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Chapter 6
The air was thick with anticipation. The Allied forces moved forward through the hills and mountains of Stone, treading carefully but purposefully forward. The faces of the fighters were somber, knowing that this battle would be the deciding factor in this war. If they won, the war would be over and they all could start rebuilding their lives. If they lost, many would die or become prisoners. The villages might fall and life would never be good for anyone ever again.
The Allied forces stopped in unison as they saw the monsters coming over the hill. They were trying to move past the cliffs of Stone. All they had fought for stood on this battle field and each side had one thing in common; their desire for survival.
"This is it. Thank you for all that you've done Itachi." Ari whispered to her friend.
The battle was fierce. Jutsus and bodies were flying everywhere. Confusion and blood ran through the stones in the hills but the Allies were pushing the monsters back. Ari, Itachi, and Sasuke went to the rear, to the Black Cloaked Nobles. Sakura took to the skies with a clay bird Deidara made for her. She healed those she could and left those she couldn't. The others were fighting hard and the monster's numbers were falling more quickly then the Allies.
"Ari now!" Sasuke yelled. Ari gathered her wits and commanded the skies to unleash a mighty storm with a song on a flute. Lighting crashed around her and then surged forward to the three Nobles just as Itachi and Sasuke sent their fire. The Nobles drew back from the flames and into the lightning.
A shadow flew out of one of the Nobles and straight at Ari, she screamed and dropped to the ground. Her screams echoed through the battle field as the Noble attacked her from the inside.
"You are not worth life, you should just give up." The Noble whispered evilly.
"You're wrong!" She shouted and pushed him out of her head, just as Itachi taught her to do.
When she opened her eyes she had people all around her. The sounds of battle were over and the faces around her were her friends. She looked at Itachi, who was being healed by Sakura, and smiled before darkness consumed her.
The Allies won, after ten hours of hard battle, the monsters had been pushed off the cliffs of Stone. One fifth of the army had been killed, but her friends had been spared. The war was over, and they were taking their wounded back home. Ari was among the unconscious, after she had been attacked by the Noble, her body's healing rate had slowed considerably. Sakura couldn't do anything for her, and Ari had fallen into a coma. For three weeks Ari remained in her sleep while the villages were rebuilding around her. Itachi never left her side though. The others couldn't imagine how Itachi could change from a cold hearted monster into a loving friend. No one could see how a small strange girl could change such a man. But she wasn't an ordinary girl, Sasori had been right. The girl held a prophecy, one that had been told to The Leader ten years before.
Fire and Song blended will be
The cold and blinded will see
Evil turned into singer's might
In the dark wars final fight
Itachi's cold heart had been melted and the broken song bird had been strengthened into a fighter. Even though Itachi called himself weak for bearing such emotion, he could never deny the strong fear he felt when he saw her fall, and the fierce happiness he felt when she finally awoke.
The Leader of the Order had turned out to be the combined efforts of the Black Cloaks, brought here by a worm hole not unlike the one that sent Ari there. The war had brought a deeper respect for life throughout the villages.
Sakura had become chief medical ninja of Leaf and had strangely enough become enamored with the explosions master, Deidara and he with her. Deidara was allowed to stay in Leaf, and for the first time in years he had a home. Sasori and Kisame went back to work for The Leader, but kept in touch. The Akatsuki were no longer enemies, but regarded as allies. Sasuke went with a group to rebuild Sound, the village forgotten in the mess. They people still there were starving and scared, and welcomed the help. Sasuke eventually was asked to become Kage of Sound and accepted. Under his command, Sound was built up to be a strong ally and the people there were happy for the first time in years. Naruto and Hinata had two children and enjoyed a quiet happy life as the leaders of Leaf. Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, and Shikamaru went to Sand and rebuilt it stronger than it had ever been. Shikamaru asked Temari to marry him the year after the war ended. Sai was always around, helping those who needed it, learning about human emotion as he went. Kakashi retired and met a civilian woman whom he fell deeply in love with.
Ari sat on a park bench thinking about how strange life had turned out. She had been loved, hated, tolerated, admired, and loved again. She smiled at the last thought. The wind blew through her hair gently as she rubbed her swollen belly.
This was a new world, a world for the brave. She got up slowly and walked home.
A/N: That the end. Very sudden, I know, but I think Ari needed to finally rest. She was a wonderful character and I enjoyed writing her. Thank you so much to all of my readers, you are all awsome.
P.S: I am in the process of a new story, one that is not any part related to this one. Its a Gaara/OC thing that came to me. I like the idea so im going to write it. Its about a Cloud girl, not a interdimentional traveler person again. More realistic I think. Keep a watch out for it!
