AN: Everyone, I cannot express well enough the torrent of emotions within me right now, as I write this "AN" I am in tears because after about a whole year... This story has come to an end... All of my faithful Subscribers, favorite(tors), followers and reviewers, I thank you so much for all of the praise and adoration given during this journey... So, with a heavy, but happy heart... I give you the last chapter to "TITANIC". As always, enjoy.

Pairing(s): Sasuke/Naruto- Naruto/Sasuke

Warning(s): Yaoi, lemon in later chapter, sexual content (Duh!), slight nuggets of OOC-ness (bear with me), adult language and drama.

Disclaimer: Naruto © Masashi Kishimoto

Chp. 20

Present Day: April 15, 1986- 6:50Pm

So with my mind quickly decided, I headed out of the room and back up the short staircase that let out to the deck. I spent my entire young life being used and I will be dammed if I will end my life in the same way, people are all the same, all wanting something from others no matter the cost. I should've never came back to this place, I don't even recall why I wanted to do so to begin with… maybe… it was just the picture that called me here… maybe it was my conscious leading me back to where it all ended… or maybe it was my tired heart reaching for some kind of hope, some kind of reprieve. Never the less, I was tired and I was walking down a never ending road clouded by promises' and hope… and with that final thought on my mind, my feet had finally lead me to my unconscious destination. As I calmly walked up to the railings on the back of the ship, I un-tucked the blue crystal necklace that Naruto had given me as a sigil of his love and held it tight in my hand… it was odd, as I held the crystal in my hand, despite the chilly air out, I felt warm. This crystal always made me feel some kind of hope whenever I felt lost, as opposed to this cursed diamond which seemed to burn as I now held it in my other hand and as I climbed the railing, mindset… I heard a voice speak in the night air… a voice that both froze me and reduced me to a puddle at the same time.

"Teme…" Naruto's voice hissed around me, even after all of these decades of never once hearing his voice, I knew it was him right away, even though it seemed a bit off… never the less, just like last time, my mind said to push the delusion away, but my heart yearned for it so much that it brought tears to my eyes.

"Hn, some things never change… I suppose delusions are one of those things…." I smirked out across the dark sea.

"And I guess old habits die hard to, huh? Always acting before you think, even after seventy-four years…." Naruto said in an annoyed toned, however, what he had just said speared me right to the hard metal deck floor, "and Sasuke, who are you calling a delusion?" He continued in question, to which I was thoroughly surprised that my head didn't explode or that I didn't have a heart attack. The effort it took for me to turn around and not fall off of the railing was more than plenty, I felt as though my heart had literally moved into my throat. But once I did turn around, everything that was anything faded into nothingness around me… I didn't feel the cold any longer, I didn't hear the slight hum of the ocean, I didn't even feel my body at this point… all of it vanished as soon as my onyx eyes once again stared directly into azure pools and the next and only word that escaped my body, came out in a whisper.

"Naruto…." I breathed as I stared at the most beautiful image I've seen in years, and no sooner had I said his name did that happy and warm grin cross his face.

"Don't tell me you were about to break our promise, that's pretty unfair you know?" Naruto gave me the look he always gave when he was irritated, but even so… it was still a beautiful site to see, and without even realizing the action, my feet had at some point carried me to him and pulled him into the tightest embrace that my old arms could managed… and inwardly, I hoped I was crushing him, because if it were possible, I would crush him into me and become one… almost like the first time… only clothed.

"….." Speechless, I was utterly and truly speechless at this point. Despite the gnawing want to hurl my questions and other spiraling facts going on in my chaotic brain, I could do nothing but embrace Naruto… embrace him and cry, gender be dammed. If this were a dream or either the realest delusion I've ever had, I didn't care, not so long as I remained this way for a while longer if not forever.

"Sasuke…" Naruto exhaled into my shoulder and pulled me end tighter. And in that moment, we were young again and not the age defying older men that we were now… it was something to marvel at really, how neither him nor I seemed to look the age that we were. But with facts in place, in the end we were and we had spent our younger lives waiting for this very moment, and with that being the case…

"Naruto, how…" I frowned with closed eyes, "what happened?" I asked the one questioned that needed to be answered now above anything else and one that I had wanted to have answered since that fateful night.

"Heh, I wish I could tell you…" He said and chuckled lightly, but to his answer I forcefully pulled myself back and looked him square in the eye with confusion and a bit of agitation, "hear me out teme!" He placed his hands on my shoulders in a pleading way.

"I'm listening…" I gave him a skeptical look, how in the world would he not be able to tell me what happened to him in that- this, cursed sea?!

"Well, you see," He began and grabbed my hand, which still held the crystal he gave me, and lead me to a nearby bench, "the last thing I honestly remember is that rope snapping and taking me with it…" He continued once we sat down and the look on his face seemed a million miles away as he recalled what happened, "I'm not even sure what really happened next, though… once I hit the water, something weird happened, and I'm still not sure if this was a dream or was just my mind playing tricks on me from everything, but…" He hesitated and scratched at his withered and still whisker marred cheek, I found it a bit comical at how he still did this when he was thinking too hard or nervous.

"But..?" I pressed and kept my eyes locked on him.

"…. I saw you… no… I guess it was more like, I felt you… uh, I was talking to you, but I wasn't at the same time…. everything was dark… but you were there…" He said, obviously struggling for the right words to explain himself…. However, he didn't need to say anything else, for I knew in that moment what he was talking about, even though I don't know how it was even possible… I still knew and it honestly made me… happy.

"Hn, you need not say more, Naruto," I said with a slight smile at the memory, "I don't know how it's possible, but… I heard you while I was floating out here, and if truth be told that if I hadn't… I really might not be here right now… even so, you didn't have to yell at me, dobe." I continued and playfully pushed his shoulder, at which he let out that warm laugh of his, that laugh that was clear that he didn't have any worry in the world.

"Hahah! Well how else do you get a stubborn Uchiha to take orders?" Naruto pulled me into him, "heh, but, maybe we both just lost our minds… a lot happened and happened so fast…" He continued in a solemn tone and rested his head atop mine. Even though I had to truly contemplate as to whether or not we truly had gone mad, and even more so right in saying that so many things happened to possibly cause our madness and delusions, I couldn't help but to take note at how… normal, so natural we were right now, as though we hadn't spent the most part of our lives without each other. Being able to see him, hear him, embrace him, just being with him… words can't simply describe the euphoric state that I am in right now… I could remain in this position with him until my last breath.

"Indeed… so, what happened next?" I agreed and pressed for him to continue.

"Right, well, when I came to, I was on another ship… a ship which my parents had bartered to chase after me," He mentioned in a humorous tone, "if I hadn't been within an inch of dying, my mother might have beaten me to it. But, Kiba's mother on the other hand… at the end she wasn't so forgiving, to me, Shino… or Kiba…" He continued and grew quieter at the end… wait, did he say Shino and Kiba!?

"Wait! So Kiba and Shino survived!?" I jerked away from him in acute surprise, and was slightly surprised even more that I didn't pull anything with the action. However, as I looked at him in expectation as to what he would tell me… his expression said it all.

"Shino was fine, in fact, he had even managed to save Konohamaru, the little boy that was always with us… but, Kiba…he…" Naruto spoke in a thick voice and I could clearly see the struggle in his eyes at getting the next few words out, "he passed… not even an hour after I woke up…" He practically chocked out and hung his head in his free hand… but that still didn't stop the shed tears from falling on my hand. I was grateful really that they had saved Konohamaru, indeed I was. However, concerning Kiba… it was something that I thought I had come to grips with, but seeing how much pain it still cause Naruto after all of these years… the entirety of the matter simply crushed me. And as I felt the tears streaming down my cheeks, I could think of only one thing to say…

"Naruto… I'm—I'm so sorry…" I apologized fervently. I couldn't even look in his direction, knowing that if Naruto had never met me, his best friend would've never been harmed… if it hadn't been for my father and all of his cruelty… Naruto wouldn't be suffering this type of pain and the bigger fact of the matter would be that his best friend would've never been hurt.

"No, Sasuke…" Naruto said in a hard tone and pulled my chin, leaving me no other choice but to look into his eyes, "you're not going to blame yourself… fate works in its own ways, whether they be happy and fruitful… or cruel and unforgiving… c'est la vie…" He said in an apparently forced lighter tone… but I could still see the deep emotion of sadness in his eyes.

"… I don't get you…" I said and looked at him in undiluted confusion, "how can you remain so positive about everything?" I asked. He never once seemed to let anything bother him in the least… at least he never wanted to show it.

"… Because, if I let something eat at me, no matter how big or small, I wouldn't be able to carry on… Kiba was, is, my best friend since I was young, but I know if I shouldered the weight of his death for the rest of my life, he would never forgive me…" He told me in a serious tone, "besides, even on his dying breath, he never once blamed you for anything that happened, not him, not Shino… not even Sai once I ran into him and told him all of what happened." He continued and to my mute surprise mentioned Sai… but even with all of that, I still couldn't kick away the knowing that in the end I was still linked to his death, no matter if it was by Kisame's dirty hands… but that is a battle I know I would win in arguing with Naruto about, so… I'll keep it to myself.

"Hn… fools…" I rolled my eyes to the sky, "so… what took us so long to find each other, eh Naruto?" I asked and kept my eyes to the sky.

"Heh, I have a good guesstimate…" He chuckled and stood to stand directly in front of me, obstructing my view, "maybe, just maybe, it because someone decided to carry my name, don't you think so?" He stared down at me in amusement… oh…right.

"… Ahah…." I said with a smirk, "and how do you know this?" I questioned him in true curiosity, but before he could answer, a voice spoke up for him.

"Because, it's like my grandpa said: You're all the talk on the ship…" A now familiar female voice spoke up from a few feet away, and as I turned to look at Ino, I was none too surprised to see Shikamaru standing beside her and even less surprised to see her father standing beside him.

"Don't think that you're not just as guilty, dad or better yet, Mr. Uchiha." Neji mentioned with an entertained smirk… h-hold on… did he…

"… Did he just call you dad…?" I tilted my head at the question and even more so at my next question, "and what does he mean by 'Mr. Uchiha'?" I swiped my eyes over at Naruto, who scratched his head in his old nervous way.

"Thanks, ya tattling brat… heheh, yes, this is my son Neji Uchiha and that beauty there is my granddaughter," He introduced causing Ino to blush, "as you would probably guess, she gets all the looks from her mother, Samui… and uh, yeah… I guess I'm in the same boat of name thieves, right along with you." He ignored the stone stare that was given to him by Neji and shrugged nonchalantly, as though it weren't a problem for him to have taken my name… which it wasn't if truth be told.

"Is this how people got their names back then pops? Seems kinda troublesome really…" Shikamaru noted in his usual 'I'd rather be sleeping' tone of voice.

"Oh yeah pineapple head? And just who are you, ya young whippersnapper?!" Naruto shook his fist at Shika, but it was voided as anything rude by the grin that was plastered on his face.

"Oi, watch it dobe, that's my grandson you're shaking that withered fist at," I stood and knocked his hand down, "ever the rude one aren't you?" I noted in amusement at how he really hadn't changed.

"Hmph! Isn't it rude of you to call me rude, eh teme?" Naruto crossed his arms in defense, though it looked to be more along the lines of him simply pouting.

"Oh my gosh, you guys are fighting like, like… an old married couple! Some reunion this is turning out to be…" Ino placed a hand on her hip and pointed the other at us… it was quiet comical, and thusly both Naruto and I burst out laughing at. Honestly, it was funny to hear her mark our actions as such.

"My dear girl, you don't seem to understand," I grinned at Ino, I don't know what her mother may look like, but she honestly was a female replica of Naruto, "I couldn't have wished for a better reunion such as this, even if I wanted to. You'll learn in due time, that if something is fought for and sought for so long, when you finally obtain it… it the most amazing feeling in the world, and nothing can top it." I explained and stared into Naruto's welcoming eyes, just knowing that what I said was in fact the upmost truth.

"Couldn't have said it better myself," Naruto nodded and wrapped his arm around my shoulders.

"Aww, that's sooo sweet and sentimental Mr. Sasuke!" Ino gushed and clasped her hands together.

"Yeah, so sweet that I think I have diabetes now…" Shika said with a smirk and rubbed the back of his neck. At this a torrent of playful banter began to flow from all of us, it was all so amazing, to have Naruto once again by my side and to have Shikamaru finally meet the man that brought so much joy into my life… this was the perfect night and just like the perfect end to any story ever told. This night honestly was the best night I've had in my life, the two men that I loved were here and I even had those of great importance in Naruto's life as well, even though I just met them I already viewed them as children of my own.

As the night progressed and the hours passed, with us having at some point made it down to the cafeteria and enjoyed ourselves further, as the crew of this ship decided to give us all our own personal time and then having taken to retreat to my cabin for the remainder of our grouping, I couldn't help but to revel in the fact that this moment of togetherness was one of which I have wanted since… well, since I had Shikaku, also explaining his death and showing the pictures that I had of him and his wife Shiho, whom also suffered the same fate as him. I've long to have those most important in my life in the same space, like the family that should've been from the very start, and what made everything even more… fulfilling, was how our children accepted what Naruto and I had… they accepted us for us. I felt so at ease with everything in place right now, and I truly didn't have a care in the world… even if my life ended right here and now, I would have no regrets, because I know that naruto is safe and that Neji, Ino and Shikamaru would have each other through our connection… though it seems as though a connection has already been made between Ino and Shika.

"Alright young ones, I think it's time we leave our old men to enjoy the rest of this night to themselves, wouldn't you agree?" Neji announced, which successfully pulled me from my thoughts.

"Dad I'm not a little girl anymore, I can sleep when I wa-" Ino began to say before her father sent her a glare that quickly silenced her, and it was truly startling at how that glare seemed so Uchiha like! I couldn't help but to chuckle at that fact.

"Hn, are you sure you're Naruto's blood son? You're almost too Uchiha like my dear boy." I mention to Neji who quickly let up the glare once I spoke.

"Heh, I'll take that as a compliment, after all," He grinned and looked over at Shika, who looked even more asleep than ever, "your kid seems a better fit for my old man, both sleep constantly." He mentioned with a chuckle, that of which only turned into full laughter once Shika sent him an Uchiha like glare of his own… after all, he is my son.

"I'd much rather sleep, glaring at people every walking minute takes too much energy." Shikamaru said and added a yawn to prove his point, and this time we all laughed at the action.

"Here, here kid, there is no such thing as too much sleep," Naruto agreed with the king of sleep, "you all get off to bed, Sasuke and me won't be far behind in doing the same." He continued in a voice that was traced with exhaustion. Though I suppose he was completely justified in sounding tired, I myself were beginning to feel fatigued as well, however I had been up since… well, I can't even recall at this point, but I have been telling a tiring tale all day, so I was becoming more and more weary with each passing minute and at this point all I wanted was to rest… with Naruto at my side of course, I wasn't about to spend another night without him.

"Indeed…" I waived them off and forced back a yawn, I would indeed follow soon behind them… but there were a few things that needed to be said and completed before this time together with Naruto came to a close.

"You don't have to tell me twice," Shika nodded… I think…. either that's what it was or his head was lulling from tiredness, before standing followed quickly by Ino, "See you in the morning, pops, gramps." He regarded Naruto and I with a tired smile.

"Goodnight granddad, grandpa Sasuke." Ino regarded us next with a warm smile.

"Alright, with the goodnights said, we'll see you two in the morning." Neji declared and shoved Ino and Shika towards the door… heh, I wonder what will become of the relationship between those three. It's already apparent that both Shika and Ino have taken a real liking to each other, to which I had no problem with and I knew Naruto would feel the exact same, though how Neji would take it was something to consider, after all, Ino is his little girl. Only once they all left the room did I lean into Naruto, utterly spent from the long and truly eventful day, and at this point I was too pleased to already be in my cabin, that way I wouldn't have to shuffle my way here.

"My, my, what a long day this has been…" I sighed and looked intently at our joined hands, which have remained this way since we were up on deck.

"You can say that again, I'm… I don't know how to explain it… I feel, tranquil…? Hmm…" Naruto furrowed his brow a bit as he obviously searched for the right word.

"How about, serene…" I said, for that is the exact way I was feeling. I was tired, but it was an odd feeling of tired, I didn't have a care in the world, my main purpose in life had now been fulfilled… and I think my body knew that as well.

"Heh, you always know exactly what to say Sasuke," Naruto chuckled and lifted my chin, so that I was looking right into his soul, "I love you so much and I can't even begin to express how elated I am to have finally found you." He said with such fervor that I felt it from my crown, to the soles of my feet.

"Hn, you took the words right out of my mouth, I never once stopped loving you either, Naruto." I said, pouring my heart into every word and before I realized the action, Naruto had placed his lips to mine… and it was once again like the very first kiss we shared… magical, like a static shock, simply amazing.

"I think it's time we rest…" Naruto said after a short silence and pressed his forehead to mine.

"…. Right, but before we do," I agreed, but thusly halted doing so and stood to walk over to the small stationary desk in this room, "I have one more promise to keep before we do…" I told him in a slowly growing pained voice. I had promised myself to write a letter to Shika, briefly telling him the underlining reasons behind my never telling him nor Karin about Naruto… deep down I knew that he was definitely smart enough to have figured it out by now, but then there was that pulling sensation in my mind that figured he was too lazy to even bother. I figured I would write it now while I remembered, and simply hide it on my person so he wouldn't find it prematurely… however, I as I began writing the letter, I found myself filled with a mixture of feelings ranging from happiness to sadness and once I finished the letter, I folded it and put it in the chest pocket on my night shirt, along with the necklace Naruto gave me and the heart of the ocean.

"… I think we share the same mind, Sasuke," Naruto stated once I reassumed my position beside him on the bed and only continued after I gave him a look of confusion, "I also wrote Neji a letter… I did it while you told your… our story, he had been in the hall with Ino eavesdropping." He continued with an entertained grin.

"Two bodies, one mind, one heart…" I smirked as we both lay down, it was as though with every passing second a part of my body succumbed to tiredness.

"I love you, Sasuke," He said once again and kissed my lips, "let's go…" He grinned and pulled me into him so that my head was resting on his chest and I could hear his heart beating strongly.

"I love you more, Naruto." I sighed and closed my eyes, letting the pulse of his heart lull me to sleep. In this moment I was simply beside myself in happiness and completion, even now it hasn't ceased to amaze me at how much of an affect Naruto had on my life. As I began to drift off, the sounds of Naruto's heart growing fainter and fainter, I thought back to when I first saw that flash of yellow cutting through the crowd of people that had come to see the Titanic off to sea… to our first eventful meeting… everything seemed to flow like a movie reel in my head, with key moments flashing to the foreground of my mind. The next thing that happened wasn't any memory, but rather a new type of feeling… it started with Naruto's weight shifting next to me, or more like he grew slightly heavier… next, I felt almost like I was having an out-of-body experience, starting at my feet and naturally crawling up…. I knew it was time.

As I drifted off, letting the sensation overcome me, I no longer heard or felt Naruto beside me… and if I hadn't been fully anticipating it, I would've been alarmed when I found myself looking down at Naruto and my sleeping figures. I was leaving, but I could tell I was going to a better place and just then, like a warm gust of wind, I was flying out of the ship and out into the darkness of the Atlantic. Once I broke though the surface of the water, I was traveling like at a rapidly growing speed towards the bottom of the ocean... however, as I flowed through the ocean, everything seemed to change around me, and instead of getting darker, things became lighter and lighter, until before long I was breaking the water's surface on the other side and was met with the grand ship Titanic, in all of its former beauty. I knew in that moment, that where I was going was a place where I would be happy, so as I continued to let the wind carry me up the side of the ship, I finally came to a stop on the first class deck and looked around me… it was the hour of twilight, however, there was no one on the ship. But, just as I thought that, I once again felt that same sensation pulling me further into the ship, so without any hesitation at all, I let the feeling pull me until I simply couldn't take it anymore and began moving swiftly through the ship and soon came to the doors to the main stairwell, where I was able to catch a glimpse of myself… I was the seventeen year old me again... the same age as when I had been on this ship and dressed in the same light clothing I was wearing last.

Once I came to a stop, there were the two crew men who had always held there place at the door and once they saw me, they smiled happily and opened the doors for me… however, to my surprise everyone was there, from the musicians, to Mr. and Mrs. Strauss, and even Kakashi, who smiled warmly at me and then turned his head up towards the stairwell and as I followed his gaze I saw four men standing at the top of the staircase. I could feel the grin on my face as soon as my eyes landed on Kiba, Shino and Sai, as they were the three facing me, they were all young again, just like I had last seen them, however, the fourth man wasn't facing me, but even so… I knew exactly who he was, and as I began my climb up the stairs Kiba locked eyes with me and hit the fourth man's arm, and not even a second after Naruto turned to face me he gave me that bright grin of his, I felt myself in that moment become whole and reached to grasp his outstretched hand. As I came leveled with him at the top, I stared into his cerulean eyes and I was filled an indescribable feeling, but this was not the place for tears to be shed, no matter how much happiness caused them, though before I did anything else I turned my head to regard Sai, Shino and Kiba, who were all smiling happily at me… no words were said, but we all communicated on another level that gave our greetings to each other, it was amazing. But, just as I was going to turn back to Naruto, I caught sight of two people who were smiling at me with nothing but pure and unconditional love, that of which only Mother and Itachi always gave me…and next to them was Karin and Shikaku, who both held a looks of understanding and acceptance… everyone who brought joy in my life were here, everything was as it should be and I was filled to the brim with happiness.

So, once I turned back to Naruto who looked just the same as when we first met, we both grinned and looked into the others eyes with words unspoken but still powerful none the less. And with all our witnesses watching us intently, we embraced each other and shared a kiss that spoke of all the love we have for the other, which was in turn followed by a procession of applause from those around us… now, I could finally begin my life with Naruto and be surrounded by the most precious people in my life, and as everything faded into a brilliant light, I knew that from this point on all of us would also continue to watch over those we'd parted from in the former world.

Letter's to our sons':

Dear Shikamaru,

I'm hoping you have already figured out why I chose to tell you about my past and not your grandmother nor your father,

You're a very smart young man, but lazy as hell none the less. So, that leaves me to write you and indeed tell you my

reasons for telling you. I gave your father the name of the man that changed my life in ways I hoped some lucky soul

would change his, and as I hoped, he found Shiho and from their love you were born. I now hope that you will find someone

who completes your life just as Naruto completed mine and Shiho completed your fathers.

as I've said before, Shikaku, you and Naruto are the most important people in my life,

and I wanted you to somehow be a part of the love that Naruto and I share.

You see it now don't you?

Had either one of us been female, your father would be the product of our love, followed by you as well.

Don't think of it as something bad, love knows no gender son.

Mind you, that, besides you and your father, he is the only man I will ever love.

And the love we share is as true as it comes. Your parents, Karin and I raised you well enough for you to know this however.

Shikamaru Uzumaki, I only hope that you can understand my actions and know that it was out of love that I did so.

Now that I am gone, I ask that you stamp his and my name on the shrine. I also leave to you they very necklace

that Naruto gave me, as a sigil of his love… Shikamaru, I entrust that you do the same with it.

As for the necklace that everyone has been searching for… you may do whatever you wish with it.

Don't be saddened by passing boy, because now I can tell Karin and your father my story, with Naruto by my side.

Just remember…. Your family will always love you.

Goodbye son,

Sasuke & Naruto Uzumaki

Dear Neji,

Sorry I wasn't able to tell you the story myself, but hey! Now you know, though I guess it was

better that you found out by his words, I'm not sure I could have done any better.

Heh, he really is something isn't he? I'm pretty sure you're wondering if I ever told your mother about him…

Well, I did, and boy was she shocked! I had my doubts on telling Hinata at first, you know how she is,

But imagine my surprise that she wasn't mad, and even insisted that we give you his name…

Neji Uchiha.

The one true love of my life… Amazing how another person can change you so much…

Neji, I want you to know that I do love your mother, very much, but some love just can't be topped.

And that is the kinda love I have for Sasuke, he is and always will be the only man I will ever love… besides you and Konohamaru that is.

Sheesh, you know I'm not good with explaining stuff, but… you are kinda like the child Sasuke and I could never have.

So, you have two fathers and Konohamaru… well, he has four now! Ha!

He knows about Shino and Kiba, and the feelings that grew between them. Neji, if you ever need someone to

talk to about how you're feeling, especially now, you can always go to him. After all, you are both my kids now,

I raised you to never fear anything and always live the way you want. So, please don't hate me for choosing

to live my life searching for Sasuke. I love him, you, Konohamaru and Ino more than you can imagine! Believe it!

P.s. Be nice to Shikamaru, he and Ino seem to have really taken a liking to each other…

We'll love you kids forever,

Naruto & Sasuke Uchiha

THE END

AN: It has been a long time coming, and finally we have come to the end! TT^TT, everyone, please do not hate me for the end, for as I wrote it I was in tears. But even so, I feel the ending couldnt have been better, a bittersweet story... and in the end Sasuke and Naruto can be together forever with no one coming between them. And now, as I mark this story as completed, I once more THANK YOU ALL for taking this journey with me, and I hope you continue to follow me and read my upcoming stories. *bows* Until next we meet my dears!

- Anna Uzumaki