Prologue

Naruto's P.O.V.

'Am I bleeding? Heh... yeah.. I am. I got hit pretty good... I.. can't hear a damn thing.. even Kurama is silent... Damn.. how'd it all go south.. I... I thought he was dead.. goddamnit... goddamnit... GODDAMNIT... GOD.. DAMNIT!'

Looking around, I examined the wasteland that was around me... The smell of corpses ever so present... The homes and shops of my home burnt to ashes... what the hell was that thing? I looked into its eyes and saw nothing.

'Damn it... I have to focus...'

"Ku.. Kurama... Can... can you hear me?"

'I heard a pained growl. Good. He ain't dead yet. Not 100% he can even actually die but whatever... I need to get up...'

Attempting proved to be pretty stupid however because when I tried, my broken leg and ruptured lung caused me to collapse and hurl blood.

"Don't even try it Kid.." I heard Kurama groan out. "You're half dead and your chakra is practically non-existent... All you can do is lay down and wait.."

'Wait for what'?

"To die."

I widened my eyes but in truth, I wasn't shocked. I was gonna die. It was really gonna happen. My blood from my wound in my side was already pooling on the ground. My eyes were getting blurry, I was becoming numb and the ability to move body was getting more and more difficult. I honestly wished I could've at least had one last bowel of Ichiraku Ramen before I kicked the bucket. If we're talking about wishes... there's a-lot of things I wish I could've done. Wish I could have learned dad's techniques... wish I could've beaten Shika at shogen... Out eat Choji... Heh.. Now THERE'S a fantasy... I wish.. I wish I could've made mom and dad proud and become Hokage... I.. wish I could've protected my village... my friends... my comrades... and... and... a-and... I-I wish... I-I could've t-told them how I f-felt... Ino... Hinata... I-I love... you...

Huh? "W-Who.. who the hell are you? Are you.. the Angel of Death?"

The figure standing before me simply shook its head. "No. I am Pandora. O Dead One, do ye wish at a chance for redemption?"