Bonus Chapter

Bonus Chapter!

Darkness. All he could see...darkness. A deeper darkness...a man-like shape, moved within. A light came on, surrounding him. His eyes shifted to the left, and to the right. Satisfied, he smiled, and began to speak to the shadowy audience he knew watched him.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I am Shaun. You know me as dragonshaun9. First, I would like to thank all of the reviewers who gave me such good feedback. I also need to clear up a few things I left unsaid."

He held up a finger.

"First, all the Konoha Twelve survived, as did their sensei's. Second, I chose 'Tsuibo' as the new Naruto's name because it means 'cherishing the memory of.' Third, I am a huge Naru/Saku fan. The bashing was relevant to this story since at that point in the manga timeline, Sakura was a bitch to Naruto. That said, I have an announcement."

He grinned, "I am here to tell you that this story isn't over. Indeed, there will be more. And now...my special technique!"

He began to make handsigns.

"Secret Art: Preview no Jutsu!"

An image appeared, suspended in the air. A voice, as from another realm began.

"Uzumaki Naruto is gone..."
"Good-bye...Sakura-chan..."
"Naruto!"

"But his Will of Fire still burns..."

"What do you want here you bastard?!"
"...Naruto-kun still lives..."

Vast mountains, a great lake, and four shinobi who traverse it appear.

"Seek the Gates to the Underworld, you will find him there..."

"A village, filled with strange ninja."

"What do you mean, 'The Returned?'"

"A reunion thought impossible in this world..."
"Naruto!"
"Sa-Sakura-chan?!"

(Dramatic music)

"A mysterious figure...shows his true face at last."

"Augh...who are you, you red-eyed freak!"
"Never...touch either of my brothers...again!"

Even more dramatic music

"The conclusion of 'Goodbye Uzumaki Naruto, Goodbye'..."

(Music pauses)

"Doragonryu Works is proud to present..."

Naruto: Phoenix in the Land of Souls

Coming Soon...

The image and voice faded, leaving the man to himself. He nodded.

"Yep, thats the gist of it. I'm working on a sequel. Leave me some ideas, thoughts, whatever and I'll take a look at them. Thanks for the mostly positive feed back, but know that this next part will be a Angst/Romance/Action setup than Tragedy. After all, Sakura just realized her feelings for Uzumaki, we can't let that go to waste can we?"

Nodding once more, he vanishes, plunging the room into darkness once more.