Stuck In Time

Chapter 17

*Mitsuki P.O.V.*

"Mitsuki where are we heading?" Lord Seventh asked as we walked through the woods feeling like ages. "I know how to get Sarada back I need to find the palace," I said looking around and walking faster making some turns between the trees.

"What palace?" I heard Lady Hinata ask I didn't bother talking I was too busy trying to find the thing until I saw it right in front of me. Covered by branches with moss building all around the run-down palace. Entering the place my eyes couldn't believe it, the items that once inhabit this place are burning down or turning into ash. "What happen if it wasn't like this before?" Boruto muttered looking around, "No time finding anything with her symbol on it anything!" I yelled out splitting from the group searching everywhere.

"Fuck, where is it!" I threw and searched everywhere coughing as the fire from the items create more smoke than I remember. The painting Sarada was looking at that must be it, quickly I go to the area where I found Sarada looking at the painting and there it was; eyes piercing my soul.

I quickly grabbed it and inspected it muttering to myself to find something then I flipped the painting and saw a folded paper stuff in the side of the back frame grabbing it then watched the painting burst into flames in my hands. "Mitsuki let's go the fire is getting worst." Lord Seventh coughed grabbing my arm and dragging me out seeing everyone there covered in ash and dust. "Found it, I think I found it!" I coughed opening the paper as another one falls to the ground but I do not care to look right now at that moment I smiled showing it to everyone.

"A map, it's a map" Looking at the paper showing a road through the forest as Boruto picks up the paper on the ground opening it. "Hey look at this." Looking over his shoulder seeing a geo map of the stars in line and the moon being eclipsed with small faint writing on the bottom.

"When the stars align and the moon darkens death, life would be granted but another would fall," Boruto muttered then looked back at all of us. "What does that mean?" "It means we don't have a lot of time to get Sarada back," I said feeling my blood run cold looking down at the back.

* Sarada P.O.V.*

"Hey don't touch me, let me go!" I yelled trying to get out of the grasp of the person who dragged me into an area-like dome lit up with candles. "What is this place?" I muttered slowly stepping in and looking around, "The training area Lady Sarada" my voice echoes through the room as the Lady of the fire steps out with a cold resting face.

"Why am I here?" "Didn't you hear me before, time for you to train?" She spoke sitting down in a thrown chair as I stare up at her confused, "Training...for wh-" before I could finish my sentence a loud growl that shook the ground was heard behind me and the fire was spreading towards me as I jump up using my Sharingan to get a better view of it. "Is... is that a dragon?" I thought dodging its hits using jutsu to weaken it but nothing is working. "Everything has a weak point." The lady of the fire said giving her a small glance but then I was hit against the wall.

"Alright now I'm pissed." I started dusting myself off and running towards the creature as it continues trying to hit me but then somehow I got on its back as it squirms around trying to attack me. "Weak spot, weak spot ahah! Weak spot!" Seeing the Ladies mark on the dragon using my Chidori until it was down on the cold ground. "Great won a level 1 fight." "Level 1, how many levels are there?" I looked around trying to find her until I felt her presence behind me."

"5" I turned to her and then back to the creature I just killed which didn't phase her one bit. "What is this for," I asked as she grabbed my chin picking up and looking at her gaze only to smile at me. "You'll see soon enough." She turned away going to the darkness and appeared back to her seat before I heard another growl afar from me. "Let the games begin." She spoke loudly as the fires on the candles illuminated brighter, I feel myself getting weaker.

*End POV*

"She's a strong one." The Lady spoke as the servant who brought Sarada stood next to her. "Isn't that a bad thing though my Lady?" He spoke as he watches Sarada fight against another creature weakening it. "No, if she's strong enough to pass these tests then that means I'll be stronger than I ever was.