Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

So, this is chapter two, how long this will be... I don't know. One or two more chapters, I don't know so enjoy.


Hinata stood in front of Naruto's grave, Kyuubi next to her in his fox form. Silent tears going down her face, "I miss you, Naruto-kun, so much."

"And I know he misses you," Kyuubi said.

"Did he ever mention me to you?" Hinata asked.

"Mention? He couldn't stop talking about you. During his three year training with Jiraiya, there wasn't a night that he didn't think about you. Though there was an up side to it…"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, my cell within Naruto's mind was nothing more than a sewer. The good thing that happened was that a picture of just you and him standing together appeared on the wall in front of my cage. There were also many of him and his friends but mostly of just you and him together."

Hinata was both flattered and happy that she meant so much to her Naruto-kun. Perhaps, if they had more time they could have raised a family together. Hinata could see what their children could have looked like: a boy or a girl, with blond or dark purple hair and pale lavender eyes that all Hyugas have.

"Hinata-sama, Kyuubi-sama, the Hokage wishes to see you," Neji said as he walked up to the two.

"Do you know what for, Neji-ni-san?" Hinata asked as she turned to face her cousin.

"No, I don't. Now go, I'm already late to meet Tenten." Hinata and Kyuubi both nodded and headed for the Hokage tower. Neji was just glad that they didn't ask why he was going to meet Tenten. If they had they would have received a blush in response. Turning away, Neji headed towards Tenten's apartment, knowing full well that he wouldn't be returning to the Hyuga compound that night.

Hinata and Kyuubi entered Tsunade's office and took a seat in front of her desk. Tsunade took a deep breath before saying, "I have reports that the Sound village will be attacking within two days. What I want you two to do is go behind enemy lines and kill whoever will be leading the attack."

"Do you know who it is?" Kyuubi asked.

"We believe it will be Sasuke."

At this a low growl came from the back Kyuubi's throat, "That bastard will die!"

"Now go, I want you ready for this mission." Nodding, Hinata and Kyuubi walked out heading towards the training ground.

The first thing that Naruto could see was… nothing. There was just endless whiteness. When Naruto sat up, he saw all four Hokages sitting at a table playing poker. There was also a pair of pale, almost white arms, one of them having a tattoo on it.

"Where am I?" he asked.

"Ah, Naruto, glad you're awake," Sarutobi said.

"Care to join us, Naruto?" the Fourth said.

Sitting down between the Third and Fourth, Naruto said, "You still haven't answered my question. Where am I?"

"You're on the spiritual plan. It's neither heaven nor is it hell," the First answered.

"So why are we all here?" Naruto asked.

"Well, we're here because the Death God wasn't able to stomach us. I would say that you're here because your spirit is still tied to your physical body despite the fact that it is inhabited by another spirit," the Fourth said as he won the current hand of poker.

"I must say Naruto, that releasing Kyuubi from his cage took a great deal of trust," Sarutobi said as he dealt the next hand.

"It's not like it was Kyuubi's fault for why he attack Konoha. I mean Orochimaru did kill Kyuubi's mate. The old fox just wanted to kill the snake bastard when he came to Konoha," Naruto said, winning the hand of poker.

"That explains why I saw sadness and hatred in his eyes. But did he say anything else?" the Fourth asked.

"That's what he told me. But is there a way for me to get back into my body?"

"Arashi, don't you have something to say to Naruto?" Sarutobi asked.

Arashi, the Fourth Hokage, took a deep breath, "Listen Naruto, I want to apologize for burdening you with Kyuubi. I had wanted the villagers to view you as a hero. And I'm proud of you… son."

"Wait, what?"

"Yes Naruto, I'm your father. Your mother passed away shortly after giving birth to you, her last act was to kiss you on the forehead. As Kyuubi was nearing the village, I knew that we wouldn't be able to beat him. At the time, I had no other choice. Can you ever forgive me?"

Naruto wrapped his arms around his father and said, "Yeah, I forgive you. So the question is how can I get back to my body?"

"I think I have an idea, but we'll need to send a message to Kyuubi," Sarutobi said.

Back on earth Kyuubi was practicing in his human form, working on his fox fire. Well he was until the fox fire shot up and created a wall. It was what was on the wall that caught his interest. He saw Orochimaru flash through several hand seals before shouting, "Summoning: Impure World Resurrection!" And two coffins came up out of the ground. What was in the coffins, Kyuubi would never see because it then flashed back to when Orochimaru did the hand seals. Only this time it was much slower, so that Kyuubi could see what hand signs he was making. It took several times for Kyuubi to be able to copy the hand seals Orochimaru did.

When he was able, Kyuubi went over to where Hinata was training. "Hinata-sama, if there was a way to bring Naruto back… would you do it?"

Hinata closed her eyes trying to think. She missed Naruto so much, in fact she still cries herself to sleep at Naruto because of the grief she feels. Why couldn't she have gone with him? Why did he insist that she stay behind? She felt like it was her fault for not being there with him. If she had been with Naruto there could have been a chance that he would still be alive. But that was a 'what if', this is the present. Hinata opened her eyes with sudden determination and said, "What must we do?"

Kyuubi smiled and said, "From what I understand about this jutsu is that it needs human sacrifices. And the best time to do that…"

"Is during the up coming Sound invasion," Hinata finished.

Again, Kyuubi nodded, "So we'll have to wait until then."

Sasuke stood atop the tallest tree nearest to Konoha. He and his forces couldn't wait for the upcoming battle. In fact, many of his troops were getting restless.

"Sasuke-sama, we are ready to begin the invasion whenever you give the order," Kabuto said as he landed on the tree next to his. It really was amazing how easily loyalty could be gained.

Sasuke jumped down to the ground, biting his thumb on the way down. He swiped the his thumb along the tattoo on his left arm and flashed through several seals before landing and slamming his hand on the ground and shouting "Summoning Jutsu!" As the large smoke cloud disappeared, there stood Mana, the snake boss.

"Why did you sssssummon me?" the giant purple snake said.

"You can have all of the sacrifices you want as we attack Konoha," Sasuke replied to the snake.

"Fine. I'll eat all of the villagers I want to," Mana said as he headed towards Konoha, followed closely by the other Sound Ninja. Looks like the second battle of Konoha has just begun.