Prolog

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Prolog 0.1: Discovery

Location: New Hokage tower, New Konoha

TimeLine: 7 years after the War, 2 years before the fall of Wall Maria

On one fine morning, in the tallest building of the new Konoha, gathers few remarkable individuals; one of the most prominent Survey Squad led by Hinata Hyuuga and a blond male, who happened to be the Supreme Commander of the Elemental Nation. The aforementioned team had just comeback from their long-term expedition outside the Elemental Nation. And apparently, they have big news, so important that they have to cut short their journey.

"So, you're saying that the entire human race outside the Elemental Nation is residing in one big-ass piece of land, approximately 2000km from here…" Uzumaki Naruto, The Commander of Leaf Corp, asks for confirmation, his fine eyebrow raising. Well, it is a bit surprising, because within the 3000km-range in the direction of south, west and north of the Elemental Nation, there's no sign of civilization; the foremost discoveries were just very-very ancient ruins and abandoned cities, but regardless, this is a welcomed surprise.

"Yes, Naruto-sama," the only Hyuuga woman in the team answered with a smile, resulting a sulky blond who mutters about "told them to cut the '-sama'…or the 'supreme commander'…"

They have no idea that the title still embarrasses their beloved Commander, not that he'll admit it of course.

"Oh, it's been five years Naruto. You've earned it, get used to it," A pink haired medic chides the pouting blond Commander. She is one of the few people who still called the Commander by his given name, particularly because they're closer than most blood siblings. This also applies to the raven-haired man who follows the pink medic into the room. For seven years, they have mended their friendship and got closer than ever, along with the remaining of Konoha 12.

"You're such a Dobe." This comment is accompanied by a snort from the last Uchiha.

"It's still weird, Sakura-chan. And shut up, Teme..." he throws a dirty glare to his best friend and mentally reminds himself that throttling the teme to death was bad, and definitely will get him killed next; if not by Sakura's hand, then by the teme's sadistic fan-girls, and maybe Orochimaru. Besides, the news Hinata brings need immediate attention.

Naruto turns his attention back to Hinata's Recon team, which consists of 8 people including Hinata. "Alright Team Hinata, tell me more about them."

Their explanation was short as they just watched from afar. With their bird summons, they were able to see that the place was more or less 1000 km in diameter. They had three layers of walls. The walls were 50m high and capable of preventing the giants from entering. Nearing the center, it was clear that the population is larger than the population in the first layer wall. They also have some special troops that would venture outside the walls once in a while (or at least when they came observing). And a only very, very small amount of people had a chakra reserve, and all of them were inactive.

He needs to tell his fellow commanders this development, as soon as possible. Because other than Gaara, the others will have no idea that finally their search of other races brings result.

In his haste to tell the other commanders, Naruto makes a new record. Within half an hour (usually it takes more than two hours), he is able to write a decent report that will be sent to the Country Daimyos (which is the ex-Elemental Country Lords) and to the other Commanders from each of the corps.

A few hours later, the four faces of the fellow Commanders and the Lord appear on the huge screen in front of Naruto. The group of important people then agrees to make contact with them and form an 'alliance' because they seemed have longer experience in dealing with the giants. Naruto then appoints someone, who happens to be Sai, to do the mission solo. Not really solo, it's just that he doesn't tell Sai that he'll have back-up should they become hostile.

An hour before Sai's departure, Naruto draws a seal on Sai's wrist and stores as much of his chakra as possible there, because having extra chakra in probably hostile territory will never hurt. It is similar with the seal used by Sakura, but not the same; it is a recent invention, so that others—non-medic—may have other chakra reserve they can rely on.

"Good luck Sai, and stay in the air," Naruto says softly, a feat that some people don't know he's capable of.

"Thanks, Dickless," he smiles, and this time it's not the fake one, it's just the little quirk up on his lips, but it's the most genuine he can come up with to show that he really appreciate the blond.

"H-Hey!" the young commander protests, but Sai is already gone with his ink bird. "Stupid Pale-ass, and his stupid nicknames."

Naruto then turns to face another raven-haired male who just entered the spacious room, his face morphs into a serious mode and he briefs Sasuke on what he needs to do.

"Uchiha Sasuke, you will depart in an hour."

"Yes, Rokudaime-sama," Sasuke answers with a smirk. While it was true that they don't use the term to address the leader anymore, he always use it for amusement's sake. The beaming smile he gets from the blond was a plus, though. With that, he exits from the room, leaving the Commander with his unending paperwork.

Prolog 0.2: Flash Back - The New Identity

7 years ago, the 4th Great Shinobi War left another great change for the Shinobi population. A couple days after the war, there was a huge earthquake that shook the entire Elemental Nation, followed by what was best described as the sky splitting in half and collapsing. From the legend that they were told, it's a sign that their 'barrier' was gone, the same barrier that kept them hidden from the the eyes of those who lived outside the Elemental Nation. The Shinobi alliance undoubtedly threw a fit and had a big dose of panicking because from that moment, they were exposed to the world and their secret society and existence were no longer secrets.

But the appearance of the Elemental Nation didn't ruffle the world a bit, which was strange. Shouldn't human's curiosity lead people here? Or at least some nation should demand explanations?

No one showed up, not even after 7 years. At least no normal humans, but these titanic humanoid things began to appear just a week after the barrier's collapse. And they ate humans, tons of them.

This happened to the other elemental countries; starting with Stone Country, Wind Country, and Lightning Country. Water country has their natural geographical defense, (the water), and it seemed the giants don't know to swim, so the Water country was save for a couple weeks. And thanks for their location in the center on Elemental Nation, Fire Country was the last to be attacked, and it was in small waves, as their numbers were dwindling to none existence the moment they reach Konoha. But, no one was safe from their attack.

The first wave was the most devastating, with more than a quarter of their population eaten. The shinobi force had done their best but the result was not as good as they hoped. These creatures have regenerative ability that was on par with the Tailed Beasts, not to mention their size was the similar to class 3 or class 4 summonings. It was a good thing they haven't met a giant bigger than class-5 summon. And fortunately, these giants don't possess much intelligence.

So far, they found that the nape of the neck is the only weakness the giants had. This spot, when severed/destroyed, negated their regenerative power and left them dead for good. Not even their carcasses remained which they eternally grateful for.

After these creatures appeared, it became a silent agreement for the shinobi force to be together, even after the war with Akatsuki (Madara) had ended. The first thing they did was move every civilian from each country into one massive area in Fire Country, where the hidden village could surround them, with the Capital of Fire Country (near former-Konoha) as the capital city. This area was about 800 km in diameter.

The sole reason to move them was so that the shinobi could focus their defense in one area. This was not an easy job; many of countrymen protested and refused to be moved from their comfortable living place, but after they saw the giants, they all agreed.

They named the place Rai Country, which means "Trust", symbolizing their trust to the shinobi to protect their King, the children.

The former Daimyos became the rulers of this country and they keep the order with the forces of Samurai from Iron Country.

The Doton-users many architects all used their ability to build 40 meters of a tall and hard stone wall around the city and their own base in each ex-hidden village. All technicians, particularly from the Snow Country, built transportation means between villages and hidden villages, such as trains and ships to the former Kirigakure, now Mist. They even managed to build huge underground passages for civilians to travel to the ex-hidden villages; all in the spans of five years. To accommodate the sudden influx of population some hidden village moved their base so that the big five were surrounding Rai. The new Hidden Villages distanced themselves around 40 to 60 km from Rai and have 100 to 120 km in diameter.

Smaller hidden villages merged with the big five if they so desire, and they moved their base closer to the Rai Country. In short, they used all their resources to build a whole new identity. There's no longer shinobi of Konoha, Kumo, Iwa, Kiri, or even Suna, there's only Shinobi of Rai Country from, say, Leaf/Konoha Corp, Cloud/Kumo Corp, Stone/Iwa Corp, Mist/Kiri Corp, and Sand/Suna Corp.

And when someone looks at them from a certain height in the sky, and connect the circles they'll get a rough pentagon.

From the first time they encountered giants till the time they managed to finish their new defense system, they lost 5,000 shinobi and 20,000 of civilians.

Prolog 0.3: Meeting the Bird Men

Seven days after Sai's departure…

Location: 10 km outside the Wall Maria

The Recon Corps just has their usual activity outside the walls, which is keep moving forward while avoiding the titans in their new long-range Scouting Formation with their current leader Erwin Smith at the center front. All in all, they just mind their own business, as they are the only humans outside the walls, or so they thought. Because all of sudden, a purple smoke flare shot up from the east, indicating an emergency. But before Erwin can shoot any flare, a rather big shadow comes flying past them.

Erwin really hopes the titans don't gain the ability to fly. Looking up, he sees a strange giant white bird, which is now flying in circles a few hundred feet above them. He shot the blue flare vertically, a sign to gather in one point, his eyes never leaving the strange bird. Beside him, Levi and Hange stiffen as the giant bird gradually fly lower and lower. The rest of the troops gathered, unconsciously forming a circle below their threat. The bird is now at 100 feet of height. For a moment they're all forgetting the fact that they are in titan territory. But, if the bird proofs to be a threat, titans are the least of their problem.

Then, a paper scroll falls from the bird and is caught by Levi. It read:

"Good morning, Shorty. My name is Sai and I'm from Rai Country. I've come in peace. Do you mind if I land?"

"Boss, why did you send the two most socially awkward people for this diplomatic mission?" A 19-year-old Konohamaru asks his brother-figure while preparing the next stack of paperwork.

"Hmm, they were not that bad. Well, I guess, but they've improved in the past seven years, no? I just want to see how they will cope with complete-strangers-but-possible-allies without turning them into our enemy first," Naruto says, looking up from his paper and signing it. He turns back to his helper for the day. "Besides, I can always go there myself to control the damage and turn the tides," he said confidently.

"You're getting cocky, Boss. Just wait till the day I kick you out of this office. Hmph."

Naruto just openly laughs at the slightly immature teen.

Levi's eyebrow is twitching uncontrollably, a clear sign that he's on the verge of 'I'll fucking kill you!' mode. Seeing the amusing expression on the normally indifferent corporal, Hange deduces that it was because of the scroll's content. With her curiosity peaked, she snatches the scroll from the irritated corporal. Upon reading the message, she can't help but burst out laughing, further annoying the corporal as well as making the rest of the troops wonder what the hell just happened.

"This person is daring, but at least whoever up there, is not an immediate enemy," Erwin says after reading the scroll, a moment later he nods to the bird.

A black blur drops from the bird. In front of the Scouting Legion stands the palest man they've ever seen. He looks to be in his early-twenties, or just a bit older than Corporal Levi. He has short black hair, which contrasts greatly with his pale skin, making him look almost paper-white. He is just few inches shorter than Captain Erwin, and they can tell that his body was built for speed and agility. On his head, he wears a strange metal-plated head band with the kanji of Shinobi carved on it. He wears a crop-top alike to the Recon Corps' jacket but black in color, and he doesn't wear any shirt underneath, exposing his pale, taut abs. On his left chest, there is a symbol of a styled leaf, and his long pants were also black in color. He wears a pair of strange open-toed shoes, a little pouch on his left thigh, and what seemed to be some sort of sword strapped on his back. All in all, he really looks like a foreigner.

The pale bird man gives them a smile, which looks too creepy to be real. "Thank you. My name is Sai, I'm a representative from Rai Country, and I'd like to meet your King or someone with the authority to discuss a possible alliance between our countries," he ended with a smile.

They all widened their eyes, another country survived! Or rather Existed!

"Is that so? We might believe you, but first call your friend here. We thought you come in peace?" Erwin says with narrowed eyes. One of his subordinates, Mike, with a penchant for sniffing just signed him that there is another foreigner.

As if on cue, another bird flew past them, and when they looked down again, there is another pale man besides Sai. He had the same black hair, though spiked at the back, and also had a pale skin complexion, albeit not as pale as Sai. He wears a long-sleeved black shirt and black pants, and a forest green vest with the same leaf symbol styled on his left chest. His 'shinobi' bandana is tied on his right arm. Another curious point is that this man emanates the same cold indifferent aura as their short corporal.

"You're getting sloppy, Sasuke-kun," Sai comments offhandedly.

"Hn."

"My name is Erwin Smith, and I'm currently in charge of the Survey Legion. We have a few questions for you two before we bring you back inside the walls."

"We don't mind."

"Chief, what if the titans appear?" One of the squad leaders asks; concerned that they were in the middle of a clearing, which surely become a disadvantage should a titan come.

Erwin then orders his squad to guard the perimeter, leaving him, Levi, and the two foreigners together.

For now, Erwin and Levi have to give the bird-men the benefit of the doubt. How could they not? Another human race–a whole country–has survived the titans for who knows how long. But first the two pale men must answer the most important question. If they get the answer wrong, he and Recon Corp will have to stop them here.

"Are you a threat to humanity?"

End of Prolog

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