Chapter One
UnBeta'd so please bear with the errors.
Tsunade anxiously paced up and down outside the Hokage's office, waiting for the meeting her sensei said he needed to have with her teammate to end so she could see her dying husband.
Having seen the villagers reaction to her return and there not so subtle whispers about Naruto, Tsunade knew what Jiraiya had said was true, Naruto was indeed alive and lying somewhere dying in the village.
"WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG!?" Tsunade yelled, having grown frustrated at being forced to wait before she could see Naruto. Having had enough Tsunade stopped pacing and prepared to kick the down and demand to see Naruto but a loud obnoxious yell caught her attention.
"JIJI!" the blonde heard before grasping as a girl that could only be described as a mini-Kushina with whisker marks bolted to the Hokage's office door and kicked it open.
"JIJI!" The girl yelled again, ignoring the blonde woman that stood frozen as she ran into the Hokage's office.
"Toka-chan what are doing here?" Hiruzen asked his meeting with Jiraiya interrupted as he stood up to greet the excited girl in front of him.
"Shami-sensei kicked me out of class again so I came to ask if we could go get some ramen." Toka explained earning a frown from the old Hokage.
"He did?" Hiruzen asked a dangerous edge in his voice as he made a note to have a few words with Mizuki's replacement who had warned been not to follow the traitor's example in neglecting Toka.
"Hai," Toka answered honestly eagerly nodding her head as Hiruzen wondered why Iruka hadn't stopped him. "So can we go get some ramen?"
Hiruzen chuckled as he gazed down at the girl who was looking at him expectantly, knowing that he should have guessed the girl wanted to go on an all expenses free ramen binge.
"I'm busy right now Toka-chan and you should be in the academy learning," Hiruzen told the Uzumaki girl causing her to frown and immediately begin a long chain of protests. "But this is my former student Jiraiya." The Hokage continued ending Toka's protests as he gestured to the man across from him. Turning the girl's attention to a tall man with a large mane of white hair. "He would be more than happy to take you to get some ramen." Hiruzen added knowing he didn't have the time to take Toka back to the academy with the more pressing issue of Naruto hanging over his head.
"Wouldn't you Jiraiya-kun?" Hiruzen asked/ordered his student as he discreetly tilted his head to Tsunade who still stood frozen watching Toka.
"Of course sensei I would love to take Toka-chan to get some ramen." Jiraiya said smiling at the eleven year old girl as he caught his sensei's message that Tsunade was not ready to meet Toka and he needed to get the young girl out of here before the two interacted.
"BYE JIJI, I WILL SEE YOU LATER DATTEBYO!" Toka yelled waving at the Hokage before dragging Jiraiya with her out of the office towards Ichiraku's.
"She really is something," Hiruzen commented moments later as he moved to stand next to his student watching Jiraiya and Toka leave.
"She is," Tsunade whispered her voice filled with regret as she watched the retreating form of the girl she abandoned eleven years ago.
"Tsunade," Hiruzen said gently wanting to offer some words of comfort as he looked at the blonde who was obviously beating herself up over what she had done eleven years ago in her state of grief but decided against it as he failed to find the right words to say. So instead he decided to turn her attention to the pressing issue at hand and the reason why he had called her back.
"Let's go visit Naruto." Hiruzen said immediately catching the way the blonde stiffened at his words and the anxious expression that replaced her regretful one.
Slowly turning to her sensei Tsunade reluctantly nodded, forcing the whirlpool of emotion and conflict she felt concerning Toka aside as she focused on healing her dying lover who needed her right now.
Secret Location Inside of Konoha
"So any idea what's wrong with him."
"No Tsunade-sama," Shizune answered as she briefly glanced back at the woman who she greatly admired and had read so much about in medical scrolls.
"And his wounds aren't healing?" Tsunade asked glancing down at the medical file she had been handed by the young woman leading her to Naruto.
"Hai even with Mystical Palm Technique his wounds aren't closing, which is odd considering his Uzumaki and Senju heritage." The woman said earning a nod of agreement from Tsunade who remembered that Naruto was a naturally fast healer like all members of the Uzumaki Clan and most from the Senju Clan. "But his condition is stable," the woman continued. "Despite the severity of some of his wounds." Shizune added her voice low as she regretted having to tell the man's wife just how serious some of his wounds were.
"Thank-you Shizune-san." Tsunade said handing back the file to the young doctor as a way to tell her she wanted to go in alone when they stopped at a door labelled 'N.U.S'.
"Of course Tsunade-sama," Shizune said respectfully. "If you need anything I'll be waiting outside." Shizune added having caught the blonde's message.
Nodding appreciatively to the younger woman Tsunade grabbed the doorknob before slowly turning it, hesitantly opening the door and walking in. Entering the medical room that had been set up for her husband.
"Naruto-kun," Tsunade whispered, heart aching as she stared at the broken form of her husband. The blonde ignoring the hidden chakra signatures she felt bolted forward, her face wet from the salty tears that began flowing freely down her cheeks.
"Naru-koi," Tsunade softly whispered as she gently cradled her husband's face showering it with kisses as she affectionately stroked his cheeks, ignoring the prickling feeling she felt from the now growing beard that had decided to grace his chiselled jaw.
Moving back from her husband Tsunade smiled as she stared at the face of the man she had thought she would never see again, wondering if all this was real or a bitter-sweet dream she had fallen into waiting for the moment she would wake up.
He looked exactly as he had when she had last yelled his name in despair looking over her shoulder as he charged towards Hanzo, sacrificing him so she could live.
After moments of just taking in her husband's face Tsunade composed herself, wiping her wet cheeks as she hardened her expression, forcing herself to become the legendary medical nin and not the wife of Naruto. She needed to be objective and focused if she wanted to save her husband.
Backing off the bed Tsunade counted twelve other hidden chakra signatures guarding the room just as her sensei had said. But she ignored them, moulding her own chakra and beginning her run of diagnostics.
Hokage's Office
"So that was Toka huh," Jiraiya commented as he sat across from his sensei looking at the door his former apprentice Minato's daughter had left from after she had demanded to see the Hokage one last time after they had finished getting ramen.
"Yes she really is a handful, just like her mother Kushina-chan." Hiruzen commented an affectionate tone in his voice.
"And the villagers how have they treated her sensei?"
"Some have given her a hard time Jiraiya," Hiruzen answered truthfully as he saw no reason to lie to the man across from him. "Even though I have done everything in my power to ensure she is treated fairly it would seem it wasn't enough." Hiruzen continued sighing as he remembered how Toka and several ANBU had told him that most of the civilians and a few ninja weren't particularly fond of her. "Maybe my mistake was revealing her status as a jinchuriki and expected the villagers to see her as a hero." Hiruzen added his tone becoming regretful as he realised he had been naive to expect Toka's sacrifice to be appreciated by all in the village considering what had happened the night of her birth.
"We've all made mistakes in raising her sensei." Jiraiya said his voice filled with guilt as he thought of how he promised Minato and Kushina that he would take care of the young girl but his spy network needed someone to run it especially if it was going to stop the threats against Toka.
"You're right Jiraiya-kun but we cannot dwell on that, instead we should be thankful that Toka has grown up to be such a splendid person despite what she had to go through."
"Hai sensei," Jiraiya agreed nodding, knowing the old man across from him was one of the wisest people he knew.
Secret Location in Konoha
"SHIZUNE!" The young woman heard Tsunade yell from her position outside of the Medical room.
"Yes Tsunade-sama," Shizune called back bursting into the room.
"I have found out what's wrong with Naruto." She heard Tsunade say her voice even. "He has Chakra Poisoning Disease."
"Oh." Shizune said her face saddening as she was uncertain of what to say knowing that the disease was very rare and little was known about it but sadly every recorded case had resulted in the victim's death.
"As you know the disease works by affecting the nature of a person's chakra in a negative manner until it becomes poisonous. Which would have explained why Naruto wasn't healing, his Uzumaki chakra would have probably lost its healing properties from the poisoning and the Mystical Palm Technique as you know is affected by the sickness." Tsunade explained her tone neutral causing the younger woman to worry at the older woman's lack of emotions.
"Tsunade-sama," Shizune said gently slowly approaching the woman who was no doubt putting up a front. "I'm sorry th-"
"No need to apologise Shizune or offer me your sympathies." Tsunade interrupted holding her hand up in front of the younger medic to stop her. "I developed an experimental healing technique years ago when I first stumbled upon the disease. I am sure the technique will work and cure Naruto of the chakra disease."
'Sure will work' Shizune repeated worriedly to herself, having heard the slight hesitance in Tsunade's voice and having never heard of a cured case before. "Have you done this technique before?"
"No," Tsunade answered confirming Shizune's fears. "There are some risks that I had not been willing to take before because the technique involves the brief linking of the patients chakra network to another's, risking the infection and death of both the patient and the healer." Tsunade told Shizune turning away from the young woman's shocked expression.
Tsunade ignored the younger healer's protests as she began a long chain of hand signs at an incredible pace moulding her chakra as she did, taking great care to ensure she performed the technique perfectly.
Forming her last hand sign Tsunade paused as she watched her hands glow with chakra like the Mystical Palm Technique, but instead of green glow Tsunade saw a blue one.
Reaching forward Tsunade prayed to Kami that both she and her lover would survive as she placed her hands on the two major chakra points she had memorised from her learning days.
Pushing chakra into one as she pulled from the other Tsunade grit her teeth as linked hers and Naruto's chakra network, feeling his poisoned chakra painfully enter her own network.
Purging her lover's coils of the tainted chakra Tsunade failed to hold back an anguished scream as the process became unbearably painful. Moving as fast as she could Tsunade forced herself to remain conscious, the pain of the purge forcing her to the edge of consciousness.
Failing to hold on Tsunade felt her eyes roll back into her skull her vision darkening as heard the worried calls of Shizune before falling into the realm of unconsciousness.
Line Break
"Argh, what happened?" Tsunade groaned, slowly getting up as her senses gradually came back to her.
"Easy there," Tsunade heard an oddly familiar voice that she couldn't quite place a face to say to her.
"Who are you?" Tsunade asked, repeatedly blinking her eyes as she tried to clear her vision and adjust to the bright light blinding her, hoping to see the person speaking to her.
"It's me Tsu-Tsu," Tsunade heard causing her to stiffen as she instantly recognised the affectionate nickname used only by her husband Naruto.
"Naru?" Tsunade asked her vision still not clear as her heart rapidly beat in anticipation at seeing the face of her husband again.
"Hai," Tsunade heard the blur that she could slightly make out in front of her reply as more of her vision cleared.
"Naruto-koi!" Tsunade yelled in pure joy, blurring forward to hug the image she could barely see. Throwing her arms around him, Tsunade failed to hold back her emotions as sobbed against his chest. Releasing all the emotions she had held back throughout the years since his death. Soothed by his comforting words as he held her.
"It's really you?" Tsunade asked moments later stepping back as she let out the last of her tears. Wiping her eyes so she could finally see Naruto as the last of her vision cleared. "It's really AHHHHHHH!" Tsunade screamed as she saw the Naruto in front of her.
"What's wron-"
"YOU'RE A BOY!" Tsunade yelled seeing that the blur she had been clinging to moments before thinking it was an adult Naruto, was in fact a twelve year old version of him who looked exactly as he had when their sensei had introduced him all those years before when the two of them first met.
"Yeah so?"
"NARUTO YOU'RE A TWELV-"
"And you're a twelve year old girl Tsu-Tsu." Naruto interrupted gesturing at his wife's changed appearance.
'I am a girl,' Tsunade realised shocked, looking down at herself and seeing she was indeed a girl.
"What's g-" Tsunade began asking, wanting to find out from Naruto what was going on seeing as he was so calm about everything but stopped as she turned her head to look around her seeing nothing but white in every direction she looked. Even where she and Naruto stood seemed to be an abyss of white.
'I'm dreaming.' Tsunade logically concluded to herself looking at the endless white around her and the TWELVE year old Naruto staring at her with a concerned expression on his face. "I'm dreaming." Tsunade repeated this time saying the words aloud.
"You aren't dreaming Tsu-Tsu." Naruto told his wife gently, placing his hands gently on both her shoulders in an effort to calm her down seeing she was near a breakdown. "I've been here for several years and I can tell you that you aren't dreaming hime." Naruto added wondering how he should reveal to his wife where they were.
"Then where are we?" Tsunade asked knowing her husband would never lie to her.
"We're in limbo Tsunade."
Secret Location in Konoha
"How is she?" Jiraiya asked as he watched the young medic check up on his unconscious teammate, Tsunade.
"Physically she's fine," Shizune told Jiraiya as she ran her green glowing hands over the blonde woman whose bed had been set up next to Naruto's. "But her body has fallen into a deep coma and won't wake up until she decides to." Shizune added knowing it was the patients themselves who pulled themselves out of deep comas.
"And Naruto?" Jiraiya asked wondering about his other teammate whose wounds had now healed.
"Naruto-sama's wounds have completely healed and the chakra disease has been purged from his system. But just like Tsunade-sama he's in a coma and won't wake up until he himself decides to."
"Good," a relieved Jiraiya said, his body feeling several pounds lighter as he heard the news that his teammates were going to live.
Initially Jiraiya had been jealous of Naruto and disliked him. He was a prodigy, the opposite of himself, and seemed not to have to work hard to achieve anything that was ninja related. Always possessing an unnatural ability to impress their sensei just like Orochimaru had.
But that changed when Jiraiya found out from their sensei that Naruto's parents had died before he had come to Konoha making him an orphan just like he was.
From that day on Jiraiya on his part had been kinder to Naruto and the two had grown to be good friends with Naruto helping Jiraiya in his ninjutsu training and even learning fuinjutsu with him.
When the Uzumaki-Senju male told him he had a date with Tsunade, Jiraiya for the first time in ages had been jealous of Naruto. The two hadn't talked for awhile and had been at odds until Jiraiya had one day seen how happy the couple had been together. Pushing aside his jealousy Jiraiya had apologised and told Naruto he was happy that he had managed to win Tsunade's affections.
After that day the two had become even closer than before with Naruto eventually becoming akin to a brother to Jiraiya. Teaching him his personal jutsu creation, the Rasengan. Which he Jiraiya had gone on to teach Minato with the permission of Kushina after the girl had failed at gasping it.
When the toad hermit had watched his teammate sacrifice himself to Hanzo so he could live, Jiraiya had wanted to fight 'the Salamander' with him but he had known Naruto would have never forgiven him if he had failed to ensure his pregnant wife Tsunade had escaped unharmed. So with the help of Orochimaru, Jiraiya dragged away a screaming Tsunade, his heart heavy as a part of him knew he would never see Naruto again.
Feeling guilty Jiraiya had carried the guilt of his teammate's death, never forgiving himself as he wished there was something he could have done. So Naruto could have lived and been with his family.
Watching the man now Jiraiya couldn't help but wonder what had happened to him. The man looked identical to the day he had the morning of his supposed death, which was in Jiraiya's book impossible. Even with his Uzumaki heritage Jiraiya knew his teammate must have at least looked some years older but the man didn't.
Despite the growing beard nothing had changed in Naruto's appearance, the man didn't even look as though a day had passed since he charged towards Hanzo. That fact had bothered both Jiraiya and his sensei, the two initially thought that the man was perhaps an impostor who imitated the appearance of his teammate Naruto. But the DNA tests and several other tests had proven that the man on the bed was without a doubt his teammate Naruto.
Pushing away his thoughts Jiraiya made his way out the room, refusing to dwell on how or why his teammate was miraculously here, but instead praying to Kami that he and Tsunade would awake soon.
Limbo
"Limbo?" Tsunade asked not completely sure if her husband was being sincere or joking.
"Hai Hime." Naruto answered gesturing for him and Tsunade to sit knowing he had alot to explain.
"But how?" Tsunade asked shocked not sure exactly what question to ask as she sat there opposite him.
"When I first got here the last thing I remember was my fight with Hanzo and then I suddenly appeared here."
FLASHBACK
"HELLO!" Naruto yelled as he repeatedly explored the continuous white around him, having been at it for some time now and having had no success at discovering anything besides endless white. "HELLOOOOOOOOOO!" Naruto yelled again fearing he may go insane from the continuous white and silence around him.
"Hello Naruto," Naruto heard from behind him, causing him to rapidly turn around as he hoped to catch the person who was speaking to him, praying it had not been his imagination acting up or the beginnings of insanity.
"Kaasan," Naruto said happily as he saw his mother Toka's face.
"No Naruto," The person he thought was his mother said. "This is an appearance I have taken in hopes of making you feel more comfortable, as I rarely show my true appearance to anyone." The mysterious person told him, their voice sending cold shivers down his spine making him realise that what the person had said was true this truly wasn't his mother, her voice had always comforted him.
"Then who are you and where am I?" Naruto asked.
"I go by many names Naruto," The figure told him. "But to you I am the Goddess of Death, Shinigami."
"S-sh-shinigami-sama," Naruto stuttered his tone nervous as he remembered all he heard about the death deity.
"Hai," the death goddess replied very satisfied by the man's fearful reaction. "As for where you are, you are in Limbo the realm between life and death."
"Limbo," Naruto repeated thinking over the words he had heard. "Are you here to take me to my death?" Naruto asked respectfully, saddened that he would never see his wife and his unborn child as he realised that he must have died in his fight against Hanzo if the goddess of death had appeared before him in the realm between life and death.
"That deepens on you Naruto," Shinigami told him answering his question, earning a confused look from the man. "But first how much do you love your wife and what would you endure to see her again."
"I love Tsunade and would do anything for her." Naruto answered earnestly without a hint of hesitance.
"Good," Shinigami replied a smirk on the Shinto god's face.
FLASHBACK END
'Shinigami,' Tsunade thought wide eyed as she listened to her husband's tale.
"Shinigami-sama told me that I would have to endure a prolonged time in Limbo that could range for a year to thirty or even more and when the day came when she felt I had endured enough I would be sent back and given a second chance to be with you." Naruto told Tsunade reciting the initial deal the god of death had offered on the day she had appeared before him in limbo.
"At first I thought it would an easy thing," Naruto continued, "enduring a few days of silence and nothingness so I could be with you again." Naruto told his wife earning a loving smile from Tsunade who was amazed at just how far her husband would go for her. "But the days became years and this place made sure I felt each them." Naruto told his wife smiling sadly as he remembered nearly going insane stuck here never eating, sleeping or drinking just nothing. Even training had been impossible as he had no chakra in this place.
Seeing her husband's discomfort Tsunade moved from her place across him and sat shoulder to shoulder with him leaning against him as she took his hand into her own squeezing it as a form of reassurance and comfort that she was here for him.
"The days grew longer as the nothingness and silence began to get to me, slowly eating at my brain as I gradually began to lose what sanity I had." Naruto continued remembering how he nearly went mad and even began seeing hallucinations. "I would have become insane but Shinigami-sama came over one day and told me she could show me your life and everything you had been through since the day I had died in my fight against Hanzo." Naruto told Tsunade pausing as he wondered if telling Tsunade the second part of the deal and why Shinigami had ensured Naruto remained sane now was a good idea. Deciding against it and promising to tell her later Naruto continued with his tale leaving out what he had promised the deity.
"She showed me everything from the months you spent weeping over my loss," Naruto told Tsunade smiling sadly at her. "To the birth of our baby girl Kushina-chan and her growing up. Her birthdays, her first steps, her first words, you teaching her how to be a ninja and refusing to let her be a genin unless you became her sensei." Naruto continued pausing as he chuckled at his wife's overprotectiveness and stubbornness, remembering how she had refused to leave the Hokage's office until Hiruzen agreed to make her Kushina's sensei.
Tsunade smiled sadly as she remembered the days that Naruto had been talking about, it had been Kushina who had healed her and made her loss of Naruto and Nawaki bearable.
"I saw everything Tsu-Tsu," Naruto continued his voice dropping low as he felt an overwhelming amount of sadness consume him at not being there for Tsunade and Kushina. "I saw how it affected you when Nawaki and Kushina died." Naruto told Tsunade wrapping his arms around her as he felt her shake against him knowing she was crying.
"I was s-" Tsunade croaked between her sobs wanting to tell Naruto how she had felt knowing he was the only one who could truly comfort and heal her.
"I know Tsu-Tsu, I know," Naruto whispered soothingly drawing Tsunade into his lap as she cried against him, wishing he hadn't died against Hanzo, knowing things would have happened differently and his wife wouldn't have had to endure all that she had had.
"You saw everything," Tsunade grasped moments later pulling away from her husband as she realised Naruto must have seen her abandoning Toka.
"I don't hate for leaving Konoha Tsu-Tsu," Naruto said pulling his wife back to him as he read her thoughts having seen the fear in her eyes, knowing she was afraid he would hate her for leaving Toka but he didn't. "At first I couldn't help but feel disappointed at you for leaving Toka." Naruto confessed caressing his wife back as he felt her stiffen in his arms. "You know how important family is to me Tsu-Tsu," Naruto said wanting to tell Tsunade the truth but also wanting her to understand why he had felt the way he did.
Tsunade nodded leaning into Naruto's warm as she felt a whirlpool of emotion at hearing him say he didn't hate her. She had feared it knowing how important family was to him, fearing he would hate her and never forgive her but hearing that he didn't Tsunade couldn't help but feel as though a weight had been removed from her shoulders even though she still felt ashamed for abandoning Toka, regretting it as she remembered seeing her granddaughter earlier today.
"But as the years went on watching you drink and gamble, I saw how sad you were and grew to understand why you did it why you thought leaving Toka was for the best." Naruto told Tsunade understanding that she had been broken when she left, his wife truly believing that she didn't deserve to be loved seeing as how everyone she had ever loved had died.
"It wasn't," Tsunade said leaning away from Naruto, wanting to look her husband in the eyes and tell him that she had realised abandoning Toka was a mistake. "I shouldn't have left her Naru, I should have stayed and been there for her." Tsunade added remorsefully admitting her mistake.
"The past is the past Tsu-Tsu," Naruto told his wife, smiling at her glad that she had realised leaving Toka had been wrong. "Let's not talk about it." Naruto said pulling his wife back to him as they lay back locked in each other's embrace, enjoying one another's company as they settled into a comfortable silence.
"So what now?" Tsunade asked looking at her husband, breaking the silence that had been between them, wondering what would be next.
"Now you go back if that is what you desire," A voice said from behind them, causing Naruto to slightly stiffen as he instantly recognised the Death Goddess's chilling tone.
"Shinigami-sama," Naruto said standing up to his feet before respectfully bowing to the deity now in front of him, relieved that his wife had followed his lead as she bowed too.
"Naruto," Shinigami greeted back ignoring Tsunade as she acknowledged the man she had grown to tolerate despite her hate for mortals. "As I was saying you can go back if you both desire to." Shinigami added hating she had to repeat herself.
"You mea-" Naruto began in hopeful tone praying to Kami he had heard Shinigami right.
"Yes Naruto, your time in limbo has come to an end and if you wish it you and your wife can return and have a second chance at living." Shinigami impatiently explained. "But first if you decide to return Naruto I must remind you about the other part of our bargain. The part that compelled me to ensure your sanity and the return of your wife's youth."
"Hai Shinigami-sama," Naruto replied remembering what the rest of his deal was with the deity before turning to his wife who had a look that demanded an explanation. 'Later,' Naruto mouthed to his wife hoping she would drop it but alas the fates weren't with him and Tsunade turned to Shinigami for an explanation.
"What deal?" Tsunade half-asked, half-demanded forgetting that she was dealing with a goddess.
"Your husband has promised to kill three men and destroy a pair of eyes for me. These men and eyes can't be allowed to live and exist because they have gained or will gain power over my realm, the realm of death."
"But what about you why can't you kill these men and destroy the eyes yourself you are the death goddess?" Tsunade asked protesting as she didn't want to lose her husband again when they returned after she had just gained him back, guessing that these three men are powerful considering they have some control over the realm of death.
"Because even gods are bound by laws," Shinigami answered glaring at the blonde who had dared asked her to explain her actions.
"Trust me hime," Naruto said silencing his wife as he saw she was about to continue her protest.
"Naru-" Tsunade began turning to her husband to voice her concerns about the deal, wanting to ask him if there wasn't another way but stopped as he took her hand into his own giving it a gentle reassuring squeeze.
"Trust me," Naruto repeated gazing into his wife's brown eyes silently pleading with her.
"I trust you," Tsunade whispered her resistance breaking as she saw the silent promise in Naruto's eyes that she wouldn't lose him again.
"Thank you," Naruto said smiling at his wife, wishing he could kiss and do so much more to her in that very moment but not feeling comfortable enough about doing it to her twelve year old form to follow through with his lustful fantasies, despite his own predicament of currently being twelve himself.
"I give you my word Shinigami-sama I will kill these three men and destroy the dojutsu. If you honour your end of the deal by returning my wife's body to her youth and giving me a second chance at living." Naruto promised turning back to the goddess as he remembered the three men he had said he would kill amongst them was his former traitorous teammate and his fellow clansman.
"Very well." Shinigami said nodding at Naruto knowing he would keep his end of the deal before flicking her wrist and sending the two back to realm of the living.
A/N Tried to make this chapter longer for those of you who said prologue was too short. And as for Nawaki dying after Naruto, I don't know when he died in cannon but in this fic it was after Naruto's death.
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Until next time.