I notice that Sakura looks a bit tired too, so I decide to get comfortable and ask a few more questions. "So tell me about this friend of yours." She smiles warmly. "He is known as Konohas number one most unpredictible, knucklehead ninja. He cares about all of his friends equally and refuses to ever give up." I look at her in disbelief. "Your friend is from the Leaf Village?" "Yes. We are. Why do you ask? Does it seem familiar to you?" I'm confused now more than ever. "You are from the Leaf also?" "Yes..." She answers hesitantly.

"This can't be. What's your full name?" I ask her. "Sakura Haruno. "Why do you ask?" 'The last time I heard Mrs. Haruno was pregnant. Could this be her daughter? Does this mean we are in the future?' "Sir, are you alright?" Her question brings me back to reality. "Can you take my wife and I to Jiraya? Or even Tsunade?" The girl gives me a strange look. "Jiraya died a little while ago and the last I heard the Kage were fighting Madara Uchiha."

"Madara Uchiha is dead." I tell her more confused than ever before. 'Did I actually go to the past?' "He is dead. He and several other powerful ninjas were brought back to life with some strange jutsu." I sigh in relief. 'At least I know i'm not in the past' "Did you say that Jiraya was dead? and what does Tsunade have to do with the Kage?"

"Jiraya died while fighting Pein, and Tsunade Is the 5th Hokage." I bow my head at the news of Jirayas death. He was my last known lead to my son. I would never forget the things he taught me. I had to save my other questions for later. "You said that we were near a camp right?" Sakura nods her head. "Can you take us there so that my wife and I can rest for a while?"

"Sure, but it will be pretty packed." She helps me stand and then picks up Kushina piggyback style. We start off at a slow pace because of my exhaustion. When we finally reach the camp I notice that she wasn't exaggerating when she said it would be crowded. People are everywhere. Nurses and docters are running back and forth between the injured in different tents. "Follow me. You can stay in my tent untill you are rested enough to leave." She leads me to a small tent and walks in. Inside there is a single bed with some medical books stacked on a table near the pillow.

She lays Kushina down on the bed and gently pushes me untill I am sitting with her. "Go to sleep now. Docters orders." I want to argue with her but I lay down and as soon as my head hits the pillow I immediatly fall asleep.


A large explosion in my dream wakes me up. I sit up slowly and notice that Kushina has also woken up. "Hi." She says with a smile. "Hi. How are you feeling?" I ask her. "Almost 100%." She answers. "Me too. Most of my chakra has replenished itself and I am able to think clearly." Another explosion rocks the camp. I hold Kushina tightly and protectivley until it dies down. I jump out of the bed and run to the entrance of the tent with Kushina close behind.

A man in a mask with a sharingan design jumps past. Followed by two ninjas that seem very familiar. I look closer at the two men and am shocked when I see that one of the men has silver hair that is styled almost against the laws of gravity. His headband is raised, revealing a sharingan in his left eye. "Kakashi?" I yell, in wonder. He looks at me for a breif second before he turns back to the man in the mask. The look at the second man closely and am suprised to see Gai, looking more grown up and 'youthful' than ever.

A flash of gold catches my eye and I see a boy who looks like he is only 18 or 19 years old. He is covered completly in a glowing gold chakra that seems to work as an armor and energy source at the same time. The masked man runs towords one of the tents but the boy beats him there, using a speed that would rival my own. The boy throws a kunai at the man who doesn't even bother to dodge, as it passes harmlessly through his head.

I recognize the man as the guy that attacked us the day our son was born and immediatly grab my sealing scroll from my pocket. I lay it on the ground and am getting ready to unseal my shinobi equipment when the boy does something totally unexpected. He makes a seal for shadow clones and summons a single clone. I watch as the clone helps the boy create a familiar jutsu and then uses chakra arms to do the same for himself. 'It's the rasengan!' I realize, with a start. Kakashi looks at the boy in panic. "NARUTO STOP!"

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I love weekends. They always give plenty of time for updates. I don't know when I will be able to update next but I hope to do so sometime during the week. Untill then please remain patient!

Thanks for the help readers! corrections have been made!