Naruto: Done the Right Way

Prolouge: The Choice

It was over. The war was finally finished. And it ony cost every life on the planet, except his of course. He was the only living thing on the planet, but he was about to die as well. No techniques could defeat Madara, everything that was tried was batted away without so much as a second glance. Then, out of no where, a giant meteor comes falling out of the sky, killing thousands in an instant. The fallout of the impact was much, much worse. In 12 hours, Half of the entire population was killed. Another 6 hours after that, the rest died. It was down to Naruto Uzumaki, and Madara Uchiha. Doing something that most shinobi deemed impossible, Naruto summoned the Shinigami, the god of death himself. This brings us to where we are now, with Madara lying dead in a crater, and Naruto dying in a pool of his own blood.

"Damn, I was hoping I wouldn't have to use that asshole was too damn tough to kill without it. Well, it's not like there is anyone left, so who cares. I just wish I had a chance to go back. To the day I started the Academy, I would change it all. The "demon child" turned hero, that would be a pretty funny sight."

It was with these last words, that the blonde finally closed his eyes, and his breathing stopped a second later. Naruto, the strongest shinobi in the entire world, container of the great Kyuubi, son of the yellow flash himself, died on October 10th. If anyone were there to see it, a bright golden light encompassed everything, then a figure came down from the heavens.

"Naruto my boy, you changed the world just like you said you would. Too bad you didn't take that damn hat from me when you said you would as a child. I'm so proud of you my boy, and I know your parents would be as well. Kami, will you grant this boy his dying wish, to be able to change everything for the better?" The old man asked, to a shadow standing behind him.

"It would be an insult not to Hiruzen. But I want to speak with him in person, just to make sure."

"I understand Kami, but just so you know, he can be very brash and he doesn't think before he speaks. But he is an amazing man, as I'm sure you know already."

"Yes, I know that. His soul is the purest white I have seen since Hashirama and the Sage himself."

It was at this moment that Kami, Hiruzen, and Naruto floated up into the heavens. The group went into the throne room, and Naruto was placed in the floor in front of the actual throne, while the other two stood at the top of the steps. Kami made a hand gesture, and a ball of light materialized from the air, and engulfed the still form of Naruto. His chest then began to rise and fall, and his eyes began to flicker. A loud groan then pierced the air.

"What the hell happened? I thought I died, since I used that jutsu to beat Madara. Maybe this is hell? Yeah it has to be hell, after all the things I've done, it is what I deserve."

"Naruto my boy, it's been so long since I've seen you in person."

Hearing that voice, it made him freeze solid. The last time he heard that voice, whas the day of the Sand-Sound Invasion during the final at the chuunin exam. 'It can't be him, I know it can't be him. I was at his funeral, and there is no way that the old man went to hell. Not after the sacrifices he made for his village time and time again.'

Naruto slowly turned around, and when he did, he couldn't hold it in anymore. He saw his surrogate grandfather, and he hugged him like there was no tomorrow. He wept for all of his fallen comrades and friends. All of the Konoha 11 died before his eyes. Sakura was killed with a chidori through the heart. Hinata had her eyes carved out by Kabuto using his chakra scalpels. Kiba followed shortly after, with a chakra scalpel to the heart, with the same fate bestowed to Akamaru. Shino went crazy when his team mates were killed, and almost killed Kabuto himself, but fell short in the end due to fatal chakra exhaustion.

Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji all went out with a bang. They held Madara in place long enough for Naruto to go into sage mode, which was a key role in winning the battle. Neji took a wooden spear through the heart, saving Naruto by acting as a human shield. TenTen was crushed when the meteor crashed into the battle field. Lee, and Gai sensei, both opened the final gate and fell short against Madara's defense.

Then there was Sasuke. He died as well, but not by Madara or one of his henchmen. No, he died due to a rasengan to his face and stomach simultaneously. Curtisy of Naruto Uzumaki.

Naruto wept until he couldn't anymore. The presence of his surrogate grandfather completely tore through his emotional walls he had built over the years. The thoughts that kept running through his mind all had one thing in common.

"I failed old man, I failed. Every one is dead because of me. I'm the whole reason this war started in the first place. I had a jutsu that I could've used as soon as the fighting started, but I was too scared. I thought that maybe things would work themselves out. But I was completely wrong."

It was at this point in the conversation, that Kami decided to make his presence known.

"Naruto."

Naruto turned around with a strange look in his eyes, and a look of deep concentration on his face.

"Who are you, what are you doing here, and where are we?"

"To answer your questions in order, my name is Kami. The reason you are here is because we have important business to discuss. And as to where we are, we are in my domain, simliar to the after life. This place is called Limbo. Here, my power is absolute, and my word is law. Now, the reason we are here is because I wanted to talk to the man who gave his life to end the war."

Naruto was speechless. Why would Kami himself talk to him, he didn't do anything note worthy, to homself that is, so what could he have done to get Kami's attention.

"I'm not sure what to say right now, I never thought I would meet you in person actually."

"And why is that, young one?"

"Well, I kind of figured that I didn't really deserve to come to see you. My father, sure, as well as the Hokage that came before him. Even the old man is here, and I'm no where near as strong as him, and I didn't lead a country through a war like he did. All I did was hide during the war and let the others fight. If I was a real hero, I would have stopped it all before it began in the first place. That is why I don't think I belong in this place."

Kami could only stare in disbelief, that such a pure hearted boy could think that he didn't belong here." If you don't think you belong here, then where do you think you should go instead?"

Naruto thought for a second, and his face scrunched up, before it settled into a look of a veteran. The look on the boys face caused a look of cunfusion to settle upon his own. The words Naruto spke completely caught Kami by surprise.

"If a few conditions are met, I would gladly spend my afterlife in the deepest and darkest place in hell, but only if my conditions are met."

Kami, trying to keep a face of indiference, spoke again. "And what would these conditions be, so that you would spend your afterlife in such a place?"

"I want to see my friends again for starters. I also want to be able to speak with my parents at any time from now on, and I want Madara imprisoned in the most horrible place ever created, and I want him to be blind. He cared so much about his eyes, so it seems fitting to have him go without his most precious possesion. These are my terms Lord Kami, and it was good seeing you again Old Man."

Then Kami said something that would change Naruto's life forever.

"What if Itold you that you could go back to when it all started. Back to the day you entered the Academy. If I gave you the choice of doing so, would you take it?"

Those words froze Naruto in place, and he did the only sensible thing that was available.

"What?"

"As I said before, if you had the chance to go back to the first day you went to the Academy, would you do it? Would you go back and change it all for the better if you could?"

And without a second of hesitation, "Are you being serious right now? Of course I would take this chance! After everythings that's happened, I can stop it all. I can save everyone, and this war won't even start."

Kami was pleased with the young mans answer, which he showed with a smile. "Good answer, I was hoping you would pass my test. I will send you back to the day you started the Academy, and you will still have all of your memories. But you will have to relearn all of your skills. you will have the mind you do now, but back in your old body. Are you ready?"

"If I really am going back, then I want Kurama to keep his memories too. I want to keep my best friend. I am ready now, please send me back."

"Very well. Now go back to your preveious life, and you have my blessing young man."

And with that, Naruto's vision faded to black.