*Yeah I know that I already posted this chapter but I made some plot adjustments especially in the beginning lines of this chapter. Also my stories summary has changed. I plan on making not only Naruto the chosen one but Nagato and Madara too basically. Nagato already knows about the prophecy and Madara heard about it before he died. Only Naruto doesn't know about it. Nevertheless the Rinnegan is a gift from the Sage and anyone who has it has been chosen by the Sage. The only difference is that Naruto was given his powers personally by the Sage. This is plot change I wanted to do in my Fanfic. I figured it was kinda stupid if I only make the protagonist have all the powers. Also the three of them can use the Kojin without risk of chakra poisoning but only Naruto can use it to its full potential. So yeah...Sorry for the confusion this may cause but it was necessary for this stories future.*
Sorry for the long wait. Here goes:-
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
KIA
A kick to his stomach sent Naruto hurtling back through the tree he was so stupidly leaning on and into a clearing pretty far back.
Naruto activated his Rinnegan and glared at the Deva.
The Deva path smirked; only two paths behind him. "You have it! The Rinnegan! You know what that means don't you Kyuubi Jinchuriki...the Prophecy is about to come true!"
Prophecy...What prophecy!
Naruto shook his head and concentrated on the current predicament. He had to run and regroup with the rest. His eyes widened slowly as he continued staring at the Deva.
Something was off. Big time.
There were three paths in front of him so where were the other three.
Naruto felt the air shift and couldn't dodge the uppercut that sent him airborne. Gritting his teeth he used the punch's momentum and flipped back and landed on his feet gracefully. He glared at the Animal path.
The splinters in his back were finally falling off thanks to Kyuubi. Naruto raised his hand and rubbed his jaw. He hissed and pulled his hand away. His jaw was definitely broken; beyond Kyuubi's short time repair.
He felt the air shift again and narrowly avoided the axe kick which would have ended the battle right then.
The force of the kick cause a decent sized crater which sent Naruto off balance and left him prey to the roundhouse kick that broke his nose so disgustingly it would have made Gaara flinch.
But that wasn't the end. The animal path was relentless throwing blow after blow after blow. A punch to his stomach caused him to cough up blood.
Then it stopped.
Naruto looked up at her emotionless face as she turned around and joined the other 4.
Raising his hand weakly he attempted to try and blow her away when he felt the air shift for the third time.
His widened as he felt something cold and sharp touch his elbow and cut his arm off.
He stared at the arm that lay on the ground twitching as blood spurted out of the joint before looking back at his own armless arm.
The more he looked at his arm the more confused he got. He felt empty like he didn't know anything. His mind went blank and he began to develop only one felling.
Not pain. Not fear. But anger.
He raised his only fist and slammed it down on the mechanical paths head. He tried spinning around and unleashing a roundhouse kick but felt the same cold and sharp feeling on his knee before he fell his leg get cut off.
And still he didn't falter. Switching from a round house to a back flip, letting his heel connect perfectly with the Asura paths chin sending the path airborne as he did so.
A silent Shinra Tensei sent the path flying even further upwards and a Banshō Ten'in sent back to the ground even faster.
Naruto moved out of the way of the descending and sighed when nothing came out of the crater it had created due to its descent.
Naruto panted and his vision turned hazy. Too much blood loss probably.
Too much blood loss…why?
Naruto looked down at his arm and his leg and the red mess they were.
The adrenaline wore off and pain kicked in. He screamed.
Raw white energy burst forth from the blonde lashing out everything before it surrounded the blonde in a protective cocoon.
The Deva path smirked, "Interesting…"
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"Orochimaru-sama!" A young man cried as he burst into his masters chambers.
Orochimaru glared at him, "What is it?" He grumbled.
He was missing Kabuto. Not many may see it but Orochimaru had grown to like the medical Nin and now he had to put up with this insolence until Kabuto returned from Konoha.
"It's the sword you brought," the man replied eliciting the snake's interest, "It's providing interesting results,"
Orochimaru released his tongue as he walked to the lab, leaving one his snakes with the man that had so rudely disturbed him. His screams were music to the Sannin's ears.
Bursting through the next set of doors his yellow eyes widened as he stared at the sword slam itself repeatedly on the glass cylinder that housed it.
It looked angry.
"Orochimaru-sama what do we do?"
"Nothing the seals on the tube should place it ri-"Orochimaru started before the Kojin burst the tube; water and glass spraying everywhere.
A bubble of light enveloped the sword and then it was gone.
A sadistic smirk danced upon the Sannin's lips, "Interesting,"
…
"Go," The Deva said as he stared at the white bubble that enveloped his fellow rinnegan user.
The human path nodded and walked up to the blonde's cocoon. He placed his hands on the bubbling surface of the cocoon in an attempt to suck out the bubbles life force and learn anything from it but was fairly disappointed as upon contact with the bubble his hands got severally burnt.
Turning his head back to the Deva he shook his head eliciting a sigh from their sub-leader.
If subtle ways don't cut it then brutal methods were the only methods left to them. The Deva nodded to the Asura and watched in curiosity as 12 missiles fired from the path and collided with the cocoon.
And yet nothing.
The missiles just sizzled out of existence upon contact.
The Asura strolled forward, his mechanical sword in hand and attempted to open the bubble. But however before the sword made contact with the bubble a bright light enveloped the clearing momentarily blinding all the paths.
However when their vision returned they were welcomed with the sight of a headless Asura and an enraged jinchuriki holding what seemed to be a sword that the Deva could swear wasn't there before.
But what really irked the Deva was the lack of Rinnegan present in the young Jinchuriki eyes. Was he arrogant enough to think he could face God without every trump card he had? Did he think that just because he showed some impenetrable defence that he didn't need his rinnegan to win?
The Deva clenched his fist in anger. Arrogant brat.
The Deva path's eyes began to slowly widen as he stared closely at Naruto's form. He couldn't use the rinnegan even if he wanted to.
Because the eyes of an arrogant fool would be bright and filled with arrogance not dull as if they have barely any life left in them.
A drill extruded from the Asura paths neck and stabbed itself into Naruto's left shoulder.
Naruto gritted his teeth in frustration as he forcefully removed the drill from his shoulder and used a silent E-rank wind jutsu to throw away the body.
At this rate, with the amount of blood he was losing, he'll die.
His vision blurred and he dropped to his only knee.
He was aware of the Asura path disappearing in a puff of smoke and reappearing next to the others.
He was aware of the Naraka path calling upon the King of hell and throwing the body into it.
He was aware of the Asura path coming out fully healed.
And yet he couldn't do shit.
No, no he wouldn't go down like this. Not now, not ever.
Shakily he stood up on his only leg. This action alone took a lot out of him and he stared at the floor panting hard.
"Why do you get up?" the Deva asked. He could tell that Naruto was on his last stand. The blonde's face was caked with blood; so much so that he could barely open his left eye. His body was slanted and he was bending forward slightly with his hand on his stomach. His only hand held the sword so lightly that it was in danger of falling.
The blonde looked up at glared at the Deva, "Because…it's my…ninja way…"
The Deva kissed his teeth and nodded to the Asura. The Asura let loose three missiles that criss-crossed each other on their way to Naruto.
The blonde braced himself but was surprised to see the impact had not come. Or was the impact so bad that he died painlessly and is now in heaven…or hell. He doubted what with his luck that he'd be allowed in heaven. Demons weren't allowed in a place that was pure.
Naruto shock his head. Now was definitely not the time for pitiful thinking. Opening his eyes to take in the current situations a smile forced his way on to his face. Blocking the missiles were three ice mirrors which melted down to show 3 figures. Zabuza, Haku and Kakashi.
Kakashi looked down at Naruto and bit back a curse, "Naruto go and take a rest. We'll deal with lot."
Kakashi brought out his sharingan and surprised the Deva path when his eye swirled into the Mangekyou Sharingan. For them to do this to Naruto was unforgivable.
The blonde visibly relaxed as he crawled to the nearest tree and leaned on it. All he wanted to do was rest. He felt his eyes begin to drop and no matter how hard he tried he couldn't stop them from doing so. And then he was in darkness.
"Naruto! Watch out!"
Naruto's eyes snapped open, their usual cerulean blue wide in surprise as he stared at a giant chameleon tongue head toward him.
He tried to get up and move but it proved futile and in a matter of seconds a slimy pierced tongue was wrapped around his waist. And as fast as the tongue came out it was heading back into the chameleon's mouth.
It would have too if it weren't for a swirling vortex that appeared on the chameleon's head warping it out of existence. It burst in a puff of smoke.
Naruto landed in a heap on the floor. Sitting up he took in what was going on and fought to hold back his stomachs content.
Zabuza lay unmoving on the floor with multiple rods sticking out of his back. Red liquid surrounded his body.
Haku was currently surrounded by her demonic mirrors.
And Kakashi was kneeling on the floor his eye bleeding.
"Kakashi-sensei, you're eye…it's…" Naruto said. Tears threatening to pour down his cheeks.
Kakashi smiled kindly at Naruto, "Its noth-"His eyes widened as he felt a metal rod enter his back and protrude from his chest he coughed up blood. A blur of orange in front of him and he felt something whisper across his neck.
For a moment, he just stood there, frowning. Then a thin line of red opened up above his flak jacket. He coughed, and the wound opened further, and wider, and he stepped back, gagging, his hands up, trying to close the cut, to keep the blood in. Kakashi dropped to his knees, the front of his jacket turning red, becoming sodden. Blood splashed on to the floor, soaking into his trousers. He toppled over sideways, dislodging his headband. He lay there, mouth open, gasping for breath that wouldn't come, chocking on blood he couldn't spit.
And then he died.
"KAKAHI-SENSEI!" Naruto screamed as he crawled to his sensei; running was only an option to the two legged.
Naruto knelt over his sensei his tears splashing on his sensei's face and cried. His sobs irritated the Deva until he couldn't take it anymore.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Naruto was sent hurtling backwards by an invisible force. The blonde heard his spine crack as he connected with a bark of a tree.
He looked and his eyes widened at the sight of a piece of wood sticking out of his stomach. A cough of blood stained wood with a bright blob of red.
His vision wobbled as he moved forward pushing the wood back as he did so.
He was seeing double.
His time was near.
Putting a hand on his stomach in an attempt to stem the bleeding, he couldn't help but wonder what they really wanted with him.
Surely they knew that the Shiki Fuuin bonds the prisoner's soul with its jailor so much so that if the jailor died then the prisoner would stay with its jailor even after death.
The sound of glass shattering brought Naruto back to the present and to the sight of Haku squirming in the grasps of the Asura path. The path brought up a metal rod to stab Haku in the chest.
Channelling every last bit of chakra in his system Naruto disappeared in a flash of lightning and reappeared between the two; blocking the metal rod with both his arms and redirecting the blow to his shoulder.
He grimaced as he felt the rod enter his arm and his shoulder easily. The blonde's eyes widened when the rod wouldn't stop piercing him even after it had gotten into his shoulder.
Moments later he felt the rod leave his back and head straight for Haku who was standing there in shock, her eyes fixed on Zabuza.
He tried to shout her name and snap her back into reality but a grab of his throat prevented him from doing so. He gagged and tried his hardest to breath but it seemed the Asura had fully closed his windpipe. A squeeze of the Asura path's hand completely crushed Naruto's throat, blood spraying on the paths face.
And then the path disappeared in a puff of smoke causing Naruto to visibly relax. But the moment the smoke cleared, the blonde found himself looking into the Deva path's rinnegan eyes. The blonde's eyes drifted downwards at the rod that was heading his way again.
Closing his eyes he gave in to the fact that he couldn't win this battle and braced himself for the incoming attack. But when he didn't feel anything he was positive he had passed on to the afterlife.
Opening his eyes he stared at the shadowed figure in front of him. His eyes widening as his eyes gained more clarity. In front of him was Haku, a metal rod protruding from her stomach, blood flowing freely down her mouth.
Naruto tried to speak but his crushed throat denied him access to such a privilege. He watched as the Deva path forcefully jerked the rod out of the Haku's stomach.
She fell to the floor, breathing became a trial and clear sight became impossible. She could just make out Naruto kneeling over her his fresh tears raining down on her face.
Haku suspected he wanted to know why she did it and she might as well tell him as she was probably going to die soon. "Because…I…love…you," She croaked out.
Naruto's eyes widened at hearing this, because I love you. Naruto opened his mouth to speak but his voice box wouldn't co-operate. He had so much he wanted to share with her; stories he wanted to tell, problems he'd like halved. But most of all he wanted to tell her he loved her too.
He opened his mouth to try again, to even whisper the words out but he couldn't, nothing would come out. He sobbed and hugged her dying body.
Naruto sobs were cut off and his eyes widened in shock when he felt a pair of cold, soft lips press against his own. His entire body froze in place, and it felt like someone had lit him up on fire. Every single nerve ending felt like they had been hit with a Raiton jutsu, causing him to stand ramrod straight.
When she noticed Naruto was not responding Haku pulled back and gave him a weak pout as she placed her head back down on the ground, "You know…when someone…kisses you…you're supposed…to kiss…back."
And with that she died.
Something wrenched deep with Naruto's chest.
The Deva path turned to him.
He attacked and Naruto blocked. Blades clashed. He was fast and so was the blonde. Something burned inside him. Haku was dead. Did he care?
Yes, yes he did.
The burning gave him strength. His wounds still bled and his head still swam. He was still seeing doubles. He wobbled on his step but it didn't. He had found his centre now, and he sank into it and let his body do what it wanted to do. No longer was fear clouding his judgement. No longer were frightened thoughts obstructing his flow. He was an extension of his weapon. His weapon was an extension of him
Naruto breathed and wiped his tears. He felt something burn inside him and knew something was going to happen soon. He felt the Kojin transform in his weak grasp and gasped at the new appearance. The Kojin had transformed into a large double helix shaped weapon that was black in colour.
Naruto brandished his weapon, the new level of the Kojin. He thrust his sword into the Deva path's cloak and nicked him in the side, then retracted it and spun away before the metal rod reached him. He found an odd, detached satisfaction in noting the red liquid dripping from the Nunoboko. But he could draw all the blood from the Deva all day and it wouldn't make a difference. He was a zombie like they all were. Naruto realised that none of them were really alive, they were just puppets. But who was holding strings? The only way to stop the Deva was to probably to take the head – but there was no way he was going to be able to do that while he had the other paths backing him up.
It was still an uneven fight, but it was no longer weighted against him a lot. One good swipe was all he needed to separate the Deva path from his head.
He pressed the attack. Now that he knew that they could be killed he was no longer in danger of being gripped by the same kind of fear that turned him into a clumsy, awkward fighter. The Nunoboko drew a line of red blood across the Deva path's chest, adding a new scar to his collection. He hoped he liked it. He batted the metal rod to one side and slashed again, caught the Deva's leg, then went up high, angling for his neck. At the last moment, he snapped his head away and Naruto found himself overextending. The metal rod taking his feet from under him.
Naruto hit the ground, tried to roll to absorb the impact but wasn't fast enough. The Deva path stabbed downwards and missed. Naruto tried to get up but got a knee in the face. He landed on his ass, stunned, the Nunoboko almost falling from his grasp. The Deva brought the metal rod down and Naruto tumbled backward narrowly avoiding the blow. But he was still dizzy, and he wobbled. The Deva could have ended the fight there and then, could have gotten behind him and killed Naruto before he got his bearings back, but the Deva kicked out, and instead of getting a metal rod in his side he received a kicked to the ribs.
Breath heaved from him, and something sharp and nasty dug into his side. His ribs were broken but at least he wasn't dead. Not like the rest of them.
Haku and Kakashi's face swam into his mind. He recalled all the great times he had with the two.
What the Hell?
Naruto blocked the metal rod and tried to reply, but his strength was leaving him again. The Deva drove him back and broke through the blonde's defence and cut him. The wound was a shallow wound across his arm and he barely felt it but it was there. And blood called to blood, and one wound led to another, and within moments his right leg was bleeding so much that it looked like it lost a large amount of mass.
He limped sideways and the Deva to sweep kicked naruto off his feet. Naruto fell on his back and received and axe to the stomach the moment he did so. Spit, bile and blood flew from his mouth spraying it everywhere.
His sword fell from his grip and he watched it turn back to its original form upon contact with the ground.
He rolled onto his stomach in pain and the moment he did so he felt multiple metal rods enter him, one in each thigh; four in his back; one on each shoulder and one on his only hand and leg.
Was this the end?
He could hear shouting on the outskirts of the village and his bit back a curse as Sakura and Sasuke burst through the clearing followed by a mob of villagers holding kitchen weapons.
Naruto turned away as the massacre began. Sasuke fought valiantly but his death was inevitable. The moved from people to people. Killing. Here they were, the six of them destruction incarnate.
No one could stand against them. No one could reason with them. Sakura Haruno tried. Sakura Haruno died.
And in minutes the clearing was filled with the dead. The Deva turned to look at Naruto who was emptying out the contents of his stomach at the sight of how brutally the Inari was murdered.
"Where there is light, there is darkness," The Deva path said as he began to hover from the ground and ascend into the sky, "As long as there are winners, there will always be losers." One by one the other 5 paths began to disappear in a puff of smoke. "As long as their love their will be hate and as long as there is joy there will be pain. But imagine a world with only winners, a world of only peace and a world with only love and joy. Worlds like these can be created. With your Kyuubi it will be possible."
Naruto looked away in anger as he heard the Kurama growl in the depths of his mind causing the Deva to curse at the blonde's stubbornness.
"Learn to embrace the feeling about what it's like to contemplate what it is to know pain…"The Deva said.
Naruto toned out the rest of this speech about pain. The blonde had finally given up all hope that he was going to come out of this alive. The more he thought about this the more restless Kurama got until the blonde decided to visit.
…
"Hey Kurama what's wrong?" Naruto asked worriedly, reminiscing this feeling of speech even if it was only in his mind.
The blonde peered inside the cage and had to jump back to avoid the claws the almost cut him into shreds.
"Kurama…" Naruto said.
"Human! How do you know my name?" Kyuubi grumbled cracking open an eye.
Naruto looked at the strongest of Biju in confusion, "You told me it Kurama remember. What happen to you?"
The Kyuubi roared, "I told Naruto my name, not you. You insolent scumbag of a mortal!"
What!
"I am Naruto!" Naruto replied.
Kyuubi shook his head, "The Naruto I favoured and told my name to never went back on his word. The NARUTO I told my name NEVER GAVE UP. You are NOT Naruto. Leave here before I eat you up."
Naruto's eyes widened as he processed what Kyuubi was saying. He gave up. Never in his life had such a thought crossed his mind. He smiled at Kyuubi, "Thanks Kurama."
And with that Naruto left his mindscape.
Kyuubi smiled at the empty space in front of his cage, "You're welcome kit. You're welcome."
…
Naruto closed his eyes and channelled all the chakra inside him he could muster. Not his chakra though, he didn't have any of that left. But then again he didn't need that chakra because after all he had the chakra of all 9 tailed beasts inside him.
Chakra exploded out of him filling the clearing with light. But it was too late.
"Feel pain, think about pain, know pain, accept pain." The Deva path stuck out both his hands and said, "Shinra Tensei!"
Light appeared out of everywhere and moments later Nami no Kuni was a wasteland. The Deva paths gravity pushing the island down letting water take its place. Any sign that Nami no Kuni ever existed was gone.
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"Nagato, I think you killed him," A woman said.
She was a relatively tall woman that had blue hair, amber eyes with lavender eye shadow, and a labret piercing. Her eyelashes wear diagonal line at the bottom corner of her eyes. There was a large light blue paper flower in her hair. Her facial expression seemed neutral but there was worry in her eyes. She wore the Akatsuki cloak and her Akatsuki ring on her right middle finger, the kanji of white on the ring. She also wore orange nail polish.
Nagato on the other hand had chakra receivers implanted into his back, one in each of his shoulder joints, smaller ones in his forearms and two metal-like screws under his collar bones, near his shoulder joint. He was also in something that looked like a mechanical walker for mobility. Unlike Konan he wasn't wearing the Akatsuki cloak.
Nagato scoffed, "Please…If the he died from that then I wouldn't even want the Kyuubi in the first place."
Konan sighed, Nagato had begun to become more arrogant ever since that day, "Why did you even want to go after the Kyuubi this early. As I recall the Gedo Mazo won't be ready for another three years."
"My rinnegan reacted to something in Nami no Kuni and after a quick consultation with Orochimaru I found out that my fellow Uzumaki had awoken the Rinnegan. I wasn't really going after him. I was just testing him that's all."
"And how about the Uchiha?" Konan asked.
Nagato paled for a second, "I hadn't thought of that."
Konan sighed, "You know Itachi is probably going to kill you for killing his younger brother."
"Now that would be a problem," Nagato said.
…
"HAHAHAHA!" Jiraiya laughed as he continued to chow down insect ramen, "Now that was funny Ma."
"But you know when we were with yer teammate in his room we saw some'ing that caught me and pa's attention." Shima said.
"And what was that!" Jiraiya said.
"He was sleepin' with another man," Fukasaka finished.
Jiraiya wanted to laugh but something kept him from doing so. A sense of foreboding washed upon him and thanked them for the meal and disappeared in a puff of smoke.
He appeared in the middle of an ocean and instinctively switched to water walking. Where the hell was he?
This couldn't be Nami no Kuni right?
Something hit foot and he bent down to inspect it. His eye widened as he recognised the symbol on the floating headband. It was a headband from Konohagakureand it was covered in blood.
This was Nami no Kuni. What the hell happened while he was gone?
He disappeared in a puff of smoke again.
…
Hiruzen Sarutobi groaned as he stared at the new batch of paperwork presented on his desk by his secretary. Moments later he felt a familiar presence and turned his head to face the window. And there he was standing there his ex-student. Jiraiya.
"Jiraiya-kun what brings you here?" The ageing hokage asked.
Jiraiya enters the office and places the headband on the desk, "This."
Hiruzen looked at the Konoha insignia in confusion and at the blood splattered on it. "What is this?"
"It is a headband I found at the previous place of Nami no Kuni." Jiraiya replied.
"Previous..."
Jiraiya nodded, "Nami no Kuni doesnt exist any longer it is just ocean now."
"How?" Hiruzen asked.
"I dont know..."
Nami no Kuni! The name sounded familiar in Hiruzen's head. Oh that's right, it was the place where he sent Team 7 but then that would mean…
Hiruzen looked back down at the headband, "Is this…" Hiruzen began.
Jiraiya shook his head, "I don't know…damn it." He slammed his fist on the table.
"Jiraiya-kun, tell me is Naruto-kun okay," Hiruzen asked.
"First Zabuza, then Orochimaru then this." Jiraiya mumbled before he began to tell his sensei his story.
"Cat!" Hiruzen shouted moments after hearing the story. An anbu with a cat mask appeared in front of the Hokage. "Get me Tsume! Now!"
"Hai!" The anbu disappeared in a burst of speed and a few seconds later reappeared accompanied by the Inuzuka clan leader and her dog Kuromaru.
"Hokage-sama," Tsume said.
Hiruzen passed her the headband, "Sniff this and tell me who it belongs to."
"Hai!" Tsume took hold of the headband and took a sniff out of it. Her mind already matching the smell with previous ones she encountered.
"The smell belongs to Kakashi Hatake sir," Tsume said confused before she passed the headband to Kuromaru who backed up her assumption.
"Gather a team composed of Inuzuka, Hyuuga and Aburame. Find team 7 at all costs!"
"Hai!"
…
2 weeks have passed and no sign of team 7. The trail always ended in the same spot. The spot were Nami no Kuni used to be. Now the Sandaime stood in his office surrounded by all the Jounin and high ranked Chunin. All the clan leaders and Naruto's graduating class were present too. There was nothing more to be done.
"I called you all today to discuss the matter concerning Team 7…" The Hokage began.
"This again, we should be happy the demon is gone not trying to find hi-"A Jounin said before a red streak appeared on his throat and he died chocking on his blood.
Jiraiya stood up, wiping the blood from his kunai, "Anyone else have anything to say," Jiraiya said, releasing a high dose of Killer intent.
Sarutobi sighed and when no one spoke up he continued, "It has been 2 weeks since team 7 went missing and the trail always ends in the same place. And it pains me to say that we can't waste anymore of ninja trying to find them. Tsunade-chan has been notified and I have decided that only Jiraiya-kun and Tsunade-chan may continue with the search." Hiruzen sighed as he said the next bit, I'm so sorry Minato, "I hereby deem Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke and Hatake Kakashi killed in action. The funeral will be held tomorrow."
The Sandaime closed his eyes in an attempt to stop tears flowing down his face but failed nonetheless.
"No…" Hinata said, tears streaming down her face. Her father, Hiashi, came up to her and embraced her.
…
The next day the ninja community of Konoha had congregated on the roof of the Hokage mansion dressed in black paying their tribute to team 7.
One by one they put a white flower on the stone of each member of team 7. Jiraiya and Hiruzen hanged their head in shame and Hinata and Ino cried their hearts out.
Why did it have to come to this?
…
Meanwhile in the ocean that made up Nami No Kuni, in a cave deep below the surface a bright light exploded out of nowhere surrounding the caves entrance.
The light cleared and an inky black cloud could be seen surrounding the cave in black spherical dome.
A few bubbles started popping out of the water's surface.
Maybe, just maybe, Team 7 weren't dead after all.
Hello. Ah, my poor neglected fanfic. How I have ignored you. Once you were the apple of my eye (okay, not really — the name of this story is what it is, after all), but then along came Twitter and suddenly you seemed somewhat clunky and... unwieldy...But see? I have returned. I've been away a lot, I know. Work.
I got 5 reviews for my last chapter and 3 for the one before that. Can you believe that? But alas I sort of gave up the hope that I'll get a lot of reviews. Okay not really - I was hoping for some pitiful reviews but hey can't get everything you know.
My life has been somewhat chaotic as of late, and when things get chaotic, some other things suffer. You, it seems, are one of these things.
But I'll try to rectify that. I really will. I'm home now, after all, and settling back into normal life. What normal life will bring me, though, I have no idea. Hopefully I'll post this chapter more regularly.
That's all I have to say. Please Review.
Sayonara.
P.S If anyone has got any good romance comedy anime with amazing graphics could you PM me it. I already watched Bakura wa Minna kawaisou, Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo and Oregairu. Any others and I'll be really grateful.