with the blessing of her creator.

"Is something wrong, Avacyn?" Zeref asked her.

"King Hassan has apprehended several Easterners and are currently being held in the dungeons." Avacyn explained. "One of them is to be tried for attempted assault of a Knight of the Ebon Blade, more specifically, Baron Perenolde, while he was visiting the city with the Dark Ranger Anya Eversong."

The Emperor slammed his head on his palm in annoyance, letting out a grunt as he did so. "Arthas and Sylvanas are going to have quite a field day with this news. Any information on the offender?"

"Their names of the apprehended are as follows: "Kakashi Hatake, Jiraiya,..."

As Avacyn continued to list down the names, Zeref was instantly lost in thought. Just those names alone made him reminded him of the past he had long buried. Remembering what he was supposed to be doing, he put his mind back in reality towards the end of Avacyn's list.

"-ck Lee, Tenten, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame." Avacyn continued. "The one known as Sakura Haruno is the one among them responsible for the attempted assault."

Zeref mentally shook his head and spoke to the angel. "Is there...Is there a 'Hinata Hyuuga among them?"

"...No, my lord." Avacyn was confused at his response. "Why do you ask?"

"Never mind. I'll talk to you about it another time. Any reason why these Easterners are here?" the Emperor asked before they delved in too deep.

"King Hassan told me that they came to present to you a treaty for an alliance between Alvarez and the Fire Country. " Avacyn explained.

"Have the Watchers bring them here. I want to hear this."