“Bullshit!” Jaeger shouts in response to the symbiote’s revelation.
“Jaeger, calm down…” The inquisitive Jin, calmly, strokes his chin. “Please explain how Moryo winning is related to this world’s ruination.”
Mileena continues her exposition. “After successfully conquering his timeline, he recently started branching out into other dimensions, other fictions. He must’ve created a new, powerful space-time ninjutsu, that’s the only explanation for it.”
“If that’s really the case… WHY didn’t he take over the One Piece world? It wouldn’t be that hard to do.”
“He wanted to test out another new jutsu he developed, one that deprives a planet of all its water.” Wraith answers, entering the conversation.
“Uhh… I’m sorry, who’s this again?” Tilting his head to one side, a confused Jaeger points at the cloaked woman. “I just noticed her, now.”
“Oh, right… Jaeger, this is Wraith. Wraith, Jaeger. Wraith is the daughter of Moryo.” The white-haired shinobi gives them an introduction, curtly.
The former jinchuriki stiffens at the mere mention of that name. “What was that? WHO’S daughter?!”
Not bothering to say even another peep, Jaeger leaps toward the cloaked kunoichi, his fist winds back for a devastating right hook; an intense animosity is written all over his face. However, Jin, in a flash, appears before his good friend, intercepting him before he can close the distance even halfway between himself and her; he seamlessly catches the taijutsu expert’s punch and grabs hold of his other arm, keeping a firm grip.
“Stand down!” the pale-skinned ninja orders.
“She’s the daughter of the guy who tried to take over our world,” Jaeger vehemently argues, not listening; he fights to push forward. “Why should we trust her?! How do we know she won’t stab us in the back?”
With a firmer tone, Jin repeats himself; his gaze becomes as fierce as an eagles’. “I said, ‘stand down!’”
The white-haired shinobi is forced to flex his chakra; a fierce and powerful red aura erupts from his body, sending out a shockwave in all directions; the ground and air both tremble in his presence; the sand tent collapses, and is blown away. Even Wraith, the one Jin’s protecting, cowers in awe; she cautiously takes a step back.
“Okay, okay…” Jaeger finally backs down, his face makes a hesitant expression as a beat of sweat runs down it. “Still as strong as ever, I see.”
Certain that his friend has calmed down, the pale-skinned ninja relaxes and lowers his guard. “Mileena? Continue. And, please, cut to the chase.”
Mileena continues with, “Of course, simply put… The Moryo of Echo’s timeline, his goal is the same as the version of him you defeated: conquer all of fiction, then break out into the real world and take it over.”
“Oh, if that’s the case, then his plan is doomed to fail from the very start. He’ll have to deal with the likes of Superman, Goku, and Cthulhu, and all their AU variants. And those guys ain’t even the strongest of their respective stories.”
“Under normal circumstances, you’d be correct…” the star-stitched symbiote pauses before continuing. “But what if he acquired a power that can rewind Goku back to a state of non-existence or turn all the blood in Superman’s body into kryptonite?”
Jin’s eyes widened with horror, the muscles in his shoulders tense up. “A-Are… Are you seriously telling me he’s a reality warper now?”
Mileena shakes her head. “No, but the superpowers that exist in My Hero Academia would make him one.”
“Then why don’t YOU deal with him?! You’ve obviously become god-like.” a frustrated Jaeger asks, throwing his hands in the air.
“I’m not the only being who’s become a god, in this omniverse. If I directly involve myself in this conflict, it’ll garner their attention,” Head hanging low, the symbiote goddess explains her situation. “Some WILL interfere. There’s no telling how that scenario will play out…”
“So, you want us to deal with this shit before it gets out of hand, right?” the former jinchuriki extrapolates.
“Then we should get the band back together. Where’s Rito and Ayanami?”
Mileena awkwardly scratches the side of her face, her head tilts, slightly, to one side. “Uhh… That’s another problem, entirely…”
Jin and Jaeger begin to focus more on the star-stitched symbiote with great suspicion; their gazes are like daggers, forcing her to look away.
“Uhh… What are you talking about?” the white-haired shinobi asks, squinting is.
“W-Well… You see…” Avoiding eye contact, Mileena sheepishly twiddles her fingers. “I-I can’t… I can’t see their souls.”
“Wait--WHAT?!” Jin is taken aback by this new development. It’s like a shot in the arm.
Panicking, Jaeger stamps his feet and hysterically yells, “YOU LOST MY WIFE??!!!”
“Whoa, whoa whoa--I didn’t lose them,” the symbiote goddess holds up her hands, shaking her head, expeditiously. “I know where their souls were… It’s just that the universes they reincarnated into sorta… vanished from my sight.”
“So, you DID lose them?!” The outraged taijutsu expert runs at the symbiote, grabbing her by her neck; he throttles her, profusely.
Mileena, distressed and full of sorrow, wails, “I’M SORRY…!!”
Focusing chakra into his Rinnegan, Jin holds out his hand and puts Jaeger under his Universal Pull, lugging the taijutsu expert away from his creation and towards him. The instant Jaeger reaches him, the pale-skinned ninja applies the Striking Shadow Snakes technique; a couple of snakes are shot out from Jin’s sleeve and quickly wrap themselves around the former jinchuriki, constricting him.
“Why’re you doing?!” Jaeger snaps back.
“You’re angry. I can see that. I am too, but taking it out on each other won’t solve a damn thing.”
“Sooo… what now?” Jade queries, waiting patiently.
Tapping his foot on the scorching desert sand with arms crossed, an impatient Conduit adds, “Yeah, we’ve been waiting FOREVER!”
“Now? We start fighting back,” Jin slowly turns to face the two symbiotes; the air he’s exuding has become cold and stoic. “Jade, Conduit! I need you to infiltrate Moryo’s ranks; we’ll need a steady supply of intel on them… Their strategies and tactics. Numbers. Notable warriors. Their weapons, if they’re using any. And any and all unusual techniques they’ve acquired.”
““Yes! As you’ve commanded, Lord Jin!”” the two shout in unison, bowing with great reverence.
The white-haired shinobi cringes at this; even after all this time, he still finds it uncomfortable being referred to with such titles.
*snap!*
Snapping her fingers, Mileena announces, “I’ll send them to the universe Moryo’s army is invading as we speak.”
Both Conduit and Jade gradually fade away, disappearing from this plain of existence and into another; as they’re sent away, they brim with a mix of pride and determination.
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“Now open a portal to this, ‘My Hero Academia.’ And we’ll take care of the rest.”
*BOOM!*
With a wave of her hand, the star-stitched symbiote creates a vortex; its bright, glowing center spirals with blending hues of gold and orange. Wraith casually walks into it, saying nothing.
“Okay, Jaeger,” Jin turns his attention towards his bound friend. “…I’m going to let you go now. You don’t have to be friends with her, but can you, at least, TRY to get along?”
“As long as the she-demon keeps her distance, there’ll be no problem.” Jaeger rolls his eyes, his voice brims with venom.
The pale-skinned ninja’s snakes unwind themselves, releasing the taijutsu expert from their constrictive grasp, and recede back into their summoner’s sleeves; standing before the portal, Jaeger looks back and gives Jin a nod before running into it. Standing at the threshold, the white-haired shinobi, however, does not cross into the next universe, he simply gazes into the dimensional vortex.
“Why do you hesitate?” Mileena questions; she hovers over to her creator’s side.
“Th-The… The time I spent as Ichika Orimura,” Jin stammers, awkwardly. “Can you… please delete that from my memories?”
Parade resting, the symbiote shakes her head. “I can’t do that… You needed to grow accustomed to more advanced forms of technology.”
“Right. Next time you want me to learn super tech, send me to KND, Danny Phantom, or--HELL--the Super Friends’ universe. Later…”
Taking a deep breath, Jin Uzumaki steps through the portal and into the universe of My Hero Academia; it quickly closes behind him. Once on the other side, he finds himself in a grimy alleyway; the ground is littered with trash bags, general debris, and a few droppings of animal waste; the surrounding walls have been painted over by years and years of graffiti. Out of the corner of his eye, the white-haired shinobi notices a scurrying rat; it has a roach in its mouth.
Disgusting…! Jin wrinkles his nose and recoils, covering his mouth.
While stepping away, the white-haired ninja notices the surrounding walls; they are dominated by over a decade's worth of graffiti; most are bright, vibrant, and multi-colored; the bold, bubbled letters of the artists’ names were intricately filled with patterns and accented with a stark three-dimensional shadow effect. At the same time, a few others were hastily sprayed on; stylized red crowns and blue number fives were scrawled onto the faded, grimy walls of these old buildings.
“Hey, Jin, over here.” Jaeger calls out.
Jin glances over to find both his good friend and their newest ally at the alley’s entrance; they stand on opposite sides of the entryway with wide-eyed Wraith surveying the area while the grimacing Jaeger eyes her with great suspicion; his arms are folded and his back is propped up against the wall.
From beyond the alley, on the horizon, the white-haired ninja sees a familiar figure he wasn’t expecting, Lady Liberty; she is reduced to a silhouette because of the sun slowly creeping up from behind her; its warm, orange morning light illuminates the night sky, giving it a milky, hazy color.
Huh. I’ve never been to the Big Apple before… Jin calmly strides out of the alleyway, brimming with cool confidence. “Time to go.”
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Meanwhile, somewhere in Otheon, an island nation in Europe, Indra Otsutsuki stands in the middle of the plaza of a now decimated enemy headquarters; thick, sooty, billowing smoke rises into the air as the crackling black inferno spreads throughout the rest of the compound, consuming everything that comes in contact with it. Ash falls like snow onto the stone-tiled floor.
Sensing something, the Progenitor of the Uchiha looks to the West. Hmmm…? What’s this?
What Indra detects is the sudden appearance of several strong and powerful chakra signatures, one of which closely resembles that of his late father’s; he scowls at this new turn of events.
“What madness is this,” The confused Creator of Ninjutsu’s blood boils. “Why is this chakra like–!?”
“Wh-Why’re you… doing th-this…!” a voice weakly interrupts.
Underfoot of the Uchiha Progeniture is the owner of this establishment, Flect Turn; he is the fanatic leader of Humarise, a cultic terrorist organization, a rival faction. Blood flows out from the numerous bruises and deep lacerations all over his torso, painting ground red underneath him; his legs are twisted beyond recognition with bits of bone poking out of what were once his joints.
“I need quirks to fulfill my ambitions, and you want to destroy them. This conflict was inevitable.” Indra looks down on his defeated foe, eyes full of contempt.
The Ninjutsu Creator continues with, “Do not fear… Dr. Garaki will make sure your body is put to good use after you’re gone.”
“Ngh… F-For… For the salvation…” Coughing up blood, Flect’s neon blue skin begins glowing brighter and brighter; the fire in his eyes hasn’t gone out yet. “…o-of humanity…!!!”
Determined, the cult leader weakly activates his quirk, Reflect; a spiraling wave of energy forms around him, shaking the ground; he rebounds the wave back at the Ninjutsu Creator.
“What a fruitless endeavor." Shaking his head, Indra sighs while infusing chakra.
He counters by firing a powerful sphere of electrical energy back at the wave; the high voltage jutsu blasts through the repulsive wave, shattering it like glass and hits Flect Turn, completely charring his face.
“Wr-Wretched soul…! I wish you could see the world as I do.. It’s so… disea…” The cult leader trails off, head falling back, dead; the blue on his skin dissipates, revealing that his true skin color underneath is a flesh white pigmentation.
“How pitiful.” Indra refocuses his attention back on the unknown chakra signatures; he takes a breath, quickly recomposing himself. “I think it’s time we test our new model of bioweapons…”
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“I’ll have the French toast with a side of bacon and eggs, scrambled.” Jin gives his order, resting his head on his hands. “Oh, and a cup of hot chocolate…”
A couple hours after arriving in this superhero universe, Jin and company stumbled across a diner and decided to eat there; in the short amount of time the pale-skinned ninja has been in this dimension, the most bizarre thing he’s seen so far is their waiter; she’s an anthropomorphic cat, with long blonde hair, in a bright pink uniform.
(Author’s note: In the film, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” there’s a scene where Hermione Granger is transformed into a literal cat-woman. That’s what the waitress looks like.)
A hunching Jaeger adds, “Pancakes, sausage, sunny side eggs, and a cola.”
“…And what will YOU be having, ma’am?” the waitress asks, jotting down the previous two’s orders; her ears are positioned upright, facing forward.
“Uhhh….” Unable to answer, Wraith’s eyes nervously dart every which way.
“She’ll have a stack of flapjacks, bacon, and lemon-lime soda, right?”
The kunoichi nods profusely. “Yeah, yeah… that’s exactly what I want.”
“Got it. Your food’ll be ready in a jif!” the waitress says with a bright smile before walking away; her tail stands upright with a slight curl.
“What is so-da?” Wraith asks, cocking her head to one side.
“A carbonated drink,” Jin replies, turning his gaze to Jaeger. “SOOO… do you know anything about MHA? ‘Cause I got nothin’.”
“One of my friends had the 1st 2 seasons on DVD; we binged it on a weekend.” the taijutsu specialist responds, very casually.
“Okay, what can you tell me about the main antagonists?”
Jaeger tilts his head back, trying to remember. “Well… It’s been awhile, but… I remember that they were stealing powers from other characters…”
“For what purpose?” Jin queries, leaning forward; his interest is piqued.
“This lanky hand-man and his boss were REALLY into making super-soldiers,” The former jinchuriki tries his best to answer. “Honestly… I couldn’t really tell you what their master plan was. But I DO know they tried recruiting a guy who can freeze you by drinking blood.”
“Where’s the show’s…” Detecting chakra, the alerted white-haired shinobi trails off; he looks out the window, scanning the area.
“What is it?” Wraith questions, noticing the sudden change in Jin’s demeanor. “You look like you’re gonna kill somebody.”
The pale-skinned ninja balls up his fists and infuses chakra, ready for a fight. “I sense a powerful chakra signature, and it’s headed right for us.”
The sand ninja and former jinchuriki follow Jin’s gaze, they see a small black dot in the sky, out in the distance; with each passing second, it rapidly increases in size, appearing more and more monstrous; a pair of bright blue rings appear behind it, propelling the beast through the air.
The waitress returns, carrying a tray. “I got your drin–”
“GET DOWN!!”
Jaeger quickly grabs the woman and leaps out of the way, while Jin jumps back. Wraith swiftly crafts a foot-thick, man-sized shield, made entirely out of gold dust.
*KRAA-KOOOOOM!!!*
The creature crashes through the wall, sending debris flying to the other side of the building. It is a towering, hulking, humanoid monster with pitch-black skin and long, messy, pure white hair; it has a beak-like mouth with an array of sharp, tinged yellow teeth; it only wears a pair of beige pants and metal knee-pads designed to emulate skulls; its feet and torso are left bare.
““““AAAAAIIIIEEEEEEEE…!!!”””” Several of the nearby people shriek, consumed by absolute terror.
Guess it’s time to make the donuts…! Standing tall before the monster, Jin produces a chakra receiver from his palm.
The beast lets out a roar and snarls, “Destroy… I will… DESTROY YOU ALL!!”
