Chapter 4
A Devil calling.
A few days later, after apologizing to Sakura for his prank and apologizing to both Sakura and Sasuke for playing matchmaker with them, though on the sly and without anybody knowing, Sakura thanked him for trying to help and asked him why he did it, because she thought Naruto liked her.
Naruto with a slight hurt yet happy smile, even though Naruto realized his crush was just a crush and not actual love, he explained to her, that what he felt for her, was just him being confused, not knowing the difference between a crush and love because he had no-one to tell him the difference, but not to get him wrong, he still liked her, but more of a brother and sister type of thing, not as lovers.
Asking him if he truly meant it, he replied with a teasing smile, "Why did you think I pulled that prank and tried to set you and Sasuke up, it's a brother's job to tease a sister and help her find happiness." Hearing his reply she couldn't help but laugh and feel happy about having an "older" brother for his sincerity, and try to punch him for telling her about teasing her.
Anyway, Naruto, with Mimi in his lap sleeping, had his eyes closed while floating in the air again, a habit he'd grown to like.
He opened his eyes with a far away look, then looks down at Mimi, seeing her happily sleeping, Naruto wakes her up by saying to her, "It's time." Hearing him say that, Mimi looks up with a questioning "Nya!?" Naruto smiles at her, "It's time to call your sister and everyone in the Masaki family, I think they've waited long enough."
Suddenly Mimi was so excited, she is getting to call her sister after so long, Naruto explained to her to wait until the whole bridge, villages, his team, Zabuza and Haku, as well as the family have settled down after his transformation and Mimi's arrival into Naruto's life.
Going to ground floor and standing up, with Mimi in his right arm, Naruto called for everyone, "Hey everyone, me and Mimi need to make a call." Now getting everybody's attention, Kakashi, being the sensei and responsible for the team, with confusion, asks, "What do you mean, 'you and Mimi need to make a call', Naruto?"
Naruto, cutting in before further questions, replied, "Well as you guys know, because of my blood, I'm half alien, it pretty much means that time is a lot slower for me, because you see my ancestor is unable to age, because of her mother, but it's too long for me to explain, but Ryoko and everyone in the Masaki family are still alive, even to this day."
Shocking everyone even more, they couldn't believe it, Naruto's alien blood's progeny and her mother, are still alive, and from what Naruto said, were and still are young and alive.
Stopping their thoughts, Naruto then starts talking again, "Which is why, Mimi-chan here is going to transform into her ships form, away from others, to not shock them and go in to space, not far, just the upper atmosphere, that way we can reach both Washu and Ryo-ohki and explain to them everything that has happened to Ryoko's daughter and her life, as well as my part in her life."
Everyone thought it was a good idea, Naruto would hopefully get the family he needed, Kakashi, however was a little more realistic, "Are you sure that's a good idea Naruto, to throw not only your family a ticking time note (explosive note with a time delay seal), but think how Ryoko would take it, she thought her daughter has been killed by pirates and now if she found out that her daughter was still alive at the time, she would be hurt."
Naruto nods, knowing Kakashi was right, and explains, "I know Kakashi-sensei, but it needs to be done, she needs to know the truth, about her daughter, that she had a happy life, a loving husband, a wonderful child, I know it's not what she wants to know, but it's what she needs to know."
After that, Naruto tries to change the subject, "How about all of you guys come along for the ride." Surprised at the offer, they all asked why, Naruto shrugs and says, "It'll be fun, the first group of Ninja's in space." Sighing at his answer they all agreed.
A distance away.
Moving away and deep into the woods, Naruto smiling, picks Mimi from his shoulder and says to her, "Are ya ready, Mimi-chan, it's gonna be a shocker for the others." Replying with a happy playful meow, Naruto throws Mimi into the air shocking everyone at his heartlessness at the cute little thing.
That is until Mimi changed drastically, turning from a small, cute, furry animal, to a giant, crystallize spaceship. (think Ryo-ohki's but smaller, she is Ryo-ohki's youngest sister after all)
Amazed at the beauty of the ship as the sun shines on it, a loud MEOW came from the ship, Naruto smiling in happiness, with enthusiasm, said out loud, "Yes, lets go Mimi-chan!" As if to reply, there were three chorus of meows from the ship, while at the time, Mimi transported everyone on board (the inside looks like Ryo-ohki's, because of the fact it was Ryoko's daughter)
Everyone was in awe of the ship, Naruto sitting down in the chair in the center, a screen came on, with an image of the outside.
Feeling Mimi taking off, Naruto exclaims "This feeling, it feels so good to be able to move like this, instead of in the memories."
It didn't take long to get in position, Naruto calls out, "Ok Mimi-chan, start calling your sister and Washu for me."
Hearing Mimi meow longer than before, all they had to do was wait, Kakashi, seeing Naruto put on a brave face, stood next to him and placed a strong hand on his shoulder for encouragement with an eye smile.
Naruto looks up towards his sensei in the captains chair, seeing the smile, he took a deep breath to came his nerves, gaining the fire in his eyes once more.
As the others waited they couldn't help but look around, they couldn't believed they luck, they were the first group of ninjas and civilians on their planet to go into space.
Sakura, taking her chance, went over to Sasuke and with a small smile said "Isn't it beautiful Sasuke-kun, from here our planet looks so small and fragile." Looking towards Sakura, Sasuke couldn't help but to agree, but the moment he looked at Sakura, everything seemed to have stopped for him.
He was about to say something, when Naruto called out, "Everyone, the transition signal want through."
Before on the planet Jurai.
The Masaki family were doing their things, Ryoko and Ayeka were arguing again over something, Sasami and Noike were cooking in the kitchen, with a tiny help from Mihoshi, though she keeps falling and breaking stuff, Washu was in her lab, as usual, while Tenchi relaxed a while, with Ryo-ohki on his lap, him stroking her.
That is until Ryo-ohki shot up ramrod, looks around and jumps off of Tenchi's lap and races towards Ryoko in a rush.
Tenchi, wondering what was wrong with her, got up to follow her, seeing run to Ryoko in the yard.
Ryo-ohki, interrupting Ryoko's and Ayeka's "fight" since they do it nearly all the time, jumps towards Ryoko, meowing like crazy, Ryoko grabbing her out of the air, looks at Ryo-ohki, like she was out of her mind, until she hears all her meows.
In abject horror, Ryoko, in rage yells out, "WHAT!?" lightning dacing from her in her outburst.
Washu came running out of her lab, half because of Ryoko's energy wave, the other half because she received the same signal Ryo-ohki just got.
Washu yelling out "IT REALLY IS HER!" Everyone in the house hearing the yelling came out wondering what was going on.
Ryoko with tears streaking down her face, with true emotions cried her heart out, Tenchi, confused, but not wanting to see one of his wives crying went and hugs her, trying to get her to talk, but it was Washu who answered, "It's Miko-chan, her ship Mimi-chan's signal has just got into contact with both Ryo-ohki and myself."
Everyone was unable to move, the only sound coming from Ryoko as she cries.