Vanex: Hello all! I realized something important. I have no idea what Naruto's king outfit will look like. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. It'll still be some time before the outfit will appear, as Rouran is still in ruins. In fact, I wasn't clear before, but Naruto and Sara are wearing simple traveling clothes at this point in time. When Rouran is fully rebuilt, they'll switch to the royal outfits. I hope I know what Naruto's outfit will be by then. With that out of the way, it's on to Chapter 5!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

"Normal Talking"

"Normal Thinking/Dreams/Flashbacks"

"Demon Talking"

"Demon Thinking"

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Chapter 5

"What do we do now, Great Elders? The demon is a bigger threat then ever! If only he didn't go back in time!"

Homura gets an idea. "Maybe that's the solution. We can't do anything to him in the present, but if we could find out how he traveled in time, we could do something to him in the past."

"So, we'll kill him in the past?"

Koharu speaks up. "No, we need his powers. We need him under our control, especially in the upcoming war with the remaining members of the Akatsuki. If only Danzo were still alive. He would have been able to deal with this."

"So, pull him out of the past and into the present. That will undo his marriage to the queen and the resignation document. He'll be a part of Konoha again, as he should be."

The group turns to see the speaker.

Homura regards the speaker with a questioning eyebrow. "Why would you help us? You don't hate him like we do, Sakura Haruno."

"I know," says Sakura, "but he does not belong there with that whore of a queen. I want my Naruto back, no matter what it takes."

Sara smiles at the approaching group of ninja and civilians from Suna. She walks forward to greet a familiar red-head. "Lord Kazekage."

He nods at here. "Lady Sara. So, it's finally time for this city to be rebuilt."

"Yes. We're just waiting for Naruto and Kushina to return from Konoha."

Gaara nods, before looking at the ruins. "I heard the stories about this place. About how beautiful it was."

Sara smiles sadly. "Yes, it was so beautiful. I never really appreciated it, until the night Naruto proposed to me."

"From what I've heard, Naruto got the whole town involved in that."

"Yes. He always finds a way to pull off something amazing. I don't know where I would be without him in my life."

"You really love him. I can see it in your eyes."

She smiles. "I can't see how any girl can't fall in love with him. With his cheerful personality and his desire to protect this world, even though it wronged him. Even with what darkness there is in his soul, it doesn't affect the purity of it at all. He's a one of a kind guy, and I'm very lucky to be able to stand at his side, as his wife and the mother of his child."

"Yo!"

Sara smiles as both she and Gaara turn to see Naruto and Kushina walk up. Naruto quickly pulls Sara into a one minute lip lock, before turning to Gaara while keeping an arm wrapped around his wife.

"Gaara! It's good to see you!"

"It's good to see you too, Naruto."

Sara smiles. "No matter what, you two will never be formal with each other, will you?"

Naruto smiles at her. "Never."

Gaara nods in agreement.

Sara sighs. "Well, it's time to unseal the Ryumyaku, isn't it?"

Gaara is confused. "Why do you need to unseal it?"

Naruto looks at him. "You don't know? Well, tell me, how was Rouran built originally? Especially with all those really tall buildings."

Gaara's eyes widen in understanding. "The Ryumyaku."

"Exactly. The civilians and ninja will clear the ruins and build the foundations for every building in Rouran. They'll also fully build the smaller buildings, but the larger ones will be done via the power of the Ryumyaku. However, unlike last time, my mother and I will be putting extra security around the interfaces to the Ryumyaku. The result will be that only people we want to access the Ryumyaku will be able to access it."

Gaara nods. "A wise precaution. I have one other question, Naruto. What about the prisoner?"

Naruto's eyes darken at the mention of the prisoner. "Not yet. It's not time yet."

Gaara nods. "I was surprised when I found out about this person being in my prison. Then again, she was put in there before I was even born."

Naruto nods. "Though, that does remind me of something else I need to do after the Ryumyaku is unsealed."

"Which is?"

Naruto and Sara look at each other. "You'll see, Gaara. Come on, let's head to the chamber of the Ryumyaku."

*Scene Change*

Naruto, Sara, Hitomi, Kushina, and Gaara arrive in the chamber of the Ryumyaku. Sara looks at the destroyed bridge. "Great. We have to rebuild this bridge a second time."

Naruto chuckles nervously. "Sorry, dear."

Gaara summons his sand, transporting them all to the interface, where the Flying Thunder God kunai is still imbedded in it.

Naruto approaches it. "Here we go." He grabs the kunai. "Release!" He pulls the kunai out. The seal glows for a few seconds before fading away. The whole room glows as a familiar purple ooze appears below them.

"Wait," says Sara as she observes the Ryumyaku. She watches the ooze flow for a minute, before nodding. "Yes. It's stable again."

"Good. Sara, I need your help with this next part."

Sara nods as she steps up to the interface. Naruto pulls out an envelope and lays it on the interface.

"What's that?" asks Gaara.

"A message to someone important in the past. It's vital that he gets it," says Naruto as he starts doing handsigns. Naruto touches the interface and it begins to glow. Sara then places her hands on it and begins to concentrate. A column of light emerges from the interface and consumes the envelope. When the light fades away, the envelope is gone.

"That takes care of that."

"What exactly did you do?" asks Gaara.

"Well, I triggered the Ryumyaku to transport the envelope to the exact time and place I wanted it to go. Sara made sure we weren't pulled back in time along with the envelope."

Gaara nods in understanding.

"Now then, the first thing to do is rebuild this bridge." Naruto touches the interface again, drawing power from the Ryumyaku. He then walks over to the end of the bridge, does some handsigns and slams his hands down on the ground beneath him. The end of the bridge begins to glow and a light shoots from it to the other side, making a bridge of light. Something appears in the light, stretching from one side to the other. The light fades to reveal that the bridge is fully restored.

"It's one thing to hear the stories of the power of the Ryumyaku. It's another thing entirely to see it," says Gaara.

Naruto nods to the others. "You guys go ahead. My mom and I better get to work on the security seals."

Sara, Hitomi, and Gaara leave the room. Naruto and Kushina start drawing out the new security seals.

*Scene Change*

In the Sunagakure prison, in the solitary confinement area, a guard approaches the door, food tray in hand. He opens the door and steps inside. The prisoner doesn't move from her position.

"Good news, prisoner. Your time with us is almost over. Within the next week or so, you'll be transferred to Konoha, to stand trial for your crime."

The prisoner doesn't respond.

"Anyway, it's feeding time again. So, here's your food. I'll be back for the tray later." The guard steps out of the cell and locks it.

The prisoner moves over to the food tray and starts eating the food. "I've been in here for twenty years now. Everything is coming full circle. Everything will remain wrong forever and there's nothing I can do to put it right. All because I failed. All because I was weak."

*Scene Change*

A man wearing a cloak is collecting something from a secret grave. "Yes. With this, I can convince him to agree to an alliance. Now to make my preparations for my negotiations with him." Kabuto laughs as he leaves the area.

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A man wearing an orange spiral mask looks at his subordinate. "Is this true?"

"Yes," says Zetsu. "It has been confirmed. The person who has been the king of Rouran for almost twenty years, is indeed Naruto Uzumaki. During his last mission, he was transported twenty years back in time."

"He managed to avoid being noticed by me during that time. Staying with the people of Rouran, who have been wandering around Kaze no Kuni ever since the destruction of their great city. It was a clever move on his part. I never would have batted an eyelid at them, as they are so insignificant, making it the perfect hiding place for a Jinchuriki."

"What should we do?"

"We'll proceed as planned. In the meantime, I think I'll pay a visit to Rouran. I'm curious to see how much Naruto has changed in the last twenty years."

Zetsu nods in understanding, before leaving the room. The masked man looks back up at the statue. "Soon, the last two Tailed Beasts will be mine. Nothing can stop me from achieving my goals. But now, I think I'll let Sasuke know what's happened to his former best friend."

*Scene Change*

Naruto smiles as he and Kushina leave the chamber, having set up the security seals. "That takes care of that."

Kushina nods. "Yes. And everyone has set up everything from the caravans. I think the people are looking forward to the return of the city."

Naruto nods in agreement. The people notice the two approaching and greet them with smiles. Naruto stretches his arms. "Anyway, it's getting late, so I'm going to retire for the evening."

"Right," says Kushina, "I'll see you in the morning."

Naruto waves to her as she enters her tent. He heads in the direction of the royal tent, but stops when he looks at a particular group of tents. He crosses over to one of the tents and taps the side. The tent is opened and a black-haired woman sticks her head out. "Oh, Naruto! Is something wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong. I just came over to check on you and the others. Are you sure you guys don't want your own district, this time?"

"It's a unanimous decision, Naruto. Our isolation was what led to those events in the first place. We want to be spread out through the city. We want to feel like we're a part of the city, instead of feeling like we're a plague."

"I understand. Is everyone comfortable with becoming part of Rouran?"

"Completely comfortable, Naruto. Don't worry. There won't be any sudden uprisings or anything like that. Those responsible for what happened the last time all died. My first son saw to that."

Naruto nods. "Very well."

"Naruto, I have one request."

"What is it?"

"When you do confront Sasuke in the future, I'd like to be there. I need to try to save him from the darkness. Give me that one chance."

"I understand." Naruto turns to leave. "Have a good night, godmother."

"You too, Naruto."

The woman sticks her head back in and closes the tent. Naruto heads over to the royal tent. He crawls inside and smiles at the sight of Sara in her nightgown, lying in their shared sleeping bag.

She smiles when she sees him come in. "Hey there. Care to join me?"

Naruto smiles as he changes into his sleepwear and crawls into the sleeping bag, wrapping his arms around his wife. Sara giggles as Naruto kisses the back of her neck. She turns around to face him and the two kiss each other. "How was your trip to Konoha?"

"It went better than I thought it would. The Hokage let me go and everyone seemed to handle the news well. I also got Hinata to agree with being Hitomi's godmother."

"That's wonderful!"

"Yes. With the restoration of Rouran, and a few small things that still have to play out, all that's left is to deal with Madara and Sasuke. The war is coming. I can't stop it from happening, but I will do whatever I can to make sure it is the final war. I will do what I can to bring peace."

Sara smiles. "I know you will, Naruto. I believe in you. I've always believed in you and will always believe in you. You will stop that madman, Madara Uchiha."

Naruto kisses Sara again, as they both get more comfortable in their embrace and drift off to sleep.

*Scene Change*

Sasuke is sitting on his bed listening to what Madara is telling him. "Naruto is a king now?"

"Yes, and has been for years. In fact, I'm planning on paying him a visit. Who knows what he's been up to over the last twenty years."

Sasuke sneers. "It doesn't matter. He's still nothing more than a dead-last and I will show him the wrath of the Uchiha, when I crush him!"

"Ome more thing, Sasuke. Naruto was sent back in time."

"So what?"

"He was sent back to a point before the Uchiha Massacre. He could have done something to prevent it, but didn't lift a finger."

This catches Sasuke's attention. "What?"

"You heard me, Sasuke. Naruto willingly let the Uchiha get slaughtered."

Sasuke growls. "Konoha can wait for a while. Naruto comes first! He will pay for not doing anything to save the Uchiha!"

The masked man smirks as he leaves the room, having accomplished his goal of getting Sasuke to focus more hatred against Naruto. "Now then, it's time for me to pay that visit. What kind of person have you become, Naruto Uzumaki? Do you still have the Senju's Will of Fire?"

Vanex: Whew. Another chapter done. Now, more questions have been raised. What was the message Naruto sent back in time? Who did he send it to? Who is the prisoner in Suna's custody? Who is the woman Naruto called his godmother? You guys have probably figured out the last two. Also, I'll say this again. Any suggestions on what Naruto's king outfit should look like will be greatly appreciated. Next time, we return to the past, where Naruto and Sara go out on their first date. See you then!