"WHOEVER BUILT THAT DAMN MACHINE is a fucking moron," was the first thing Sakura heard when she began to regain consciousness. She had no idea what was going on, but something fishy was up so she continued to feign sleep and eavesdrop. At the moment, all she could hear was two women conversing.

"The female was located at least two miles away from the lab and the male nearly fell into a ravine." The same voice continued to complain. "You cannot believe how long it took me to find them!"

"You know, he's kinda hot for an alien." A second voice giggled.

"Oh my god, Hanae, don't tell me you're seriously attracted to E.T. over here." The first voice groaned.

"So what if I am?" Hanae said defensively. "You can't blame me, he's good looking! Even if his hair is grey like an old man's..."

Grey hair? Sakura thought. Were they talking about Kakashi? But why would they call him an alien? Wait, did these people think she was an alien too?! What the heck?!

"You know, this one's cute too..." Hanae said thoughtfully, and Sakura suppressed a shiver when she felt finger tips caress the skin on her collarbone. Hold on, why didn't she feel like she was clothed?

OH MY GOD, AM I NAKED?! AND THIS CRAZY LADY'S TOUCHING ME!

"Don't you think so too, Miyumi?"

"They look more human than extraterrestrial beings," the first voice—Miyumi—noted. "When are we going to be able to sample them? I want to know just how these... aliens work."

"Not until we get the go-ahead from the Doctor. I'm sure he'll be ecstatic to hear about this though. He's been itching to send one of his Nomus to UA for so long now!" Hanae chirped.

"I doubt he'll be using these guys," Miyumi refuted. "They're just prototypes at the most. We still need to do more research on them first. According to Tanaka, he's already prepared a Nomu to bring to UA once the term starts."

"Ehhh? That one's so boring..."

Sakura then heard the sound of a door swinging open. What startled her was the fact that she heard the third presence enter first rather then sensing their chakra. In fact... she couldn't sense chakra from any of these people.

She could sense Kakashi's though. It was startlingly faint, but he was somewhere to her right.

"Guys, you can't believe it! It's that damn newbie, he accidentally sent in another one of those aliens!" The new voice exclaimed.

"Are you talking about Sato?!"

"You're telling me we have a third alien in our hands now?!"

"Yeah, the idiot accidentally pressed the button with his damn elbow!"

"What a dumbass..." Miyumi huffed. "And I guess I have to go fetch it, huh?"

"Yep. That's what I came here to tell you. Good luck, I just sent you the address."

"Fine. I'll get going. Hanae, make sure to get these two strapped in. Wouldn't want them making an escape, you know?"

"You got it."

Sakura listened as two pairs of footsteps exited the room, leaving only one person left. She waited until Hanae was close enough to strike. She shot up and finger-jabbed Hanae on the throat. She caught her seconds before she could hit the ground and slowly lowered her.

Sakura was breathing heavily as if the action had completely drained her. Like Kakashi, she was low on chakra too. She needed to find a way out of here because neither of them didn't have the energy to fight.

She was also very much naked. Her face turned scarlet. How many people had seen her naked before they dumped her in this room? God, how embarrassing! Did they remove her clothes or did it simply disappear when the wormhole sucked her in? 

Slowly, her gaze turned to her finger, where a wedding ring should've been. It was gone too. She had almost forgotten it, much to her shame. But who could blame her? It felt weightless and it's presence was almost nonexistent, just like her marriage. 

The cold air brushing against her bare skin brought her back to the situation in hand. 

Where was she?

She looked around. She was in a stark white room with no windows, a few computer screens, some shelves stacked with creepy looking tools, and only two operating tables. Kakashi was occupying the second one.

"Whoa..." Her green eyes widened at the sight. Kakashi was naked, but that wasn't what stunned her. It was the fact that his mask was gone. His face was exposed for all to see!

She remembered suspecting that he had big lips or buck teeth, but Kakashi's face had none of that. He looked perfectly normal! A strong, chiseled jaw, nice plump lips, and even a beauty mark at the bottom of his face.

No wonder those two women called him hot!

She quickly looked away once she started to stir. Not wanting to be naked in front of him, she quickly bent down and stole Hanae's clothes to cover herself up. She was now dressed in a button-up blouse and a pencil skirt along with a swishy lab coat.

"What...?" Croaked his voice.

"Sensei!" She whispered, coming to his side. "Sensei, don't panic but you're completely naked!"

"Huh...?" Limply, he turned his head to the side and made eye contact with her. Now that he was awake, he looked strangely... younger to her by several years. Or was it just because his mask was gone?

"Sa...kura...?" He spoke, his eyes widening.

She didn't know why he looked so shocked to see her. She was pretty sure all her... bits were covered now.

"Yes, it's me. I don't know what happened after that wormhole sucked us in, but somehow we ended up here. These people—I don't know, something about them's off. They don't have any chakra, sensei! How is that possible? And they think we're aliens!"

The more she talked, the more she noticed how weirder her voice sounded. It sounded higher-pitched, like she was a teenager again...

"Sakura..." Slowly, he lifted himself up to a sitting position and she tried really hard to focus on just his face. "Have you seen yourself recently?"

"Huh? What do you mean by that?"

"Your seal is gone. And you look about ten or more years younger." He stated.

For a moment, she stopped breathing because there was no way he could be telling the truth. Quickly, she whirled around to face the table she was previously on and peered down at her distorted reflection. There was no purple mark on her forehead. Kakashi was right, her seal was gone.

She almost felt like she was going into a panic attack. Her seal—the one she worked so hard to earn—had vanished. It took her three years to get it. Three years of constantly storing 80% of her chakra to her forehead while leaving the remaining 20% of it for healing and combat. Even while sleeping, she had to focus on storing her chakra away. She didn't slip up once and even impressed Tsunade and Shizune.

And now it was gone.

"This... how...?" She stepped away from the reflection, her shoulders weighed down by dread.

Hands were placed on her shoulder and she was whirled around to face the taller man. "Sakura, listen to me. We need to find out what's going on first and foremost. And if your seal truly is gone... well, I have no doubt that you'll earn it again a second time. You've done it once, you can do it again."

She took a deep breath. "Y-yeah. You're right. And who knows, it might even be easier for me to get this time!" She said optimistically, before realizing how close they were. "Er, uh, Kakashi-sensei? Can you, um... back away a little, please? You're naked, remember?"

He looked down at himself. "Ah. You're right."

The door opened.

"Hey Hanae, you still got that Vodka on you? My boss keeps getting on my ass and..." A man entered the room, trailing off at the sight before him.

Sakura acted quickly. She lunged at him and delivered a quick strike to his temple. She quietly shut the door and dragged him in before dumping him to the ground.

While Kakashi got himself dressed, Sakura was relaying the information she overheard while he was knocked out.

"These people had something to do with the wormhole that sucked us in. Apparently they can locate where the other end of it is taking us. I also heard them talk about a 'third alien'—that could be someone we know. One of the women, Miyumi, left to go bring them in."

"I see," Kakashi murmured and she was finally allowed to turn around. The whole scientist look really suited him... especially those pants, but she wasn't gonna say that out loud. "This guy doesn't seem to have any chakra either."

"None of them do," she stated. "I don't understand why... Your chakra was the only thing I could pick up on, and you're quite low on it by the way."

"We both are. We should find a way out of here and rest up before doing anything else." He suggested.

She nodded in agreement. "What about the third person? It could—it could be Sarada..." She trailed off, her heart picking up in speed. "She was in the house when the wormhole appeared. I heard her coming in too, but I told her to get away. She might have..."

Kakashi stiffened. "We'll check." He decided, though he hoped it wasn't Sarada. Something about this situation seemed bad, and he didn't want the little girl to be dealing with something like this.

After stealing some shoes, the two of them walked out of the room looking as normal as possible. Sakura tried not too look so anxious whenever they ran into someone, but either these people had no idea what their 'aliens' looked like or they were just morons.

One scientist fell into step with them.

"Hey did you get a look at those two aliens that were brought in?" The man asked them, an eager look on his face.

"Never got the chance," Kakashi replied swiftly. Sakura was too busy sweating buckets to lie efficiently. "You?"

"Nah, but I'm one of the lucky guys who gets to cut them open and inspect them!" He grinned.

Sakura gulped inaudibly, but Kakashi didn't look bothered at all. "Lucky you. I heard they're bringing a third one in too."

His eyes started to glitter. "Yeah I heard! One of those damned newbies accidentally pressed a button or something! Hah! How stupid can you be?"

"I know right?" Kakashi chuckled.

"Hey, ah, you okay there miss?" The man looked over at her in concern.

"O-oh, I'm fine! It's just that... aliens really freak me out!" She stammered. 

Kakashi glanced at her in the corner of his eye. Lie better! He seemed to be thinking.

I'm trying! She internally wailed.

"Where will they be taking the third one? I wanna be able to get a good look at it." Kakashi said, redirecting the attention back to him. Sakura was grateful.

"You're in luck, sir! They're bringing it to my part of the lab so I can inspect it. I'm heading over there right now. I can help you get a sneak peek of it before I start cutting it open." He offered generously.

Kakashi couldn't believe how easy this was. "Really? Man, that's so nice of you!"

The man glanced back at Sakura. "You want to come too? I know aliens freak you out but aren't you a little curious?"

"Oh yes, definitely, I'll come with!" She squeaked out.

Kakashi mentally facepalmed.

The man narrowed his eyes at her slightly. "I don't mean to be rude when I say this, but you kind of look really young...?"

"I-I do...?" Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit!

Kakashi laughed jovially and wrapped an arm around her. "Doesn't she? I guess buying all those expensive anti-aging creams really worked out, sweetheart!"

He's pretending to be my husband?! She mentally screamed. 

"Hah! You mind telling me the brands you use? My wife would love them!"

"Hahahaha..." She laughed nervously.

The man—whose badge read YASUSHIMA AITO—led them to a different division of the large building they were in.

Sakura noted that every locked doorway could be opened only through the use of his badge. Now she could easily just break through the door with her fist, but she didn't exactly have the chakra to do that and subtlety was necessary, so snatching that badge was a must.

"Ah, here it is!" Yasushima exclaimed as they drew closer to another door. The door suddenly opened and out came a woman whose badge said WATANABE MIYUMI in bold.

She was looking straight at her and Kakashi.

Sakura froze. Fuck, she thought.

"Watanabe-san, did you just finish bringing the alien in?" Yasushima asked obliviously.

"Yasushima-san, what are you doing with the aliens...?" She asked in a daze.

He blinked. "The—the what?"

Kakashi scratched the back of his head. "Well shit," he cursed, before proceeding to knock them out with a single hit each. He let them drop to the ground while Sakura snatched Yasushima's badge to gain them entry into the laboratory.

The door opened and they dashed in, immediately spotting a table where a nude body was laid out.

"Holy—it's Gaara!" Sakura squawked. These people actually managed to get two Kages?! "And he looks so young!" His youthful features chillingly reminded her of the time when he was taken by two Akatsuki members.

Kakashi went back to grab Yasushima's lab coat and put it over Gaara's still body.

"He's alive, but his chakra's most likely depleted." He stated, tossing him over his shoulder. "We should get moving. There's another door back here."

Sakura nodded and moved towards the door only to pause when she passed by a window. She did a double take.

"Oh my god," she gaped.

"What? What's wrong?" He asked her.

She stepped closer towards the window and held her face. "I look young too!" She didn't realize how serious Kakashi was when he mentioned it to her (plus, she kinda stopped listening after he said her seal was gone), but she looked like a literal teenager again! Fifteen years old at least!

She could see the dry look he was giving her through the reflection and turned around sheepishly. "Sorry. Let's get going."

Initially, she thought walking out the room with Gaara slung over Kakashi's shoulder like a sack of potatoes would warrant some suspicion, but the hallway was completely empty save for a door with a red EXIT sign hanging over it.

"This is so easy," Kakashi couldn't help but mumble. These people honestly had such shit security.

They left the perimeters without a hitch.

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"Sensei..."

"Yes?"

"This place is amazing...!"

She had never seen such advancements of technology before. Tall buildings that practically reached the skies dominated the streets, some showcasing large television screens or bright signs. There were a bunch of moving machines too, something similar to caravans but much more faster. Not only that, but the sort of clothes they wore was astonishing too!

Initially she thought the sort of outfit she was wearing right now looked cute on her, but the outfits she was seeing other females her age (physically and chronologically) wear made her eyes grow wide with awe. She was sure if Ino were with her, she'd be fawning over them too.

But that wasn't all. The people themselves were even more jaw-dropping if that was possible. She saw one little girl with antennas, a man with three eyes, and even a pair of identical cat-twins. What the heck. And she thought Hoshigaki Kisame's appearance was jaw-dropping.

"Ah, you really think so, Sakura-chan...?" Kakashi sweat dropped when he spotted a young boy using his forked tongue to lick a cone of ice cream. In his opinion, this place was weird. But it was cute how she was so amazed by it.

Nobody seemed too concerned about the body he was carrying over his shoulder. He thought it would garner some suspicious stares, but some people here were literally semi-humans, so this probably wasn't all too shocking.

"I wonder where we are..." Sakura murmured, before approaching a kind looking woman. "Excuse me, can you tell me what village we're in?"

"Village?" The woman almost laughed. "You're in Musutafu City, actually. Are you two—er, three—tourists?"

Kakashi and Sakura briefly stilled. They had never heard of a 'city' before.

"Er, yes we are. Thanks for your help." Sakura said politely before walking away. When she returned to Kakashi, she gave him a troubled look. "I've never heard of 'Musutafu City' before, sensei... Such a place shouldn't exist, at least I think so. I-I've already memorized the maps of each country and minor country, there was no mention of a 'city'. Perhaps we're in Benisu Island? That's the only place I didn't study as extensively or maybe—"

"—Sakura," he cut her ramble off, sensing her growing worries. "Do you remember what those two women called us while I was still unconscious?"

"Um, yes. They called us aliens. Extraterrestrial beings." She answered dutifully.

"And what do those words mean?" He asked her.

"Belonging outside of the world..." She trailed off. He watched as her green eyes grew impossibly wide as she began to piece everything together.

"I don't think we're in our world anymore." He stated slowly. "That wormhole that appeared must have sucked us away from our world and spat us out in this one. Those guys—they brought us here. Somehow. And somehow they managed to do the same thing to the Kazekage as well."

"That would explain the foreign... everything. And the lack of chakra," she muttered, taking the news surprisingly well. But he knew very well that she was worried about Sarada on the inside. "We need to go back there. But first we need to recover our chakra reserves."

He nodded in agreement. It was good that she was thinking sensibly given their current disbelieving situation. "We also need to get us some clothes..." The button-up he was wearing was a little too fitting and all Gaara had on was a (thankfully) long lab coat.

Sakura had realized the same thing since she was blushing viciously now. "R-right. I don't have any Ryo on me, but I doubt this world would use the same currency anyways. I guess I'll have to... steal..."

It always amused Kakashi how thoughtful Sakura was for a kunoichi. Ninjas never really cared about stealing, but Sakura was such a do-gooder that the very thought of thievery made her anxious. The best part was that she wouldn't let such a thing get in the way of the mission, if stealing was the utmost necessity, then steal she would.

Still, he couldn't help but tease her.

"Be careful not to get caught, alright, Sakura-chan? It'd break my little heart to see you behind bars..." He sighed mournfully.

She harrumphed. "Have more hope in my skills, sensei! I won't get caught!"

He nodded in approval. "Good. Gaara and I will be hiding out in that alleyway while you're gone. Make sure to finish quickly alright? I'll feel awkward standing around with a naked Kage on my shoulder..."

"Don't worry, sensei, I'll make it quick!"

It was a promise she would have to break because the first shop she stepped into left her speechless. There were so many unique clothes that she had never seen before. Even the accessories and shoes were something different from her world! She saw a children's section and nearly burst to tears when she imagined her darling Sarada wearing one of those cute dresses...

Gosh did she miss her daughter. She wondered how much time passed since she had been gone. Hopefully Sarada didn't get caught by the same wormhole and was safely staying with someone else. Her parents, Ino and Sai, Naruto and Hinata, Tsunade and Shizune... Sarada had quite the options.

She spied several cameras throughout the store, which was strange because in her world, cameras like those were used in only high-status civilians stores or residences. It was a luxury only few could afford, but then again, this world seemed more technologically advanced than her's.

After putting a minor genjutsu on the cameras, Sakura spent the next few moments shopping to her heart's content. She grabbed a few backpacks and stuffed them with clothes that she was sure fit herself and her companions, along with underwear and shoes (and even a mask for Kakashi). Sakura couldn't help herself when she grabbed some jewelry too.

She went into one of the fitting rooms and tried an outfit on. She had a lot of fun with it. In the end, she settled with something simple: a pair of shorts with what someone called a denim fabric, and a loose and thin red sweater. She matched it with pink running shoes and tied her hair up with a bow accessory.

"Dammit..." She cursed quietly, cupping her breasts through her sweater. "I'm back to being a B-cup..." Pregnancy did wonders for her boobs but now that she was a teen again, her chest had shrunken...

When she met up with Kakashi, the sun was already setting and Gaara was wide awake and awkwardly huddled in his lab coat.

"You were gone for two hours." Kakashi deadpanned.

She blushed in embarrassment. "S-sorry, guys. I got distracted by all the clothes...

"I can see." He said, gazing down at her brand new outfit.

She gave him a sheepish look. "Anyways, I got you some backpacks, your clothes are in here."

Gaara took his gratefully. "Thank you." He murmured.

"Did Kakashi-sensei explain to you what's going on?" She asked as she turned around in order to give them privacy. She could hear the rustle of clothes as they started to put theirs on.

He nodded, though she couldn't see it. "He explained the gist of it. We're done by the way, but Sakura... what exactly are these clothes...?"

"You don't like them?!" She squawked, whirling around. Both of them were wearing a pair of jeans, though Kakashi had on a navy colored jacket and the new mask she got him while Gaara was wearing a simple tee-shirt with a realistically drawn cat on it wearing sunglasses. "You guys look fine!"

"What sort of pants is this...?" The redhead murmured, tugging on the fabric.

"It's called denim," she said smartly. "It's the same as the shorts I'm wearing."

"It's weird," Kakashi said, which earned him a noticeable damper that he quickly amended. "But comfortable."

"Yes. Very comfortable." Gaara said as well, nodding his head.

She sighed in relief and smiled. "That's good to hear. Now Gaara, can you tell us what happened before you were... sent here?"

He frowned at the memory. "Kankuro and I were training Shinki at our private training grounds. While Kankuro was showing Shinki how Karasu worked, this blue wormhole appeared behind me. I was sucked in immediately. I don't know what else happened after that."

"Do you think Shinki-kun or your brother were sucked in with you...?" Sakura asked.

He shook his head. "I don't know. I didn't see it. Everything was happening so fast..."

There was obvious worry in his eyes, a worry that Sakura could understand as a parent. There was a chance that their kids could've been sucked into the wormhole too, and as cool as this world seemed, she didn't want either of their kids to be at risk.

"I also noticed that we've all regressed several years..." He added, looking down at his palms before staring intently at her face.

"We're both probably fifteen," she surmised. "As for Kakashi-sensei—"

"—I think I'm back to being thirty one. This eye... it feels like it's new again." He placed a hand over his left eye, where Obito's Sharingan once rested many years ago. She remembered during the final battle that he had it removed, but Naruto came in and restored his original eye. He was thirty one at the time.

"What do you suggest we do about the people who sent us here?" Gaara asked them both. "Our chakra is too low for a fight."

Sakura nodded. "We were thinking the same thing. For now, we'll have to do nothing while we focus on regaining our chakra."

"There's also the chance of them fleeing once they notice our absence," Kakashi pointed out. "In fact, I won't be surprised if the whole establishment is completely empty by now."

"If it comes to that, then we'll have to find another method. In the meanwhile, we maintain a low profile and learn as much about this world as we can. It won't do good for us to remain ignorant."

Sakura perked up. If there was one thing she loved almost as much as her daughter (and maybe Sasuke, but that was questionable at this point) it was learning.

— author's note —

MUAHAHAHA SAKURA'S NOW STUCK IN A WHOLE DIFFERENT DIMENSION WITH SASUKE'S BIGGEST LOVE RIVALS.

I feel like Sakura would just be an awful liar. She's too much of a Lawful Good to lie, but don't worry, after she meets class 1-A, she'll revert to being a Chaotic Good like everyone else there. The boys won't be sure if they'd like that or not.

Oh and Gaara may be fifteen, but he doesn't have Shukaku with him which means my bby can still sleep without having to go on a murderous rampage.

Here's what Sakura's wedding ring looks like:

Pretty, right? Sasuke has good tastes and he knows how much his wifey loves red, so he made sure to have rubies embellished on the band. 

And here's the ring Sakura got the hubby: 

It's black and red because it reminds Sakura of his Sharingan (black also matches his soul). Neither of them knew what sort of ring they were gonna get each other, but it doesn't matter because they both sorta ended up matching anyways so yay.