The sky was bathed in color, the morning sun peeking from just beyond a far off mountain, and with the morning cried waking birds of the ending of war. Three lone figures lay crippled, breathing in wheezes, against each other with varying degrees of happiness showing on their faces.

"We did it, we won." Sakura mumbled out, chest burning with her deep gasps and hand itching to shake her blonde teammate to make sure he stayed awake - Though, brother was more fitting for what Naruto was to her.

"There's not many people left, so did we really win?" Sasuke asked monotone, sharp eyes pointed to his blonde other half, throat sore and hoarse. When the blonde merely blinked, Sasuke laced their hands tightly together, a habit the ravenette did to reassure his sort-of husband. Maybe once they healed some, Naruto and him could finally get married.

"Everyone we know is gone... Out of the thousands of people... We only saved a few hundred." Naruto finally said after a moment, his normally happy tone gone, his bright blue eyes blankly staring at the sky.

It was quiet after that, Sakura, wincing as she did so, twisted and turned until she was able to lean her messy pink hair into the crook of Naruto's neck, Sasuke only brought Naruto's hand up to his lips and placed a chaste kiss on the tired blondes hand. They stayed quiet, after years of fighting side by side, they didn't need words to comfort each other.

"I... Might have an idea." The familiar deep voice of Kurama said, the form of a fox just skin and bones from chakra exhaustion appearing, his normally sharp bright red eyes dark with the urge to sleep.

"Kurama?" Naruto croaked out, watching as the fox stumble his way until flopped lazily on Naruto's waist, more from weak legs then tiredness.

"You made a seal, one for darting about the battlefield in a matter of seconds, like your father's, but the seal works with a separate dimension in which time moves slower so you appear to 'teleport'. The others," Kurama grumbled slightly," My siblings, agree with me in that if you were to reverse parts of the seal, you could inadvertently travel back in time."

There was a shared glance between the three tired thirty-year-olds, hope shining dully in their eyes, and Naruto was the first to break into a wide grin, followed by Sakura, and a small smirk overtook Sasuke's face.

"Wait." Naruto said suddenly," The others, Octo-Pops, Mei-Chan, Matatabi-Nee, everyone, what will happen to them?" He asked worriedly," What will happen to you?"

Kurama was quiet for a moment, before he shifted resting his head on Naruto's chest, and met Naruto's eyes," Depending on how much chakra my siblings use they will be able to come back with us as well, it will be as if the Bijuu of the past have had half of their chakra suddenly used, but both my siblings from now and the past will be able to replenish their chakra over time. Though..." Kurama turned away.

"What?" Sakura asked, pushing herself up onto her elbows, her chest shuttering in pain with each jerky movement.

"I'm not sure if all three of you will be able to go back." He said gently, instinctively curling into Naruto," I am sure that I and my siblings will come back as well, but I'm not sure that your younger self will be able to handle all of us with out your memories."

It was silent, an uncomfortable blanket of explainable fear settling over them, before Naruto sat up as well arms wrapping around Kurama tightly. Sasuke, seeing he was the only one still laying down, sat up as well, and placed a reassuring hand on the blonde's lower back.

"What are you doing kit?" Kurama asked, not bothered when the pink haired member of Naruto's 'family' leaned into him, partially wrapping her arm around the dog sized fox in her attempt of a hug.

"Kurama, I want you to know, even if I don't go back, I will always see you as my comrade." Naruto said, muffled by the dark orange fur," Now, what do I need to do exactly."

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Sakura awoke with a gasp, a mess of long pink hair falling into her face, and nearly cringed at the overly bright red and pink room. God, her younger self was so girly. Freezing, Sakura looked down at her small hands, she could feel her massive amount of chakra coiling beneath her skin, and barely needed to use her control to hide it well, but..

It worked.

She was a young girl again, but how old was the question- "Sakura, sweetheart, time to get ready. You get your team today, remember?" Her mother said lightly from the other side of her bedroom door, and Sakura inwardly thanked her, Kami knows she never did when she was younger.

Jumping up with a grin, Sakura dashed to get ready, inwardly frowning when she had to wear her younger selfs clothes, but quickly darted to the kitchen where both her parents stood to wish her a good day, seeming only slightly surprised when she gave both of them a peck on the cheek.

With a skip, and a hop, Sakura made her way to the academy, grumbling mentally when she had to get into a screeching fit with Ino about Sasuke, it was like acting like you wanted to kiss your brother while talking to your wife. So weird. When they finally made it into the classroom, Sakura quickly realized that it was eerily quiet, most of the students just ignoring her and Ino as they entered.

Leaning slightly around Ino, Sakura felt her lips twitch when she spotted Sasuke glaring out the window in his normal brooding posture, with a very startled Naruto sitting next to him. At least that told her Sasuke came back since past Sasuke would never let Naruto sit next to him, and since Naruto wasn't wearing his bright orange jumpsuit, it was safe to assume that he did as well.

Now it was just time to fake 'bonding' time between them since it'd be very odd if they all were suddenly friends. Meeting Naruto's eyes, she realized a very familiar spark was shining in them, and she found herself smiling unintentionally. Sakura quickly pushed past Ino, with a loud 'first', before darting up the classroom stairs and sliding into the seat next to Naruto, and leaning over him slightly.

"Hello Sasuke-Kun!" She said in an overly false cheerful voice, feeling Naruto slip a seal into her hand, the pinkette never forgot that Naruto had the slight of hand of a god. He literally once made a coin fall out of her mouth, she has still yet to figure out he was able to do it.

Sasuke only grumbled, before sharply turning to her," Go be annoying elsewhere." He said coldly, they both ignored the loud and shocked gasps from the other students, before his sharp eyes snapped to Ino who came up angrily next to Sakura," Don't speak her like that!" Ino yelled at him, surprising everyone more than Sasuke dragging Naruto to sit next to him.

"Ino...?" Sakura started, very startled, staring wide-eyed at slightly red Ino, not even noticing her own cheeks flushing.

Before anymore could be said, or Shikamaru could ask what the hell was going on, Iruka entered the room obviously tired and angry," Everyone take a... Seat..." He glanced around the classroom noting the very shocked looks on almost all his students.

"Did, Did I miss something?" Iruka quickly shook his head when no one even spoke, and listed the different teams, though he kept an eye his students and noted the odd changes. After letting the students soak up the blob of info he gave them, he let them all go to lunch, and nearly felt his heart stop when Ino dragged Sakura away from the 'rude', as she loudly proclaimed him to be, Uchiha, Naruto started reading a scroll, Sasuke didn't yell at the cheerful blonde reading out loud next to him, and Sakura followed after Ino with a blush.

Just what the hell was going on. It just had to do with Naruto, right? Right?