The Legend Of Naruto: Twilight Princess Chapter 7: Reunion With Old Friends!

(Note: I forgot to say this In my last chapter, but The Legend Of Naruto: Twilight Princess takes place sometime after Sasuke finds out about the truth of Itachi. Also, if ever a person that's in spirit form is talking, I will have it in bold and italic.)

After Naruto and Midna left the Forest Temple, they were once again back at the spring of The Forest Of Death.

(Note: To avoid confusion, there are two springs from The Forest Of Death. One is inside The Forest Of Death, while the other spring is outside of the forest. The spring where Sakura, Sai, and Ino got captured is the one inside.)

("Oh, brave Naruto Uzumaki… don't think that Hyrule and the ninja world is free from the twilight just yet.") said Fora.

"Wait… there's more?" asked Naruto.

("Yes. To the west of The Forest Of Death, and outside of Konoha and The Land Of Fire… is The Land Of Waves. There, you will find the spirit, Kiri. Also, there are some people that are waiting for you.")said Fora.

"Wait… who's there in The Land Of Waves? Who is there waiting for me anyway?" asked Naruto.

("You will know… once you get there. But be warned, Naruto… these lands are still covered in twilight. They are now known as "The Darkened Realm." Yes… The Darkened Realm is covered by dark clouds. However, if you were to enter The Twilight Realm, you would turn back into your fox form, so be prepared. Naruto Uzumaki… hero chosen by the gods… leave these woods and go west… to The Land Of Waves and to meet the spirit, Kiri. Good luck… Naruto.") said Fora as it disappeared in a flash of light.

Midna then came out of Naruto's shadow, and said:

"Hmm… so searching for your friends, the land covered in twilight, and the light spirit, Kiri of The Land Of Waves should make it easier for you to find, right?"

"I… guess… wait… how did you know my friends are there?" asked Naruto.

"I don't. Who knows? Maybe Sakura might be with them in the Land Of Waves, don't you think? You, know, Sakura Haruno, your girlfriend? You know, the girl who used to have a crush on Sasuke?"asked Midna as she turned into Sakura just like she did before she and Naruto left Hyrule Castle.

"Naruto! You idiot! What did you do to Sasuke-kun?"asked Midna as she imitated Sakura's voice, and then turned into Sasuke.

"I severed our bond, Naruto! Why? Because I'm evil! Ha ha ha ha ha!"cried Midna as she imitated Sasuke's voice.

"Ahem. What did I say about making fun of Sasuke?" asked Naruto as Midna turned back into herself.

"Fine. Well, anyway, you do want to save the light spirits, right?"asked Midna.

"Midna, have I ever turned down someone who needed my help?" asked Naruto.

"No."replied Midna.

"Exactly. Yes, I do want to save the light spirits, and my friends, too! Believe it!" cried Naruto.

"Well, don't worry, Naruto. Once we return to the Twilight Realm, you'll be a fox again! Yay! Hee hee hee! I love it when you're a fox! Don't worry, I'll take good care of you, Naruto."said Midna.

"Aw man! I hate being a fox!" complained Naruto.

"Hey, do you want to go save your friends while you're in the Twilight Realm or not?"asked Midna.

"Yes. I do want to save my friends." said Naruto.

"Then let's leave The Forest Of Death, and Konoha to go to the Twilight Realm. Once we get there, I'll be able to help you out. Well, see you later, Naruto! Bye!" cried Midna as she went inside of Naruto's shadow.

As Naruto reached the exit of Konoha, he looked back at his once peaceful land.

"Well, I guess I won't be coming home for a little while."thought Naruto as he became sad. He then snapped out of his trance, and went into the land of Hyrule.

When Naruto entered Hyrule Field (which was located in The Land Of Grass), he was amazed at how beautiful it was. Just like Kakashi said to Naruto, it wasn't as big as the ninja world, or The Land Of Fire and Konoha. There were two paths that led to two villages. However, it was covered in twilight. One path (in The Twilight Realm) led to Kirigakure, The Hidden Mist Village. Another path led to Sunagakure, The Hidden Sand Village, home of Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage. Gaara was also another one of Naruto's close friends.

"Hmm… so this is Hyrule… the land that Kakashi-sensei told me about. Princess Shion once told me that this was the land where the power of the gods was said to slumber." thought Naruto.

As Naruto was about to continue his way into Kiri (Kirigakure), he heard a voice.

"Hey! Mr. Naruto!" said the voice as The Postman appeared.

"Huh? Who are you? How do you know my name?" asked a confused Naruto.

"Go no further, Mr. Naruto! There is a black wall of twilight that blocks the way ahead of you! Although I have thought about delivering letters, sadly, it's impossible to deliver them to people. I am the honorable and dependable letter carrier – The Postman!" cried The Postman.

"O… K…" said Naruto who was kind of unsure about what to say or think about The Postman.

"Now that we've introduced ourselves, please, Mr. Naruto, take this letter! Remember to read it! If you want to read a letter, just select the letter that you want to read. Here. Take this mail bag." said The Postman as he gave Naruto the mail bag.

"What the heck? Why the heck would I walk around as a hero carrying a stupid mail bag? I've got a sword and shield here!" cried Naruto.

"Naruto, I'll hold it for you."said Midna as she came out of Naruto's shadow.

"Really? Wow. Thanks, Midna… I guess." said Naruto as Midna held onto it for him.

(Note: If you want to know where the mail bag is, it's in the Pause Screen. You know, just pretend that this whole story is like the video game.)

"Well, my business is concluded! Onward to mail!" cried The Postman as he left Naruto alone with Midna.

"That guy is… creepy." said Naruto.

"What a weirdo he is. Well, anyway, shall we continue on?"asked Midna as Naruto nodded his head as the two of them continued their search to find the wall of twilight.

As they found the wall of twilight, Midna appeared, and said:

"Well what do you know? It was much closer than I thought it would be… well, you do remember what this is, right, Naruto?"

"Yeah, duh. It's the curtain of twilight. I've been in that wall of twilight before we first entered The Forest Of Death." replied Naruto.

"Well, yes, you are right about being in the wall of twilight before. But… except we'll be in The Land Of Waves. Who knows? Maybe Sasuke, Sakura, and your friends must be there! Well, maybe not Sasuke, but probably Sakura, and the rest of your friends! However, once you set foot into the Twilight Realm, like I said before, you'll be a fox for a little while… well, depending on how long it takes you to save the light spirit, Kiri from the Twilight Realm… well… anyway… so… shall we go into the Twilight Realm, and to see the light spirit, Kiri? My adorable foxy boy? Hee hee hee! So, you want to go into the Twilight Realm?" asked Midna.

"Yes." said Naruto with a nod.

"Okay! Well, here we go!"cried Midna as she went inside of the Twilight Realm, and grabbed Naruto with her "hair hand."

Inside of the Twilight Realm…

When Naruto woke up (as a human), he turned back into a fox again. Midna then landed on his back.

"Great. I'm a fox again… thanks a lot, Midna."said Naruto.

"You're welcome, foxy boy. So, from now on, you have to do exactly as I say! Hee hee hee! Hey! Look at the clouds of twilight! Isn't the weather gorgeous today? Hee hee hee!" chuckled Midna.

"No. They're not. I like it better when I was in the Light Realm. Midna! Take me back to Konoha now!"demanded a bossy Naruto.

"Whoa whoa whoa! Not so fast, Naruto! You made a promise to Fora to save the ninja world and Hyrule from the curtain of twilight, right? Speaking of twilight, I like it better here in my world! I hate your world, Naruto! Your world stinks! I feel so calm and relaxed here… oh, did I ever mention that you look so much better as a fox rather than in those stupid orange clothes that you wear?" asked Midna.

"Hey! They're not stupid! Pervy Sage gave them to me!"cried Naruto as Midna began to snicker.

"Pervy Sage? Is that really his or her name?" asked Midna.

"Well, no. It's a man. His real name is Jiraiya. He's married to the 5th Hokage, Tsunade. Jiraiya and Tsunade are Sakura's parents."said Naruto.

"Naruto, before I hear about your personal life, how about we find the light spirit, Kiri, and your friends first?" asked Midna.

"Fine."said Naruto as he and Midna began making their way towards The Land Of Waves.

"I am going to become Hokage someday. You'll see, Midna! I'm also going to bring Sasuke back! Believe it!"thought a determined Naruto.

Suddenly, Naruto saw a sketchbook.

"Hey… is that what I think it is?"wondered Naruto as he walked over to the sketchbook and began to sniff it. He then began to have flashbacks of Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, and Sai.

"Hey! This is Sai's sketchbook!" cried Naruto as he realized that the sketchbook that he found on the ground belonged to Sai.

"Well, what do you know? If it isn't Sai's sketchbook! Don't worry! I'll hold onto his sketchbook for you, Naruto!" cried Midna as she held onto Sai's sketchbook.

"You see how easy it is to hone your senses? If ever you see something that one of your friends left, just sniff it, and then follow the scent. Aww, I think my precious Naruto has started to reawaken as a fox. Hee hee hee!" chuckled Midna as she and Naruto continued their way to The Land Of Waves. However, at the entrance to the Land Of Waves, the Great Naruto Bridge was gone!

(Note: I know that the Great Naruto Bridge is inside of The Land Of Waves, but just pretend that it's the gorge (just like Kakariko Gorge) and entrance to The Land Of Waves right before going into The Hidden Mist Village, ok?)

"Huh? That's weird… the bridge is gone. I know! Those stupid Twilit Messengers caused the bridge to disappear! Ugh! What a pain! By the way, what is the name of this bridge anyway?" asked Midna.

"It's called "The Great Naruto Bridge." They named it after me."said Naruto.

"Wait… the people who built it named it after you?" asked Midna as she began to laugh.

"What? They named it after me because 5 years ago, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi-sensei, and myself went on a mission to escort the bridge builder, Tazuna here."said Naruto.

"That's the stupidest name I ever heard! I mean, seriously! Come on! Who names a bridge after a famous person?" asked Midna referring to the Great Naruto Bridge.

"Hey! You should be grateful that we saved this village!"cried Naruto.

"Well whatever. Just get out your map so we can find the bridge." said Midna as Naruto got out his map.

"Hey Naruto, you do know that the yellow arrow represents our location, right?" asked Midna.

"Midna, I know how to use a map. Trust me, I know what I'm doing."said Naruto.

"Whatever. Anyway, whenever you kill the Twilit Messengers, a portal like this appears on your map. Remember Naruto: It's a portal. Never forget it. So that means… that somewhere around The Forest Of Death… the Great Naruto Bridge has to be somewhere around there. Look, I'll take you to the location of where the portal is by warping you… just pick wherever you want to go." said Midna as Naruto picked The Forest Of Death to which the two of them ended up warping there.

Back in The Light Realm, and at a northern part of The Forest of Death…

Naruto and Midna appeared at the northern part of The Forest Of Death.

"Aha! I knew that The Great Naruto Bridge would be here! Say… that doesn't look like it's supposed to belong here, does it?"asked Midna as she floated to where the Great Naruto Bridge was.

"Well? What do you think, Naruto? Should we take the bridge or what?"asked Midna as she turned around to look at Naruto.

"Yeah! Let's do it!"cried Naruto.

"Good! That's my little foxy boy!"cried Midna. She then turned around to face the bridge, and cried out:

"Warping Jutsu!"

Midna then warped the bridge to The Gorge Of Kirigakure.

Back in the Twilight Realm…

After the Great Naruto Bridge was finally fixed by Naruto and Midna, she landed on Naruto's back.

"Midna?"asked Naruto.

"Yeah?" asked Midna.

"Who taught you that jutsu?"asked a confused Naruto.

"Well, let's just say I learned it from a certain someone." she replied.

"Let me guess… Sasuke?"asked Naruto.

"No. Why would I learn a jutsu from him?" asked Midna.

"I don't know. Maybe it's because of your little "relationship" that you share with him?"said Naruto.

"It's true that I have a connection to Sasuke, but like I said before, I am definitely not in love with him, that's for sure. Anyway, let's get off the "Sasuke" subject, and keep moving forward." said Midna as she and Naruto crossed the Great Naruto Bridge to get into The Land Of Waves.

In The Land Of Waves…

As Naruto and Midna got inside The Land Of Waves and into The Hidden Mist Village, Kirigakure, they saw two Twilit Bulbins at the entrance to the village.

"Huh? Hey, what are those Twilit Bulbins doing here? Kirigakure used to be so peaceful, and monster-free."said a confused Naruto.

"I don't know. I'm wondering that myself. Well, either way, we should be able to destroy them, don't you think?" asked Midna.

"Alright! Let's do it!"cried Naruto as he jumped on one of the Twilit Bulbins and bit its chest as it disappeared in a puff of black smoke, as if it had died. Naruto killed the other Twilit Bulbin and did the same to it as Naruto killed the other one before he killed this one. Naruto jumped at the remaining Twilit Bulbin that was still alive, bit its chest, and killed it as it also disappeared in a puff of black smoke.

"Alright! We did it! Man... there's something about this place… it brings back a lot of memories. It's like… it's like the first time I came here for a mission all over again."said Naruto.

"Come on, Naruto. Stop daydreaming. We've got work to do. This is no time for nostalgia." said Midna.

"OK."said Naruto as he and Midna reached a lake in The Hidden Mist Village while Kiri (who had its light stolen) appeared.

("I… am Kiri… and I… am a light spirit… who had its… light stolen… Naruto Uzumaki… chosen hero… please… find my light… gather the light stolen by those dark beasts… take this… it will aid you in your journey.") said Kiri as Naruto got the Vessel Of Light.

("In the shadows of twilight… the shadow insects… are invisible to the human eye… with the last of my power… I will show you… where they're located… on the map. You see… these Tears Of Light… have turned into those shadow insects… be careful… Naruto… the dark beasts… are looking for you…") said Kiri.

After Midna and Naruto left Kiri alone at the lake, they continued to follow the scent of Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, and Sai.

Just then, the duo came across a house that belonged to Zabuza and Haku. Haku was the son of Zabuza. Recently, Haku and Zabuza had been resurrected by Kabuto who revived almost everyone back from the dead after Kabuto realized how sick and twisted Orochimaru was. So, Kabuto decided to become a good guy again after leaving Orochimaru with Sasuke.

Then, Midna noticed a hole that led to the inside of Zabuza and Haku's house.

"Naruto! Look! There's a hole! Maybe you could crawl in there, and see what or who's inside. Don't you want to take a look?" asked Midna.

"Heck yeah I do! I want to see if my friends are here. Their scent… I can smell them from inside the house."cried a determined Naruto.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go inside the house and see if your friends are there or not." said Midna.

"But, what if they're not there, Midna?"asked Naruto.

"Well, if your friends aren't inside the house, then, they wouldn't be there now, would they? Well, at least you try to do your best, right? After all… I have faith in you." said Midna with a smile.

"Really? I thought you didn't care about me, Midna." said Naruto.

"Look, as I said before: I like you, Naruto. But now's not the time for that. We've got some friends of yours to see!" cried Midna.

As Naruto walked up to the hole, he dug in there while Midna went inside of his shadow as the two of them went inside the house.

When they got inside of what appeared to be the living room of the Momochi House, Naruto and Midna saw some spirits.

"Naruto! Turn your senses on!" cried Midna.

Naruto then nodded his head, and turned on his "fox senses."

Suprisingly, they saw Zabuza sitting on the ground while comforting the frightened Choji, Ino, Sai, and Shikamaru. Haku then sat on a chair.

Then, out of the blue, Naruto heard a voice that sounded familiar.

"Dang it! Where are those stinking black beasts? I don't see them anywhere! They must be hiding somewhere, ready to come out at any second once they walk through that door! Once they walk in here, then we'll be dead for sure."said the voice who belonged to Ebisu.

"Ebisu-sensei?" thought Naruto to himself.

Shikamaru then looked at Zabuza.

"Zabuza… I'm scared…"said Shikamaru.

"Fear not, Shikamaru. We'll be safe here in the living room. Besides, Haku already locked the front door. So as long as we're safe in here, then we'll be alright."said Zabuza.

"Hmph. Well, I wonder if those black brutes agree with you? Surely, they didn't seem too impressed by my bombs! I mean, come on! How on earth could you keep us stuck here in the living room while it also forbids those cursed beasts from entering here, huh?"asked Ebisu.

"Ebisu… my father knows what he is doing… and I have faith in him."said Haku.

"Hmph. Well, do you remember the lady who used to work at a store around here? Recently, one of those stupid black beasts attacked her, while the whole town of Kirigakure had to save her. So what happened to her? She was gone! You hear me, gone, while there were two other monsters waiting to be attacked by someone to try and come save that poor woman. Zabuza, are you picking up the hint? So that means that if those monsters try to come and attack us, then we'll be de-"said Ebisu as Zabuza shouted:

"EBISU! THAT'S ENOUGH! YOU'RE SCARING EVERYONE!"while Ebisu turned away from Zabuza, and looked out the window.

"I MISS NARUTO!"cried Ino as she began to sob, believing Naruto to be dead.

Ebisu then turned around to face Zabuza, and said:

"Look, Zabuza… all I'm trying to say is that it's dangerous here, too! Isn't there some kind of room that we can use to hide from those beasts?"asked Ebisu.

"Well… there is… a basement."said Zabuza as Ebisu quickly ran up to him, and asked:

"What? Are you kidding me? Well, where's the entrance, man?"

"The entrance to the basement is downstairs." said Zabuza.

As Ebisu was about to bring a flashlight with him to th basement, Haku said:

"Um, Ebisu? I would not do that if I were you."

Ebisu then turned around to face Haku, and asked:

"Huh? Why not? What's downstairs in the basement?"

"Well, I saw some little insects like the "dark beasts" from outside."said Haku as Ebisu got a blanket, sat on the couch, put the blanket on top of him, and began to shake in fear while crouching as he was inside the blanket.

"Don't cry, Ino! Everything's going to be ok!"cried Sai.

"Shut up, Sai! What do you know? Just face it: We're all going to die here. Naruto's not coming to save us… never." said the crying Ino.

"Ino, don't say that because… Naruto's coming to save us all!"cried Sai as there was silence in the room at the mention of Naruto's name.

Ebisu, who took off the blanket, and stopped cowering in fear thought:

("Huh? Wait a minute… since when did Naruto come into the picture?")

"Naruto… I… I can feel him!" cried Sai.

"Hmph. Ino's right, Sai. Naruto's dead. He's not coming to save us. We're all going to die here anyway." said Shikamaru as he felt as if he were going to cry, too.

"No… you're wrong, Shikamaru." said Sai as he walked to the window. "I know… that somewhere out there… Naruto's… alive." said Sai as he looked at his friends. "That's why… if he were here, he wouldn't want us to be afraid now, would he? He would want us to be brave. So… we have to be strong… for Naruto."said Sai with a smile as he held out his hand for Ino, Shikamaru and Choji to touch Sai's.

"For Naruto!"cried the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and Sai as they stopped touching the top of each other's hands and gave each other a high-five.

Poor Naruto noticed that his friends (along with Haku, Zabuza, and Ebisu) weren't able to notice him because he was in spirit form.

"Guys… I'm right here."thought a sad Naruto.

"Aw, what's the matter, Naruto? Are you sad that your friends can't see you?" said a teasing Midna with a chuckle and a smirk.

"Shut up, Midna! You don't even know what it's like for your friends to not notice you!"cried Naruto as he was almost about to get all teary-eyed in front of Midna.

"Alright, fine. I'm sorry for making fun of your friends… and for making you feel bad. But Naruto, whatever you do, please don't cry in front of me like that again… I can't stand crybabies!" cried Midna.

"Funny… I don't remember you telling me that you couldn't stand seeing someone like me cry."said Naruto.

"I wanted to tell you, but I didn't want to make you mad. Now come on! We still have to find the Tears Of Light!" cried Midna as she and Naruto continued their way to find The Tears Of Light.

12 Tears Of Light Later…

After getting the first eight out of sixteen tears of Light, Naruto and Midna were on their way to Death Mountain. After climbing up the ramp, they reached the Death Mountain Geysers and found another insect. Then, Naruto noticed a howling stone.

"Huh? A howling stone?"thought Naruto.

After howling the Song Of Healing, suddenly, Naruto felt as if he were transported to another dimension.

In Naruto's dream…

Then, Naruto saw the Golden Wolf.

"Wait… that's the same golden wolf that knocked me out!"thought Naruto as he recognized the same Golden Wolf that knocked him out the last time Naruto met the creature.

After Naruto began howling the "Song Of Healing", the Golden wolf said to him:

("Let teachings of old pass to you. Naruto Uzumaki… take the sword in your hand and come find me.")as the Golden Wolf jumped off of the ledge and vanished without a trace.

Out of Naruto's dream…

While Naruto was unconscious, he heard someone shouting his name while shaking him.

"NARUTO! WAKE UP YOU IDIOT!"

As soon as Naruto opened his eyes, he heard the voice of an angry Midna (who was in front of him) trying to wake him up

"Midna, stop shaking me! I'm awake, doggone it!"cried Naruto.

"Sorry for shouting at you like that, but you've been unconscious for about a minute which led me to calling your name while you were unconscious." said Midna as Naruto sat up.

"Yeah, well just because I was unconscious doesn't mean you have to wake me up by shaking me. Sheesh. You remind me of Sakura because of your feisty attitude towards me."mumbled Naruto as Midna punched him.

"Ow!"cried Naruto.

"If you say one more thing about me acting like Sakura, I swear… I'll kick your butt! Besides, I'm nothing like that Sakura girl… especially when it comes to her talking about how cute Sasuke is in her eyes all the time… that is… until Sasuke left Konoha to go to Orochimaru." said Midna.

"Midna, can we get off of the "Sasuke subject" and just continue our search for the Tears Of Light?"asked Naruto.

"Alright, fine." said Midna as she and Naruto continued their search for the last four remaining Tears Of Light.

13 Tears Of Light Later…

After finding the 13th tear of light, Naruto and Midna came across a bomb which was right across the Momomchi House. As Naruto found a hole to dig inside the bomb shop, he and Midna went inside the bomb shop.

"Well, what do you know? We're inside the bomb shop. Hey Naruto. Try to see if you can light that fireplace. I could've sworn I heard a Twilit insect in there." said Midna.

"I'm getting a bad feeling about this. Well, I might as well do what Midna says."thought Naruto as he picked up a stick with his mouth and lit the fireplace. Just then, Naruto smelled something burning.

"Hey Midna, do you smell something burning?"asked Naruto.

"NARUTO, YOU'RE BURNING THE BOMB SHOP!" cried Midna as the bomb shop started burning.

"WHAT? Oh Kami, oh Kami, what do I do? MIdna, you have any ideas?"asked a panicked Naruto.

"Nope! Sorry Naruto! As romantic as this may sound, I'm not going to stay with you. You're just going to have to find a way out! Tee hee hee! Bye!" giggled Midna as she abandoned Naruto inside the burning bomb shop.

"Oh come on, Midna! You cannot ditch me like that you big jerk!'cried Naruto as he crawled through the hole and left with Midna (who was waiting outside) to escape the burning bomb shop. However, the bomb shop burnt the ground. All that was left… was the last three remaining Twilit insects.

"There! Now was that so hard to escape out of a burning bomb shop, Naruto?" asked Midna.

Naruto then bit Midna.

"Ow! Naruto! What was that for, you moron?" asked Midna.

"You left me… in a burning bomb shop! Do you think I'll ever forgive you for that? Huh?"asked a ticked off Naruto.

"Alright. There were 2 reasons why I left you inside the burning bomb shop. #1: I didn't want to see you die because I obviously care about you, and #2: I was trying to save my life! Let's just say I was trying to save both of our lives, okay?" asked Midna.

"Oh yeah? But if you truly care about me, then why are you so mean to me sometimes?"asked Naruto.

"Look. I'm trying my best to be nice to you… and maybe trying to avoid making fun of Sasuke in front of you… so you should be grateful that I'm helping you out. Do you understand me?" asked Midna.

"Yeah yeah… I understand you."said Naruto.

"Naruto, don't say it as if you're annoyed that I have to remind you. Say it like you truly mean it." said Midna.

"Yes. I understand you."said Naruto.

"Good! Now let's get the last three insects and restore light to this land of Kirigakure!" cried Midna.

"Right!"cried Naruto as he finally got the last three Tears Of Light.

Afterward, light was finally restored to Kirigakure, and the light spirit, Kiri appeared in the form of a slug.

("My name is Kiri. I am one of the light spirits of Hyrule that's located in The Land Of Grass, and of the ninja villages. Naruto Uzumaki… hero chosen by the gods… the dark power that you now seek lies deep within the sacred grounds of Death Mountain, home of the Gorons, and the leader of the Gorons, Hiruzen Sarutobi.")said Kiri.

"Wait… I thought the Third Hokage died after being killed by Orochimaru?" asked Naruto.

("Well, a long time ago, Kabuto left Orochimaru after he found out how sick and twisted Orochimaru was. So, after Kabuto left Orochimaru and didn't become his right-hand-man anymore, Kabuto revived all the people who had died and decided to become a good guy again.")said Kiri.

"But what about Sasuke's older brother Itachi? Did Kabuto revive him too?" asked Naruto.

("Well, after the battle between Sasuke and Itachi Uchiha occurred, Sasuke found out about Itachi's "truth" from Madara, their uncle. So now… Sasuke's going to revive his former master Orochimaru just so they could conquer the world together. Naruto, if you don't save the Land Of Grass and the rest of the ninja villages, then the whole world will be covered in twilight. Thus, your friends and loved ones will be turned into spirits. If you don't want that to happen, then stop Sasuke and Orochimaru from taking over the world. Do you understand?")asked Kiri to which Naruto nodded his head.

("Very well. Then save all the ninja villages, and Hyrule. Good luck… Naruto Uzumaki. We, the light spirits, and the goddesses are counting on you…")said Kiri as it disappeared in a flash of light.

After Naruto's talk with Kiri, Naruto headed back to the Mist Village. As Naruto was looking for his friends, Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, and Sai were all shocked that Naruto was still alive.

"Naruto?" asked Sai.

"Naruto!' cried Ino as she accidentally pushed Sai to the ground while the Ino-Shika-Cho trio (with Sai following behind) walked up to Naruto.

"You were right, Sai! Naruto did come to save us! I knew he would!" cried Ino as Haku, Zabuza, and Ebisu walked up to Naruto.

"Naruto… it's been a long time. Remember me?" asked Haku.

"Of course I do! Why, I saved The Land Of Waves five years ago, remember? You're Haku…" said Naruto as he pointed a finger at Haku. "You're Zabuza…" said Naruto as he pointed a finger at Zabuza. "And you're Ebisu, the sensei of Konohamaru, Moegi, and Udon." said Naruto as he pointed a finger at Ebisu.

"So guys… how did the four of you end up here?" asked Naruto referring to Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, and Sai.

"Well, we don't remember much." said Ino.

"Ino, you were unconscious. This is what actually happened when you, Sai, and Sakura were kidnapped." said Shikamaru.

Flashback to Chapter 3…

Choji and Shikamaru were at the entrance to The Forest Of Death waiting for Sakura, Ino, and Sai to come back while Naruto was supposed to go to Hyrule in The Land Of Grass to deliver a gift to Princess Shion at Hyrule Castle.

"Man… what's taking Ino and the others so long? Haven't they already said their goodbyes to Naruto?" asked Shikamaru.

"I don't know. Maybe we should go check on them to make sure they're ok." said Choji who was still eating his potato chips.

"Well… alright… if you say so." said Shikamaru.

("I don't know why, but I'm getting a bad feeling about this.") thought a worried Shikamaru as he followed Choji inside The Forest Of Death.

When they got inside The Forest Of Death, they were searching for Ino, Sai, and Sakura. However, they seemed to be nowhere in sight.

"Hey… where's Ino, Sai, and Sakura?" asked Choji.

"CHOJI! LOOK OUT!" cried Shikamaru as a Bulbin bashed Choji in the head while knocking him unconscious. As Shikamaru was about to attack the Bulbin that knocked out his brother, Shikamaru was knocked out too.

End of flashback…

"So wait… you guys were looking for us?" asked Ino.

"Yes. We thought you were dead. I mean, we were getting worried, you know!" cried Shikamaru.

"Yeah, but how did you guys end up here then?" asked Naruto.

"Well, those Bulbins threw us in the water of The Great Naruto Bridge, and thought that we had died. Luckily, Zabuza and Haku saved us. Then afterward, the Great Naruto Bridge disappeared for some odd reason after Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, and myself ended up In The Hidden Mist Village." said Sai.

"It's funny… when they first came here to our village, we couldn't believe that they would come from a really far away place such as Konoha. You know, Naruto, you and your friends are very lucky to be alive." said Haku with a smile.

"Thanks, Haku." said Naruto. Then, Naruto noticed that Sakura wasn't with them.

"Hey… where's Sakura?" asked a concerned Naruto.

"Oh… well…" said Sai.

"We think those monsters may have taken her somewhere else." finished Ino.

"Really? Do you think she might be imprisoned somewhere on Death Mountain?" asked Naruto.

"Ah, I see you've heard of Death Mountain, huh?" asked Zabuza.

"Well… I did hear that a "dark power" was lying somewhere in there. It's as if Death Mountain is cursed." said Naruto.

"Correct. The once friendly Gorons of Death Mountain are now our enemies. Now, they're not allowing us to go into their mines. But… it's sad… that a tribe like the Gorons could change their personalities so sudden... but still… I wonder if the mines have something or someone evil to do with the Gorons' strange behavior? Well, whatever the cause is, I want you to take your friends back to the Leaf Village before anything bad happens. Unfortunately, Haku, Ebisu, and myself cannot leave our own village of KIrigakure like this. There's no telling of what's going to happen here… so in the meantime, I'm going to try and comfort the Gorons. Unless… if you were to go back to Konoha and tell Lady Tsunade, the 5th Hokage about our "Goron problem", then we can try our best to help you out in any way we can." said Zabuza.

"No way, Zabuza! I'm not going back to Konoha until I give those Gorons a piece of my mind! I'm going off to Death Mountain!" cried Naruto as he was off to Death Mountain.

"Naruto! Come back here!" cried Ino.

"Ino, it's alright. Let him go." said Zabuza referring to Naruto.

"Father, if you'd like, I could go with him." said Haku.

"Haku, it's too dangerous. You could be killed!" cried Zabuza.

"Father, I'm 20 years old. I'll be fine. Trust me on this, okay Dad?" asked Haku.

With a sigh, Zabuza finally said:

"Alright."

"Thank you, Dad." said Haku as he gave Zabuza a quick hug and was off to follow Naruto.

At Death Mountian…

When Haku got to Death Mountain, he heard one of the Goron say to Naruto (who climbed up the ladder):

"NO HUMANS ALLOWED!" as the Goron rolled Naruto off of the ramp and onto the ground.

"Ow!" cried Naruto as he got up.

"So, I see you're trying to climb up the Death Mountain trail, huh, Naruto?" asked Haku who was standing behind Naruto.

"Haku? What are you doing here?" asked Naruto as he turned around to see Haku standing in front of him.

"Well, I heard you trying to make that Goron let you pass the trail so you could go to the mines. Unfortunately, you fell, and that fall had me worried." said Haku.

"I'm fine. Thank you." said Naruto.

"Naruto, do you know a man called Jiraiya?" asked Haku.

"Yes. He's the husband of Tsunade, the 5th Hokage of Konoha… better known as the Hidden Leaf Village… and he and Grandma Tsunade are the parents of Sakura. Why?" asked Naruto.

"I remember my father telling me that Jiraiya was an old friend of his, and that he was able to beat the Gorons by testing out his powers against them, and ended up befriending them. Naruto, my father wants you to go to Jiraiya… please. Oh, and while you're there, please let him and the parents of Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, and Sai know that their children are safe here in The Land Of Waves. Good luck!" cried Haku as he gave Naruto a friendly hug.

"Thanks, Haku. I knew I could count on you guys." said Naruto as he and Haku went back to the Hidden Mist Village.

Suddenly, as Naruto was about to leave The Hidden Mist Village and The Land Of Waves, he heard a horse whinny.

"Huh?" asked Naruto as Epona came rushing into The Hidden Mist Village, there was Bulbins on her back. As Epona was almost about to run into Naruto, luckily, Naruto got out of her way and rolled to the side.

After the Bulbins were defeated, Naruto got onto Epona who was out of control.

"Epona! What's gotten into you girl? It's me, Naruto!" cried Naruto as Epona was trying to get him off of her. Finally, after calming Epona down, she eventually recognized Naruto because of the way that he trained her.

"Good girl! It's good to have you back, Epona!" cried Naruto as he pet Epona's brown skin, and gave her a gentle pat on her saddle.

"Wow. You sure know how to tame a horse, huh?"asked a surprised Midna who came out of Naruto's shadow.

"Yeah. I've known Epona since I got her as a birthday present at my 16th birthday party last year." said Naruto.

"Yeah, yeah. We don't have time for nostalgia, Naruto. Remember, we're going back to Konoha for you to learn that "technique" that Jiraiya used on the Gorons. Then, we're going to tell the parents of Choji and Shikamaru, Ino, and Sai that their children are okay. After that, we're going straight back to here, The Land Of Waves. So no dilly-dallying, capisce?"asked Midna.

"Aw, come on, Midna! I've been away from home for so long! Can't I at least take a short break? Please?" asked Naruto who gave Midna the puppy-dog eyes.

Midna, who couldn't resist Naruto's cute puppy-dog face that he was giving her, sighed, and said:

"Alright. We'll stay in Konoha for a few minutes. But like I said, after that, we're coming back here. Understood?"asked Midna.

"Yes Ma'am!" cried Naruto, who grinned at Midna. With that, the duo were off to Konoha!

However, as Midna and Naruto were just about to reach Konoha, the Postman cried:

"Hey! Mr. Naruto!"

"Oh no. Not him again."thought an annoyed Naruto who was starting to get annoyed with the Postman coming to bring him letters. The Postman then ran up to Naruto, and said:

"Greetings, Mr. Naruto! I've got a letter for you from Gamakichi and Gamatatsu! Well, here you go!" cried The Postman as he gave Naruto the letter.

"Well, I guess I better read the letter." said Naruto.

"Read it when we get to Konoha!"demanded Midna.

"Fine…" muttered Naruto as he and Midna went inside the village of Konoha.

As they reached the gates of Konoha, Hinata was surprisingly waiting for Naruto.

"Um, Naruto? Who's that?"asked Midna.

"Oh. That's Hinata Hyuga, the cousin of Neji Hyuga. She kind of has a crush on me." said Naruto.

"Oh… really? I thought you said you liked Sakura?"asked Midna.

"Well, I only think of Sakura as a friend, but I still like her as a girlfriend." said Naruto.

"But Hinata doesn't know about it?"asked Midna.

"Well, Sakura doesn't really show her affection towards me, but I guess she kind of likes me." said Naruto.

"Yeah, but does Hinata know that you're still in love with Sakura?"asked Midna again.

"Yeah… pretty much." said Naruto.

"Ah, young love. I can't believe it. Naruto Uzumaki… the hero chosen by the goddesses of Hyrule and the ninja world is in love with two girls, but he doesn't know who to choose!"thought Midna who giggled in her head.

Just then, Hinata saw Naruto come up to her while he was on Epona.

"Naruto-kun… I see you've returned to the Leaf Village. Everyone was so worried about you, Choji, Ino, Shikamaru, Sai, and Sakura." said Hinata who began to fidget with her fingers… as usual.

"Yeah. That reminds me. Would you mind telling everyone in the village that Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, and Sai are alright?" asked Naruto.

"Um… I'd rather you tell them, Naruto-kun." said Hinata.

"OK. But after that, I'm taking you out on a Ramen afternoon date!" cried Naruto.

"A ramen… afternoon date?" asked Hinata who began to blush.

"Yeah! Come on!" cried Naruto as he grabbed Hinata's hand while she sat on Epona as Naruto put Hinata behind him.

At the Hokage's Office…

After Naruto and Hinata told Tsunade that the Ino-Shika-Cho trio (Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji), and Sai were alive and well, Tsunade said:

"I see. So Ino, Sai, Shikamaru, and Choji are still alive and are staying in The Land Of Waves with Zabuza, Haku, and Ebisu. But… what about Sakura?" asked Tsunade as Naruto became sad at the mention of Sakura's name.

"Well… Sai said that the monsters that kidnapped him, Ino, Choji, and Shikamaru might have taken Sakura somewhere else." said Naruto.

"Oh. So you don't know if she's alive or dead?" asked Tsunade as Naruto sadly shook his head.

"Oh. I see. Is that so? Well, no matter. I will notify the parents of Choji and Shikamaru, Ino, and Sai that the children are ok. For now, just relax for a little while. "" said Tsunade.

"Ok." said Naruto as he and Hinata left the Hokage's Office, and were on their way to Ichiraku Ramen.

When they got to Ichiraku Ramen, Teuchi was the first one to greet Naruto.

"Naruto? Is that really you, Naruto?" asked Teuchi.

"Yep! It's really me! Believe it! I'm ready for a bowl of ramen, old man!" cried Naruto.

"Well, alright then, one for you, and one for Hinata." said Teuchi as he gave Naruto and Hinata their bowls of ramen.

"So, I see you finally returned to Konoha, Naruto." said a voice who belonged to Kakashi.

"Kakashi-sensei!" cried Naruto as he noticed Kakashi coming into Ichiraku Ramen.

"Hinata, go home. I need to talk to Naruto alone. Meanwhile, you go tell the others that Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, and Sai are safe." said Kakashi. With a quick nod, Hinata left Ichiraku Ramen and was on her way to the Nara House, Yamanaka House, and Hatake house to tell the parents that their children were safe.

"So, I hear that Sai and the others are safe, huh?" asked Kakashi.

"Yeah." said Naruto.

"But… was Sakura with them?" asked Kakashi.

"No. Kakashi-sensei… what do you think happened to her… you don't someone… killed her… do you?" asked Naruto.

"Maybe. But then again, Sakura's a strong girl, no?" asked Kakashi.

"Kakashi-sensei, I know what I saw! I saw Sakura, Ino, and Sai getting kidnapped by those Bulbins! One of the Bulbins must have killed Sakura for sure!" cried Naruto.

"I know. But Naruto… just believe in yourself. I know… that somewhere Sakura's out there… alive… and I have faith in her. Like I said before: she's a strong girl. She can take care of herself, no?" asked Kakashi.

"You're right. Anyway, I'm going to Jiraiya's place." said Naruto as he left Ichiraku Ramen and was on his way to Jiraiya's house.

When Naruto got to Jiraiya's house, he knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" asked Jiraiya.

"It's Naruto." said Naruto as Jiraiya opened the door.

"Naruto? Is… is that really you?" asked a shocked Jiraiya who couldn't believe that Naruto was still alive, and not dead!

"Yes. It's me, Pervy Sage!" cried Naruto.

"Come in!" cried Jiraiya as Naruto went inside his house.

After Naruto told Jiraiya that Ino, Shikamaru, Sai, and Choji were safe in The Land Of Waves, Jiraiya said:

"So… Ino, Shikamaru, Sai, and Choji are safe, huh? You said that Zabuza's taking really good care of them."

"You better believe it, Pervy Sage! You better believe it!" cried Naruto with a grin.

"Well, aren't you going to tell me about Sakura's whereabouts? Is she alive? If so, is she with the others?" asked Jiraiya referring to Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, and Sai.

"Um… no." said Naruto.

"Oh… I see. That's not the answer I was expecting to hear coming out of your lips, Naruto. But, I guess I cannot be a selfish father and think only of my daughter, but I also have to think about the other four kids as well, too!" cried Jiraiya.

"Pervy Sage, don't forget that she's also the daughter of the 5th Hokage!" cried Naruto.

"I know, I know." said Jiraiya.

"Oh, but I also wanted to talk to you about the Gorons of Death Mountain." said Naruto.

"Ah, you wish to learn about the Gorons of Death Mountain, right?" asked Jiraiya as Naruto nodded his head.

"Well, it's true that I beat the Gorons in a contest of strength, to which I later on befriended them. However, I beat the Gorons with a special "secret technique" of mine." said Jiraiya.

"What, is it a jutsu or something?" asked Naruto.

"No." said Jiraiya.

"Then what is it?" asked Naruto.

"Alright, before I tell you about my "secret technique", I want you to promise me that you will not tell anyone. Do you understand?" asked Jiraiya.

Naruto then nodded his head.

"Very well. Right this way." said Jiraiya as he Naruto went to the Haruno backyard. In the Haruno backyard, there was a dohyo (a sumo wrestling ring) that Jiraiya often used for sumo-wrestling.

"Naruto, have you ever heard of sumo wrestling?" asked Jiraiya.

"Sort of." said Naruto.

"Well, Gorons like to test out their strength in sumo-wrestling contests like these. But lucky for you, the basics of sumo-wrestling are the same thing as herding goats. You understand what I'm saying, don't you?" asked Jiraiya as Naruto nodded his head.

"Alright, well, here's how the game works: The first person to get pushed off of the ring wins." said Jiraiya.

"So, is it like a life or death situation?" asked Naruto.

"No no no, it's nothing like that. Look, all you have to do is #1: Step forward and grab your foe, #2: Strike a foe that's about to flee, and #3: Sidestep an attacking foe. These techniques that I just showed you are pretty basic. Remember, if you master all three of these sumo-wrestling techniques, you'll be knocking out your opponents out of the ring, Naruto! So, are you ready? Go!" asked Jiraiya as he Naruto took off their shirts, and began to wrestle.

One sumo-wrestling match later…

After the match was over, surprisingly, Naruto beat Jiraiya at his own sumo-wrestling game.

"I can't believe you beat me! You've gotten stronger since the last time I saw you. Well, I might as well give you this. But you cannot tell ANYONE that I gave you this… especially Zabuza! Capisce?" asked Jiraiya as Naruto nodded his head who was given the Iron Boots by Jiraiya.

"I'll keep my word, Pervy Sage! Believe it!" cried Naruto as he and Midna head off to Naruto's house.

At Naruto's house…

"So… this is your house, huh?"asked Midna as Naruto was showing her his house.

"Yep! Do you like it?" asked Naruto with a grin.

"Your house looks like a dump! I mean, look at the floor! I bet you don't even clean up your trash in here!"cried Midna as she noticed that there were cups of ramen on the floor, milk cartons, clothes, etc.

"I do too! You just don't see me do it!" cried Naruto with angry anime-bulging white eyes while pointing a finger at Midna.

"Whatever… pig."muttered Midna. Then, she noticed something on Naruto's nightstand.

"Naruto, what's this picture doing on your nightstand?" asked Midna as she showed the picture of Team 7 together.

"Oh, this is the picture that the 4 of us took when we first became Team 7." said Naruto referring to him, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi.

"So… that's Sasuke when he was younger, huh?"asked Midna.

"Yes." said Naruto.

"Do you mind if we take this picture of the four of you together?"asked Midna as she was referring to Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi.

"Sure. I don't mind. Besides, it might come in handy." said Naruto.

"Okay. I'll hold it for you."said Midna as she put away the picture of Team 7 in the Pause Screen.

"Come on! Let's head back to The Land Of Waves!" cried Naruto. As Midna nodded her head, she and Naruto immediately left Konoha, and were on their way to The Land Of Waves.

Meanwhile, back in Kirigakure…

Ino and Shikamaru were inside the Hidden Mist Village waiting for Naruto to return.

"Hey Shikamaru, do you ever wonder if Naruto's going to come back?" asked Ino.

"Hey, Naruto's a strong guy, Ino. He'll live. Besides, what could happen?" asked Shikamaru. Suddenly, they heard rumbling. When Ino and Shikamaru saw King Bulbin and his Bulbins coming, Ino and Shikamaru widened their eyes in shock.

"Ino! Run!" cried Shikamaru as he ran inside the Momomichi house to tell Sai that Ino was about to be kidnapped by King Bulbin again!

As soon as Sai got outside, he witnessed the scene, and noticed that Ino was about to get kidnapped!

"Ino! Get out of the way! Ino!" cried out Sai. But it was no use. Ino was completely mesmerized by King Bulbin who was almost about to come and grab her.

"What would Naruto do? I know! I've got to save Ino!"thought a determined Sai as he pushed Ino out of the way, and ended up getting knocked out by one of the Bulbins' blackjacks.

"Sai!" cried Ino.

"Huh? What's going on here?" asked a panicked Ebisu who came outside to see what was happening.

King Bulbin then lifted up his helmet.

"Mommy…" whimpered Ebisu as he ran back inside the bomb shop (that was right next to the Momomochi house).

Then, a horse neighed while voice cried out:

"Sai!"

Luckily, Naruto came riding on Epona and was about to save Sai. King Bulbin held the unconscious Sai as if it was telling Naruto to try and come save Sai.

"Let go of my friend, you monster!" cried Naruto as he began chasing King Bulbin around the village while shooting arrows at him.

Finally, as King Bulbin got shot in one of shoulders by one of Naruto's arrows. Then, King Bulbin and Naruto ended up doing a horse battle on The Great Naruto Bridge. Naruto noticed that Sai was tied to a pole.

Naruto then began riding Epona to where King Bulbin was heading towards him. After Naruto hit King Bulbin with the Konoha sword three times, it fell off The Great Naruto Bridge and into the water. Naruto then did his victory stance (the stance that Link did in Twilight Princess after he defeated King Bulbin the first time). After that, Naruto got off of Epona, untied Sai (who was stuck to the King Bulbin's pole), and waited for Zabuza and the others to return.

After Ebisu, Zabuza, Haku, Ino, Choji, and Shikamaru got to The Great Naruto Bridge, they all saw Sai in Naruto's arms. Ino began to immediately heal Sai A.S.A.P. Then, Sai opened his eyes.

"Naruto… is… is everyone… alright?" asked Sai.

"Yes. Everyone's here… look." said Naruto as Sai looked at the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, Zabuza, and Haku.

"Sai… you know, you've had us all worried." said Haku.

"Well, I'm glad I survived." said Sai with a smile.

"Ino, I'm sorry for pushing you. You're not mad, are you?" asked Sai while Ino shook her head.

"Of course I'm not mad. I'm just happy that you saved me. I'm glad to be still alive. Thank you… Sai." said Ino.

Sai then looked at Naruto.

"I… I think I finally understand… I understand what my father told me… when I needed to be stronger… like you… Naruto…" said Sai as he raised his right hand into the air.

"My father… wasn't talking about strength… like lifting stuff… learning new jutsu's and wanting to kill people… no… my father was talking about… being brave." said Sai as he made a fist, and then looked at Naruto.

"Naruto… you… you were the one that saved me, right?" asked Sai.

"Of course I did. If I hadn't gotten here on time, then you would've already gotten captured, and would've never been seen again." said Naruto.

"Naruto… I know… that you can do anything. You can do something to help the Gorons in the mines, can't you?" asked Sai.

"Yes." said Naruto who nodded his head.

"Naruto… if I die… look after Ino… Shikamaru… and Choji for me… and… promise me… that you'll save Sakura, alright?" asked Sai as he slipped into unconsciousness.

(Note: Don't worry. Sai's not dead. He just slipped into unconsciousness… like Colin did in the game.)

"Sai!" cried the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

"Sai…" said Ino as she began crying on top of Sai, believing him dead.

"Ino… Haku, Ebisu, and I will take Sai back to the Hidden Leaf Village. They have the best hospital there. You, Choji, and Shikamaru are coming back with me. It's time for you to go home." said Zabuza as he put the unconscious Sai on his back. As Zabuza and the others were about to leave, Ino ran up to Naruto, and said:

"Naruto… you will try to help the Gorons in the mines, and you will try to save Sakura, right?"

"Yes. Yes I will." said Naruto with a smile.

"Good. Well, see you back in Konoha." said Ino as she left with Zabuza, Haku, Ebisu, Choji, and Shikamaru and went back to the Hidden Leaf Village with the unconscious Sai on Zabuza's back.

Naruto then turned around to look at Death Mountain.

"Wow. That was a brave thing you did, Naruto. I mean, saving Sai and all."said Midna who came out of Naruto's shadow.

"Hey, Sai was the one that saved Ino from getting captured by those Bulbins who kidnapped her, Sakura, and Sai recently." said Naruto.

"I know. But I think you deserve the credit, don't you think?"asked Midna with a smile.

"Yeah. I guess I do. Well Midna? It's time to go to Goron Mines!" cried Naruto as Midna went back in his shadow.

Naruto:
Next Time: A Trip To Goron Mines!

(Note: Alright, Kenta Raikiri. I know I said that I would do the part where Midna tells Naruto about her past with Sasuke in this chapter, but I meant in Chapter 8, that's when you, along with everybody else get to know a little bit about Midna's past with Sasuke. This took forever to write. I hope you all enjoyed it, and please stay tuned for Chapter 8 of The Legend Of Naruto: Twilight Princess. P.S. If you want to know where I got that "warping jutsu" bit, I got it from NintendoGal55 (Tamyki)'s Twilight Princess Abridged Series on YouTube. NintendoGal, thank you for letting me use that "warping jutsu" bit from your series. It was funny in your series! Bye!)