Prologue

'Italic' Normal thoughts

'Words' – Naruto talking to Kurama in mind

[A.N.:] / [W.M.:] – Author's Note / Word's Meaning

'Bold Italic' – Kurama's Thoughts

'Bold Words' – Kurama talking to Naruto in mind

Disclaimer: Naruto is not mine. I wish he was. I wouldn't have mind Sasuke either when he was not being revenge obsessed, that is.


. . . . . . 'It's over . . . It's all over.' . . .

I don't know how long I lay there, eyes closed, listening the dead silence that now hung over the once raging battle field.

. . . . . . 'What now?' . . . . . . . . 'Where do I go from here?' . . .

I lift my hand in front of my face and watch the wounds and scratches heal at an abnormal rate.

(Pained sigh) 'He is not going to let me die, would he?'

. . . . . . 'Let me die you stupid fox!' . . . . 'I don't have to live anymore can't he understand that.'

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'Fox?' . . . . 'Where are you? Do you . . . hate me too or disappointed that I couldn't save anyone?'

'Kurama? . . . . Answer me dammit!' . . . . . 'Don't leave me . . . Please!'

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'Kura—'

'What?' he hissed at me, annoyed at being interrupted in whatever he was doing.

Angry at being ignored I hissed back, 'Couldn't you have answered me the first time?'

'No! I am tired and busy keeping you alive, you disrespectful human.'

'Why don't you let me die then, you can go back to sleep and nobody would bother you. You would be free!' . . . . 'Please. . .'

'I can't believe you still have the energy to argue with Me.' disbelieve written all over his foxy face.

(Sigh) 'I don't, - I just . . . . I just want this to end.'

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'You are giving up.'

It was not a question. He was stating the fact, and that's when I realise I . . . . I kinda am. And for some reason, I felt that I am not allowed to do that . . . . 'Ugh! It's so frustrating.' I turned away from him, trying to ignore the truth in the words.

'What is there to live for? Look around, every single being is being sucked out of chakra and life force. There is nothing left for me to fight for Kurama. Nothing! '

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'I know I seem like I am giving up and that I am disrespecting our comrade's sacrifices; but I am out of ideas here . . . . If you have any, I am all ears.'

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. . . . . . 'You could change the outcome. You could go back.' He was giving me this serious look that is giving me chills . . . . . . 'I don't understand. Why I am feeling so nervous all of a sudden?' I decided to ignore it for the moment.

. . . . . . 'We can do that?' I asked, a little in disbelieve, a little in exaltation.

But I should have known; this sort of happiness will only come with a price. The bigger the happiness is, the bigger the price. And Kurama's evasive answers were my only clues about the price that I would have to pay. . .

. . . . . . 'You can do that.'

. . . . . .I felt so confused at first. Why is it that I can do this but we can't? His words kept ringing inside my head until a feeling of loneliness arises.

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. . . . . . 'Why do I feel like you are saying Goodbye to me?'

. . . And that was not acceptable. I wasn't ready to pay that price.

. . . . . . 'Kurama?'

. . . . . . 'Take some rest Kit. Tomorrow we'll start making the preparations.' he had a determined look on his face that I have never seen before, and I have face down Madara (his eternal enemy) with him, so that's saying something.

That's when I realise what that feeling was when he first suggested it to me. Why I was so nervous even to hear him out.

'I am not going anywhere without you, forget it!'. . . . . . 'If he can be determined to sacrifice his life to give me a second chance then I can be stubborn to not leave him behind too.'

(Sigh)'I can't come with you, it needs lots of chakra and there is not supposed to be two Kyuubis Kit.'

'Then what about me? There is not supposed to be two Narutos either. So, I'll die too.' I was a little sceptic too. 'What the old Fox is getting at? Has old age finally caught up to him?'

'No, you won't. You are the stronger entity between you & your past self but there will be changes, yes.'

'So, what you are saying is that I'll be killing my past self to live?'

. . . . . . 'Yes, but you'll have to sacrifice your identity if you want your past- younger self to live. You cannot be Naruto anymore.'

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. . . . . . . 'I'll give you 3 months to think things through. Gather anything that you wish to take and seal it in your person. Acquire a new identity, with papers & such, and seal them also. Learn anything that you think will help you in your future adventures.'

'What will you do? And if I can change my identity and live can't you too?'

I have been setting inside my mindscape since we started on this conversation. It hasn't changed much; but since I now have a strong hold over my own subconscious I manage to change a few things. The murky water that once surrounded this area is now nowhere to be found. There is no cage between Kurama & me anymore; he is free to roam around. The once dimly lit corridors are now has a little more light. I was brought back by Kurama's sigh of tiredness and frustration.

(Sigh) 'I don't know about that for sure because as I said before this Jutsu will take all of mine and most of your chakra as well. -'

'But – But then -' I don't know what to say to convince him; anything . . . anything to keep him with me.

'I'll create a shield around you so that you'll be able to sustain the strain of travelling through time. You are tiny compare to me so I'll have enough chakra to cast 5 layers of shield around you, which won't be possible for me.'

'No, I can't live on without him gone too.'

(Sigh) 'I—I just don't want to be alone again! If you are not with me, I'll be truly alone Kurama. NO ONE would know me. Here at least I have you.'

'Please, Please. . . . . . Don't do this to me Kurama.'

. . . . . . . 'Kit!' I guess he thought that the conversation is turning to an unfavourable direction for him, so he decided to lighten the mood, 'I can't have your kit neither can you have mine, we already are dead without a female here, so quit complaining or I'll make you one.'

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'WHAT! YOU PERVERTED OLD -'

'Three months Kit!' He cut me off with a very serious and determined expression.

'But—' (Sigh) 'Fine!' I grumbled to myself for the unfairness of it all & went outside of my mindscape to prepare, for next 3 months.

'Don't think I am ready to give up on you, though.'

After 3 months, On Big Day:

It's been 3 months; already it's time to go back. I've got all scrolls with me, paper works, jutsus, seals and other scrolls which can be offered as bargaining material if needed be. A cover up story to fall on and other necessary stuff, just you name it!

'And if all works as planed then I'll have a surprise for a certain old fox.'

'Are you ready?' speak of the devil (or demon) & he shall be there.

'& I'm gonna make sure he remains there.' I promised to myself.

. . . . . . 'Yeah, I have sealed up all the stuff.' I answered him quietly. I am still mad & sad about the idea of him not coming with me.

'How dare he even propose such thing?'

'Did you sealed up clothes of all sizes and types; even the female kind?'

'Yeah, yeah baka fox. Even though can't understand the life of me why would I need female stuff. It's not like I'll need disguise.'

'Ah! My dear-dear Kit, yes you'll need it.'

'As I said before, I don't know how far back, in what shape & condition you'll find yourself in; its best you go prepared.' . . . . . . 'Also what you don't know can't hurt you . . . or me.'

. . . . . . 'Now draw the seals as I've shown you. It shouldn't be hard for a seal master as you. I'll combine our chakra with the ink as you go.'

'Of course, it won't be hard. Don't underestimate me.' I declared loudly.

After all, I've tweaked with that stupid seal myself so many times these past three months that I had it memorised.

After 2 hours, we had the protection seal ready. 'It's was a good thing that Kurama's full concentration was on the controlled channelling of our chakra to the seal through me. He didn't even notice few small minuscule changes I made to the seals.'

But of course, tricks are like second nature to the Fox & will have something up his sleeves (or fur). 'It's a good thing that the Brat is determined enough to give the seal all of his concentration. He failed to notice me changing certain hand-signs from the original sequence.'He chuckled evilly.

'The King of Prankster is getting pranked by Demon of Prankster.' Oh, the Irony.

Another 2 hours and the time- reversal seal can be seen painted on the ground glowing faintly with potent chakra.

'Now we do the hand-signs simultaneously. I want you to concentrate on the time you want yourself into. Okay?'

'Hai, I want us to land during 3rd Shinobi war. It should give me enough time to train myself and prepare others. What do you think?'

I received a nod, 'I'll send you a month before the end of 3rd Shinobi War. Remember the hand-signs! Rat, Hare, Snake, Bird, Horse, Rat, Dog, Monkey, Dragon, Dog, Hare, Bird, Snake, Ram, Dog, Tiger.'

'I'll do the Memory Preservation Seals. Don't freak out if you retain consciousness immediately. You'll probably find yourself as naked as the day you were born, your chakra almost nil and bruised all over the body.'

'Wakatta. Let's start!' With that Kurama & I started weaving signs simultaneously, keeping our destination clear in our mind.

Rat Dragon Hare Ram Snake Dog

We heard a hum coming from the seal. . . . . .

Bird Tiger Horse Snake Rat Rat Dog Ram

The hum got louder gradually with each sign we weaved, the seal started glowing faintly. The wind picked up its speed violently but inside the seal we felt nothing other than the heaviness of the increased air pressure.

Monkey Fox Dragon Seal Dog Peacock Hare Mirror Ram Bird Boar

The glow from the seal suddenly grew so brighter that it was hurting my eyes to look at it. The hum was replaced with a burning sensation under my feet. I was forced to kneel down as the air inside the seal was crashing me.

Snake Ram Ram Rat Dog Snake Tiger Dragon

SLAM (Summoning) CLAP (Praying)

"Time Reversal Jutsu" "Memory Preservation Jutsu"

We both felt our chakra sucked out by the seal; I felt myself swaying & my consciousness slipping. I didn't know when I closed my eyes but behind my eyelids, I saw outside illuminated by brightest light then it was all Black . . . . . .


W.M.: Wakatta – Understood ; Baka - Idiot/ Stupid.

A.N.: I tried to be true to the original but since it's a fan fiction I've taken the liberty of adding new Jutsus and Hand-signs in this chapter. I've uploaded the prologue for now but i'll be adding new chapters soon. Tell me how you like it.

Have a Nice life.