A/N: Thank you all so much for the continued support! I have all these ideas floating around in my head and it's hard putting them down in a cohesive manner into a proper chapter. I have so many things planned for this series and I hope you all enjoy them. Also, I love reading the theories about the world and how everything will turn out. Anyways, enjoy!

Chapter 4: The Start of Something Beautiful

Sera Uzumaki never liked cramped spaces. It was too small for most of her destructive attacks and effortless on an enemy's part to just nuke the entire space. It didn't matter if she was inside her Village's walls and the said room was underground and fortified with several high-tier barrier seals.

"So that's why Fugaku-sama's been missing from the compound so much these days. I was starting to assume that the man was off boning some other woman. Even Mikoto-sama was starting to get anxious."

That got some weird looks from the shinobi standing around them. Them being Team 4, all of Team 4 with their Jounin teacher and everything.

"You know, Fugaku's been telling us that his wife's been giving him weird looks at night and he caught her sniffing the Jounin vest he wore the other day. He said that the air was so awkward that he just left the room and never brought it up again. Now that's a method I can get behind, leave all the troublesome findings in the past and never speak of it."

"I think you're nonchalant-ness for that kind of behavior is the reason why your wife's so lenient about you going out to drink with your friends on the weekends. The woman doesn't have to worry about you cheating because the act of marital betrayal is too 'troublesome' for you."

Shisui was rubbing the back of his head soon enough.

"You know, now that I think about it, Hiashi-sama disappeared in the morning for the past week or so. I didn't think much about it at the time but now it makes sense. Though, no one in the compound doubted his faith to Hisana-sama. The two looks so good together, I heard that they were going to try for their first child soon."

"How does that work anyways? Can't everyone in your compound see your clan head and his wife break in their bed? The walls are thin enough to hear the squeaking but with your vein-y spy goggles, everyone in that place could peek in on that action."

Now, if Sera's either of Sera's parents had been there next to her then she would have received a major smack to the head immediately but thankfully, her father was standing at the front of the room and her mother was somewhere near him.

"How in the… No. No. NO. That's is NOT how our eyes work you perverted harlot. Stop fetishizing my clan's sacred eyes with your impure thoughts. The Byakugan is a noble tool that exists in the Hyuga clan and a tool that we do NOT use to spy on fellow clan members during their intimate moments!"

"Eh," Sera shrugged, "You haven't denied that fact that your eyes could do what I said. Not everyone is an uptight law-abiding citizen like you Hiroro, even in your 'noble and pure' Hyuga clan. I rest my case."

Sera watched as her dear Hyuga friend frantically glance around at the rest of Team 4, and even some of the shinobi standing around them, for support but all he got were awkward coughs and all of them looking away with a blush. It didn't help that at least one or two of them were his so called "pure and noble" clan members.

"Unbelievable… Un-be-LIEVABLE!" Hiro exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air.

"Oh, stop whining. At least your eyes don't permanently record everything you see into your brain never to be forgotten ever again," Shisui hissed.

"What? You walk in on Mister and Misses Uchiha sweating it out?!" Sera asked without much thought.

The silence which followed was enough to make everyone nearby stand up straighter in shock. Well, all except one person who had a smile rivaling the sneakiest of Cheshire cats.

"No, fucking, WAY! I have so many questions!" Sera jumped up and down, "Why did you have your creepy eyes on? How big is the big shot? How big is mama Uchiha actually? Were they wearing-?"

Sera wasn't sure if she had ever seen her best friend move so fast as that moment. One second, she was about to ask if the Uchiha couple were wearing clothes or if they were boning in their birthday suits, then the next second she had several unwrapped ration bars stuff in her mouth.

"Kehenkeh," Sera smirked before she slowly chomped down on the ration bars, crushing them with her exceptionally strong jaws, "Thanks for the snack Sui-Sui but next time you shove your things in my mouth, let a girl know, yeah?"

"Why am I still friends with you?" Shisui sighed and put his face in his hands, "Oh how far the great Shunshin Shisui has fallen from grace."

"Pssh, you were never up anywhere near grace kiddo," Shikaku scoffed, "The day you said yes to whatever antics Sera dragged you into was the day you sealed your fate. I wouldn't be surprised if she's tagged you with a tracking seal somewhere on your person or belongings."

Sera just shrugged when Shisui glared at her, "Your friends with a seal master Sui-Sui. I've got everyone I interact with on a semi-normal basis marked. I'm not as bad at the Aburame Clan but I can pretty much tell where you are in the village."

"Don't even get started on the Aburame Clan. I have no qualms with the bug users as people but you can never unsee what they look like with the Byakugan," Hiro shuddered and shot a nearby Aburame a look of apology who just shrugged it off as if it was a normal thing for them, "Since their bugs feast on the host's chakra and body, their chakra network looks like someone poked thousands of holes in their body."

"Gross, did not need to know that," Sera blanched. Chakra was a wonderful thing which allowed her to achieve even a fraction of the feats she could do as a Devil, but some things were just beyond creepy.

"Be quiet kiddos, the big wigs are starting their speech," Shikaku shushed his former students.

While their Team 4 was no longer in service as the official title has long been passed onto a fresh batch of Genin but to Shikaku the three were essentially his own children to an extent. He trained them, fed them, raised them from little Genin to sassy Chunin and they had all achieved the coveted status of Jounin at such young ages.

It made him oddly wistful and wonder if he should have a kid of his own. Inoichi, Choza, and him were talking about what the next generation of the Ino-Shika-Cho formation would look like the other weekend.

However, that was a question for another time. The first thing he had to do was survive through the tail end of this god forsaken shinobi world. Iwa and Kumo had taken a step back thanks to the efforts of Minato Namikaze and other high profile Jounin of the Hidden Leaf but that didn't mean the war was over.

That was why Lord Third had begun his search for his successor and brought him on as a fresh mind to critique the potential candidates. If all went well, a certain blonde and two dojutsu users had a long road of paperwork ahead of them.

Shikaku smirked.

War was never over as blood will shed on the battlefield and tears will be shed doing paperwork during peaceful times.

Shisui whistled lightly at the sight in front of him.

"Was this really necessary?" he asked, poking at the chakra structure before pulling his finger back with a hiss, "Shit, you went all out on this one, huh?"

"Oh, you have NO IDEA how long I've wanted to pull this baby out," Sera gave a tired smirk, "I got it cleared for field use by my parents earlier this week and I've been itching to test it out on this scale for days."

He hummed in response as he didn't have any opinion other than "impressed".

To this day, the sight of Sera Uzumaki in battle took his breath away.

"You know that the entire world is going to know you can do this now, right?"

"Let them, it'll just keep anyone from even thinking about attacking our home."

"If you say so… Ice Queen."

"Ha, ha. You're so funny Shunshin Sui-Sui."

Shisui blanched at his botched moniker.

He didn't make a comeback, however, as he was too busy staring at Sera's face, the faraway look on her face was one that rarely showed. It truly made her look much older than she was.

There was no doubt in Shisui's mind that Sera truly was a master of warfare. She made the art of war actually look like art with the way she utilizes her techniques and the plans she whips up on the spot. One of her many one liner was "don't bother planning ahead because plans A through Z will all go out the window once the battle starts", one that Shisui could wholeheartedly agree with.

However, he doubted that even their teacher, THE Shikaku Nara, could have planned anything on the spot against the behemoth of a technique that Sera Uzumaki pulled out that day.

"You would think that people would be smarter than to try and kidnap an Uzumaki to seal a Tailed-Beast inside said Uzumaki on a timer to set it lose somewhere inside the Land of Fire," Sera said flatly.

"You think they were trying to release it in the Hidden Leaf?" Shisui asked. He knew by this point that his best friend could glance at a seal and know exactly what it was supposed to do.

"It's a high possibility," Sera nodded, "It's a shame that a runner got away with the Three-Tail's current host. I'm sure that the Hokage would have been pleasantly surprised if we brought back the Three-Tails Jinchuriki."

"More like flip his shit, but yeah," he responded.

Much like how the battle… no, massacre, started with a clap of her hands, it ended with a clap. A ring of chakra flooded out of the Uzumaki heiress, causing the entire structure to dissolve away in a beautiful flurry of snow and water.

"Just like that, huh?" Shisui asked quietly.

"Yeah, just like that," Sera nodded solemnly, "You think this is going to be over soon?"

"After your debut? Most likely. Kiri was the only nation dumb enough to try something after your father's stint with Iwa and now that you've finally stepped into the limelight, no nation is going to attack us for a while."

"I hope so. I can't imagine how this would have turned out if it was any other patrol team."

"Wasn't Team 7 supposed to take this mission?"

"Mhm, but Rin decided to retire from field work last minute to become a full-time hospital medic. Hokage thought we were the best substitutes."

Shisui scoffed, "More like most convenient."

"Either way, I'm glad it was us and not them. Kakashi and Rin already have so much on their plates with the whole Obito fiasco."

A heavy silence fell between them. It was uncomfortable, per say, but it felt like the weight of the world was on their shoulders. Like their actions that day had somehow changed the course of the future drastically.

"Oh yeah, I heard from Itachi that Fugaku-sama and Mikoto-sama were trying for a second after the boy asked for a little brother," Shisui chuckled, trying to seem the dark thoughts at bay, "The kid's a genius but boy he sure is stunted when it comes to social etiquette even for an Uchiha."

"Shush you, your just jealous that little Tachi is the cutest Uchiha of all time. The way he looks at everything with wide eyes is adorable," Sera slapped her friend on the shoulder.

"I'm glad that he wasn't forced to see the war at such a young age. Fugaku-sama tried to take Itachi on a mission with him but Mikoto-sama put her foot down. She said that the Uchiha clan had enough scarred geniuses already."

"I think she was taking a jab at you there, best buddy."

"I know she was taking a jab at me. People like you and I aren't exactly the most well-adjusted members of society."

"Overrated," Sera waved away the notion, "Who cares what people think about us?"

Shisui hummed in agreement, "Weren't your parents trying for a second as well?"

"Yeah, mother and father decided that once the war is officially over and all the scuffles near the borders quiet down, they'll try for a second. I asked them for a little sister, but father REALLY wants a boy. He was so clueless in raising me since he didn't know what to do with a girl, ya know? He barely keeps up with mother even after knowing her for years."

"They thinking names yet?"

"Last time Toad Uncle was over; they were talking about naming the baby after Uncle's novel if it's a boy."

"Tales of a Gutsy Ninja?"

"Mhm, little Naruto."

"Hah! A ramen topping for a family obsessed with ramen. It fits."

"Yup! Little Naruto… Yeah, I like that sound of that… My beautiful little Naru-chan."