Previously: Garudo Inugami, Naruto Uzumaki's replica wants to use the Scroll of Time to go back into the past and save his wife, Autumn Tenoh, Sakura Haruno's replica, from going on a mission that killed her. Nagisa, Garudo's daughter, with a hang-up of seeing her mother, tries to interfere. But, with a loving lullaby by Sakura, Nagisa has come to her senses.

Now, on to stopping Garudo's plans, Sakura tells Naruto that she is with child and he is the father. As their resolve is at the ready, the final battle begins now...

Naruto: Rewind ~ Chapter Eleven

The Scroll of Time started to grow wildly. Garudo stood in front of it getting ready to jump in the moment it was complete.

"It is almost time," he said, "In a few more minutes, the gate will be complete and I'll be able to travel into the past." 'Autumn, soon we will be together once more...Very soon...'

Continuing to run through the large hallway, Naruto and Sakura were talking.

"What?!" Sakura said, "Wait a minute! Naruto, are you saying that this world, we're in right now, is NOT an illusion created by Genjutsu? It's our world, but different? Garudo's world?" "Yeah, for the most part!" Naruto explained, "My guess is, Garudo's world is in a different timeline, very different from ours." "How so?" "According to him, Garudo and his wife, Autumn, our replicas, were created by Orochimaru just before the Chunin Exams started. He must have grabbed a sample of our blood on that bridge where we fought Zabuza and Haku on our first mission. To avoid suspicion, they both changed their appearances and blended in with our ninja class."

"In a sense, I'm not surprised!" Sakura replied, "Orochimaru is always doing crazy things! But, if they both blended in, I assumed that it must have worked!" "Yeah! Not only did they become friends with us, but Garudo also help us convince Sasuke not to leave the village when he heard about Itachi! It wasn't until after the war that he started to go crazy!" Naruto continued. "You mean that S-Rank mission?" "Yeah! After Nagisa was born, he flipped out after he heard that his wife was killed! So, he murdered nearly everyone who was part of that mission! Now, he wants to use the Scroll of Time to go back into the past and prevent her from going on that mission. Once he done that, he's going kill Kakashi-sensei for assigning that mission in the first place!"

"Naruto, if that happens...!" Sakura said. "I don't want to think about anything else until I get the answers from the source itself!"

Finally made it to the final room, Naruto and Sakura finally confronted Garudo, who turned around.

"You're too late, Naruto!" he shouted, "The Scroll of Time has already been opened and activated!" 'Oh no!' Naruto thought as he looked at the Scroll begining to grow brighter. "In ten minutes, the gate will finally open and I will be able to go into the past!" "Garudo!" Naruto shouted, "I understand what you're going through! I know that Autumn deserves a second chance at life, and so do you, but you don't have to kill Kakashi-sensei just to prove a point!"

"I need to prove this point!" Garudo said in a deep voice, "Kakashi will learn not to mess with nobody's lives!" "You can't change the past!" Sakura said, "Even if the past is right in front you!" "Garudo!" Naruto said, "Your wife wasn't forced on the mission, she chose to go! You and her both knew that the S-Rank mission, she went on, was very dangerous. Even Kakashi-sensei knew that the odds of coming back alive was slim-to-none! So, I'm not going to justify your decision if it's going to destroy future events!"

"Future events?" Garudo said. Then, he saw Naruto walk over to Sakura and take her by the hands. "Sakura is with child," Naruto said, "With my child. She doesn't want to give up her dream of being a mother." He turned to face Garudo. "And, I won't let you take that dream from her! I'm willing to do whatever it takes for it to come true!" "Naruto..." Sakura breathed.

"Hmph!" Garudo said, "Your childish prattling has only delay the inevitable! In eight minutes, the gate will be open! If you want to stop, now is the time..."

Still holding on to Sakura's left hand, Naruto said to her, "Are you ready?" Sakura nodded in agreement. He activated his Tailed Beast Form as Kurama's chakra began to surround Sakura. "Concentrate, Sakura! I'm going to inject more chakra into you!" Under the intense infusion of Kurama's chakra, Sakura was given a cloak similar to what Naruto had. She opened her eyes and stared at Garudo. "That look in her eyes..." Garudo said silently. "We have to hit him with one clean shot!" Naruto replied, "We can't risk a close-combat fight..." Both of them opened their hands as they formed a Rasengan with wind blades. "Is that...!?"

"Wind Style: Rasenshuriken! (Futon: Rasenshuriken!)" both Naruto and Sakura shouted as they threw it towards Garudo. The replica, himself, blocked it by trying to hold it. "Keep pouring on the chakra!" Naruto shouted as Sakura screamed pushing more energy. They lost the will to keep up their chakra as Garudo destroyed the Rasenshuriken. "What?!" Sakura shouted as her cloak disappeared. Naruto reverted back to normal as he was shocked at what happened. "That was a full-powered Rasenshuriken!" he said.

Garudo chuckled as he stood up straight. "It's useless!" he shouted, "I have absorbed enough chakra from the Scroll of Time to make me stronger than I was before! Even if you go into your Sage Mode, using Kurama's chakra, it still wouldn't be enough!" 'Unbelieveable!' Naruto thought, starting to shake. 'Someone that strong actually exists!?' "Well then..." Garudo said, emitting his dark-purplish cloak, "Shall we end this little game?"

"Stop!" a voice shouted. Naruto, Sakura, and Garudo looked at Nagisa enter the room. 'Nagisa!' Sakura thought. 'She must have woken up after we left her resting!' Nagisa threw herself in between them, staring at her father. "Daddy!" she began, "This has to stop now!" "Just in time, Nagisa!" Garudo said, "Why don't you keep them busy for awhile until the gate is open?" "I won't do that!" "Why? I thought you wanted Momma back..." "I do! More than anything..." She looked down trying not to cry. "There was so many nights that I wish that Momma was here with me... But, when I heard Sakura sing Momma's lullaby, it was then I knew. Momma was here, with me, the whole time!"

"What are you talking about?" Garudo asked his daughter. "You said that you and Momma were replicas of both Naruto and Sakura, right? Then, that makes these two my family as well! Come on, Daddy... Let's go back to Kakashi-sensei and explain everything!"

Suddenly, Garudo's eyes were hidden from view. "So, you don't want me to bring back your mother?" he asked, "Foolish child..." A mysterious beam of light appeared; Nagisa screamed in pain as she fell to her knees. "Nagisa!" Sakura shouted as she and Naruto came to her aid. She noticed that a kunai went through her shoulder. "Oh my God!" she said in suspense, "The kunai went right through the bone!" "You bastard!" Naruto shouted, "Look what you did to your daughter!?"

"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS CHILDISH PRATTLING!" Garudo shouted as he gathered chakra in his hands, "I'm going to save my wife, whether you three like it or not! Then, I will kill Kakashi! Who knows? Maybe, I'll become Hokage myself!" 'He gathering chakra for a Rasengan!' Naruto thought. "But, that means...!" "That's right!" Garudo said smiling, "Time Style: Rasengan!" The gathering of chakra has begun to shake the ceiling. "How fitting that the technique you taught me, I will now destroy you with!"

Naruto looked on in horror. "This is crazy!" he said, "Even fight at my full power, I'm no match for him! What can I do?" "It's okay, Naruto," Nagisa said opening her eyes, revealing that they have changed. "Nagisa," Sakura began as she saw her standing up, "You're in Sage Mode. But why? Don't tell us that you're going to fight against your father!" "That person is NOT my father anymore," Nagisa said walking forward. She pulled the kunai out from her shoulder and threw it to the side. Blood dripped down her arm afterwards. "This has to end..."

"Nagisa, no!" Sakura said trying to reason with her, "Even if you are in Sage Mode, that kunai did a lot of damage to your shoulder muscle and bone. You won't be able to do any jutsu!" "I'm not going to sit down while this is going on!" Nagisa said, "One arm is definitely enough! I'll just have to give it my all!" Naruto walked up to her and whispered, "Are you sure you want to do this? Once you go for it, it's kill or be killed!" Nagisa turned to look at the man, who looked like her father and said, "My father told me this once: I never go back on my word! That is my ninja way!"

Hearing his own words, Naruto smiled as he gave Nagisa his vote of confidence. "Nagisa!" Sakura shouted. "Let her do it!" Naruto said. "But why?! Naruto, she doesn't the power to match her father's!" "She made this decision on her own; let her finish it! If you think about for a minute, she's lot like me: A hyperactive knucklehead!" Sakura turned her gaze back to Nagisa in worry; the little Inugami started to gather her chakra.

Garudo started to smirk. "You're pretty brave, going against your father like this!" he shouted, "Too bad, this is going to be your last punishment, Nagisa!" "We'll see about that!" Nagisa shouted, "By using the Rasengan you taught me!"

Both Rasengan were formed as both Garudo and Nagisa got ready to fire. 'It's maddening!' Sakura thought. 'Even if she used her Kekkei Genkai, it still wouldn't be enough. This is suicide!'

"TAKE THIS!" Garudo shouted, "Time Style..." "Sage Art: Giant...!" Nagisa shouted.

"RASENGAN!"

Both spheres collided in the center of the room as Naruto and Sakura covered from the wind that was blowing. The two spheres combined to make one giant as more pieces of the ceiling began to fall. Garudo began to push the large ball towards Nagisa, who struggled with her injured arm. "She's losing it, already!" Naruto said, "I have to go help her!" "Naruto, wait!" Sakura said, grabbing his arm, "What are you planning on doing?" "I going to infuse her with chakra! Maybe that will help her out a bit! You stay here!" "Naruto, don't do anything stupid!" "I'm not! Besides, I don't want you getting involved; I'd be worried about you and the baby!" With that, Naruto activated his Tailed Beast Form.

Walking slowly, Naruto placed his hands on Nagisa's arm, infusing her body with chakra. "Naruto?" Nagisa asked. "Just focus on the Rasengan, Nagisa!" Naruto shouted, "You can do it!"

"So, Naruto decides to help out!" Garudo said, "How very NICE of him!" With that, he added more chakra to the Rasengan, continuing to push forward towards Naruto and Nagisa. Despite trying to hold her own, Nagisa strained over the struggle. "Come on, Nagisa!" Naruto shouted, "I'm giving you all the chakra I've got! Why aren't you using it?!" "I'm trying!" Nagisa shouted, "But, I'm doing everything I can to maintain the Rasengan as is! I don't know if I can keep this up!"

"Don't you sell yourself short!" Naruto shouted, "As I recall, you were able to match your strength with mine! Believe it, you can match your strength with your father's! Now, it's time to show how powerful you are! And, we're going to do it RIGHT NOW!" Nagisa stopped shaking and stayed focus. "It's almost time, Nagisa!" Garudo shouted. "Do it now, Nagisa!" Naruto shouted as Nagisa placed more chakra into the Rasengan pushing it back. "She's doing it!" Sakura shouted.

Garudo struggled as the Rasengan was pushed back his way. "YOU FOOLS!" he shouted, "I have absorbed enough chakra, from the Scroll of Time, to make myself invincible! Your level of power is NOTHING TO ME!"

Amplifying his chakra, Garudo pushed the large Rasengan back towards Nagisa. "It can't be!" Sakura shouted in shock. "He's pushing me back already?!" Nagisa shouted. 'It's not making any sense!' Naruto thought. 'I'm giving her every bit of chakra! Especially from Kurama! Why isn't it enough?! Wait, what if...!?' "Nagisa! If you're holding back because you're scared of killing your father, just let it go!" Nagisa turned her head to look at Naruto in confusion. "Nothing will work out unless you have the intent to kill!" he continued speaking. "Me? I have to kill my father!?" Nagisa asked herself.

'Oh no!' Sakura thought. 'Nagisa's losing it! If this keeps up, she and Naruto won't last much longer!'

(Flashback)

Nagisa closed her eyes as Sakura hugged her tightly. "Momma..." she said as tears continued to fall.

"It's okay, now," Sakura said, "She just fell asleep." She continued to rub her Nagisa's head as she drifted to sleep. "Sleep now, Nagisa. Momma's got you now; just let all the bad stuff fly away..."

(End Flashback)

Gaining a determined look on her face, Sakura concentrated the chakra, that Naruto had given her, and created her cloak one more time. She walked towards Naruto and Nagisa and placed her hands on Nagisa's shoulder. "Sakura?" Nagisa asked. "Sakura, what are you doing here?" Naruto asked, "You shouldn't get involved!" "I thought we agreed that we're going to get through together!" Sakura shouted. "So, Sakura wants to get involved too, eh?" Garudo asked, "I guess I get to destroy all three of you!"

Hearing that, made Nagisa get angry. "YOU LEAVE SAKURA ALONE!" she shouted placing more chakra into the attack, forcing the Rasengan towards her father. "I told you, IT'S USELESS!" Garudo shouted pushing back the Rasengan. But, he found out that the large sphere couldn't go any farther. "What?!" he shouted, "I can't push it any more? Even the power of Sage Mode and Kurama's chakra, it still wouldn't be enough!" Then, he looked up to see Sakura infusing her chakra in Nagisa. "I see... So, even a burden can help out at times!"

"It's funny that I've been called that!" Sakura replied, "But, Naruto never thought I was!" "That's right!" Naruto said, "That's why, the bonds I have with my friends are always so strong! You, who threw away those bonds a long time ago, doesn't understand what true power really is!" "Father..." Nagisa began, "...you tried to train me to be a great ninja. But, you were so corrupt by hatred, you lost the will to love somebody, even me. Now, it's time for me to open your eyes! Because, I'm not fighting you as Nagisa Inugami; I'm fighting you as Nagisa Uzumaki!"

As Garudo started to get angry, a transparent figure touched Nagisa's left hand. Nagisa slowly turned her head to see, but seconds later, she looked forward to stay focus. "It's now time, Nagisa!" a voice said. "Nagisa!" Naruto shouted. "Nagisa!" Sakura shouted. "Do it now, Nagisa! Let it go!"

Listening to the voice, Nagisa screamed her lungs out as she put every last bit of chakra into the Rasengan, making it bigger than it was. The jump in chakra made a massive push, in which Garudo struggled. "I...can't...STOP IT!" he shouted. The very large Rasengan engulfed him and started to plunge him through the wall. Nagisa, exhausted, reverted back to normal and fell to the ground. The cloak that surrounded Sakura disappeared as she tended to her. "Huh?" she breathed, "Where did Naruto go?"

Surrounded by a mysterious, white light, Garudo used all of his power to break free from the overpowered Rasengan, but was unable to maintain his cloak and was exhausted. "Even..." he said through his teeth, "...that was enough to stop me!" "No!" a voice said, "But this will!" Naruto appeared in front of Garudo, who was shocked. "RASENGAN!" The Kyuubi Jinchuriki drove his favorite technique into and through the replica's gut.

Garudo screamed in pain as he and Naruto were soon engulfed by the mysterious white light. The scream echoed and died afterwards...

TO BE CONCLUDED...

A/N: The Epilogue of this story is coming! Please review!