Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Heaven & Earth: The Uzumaki Saga ❯ Chapter 1: The Beginning Of the End ( Chapter 1 )
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Author's Notes (1): Okay, lately I've been a douche for not writing this crap, so the way I'm going to write this is throwing out the intro shit I had before and getting Straight to the point. Let's face it, I suck at writing intro(s). So I’ll just give the brief details, some plot lines, and then onto the good stuff. Also whenever you see that line I put, it means different scenes, but they're happening at the same time. Save the good, the bad, and the ugly comments for the end. Thank you.
So let's get the show on the road:
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Heaven & Earth: The Uzumaki Saga
Chapter 1: The Beginning Of the End
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What you need to know:
-Everyone is older, I'd say around early twenties.
-Tsunade is still Hokage.
-Naruto, Shikamaru, Ino, and Kiba are ANBU.
-Sakura is also an ANBU, and a Combat Medic.
-Naruto and Sakura are heavily involved. Just as he proposed to her, she had disappeared mysteriously.
-Also a strange coincidence that Sasuke disappears from Konoha also...hmmm...
-Naruto went out to search for Sakura who had disappeared for years.
-His companions include: Shikamaru, Ino, and Kiba. All very close friends, all very loyal to him and volunteered to accompany him on his journey.
-So far they've been traveling for about 2 years on the search, each clue in each village, getting them closer to finding Sakura. Keep in mind that they've had to gather information the hard way (meaning doing dangerous missions/killing for info/doing dangerous tasks/etc. etc.). Basically the road to finding Sakura isn't easy, and is pain-stakingly troublesome.
-Another note is that Naruto does have a level of control over Kyuubi, and they share a mutual respect for each other. But whenever Naruto loses focus or maintains his will to subdue Kyuubi, the demon seeks any chance to reek Havoc, and almost takes control of Naruto's body, going into a berserk frenzy. And to an extreme, can almost manifest a small/medium solid Chakra form of itself (kyuubi).
-As the Journey nears its end, they find her in a village of ruin (near Konoha)...with another man...Sasuke. But don't worry NaruSaku fans! Cuz here is where we pick up...
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...the sky began to turn gray as the four ninja, stood there upon the couple and removed their masks. Shikamaru had a face of disgust, as Ino covered her face in shame for Sakura. Kiba narrowed his eyes in discontent, but looked to see Naruto's expression. His face showed no expression. But Kiba knew he was in pain. Naruto bit his lip, smiled, put his ANBU mask back on, and walked away silently.
Sakura tried to call out to him, but felt ashamed of herself. "...naruto..."
Ino began to tear, walked over to Sakura and slapped her right in the face. "YOU! How could you!? I'm ashamed of you!"
"He risked death, just to see your face again. And you, I don't care if you are Uchiha or not, you're despicable." Shikamaru spat at Sasuke.
The way they had found them was arm in arm, and they were kissing. Only a few minutes later would they discover them. But it was all bad timing, little did they know that she was actually administering medication to him, and he had woke up. Sakura tried to explain that to the ninjas, but she was discredited immediately and they turned their backs on her.
Kiba and Akamaru went to see how Naruto was doing. "Hey. Are you okay?"
"..."
Kiba looked to the sky and scratched his head, while Akamaru went to Naruto's side. "I may not be able to feel your pain. This entire journey, all in vain. But at least we found her, eh? Forget about her. Let us leave this-"
"...leave me alone." And he brushed Akamaru away.
Kiba simply stopped, and let him go on his own. "You need only to call us. If that wretched Sasuke wasn't your friend, ask of me and I would bring you his head!"
"That's ENOUGH! Just leave me be."
Kiba bowed his head respectively and walked back towards the others. Naruto continued walking back towards Konoha, just entering the thick forest. Everything they had endured; after all the pain and suffering, only to find her in HIS arms. Never again, am I to forgive him. And Sakura...
"WHY ME!? WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAPPEN TO ME!? AAARRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!" As Naruto screamed into the open. He then came to a clearing, in the forest, a small open area of grass. He began to remember, remember all the bad things that had happened to him throughout his life.
(The Sky began to darken...)
Remembering the pain and suffering as he was a child, and growing up with the village hating him for what he was, just a reminder of the demon that is within him.
(The air began to thicken, and something RED began to seep out of him...)
Remembering the unbearable loneliness that he had to endure. Remember the times that all the parents would keep their children away from him.
(Chakra, RED Chakra began to leak out of Naruto and fill the air with great sorrow and anger.)
Then remembering Sakura, and all the good times, but then all of it thrown away to this moment...
"UUURRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!&qu ot;
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Meanwhile in Konoha... Tsunade and Shizune were in the Hokage office doing some paper work when Tsunade suddenly noticed something strange out in the distance. It was as if some kind of red dome was taking form. Not fully formed, but it was all concentrating together into one enormous area.
"What is that Tsunade-sama?" asked Shizune.
Tsunade grew curious, and began to worry. "I'm not sure. But I don't have a good feeling about it-"
Suddenly there was a great EXPLOSION!
KABOOOOOOOOOOM!
Tsunade and Shizune then ran up to the balcony to look out into the distance, and see through the red dome, and smoke something they never expected...Kyuubi... In that instant the alarm went off and all of Konoha was on alert that it was Kyuubi.
"My God... It's impossible." Tsunade mumbled to herself in shock and terror. "Shizune! Alert everyone! Send word for all Shinobi! We are in some serious trouble..."
At those words Shizune disappeared. Tsunade walked back to the balcony, and thought of how this could have happened. But all she could speak was... "Naruto..."
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Iruka and Anko were sitting in the bar, when suddenly a great boom shook their drinks.
The sake began to ripple with each boom. Almost like giant footsteps, suddenly there was a great alarm going off. They rushed out and both saw something they had not seen since their childhood, it was the demon fox...
Iruka was in pure shock. "My god, Naruto..."
"HEY! Iruka! We have to go! We have to help the others now!" Anko shouted and they both rushed off to gather with the other Shinobi of Konoha.
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A great roar came from the demon fox that shook the earth, and the pure sound of it was deafening and terrifying. All of Konoha was on full scale alert. Shinobi everywhere began to try and fend off the Ancient Demon, but it was no use. It merely trampled anything on sight, and continued onto the Western Gate thrashing its way through. Each of the Demon's tails shook the earth and tore up anything it touched. Just the stroke of each tail was like a miniature typhoon, shredding and uprooting trees. With each claw, it dug into the ground ripping up the earth, creating fissures. And it's breath was death to all it touched, a great fire unquenchable by water, demon's fire. Shinobi all over Konoha tried to fight it off, but it was no use. How do you fight something that even a Hokage could not kill, but only seal away!?
"Hold it off until Godiame arrives! Fight for your lives! Fight for loved ones! Fight for KONOHA!!!!" Shouted a Shinobi.
In the distance Tsunade was trying to get to Kyuubi as quickly as she could. She was trying to come up with a plan to defeat the demon again. "Yondiame. How did you defeat such a demon... Give me courage and strength as you did!"
"It's not your time yet." Said a familiar voice.
Tsunade looked to her side, and saw her fellow sanin! "Jiraiya!"
"It will be an honor to fight by your side once again, Tsunade!" Said the Gama-Sanin (Toad Master). "It will take everything we have, maybe even more."
Tsunade smiled, and replied. "I sent for reinforcements, and a call to help from our allies. I fear this is going to be a fight, not just for Konoha."
"Well then, shall we?" Jiraiya smirked.
Tsunade grinned and nodded her head. "We'll need to fight to scale."
"Kuchiyose No Jutsu! (Summoning Technique)" the two Sanin both shouted out together!
Now, it was Jiraiya and Gamabunta (Toad), Tsunade and Katsuyu (Slug)...
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Back at the Ghost town, there was a great rumble in the ground, and then a great explosion coming from the direction of Konoha. Shikamaru, Ino, and Sakura stood up.
Ino spoke quickly, "What was that?"
"I don't know. Maybe we should head back home also." Shikamaru replied.
In the short distance they saw Kiba and Akamaru heading back to them.
"Kiba did you feel that? What happened? And where's Naruto?" Shikamaru asked.
"Huh? I don't know. He went back to Konoha on his own." Kiba shrugged.
Shikamaru looked up at the sky and it was dark, almost like a storm. "Something doesn't feel right. Let's head home. NOW!"
As they all began to prepare to leave, one of them was missing. The very person that caused all this drama, Sasuke. He had disappeared again, gone into the shadows and on his own again. The others could care less, and Sakura didn't care anymore. All she wanted was to get back to Naruto and make things right again. They traveled light and moved as quickly as they could. Suddenly Kiba stopped mid-track...
"Wait." He spoke carefully, and put his head to the ground, and listened to the earth. Then his head rose up into the air, and his ears perked a little. Akamaru began to give a low growl, and a whine.
Shikamaru looked to Kiba and asked, "What is it? What do you sense?"
"Quiet." He replied quickly. "Can you hear it? It's the alarm! Konoha is under attack!"
"WHAT!?" They all gasped in surprise, and quickened their pace. They had just reached the forest area where Naruto and Kiba were, and reached the clearing. But were still unable to see the Village walls through the thick foliage. Suddenly Kiba stopped again, this time to Akamaru's barking on the ground.
"Shouldn't Naruto be around here by now?" Ino asked curiously (like a worried sister).
Kiba then looked down to where Akamaru was, and saw it. "Oh my God..."
The ground was torn up, and in the earth, he saw a great footprint of a fox. They all saw it, but couldn't believe it. Now it was an emergency to return to Konoha, all four of them moving as fast as their legs could take them.
"See what you've done! He's lost his mind!" Ino told Sakura.
Sakura's face showed discontent, and she replied. "I told you. It was a misunderstanding! I love Naruto."
"Tch. We'll see." Ino scoffed at Sakura.
Finally the four of them reached the Western Gate of Konoha...or what was left of it. Before they're very eyes, it was what they had dreaded the most. The Demon unleashed. A full sized red fox demon, completely thrashing everything in its path. They saw countless Shinobi trying to fend it off, buildings on fire, everything in it's path razed to the ground. But then they saw that Jiraiya-sama and Godiame (Tsunade) were riding great beasts ready to battle Kyuubi. Holding their ground, waiting for the demon to reach them.
"You wish to help him now?" Ino asked her straight forward.
Sakura gave a very firm and confident face. "I love him. Only him."
"Then go to him. You need to enter the demon, and help him gather his mind. His soul. Only you can save him now." Ino said. "Take this scroll, and use this technique." Ino quickly taught Sakura a Spirit-Mind meld technique.
Shikamaru quickly spoke, "Sakura you must go to him quickly. Get to him before he reaches the Sanin. We will go to the Sanin and try to hold them off before they kill him, or worse seal him away again. Only you can save him and Konoha. Go now." And the three ninja were gone.
"I'm sorry for everything." Sakura yelled out.
Kiba turned his head and replied back. "He still loves you. Go to him!"
"Remember! When you enter his Soul, whatever happens its not real! So don't trust anything so lightly!" Ino yelled back, as a reminder for Sakura.
And Sakura was now on her way trying to race against time before Kyuubi reached Jiraiya and Tsunade. She moved as fast as she could, with all her strength and chakra. All over Konoha there was chaos and people hurt or fleeing for shelter. Finally she had reached Kyuubi, who's fury was still going on. Everywhere shinobi were trying to fend it off. Sakura stood on a high building, just out of Kyuubi's danger zone, and safe enough to perform the Jutsu. She began to make the hand symbols, and she dove off the building, falling towards Kyuubi. As she was falling she kept making hand symbols, suddenly her body began to become spirit-like. She closed her eyes, and all she could think was...
"Naruto..."
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"Prepare yourselves! We are the last line of defense for Konoha!" Tsunade exclaimed to all the shinobi gathered with her. Jiraiya was at her side, riding Gamabunta, while she was riding Katsuyu. This was it, the moment of truth, where she would truly risk her life to save Konoha! Was she ready to use THAT jutsu that Yondiame used? If she was afraid, she did not show it.
Jiraiya smiled, "Tsunade, it's been an honor to fight by your side."
Tsunade looked at Jiraiya, and replied, "No, the honor is mine. At least I will be fighting along side a friend. Thank you, Jiraiya, Gamabunta, and you, Katsuyu."
"I will stay to the very end milady." The Great Slug replied.
"HAH! At the end of all this drinks are on me!" The Great Toadboss bellowed.
As Kyuubi moved up to them, it stopped right in front of them, paused for a short time. Just letting it's tails wave around. It became silent. Now, it was a game of intimidation. But then the silence was broken with a great terrifying roar! And the battle for Konoha began...
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Meanwhile...
"Mmm... Where am I???" Sakura opened her eyes. At first it was dark, so very dark, and this feeling all around her, it almost felt like... "...Death."
As she tried to stand up, the area around her began to light up. It was like she was standing in a void, an emptiness. The light around her was very dim, but she could see all around.
"There's nothing here. Did the jutsu even work? Am I even in the right-"
Just as she spoke, a path was shown to her, like a walkway made of spotlights. She began to follow the illuminated path given to her, she began to shiver slightly, and then the light began to turn color slowly with each step. She was getting closer... Closer to what? To the core? She continued to follow the path for a time, until it came to a dead stop. By now the dim light was blood red, she could then hear the slow beating of a heart.
"What is this place..."
Just as she tried to look at her surroundings again, the atmosphere changed. In an instant her surroundings flashed, and now she was standing in a grassy playground. It was as if she was back in Konoha. Just then she noticed something. Sitting alone on a single swing, was a small boy. She was questioning whether to go to him, or call out. But She began to walk slowly towards the boy. For some reason this boy seemed familiar. She couldn’t make out his face yet, because he was swinging slowly, with his head down. Finally she reached him...
"Who are you?" Asked the boy softly and innocently.
"My name's Sakura." Just then as she got a look at who the boy was, it was Naruto.
The little boy, looked up at her, and had a smile on his face. "You're really pretty."
Sakura smiled lightly. "Thank you. Um...Why are you here alone?"
At those words the boy looked away, and his face expression changed to sadness. "I'm alone. I've always been alone. No one likes me, or wants to be my friend. Most of all...HE won't let me have friends."
"He?" Sakura asked curiously.
The boy looked off to the side, and pointed out something behind her. "Him."
Sakura slowly turned her head and gasped to see a demonic face gazing at them. It's eyes showed such bloodlust and invoked terror beyond any recognition. It showed an evil smile, revealing its teeth as sharp as swords. It had an aura of pure horror and death. This was the face of the demon that tormented this poor boy.
"Because of him, I'm alone. He likes to torment me, and eat at my soul. Everyday he squeezes the life out of me. It hurts, my heart hurts so much." The boy then grabbed at his chest, and began to tear slightly. "But one day, I will be more powerful than him! One day, I will have many friends! And they will all see me! Everyone will acknowledge me as a real person and not some trouble maker."
Sakura had never seen this side of Naruto before. Such helplessness against something he was born with. But then she remembered how Naruto is now. Strong, powerful, and in complete control of the demon within. She knew it wasn't the demon that was really tormenting him, it wasn't the demon that gave him pain. It was the fact that he had been alone all his life, no one to care for him, no one to cheer for him, or be there to comfort him, no one to love him...
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The battle on the outside enrages on! Gamabunta and Katsuyu are losing their ground against the mighty Kyuubi. Earth, Wind, and Fire, all of the elements in a whirl of chaos, as these Great Beasts battled hard and long. But it was no use, even if the odds are 2:1, how do you beat something that is so powerful that even rivals that of the gods?!
"He's too powerful! I don't know how much longer we can hold out!" Gamabunta said.
Tsunade took a deep breath, and thought, "Where are the reinforcements!?"
Just then Gamabunta and Katsuyu took a hard blow from Kyuubi's tails! They were knocked aside, and just as Kyuubi was going for the final blow, the ground below Kyuubi broke up, and something came up and wrapped itself around it's body trying to constrict it! Both Sanin couldn't believe their eyes as the saw who had came to their aid!
"MANDA!? But that means - OROCHIMARU!?" Tsunade said in a wild tone.
Orochimaru did his infamous evil laugh. "FUFUFUFUFUFUFUFU~!!! Don't get me wrong! IF ANYONE IS GOING TO DESTROY KONOHA - IT'S ME!"
Jiraiya and Tsunade were at a loss of words; they were confused on whether he was here to help or to take advantage of the situation.
"HEY! Don't just stand there! Get up and fight!" Orochimaru yelled.
Gamabunta and Katsuyu's second wind kicked in and they got right back up to fight again. It was beyond any words or comparison, here they were the THREE LEGENDARY SANIN reunited and fighting as one to stop Kyuubi! All three of them trying to battle the demon off!
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"Do you have someone that loves you?" Asked the small boy.
Sakura immediately thought of Naruto, thought of him and how much he loved her. Thought of all the moments they shared together, hand-in-hand. She looked at the boy, and smiled. "Yes. There is someone I love, very much."
"Is that person very close to your heart?" The boy asked.
Sakura now found courage with each answer. "I would die for him."
"You're very lucky. I wish I had someone that close. I'm not loved at all." The boy frowned and looked away.
Sakura moved closer to the boy and took him into her arms. "It's okay. I'll love you."
The boy looked up at her and began to cry.
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They were losing, all three Sanin pushing themselves to the limit, using every known jutsu they could to try and stop the demon, but it was no use. Manda, Gamabunta, and Katsuyu where almost completely exhausted and out of Chakra. Finally Tsunade decided it was almost time... Time to use THAT jutsu that Yondiame (The Forth) used to seal Kyuubi away again. She put her hands together to start the jutsu, but hesitated for a moment. But just as Kyuubi was about to breath it's Breath Of Death.
"FUTON RENKUU-DAN" (Wind Cannon)
Reinforcements had arrived! The Village of Sand had come to Konoha's Aid!!! A fully transformed Gaara had arrived in full Shukaku form! Now the Demon of Wind/Sand will battle off with the Demon of Fire! Kyuubi and Shukaku square off, and circled each other. One waiting for the other to strike first, it was a battle of will and wits now... And then in an instant they charged each other!
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"I'm so tired. So very tired. Why won't this pain go away..." The boy spoke softly, sniffling in Sakura's arms.
"Shhh. It's okay, I'm here." Sakura tried to calm the boy down, and coo him. She began to stroke his wild golden hair. "Maybe I could sing you a song?"
"A song?" The boy asked, and wiped his tears.
"Yes. A song that I've been meaning to finish for a long time now. Something I wanted to sing for the one that I love. I couldn't finish it at first, but now I have to words." Sakura said softly. "Although I don't even know if it's ready yet."
"May I hear it? Please?"
"Okay." Sakura closed her eyes, and took a moment to remember. Remember all of her happy thoughts and memories from the moment she met Naruto, to their when to finally realized their love for each other, to the moment when he confessed his love for her. She then took a deep breath.
[Hitotsume no kotoba wa yume | The first word was "dream"]
[nemuri no naka kara | From the middle of sleep ]
[mune no oku no kurayami wo sotto | Which secretly accompanies]
[tsuredasu no | The darkness in my heart ]
Just then as her song began, the surrounding area faded slightly, and now she could see what was going on outside, almost like she was inside the belly of the beast. She saw the terrible destruction going on, and saw all of Konoha fighting, trying to stop this beast, and saw even the Village of Sand fighting this battle too! Even though she was at ground zero, inside the beast, it was silent only to her song, and she continued.
[futatsume no kotoba wa kaze | The second word was "wind"]
[yukute wo oshiete | Directing my journey ]
[kamisama no ude no naka e | From God's arms, ]
[tsubasa wo aoru no | Fanning wings ]
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The battle enraged even more on the outside. Gaara/Shukaku had been putting up a long fight against the demon. But in the end, even Shukaku was losing against this ancient evil!
Just then, Tsunade, finally decided that it was time, to use, the Death God and seal Kyuubi away again. "Jiraiya, I want you to keep an eye on Orochimaru, I wish we could all just go back to being friends when we were young, and talk over good times, but it's my time."
"Tsunade!? You don't mean to-" Jiraiya spoke in shock.
Orochimaru simply looked away. "..."
"It's the only way. It's my duty, and goal to protect all of Konoha." Tsunade stood up filled with courage and pride. She began to create the jutsu(s)...
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[tokete itta kanashii koto wo | As if counting ]
[kazoeru you ni | the melting sorrows,]
[kin'iro no ringo ga | Yet another golden ]
[mata hitotsu ochiru | apple fell ]
Just then the boy closed his eyes, and began to fall asleep peacefully. He stopped grabbing his chest, this gentle song soothing his pain.
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Tsuande began creating the hand symbols, with each symbol remembering all of the good moments in her life. Her very life flashing past her eyes, when suddenly...
"GODAIME!!! Don't do it! Please!!" Shouted a trio of Shinobi that had just arrived to her side. Shikamaru, Ino, and Kiba had just made it in the nick of time to stop the Hokage from sealing the demon away.
"You don't have to risk your life! That is not Kyuubi!" Shikamaru told the Three Sanin.
All three of them confused, Tsunade asked, "What!? But it's right there!"
"It's not Kyuubi." Shikamaru then pointed at the demon. "THAT, is Naruto!"
"Naruto!?" All three of the Sanin exclaimed.
"Yes, It's only a manifestation of his inner feelings, whenever he is deeply affected, he doesn't just go berserk, he lets loose and loses all control. His Chakra leaks out and becomes manifested into anger and fury, thus it becomes solid. He had just suffered a major trauma, I'm guessing. It takes great control to subdue that demon inside of him."
"I see." Tsunade urgently asked, "Then how do we stop it."
Just then Ino got a strange feeling inside her head. She could almost hear Sakura's song. "Shikamaru, Sakura's inside. I can sense her mind. She's trying to stop him from the inside!"
Shikamaru looked at Ino, and understood. "Then we need her to give her time! Just hold Kyuubi off a little longer, try to push him back out of Konoha! We must all strike together at the same time!"
The Sanin all nodded their heads, and the summon beasts understood the plan also.
Shikamaru then turned to Kiba. "Kiba..."
"Heh! He's a big enough target, I'm sure me and Akamaru won't miss this target. Akamaru!" Akamaru barked and they disappeared off, suddenly.. "Inazuka-Stlye Man-Beast Morphing: SOU-TOU-ROU! (Double-Headed Wolf)"
There was a small explosion and now Kiba and Akamaru were merged as one Giant two headed wolf, just like when they fought Sakon & Ukon. "Let's Go AKAMARU!" And they both let loose a great howl!
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[mita koto mo nai fuukei | Not even looking at the scenery,]
[soko ga kaeru basho | There is the place you're going ]
[tatta hitotsu no inochi ni | With merely a single life, ]
[tadoritsuku basho | You struggle to reach that place]
As her song began to pick up, suddenly the little boy began to disappear from her arms, and the area around her began to shake slightly. Her song was reaching to Naruto, he could hear her, hear her song for him!
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"Everyone attack together! Drive him back out of Konoha!" Tsunade gave the order, and all the shinobi of Konoha and Sand followed her leadership.
Slowly but surely, the demon was being pressed back! But also, for some reason the demon also showed some kind of pain from the inside, it kept moving back as if to try and fight off a really bad stomach ache. It gave another fearsome roar, but everyone didn't back off! They kept pushing forward!!
Manda trying to tie off the nine tails, while Gamabunta and Shukaku kept attacking and pushing the fox back! Almost to the Western Gate of Konoha!
"KIBA NOW!" Shikmaru shouted out.
"GAROUGA!!" (Double Wolf Fang)
And the great Doubled-Headed wolf came spinning at such velocity, and hit the great demon dead on! Sending it past the Western Gate, and into the open forested area! It got right back up, but suddenly it began to glow red, and started to throw a tantrum by itself. It looked as if an invisible enemy was attacking it.
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[furui mahou no hon | An old magic book; ]
[tsuki no shizuku yoru no tobari | moon drops; the curtain of night-- ]
[itsuka aeru yokan dake | Only a premonition of meeting someday]
The area around her began to turn dark again, but then a great light came around her, and she was suddenly back in the forest again. The sky began to clear, and she stood there on the ground, looking up at the demon that was writhing in pain. It looked as if it was going to be sucked inside out. It gave out one more roar, but it was a cry of weakening.
[we can fly ]
[we have wings]
The Demon fox began to fade away, all of the red Chakra dispersing, and the fox began to grow smaller. First from the fully formed Kyuubi, then slowing shrinking to a giant fox, then she saw it take human form! It was Naruto!
"UURRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!" All of the red chakra around him absorbing back into the seal on his abdomen! As the Chakra began to return to it's master each of the nine seals on his stomach began to glow red, signaling that the power was being sealed.
[we can touch floating dreams]
[call me from so far ]
[through the wind ]
When finally Naruto was at ground level, just hovering, his nine red chakra tails waving all around, then slowly, they too where returning back to it's master. When finally, all of his chakra was sealed back again, and he began to slowly fall. Sakura ran to him and caught him gently.
[in the light]
Sakura paused for a moment, and covered Naruto's body up. He was unconscious, but alive and well. Sakura began to tear, she embraced him longingly, and ran her hand through his wild golden hair gently. The sun began to shine on the area where they were. And the birds began to chirp as peace returned to Konoha.
[mittsume no kotoba wa hum .. | The third word was "hum"..]
[mimi wo sumashitara | Caught by straining ears ]
[anata no furueru ude wo | As I softly release ]
[sotto tokihanatsu | Your trembling arms ]
She had finished her song, and gotten Naruto back.
The End.
Epilogue:
After the great battle against Kyuubi, everyone had went back home. Orochimaru left quietly without any trouble, he had done his good deed for his lifetime. The Village of Sand stayed a little to help repair most of Konoha, then went back home. Tsunade and Jiraiya had that drink they said they would have afterwards, and went back to their normal lives. However, Naruto was in bed for quite a while, but recovered after a few weeks, Sakura never left his side. Just then he was offered a chance to become Hokage, but he had turned it down. And he and Sakura disappeared soon afterwards, without a reason or response.
Just on the outskirts of Konoha, on a small cliff over looking the Hidden Village of Leaf. They were hand-in-hand, surveying the land, as the sun was setting...
"Look at all these land. I grew up alone, no one to love me, no one to care for me. When I became a man, I thought that I would someday become Hokage and everyone would acknowledge me. But then I realized that all I ever needed was someone to love me. The loneliness was unbearable, but so long as I have the right partner by my side, we'll find a new place." Naruto spoke softly, but with great pride.
"Is there such a place?" Sakura spoke as she took hold of his arm.
He looked back into her green eyes, "If not, then by God, I'll make a place just for the two of us."
She began to tear, and embraced him. "Do you think there’s room for three?"
"Hah...You're kidding." He smiled and held her closer. "Well, when that happens, I'll just have to come up with something."
And they walked off into the sunset, traveling to the Hidden Village of Clouds.
To Be Continued...
Author's Note: OMFG Finally!? LOL! Yea yea, cheesy story, I don't think most of it makes any sense, and it's all very random. But who cares! Here's the story behind this fic, I've been mean to write this since what...April? May? And either I didn't have time to (school) or I was just too damn lazy. It was a combination of both factors really. Anyway, here some points that I want to point out:
-About Konoha's full scale alert siren, I imagined one of those Air Stirke Sirens, just blaring off. The long "EERRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhh...EEEEEERRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHh hhhhhhh" kinda like that.
-When you hear Kyuubi's roar, I tried to imagine the roar from the T-Rex in Jurassic Park (Movie). It just had that deafening and fearsome tone to it.
-The Song I used is called Voices, from Macross Plus. It's one of my personal favorite songs. If you haven't heard it, I would definitely suggest it.
-Yeah, I gonna have to call the OOC card on me. Some of it is like "W-T-F mate??^^" and some of it sorta makes sense.
-I guess since I can’t really do Flash Animation; all I can do is write what I can.
Okay, so that pretty much sums up what I have to say! Please leave a review, tell me what you like, what you don’t like, give me some help here, I'm still a little new to writing fics. And stay tuned for Chapter 2, the long awaited Demon Child Fic I said I'd do for my NaruSaku Fan club! It will be Entitled: Tears Of the Son, Sins Of the Father.
Author's Notes (1): Okay, lately I've been a douche for not writing this crap, so the way I'm going to write this is throwing out the intro shit I had before and getting Straight to the point. Let's face it, I suck at writing intro(s). So I’ll just give the brief details, some plot lines, and then onto the good stuff. Also whenever you see that line I put, it means different scenes, but they're happening at the same time. Save the good, the bad, and the ugly comments for the end. Thank you.
So let's get the show on the road:
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Heaven & Earth: The Uzumaki Saga
Chapter 1: The Beginning Of the End
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What you need to know:
-Everyone is older, I'd say around early twenties.
-Tsunade is still Hokage.
-Naruto, Shikamaru, Ino, and Kiba are ANBU.
-Sakura is also an ANBU, and a Combat Medic.
-Naruto and Sakura are heavily involved. Just as he proposed to her, she had disappeared mysteriously.
-Also a strange coincidence that Sasuke disappears from Konoha also...hmmm...
-Naruto went out to search for Sakura who had disappeared for years.
-His companions include: Shikamaru, Ino, and Kiba. All very close friends, all very loyal to him and volunteered to accompany him on his journey.
-So far they've been traveling for about 2 years on the search, each clue in each village, getting them closer to finding Sakura. Keep in mind that they've had to gather information the hard way (meaning doing dangerous missions/killing for info/doing dangerous tasks/etc. etc.). Basically the road to finding Sakura isn't easy, and is pain-stakingly troublesome.
-Another note is that Naruto does have a level of control over Kyuubi, and they share a mutual respect for each other. But whenever Naruto loses focus or maintains his will to subdue Kyuubi, the demon seeks any chance to reek Havoc, and almost takes control of Naruto's body, going into a berserk frenzy. And to an extreme, can almost manifest a small/medium solid Chakra form of itself (kyuubi).
-As the Journey nears its end, they find her in a village of ruin (near Konoha)...with another man...Sasuke. But don't worry NaruSaku fans! Cuz here is where we pick up...
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...the sky began to turn gray as the four ninja, stood there upon the couple and removed their masks. Shikamaru had a face of disgust, as Ino covered her face in shame for Sakura. Kiba narrowed his eyes in discontent, but looked to see Naruto's expression. His face showed no expression. But Kiba knew he was in pain. Naruto bit his lip, smiled, put his ANBU mask back on, and walked away silently.
Sakura tried to call out to him, but felt ashamed of herself. "...naruto..."
Ino began to tear, walked over to Sakura and slapped her right in the face. "YOU! How could you!? I'm ashamed of you!"
"He risked death, just to see your face again. And you, I don't care if you are Uchiha or not, you're despicable." Shikamaru spat at Sasuke.
The way they had found them was arm in arm, and they were kissing. Only a few minutes later would they discover them. But it was all bad timing, little did they know that she was actually administering medication to him, and he had woke up. Sakura tried to explain that to the ninjas, but she was discredited immediately and they turned their backs on her.
Kiba and Akamaru went to see how Naruto was doing. "Hey. Are you okay?"
"..."
Kiba looked to the sky and scratched his head, while Akamaru went to Naruto's side. "I may not be able to feel your pain. This entire journey, all in vain. But at least we found her, eh? Forget about her. Let us leave this-"
"...leave me alone." And he brushed Akamaru away.
Kiba simply stopped, and let him go on his own. "You need only to call us. If that wretched Sasuke wasn't your friend, ask of me and I would bring you his head!"
"That's ENOUGH! Just leave me be."
Kiba bowed his head respectively and walked back towards the others. Naruto continued walking back towards Konoha, just entering the thick forest. Everything they had endured; after all the pain and suffering, only to find her in HIS arms. Never again, am I to forgive him. And Sakura...
"WHY ME!? WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAPPEN TO ME!? AAARRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!" As Naruto screamed into the open. He then came to a clearing, in the forest, a small open area of grass. He began to remember, remember all the bad things that had happened to him throughout his life.
(The Sky began to darken...)
Remembering the pain and suffering as he was a child, and growing up with the village hating him for what he was, just a reminder of the demon that is within him.
(The air began to thicken, and something RED began to seep out of him...)
Remembering the unbearable loneliness that he had to endure. Remember the times that all the parents would keep their children away from him.
(Chakra, RED Chakra began to leak out of Naruto and fill the air with great sorrow and anger.)
Then remembering Sakura, and all the good times, but then all of it thrown away to this moment...
"UUURRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!&qu ot;
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Meanwhile in Konoha... Tsunade and Shizune were in the Hokage office doing some paper work when Tsunade suddenly noticed something strange out in the distance. It was as if some kind of red dome was taking form. Not fully formed, but it was all concentrating together into one enormous area.
"What is that Tsunade-sama?" asked Shizune.
Tsunade grew curious, and began to worry. "I'm not sure. But I don't have a good feeling about it-"
Suddenly there was a great EXPLOSION!
KABOOOOOOOOOOM!
Tsunade and Shizune then ran up to the balcony to look out into the distance, and see through the red dome, and smoke something they never expected...Kyuubi... In that instant the alarm went off and all of Konoha was on alert that it was Kyuubi.
"My God... It's impossible." Tsunade mumbled to herself in shock and terror. "Shizune! Alert everyone! Send word for all Shinobi! We are in some serious trouble..."
At those words Shizune disappeared. Tsunade walked back to the balcony, and thought of how this could have happened. But all she could speak was... "Naruto..."
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Iruka and Anko were sitting in the bar, when suddenly a great boom shook their drinks.
The sake began to ripple with each boom. Almost like giant footsteps, suddenly there was a great alarm going off. They rushed out and both saw something they had not seen since their childhood, it was the demon fox...
Iruka was in pure shock. "My god, Naruto..."
"HEY! Iruka! We have to go! We have to help the others now!" Anko shouted and they both rushed off to gather with the other Shinobi of Konoha.
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A great roar came from the demon fox that shook the earth, and the pure sound of it was deafening and terrifying. All of Konoha was on full scale alert. Shinobi everywhere began to try and fend off the Ancient Demon, but it was no use. It merely trampled anything on sight, and continued onto the Western Gate thrashing its way through. Each of the Demon's tails shook the earth and tore up anything it touched. Just the stroke of each tail was like a miniature typhoon, shredding and uprooting trees. With each claw, it dug into the ground ripping up the earth, creating fissures. And it's breath was death to all it touched, a great fire unquenchable by water, demon's fire. Shinobi all over Konoha tried to fight it off, but it was no use. How do you fight something that even a Hokage could not kill, but only seal away!?
"Hold it off until Godiame arrives! Fight for your lives! Fight for loved ones! Fight for KONOHA!!!!" Shouted a Shinobi.
In the distance Tsunade was trying to get to Kyuubi as quickly as she could. She was trying to come up with a plan to defeat the demon again. "Yondiame. How did you defeat such a demon... Give me courage and strength as you did!"
"It's not your time yet." Said a familiar voice.
Tsunade looked to her side, and saw her fellow sanin! "Jiraiya!"
"It will be an honor to fight by your side once again, Tsunade!" Said the Gama-Sanin (Toad Master). "It will take everything we have, maybe even more."
Tsunade smiled, and replied. "I sent for reinforcements, and a call to help from our allies. I fear this is going to be a fight, not just for Konoha."
"Well then, shall we?" Jiraiya smirked.
Tsunade grinned and nodded her head. "We'll need to fight to scale."
"Kuchiyose No Jutsu! (Summoning Technique)" the two Sanin both shouted out together!
Now, it was Jiraiya and Gamabunta (Toad), Tsunade and Katsuyu (Slug)...
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Back at the Ghost town, there was a great rumble in the ground, and then a great explosion coming from the direction of Konoha. Shikamaru, Ino, and Sakura stood up.
Ino spoke quickly, "What was that?"
"I don't know. Maybe we should head back home also." Shikamaru replied.
In the short distance they saw Kiba and Akamaru heading back to them.
"Kiba did you feel that? What happened? And where's Naruto?" Shikamaru asked.
"Huh? I don't know. He went back to Konoha on his own." Kiba shrugged.
Shikamaru looked up at the sky and it was dark, almost like a storm. "Something doesn't feel right. Let's head home. NOW!"
As they all began to prepare to leave, one of them was missing. The very person that caused all this drama, Sasuke. He had disappeared again, gone into the shadows and on his own again. The others could care less, and Sakura didn't care anymore. All she wanted was to get back to Naruto and make things right again. They traveled light and moved as quickly as they could. Suddenly Kiba stopped mid-track...
"Wait." He spoke carefully, and put his head to the ground, and listened to the earth. Then his head rose up into the air, and his ears perked a little. Akamaru began to give a low growl, and a whine.
Shikamaru looked to Kiba and asked, "What is it? What do you sense?"
"Quiet." He replied quickly. "Can you hear it? It's the alarm! Konoha is under attack!"
"WHAT!?" They all gasped in surprise, and quickened their pace. They had just reached the forest area where Naruto and Kiba were, and reached the clearing. But were still unable to see the Village walls through the thick foliage. Suddenly Kiba stopped again, this time to Akamaru's barking on the ground.
"Shouldn't Naruto be around here by now?" Ino asked curiously (like a worried sister).
Kiba then looked down to where Akamaru was, and saw it. "Oh my God..."
The ground was torn up, and in the earth, he saw a great footprint of a fox. They all saw it, but couldn't believe it. Now it was an emergency to return to Konoha, all four of them moving as fast as their legs could take them.
"See what you've done! He's lost his mind!" Ino told Sakura.
Sakura's face showed discontent, and she replied. "I told you. It was a misunderstanding! I love Naruto."
"Tch. We'll see." Ino scoffed at Sakura.
Finally the four of them reached the Western Gate of Konoha...or what was left of it. Before they're very eyes, it was what they had dreaded the most. The Demon unleashed. A full sized red fox demon, completely thrashing everything in its path. They saw countless Shinobi trying to fend it off, buildings on fire, everything in it's path razed to the ground. But then they saw that Jiraiya-sama and Godiame (Tsunade) were riding great beasts ready to battle Kyuubi. Holding their ground, waiting for the demon to reach them.
"You wish to help him now?" Ino asked her straight forward.
Sakura gave a very firm and confident face. "I love him. Only him."
"Then go to him. You need to enter the demon, and help him gather his mind. His soul. Only you can save him now." Ino said. "Take this scroll, and use this technique." Ino quickly taught Sakura a Spirit-Mind meld technique.
Shikamaru quickly spoke, "Sakura you must go to him quickly. Get to him before he reaches the Sanin. We will go to the Sanin and try to hold them off before they kill him, or worse seal him away again. Only you can save him and Konoha. Go now." And the three ninja were gone.
"I'm sorry for everything." Sakura yelled out.
Kiba turned his head and replied back. "He still loves you. Go to him!"
"Remember! When you enter his Soul, whatever happens its not real! So don't trust anything so lightly!" Ino yelled back, as a reminder for Sakura.
And Sakura was now on her way trying to race against time before Kyuubi reached Jiraiya and Tsunade. She moved as fast as she could, with all her strength and chakra. All over Konoha there was chaos and people hurt or fleeing for shelter. Finally she had reached Kyuubi, who's fury was still going on. Everywhere shinobi were trying to fend it off. Sakura stood on a high building, just out of Kyuubi's danger zone, and safe enough to perform the Jutsu. She began to make the hand symbols, and she dove off the building, falling towards Kyuubi. As she was falling she kept making hand symbols, suddenly her body began to become spirit-like. She closed her eyes, and all she could think was...
"Naruto..."
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"Prepare yourselves! We are the last line of defense for Konoha!" Tsunade exclaimed to all the shinobi gathered with her. Jiraiya was at her side, riding Gamabunta, while she was riding Katsuyu. This was it, the moment of truth, where she would truly risk her life to save Konoha! Was she ready to use THAT jutsu that Yondiame used? If she was afraid, she did not show it.
Jiraiya smiled, "Tsunade, it's been an honor to fight by your side."
Tsunade looked at Jiraiya, and replied, "No, the honor is mine. At least I will be fighting along side a friend. Thank you, Jiraiya, Gamabunta, and you, Katsuyu."
"I will stay to the very end milady." The Great Slug replied.
"HAH! At the end of all this drinks are on me!" The Great Toadboss bellowed.
As Kyuubi moved up to them, it stopped right in front of them, paused for a short time. Just letting it's tails wave around. It became silent. Now, it was a game of intimidation. But then the silence was broken with a great terrifying roar! And the battle for Konoha began...
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Meanwhile...
"Mmm... Where am I???" Sakura opened her eyes. At first it was dark, so very dark, and this feeling all around her, it almost felt like... "...Death."
As she tried to stand up, the area around her began to light up. It was like she was standing in a void, an emptiness. The light around her was very dim, but she could see all around.
"There's nothing here. Did the jutsu even work? Am I even in the right-"
Just as she spoke, a path was shown to her, like a walkway made of spotlights. She began to follow the illuminated path given to her, she began to shiver slightly, and then the light began to turn color slowly with each step. She was getting closer... Closer to what? To the core? She continued to follow the path for a time, until it came to a dead stop. By now the dim light was blood red, she could then hear the slow beating of a heart.
"What is this place..."
Just as she tried to look at her surroundings again, the atmosphere changed. In an instant her surroundings flashed, and now she was standing in a grassy playground. It was as if she was back in Konoha. Just then she noticed something. Sitting alone on a single swing, was a small boy. She was questioning whether to go to him, or call out. But She began to walk slowly towards the boy. For some reason this boy seemed familiar. She couldn’t make out his face yet, because he was swinging slowly, with his head down. Finally she reached him...
"Who are you?" Asked the boy softly and innocently.
"My name's Sakura." Just then as she got a look at who the boy was, it was Naruto.
The little boy, looked up at her, and had a smile on his face. "You're really pretty."
Sakura smiled lightly. "Thank you. Um...Why are you here alone?"
At those words the boy looked away, and his face expression changed to sadness. "I'm alone. I've always been alone. No one likes me, or wants to be my friend. Most of all...HE won't let me have friends."
"He?" Sakura asked curiously.
The boy looked off to the side, and pointed out something behind her. "Him."
Sakura slowly turned her head and gasped to see a demonic face gazing at them. It's eyes showed such bloodlust and invoked terror beyond any recognition. It showed an evil smile, revealing its teeth as sharp as swords. It had an aura of pure horror and death. This was the face of the demon that tormented this poor boy.
"Because of him, I'm alone. He likes to torment me, and eat at my soul. Everyday he squeezes the life out of me. It hurts, my heart hurts so much." The boy then grabbed at his chest, and began to tear slightly. "But one day, I will be more powerful than him! One day, I will have many friends! And they will all see me! Everyone will acknowledge me as a real person and not some trouble maker."
Sakura had never seen this side of Naruto before. Such helplessness against something he was born with. But then she remembered how Naruto is now. Strong, powerful, and in complete control of the demon within. She knew it wasn't the demon that was really tormenting him, it wasn't the demon that gave him pain. It was the fact that he had been alone all his life, no one to care for him, no one to cheer for him, or be there to comfort him, no one to love him...
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The battle on the outside enrages on! Gamabunta and Katsuyu are losing their ground against the mighty Kyuubi. Earth, Wind, and Fire, all of the elements in a whirl of chaos, as these Great Beasts battled hard and long. But it was no use, even if the odds are 2:1, how do you beat something that is so powerful that even rivals that of the gods?!
"He's too powerful! I don't know how much longer we can hold out!" Gamabunta said.
Tsunade took a deep breath, and thought, "Where are the reinforcements!?"
Just then Gamabunta and Katsuyu took a hard blow from Kyuubi's tails! They were knocked aside, and just as Kyuubi was going for the final blow, the ground below Kyuubi broke up, and something came up and wrapped itself around it's body trying to constrict it! Both Sanin couldn't believe their eyes as the saw who had came to their aid!
"MANDA!? But that means - OROCHIMARU!?" Tsunade said in a wild tone.
Orochimaru did his infamous evil laugh. "FUFUFUFUFUFUFUFU~!!! Don't get me wrong! IF ANYONE IS GOING TO DESTROY KONOHA - IT'S ME!"
Jiraiya and Tsunade were at a loss of words; they were confused on whether he was here to help or to take advantage of the situation.
"HEY! Don't just stand there! Get up and fight!" Orochimaru yelled.
Gamabunta and Katsuyu's second wind kicked in and they got right back up to fight again. It was beyond any words or comparison, here they were the THREE LEGENDARY SANIN reunited and fighting as one to stop Kyuubi! All three of them trying to battle the demon off!
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"Do you have someone that loves you?" Asked the small boy.
Sakura immediately thought of Naruto, thought of him and how much he loved her. Thought of all the moments they shared together, hand-in-hand. She looked at the boy, and smiled. "Yes. There is someone I love, very much."
"Is that person very close to your heart?" The boy asked.
Sakura now found courage with each answer. "I would die for him."
"You're very lucky. I wish I had someone that close. I'm not loved at all." The boy frowned and looked away.
Sakura moved closer to the boy and took him into her arms. "It's okay. I'll love you."
The boy looked up at her and began to cry.
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They were losing, all three Sanin pushing themselves to the limit, using every known jutsu they could to try and stop the demon, but it was no use. Manda, Gamabunta, and Katsuyu where almost completely exhausted and out of Chakra. Finally Tsunade decided it was almost time... Time to use THAT jutsu that Yondiame (The Forth) used to seal Kyuubi away again. She put her hands together to start the jutsu, but hesitated for a moment. But just as Kyuubi was about to breath it's Breath Of Death.
"FUTON RENKUU-DAN" (Wind Cannon)
Reinforcements had arrived! The Village of Sand had come to Konoha's Aid!!! A fully transformed Gaara had arrived in full Shukaku form! Now the Demon of Wind/Sand will battle off with the Demon of Fire! Kyuubi and Shukaku square off, and circled each other. One waiting for the other to strike first, it was a battle of will and wits now... And then in an instant they charged each other!
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"I'm so tired. So very tired. Why won't this pain go away..." The boy spoke softly, sniffling in Sakura's arms.
"Shhh. It's okay, I'm here." Sakura tried to calm the boy down, and coo him. She began to stroke his wild golden hair. "Maybe I could sing you a song?"
"A song?" The boy asked, and wiped his tears.
"Yes. A song that I've been meaning to finish for a long time now. Something I wanted to sing for the one that I love. I couldn't finish it at first, but now I have to words." Sakura said softly. "Although I don't even know if it's ready yet."
"May I hear it? Please?"
"Okay." Sakura closed her eyes, and took a moment to remember. Remember all of her happy thoughts and memories from the moment she met Naruto, to their when to finally realized their love for each other, to the moment when he confessed his love for her. She then took a deep breath.
[Hitotsume no kotoba wa yume | The first word was "dream"]
[nemuri no naka kara | From the middle of sleep ]
[mune no oku no kurayami wo sotto | Which secretly accompanies]
[tsuredasu no | The darkness in my heart ]
Just then as her song began, the surrounding area faded slightly, and now she could see what was going on outside, almost like she was inside the belly of the beast. She saw the terrible destruction going on, and saw all of Konoha fighting, trying to stop this beast, and saw even the Village of Sand fighting this battle too! Even though she was at ground zero, inside the beast, it was silent only to her song, and she continued.
[futatsume no kotoba wa kaze | The second word was "wind"]
[yukute wo oshiete | Directing my journey ]
[kamisama no ude no naka e | From God's arms, ]
[tsubasa wo aoru no | Fanning wings ]
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The battle enraged even more on the outside. Gaara/Shukaku had been putting up a long fight against the demon. But in the end, even Shukaku was losing against this ancient evil!
Just then, Tsunade, finally decided that it was time, to use, the Death God and seal Kyuubi away again. "Jiraiya, I want you to keep an eye on Orochimaru, I wish we could all just go back to being friends when we were young, and talk over good times, but it's my time."
"Tsunade!? You don't mean to-" Jiraiya spoke in shock.
Orochimaru simply looked away. "..."
"It's the only way. It's my duty, and goal to protect all of Konoha." Tsunade stood up filled with courage and pride. She began to create the jutsu(s)...
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[tokete itta kanashii koto wo | As if counting ]
[kazoeru you ni | the melting sorrows,]
[kin'iro no ringo ga | Yet another golden ]
[mata hitotsu ochiru | apple fell ]
Just then the boy closed his eyes, and began to fall asleep peacefully. He stopped grabbing his chest, this gentle song soothing his pain.
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Tsuande began creating the hand symbols, with each symbol remembering all of the good moments in her life. Her very life flashing past her eyes, when suddenly...
"GODAIME!!! Don't do it! Please!!" Shouted a trio of Shinobi that had just arrived to her side. Shikamaru, Ino, and Kiba had just made it in the nick of time to stop the Hokage from sealing the demon away.
"You don't have to risk your life! That is not Kyuubi!" Shikamaru told the Three Sanin.
All three of them confused, Tsunade asked, "What!? But it's right there!"
"It's not Kyuubi." Shikamaru then pointed at the demon. "THAT, is Naruto!"
"Naruto!?" All three of the Sanin exclaimed.
"Yes, It's only a manifestation of his inner feelings, whenever he is deeply affected, he doesn't just go berserk, he lets loose and loses all control. His Chakra leaks out and becomes manifested into anger and fury, thus it becomes solid. He had just suffered a major trauma, I'm guessing. It takes great control to subdue that demon inside of him."
"I see." Tsunade urgently asked, "Then how do we stop it."
Just then Ino got a strange feeling inside her head. She could almost hear Sakura's song. "Shikamaru, Sakura's inside. I can sense her mind. She's trying to stop him from the inside!"
Shikamaru looked at Ino, and understood. "Then we need her to give her time! Just hold Kyuubi off a little longer, try to push him back out of Konoha! We must all strike together at the same time!"
The Sanin all nodded their heads, and the summon beasts understood the plan also.
Shikamaru then turned to Kiba. "Kiba..."
"Heh! He's a big enough target, I'm sure me and Akamaru won't miss this target. Akamaru!" Akamaru barked and they disappeared off, suddenly.. "Inazuka-Stlye Man-Beast Morphing: SOU-TOU-ROU! (Double-Headed Wolf)"
There was a small explosion and now Kiba and Akamaru were merged as one Giant two headed wolf, just like when they fought Sakon & Ukon. "Let's Go AKAMARU!" And they both let loose a great howl!
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[mita koto mo nai fuukei | Not even looking at the scenery,]
[soko ga kaeru basho | There is the place you're going ]
[tatta hitotsu no inochi ni | With merely a single life, ]
[tadoritsuku basho | You struggle to reach that place]
As her song began to pick up, suddenly the little boy began to disappear from her arms, and the area around her began to shake slightly. Her song was reaching to Naruto, he could hear her, hear her song for him!
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"Everyone attack together! Drive him back out of Konoha!" Tsunade gave the order, and all the shinobi of Konoha and Sand followed her leadership.
Slowly but surely, the demon was being pressed back! But also, for some reason the demon also showed some kind of pain from the inside, it kept moving back as if to try and fight off a really bad stomach ache. It gave another fearsome roar, but everyone didn't back off! They kept pushing forward!!
Manda trying to tie off the nine tails, while Gamabunta and Shukaku kept attacking and pushing the fox back! Almost to the Western Gate of Konoha!
"KIBA NOW!" Shikmaru shouted out.
"GAROUGA!!" (Double Wolf Fang)
And the great Doubled-Headed wolf came spinning at such velocity, and hit the great demon dead on! Sending it past the Western Gate, and into the open forested area! It got right back up, but suddenly it began to glow red, and started to throw a tantrum by itself. It looked as if an invisible enemy was attacking it.
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[furui mahou no hon | An old magic book; ]
[tsuki no shizuku yoru no tobari | moon drops; the curtain of night-- ]
[itsuka aeru yokan dake | Only a premonition of meeting someday]
The area around her began to turn dark again, but then a great light came around her, and she was suddenly back in the forest again. The sky began to clear, and she stood there on the ground, looking up at the demon that was writhing in pain. It looked as if it was going to be sucked inside out. It gave out one more roar, but it was a cry of weakening.
[we can fly ]
[we have wings]
The Demon fox began to fade away, all of the red Chakra dispersing, and the fox began to grow smaller. First from the fully formed Kyuubi, then slowing shrinking to a giant fox, then she saw it take human form! It was Naruto!
"UURRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!" All of the red chakra around him absorbing back into the seal on his abdomen! As the Chakra began to return to it's master each of the nine seals on his stomach began to glow red, signaling that the power was being sealed.
[we can touch floating dreams]
[call me from so far ]
[through the wind ]
When finally Naruto was at ground level, just hovering, his nine red chakra tails waving all around, then slowly, they too where returning back to it's master. When finally, all of his chakra was sealed back again, and he began to slowly fall. Sakura ran to him and caught him gently.
[in the light]
Sakura paused for a moment, and covered Naruto's body up. He was unconscious, but alive and well. Sakura began to tear, she embraced him longingly, and ran her hand through his wild golden hair gently. The sun began to shine on the area where they were. And the birds began to chirp as peace returned to Konoha.
[mittsume no kotoba wa hum .. | The third word was "hum"..]
[mimi wo sumashitara | Caught by straining ears ]
[anata no furueru ude wo | As I softly release ]
[sotto tokihanatsu | Your trembling arms ]
She had finished her song, and gotten Naruto back.
The End.
Epilogue:
After the great battle against Kyuubi, everyone had went back home. Orochimaru left quietly without any trouble, he had done his good deed for his lifetime. The Village of Sand stayed a little to help repair most of Konoha, then went back home. Tsunade and Jiraiya had that drink they said they would have afterwards, and went back to their normal lives. However, Naruto was in bed for quite a while, but recovered after a few weeks, Sakura never left his side. Just then he was offered a chance to become Hokage, but he had turned it down. And he and Sakura disappeared soon afterwards, without a reason or response.
Just on the outskirts of Konoha, on a small cliff over looking the Hidden Village of Leaf. They were hand-in-hand, surveying the land, as the sun was setting...
"Look at all these land. I grew up alone, no one to love me, no one to care for me. When I became a man, I thought that I would someday become Hokage and everyone would acknowledge me. But then I realized that all I ever needed was someone to love me. The loneliness was unbearable, but so long as I have the right partner by my side, we'll find a new place." Naruto spoke softly, but with great pride.
"Is there such a place?" Sakura spoke as she took hold of his arm.
He looked back into her green eyes, "If not, then by God, I'll make a place just for the two of us."
She began to tear, and embraced him. "Do you think there’s room for three?"
"Hah...You're kidding." He smiled and held her closer. "Well, when that happens, I'll just have to come up with something."
And they walked off into the sunset, traveling to the Hidden Village of Clouds.
To Be Continued...
Author's Note: OMFG Finally!? LOL! Yea yea, cheesy story, I don't think most of it makes any sense, and it's all very random. But who cares! Here's the story behind this fic, I've been mean to write this since what...April? May? And either I didn't have time to (school) or I was just too damn lazy. It was a combination of both factors really. Anyway, here some points that I want to point out:
-About Konoha's full scale alert siren, I imagined one of those Air Stirke Sirens, just blaring off. The long "EERRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhh...EEEEEERRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHh hhhhhhh" kinda like that.
-When you hear Kyuubi's roar, I tried to imagine the roar from the T-Rex in Jurassic Park (Movie). It just had that deafening and fearsome tone to it.
-The Song I used is called Voices, from Macross Plus. It's one of my personal favorite songs. If you haven't heard it, I would definitely suggest it.
-Yeah, I gonna have to call the OOC card on me. Some of it is like "W-T-F mate??^^" and some of it sorta makes sense.
-I guess since I can’t really do Flash Animation; all I can do is write what I can.
Okay, so that pretty much sums up what I have to say! Please leave a review, tell me what you like, what you don’t like, give me some help here, I'm still a little new to writing fics. And stay tuned for Chapter 2, the long awaited Demon Child Fic I said I'd do for my NaruSaku Fan club! It will be Entitled: Tears Of the Son, Sins Of the Father.