Don't own Naruto...

Summary... aka why I'm writing this story: So many people didn't like how Naruto ended… I am one of them. It's not so much how it ended that annoyed me it's just that chapter 699-700 were such jump from what was going on and then bam they're old with kids and no explanation as to how this happened. I haven't seen The Last but it's practically all over the internet as to the plot and it is completely Naruto/Hinata and no one else. Don't get me wrong I support the all the pairings completely (well maybe not the Choiji/Karui one… that was way out in left field for probably everyone), but everyone else was kind of a given to happen; and sorry Naruto/Sakura and Sasuke/Karin fans but if Sakura and Sasuke weren't going to be together I doubt half of the tension between them in the manga would have gone on.

So though I support all this I wasn't happy with how the end went about. I'm not going to write a new ending to the original story because that would enrage every one, so this story is a mere parallel universe type thing back from the end of chapter 697. Little refresh since it's been a while (spoiler) Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura just defeated Kaguya, Sasuke put Sakura in a genjutsu so she won't interfere with the battle the boys were about to have; Sasuke has decided to still kill the Kages and basically from the conversation he and Naruto had in The Valley of End before their fight he wants the world to change. Right at the end of 697 Sasuke was about to kill Naruto and that's where this story will start with a twist as to the end.

Then…

If Naruto was able to tell you how his story would end he would probably say that with the help of his friends the war had been won, no one from the allied forces had died, and all the nations were now currently working towards peace. He would say that Sasuke had apologized for all the hurt he had caused and agreed to return to the village and be a good boy; and then in year or two he would marry Sakura and have like ten kids and finally be happy. Naruto himself would go home, build up the courage to ask Hinata out on a real date, and not to Ichiraku's because Sakura would kill him; and then in about five years or so he would ask her to marry him and pray she doesn't faint before saying yes… of course by then Kakashi would be tired of being Hokage and just want to read his porn all day and so he would pass the title on to his best student. And after decades of being Hokage himself Naruto would then pass the responsibility off to Konohamaru and retire to his quiet home, free of the three children he planned to have, and every day meet his two best friends for ramen before going to visit their old sensei's grave to reminisce about their genin days. Yup that was Naruto's dream once the war ended… too bad that's not what actually happened.

Naruto could never have guessed that after the reunited team seven beat Kaguya, Sasuke would turn around and betray them once more with the new power he was granted by Hagoromo and still wish to destroy the Kages. Naruto would never have thought that when Sakura once again confessed her love to the Uchiha, Sasuke would throw it back in her face and then place her under the power of his sharingan preventing her from stopping him. Naruto couldn't believe he would have to hold up his promise of fighting his best friend for the sake of protecting the village from his wrath. And he was stunned that he lost the fight once again when they returned to the valley of the end to settle the dispute; all his dreams of a peaceful life vanished the moment he saw Sasuke standing over him with chidori charged to strike… the man who he called brother was finally severing his ties to the world they knew and countless people died for.

Now…

When Naruto came back to consciousness he thought he was dead, Sasuke certainly would have finished him with chidori and that would have been the end of it. So needless to say he was expecting to see his mother and father when he opened his eyes, most likely his mother would chastise him for losing the fight against Mikoto's son and his father would be trying to calm her down; he was expecting this to happen so when he was jostle rather violently and then thrown to the ground causing every muscle and bone in his body to protest the rough treatment Naruto knew he wasn't dead.

"Naruto!?"

A woman's panicked scream caused the blonde's eyes to shoot open, well as much as they could with the beating he took from Sasuke, and tried to assess the danger. Scuffling could be heard over his right shoulder and suddenly his vision was blocked by the vivid green eyes and bright, though dirtied by the fighting, pink hair of his female teammate; Naruto gave her a pained smile both glad to see that she was alright from the genjutsu Sasuke put her in a few hours ago and to show her that he was okay… though he still wasn't sure how that was possible. Sasuke had made it clear that if he stood in his way to kill the Kages Naruto would die as well, the Uchiha had never backed down before so why was he still alive.

"Glad to see you're alright kid, having to deal with that brat's chakra is a pain in the ass."

'Kurama, what happened? Were you awake the whole time where are we?' Naruto was happy to know the part of the Kyubi that was given to him by his father was still there; he also desperately wished to know what happened to the other tailed beasts that Sasuke had captured.

"Yeah I was awake, the damn Uchiha brat stole the chakra I had stored up for our final attack, but then after you passed out he didn't use it… what a waste; he brought you back to where you fought the old witch but not without demanding I come out to join my other half in that damn prison he's got."

Naruto was too bang up to lift his head and see where Sasuke actually was, he could barely feel the other boy's chakra but he was close by; suddenly cool relief rushed through his system, almost as if someone gave him a glass of water to quench his thirst, as warm hands rested on his swollen cheeks.

"Naruto, Naruto can you hear me?"

"Sak… Sakura, are you okay?" Naruto opened his eyes again, finding he could see more then the insides of his eyelids the longer Sakura's healing chakra flowed through his body; and when he could see clearly he was displeased to see tears streaming down Sakura's face, he wanted to reach up and whip them away but he didn't have the strength yet.

"Naruto… you're worried about how I am even while you're bleeding to death," though she was crying a smiled appeared on Sakura's face at her friend's constant worry about others no matter his condition.

"Sakura, you were in just as danger as me, Sasuke put you in a genjutsu didn't he… what did he make you see?"

Sakura bit her lip while remembering all that had happened, she could feel Kakashi staring at her back because when she had first woken he had asked her the same thing and she didn't answer him. "Don't worry about that now Naruto; let's just get you fixed up okay."

Naruto was going to ask why she refused to answer his question when a sudden familiar pulse of chakra shot across the ground brushing his body; with most of his fatal injuries healed the blonde was able to sit up with Sakura's help and along with Kakashi watch as Sasuke released the Infinite Tsukuyomi. The great tree's branches that stretched across the world quickly began to rot away and fall to the ground bringing the cocooned wrapped shinobi alliance with it. Luckily the pods seemed to be made of more sturdy material as they didn't break upon impact with the ground; after they touched the dirt the cocoons began to unravel freeing the men or women inside without any harm coming to them.

"What the hell happened!? One minute we're fighting that weird tailed beast thing and then we were attacked by a tree!"

"Calm down Kiba, isn't it obvious we got caught in the Tsukuyomi Madara was trying to unleash."

"Well Shikamaru, since you know everything, how did we get out then!?"

"I released you," Sasuke's voice was the loudest Naruto had ever heard before, the blonde was still trying to figure out what the other man's motives were though. Before their fight hadn't Sasuke declared that if he won he would kill the Kages; but if he wanted to do this wouldn't it have been easier to dispose of those he wished while they were still trapped in the jutsu… why release them at all.

Once everyone got their bearings and realized they were still on the battle field rather than where the Tsukuyomi had placed them the air grew tense as the shinobi alliance waited for the next attack; no one knew what had gone on between Sasuke and Naruto but the former planned on telling them what was going to happen next.

Sasuke moved to stand on an upturned slab of rock that had been moved during one of the many explosions in the war, to get a better view of everyone presence in the crowd and let those present see him. "The war is over but you still have a choice to make, I intend to change the hierarchy of our world so that no village may decide alone how to handle another act of war whether it be with another land or within itself… either you will accept what will be or you will die here now." After Sasuke's speech the crowd fell into an uproar with many shouting that he was no better than his ancestor and that he would be stopped just as Madara had.

Naruto was speechless after what he just heard leave his friend's mouth; he knew Sasuke was still in pain about what had happened to his family but to go and try to force the world to see things your way was not the right thing to do. By placing himself a top everyone else as if they were merely pawns to him would make the entire world hate him… is that what he truly meant when he said he would became the Hokage and take all the darkness of the world into himself.

"You traitorous bastard! Naruto, would you please put this guy in his place before I do it," Kiba growled fiercely and shifted his weight preparing to strike.

Naruto ignored his friend's demand not because he didn't want to but because he couldn't do it; even with a piece of the nine tailed fox still inside him Kurama hasn't had enough time to gather the chakra needed for even a shadow clone not to mention he could barely feel any part of his body. "S-Sasuke! Why are you doing this!?"

"I thought I made that abundantly clear before our fight Naruto; I've realized my purpose in this world is not only to avenge my clan but prevent any other from falling at the hands of corrupt village officials."

"Fight!? What is he talking about Naruto?"

Naruto bowed his head at Chouji's question; he didn't want to disappoint everyone that relied on him during the war by telling them he lost the fight to Sasuke in the end.

But Shikamaru, the ever present genius and quick observer of the group, easily knew what was wrong with their hero, "Apparently after they defeated Kaguya, Sasuke turned on us again and Naruto tried to stop him… but lost." Word spread like wild fire among the gathered shinobi forces of Naruto's loss and everyone that was shouting for Sasuke's defeat became silent also.

"As I said make your choice now or you will fall to me," to prove his point and force everyone's hand Sasuke moved quickly through several hand signs and when he ended with ram, nine massive forms appeared out of thin air behind him; once the smoke cleared everyone began to panic seeing the biju once more.

"You damn little prick! When I get out of these chains I'll kill you!" The other half of Kurama was fighting vigorously against its new prison all while trying to get at the person who put him there.

Seeing his new friends tied down enraged Naruto, "Sasuke what are you planning on doing with them… let them go!"

"They will be under my control should anyone try to foolishly go against me."

It was clear by the looks on all the shinobi faces present in the valley that they didn't want to agree to Sasuke's demands but with their hero barely able to support his own weight sitting up they knew they wouldn't have a chance against him.

"Sasuke-kun! We got them Sasuke-kun just as you asked!" The overly cheerful voice of a woman cut through the silence Sasuke had created drawing many people's attention to the other side of the battle field.

Naruto watched as a blur of red and yellow sprinted across the barren wasteland straight toward Sasuke, not far behind were several more figures; once they stopped before Sasuke, Naruto was able to make out the figures of his new teammates, the ones he had after leaving the village… along with a few other people he was surprised to see.

"Or-Orochimaru!"

The once leader of the rouge sound village turned at the call of his name, seeing the many scared faces of shinobi who thought he was dead brought a smile to his face and a flick of his snake like tongue. "My… it is quiet nice to once again smell the scent of someone's fear, I've rather missed it." Though his words put everyone on edge he was only teasing, no what he had said to Tsunade was still true; this was no longer his world to try and control… but he would enjoy watching his prized pupil do it.

"Oi Sasuke, what do you want us to do with these old wind bags, they haven't shut up since we took them from their safe house."

"Suigetsu, will you be quiet! Sasuke-kun will tell you the next step of his plan when his ready," Karin jumped up on the rock Sasuke was standing on; she didn't touch him for fear of him striking her but she was still really close to his person.

The 'wind bags' Suigetsu had been referring to were in fact the lords of the five great nations, he dropped the two he had been carrying rather rudely on the ground while the gentle giant Jugo placed the other three down less harshly.

"What is the meaning of this disrespectful display; I demand to know what is going on right now!" The earth daimyo immediately stood and dusted off his robes while shooting a glare at Suigetsu, the large bearded man was never known for his patience; the other four lords remained sitting quietly while observing the scene around them.

"Sasuke, what are you planning on doing with them," this time it was Kakashi's voice that rang out, fearing the worst was about to happen and yet he could do nothing about it.

"No one has answered my question yet… where is Onoki?" The earth daimyo bellowed again, but no one in the shinobi alliance was brave enough to answer him.

"The Kage are around here somewhere, unless they've turned coward and run… they should be here shortly," Sasuke spoke once more, ignoring his former teacher's question, to focus on the five most powerful men in their realm… for the moment.

"And just who are you exactly?" the lord didn't seem very impressed with the only person brave enough to answer him.

"That's Uchiha Sasuke, he captured the eight tailed jinchuriki and killed Shimura Danzo from Konohagakure… I have heard many things about him from the Raikage," the lightening daimyo answered his fellow lord's question; the color drained from their faces as they realized the danger they were in now.

"Oh finally you shut up, I guess I should have mentioned Sasuke's name on the way over here then it would have saved me the headache."

"Suigetsu, go fine the Kages… they should be within the crowd," Sasuke's voice became more authoritative toward his teammate, which earned him a glare from the shark like man; but he along with Jugo disappeared into the crowd to do what their leader ordered.

With the two rogues no longer towering over them the lords were able to relax a bit, "There has to be some reason why you brought us here; what is it that you seek Uchiha?" The water daimyo, always cautious in everything he does, asked calmly as to not upset the younger man; word had spread for years about the Uchiha clan's instability in regards to their tempers and sanity… and he didn't wish to provoke either now.

"The first Hokage opened my eyes to the greater picture, seeking revenge on those that destroyed my clan has brought no rest to me; I had fallen off the path I had set out on, for months I wonder around aimlessly with no goal in mind other than to destroy the village my very ancestor helped build. But now I know what my true purpose as the last Uchiha is, when I said I would become Hokage and change how the village was governed I was not thinking big enough; one village alone cannot change no, every village must… and I am the one to do it."

Hearing some kind of take over happening the lords immediately began to panic fearing the younger man would try and take one of their positions of power by force. "But Uchiha, at the moment there are no lands in need of a lord; surely you wouldn't want to forcibly take a place from us… I assure you we are doing everything in the best interests of our villages," the fire lord, having dealt with members of the Uchiha before thought he could speak reasonably to the young man… little did he know Sasuke was not easily swayable once he set his mind to something.

"You have your purposes I suppose, and I do not seek one of your positions as you are all of equal power… what I desire is far greater than even you can imagine; my ancestor had the right idea when he spoke of a world of peace… he just went about it the wrong way."

"You find trying to be an overlord the right way to go about making a better world!? You've really lost your mind Uchiha!" Kiba shouted his disgust at Sasuke's idea, he was never a big fan of the Uchiha anyway and when he and the others nearly died trying to bring him back to the village only to find out he didn't want to come back Kiba wrote him completely off as a comrade.

"Naruto, do something, you're the only one who can get through to him," Shikamaru knew the shinobi alliance couldn't fight another battle, all of their energy went into trying to stop Madara and the Jubi, not to mention what was left of their chakra was nearly drained by the insane moon goddess who put them all in the Infinate Tsukuyomi; they were in no shape to try and fight another Uchiha who had the power of all the tailed beast at his disposal… Naruto was once again their last hope.

"Naruto can do nothing… no one will stop me," a sadistic smirk crept on to Sasuke's face as he looked over to his rival.

Naruto couldn't bring himself to even look at his once best friend, whether it as out of shame that he had lost and let everyone down, or because it was too painful for him to realize that the boy who he thought of as a brother was forever lost to him.

Seeing the war hero's expression Shikamaru knew Naruto would not try and reason with Sasuke; hope was lost that the world they had fought so hard to protect, and many friends died in the process, would remain as it once was.

The lords seemed to sense the same foreboding feeling that their shinobi did, and though they hated the thought of relinquishing any sort of power they had, they knew they would have no choice now; all that was left at this point was to find out how the Uchiha's plan was going to affect everyone.

"It is apparent we will have no choice but to accept whatever terms you wish Uchiha… what will they be?" The lightening daimyo was no idiot and knew if they tried to fight him on his demands he would simply have them killed… most likely by that abrasive ex-kiri shinobi who so rudely dragged them here.

"As my ancestor had planned to build a new world I will build a new empire. Madara wanted the shinobi way of life to completely vanish but I know that is not possible, even if everyone was stripped of their chakra the greed in our hearts for power would still find a way to release itself in a more destructive manner… even far greater wars will be constructed with you daimyo fighting for control. For decades the pyramid has started with you but I am going to add another tier to stop the endless fighting and create a sense of balance among the lands; the world is filled with hate but I will take that into myself alone… for that is what a leader should do."

"So this position you take would be above us?"

"Yes, however I would not be completely closed off to hearing what you have to say regarding your respective lands. Too many people in this world have power and can sway others in their favor… I intend to change all that so no other clan will suffer the same fate as mine did." The rage in Sasuke's voice left no room for anyone to question his decisions and with the nine massive tailed beasts looming behind him no one really wanted to speak up in fear for their lives.

The daimyo were backed into a corner, they didn't want to relinquish their power to one person far younger than them but they didn't have the strength, or courage, to try and defy him. "Very well Uchiha, it is obvious we have no choice in this matter as I am sure you would kill us if we refused," the lightening daimyo decided to speak for the group and was not surprised when Sasuke agreed with his observation, "Then how do you wish to go about this transition of power?"

Sasuke was pleased his demands would be met without resistance from anyone; he really didn't feel like starting up another war since the whole idea he had going was to prevent it. "All of that will be discussed at a later time, other things need to dealt with first."

Naruto felt Sakura flinch behind him, at Sasuke's words, she had been so quiet all this time he completely forgot she was supporting him, "Sakura… are you okay?"

"Yes Naruto… don't worry about me."

Kurama had healed enough of Naruto's injuries that he could move on his own so he pushed up and turned to face his pink haired teammate; though she claimed to be fine it was obvious in the sound of her voice that something was off and that theory was confirmed when he saw the tears streaming down her cheeks. "Sakura, what's wrong, are you hurt?"

But before Sakura could answer, Sasuke's voice rang out through the air again, "Sakura… it's time."

Naruto turned back to face the sole Uchiha, and interrogated him about his odd statement reguarding their female teammate. Sasuke had turned back to them with a demanding look upon his face, his hand was opened and out stretched almost like he was expecting something to fall into it… or accept it.

"Sasuke, what are yo-," Naruto's question was stopped by two soft hands resting on his cheeks, they turned him back to their owner and Naruto felt his stomach drop when he saw the guilty look in her eyes, "Sakura, wh-."

"Naruto… I'm sorry."

"Sorry for what?" He didn't get an answer as she simply leaned forward and placed a kiss to his forehand much like a mother would do for a child, through her hands she released a small amount of chakra to try and calm him down for what was about to happen; this all took a mere few seconds before she was up and away from him… heading straight towards Sasuke. "Sakura, he might try and kill you!"

All of their friends became panicked when they saw their cherry blossom heading towards certain doom; several people thought she was going to try and kill him but knew that was impossible and prepared to leap to her rescue… but was shocked when she willing took his hand and he pulled her up on the rock he had been standing on.

Naruto was quick enough to witness what had just transpired between his two teammates and now he knew why Sakura had apologized, "Sakura, what are you… how could you." He couldn't even form a complete thought he was so shocked at what was happening.

"Naruto-kun," Hinata watched as the man she loved began to crumble before her very eyes back to the lonely child he once was; she raced to his side hoping to somehow save him from the depressive state he was falling into.

Sakura desperately wanted to look back when Hinata shouted but Sasuke refused to let her, with her hand still in his the Uchiha pulled her towards his body in what some would call a protective embrace. "There's no turning back… you promised me," Sasuke whispered softly into her ear, of which Sakura nodded in agreement and wrapped her arms around his waist to show that she wasn't moving away from him. The field was completely silent for a second before outrage rang out once more over this new turn of events.

"Traitor!"

"Haruno, how could you side with the enemy!"

"You're a traitor to the alliance!"

"Traitor!"

Fresh tears blurred Sakura's vision at the hateful words her once called comrades threw at her, they hurt more than any weapon that tore into her flesh could do, but she knew this would happen with the decision she made; she buried her face into Sasuke's chest hoping to drown some of the screaming out, if she began to recognize the voices as her close friends she knew she would fall apart.

Naruto didn't hear Hinata calling his name nor feel when she placed her hand on his shoulder for comfort, his entire body had shut down as his brain tried to comprehend what had just happened. Kakashi stood silently behind the blond observing the scene as well only he wasn't as shocked by the outcome as his student was; he knew something like this was going to happen the minute Sakura snapped outdo the genjutsu Sasuke had placed her in.

"Sasuke-kun, what is she doing here?" Karin glared at the way Sakura was hanging all over Sasuke, she knew he hated when she used to do that and yet he didn't seem bothered when this girl did it.

"Sakura is a critical part of my new empire as she will stand beside me as my wife and mother to the next generation of Uchiha," Sasuke didn't even bother to look at his subordinate as he spoke, she didn't need to know what his plans were anyway, because his attention was focused on the sea of people where his other teammates were making their way through.

Orochimaru, who was the only other person close enough to hear Sasuke's last statement, was somewhat surprised by this turn of events; while under his tutelage the Uchiha had expressed no interest in the female gender, not even when it was freely given in many of his bases. The snake sannin had at one time even thought the boy the boy to favor male company but was quickly shot down when suggested by the heated glare from his sharingan; so to claim the little pink haired apprentice of Tsunade's as his soon to be wife Orochimaru could wait to see what other surprises this kid had in store.

"Alright Sasuke, we found them too, now would you please tell us what the hell we're doing with them… hey where'd you get the little pink hottie from and why is she hanging on you, you didn't do any of the heavy lifting," Suigetsu was enraged that he was stuck being the pack mule for his team leader while the Uchiha seemed to be enjoying himself with a little hot minx.

"Shut up Suigetsu, you've done what I asked now you are free to leave."

"Oh hell no! I ain't leaving yet, I want to know what's going to happen and if I get to kill anybody," the shark toothed man smirked and then jumped up on the rock close to where Karin had been standing to get a better view of the action; and speaking of his female teammate when he approached her Suigetsu couldn't help but comment on Karin's expression. "Oi, what's wrong with you four eyes? And here I thought your face couldn't get any uglier… apparently you proved me wrong."

"What the hell is the meaning of this… where's Madara!?"

If Karin had a responded to Suigetsu's jib about her appearance no one could hear it over the booming voice of the Raikage.

"My ancestor is dead, the war is over and the daimyo have already agreed to my demands as payment; you being here is merely a formality really," Sasuke released his tight grip on Sakura to address the five Kages that stood before him.

"And what payment would that be Uchiha? If I recall correctly did you not have a hand in helping to start this war in the first place?" The Mizukage furrowed her brow remembering the battle at the Kage summit which resulted in Danzo's death by this same boy; the crazed look was no longer in his eyes but she could tell he was far from sane.

"You brat deserve nothing but an execution for what you've done, Kumogakure still has a demand for your head for attacking my brother!" A was outraged by what the Uchiha said and taking one look at the cowering lords he knew he wasn't going to get justice.

Both Tsunade and Gaara remained silent while watching the scene unfold before them, they were still trying to process what had happened, the last thing they had remembered was Kaguya awaking and the bright light that was the start of the Tsukuyomi; Naruto and his team must have somehow escaped the effects as they continued to fight while everyone else slept. Not knowing how much time had passed or who was winning the war the Tsukuyomi just suddenly released leaving the Kages and every other shinobi confused on the battle field waiting to see what would happen next… that of course took the form of the loud mouth shark boy and the orange haired giant appearing out of a group of people some distance away claiming the Uchiha wanted to speak to them.

And so here they were no in Sasuke's presence learning what became of the war after they had lost. Gaara's sharp eyes caught sight of his friend off to the left of where the Uchiha was standing, he looked badly shaken up but not in danger of perishing which eased the Kazekage's mind somewhat though he didn't have a good feeling about what Sasuke's demands were.

Tsunade was more interested in why her apprentice had been in the Uchiha's arms just minutes ago, something was off and she could tell by the guilty look on Sakura's face; during all their time training Tsunade had hoped the childish crush Sakura had for the Uchiha would have gone away, but to her dismay it only grew to levels the older woman knew were dangerous and it would only be a matter of time before something happened that would ruin the young girl's life… this was apparently it.

"What have you asked for Uchiha?" Gaara was willing to hear the man out before making a decision; it was clear to him that Sasuke had the upper hand at the moment, what with all nine beasts at his disposal and one of the best medics he knew at his side not to mention Naruto didn't look up for another fight anyway.

"Ain't it obvious what he wants? More power, that's always what he wanted ever since we were kids!" The response to the Kazekage's question surprisingly came from Naruto, he had been in shock this whole time but having to hear Sasuke gloat about him ruling the world again sent a shock to the blond's system that finally woke him up.

"Naruto-kun, please don't move yet, you're not completely healed," Hinata was in a panic trying to keep the man she loved from hurting himself more, just seeing him struggle to get to his feet made her heart cry out for him.

Sakura too wished to reprimand the boy for recklessly moving about, she hadn't healed him enough for that kind of action and there was no doubt in her mind his wounds would reopen; but she knew she had no right to yell at Naruto anymore, picking Sasuke over everything took those privilege's away.

It took a few tries, and brushing Hinata away, but Naruto was finally able to make it to his feet, "You lied to everyone didn't you Sasuke! You didn't change sides during the war to help us, you did it to use us for your ultimate goal… I thought we were your friends but we were just pawns to you!"

"Friends… you have been delusional since we were kids, of all things I would have thought a war would have opened your eyes."

"Sasuke!"

"We were never friends! There are no such things in our world; we use those that are weak to gain an advantage… you were merely a training tool that I've out grown. Stop playing your little ninja games Naruto and grow up… nothing comes from having friendships."

The smirk on Sasuke's face made Naruto's whole body shake with rage, "You're wrong… the friendships we have, the bonds that tie us together are what make us stronger; I've trained my hardest these last three years not to be stronger but to keep the promise I made to get you back."

"And where has that gotten you? You're barely able to stand, you lost to me, the title of Hokage means nothing anymore and Sakura is mine… what do you have left?"

"I have my friends, and no matter how far I fall they will always be there to help me up; and I have my nindo so no matter what you say or how hard you beat me down as long as I'm still breathing I will never give up trying to bring you home!"

"You're a fool… and I don't have time for fools," Sasuke turned away from Naruto to signify their conversation was over, there was no point trying to make the stubborn idiot see that he never could make him go back to the village; no the Uchiha had more important matters to deal at the moment… namely the five Kage that were still waiting for his answer.

"I have aided the alliance in ending the war," Sasuke ignored the objection from Naruto at his statement, "And I have defeated your so called hero," he looked over his shoulder to indicate the blond is who he was referring to. "The tailed beast are under my command and no one has the power to stop me; there is going to be a revolution and I will lead it, no other clan will suffer the fate my own did by a corrupt government and those who run it. The daimyo have allowed too much power to be placed in their hidden villages' hands, namely their councils, therefore I am going to rewrite the system and take that power and everything that goes with it into myself. As my position entails, as of this moment all councils with the hidden villages are to be disbanded, all disputes are to be brought to the daimyo's attention through the Kage; anything that affects multiple lands will be brought to my attention by a monthly meeting of the lords… all finale decisions will come through me."

Sasuke's plan outraged everyone, the daimyos vocally groaned at the amount of work that was going to be put on their shoulders now, but no one physically spoke out in fear of the Uchiha's rage… well all except the Raikage.

"You damn brat, you think you can come here and rewrite over four generations of history simply because you captured the beasts… you're nothing but a whiney little kid trying to last out because he didn't get his way."

Within the blink of an eye Sasuke was standing in front of the downed kage with his sword drawn and aimed at the older man's throat, "You think losing my clan because some corrupt officials thought they were too powerful is some kind of temper tantrum?"

If anyone else was staring down the sharp edged blade of the Uchiha, not to mention both the sharingan and rinnegan, they would have most likely begged for their lives right now; but not the hard as stone kage who has seen more blood and battles than this boy has had years of life.

"You don't scare me Uchiha, you're crying about a clan, I've seen entire villages destroyed merely because someone didn't want it there anymore… I've done it myself. So don't think for a second your plight or reasons are any greater than anyone else here."

"You have no idea what I have gone through to get here, the plan I have will far exceed any my ancestor could have thought for this world; but none of you will have to worry about what's to come."

Before anyone could question what he meant by that statement the Raikage spoke up again almost as if reading his mind, "If you're going to kill us I suggest you do it no so I don't have to hear you spouting your self-righteous acts anymore; I'd rather not have to witness the down fall of humanity."

At the notation that Sasuke was planning to kill the kage all the shinobi tensed on the field; though they feared the Uchiha they would step in and even die to protect their leaders. B, who still had a piece of Gyuki within him, called forth what chakra he had left to intervene on his older brother's behalf.

Sasuke had to laugh at the pitiful amount of chakra that the alliance was trying to put up against him, they honestly thought they could stop him; he has been set in his goals since he was a child, yes he can admit killing his brother had been a mistake but he was absolutely sure in this plan working for everyone's' benefit not just his own. It would take time for them to understand and adjust just like when the villages were originally founded yes, but this would be a much easier process for them than anything before; but in order for this to work properly the shinobi would have to let go of the old ways… and the first would be to rid them of their complete devotion to their precious kage.

They were symbols of the world he was trying to be rid of, and most of them were around since the corruption started so they needed to be eliminated from their position of power; in the new era he was making the kages were only a means to pass information between the village and the lords, their roles were trimmed down immensely and this current group Sasuke knew would not agree to this take over.

"This blinding allegiance you have to these figures is quite sickening, you think they are looking out for your best interests but you're wrong; they are merely puppets doing the bidding of the village council. They are the top of the corrupt system and yet they blame their own villagers, the very people they are supposed to protect, for their mistakes and the only way to fix them is by eliminating them; that will stop today, I will not allow another clan to die for their village," Sasuke moved his sword, which had been at the Riakage's throat the whole time, and aimed to strike a fatal blow to the older man.

Several shinobi from the Kumogakure leapt forward to stop him but Jugo and Suigetsu prevented their attacks, and B was stopped from charging to his brother's side by Orochimaru binding the man up with several snakes stopping him in his tracks. All looked to be over for A as no one else moved to help but just as the sword was to pierce his tan flesh a voice rang out halting the Uchiha's attack.

"Sasuke stop!"

Naruto knew there was nothing sort of the boy's dead brother that could stop him from killing the other man; but looking to the small pink haired girl that had shouted the command apparently he was wrong.

Everyone in the field had their eyes on Sakura at this moment, but no one dared say a word in case they sent the Uchiha back into his rage; Sasuke himself didn't lower his weapon but turned slightly to acknowledge that she had his attention and to speak quickly.

"Sasuke, you promised you would spare them or did you so quickly forget what you said when you put me in that genjutsu."

Naruto watched as the Uchiha froze and his grip tightened on his sword, apparently a lot more happened in the genjutsu than Naruto first thought.

"You made a promise to me first Sakura, no matter what happened you would be by my side… are you backing out on that now?"

"I've given everything up for you Sasuke, I've turned my back on my village, I'm keeping my promise but if you kill them Sasuke… I will not be yours!"

A pin could drop and everyone would hear it, that's how quiet it was waiting for the Uchiha's answer. No one present expected him to listen to the girl, Suigetsu was even cheering for the murders to occur quicker, so when he pulled kusanagi away from the Raikage's chest and flash stepped in front of Sakura the alliance hesitated as to what would come next.

Sakura, for her part, held strong even when he appeared in her line of sight; she would pat herself on the back later for not faltering in her resolve when their eyes met. Judging by the grip he still had on his sword he was far from pleased to leave his mission unfinished, if she didn't know him any better she would be sure he would kill her first for denying him his pleasure; but she did and therefore knew he wouldn't hurt her.

A few lengthy minutes went by before Sasuke closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths to calm his temper some before he resheathed the kusanagi at his hip, "You're not going to have me hold up to those other promises are you?" When he opened his eyes and saw the small smile on Sakura's face he glared not liking the fact that he could be manipulated so easily by her; this is not how he wanted those who he would rule over see him but there was no turning back now because he knew she would hold up her threat to leave him and he couldn't have that happening.

"What the hell Sasuke, I thought you were going to make an example out of them; down with the corrupt and all that crap you've been talking about for months… one little threat from pinkie here and that's it?" Suigetsu was not pleased with this outcome, one minute blood was going to be spilled and the next the Uchiha is hanging on every word this girl says… it just didn't sit well with him.

"Suigetsu, you will learn to hold your comments or I'll make you the example as to how not to cross me."

Kakashi couldn't believe what he just witnessed, Sasuke had to be the most stubborn person he knew and out of all people for the Uchiha to take orders from Sakura was the last one he would expect the boy to listen to… the copy-nin was very interested in what happened between the two when Sasuke launched that genjutsu on her now.

Naruto felt hope reignite in his body when Sakura stopped Sasuke from murdering the village leaders, it appeared that though she now stood by the rouge group Sakura was still loyal to her village; and is she could get through to Sasuke then maybe he could still be saved.

Karin, much like Suigetsu, was furious over what just happened only she cared about how close this other girl was to Sasuke and that he was allowing her to actually touch him. Before all this started, back yesterday when Sasuke broke Karin out of the leaf's temporary jail he told her she had a choice to either follow him again or she was free to leave; she had still been angry at him for nearly killing her during their attack on Danzo and at first she was going to tell him off and then leave. But just before she did he surprised her by apologizing for what he did, to her knowledge Karin knew he never apologized for anything before so she thought she was special to him; with that thought in mind how could she not rejoin his team.

Once Sasuke decided not to destroy the village and the group made its' way to the battle field Sasuke had given them strict orders to follow, he had a plan already forming after he spoke to the four previous Hokage and he was including them in it; Karin was overjoyed that he was giving them so much responsibility whereas before he was just using their abilities like they were tools. Karin was going to make sure that his plan went off perfectly and once everything was set in place he would be so pleased with her work and dedication to him that he would ask her to join him and stand by his side as he ruled over this new era.

That was how things were supposed to end up… until this little pink haired girl came into the picture. Karin remembered seeing this medic when Sasuke had killed Danzo, she was the one he told to kill her and she would replace Karin in his group; Karin had been hurt by his callus words in regards to her life but after he apologized she just reasoned that he was out of mind when he suggested her death.

She farther confirmed this to be true when the girl refused to kill her and instead went after Sasuke himself. She was a fool to think she could kill Sasuke and he nearly ended her life too had her teammates not stepped in to save her; that was only a few months ago so why was the girl in Sasuke's arms now… that was where Karin should be!

"Well if you're not going to kill them than what are you planning?" Suigetsu's question made Sasuke think, honestly he had planned on executing the kages the whole time and hoped Sakura had forgot about that promise, but since she didn't he would have to come up with a new plan for them that wouldn't interfere with what he had already set out to do.

"They still must pay for their alliance with the corrupt government so I don't see why spending the rest of their lives in prison… it wouldn't be any worse than death." Sasuke looked to Sakura to see if she would protest this decision but when she bowed her head in submission he knew she wouldn't.

"Ha! Life in prison, that's not much since half of them are older than dirt anyway," Suigetsu couldn't believe his own ears, Sasuke was going to let them live, "And where are they going to be placed, in prisons in their own villages; that's like having a cushy vacation with three meals a day and not having to work for it."

"It's not your concern where they will be placed Suigetsu, just know there will be no luxuries for them."

"Your plan will seem to take months to complete Uchiha, what do we do about the present?" The lightening daimyo spoke up again somewhat tired of hearing the shark-nin screaming.

"Yes and with no kages in the villages now how are they supposed to run, the civilians will undoubtedly fall into panic with no clear leader; there is also the possibility of rogues entering the area now that our forces have gotten smaller," the daimyo of the land of water was near in a panic himself thinking that he may to have move to his hidden village to keep order; the village in the mist was not known to be a friendly town and truthfully he was a bit scared of the shinobi that live there… just looking at the sharp toothed shinobi standing by the Uchiha made him shiver.

"I will handle the rogues, for the time being everyone is to return to their respective villages and bury their dead and asses any damage done, within the month I will send word for the daimyo to convene and we will decide who will become the kage under my new reign; until that time however the lords will temporarily stay within their villages to keep order. This is a time of transition and changes will be hard to follow but I warn you now should anyone try and undermine my authority you will fall by my hand," Sasuke's sharingan spun lazily in his right eye daring anyone to try and fight him on the matter.

As if sensing his queue Orochimaru suddenly began forming hand signs and once he was finished several men in with grey masks with the sound emblem on them appeared out of thin air and surrounded the no ex-kage.

"Sakura, what is the name of the shinobi who lead your team when you infiltrated Orochimaru's base."

Sakura was so deep in thought about what was going to happen to her mentor and the other kage that she nearly missed Sasuke's soft question directed towards her. Her mind jumped back in the moment and began searching her memory for the answer to give him, "What? Oh um… Ya-Yamato-sensei."

"I can't sense him in the field was he among the dead?" Having joined the war in its later stages Sasuke wasn't sure who had survived or perished that he knew.

"I don't know, Naruto said he was captured by Kabuto in the very beginning, with the first Hokage's regeneration abilities I believe Obito was using him to make the army of white Zetsu that attacked… I don't know what happened to him after that." Sakura became very depressed when thinking about what could have become of her latest sensei; she hadn't known him for long but already she had included him as one of her precious people she would do anything for.

"It doesn't surprise me that Kabuto would continue on with my work; that boy was the only one to survive the experiment… though I can't believe he lived this long," Orochimaru's comment was not welcomed nor appreciated by Sakura as she remembered how Yamato came about having the first hokage's rare wood element technique; the spark of excitement and the creepy way the old man licked his lips with that long tongue made Sakura's stomach turn… she would never be able to understand how Sasuke lived in this man's presence for three years.

"Suigetsu, Jugo, go and find out what became of him if he's still alive; check the last location we were at as he may be there."

"Look Uchiha, I ain't a delivery boy, I've got my own mission to pursue or did you forget the other six swords?" Suigetsu was not pleased that his team leader was making all these demands without any sort of payment, when Sasuke attacked the kage summit in iron and left to chase Danzo Suigetsu could have bailed out then; but he returned since the Uchiha had vowed to help him find the other six swords of the mist; with the war over and the alliance off licking their wounds it would be the perfect time to steal the swords… but now Sasuke was blowing that off to make his new empire.

"If you don't wish to assist then you are free to go; however, I do not have the time nor urge to protect you should the need arise," Sasuke ever so suddenly titled his head in the direction of the snake sannin who had his eyes locked on Suigetsu with a pleased smile on his face.

"I was unable to finish my research on your molecular structure when Sasuke destroyed my body; I am very interested to find out how you survive while outside of your tank… and now that you no longer are needed by Sasuke we can continue our little experiment."

Suigetsu paled thinking about being forced to be a play thing for Orochimaru again, the man had freaked him out and he thought he would be freed of his past life stuck in that tank again, "You keep away from me you freak! Fine Sasuke, I'll go and get this guy you're looking for just keep him away from me," Suigetsu was gone before anyone else could speak; the orange haired giant Jugo gave a small nod before following after his teammate.

"Sasuke, where are we going to put them," Orochimaru gestured to the kages still trapped by his guards.

"For the time being until this Yamato is located place them at the Akatsuki base in rain, there is a large cell deep underground that will be able to hold them… Karin go with him."

The red head was about to protest not wanting to be away from him nor trusting the pink hair medic by his side but one look from Sasuke had her closing her mouth and following her former mentor.

Once the kage were gone Sasuke addressed the daimyo again, "The war is over therefore the alliance is disbanded, collect your shinobi and return to your villages; I will contact you within the next month," he then took Sakura's hand in his and along with the tailed beast they disappeared as well.

With the looming threat of the Uchiha no longer upon them the once alliance broke out in a rage. "Who does he think he is!?"

"Damn Uchiha, why didn't the leaf make sure all of them were dead!"

"What's to say he won't kill the kage later once he's done with that girl, we have to save them."

"He's got all the biju captured; even if at our full power there is no way we could defeat him!"

"The kage are the core of our villages it is our job to protect them, if you aren't willing to die for them then why are you a shinobi!?"

"I never said I wouldn't die for them, but we are not strong enough to save them anyway what's the point of getting ourselves killed for nothing… our families need us too."

"Our families know there is a chance we won't return, that is what happens, you are obviously from Kirgakure only thinking about yourself."

"What would where I come from have to do with anything? You're obviously from Konohagakure, only idiots that have no idea how to the world really works would willing jump into a losing fight… no wonder your village was destroyed!"

"Enough!" Kakashi could see the alliance was crumbling right before him, all the piety problems the villages had toward each other were coming toward the surface again and unless someone with a clear head spoke up they may very well have another war on their hands.

Kakashi hopped up on to the ledge Sasuke had used for his platform to address the maddened crowd, "Look we don't know what is going to happen in the weeks to come; Sasuke had always been predicable; up until a few hours ago we knew he was going to try and destroy Konoha but now he's changed his mind. You will not be able to force him into revealing his plan, so until he is settled and calls for the daimyo I suggest we all do what he said; return to your villages and pay your respects to those that lost their lives in this war… now is a time for peace."

Kakashi's speech brought Naruto to think about Neji, the dear friend they lost and would have to bury when they returned to the village. He looked to his sensei and was not surprised to see the look of sadness on his face too, there was no doubt in Naruto's mind that his teacher was thinking about Obito; Kakashi had been mourning over his teammate since he was a child and to find out his was the cause of so much pain and death and then to have him really die while protecting him from Kaguya… Naruto wasn't sure how his sensei was going to handle this.

Looking around the gathered crowd Naruto could see many shinobi had bowed their heads feeling ashamed of how they acted moments before while their comrades have died with honor, and yet there were those that looked ready to fire back at Kakashi's words; they were ready to case trouble and Naruto couldn't allow that. By this time the part of Kurama that was still inside Naruto had gained back enough chakra to give the kid a boost of energy and allowed him to move better than he had before.

"Like we're going to listen to you leaf shinobi, weren't you the Uchiha's teacher; you've known what he was like the entire time so why didn't you stop him when he was a child?" A group rallied behind one man that seemed to speak for them, they weren't pleased to find out Kakashi could have possibly prevented this take over years before.

"Stop it, this is not Kakashi-sensei's fault, this mess started with our ancestors deciding who was better than everyone else. This war was to cut off ties with the old world and make a new path for ourselves; I don't agree with how Sasuke has come to this conclusion but he is right in the fact that there are powers within our villages that need to be stopped. But right at this moment we can't worry about that, we need to bury our friends that we've lost and protect our homes; after that is complete then we will deal with what's to come." Naruto's words stop everyone, even the angry group knew not to challenge the hero of the war.

Naruto was pleased he was able to calm the masses down and turn their attention on what was really important at the time; but he knew this temporary peace would not last long, Sasuke was out there planning something that would turn their world on its head. He knew within a few weeks the Uchiha would summon the daimyo to convene and chose new kage and then his new era would truly begin… never had Naruto pictured this to be how his story would end.

Note: And that's chapter one. I haven't done a Naruto story in a while and this came to me around the fight between Naruto and Sasuke at the end of the manga and I thought this was where the story would end up with how Sasuke was talking... like I said up in the summary I wasn't happy with how the end of Naruto went. I know they are going to have a new story coming out soon about his son but I think that who group was just an after thought just to slap the ending together... my opinion anyway. We will have to see where they go with the other stories they are planning.

This chapter is RAW and I'm too tired right now to go back and spell check over 10,000 words. This story will also have very SLOW updates, the chapters are long and I will only upload a new chapter once I have the next chapter written, currently chapter two is finished but won't be put here until I finish chapter three; I also write this in during breaks at work so it's going to take a while to get done... so please be patient. I don't foresee this story being very long since the chapters themselves are very long so I can't say how many chapters there will be.

Remember this story starts right after the fight with Sasuke and Naruto, chapter 697, and then picks up after they return to the battle field.

Any questions you have I will be happy to answer!