Changing the River of Time

Prank Wars and Slugs

Yuki woke up the next morning feeling oddly.... refreshed. She knew what her actions meant, and the sheer scale of the current Prank War.

She could hardly contain her excitement.

After setting her pranks up and carefully going through the house, searching for any pranks set by her brothers (she didn't find any), she gleefully cackled, silently stalking to her brothers' bedrooms to wake them up. (She'd spare Karin for now- perhaps join forces with the girl to show her the ropes.)

Except, she found out the hard way, no one was in the compound except herself, only a little note left from her family.

Naru and I finding a slug. Be gone a while. Don't destroy Konoha during our war, as always. We love you two, but when we get back it will be no-holds-barred. We have the Toad Sage. He may be easy prankings, but he gives what he gets.

~Love, Aki

She grinned ferociously, glad she had at least a few more days to prepare and to teach her new sister.

The more preparations, the better. Surviving through the Prank Wars is more difficult than any apocalypse anyone could ever think of- Aki had the Prank War scars to prove how close to death even an overpowered Uzumaki could get.

Both Naruto and Aki shuddered for the fourth time that morning, warning bells screaming in their minds. They chose to ignore it, for now, seeing as they weren't anywhere close to Konoha. They were still searching, but Aki knew they'd find Tsunade soon- especially when he's been tracking her since they left Konoha, her bright chakra easily findable to the sensor even from half a continent away.

Two days later, Aki stopped and grinned at the town's entrance. "She's here."

"Yeah...."

While Jiraiya went off to do.... adult things, Aki and Naruto checked into a hotel and started unpacking- mainly putting seals everywhere. When they finished, Naruto plopped down on a bed and took out a sealing scroll Aki had given him, starting a new level of sealing.

Aki, though, stood beside the door, leaned against it casually. When a knock resounded through the room, Aki pushed off the wall. "Coming!"

He opened the door, but when faced with Itachi and Kisame, he only smiled wide. "How may I help you?"

Kisame blinked but smiled as Itachi answered. "Is there anyone else with you?"

Aki blinked and shrugged, leaning against the door frame casually. "Sometimes. They're out looking for someone right now. Oh, I'm Aki by the way."

The missing-nin blinked at the red-head before Itachi responded. "Itachi. This is my partner, Kisame."

The shark-man nodded, grin still on his face. "Yo."

When the two didn't leave, Aki shrugged again. "I mean, if you want to do the whole song and fight, we can... I'll take both of you on at once, too. It'll be a good workout."

The two of them felt surprised, but Kisame was the only one who let it show. They looked at each other before Itachi subtly shook his head. Kisame seemed to pout before responding for his socially awkward partner. "Can't. Have a mission and all."

Aki was about to respond when he cut himself off. Sasuke's here. He grinned apologetically for a second, letting a clone pop into existence. "Sorry bout this."

In a single moment, Aki had grabbed both their shoulders and flashed the three of them to Amagekure, quickly jumping back as the rain poured on the three men and dodging several attacks at once. Shock easily filled Kisame's face as he took in the change in scenery. "What the-"