Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Now…A girl's resolve is found. It's the next generation of Uzumaki! At least, that's what a manga title would be. XP Okay...here are some review responses!

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DarkenedMoon: Yeah, this is really graphic. So...if you or anyone else who's reading this eats before reading, you will puke. Just sayin'. And also...I didn't kill Sakura. I killed Kabuto...and also...well, you'll see in this chapter. Enjoy! :D

Okachan and I got up. I felt wobbly and like a child who had just learned to walk. Sakura appeared next to me and I saw Chichi on the other side of what remained of the roof. This was the second large roof we had destroyed in this battle. Ken's small body lay on the last one, and the four of us Konoha ninja stood in a square around the dusty crater of a roof on the next one.

The dust cloud was clearing, and I saw other ninja emerging out to form a circle rather than a square: Kakashi-sensei, all my uncles and aunts, related and friends of my parents: Uncle Neji, his wife Aunt Tenten, Sai, Ino, Shikamaru, Shino. Tsunade-baa-chan was there too, even Karin, the sensor-nin. She was staring at Sasuke in utter comical disgust. I realized some people were missing- Kiba, Choji, Shizune-sama and Lee. I wondered where they were.

The dust cleared, and in the center stood Sasuke, his Susano'o glowing. Surprisingly, he turned to me, his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan burning into my skin. "So you're betraying me." Sasuke said to me. I flinched. "You know, they hate you, right? Just give up on them. You have us. We took you in, we sheltered you, you had friends. We didn't hate you. You have the power to destroy them all. To see these terribly people die, screaming in pain." None of the adults moved or flinched, many eyes remaining stone-cold.

My heart felt heavy in my chest. It was hard to breathe. It was partially the genjutsu that Sasuke was trying to put on me, and also just my pain. But I had to say what I felt. And the first thing that came was anger. "First of all, my friends, including your own son, fell when the roof crumbled, you didn't even flinch when you saw your son fall, and I don't even know if they're alive. Second, you're crazy. Third, it's my power that people really hate- I even hate it myself. Fourth, you put a genjutsu on me.

"Fifth, my family never gave up on me when I was gone, and they welcomed me with open arms even though they saw me with you." I could feel tears streaming down my face. I didn't even care to notice if they were blood or not. "I'm such a terrible person that I don't even deserve their love, but now that I know that they love me, I'm not going to give up on them. I'm never going to give up on them ever again. And I have a larger family than I thought." I looked around at all the people who were surrounding Sasuke. They were all smiling at me. "So, no, Sasuke. Sorry. I'm a different person than I was two months ago."

Sasuke stared at me dumbfounded. "The person I am today will never give up on the people who love her. That even includes Ichiro, Ko, and Mangetsu." I sighed, not sure if they were even alive.

"Give up." Naruto said. "You're surrounded, Sasuke. We face off, now."

"I don't think so." A voice said. I turned to see two figures standing on a nearby undamaged apartment complex. It was Suigetsu and Juugo.

"Where are Ko and Mangetsu?" Juugo asked me. I hated to tell him, but I shook my head.

"Sasuke burned Ko and Mangetsu fell when the roof collapsed." I said to them. Juugo looked away. "Where's your wife…?" I asked as they jumped to our roof, Suigetsu next to Sasuke, smiling evilly, and Juugo for some weird reason next to me. Juugo shook his head. I felt sorry for Ko…if she was still alive.

"Don't worry, Juugo, our kids are strong." Suigetsu said. He unleashed the frightening Executioner's Blade in front of him, muscles rippling.

"Sasuke." Juugo said threateningly. I looked at him. His eyes were sad, and the black tattoos began creeping up his neck. "Did you kill my daughter?" Sasuke's face was impassive, not really focusing on his follower.

"That girl got caught in the blast." Sasuke said. "It was her own fault." Juugo's skin suddenly turned brownish-gray, and his eyes went black. He charged at Sasuke, roaring in pain.

"Bansho Ten'in." I said. Juugo flew back towards me. "I don't think she's dead," I murmured, "But Sasuke would sacrifice anyone for his ambition to destroy Konoha." Juugo stood up.

"I know." He said solemnly.

"Why do you follow him, then?" I asked, cluelessly angry. "He a sadistic murderer."

"It's a long story." Juugo said. "But this is going too far." The tall man, his tattoos recceeding, stood up to face Sasuke. "I refuse to follow you anymore." He said in his quiet voice. "I'm not going to fight for you anymore, Sasuke."

"Kill him." Sasuke commanded Suigetsu. The white-haired man looked confused, a face I had seen often on Mangetsu. I heard a familiar, yet unwelcome noise.

"Get out of here!" I screamed at Juugo. Suigetsu heard me too. It was in time, too, because suddenly a Fuuton: Rasen-Shuriken attacked Susano'o and exploded. Sasuke was thrown back, and Suigetsu managed to avoid the blast. They leapt over to the crater that was surrounded in flecks of blood. Juugo began searching for Ko.

The adults had thought I was talking to them, so Mom grabbed me and we all ran onto the next building as Dad and Sasuke began clashing.

I thunked down painfully. My ribs had been broken, I had been stabbed in the back, I had a nosebleed, and I was really low on chakra.

I felt two hands on my back, and the sudden pain of rapid healing. The hands were familiar. They were Aunt Sakura's. "I missed you, Aunt Sakura." I said. My nose was stuffed up and my eyes were burning. Why did I have to cry?

"I missed you too." Sakura said numbly. Her nose was stuffed as well. I felt a droplet of water fall on my back. At least I wasn't the only one. I turned around and gave her a big hug.

"Shit!" I heard my dad say. I turned around and saw him getting up, Sasuke ten feet away, Susano'o burning. Chichi wiped blood away from his mouth. He was in Sage Mode again.

"Amaterasu." Sasuke said. A bolt of black flames flickered toward my dad, and in a flash he dodged, beginning a bout of taijutsu. I sat next to Sakura, who was on her knees, staring at the fight. Okachan stood on my other side, also watching the fight. My dad was in both Sage Mode and Kyuubi Mode now. The two men clashed at a speed faster than I could see. Amaterasu was flying everywhere, along with Rasengan, and many other moves.

Suddenly they stopped. The two of them were staring at each other. I could see Dad's eyes were getting steadily redder. Sasuke was grinning. I focused the Rinnegan on Dad's chakra- it was becoming redder as well- and the Kyuubi was escaping. Sasuke was trying to manipulate the Kyuubi inside of Dad.

"Snap out of it, Dad!" I cried.

"Naruto!" Mom screamed. Dad blinked, stumbling slightly. The redness was gone, replaced with the Kyuubi's usual orange. I laughed in triumph. Sasuke snarled and attacked my dad. They were at it again- the blur of Sasuke's sword, the flash of Chichi's Rasengan. Susano'o was gone. Suddenly Sasuke froze, with Dad's hand thrust forward, hidden by Sasuke's body. Suddenly, Sasuke flickered and disappeared.

"What?" Dad ran back, surprised. I grunted, and a couple people behind me gasped. "What the hell?"

"How the fuck did he put all of us in a genjutsu?" I asked. Sakura slapped the back of my head.

"Don't curse." She retorted icily.

"Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu!"

Chichi whirled around, looking for Sasuke. No one could see him, until he burst up from between two buildings, his sword raised over his head. He was screaming. My dad defended himself with kunai at his wrists. But the force of Sasuke's assault was so intense that even my dad in his strong stance fell back.

But Sasuke was weakening. He had been fighting longer, with too much power and less pacing. He was excited for the prospect of Chichi's death- and the rest of Konoha's, I realized.

I heard something behind me. I turned around and I saw Mangetsu climbing out of the crater a couple of buildings away. I beckoned to him, and he stumbled and crawled over to me as fast as he could, looking worse-for-wear. "I heard my dad." He said hoarsely. I took the last water bottle out of his belt and handed it to him. He took a large gulp.

"Ichiro? Ko?"

"I saw Ko, but she was too burned to heal…and Ichiro…" I bowed my head. I felt a tear fall into my lap.

"Kiba?"

"It's probably still down there, but I couldn't find it." He shrugged, like it was unimportant to him. But I knew how important Suigetsu's dream was to Mangetsu. It was his dream as well.

"I'm sorry." I told him. Mangetsu shrugged again.

"Friends…are more important than swords." He said. I think he was telling himself that more then he was telling me. I put my arm around his shoulder and hugged him close. That's what friends do, after all. We sat in silence, watching my dad fight Sasuke.

"You're dad…I don't see him." I told Mangetsu. "He and Juugo disappeared."

I heard birds. Hundreds of birds. Chichi held Sasuke down with his chakra arms. Suddenly I knew what Chichi was going to do. I gasped. "No…" I said. That isn't a way to die. Out of the corner of my eye I saw two figures high up on the next building.

Kakashi-sensei leapt out of his hiding place, from the other building, and ripped the Chidori through my…former…master's chest. "It's ironic that you should die from the same technique I taught you." Kakashi-sensei said.

Sasuke slumped over Dad's arm. "Sasuke-sama." Mangetsu said. He straightened up, meaning to rise, and then gasped. Sasuke had used the Replacement Technique…

…with Suigetsu.

"Otosan!" Mangetsu cried. He leapt up, running for his dad. Suigetsu faded to water…and then something whiter and paler. He was electrified, his entire body uncontrollable, and injured more than a usual body would be with a Lightening-Release Attack.

Juugo grabbed Mangetsu by the arms, and dragged him back to me.

"He's killed both of our families." Juugo said. "But just let this happen by itself." Kakashi-sensei ripped his arm out of Suigetsu's corpse. It fell to the ground in a puddle of water and sludge.

"Otosan…"

Sasuke reappeared behind Kakashi-sensei, and just as Sasuke thrust his sword forward, Kakashi-sensei was able to dodge, as well as Chichi.

Something clicked in my mind. Dad said something about 'Team 7,' Kakashi-sensei also said something about 'teaching Sasuke the Chidori.'

Well, shit.

Dad and Sakura had been teamed up with Sasuke.

Okay, I know, I'm killing all the characters Masashi Kishimoto-sama worked so hard to create, but, hey! I need a good death story going on here. See ya next time!