October 25, 2024
Floor: 22
Kirito and Asuna's house.
After Kirito and Asuna had married, they moved to the house near Naruto and Lisbeth's house. Asuna ran out to the balcony and began to breath in the fresh air and smiled.
"What a great view!" said Asuna smiling brightly and looked at the view.
Kirito smiled softly from behind then came near her and said:
"Don't get to close to the edge or you'll fall"
Suddenly, they heard a knock at the door. Kirito turned to the door and said:
"Come in!"
The person walked in and revealed to be Lisbeth with Naruto stood not far behind.
"Yo, good morning to our new neighbors" said Liz and smirking.
Asuna seeing Liz immediately hugs her.
"Liz! You decide to visit us!" said Asuna excite. Then she drags Liz outside to speak to her.
Kirito approachs Naruto and asks:
"Hello, Naruto! Where did you go after...you know"
"Ah, I decided to train a little so I went to the Dungeon" answered Naruto.
"Thank you for borrowing us money to buy this house" said Kirito and bows to Naruto. Naruto just slap him on the shoulder and says grinningly:
"Its no problem. We are friends after all"
Suddenly, Naruto looked at the sky solemnly and said:
"Hey, Kirito. If...if I were to disappeared will anybody miss me? Will anybody remember such a murder like me?"
Kirito just looked at Naruto strangely. Naruto then shook his head and turned to Kirito and said:
"It's nothing. Just forget it. I congratulate on your marriage"
"Yeah, thank you"
Outside
Lisbeth and Asuna talked for a while, laughed and shared the story with each other. Then Lisbeth began to fall deep
in thought. Asuna seeing that decide to ask:
"What are you thinking about?"
Liz turns her head to Asuna then looks ahead and answers:
"It's Naruto-kun. After yesterday, he began to behave strangely. Like he is preparing to leave somewhere far. Somewhere, that we can't reach him. I scared, Asuna. I know that deep in his heart Naruto-kun is still feeling guilty for killing those PK-players. But Naruto-kun is very stubborn, he will never admit it to anyone and just shoulder it alone. I don't know what to do to help him, Asuna. And that's just make me feel more horrible"
Asuna just looked at Lisbeth in sympathy. As she couldn't understand Liz feelings, because she and Kirito were never need to face any burden.
"I don't know what to say to help you, as I was never n this situation before. But I think you can just support him in any way you can. Naruto loves you, I know that for sure. But he also likes to act like a hero and shoulder all the burdens alone. Naruto had saved Kirito-kun's life. I am forever grateful to him. No matter what the other says about him, me and Kirito-kun will remain as his friends forever"
Lisbeth just looked at Asuna then looked forward thinking.
Time skip
Next day
Kirito and Asuna's house
Kirito is still sleeping in his bed. Asuna sitting near him and looks at his sleeping face. After a while, Kirito wakes up and rubs his eyes. Asuna then pester him to go outside and play. Kirito just complain that they had already played the days before. Asuna just puffed her cheeks and said:
"Then you don't want to play?"
Kirito rubbed his eyes to wash away the sleep then thought for a while and said:
"Oh, I know a place that would be fun"
Scene change
On the way to the Forest
Kirito and Asuna walked in to the forest holding each other hands. Asuna looked at Kirito and asked:
"So where are we going"
Kirito just walked ahead leading her and said mysteriously:
"You'll find out when we get there"
Asuna just looked at him curiosly then she had an idea:
"Hey! Carry me on your shoulders"
Kirito looked her weirdly and asked:
"Carry? Aren't you a little old for that?"
Asuna just smiled and said:
"My ages didn't mean anything. Just carry me~ I am tired of watching the same views again"
Kirito just sigh then sat down for her to climb on his shoulder. Asuna raised her skirt a little then said threatingly:
"If you looked behind. I'll slap you"
"That doesn't sound fair at all" complained Kirito then rolled his eyes. When Asuna has sat on his shoulder, Kirito began to stand up and walked forward.
In the Forest
Kirito still carrying Asuna on his shoulder and began to tell her the rumor that he heard:
"Yesterday, I heard the rumor in the village. Deep inside this forest, there is a ghosts. The rumor said that the monsters that were killed in the field have taken the form of ghosts. About a week ago, a woodcrafter came to find wood. He was focusing on gathering the wood as night fell. Then he caught something white beneath the tree."
Asuna hearing that felt a shiver down her spine. Suddenly, Asuna looked to the right and saw a white shadow walked ahead. As Kirito still retelling his story, Asuna decided to interrupt him and told him to look at the direction that she pointed out. Then she climbed out of Kirito's shoulder hurriedly and pointed to the direction of the supposed ghost. Asuna decided to hide behind Kirito's back and turned on her Scan skill. The scan showed the image of a little girl in white dress standing there. Asuna looked at the girl in fright as the girl slowly turned her head to her direction. Asuna screamed out and say down holding her head. Suddenly, the girl began to fall down to the ground. Kirito realized she wasn't a ghost and rushed in. Asuna decided to follow him. When Kirito approached her, he saw that there wasn't a cursor means she wasn't a player. They decided that they couldn't leave her in the forest so they brought her with them back to their house.
Kirito and Asuna's house
Hearing that Kirito and Asuna have found a little girl in the forest, Naruto and Lisbeth decided to checked out. Right now they and Kirito with Asuna are watching the girl lying unconscious on the bed.
"So you state that this girl isn't a player?" asked Naruto cross his hands and looks at the girl.
"No. But she isn't NPC neither, as we manage to bring her here" answered Kirito. Naruto thought for a while and then looked to Kirito:
"If she was not a player and not NPC then she could only be A.I in this game"
Everyone looked at Naruto surprise then Asuna decided to ask:
"Why do you think she isn't a player? It could be a bug. And why do you think that she is A.I?"
"It's simple. The girl her age would never interested in the sword fighting MMO like SAO. She'd rather play some games that resolve in fairy tale or something. Also, we talking about the game that was created by Kayaba Akihiko there is now he will allowed a bug to happen"
Kirito thought about what Naruto just said and found it logically fit. Asuna then looked at the sleeping girl and asked:
"She'll wake up right?"
"Yeah, she is just sleeping, I think" said Naruto embraced Liz to her waist from behind.
Morning
Next day
When Asuna woke up to checked up on the girl. She saw that the girl has opened her eyes. So she hurriedly shook Kirito to wake him up. Then she turn to the girl and asked:
"It's such a relief that you have woke up. Do you remember what happened in the forest?"
The girl just shook her head.
"Can you at least tell us your name? Do you remember it?" asked Asuna.
The girl just looked down and tried to recall her name:
"N-name... My name... Yui?...That's my name..."
Then the door opened to show Naruto and Lisbeth have came in. Naruto looked at the girl and saw that she has woke up:
"Oh? So you have woke up huh?"
Yui just looked at Naruto strangely. Naruto blinked and didn't understand why she state at him like that. Asuna looked at Yui and said:
"Yui-chan huh? I am Asuna. The person next to me is Kirito. The one that standing at the door and blinking is Naruto. The girl standing behind him is Lisbeth, but you can call her Liz for short" Asuna introduced the rest of the group to Yui. Yui tried to pronounce each name, but getting all wrong. Then Asuna asked:
"Yui-chan, what were you doing in the forest?"
Yui just shook her head and answers:
"I don't know. I don't know anything"
Asuna just looked down sadly:
"That's awful"
Then Kirito came near her and tried to tell her to pronounce his name once again.
"Maybe that was a little hard for you. Then what would you like to call me?"
Yui narrowed her brows in thought than looked at Kirito and said:
"Papa"
Kirito heard that surprised:
"M-me?"
Then Yui turned to Asuna and said:
"Auna is Mama"
Asyna hearing that also surpised a little then she smiled softly:
"That's right. I am your Mama, Yui-chan"
When Naruto and Lisbeth came near the bed, Yui turned to Naruto and said:
"Nauto is Uncle...and Liz is Auntie"
Naruto smiled softly at Yui and rubbed her head. While Liz smiled softly at the scene.
"That's right. Kirito is your papa, Asuna is your mama. Me and Liz are your uncle and auntie. We will be a family from now on" said Naruto grinning. Yui also closed her eyes and smiled. They spend some time playing and eating with Yui smiling and laughing happily together. Then Naruto stood up and breathing deeply. Lisbeth seeing that decide to ask:
"Do you have some business Naruto-kun?"
Naruto walked out to the door and looked through his shoulder and answered:
"Yeah, I have some business need to take care. You guys just stay here and spend more time with Yui-chan. Kirito and Asuna, I congratulate you on founding such a cute daughter. Yui-chan, the time we spend with each other maybe short, but you make me feel like a real uncle. I am never going to forget these happy days. Never going to forget that I have such wonderful friends"
Kirito and Asuna just looked at Naruto strangely. The way Naruto said, its like he will leave them far behind. Lisbeth just looked at Naruto with worried eyes. Then Yui decided to ask:
"Will I see you again uncle?"
Naruto turned to Yui and grinned foxily:
"Of course, you will. Why suddenly you asked such a strange question?"
Yui looked at Naruto and answered:
"The way you talked. It's liked you decided to leave mama, papa, auntie and Yui far behind"
Naruto just smiled solemnly and turned to leave.
Floor: 74
At night. City
Naruto is in a bench near the fountain waiting for someone. After a while, there is a person sit down on a bench next to him. That is Argo the rat the most powerful information gather.
"Yo, Naruto! Long time no see!"
Naruto turned to Argo and greeted him too:
"Same to you Argo! So did you find what I need?"
"Yeah, I have found the location of the boss room on this floor. But did you plan to take him on solo? That's suicide, you know!"
Naruto just smirk and looked at Argo:
"That will be my last trial to the final battle"
Argo just looked at him strangely and said:
"Well it's your problem now, I just finished my part of the bargain. Now you finished yours"
Naruto opened his inventory and gave Argo his Shibien sword. Argo accepted it and looked at it closely to ascertain that its the real sword. After inspecting, she nod then stood up to leave. Before she left, she turned to Naruto and said:
"Don't die just yet, Naruto. You didn't know this but there are still many people that concerned about you"
Naruto raised his thumps up and said:
"Yeah. I will defeat the boss and return"
When Argo had left, Naruto turned his gaze at the moon at see that it was full moon today:
"It's full moon today. I wonder, will this be the last time that I see it?"
Next day
Floor: 75
Boss room.
Naruto had arrived very early in the morning. He is standing at the huge door of the boss room now. According to the information gathered by Argo the boss of this floor called The Skull Reaper. And it is one of the most lethal boss of SAO so far. There had been one attempted to cleared this floor. But no one even survived from that time. Also it strike is instant kill if hit to the torso or legs. Not only that but it had 5 HP bar. Though its speed is impressive it was no where near the level of Kojiro.
Naruto opened his inventory and wore the necklace with the crystal of Tesarack to his neck. The crystal of Tesarack that is a crystal that has the ability to turned the strikes into critical in the interval of 5 minutes. Naruto opened the door and went in but there was nothing there. He began to look around then stopped moving as he heard a noise above him. He looked up and saw the Skull reaper has showed its appearance. It's appearance is that of a huge skull centipede and its has two scythe-like arms which is lethal if hit to the target. It began to look down to Naruto with his four red eyes and began to descent to the ground. Naruto unsheathed his Kusanagi looked at it intently and began to tap his foot to the ground. When the skull reaper decided to charge in, Naruto activated Shukuchi and moved with blurred speed, that crashing the ground, behind it and activate Ryusosen to slash it. It began to roar in pain and quickly turned backwards but Naruto already jumps in the air. As it prepared to finished Naruto with the scythe arm, Naruto began to spin rapidly and slashed at the same time, activating Ryukansen:Arashi. But still the second scythe strike still managed to hit Naruto's arm. Naruto gritted his teeth in pain and jumped far back. The Skull Reaper just roar at him and begin to charge quickly. It still had 3 bar of HP left. Naruto gripped his arm and glared at the Skull Reaper murdeously.
"It's not over yet. If I couldn't defeat this centipede moron than I won't stand even a slight chance at defeating him" muttered Naruto then his eyes began to turned so cold and with such killing intent that the boss backed out a little.
"Here we go"
With that Naruto activated Shukuchi again and appeared behind it and use Ryumeisen to stun it. Then he used all of his moves with the combination of the crystal of Tesarack. The boss just roared in pain took in all the strike. Then only 1 bar left. Naruto's body by that time was already going numb. Naruto just looked at his trembled hand and muttered:
"Is this my limit? If this is all I can do then the chance to defeat him is practically zero. No, I will break my limit and end this game once and for all!"
With that said Naruto's eyes began to burn with determination again. He roared loudly and charge at Skull Reaper. Skull Reaper also roared at him and use its skill to double strike Naruto with its arms. Naruto continued to charge and ducked his head but the attack still manage to scratch his cheek. Naruto's widen in fury and he roared like an animal and strike the Skull Repear to its jaw with such force that send flying to the ceiling. Then Naruto activated Shukuchi and appeared near the boss to stab in its forehead. Then he slashed down from the head to the rest of its body while roaring in fury. The boss bar had drop to zero. Then Naruto began to fall out from the ceiling and muttered:
"I...I've done it. The...the Skull Reaper was defeated...I will sleep a little then meet up with him to finish all of this..."
With that said Naruto fell asleep from exhaustion. Not noticing some scouting players have opened the door of the boss room and seeing him lying on the ground.
Floor: 1
Town of Beginnings
Asuna and Kirito decided to return to the Town of Beginnings, because he and Asuna just received the message from Heathcliff that they will need to return to the front line soon. They couldn't take Yui with them as it will be dangerous, and Lisbeth has returned to her work. They walked to the central market for a while. Then they suddenly heard a scream:
"Give back the children!"
To find out what is happening here, Asuna and Kirito decided to head to the direction of a scream. When they arrived there they saw the Army was bullying a group of children and a caretaker was demanding for them to return the children back. The assholes from the Army was demanding the children to pay taxes. Kirito and Asuna had seeing enough and decided to act. They jumped in front the children and confronted the Army. Asuna turned to the children to reassure them that everything will be ok now. The Army saw the two new people that intervened and decided to teach them a lesson. But Asuna had enough and told Kirito that she will took care of them. Then she approached the arrogant commander and use the Linear to blast him to the back. The down commander demanded for the rest of the Army to do something. But they just looked away fearfully and ran away like cowards they were. Then Yui on Kirito's back began to mumbled:
"I...I do not belong here... I was in a dark place..."
Then she widen her eyes and screamed and black out on Kirito's back. Kirito and Asuna looked at her with wide eyes, Asuna rushed to Yui's side. The caretaker seeing that said, they could bring Yui to her place.
Caretaker church
There were many children say on the table and eating, laughing and teasing each other. Kirito just looked around in wonder. Then the caretaker said that it was always this lively everyday. Then she asked:
"Did that ever happened to her before?"
Asuna just shook her head and answered:
"We found her on the 22th floor in the forest. And it seems she had lost her memories. Could we let her stay here for a while? Cause we will return to the front line, and we couldn't leave her alone. Could you take care of her?"
"Yes, you can leave her here until your business is over. I will take good care of her"
Then they heard a knock and went to open the door. There was a woman with grey hair stood at the door.
"My name is Yulier" said the woman and bowed down.
"Aren't you with the Army? Are you here to complain about yesterday?" asked Asuna looked at her uniform.
"Not at all. It's vice versa. Honestly, I want thank you two" replied Yulier
Kirito and Asuna just looked at each other surpised. Yulier then looked at the both of them and said:
"I've come with a request for you two today"
"A request?" asked Asuna
Then they invited her inside to talk.
Inside the church.
Yulier told them that the Army was never like this before. Their leader Thinker was never a greedy tyrant. But because of the faction made by Kibaou the Army became corrupted. Because Kibaou sent all the high level players to the front line and all of them had died because of his mistake. Thinker decided to dismiss him from the guild. Kibaou was scared and trapped so he decided to trap Thinker. Thinker has been trapped deep in the Dungeon, unarmed and without teleport crystal. So she begged them to go to the Dungeon, and brought her husband back. She couldn't go there as her level wasn't high enough. Asuna said, that they will gladly helped her if she could verifying what she said was the truth. Yui looked at the bowing head of Yulier and said:
"She is telling the truth, Mama. I don't know how but I know she I'd telling the truth"
Then they agreed to help Yulier. Yulier looked up at them then bowed down in grateful. Then Kirito told Yui to stay here. But Yui won't accept that and demand to go with them. Asuna tried to talk her out but she didn't listen and just grab at Kirito's arm and demand to go.
Floor: 55
Grandzam
When Naruto woke up, he immediately went to floor 55. Naruto stood at the gate of the castle and told the guard standing their to sent a message to the commander that he want to meet him. After a while, the guard received the order to bring him in.
Inside
Now Naruto is standing before commander Heathcliff. Heathcliif looked at Naruto for a while and said:
"I heard that you've managed to defeat the Skull Reaper at floor 75. I want thank you for that. Thanks to you we've cleared one more Dungeon and one step away from clearing this game. Don't I want to join us, KoBO?"
"I appreciate your invitation. But right now I want to speak to you in private. Can we go to the forest to talk?" asked Naruto looking at Heathcliff. Heathcliff looked at Naruto for a while then decided to answer:
"Ok. Lets go then" said Heathcliff stood out of the chair and walked to the door, with Naruto not far behind.
Forest
When Naruto and Heathcliff arrived at the place. Heathcliff decided to ask:
"So what did you want to talk-"
But Naruto interrupted him by unsheathing his Kusanagi and stabbed at Heathcliff. But he couldn't as a purple crystal stopped his blade. Then a panel appeared above Heathcliff which said:"Immortal object". Heathcliff looked surpised at the attack then turned to Naruto and said:
"So you've noticed after all. But I always think that Kirito will be the one that discover this earlier"
"Today, I will end this game of yours...Kayaba Akihiko!" said Naruto glared at Kayaba.
"Oh? You know I am the last boss which you can only meet in the 100th floor. My strength is on the whole other level than the other boss. You've managed to defeat me before. But that's as a player, as a boss I am 10 times stronger than that. You think that you've managed to defeat that Skull Reaper and you will have a slight chance at defeating me? You are deadly wrong, Naruto-kun. Because you have discovered my identity, I must dispose of you now!"
Then Kayaba turned himself mortal. But his life bar has added 9 bar more. Naruto looked in shocked and stuttered:
"T-ten bar of life?"
"You see, Naruto-kun. You don't even have a slight chance against me. Just die quitely"
Naruto roared in rage and rush forward. Kayaba with the new strength of the last boss just side-step him easily and kicked Naruto to the stomach sent him flying and destroyed 5 trees. Naruto lied on the ground with wide eyes in disbelieve at the power and cough loudly. Kayaba just approached Naruto slowly like a predator stalking a prey. Naruto's whole body shook in fear. Naruto tried to calmed himself and activated Shukuchi to appeared at the right side of Kayaba. But Kayaba just raised his shield and stab Naruto in the stomach with his sword. Naruto was sent flying again.
"H-how could this be even possible? There was never a boss like this. I am not even able to injure him at all" muttered Naruto in shock.
"You see Naruto-kun! You are no match for me. I don't even need to use skill. Just stop resisting and die quitely" said Kayaba looked down at Naruto like he was an ant. Naruto shook his head and glared at Kayaba:
"Even if I die I will take you with me. For the sake of my friends and over two thousand of remain players of SAO"
"I am touched at your feelings. But that's impossible. I am the creator of this world means there is no opponent for me. I admit that you are the best player at this game, but I am the creator of this game, the ruler of this world. You are nothing compare to me now" said Kayaba calmly and looked down at Naruto. Naruto grit his teeth then stand in normal kendo stance.
Kayaba cocked his head aside and looked amused:
"Ho? You decide to use Kuzuryusen now? But that will still be useless!"
Naruto didn't listened to him and performed the technique. When the nine strike was about to hit him, Kayaba appeared behind Naruto and stabbed him through his stomach with his sword.
"It's over Naruto-kun. You've lost. Farewell now"
Naruto widened his eyes at the sword that stabbed through his stomach. Then his body suddenly slowly began to dissappear. Kayaba just pulled out his sword from Naruto's stomach and began to walk away. Naruto looked at his nearly disappearing hand and began to think about Kirito, Asuna, Moonlit Black Cats guild, Agil, Klein, Yui, Argo, Silica. His hair began to shadowed his eyes and he mumbled:
"Not...yet...I will not disappear now...I still have the strength to fight..."
Then he activated Shukuchi and charge at Kayaba. Kayaba looked behind him surprised. Naruto using Shukuchi began to move in circle at blurred speed. Kayaba just glanced around to keep up with Naruto. Suddenly, Naruto appeared before Kayaba. He drew his sword from the sheath and create a twinkle star. Then he swing the sword at Kayaba with powerful force that tear away his cloak. Kayaba managed to somehow blocked the strike. But the force of the
draw from the sheath is so powerful that its create the air vacuum and begin to suck him in. At that moment, Naruto spin and prepare the second swing with even more power from the vacuum.
"Hiten Mitsurugi Ougi: Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki. Even if you avoid the fang of the flying dragon the gusting winds will strip away your freedom of movement and the claws would rip you apart" said Naruto panting heavily topless on his kness. Kayaba's eyes was widen in shock and his body was cut in half diagonally.
Kayaba looked at his body and stuttered in shock and disbelieve:
"H-how can even be possible? You should've disappeared already!"
Naruto looked at Kayaba seriously and said while panting:
"My will to protect my friends is far stronger than the fear of dying that is why I can still remain here. But not for long. You and I will diapear from this world, Kayaba Akihiko"
Then Naruto and Kayaba's body began to shattered to blue polygon. The only thing left from Naruto was his Kusanagi blade, that was lied on the ground.
(The same time, when Naruto fight Kayaba)
Floor: 1
Town of Beginnings
Black Iron Castle
Yulier, Kirito, Asuna and Yui had been walking in the castle for a while to find the entrance to the Dungeon. After a while of walking, Yulier stopped at the entrance and said:
"This is the entrance to Dungeon"
Kirito and Asuna just looked at the entrance and nod their head. Then they went in. Some monsters frogs with four eyes had appeared but Kirito and Asuna quickly got rid of them.
Time skip
Dungeon
After fighting and walking for some time, they have managed to find the safe zone. Kirito turns on his scan skill, and notice there is one player ahead. Yulier was too happy to meet her husband again and run forward to Thinker. Thinker tried to warn her that there was a trap, but too late. From the black space the scythe appeared and was about too cut Yulier's head off. But Kirito reacted in time and deflect the scythe. Suddenly, the room begin to glow bright blue colour. Asuna told Yulier to take Yui with her and took her to the safe zone. Yulier nodded her head and went to the place where Thinker was standing. Kirito and Asuna looked at the boss appearance and felt terrified. It was Fatal Scythe. One of the strongest boss in SAO even stronger than Skull Reaper. Kirito facing the Fatal Scythe and said to Asuna:
"Asuna, go to the safe place and use teleport crystal to get out of here! Even don't know what this boss is capable of. He is probably like from floor 90 or above. Quickly, get out of here"
"Y-You come with me too!" replied Asuna.
"I'll catch up. Hurry!" said Kirito and looked behind at Asuna. But Asuna looked the three person at the safe zone and said, that they use teleport crystal and get Yui out of here. Then she stand in line with Kirito facing the boss. Fatal Scythe eyes glows red and it swung its Scruggs caused a powerful wind that blow Asuna and Kirito away easily. And just that swing has caused Asuna and Kirito's HP to drop in half.
Just as Fatal Scythe about to finish them both of Yui decided to confront the boss. She was about to act but suddenly the boss began to slowly disappearing then shattered in blue polygon. Than a panel appeared before them.
"Game cleared?" muttered Kirito reading the panel surprised.
Then Yui turned to Kirito and Asuna said something that shocked them to their very core:
"Mama...papa...uncle Naruto ID has disappeared...He is no longer in this world"
Kirito widen his eyes and fell to his knees and mumbled:
"T-that's why he began to talk so strangely that day. He knew the real identity of commander Heathcliff and planned to confront him alone"
Asuna looked at Kirito not understand and asked:
"What do you mean Kirito-kun? Who was the commander really?"
Kirito turned to Asuna and answered:
"Back then when I fought him in a duel, and nearly manage to cut him down, but was stunned for a second. The only one who could do this a the creator of the game..."
Asuna widen her eyes in realization and stumped:
"Y-you mean that commander Heathcliff is Kayaba Akihiko?"
Kirito nod his head and continued:
"Naruto was very keen in observation. That day I believed he has realized this at all. But Naruto didn't want involve everyone, because he didn't want anybody to die. Cause he knew that as a final boss, Kayaba is ridiculously powerful and didn't want any one to dude in accident. Also Naruto had never forgave himself for killing the PK-players. By confronting Kayaba, he knew for sure that he'll die but still did that cause dying is the kind of punishment some what to him to clear his sin"
Asuna eyes began to tear up and she covered her mouth. Kirito punched the ground in frustration:
"Why? Why the heck did he always do things alone? Why did he decided to bear this burden alone silently? He wasn't suppose to die!"
Yui looked at the ground and said:
"Uncle Naruto also saved me in return. If the boss was not dissappear back then, I should've act to protect you both. But doing that will be against the order of Cardinal, means as A.I I would dissappear. But uncle Naruto saved me by defeating the final boss and cleared the whole game"
Asuna embraced Kirito tightly and stuttered:
"W-why did he have to die, Kirito-kun? Naruto was such a good person! W-what are we gonna tell Liz?"
Suddenly, the ground beneath them began to crumble. The walls began to shake. Kirito, Asuna and Yui immediately teleport to Grandzam.
Floor: 55
Grandzam
The panel that said the game was cleared appeared in every floor, every dungeon, every town or city and the people began to cheer loudly. Kirito and Asuna looked at the people cheering and smiled solemnly:
"They didn't even know that the man that they fear the most is the one that saved then all" said Kirito looked around. Then Kirito, Asuna and Yui went to the direction of the forest and seeing there is a sword lying on the ground. Kirito immediately recognize it and closed his eyes in grief:
"The Kusanagi is here. Then its confirmed all. Naruto was fighting here with Kayaba. And they both died here"
They just looked at the sword silently. Then Kirito decided to put the sword in his inventory. After that they decide to returned to floor 22 to check up on Liz
Floor: 22
Naruto and Liz house
When Kirito and Asuna went in they saw Liz lied in the bed and cried her eyes out. Asuna immediately rush to her and hugged her tightly. Liz stuttered:
"W-why he has to die? He promised me that we will become a real couple! He is a liar!"
Asuna just tried to comfort Liz as much as she can. Kirito walked of the house and looked at the sky muttered:
"Wherever you are Naruto. I hope you are happy now?"
Unknown place
Naruto opened his eyes and saw he was standing in the middle of the sky. He looked around and wandered what happened.
"Weird, I thought I died back then" muttered Naruto scratched the back of his head. Then he walked ahead and looked down below him, seeing Aincrad is falling apart.
"Quiet a view don't you think?" Said a voice behind Naruto. Naruto turned to the voice and saw Kayaba Akihiko standing before him.
"Kayaba Akihiko?"
"Congratulation on clearing the game Naruto-kun!" said Kayaba looking at Naruto.
"Why? Why did you make a death game?" asked Naruto gripping his fist.
"Why? I don't even remember why now? At first I just wanted to create a world fat surpass the real world. To create a world that what you can't complished in realtity, you could complished here. I thought that everything in this world was worked under my laws here. Now I meet a person that transcend my laws, transcend even death itself. I am very impressed Naruto-kun"
"What will happen to the remain players" asked Naruto narrowed his eyes
"They've all logged out. All over 6000 players have logged out. You are a hero to them, Naruto-kun" said Kayaba checked the data in his menu.
"Hero? No, a hero never killed in cold-blood. A hero never enjoyed killing the others. I am no hero. I just wanted to saved my friends from this nightmare. That's all"
Naruto then turned to Kayaba and asked:
"What will happen to me now? I basically died already?"
"As a gift on defeating me, I will transfer you concious to a different game. In this world, you can't regain your consciousness as you've died, but in other game you will be able to logged out. But doing so will caused you to lost all of your memories here. Though I have an idea to save your memories." said Kayaba looking at Naruto.
"What do you have in mind" asked Naruto
"I want to entrust this... to you. I will seal all your memories there. When the time come you will use this and your memories will return back to you" said Kayaba and present Naruto the glowing "seed". Naruto accepted it and looked closely. Kayaba then turned back to leave and waving his hand:
"I will be leaving now. It was a pleasure meeting you Naruto-kun!"
With that he disappeared. Naruto looked at the glowing seed in his hand then looked at rising sun:
"What an incredible view!"
Then the light begin to cover all the place and Naruto disappeared with the light.
Note: Naruto will play for Imp and use dark magic.