Where am i?

Oh.................I guess I'm dead....

I'm falling………falling into darkness………..

What's that? A light? Whose their?

Naruto…………….NARUTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sakura?

Naruto come back………..please……….come back to me COME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Naruto woke up to find himself lying next to Sakura who was healing him "I'm alive?"

He looked up to see Sakura in tears or he thought it was tears it was raining or pouring would

Be a more accurate description. Next to him was man about twenty years old he had black

Hair and wore the Akatsuki cape he was the true body and remains of the leader Pein or

Rather Nagato next to him on his left was his favorite body and his former teammate Yahiko

And on his right the person who had loved him and followed him to the end, Konan. One

Konoha Ninja angrily asked "shall I get rid of the bodies?" there was a murmur of agreement

Among the people present but Naruto spoke up "no…….please give them a proper funeral"

At this everyone was confused if anything Naruto had suffered the most from this man

Why on earth would he want this man to have a decent funeral? Sakura was the first to ask

"But why Naruto after all he's done to you to all of us he should be dumped in the trash.

Naruto paused for awhile and let the rain drip on his face "no when I fought him he told me

That when his best friend died he must have gone mad and that was how Pein was born.

Sakura pushed further "his best friend? Who?" Naruto pointed to the body with orange spiky

Hair "him he died in a fight with some ninja" Naruto paused to think "so that's what it would

Be like to lose your best friend I understand now and that girl she loved him stayed with him

Helped him from going completely falling into the darkness. At Naruto's request Nagato,

Yahiko and Konan had a proper funeral they were burnt and then there ashes spread in the

Forest when Sakura asked for a simpler reason he told her "he went mad because he lost his

Best friend he reminds me why we need to save Sasuke I mean what if I end up like that

Sakura?" "Naruto……….thank you" he turned to her "what why" Sakura lowered her head

"I'm sorry……I made you carry this burden, that promise is the cause for your suffering I'm

So sorry" Naruto embraced Sakura in a hug "Sakura it's alright I made this promise for

Myself as well as for your sake" Sakura looked up at Naruto, the fight with Pein and changed

Him, he had not only immensely increased his strength but also mentally she gazed into his

Blue eyes and looked at the goofy grin that spread across his face "hey Sakura let's go get

Some Ramen" she smiled "yeah" they walked together but this time Sakura wrapped her arm

Around his he noticed this and smiled. They were halfway there when Naruto spoke "hey

Sakura if it's alright with you I'd like to make a small detour" Sakura simply accepted this

But acknowledged that in the back of her head she secretly wanted to prolong staying at

Naruto's side for any while longer. They took the detour and she found herself walking with

Him to the site where the first test with Kakashi was. They walked over to the grave and

Kneeled down. They both said a silent prayer three in fact one to the fallen ninja's of

Pein's attack the second to Jiraya who Naruto had after much effort avenged his teacher.

And finally to their teacher and friend Kakashi Hatake.

Meanwhile at the Akatsuki base Tobi/Madarra was in a state of shock "what that's impossible

Pein and Konan dead" Kakuzu and Deidara were one thing but Pein. Although this could be

Considered as good news it made it easier for him to accomplish his goals. Madarra's

Attention was caught by zetsu "so now what do we do now" the other half scolded him

"Idiot let's leave him alone" Zetsu took his leave "why did you do that" "you don't know this

But Pein was significantly stronger than Madarra and if the nine tailed brat defeated him then

He could be considered the strongest ninja in the world right now" then a voice was heard

"Zetsu how do you think Sasuke will react when he finds out that Pein has destroyed Konoha"

"I think that we should send Sasuke to fetch the nine tails what do you think Kisame?"

"A familiar sharkish man carrying a huge sword the size of his body spoke "ha why not

lets give him a try I'll get the 8 tails"