It had been a wonderful, bright, and sunny day in Konoha. Uzumaki Naruto looked down from the balcony, admiring the Hidden Leaf Village below him. He saw people walk around, buildings, construction, and anything else you'd see in this village. He swiftly turned and walked to his office. He sat at the wooden desk. Today was the anniversary of the day he'd become been the Seventh Hokage. He tingled with excitement as he leaned on his desk. Today was also the day his daughter, Uzumaki Naka, had started going to the Ninja Academy. As he awaited her return, he reminisced in the events that had happened over the years. Marrying Haruno (now Uzumaki) Sakura, a teacher at the Konoha Academy of Medical Ninja; Becoming Hokage; His daughter being born; and bringing Uchiha Sasuke back to the village, as he promised. Naruto stopped as the flashback burned in the back of his mind.

(Flashback)

Sometime after the Fourth Great Ninja War…

Sasuke and Naruto. Sasuke's hair was down to the bottom of his neck. Naruto's hair had gotten a little thicker. Naruto was dressed in normal Jonin attire, accept at the ends of his sleeves were red flames. Sasuke dressed completely in black, wearing a loose long sleeve shirt with a high collar and tight pants. two covered in blood, practically head to toe. Both were on the verge of dying, and both not ready to back down. Sasuke's eyes have now evolved to Rinnegan.

"Sasuke," Naruto spoke, "You know that if I have to, I'll bring you back by force!

"Give up, dobe! You know I won't let that happen! I will kill everyone in that village to avenge my brother, and I'll start with you!" Sasuke shrieked in pain. His wounds started throbbing.

The same happened with Naruto. Both boys fell to the ground. Their faces ended up right in front of one another, their face supported on the ground by their chins.

Naruto spit up a little blood. "S-Sasuke! Don't you see! You're the one who's a dobe! Dattebayo!"

Sasuke laughed a bit. "You're persistent."

"This is not the answer! No one in that village has harmed Itachi in any kind of way! It was a few generations before us! Blame them!"

Sasuke saw what Naruto meant, but still decided to see things his way.

"…plus" More blood flowed from his mouth, "Th-This isn't what ISN'T what Itachi would've wanted! Don't you see, Baka? Dattebayo!"

"How in the hell would you know what Itachi would've wanted? Baka you know NOTHING!" Sasuke said coughing up blood this time. His wounds throbbed again, causing him to cry out in harsh pain.

"Sasuke…I may not be Hokage yet, but I will diefor this village. You don't understand anything either. I made a promise to bring you home, and dammit if I don't keep it, I'll die! Dattebayo!"

"D-Dobe…" Sasuke began. He was interrupted by a familiar voice in his mind.

"Sasuke." The voice called.

Sasuke and Naruto both closed their eyes out of pain. Naruto opened his again, not to let Sasuke get away. He saw Sasuke's were still closed.

In Sasuke's mind, the voice kept calling.

"Who's there? Show yourself!"

Itachi stepped out of the shadows.

Sasuke was shocked. "What're you doing here? I thought I killed you…"

"You did. I know Tobi cleared things up with you. I know you appreciate me now. Well, what do you think?"

"Your life was well planned out, I must admit."

"The reason I'm channeling your mind is to clear something up with you, Sasuke."

"What's that?"

"I'm telling you to go with Uzumaki Naruto."

"What! Why would you say that? I'm doing this for you!"

"No. You're not. You think you are, but the truth is, you're only doing what you think is right, foolish little brother."

Sasuke's eyes widened. He was in utter shock. He didn't know what to say.

"The people you should be angry with are cursed in hell for what they've done, and I curse them for an entire eternity. It is not this generations fault. You are truly angry with them. You just want someone to kill."

"Itachi…I..."

"Return with Naruto, for you have no more reasons to rebel against the Leaf Village. That is my suggestion. Honestly, the choice is yours. But know while you're taking the lives of all those Hidden Leaf residents; know that you will be cursed in the deepest pits of hell for longer than an eternity. I cannot force you to do anything, but I can only attempt to convince you." Itachi faded away.

"No…no! Itachi, not yet don't leave!"

"I can no longer stay; my time limit had already overflowed."

"No! Itachiiiii!" Sasuke opened his eyes. He looked to see Naruto still struggling in pain, as he was.

"Mornin' Sleeping Beauty."

"Shut up, Dobe."

Naruto tried to get up as he did many times before Sasuke's awakening, but still failed.

"I don't get it, why didn't you take me when I was unconscious?"

"I can't get up. I've been asking Kurama to give me his chakra, but for some reason he keeps refusing. He usually serves me now…but…"

"You don't need to. I'm going back with you. I'll be a Leaf Shinobi again."

Sasuke got up.

"What? Dattebayo! I thought…"

"Itachi appeared to me in my mind and opened my eyes. You were right…I guess."

"Wait…You're not using me as a doorway to kill everyone in the Leaf, are you?"

"What…Hell no! I just told you what happened. So get up and let's go!"

"I told you I can't!"

Sasuke sighed. "Damn!" He grabbed Naruto's arm and put it around his shoulder.

"I never thought…"

"Shut up! No talking. I don't feel like hearing your bragging about how you were right and I was wrong."

"Whether you like it or not, Sasuke, eventually you'll hear it. I just won't tell you when it's coming."

Sasuke sighed as they started back to Konoha.

(End of Flashback)

Now, nearly a full ten years later, everyone has regained trust for Sasuke and he has become one of the three legendary Sannin along with Naruto and Sakura, the former ones being Hatake Kakashi (the Sixth Hokage), Might Guy, and Yuhi Kurenai.

"Naruto! We're home!" Sakura called from downstairs.

Naka ran in to see her father.

"Hey Squirt! Where've you been all day?" He said pretending as if he didn't know.

"I was at the Academy! And today I met my rival!"