Moon's bright filled Konoha with silver tones, making the night a celestial vision. Naruto was on his bed looking the Moon. He couldn't forget what Sjöfn told him. Mirai was sleeping at his side along with Chi. Both were sleeping peacefully.
"My parents loved me…" Naruto whispered and smiled. "I wonder… how would my life be if Kyuubi didn't attack us? I wonder…" Chi made some noises. Naruto looked to her. She smiled and raised her arms. Naruto grabbed her. "You really are a bad girl! Wake up at this time of night?" Chi made more adorable baby noises. Naruto continued staring the baby. "You look more like Sasuke and Itachi everyday…" Naruto noticed. Chi pulled his pyjama. Naruto looked to Mirai. "Why? Why with Itachi?" The Jinchuuriki looked deeply to Mirai. The woman continued sleeping. The boy bowed down… his face touched hers…
In the morning, Mirai woke up. She was about to get up, but she noticed Naruto was hugging her. Mirai caressed his head.
"Naruto! Wake up!" Mirai said. Naruto opened his eyes and looked to her. "Let's have breakfast!" Naruto smiled.
Sakura came a little after. Mirai noticed she appeared to be a little sad. Once Naruto was having bath, the Tsukikage decided to speak with her.
"Is there something wrong?" Mirai asked. Sakura looked to her. "You're looking a little depressed. Do you wanna talk?"
"Well…" Sakura looked to her and then looked down. "I… I've been having dreams…" Sakura blushed a lot. Mirai continued looking to her. "I didn't want to speak about this with my mother, but I…"
"You've been having wet dreams, haven't you?" Mirai asked. Sakura blushed even more. "I knew it. I recognize that face kilometres away."
"I… I guess so…" Sakura confirmed. Mirai looked to her. "But… but if they were dreams with somebody else, probably I wouldn't be feeling like this…" Mirai heard carefully. "I've been dreaming with Sasuke-kun…" Mirai sighed. "I… We're in Tsunade-sama's room and we… well… we do it." Mirai smiled.
"Well, dreams can tell a lot about our lives." Mirai explained. Sakura looked to her. "Some shows us the deep desires of our Id, others reveal us our greatest fears and some of them are signs of the future." Mirai said. Sakura looked to her.
"So… You say that I desire Sasuke-kun, or that I fear never to see him again… or that I… in the future… will… with Sasuke-kun?" Sakura blushed.
"It's a possibility." Mirai says. Sakura looked to her and smiled. "You're a teenager. I've already passed through that. It's normal."
"Thanks, Mirai-sama! I'm feeling much better now." Sakura thanked. Mirai smiled. Naruto entered and saw them smiling to each other.
"I hope you were not speaking about me." The boy said, a little untrusting. Sakura looked to him and them to the ground. 'Sasuke-kun… How are you? Do you even remember me?' Sakura thought.
At Naruto's door, a black haired boy dressed as an ANBU was about to knock at the door, but hesitates. Sai bound the two sheets of paper he had on his hands. The boy looked again to the door and was about to knock, but he hesitates once more. Sai looked to the profiles on his hand and then looked to the door again. Sai lowers his head and leaves.
At the end of the afternoon, Naruto left Hinata on her place. They said bye with a lot of kisses and hugs. The Jinchuuriki was walking across the streets and found Jiraya.
"Naruto, long time no see! What have you been doing?" Jiraya asked. Both went to the top roof of a building in the village. The Sennin noticed he was a little worried. "What's wrong? I know that lost look in your eyes." Naruto looked to him and then stared the horizon.
"I… Have you ever heard about Kurogane?" Naruto asked. Jiraya looked to him, surprised and then smiled, gawking with the boy.
"Yes." Jiraya answered. "When I was on Hidden Moon, I also noticed everybody always tells their children to be as good as Kurogane. I once asked Sjöfn about him, but I also search for information regarding him." Naruto continued looking to the horizon. "Kurogane… even nowadays, his name makes the great nations from the North shiver with fear and makes the Hidden Village of the Moon smile with pride. They said Kouryou Kurogane, all alone, defeated all the army of a country. His optimism and his smile made worries disappear and his blood and skin were said to be rough as a dragon's... like a black iron. All across the Northern world, Kurogane's legend caused expectation and his heirs became the most known and wanted by every king. It was told that his windy chakra could cut as a Norns scissor. His heirs…" Naruto looked to Jiraya. "Would possess almost all the powers of his ancestor. Kurogane's heirs are across the world… somewhere…" Jiraya looked to Naruto. "It's incredible to think someone so strong could be around here somewhere." Naruto looked down.
"Ero-Sennin…" Naruto called. Jiraya looked to him. "What would you do if you knew where the Kurogane's heir is?" Jiraya stranged the question.
"I never thought about that, once they must be much hidden, after all their invulnerability is well known and desired, but I guess, I would like to take a sport pleasure battle just to see how strong he was." Jiraya said. Naruto looked down again, staring the people in the street.
"And the Kouryou seal?" Naruto asked.
"I also heard about it. The seal-tattoo only Kurogane's Legacy possesses." Jiraya explained. Naruto started to untie his coat, taking it off, just like his shirt. Jiraya looked to him. Naruto showed him his chest. "That… That… That tattoo… the Kouryou. You… You are…" The frog hermit was shocked, gazing at Naruto's mark.
"Yeah… I have Kurogane's blood running into my veins." Naruto confessed. Jiraya looked to him.
"How did you find out?" Jiraya asked.
"When I was on the Hidden Moon… I can't remember who did it… I can only remember someone's green-grey eyes… and then I was in a field, centuries ago, with Kurogane." Naruto looked to the sky, which was getting sprinkled with stars. "He had the same blonde spiky hair that I have… the same blue eyes… the same traces… He even smiled just like me." Naruto was happy for speaking about the only person of his family he knew. Jiraya put his arm around him, leaning Naruto's head on his body. "I didn't know I belong to the family of someone so…"
"You're Kurogane's heir… What a surprise!" Jiraya confessed with a laugh. Naruto smiled too. Suddenly, both lost their happy faces. "That means… your father was also… an heir of Kurogane."
"Yeah… he… must have been near Konoha when… Mirai's mother died…" Naruto said. Tears appeared on his eyes. "A demon…"
"I know." Jiraya advised. "Don't feel guilty."
"Because of my father's blood… Konoha…" Naruto cleaned his tears. "So many people… Iruka-sensei's parents… Yondaime Hokage… so many people…"
"You had no fault. It had already past." Jiraya said. "Knowing you're Kurogane's legacy…" Jiraya remembered when Kyuubi stroke. "Explains a lot of things… everything…" Naruto watched the Moon. Jiraya had a lost look, remembering the past. 'I've suffered so much with Yondaime's death… Naruto… you're Kurogane's heir… maybe him… Kurogane… was the one who watched over you during all these years.' Jiraya thought.
"Oh! I was forgetting…" Naruto said in a start. Jiraya looked to him. "Mom trained me using a Jutsu that could call the spirit from a dead person." Jiraya looked with expectation to him. "She called her aunt, Minamoto Sjöfn." Jiraya blushed and his breathe increased speed. "She told me you asked her something, but she hadn't the chance to tell you because she died." Jiraya got even more nervous. "She told me to say this to you 'Tell that fucking ass with a hair as big as his cockiness that yes, they are.' And then she left." Jiraya held Naruto tightly and lowered his head, smiling. "What?" Jiraya was trembling a little. Naruto noticed some small lights on his face. "You're crying?"
"AoiTsuki… you're proud, arrogant and full of shit bitch…" Jiraya whispered. Naruto continued looking to him.
"Why are you like that?" Naruto asked. Jiraya looked to the Moon.
"Love has more secrets than this world." Jiraya said. Naruto continued looking to him. "Sometimes, we could fall in love with someone who never cared about it, or someone as stubborn as ourselves. It could take ages for you to conquer its heart, but when you finally make it… Well… you'll realize that someone is more than a conquest… it's a gift." Jiraya continued looking to the Moon.
"I guess… I can understand it… even just a little…" Naruto said, remembering Hinata. "It's getting late. Mom must be waiting for me. Bye, Ero-Sennin." Jiraya continued looking to him. Naruto disappeared.
"Kurogane's heir, hum?" Jiraya whispered. The Sennin looked to the Hokage's monument. "It was doomed to be… I was trying to stop the inevitable. Akatsuki… were you the one who found it?" Jiraya stared Yondaime's face, remembering when Yondaime died.
In Jiraya's memories, he, Sandaime and Sjöfn were in a small and old room. Lying in front of them, in a bed, was the Fourth Hokage, dead. Jiraya and the Third were behind Yondaime's head, while Sjöfn was at his feet. Naruto was crying on Sandaime's arms. Sjöfn had a very long red hair, far bigger than Mirai's and beautiful blue eyes. She had a piercing on her right eyebrow and one on her lower lip. She was wearing a big black coat with a huge kanji on the back with the name of her clan. She appeared to have 36 years old and had a body that could make any goddess feel jealous.
"What happened?" Jiraya asked. "I remember Yondaime left the Hokage's building when Kakashi called him. But he has been worried since some days ago. And now this…"
"There is no time cry." Sjöfn said. Jiraya and Sandaime looked to her. "If the other villages realize Konoha has been attacked, they will try to invade. You need to rebuild everything the fast as possible and find a Fifth Hokage."
"That's not so easy." The old Sarutobi said. "The number of loses is uncountable. We can't simple rebuild that fast." Naruto continued crying. Sandaime looked to him and lulled him a bit. Naruto continued.
"That baby's hungry." Sjöfn said. Sarutobi looked to her. "Where's his mother?" The Third looked to Jiraya. Sjöfn followed him with the eyes.
"I don't know." Jiraya said. Sjöfn looked to Naruto.
"Where was Yondaime when Kyuubi appeared?" Sjöfn asked. Jiraya closed his eyes.
"Kakashi came and called him because of his wife. Yondaime ran and I only saw him again when we met, minutes ago." Jiraya explained. Sjöfn took Naruto out of Sandaime's arms. She caressed his face. Naruto looked to her and smiled.
"Have you come alone?" The Third asked.
"No… Douryokugen went after…"
They heard an ignition noise and some screams. A 22 years old, ginger hair and green eyed man appeared. He had a hat just like the ones Akatsuki members wear, but it had "Tsuki" wrote on it and was wearing the Tsukikage's uniform. He had someone on his arms, involved in a white mantle. It appeared to be a blond young woman.
"Who are you?" The Third asked. The man sent him an angry look.
"Douryokugen… what happen?" His sister asked, without even looking to him.
"She is…" Jiraya got shocked when he looked to the face of the woman in Akatsuki's arms. The Tsukikage sent him and even angrier look. Four wolves appeared behind the Kage and attacked Jiraya. Two held his hands, while the other two grabbed his legs. Sandaime was caught by surprise, Sjöfn didn't move. "Akatsuki! You bastard!"
"Is this the payment I get for trusting in Konoha?!" Akatsuki screamed. Jiraya and the Third looked to him. "Is it?" Akatsuki was holding the woman on his arms tightly. "I trusted her to Yondaime, hoping she could be safe in here… and what do I see when I reach this disgusting place? She's dead."
"Konoha suffered a lot this night. Let's not argue." The Third said. Akatsuki was so pissed out he didn't care.
"Konoha! Konoha! Konoha! Fuck Konoha!" Akatsuki spitted out. Jiraya and the Third felt insulted. "Fuck Konoha and everybody within it. Because of Konoha, I left my daughter alone in home… at the mercy of an angel who will enter her body and make her pain for the rest of her life. Because of Konoha, she does not have me at her side, now she needs me the most. Can you imagine it, Konoha?!" Akatsuki was getting angrier. "A six years old child all alone in a moment like this. Where is Konoha now? Where was Konoha when this woman was paining and dying in your lands? Where was Konoha when Yondaime died? Did anybody come to help him? Ah, Konoha?"
"Konoha has done the best it could to protect Yondaime and the Will of Fire won." Sandaime defended his beloved village at full strength. "It's thanks to Konoha that Yondaime had time to come out with Shiki Fuujin and sealed Kyuubi. You can't responsible Konoha for her death."
"Yondaime killed her. He took her away from me… the one who should… Konoha did nothing to stop it. You two knew who she was and did nothing to stop that nonsense! You should be ashamed of yourselves. Your Kage killed her. This is an insult to the Hidden Moon. I'll personally kill everybody in this cursed place and everybody who ever speaks about a village called Konoha and a so what Will of Fire." Akatsuki threatened.
"Don't be hasty. You're exaggerating." Sjöfn screamed.
"SHUT UP! I'M YOUR TSUKIKAGE! YOU HAVE TO HEAR ME AND LOWER YOUR EARS!!!" Akatsuki screamed even louder. Sjöfn closed her eyes. Naruto started crying again. Akatsuki looked to him. Naruto continued crying. Jiraya noticed he became sad. His breath increased. "I…" Akatsuki held the woman even tighter, looking to her. She had tears on her eyes. Then he looked to Yondaime, who also had his eyes and face filled with tears. "Flash… you stupid… you should have called me earlier… I would help… You stupid."
"How old is he?" Sandaime whispered to Jiraya.
"He's 22." Jiraya whispered.
"He's very young." Sandaime said.
"Besides his sister near him, Yondaime and the twins were the only ones Akatsuki could consider friends and trust." Jiraya explained. The wolves left him and went near the Tsukikage, licking him and rubbing their body on his. "He must be feeling really bad now." Sjöfn said nothing and not even looked to her brother.
"I…" Akatsuki looked to Yondaime and went near him. "You must have her, but she will rest forever at my side."
"Please, Tsukikage-Dono, let her stay and be buried here, at Yondaime's side." Sandaime asked.
"Let's negotiate then." Akatsuki said. Sarutobi and Jiraya looked to him…
Jiraya continued looking to Yondaime's face in the monument.
"Yondaime… now Akatsuki is no longer Tsukikage… will he come for Naruto?" Jiraya asked.
At Naruto's house, Kakashi was taking care of Mirai. She was playing with Chi. The woman put the baby's feet on the ground and held her by the hands, trying to teach her how to walk.
"Come on. Don't cry!" Mirai encouraged. Chi sent out a cry. "You're doing some progresses." Chi cried more. "Don't complain! You need to learn how to walk; you're going to do it for the rest of your life." Chi was about to fall, but Mirai caught her. Chi cried scared. "Oh, Chi-ga-bu! Don't cry! Mom's here! It's ok!" Chi looked to her. Kakashi looked to them. Mirai was smiling to Chi, lulling her. Kakashi looked down. 'Mirai… why can't I forget you? Even after all I've saw.' Kakashi thought and sighed. Mirai looked to him and looked down too. "Kakashi…" Mirai called. Kakashi tried not to look to her. "Once we have to see each other everyday…" Mirai got up and sat near the Jounin. "Why don't we try to, at least, speak a little? We could be friends."
"I don't want to be your friend." Kakashi lied. Mirai made a sad face.
"I know that I've lied to you and… that I hid somethings I shouldn't, but…"
"I don't want to speak with you!" Kakashi yield. Mirai looked down.
"I… I just wanted us to be friends… I don't like to feel that I have someone hating me… I need your forgiveness. Please!" Mirai looked to Kakashi. "Please." Kakashi thought three times before answer.
"No…" Kakashi said. "You made me much arm… I cannot forgive you." Kakashi said. They heard someone at the door. Naruto entered and looked to them.
"Oh! Kakashi-sensei! Finally you stayed 'til the end of your turn." Naruto played. Kakashi got up and left, saying bye to Naruto and ignoring Mirai. After Kakashi's depart, Naruto looked to the Tsukikage. "Kakashi-sensei continues to be angry?"
"I guess so…" Mirai whispered. Naruto sat at her side. Mirai looked to him.
"Have you had dinner yet?" Naruto asked.
The two went to the kitchen and Mirai made some good rice cakes. Mirai was eating the cakes while Naruto was looking to her.
"Is there something wrong?" Mirai asked. Naruto looked to Chi. "Naruto?"
"How do you think my life would be if Kyuubi didn't attack Konoha?" Naruto asked. Mirai stranged the question.
"Have you ever thought about that?" Mirai asked. Naruto looked to her.
"When I was young… I thought a lot of times about how my family would be… if I had one… but…" Naruto felt sad. Mirai caressed his face and smiled.
"Think how wonderful your family will be when you get married and have children." Mirai said. Naruto blushed. "We must never think about the sad events of our lives, but about the ones that made us shine brighter than ever, for those moments are the ones we're living for." Mirai said. "You're so young. You have your all life in front of you to shine, remember that."
"Yeah!" Naruto smiled. Mirai felt better noticing Naruto was felling better too. "Mom." Naruto called. Mirai looked to him. "Tomorrow I'm going to make a picnic with Hinata, just the two of us." Mirai smiled. "Can you make some good things for me to take?"
"Moms make those kinds of things." Mirai said.
…
Someplace else, Sasuke opens is eyes. He felt a wonderful smell filling his nose. The Uchiha was feeling quite comfortable. He looked around. It appeared to be an Indian palace. He was sitting on big and softy pillows.
"What?" Sasuke said. "Where is this place?" Sasuke looked around. "I hope this is not another one of…"
"Sasuke-sama." A female voice called. Sasuke looked aside and saw about 20 beautiful women all dressed as Indian girls with colourful and half transparent clothes. Sasuke tried not to blush. Two girls sat near him, one at each side, serving grapes and fruit juice. Sasuke didn't know what to say. Other two appeared with big feathered fans, making some fresh breeze to him. Another girl came and made him some hair massages. "We want you to relax, Sasuke-sama." The girl said. Sasuke blushed looking to her.
"Do you want anything, Sasuke-sama?" Another girl asked. Sasuke looked to her and then to the rest of the girls. He started to feel something new and uncertain, but it was making him feel awesome. Sasuke lied down and watch the girls taking care of him with all those refined treatments.
Some girls began to dance. Sasuke continued looking to them, much blushed and feeling hot. They made a wonderful choreography and were always looking to him. In the middle of the girls, it appeared a younger one dressed in red-magenta, with a veil covering half of her face and she stared Sasuke with her aqua blue eyes. Sasuke looked only for her, after her appearance. She continued dancing getting closer to Sasuke. The Uchiha's eyes froze on her. Sasuke found her very beautiful. He grabbed her by her arms and made her sit in his pillows. The girl blushed.
"You're pretty beautiful, aren't you?" Sasuke said. The girl blushed even more. The other girls simply disappeared, but Sasuke didn't notice. He put his hand in the legs of the young woman. She began to tremble a little. "Don't be nervous. You're a lucky girl. Can you imagine how many girls wished to be touched by an Uchiha like me?" Sasuke whispered at her ear. She was really blushed and nervous. Sasuke was all above her. He pulled her skirt up. The girl grabbed his coat in the shoulders tightly. The Uchiha bit her bra and took it out with his mouth. The girl held his coat even tighter. Sasuke began to kiss her chest. 'What is this feeling?' Sasuke asked himself while kissing the girl, who was moaning a lot. 'Why do I feel so excited just for doing this?' Sasuke pushed her veil up with his nose and kissed her. 'This is… This feeling… increasing… I need to…' Sasuke leaned his head next to hers and grabbed the veil she had on her head. The hair veil fell, showing her pink hair. Sasuke grabbed her leg tightly and the two began having sex. The Uchiha just wanted to continue doing that… He was feeling so right… He wanted that girl to be his. Sasuke's muscled chest became sweated very quickly. His pretty face was all blushed. He looked to the girl and noticed her pink hair.
"Sasuke-kun!" The girl moaned. Sasuke got surprised. He put his hand on her face and took her veil out softly. He recognized her face, getting shocked.
"Sakura!" Sasuke said. "It can't be." Sasuke got up in a start.
"What's wrong, Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked, getting up and caressing his body. Sasuke was very nervous. "Are you feeling ok?" Sakura hugged him and gave him a big kiss.
"NO! I'M NOT FEELING OK! LEAVE ME ALONE!" Sasuke screamed.
He woke up on a start. He was breathing hardly. He was alone on a dark chamber on Orochimaru's hideout. Sasuke continued blushed and much sweated. The boy hid his head between his knees and grabbed his hair with his hands.
"This can't be happening!" Sasuke said. His body was trembling a little due to all the excitement. "It's the sixth dream like this I have this week." Sasuke continued to breathe hardly. "And the fifth with Sakura…" Sasuke tried to calm down. "Why… Why am I dreaming with her? Why am I having dreams like this?"
"Sasuke-kun!" Orochimaru and Kabuto knocked on the door. Sasuke got a pillow and put it in the middle of his legs. Orochimaru entered. "We heard you screaming. Is there a problem?"
"Why have you entered in my room? How many times have I told you not to do that?" Sasuke complained. Orochimaru and Kabuto noticed he was blushed and hiding something.
"Don't speak like that to Orochimaru-sama! You're so politeless." Kabuto advised. Sasuke looked aside, holding down the pillow with his hands. Orochimaru looked to him and noticed it. The Legendary ninja looked to Sasuke's face, noticing his state.
"Sasuke-kun, I can call Karin if you want." Orochimaru said. Sasuke looked angry to him.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Sasuke threw a lot of things at them. Orochimaru and Kabuto decided to leave, closing the door.
"He has been very irritated these last days." Kabuto noticed. Orochimaru smiled.
"I guess he's passing for some ordinary problems of his age." Orochimaru laugh. "Don't worry, Sasuke-kun, when I get your body, you'll no longer need to worry with that."
Sasuke continued breathing hard.
"Why? Why can't I stop thinking about her… Why?"
…
Naruto was on his bedroom. He was alone. The boy was looking to the window. A lot of thoughts came to his head.
"I really wonder how my life would be… if Kyuubi didn't appear." Naruto whispered. He sensed a presence. He looked aside and saw a big amount of light. Naruto looked curious to it. The light took up shape. "Kurogane?" The phantom made a sign for Naruto to speak quietly.
§Skuld is on the room next to yours. You don't want her to find out about your ancestors, do you?§ Kurogane asked. Naruto looked down.
"What are you doing here?" Naruto asked. Kurogane smiled and sat on the boy's bed.
§Well… I noticed you have some questions that none knows the answer.§ Kurogane said. Naruto looked to him.
"My father and my mother… I wonder… How my life would be, if Kyuubi didn't appeared." Naruto explained his wish. Kurogane smiled to him and caressed his head.
§One of the things you can do when you're chosen by God is to make others dream with something they want.§ Kurogane said. Naruto stared him. §You're really beautiful with that blond hair illuminated by the moon's silver shine.§ Naruto blushed. §Anyways… Go to sleep and I'll promise you, you will have a dream about that future that for you it never came.§ Kurogane explained.
"Will I see my life… as if it would be… as it should be?" Naruto asked. Kurogane smiled. Naruto decided to fall a sleep, but he was so excited he could close his eyes.
§Maybe I should give a little help.§ Kurogane touched Naruto's head and the boy fell a sleep.
Naruto opened his eyes. He was on a field filled with cherry blossoms trees. It appeared to be the garden of a Japanese feudal castle. Naruto looked around. He saw a big Japanese house. Cherry blossoms were falling from the trees. Naruto walked around until he saw a garden lake. He saw his reflection in the water. His face appeared to be the same, but he was wearing a man's orange kimono that looked like the ones the important people used to have. Those clothes were so soft and good looking, giving him a somewhat comfort.
"Naruto-Dono!" a voice called. Naruto looked aside and saw a housemaid making a bow. "You shouldn't be outside. You'll get a cold."
"I'm fine. Don't worry." Naruto said. 'I have a housemaid? This is strange.' Naruto looked the woman for a while.
"Your father is waiting for you in the village. May I prepare something for you to eat on the way?" The housemaid asked.
"No, thanks." Naruto said and decided to leave. The boy walked for a long time through fields he somewhat recognized. After more than an hour walking, he saw Konoha. Naruto stared it. "Old lady Tsunade's face is not on the monument…" Naruto noticed… he felt a little sad. "Of course… If Kyuubi didn't attack… then Yondaime Hokage continues to be alive." Naruto entered in the village. Everything appeared to be different from the village he knew. "The houses are not the same… just like some of the people…" Naruto looked to some persons near him. "I never saw them before." The boy continued his voyage through the village he could no more recognized, beside somethings that appeared to be the same, most of the village was different and somewhat older than the one he was used to be with.
"Naruto-san!" Naruto heard. He recognized the voice, but it couldn't be. He looked aside and saw Sakura and Sasuke.
"Sasuke? Sakura?" Naruto was surprised by seeing them, especially Sasuke.
"You always take forever to reach the village. Have you ever thought about moving? Your house is too far." Sakura said. Naruto smiled and looked to Sasuke. 'So… if Kyuubi didn't appear, Sasuke would continue to be in Konoha. That means… Itachi wouldn't kill his clan… why?'
"You look very serious. Is there a problem?" Sasuke asked. Naruto looked to him.
"Pardon me the question, but… where is your brother?" Naruto asked. Sasuke looked to him.
"Are you dumb or something?" Sasuke said. "We're going to meet him in three days. You're going to the Hidden Moon to take the Jounin Exam. My brother is there as one of the examiners." Naruto looked to him. 'Konoha and the Moon have the Jounin Exam together… that means… they're allies.'
"Naruto-kun." Hinata appeared near him. Naruto found her so beautiful. 'At least… Hinata continues to be the same as always.' "I was waiting for you." Hinata kissed Naruto. The boy enjoyed the kiss. 'So… I and Hinata would be dating just like in the reality… maybe that means…' Naruto smiled to Hinata, caressing her face. 'We were really made to each other.' "Naruto-kun, why are you smiling like that?" Hinata asked.
"I just remembered how good it is to be dating you." Naruto said. Hinata smiled. The boy looked to his friends. "So… we're all going to make the Jounin exam?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah!" Sasuke said. Naruto continued looking to him, wondering why Kyuubi's attack changed Itachi's will to destroy his clan and completely change Sasuke's life.
"Seems everybody's here." A voice said. Naruto recognized it from somewhere. All looked behind. Naruto's heart speed jumped. "Oh, Naruto, you came in time."
"Good morning, Hokage-sama." Hinata, Sasuke and Sakura said, making a bow. Naruto continued looking to him.
"Yondaime Hokage… sama…" Naruto said. He couldn't believe he was face to face with the man who sealed Kyuubi within him… the one who gave his life for Konoha and wanted him to be recognized as a hero.
"It's not normal for you to arrive so early." Yondaime said. Naruto looked to him. "You always took centuries to reach the village."
"Sorry." Naruto said. All became surprised. Naruto noticed.
"I can't believe it. He didn't argue with Hokage-sama." Sakura said. Naruto looked to her. The Jinchuuriki remembered something.
"I…" Naruto was about to say something, until he noticed Yondaime was smiling to him with a certain care.
"Well… once we're all here, let's go to the Hidden Moon." Yondaime said.
"No!" Naruto said. All looked to him.
"Naruto-kun, is there something wrong?" Hinata asked.
"I knew he wouldn't stay for long without arguing…" Sakura said. Yondaime was looking to Naruto.
"I can't go… I need to speak with my father first." Naruto uttered. Yondaime looked to him, just like his friends. "I need to speak with him. There are so many things I want to tell him. So many questions… I need to… I have to speak with him."
"Take it easy." Yondaime put his hands on Naruto's shoulders. "We don't have time for…"
"Neither do I!" Naruto said, grabbing Yondaime's coat. "I need to speak with my father! So many things… so many things I wanted to ask him… So many things…" Naruto's hands were trembling. Yondaime looked to him with his eyes opened wide. "I want to…" Naruto looked deeply into Yondaime's eyes. "I want to tell him I love him!" Yondaime blushed. "I want to tell him I didn't hate him for not being there during all my life… I want to ask him if he knows he is an heir of Kurogane… I want to…"
"Oi! Oi!" Yondaime said. Naruto looked to him. Yondaime's hat was covering his eyes but Naruto noticed he was smiling. "I'm sure your father… is the luckiest father in the world… for having a son who loves him so much… at least… none of you is alone…" Yondaime took out Naruto's hands and started walking. Naruto looked to him. He felt some kind of loneliness in the Hokage's words and… at same time… a sort of happiness. "Let's go."
"Naruto-kun." Hinata grabbed Naruto's hands. "That was very beautiful." Naruto looked to her, finding those words strange. "I'm proud of you." Hinata kissed Naruto. They followed the Fourth through the forest. Naruto was looking to him. 'Why was him so sad when I mentioned my father?' Naruto looked around and then looked again to the Hokage. 'I remember…' Shikamaru's words flashed in his memories. 'Yondaime's baby died… probably… his wife died too… so that's why…' Naruto walked a little faster and stopped in front of Yondaime. The Hokage looked to him.
"Thank you." Naruto said. Yondaime looked to him and blushed once more. "Thank you for seeing me as a hero… when everybody saw me as a monster." Yondaime looked down, biting his lip. The Hokage bound his hands. "I never had the chance to thank you… all you did for me and for the village. Thank you so much." Naruto said. Yondaime looked to him, crying. Naruto smiled to him. Hinata, Sasuke and Sakura smiled to his friend. Yondaime strongly hugged Naruto. The Jinchuuriki was caught by surprise.
"It's ok." Yondaime said, caressing Naruto's head. Naruto was feeling so fine. "How could I ever see you as a monster…?" Yondaime looked to Naruto.
Everything around them disappeared. The flowers, the trees, Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata… everything… Only Naruto and Yondaime remained. They were alone in a white universe. Naruto watched around him and became worried.
"My father! My mother! I need to speak with them! Please… Please take me to them!" Naruto grabbed Yondaime's clothes. The Hokage smiled to him.
"Your true wish was to find me and thank me…" Yondaime said. His voice was different. It continued to sound like Yondaime, but it had another voice speaking at the same time.
"But I want to know my parents!" Naruto begged. Yondaime smiled.
"I came to speak with you in their name, once you also wished to meet me." Yondaime said. Naruto continued staring him.
"And my parents… that big house… that village… those lives…" Naruto asked. Yondaime smiled once more.
"You asked to see your life as it would be if Kyuubi didn't strike Konoha." Yondaime said. Naruto looked down.
"My father was waiting for me in the village… but I… I didn't go to meet him…" Naruto felt a sad and a little angry with himself. He was so excited for meeting Yondaime that he completely forgot about meeting his father.
"Your father loves you more than anybody…" Yondaime said.
"But I wanted to meet him." Naruto said. Yondaime put his hands on Naruto's face. "I wonder if he knew… he was an heir of Kurogane."
"No, he didn't" Yondaime said. Naruto looked to him. "If he knew…" Yondaime looked aside. "He would never do the things he did."
"What? What things? What did he do?" Naruto asked. His wish of knowing more about his father was increasing. Yondaime smiled again.
Naruto woke up.
The boy looked everywhere. Kurogane was looking to him and smile.
§So, how it was?§ Kurogane asked. Naruto sent him an angry look.
"You told me I was going to meet my father. I haven't!" Naruto reclaimed.
§He wasn't there?!§ Kurogane was surprised and started thinking a little. §Well, when you're father reayed Valhalla, I was the one who told me he was my heir… He didn't react very well.§ Kurogane said. Naruto looked to him. §I guess he… realized he had…§ Kurogane looked to Naruto.
"There must be someone who had met him. I need to find that someone." Naruto said. "Sjöfn knew him; she spoke about him and my mother… I need to…"
§Sjöfn knew it when she died and reached Valhalla.§ Kurogane explained. Naruto appeared to be sad.
"What's that? Does everybody win absolute knowledge when it reaches Valhalla?" Naruto asked.
§I guess it's a little like that. Have you ever thought why people who had a past life are so intelliyent?§ Kurogane asked. Naruto looked to him. §Some people who reincarnate are more intelliyent and powerful than the other ones. For example, my children.§ Kurogane looked to Naruto. §Guldrake and Rødulv, they had reborn.§ Naruto was caught by surprise.
"They had reborn?! Where? When?" Naruto asked.
§A long ago.§ Kurogane said. §Guldrake is already dead, but Rødulv continues to walk among the living.§ Naruto looked down and then stared Kurogane once more.
"And you… are you going to reborn?" Naruto asked. Kurogane smiled.
§You've already read it in the book.§ Kurogane said. §I can't chose when to reborn.§ Kurogane said. Naruto looked to the book which was on the bed side table. Kurogane caressed Naruto's hair. §I thought I made you dream with your father… but maybe something changed your path. Well, I need to leave. If I remain here, Skuld could notice my chakra. Bye.§ Kurogane vanished. Naruto was looking to the place where he was.
"My really desire was to… thank Yondaime…" Naruto looked to the Hokage's monument. "Sorry, father… I should have met you…"
Sunday morning's sun shined above Konoha, Mirai was a little nervous. She needed to find a good excuse to tell Naruto. If he came home after the picnic and didn't see her in home, it could cause trouble. Naruto came out of his bedroom. Mirai looked to him. They stared for a while. Both blushed.
"I've made you some sandwiches. I also put some juices and stuff like that." Mirai said. She noticed Naruto had a small pink box. "What's that?" Naruto blushed even more.
Someone knocked on the door. It was Sakura.
At the Hyuuga mansion, Hinata was about to leave, but her father intercepted her.
"Hinata!" The Hyuuga leader said. She looked behind her. Her father came closer to her. "Are you going to have a picnic alone with Naruto?"
"Yes…" Hinata answered, waiting for her father's answer. The Hyuuga looked to her.
"I hope you to have your head above your shoulders and not on another place." Her father said. Hinata blushed.
"Don't worry father. I'll do nothing foolish; you'll have no reason to be ashamed of." Hinata happily said and left. Her father continued to watch her leaving. Neji appeared near him.
"Nothing can escape the eyes of a Hyuuga." Hinata's father said. Neji looked to him and then watched Hinata.
"Hinata truly loves Naruto." Neji said. "Her eyes tell us that."
"Hinata is changing a lot. Before, just a look of mine was enough to make her obey my commands, now… Hinata become more self-esteemed and has the courage to stand against me… I can say… just by looking at her eyes… that she has the profile to be the next leader of the Hyuuga." Hinata's father said. Neji looked to him. "Nothing can escape the eyes of a Hyuuga… but is just that look…" The Hyuuga remembered when Mirai and Naruto came from the Hidden Moon and Naruto gave his hand to Mirai and looked to her. "I cannot forget and understand."
Hinata entered Naruto's house. The two looked to each other and smiled.
"See what you're going to do on that picnic!" Mirai warned. "Naruto…" Mirai looked to him. The boy looked to her. "I hope you not to… do… things."
"Ah…" Naruto blushed a lot. Sakura smiled. "Don't worry! I have my head on its place."
"I really hope so!" Mirai said. Naruto gave his hand to Hinata and both left. Mirai saw them leaving and then looked to Sakura. She was a little blushed. "You dreamed with Sasuke again, didn't you?" Sakura looked to her.
Naruto and Hinata travel across the village and through the forest, until they reached a hidden, quietly and warm place under dozens of cherry blossom's trees and bushes filled with yellow and white flowers. They put the towel and sat under a tree.
"Naruto-kun, do you remember our first picnic?" Hinata asked. Naruto smiled to her.
"Yeah! It was when you taught me how to correctly perform Tsubasa no Jutsu. And we gave our first kiss on the way back home." Naruto remembered. Hinata became happy for Naruto to remember that. She leaned her head on his shoulder. Naruto hugged her. "Kurogane appeared to me last night." Hinata looked to him. "He made me dream with life, as it would be if Kyuubi didn't appear."
"And so… Did you meet your parents?" Hinata asked. Naruto became sad.
"No… I just meet you, Sakura, Sasuke and Yondaime." Naruto told. Hinata became surprised and more interested when he mentioned the name of the Fourth. "I thank him all he has done to me." Naruto explained. Hinata smiled. "You were also there! We were dating, just like now."
"Really?!" Hinata asked, blushing.
"Do you know what that means?" Naruto asked. Hinata looked to his eyes. "That we are destined to each other. No matter what happened… our future will join us together." Naruto said. Hinata felt so happy, just like the Jinchuuriki. Naruto caressed Hinata's face. They were feeling so well. "Oh! I have something for you!" Naruto said. Hinata was caught by surprise. Naruto took the pink box out of his pocket. Hinata's hands covered her mouth of surprised. "Once we remembered our first kiss, which was precisely one year ago, I decided to give you something to make you remember me." Naruto gave Hinata the box. "Open it." Hinata opened the box.
"Oh! Naruto-kun! It's wonderful!" Hinata hugged Naruto. "Thank you!" Hinata took a white hair ribbon from the box. "Is it from silk?" She asked.
"I gave a lot of money for that, but I put even more care on it." Naruto took out the ribbon from Hinata's hands. "Let me put it on you." Hinata blushed even more. Naruto grabbed her hair and made a pony tail and tied it with the ribbon. "Perfect." Hinata loved that moment. They hugged once more and kissed a lot. Naruto started untying Hinata's coat…
In the afternoon, Mirai was in home with Kakashi. She wanted to leave so she could meet Itachi, but if Kakashi remained until the end of his turn, it would be impossible for her to leave. Kakashi noticed Mirai was a little tense. He wanted to ask her what was going on, but his pride was holding him. Mirai looked to the ground with a lost look. Kakashi also noticed and perceived her eyes changed colour.
"Mirai?" Kakashi asked. Mirai couldn't her him, she was having her premonition.
Mirai was on Konoha, it was a sunny day. The ground was made on stone and she could saw the village as if she was on a mountain.
"Daddy!" Someone called. Mirai recognized that voice. She looked aside and saw a four years old blonde boy running into someone dressed in white and red. The white dressed man grabbed the boy and sat him on his shoulders. Mirai looked carefully to the person. It looked familiar. It appeared to have the Hokage's vest put on. "Daddy! Today is Saturday; it's the day of public baths!"
"You right. Let's ask mom if she wants to go with us!" The man looked back to Mirai. The Tsukikage was caught by surprise. That white hair and scar in the face were unmistaken. It was Kakashi. "Darling, do you wanna come with us?"
"Kakashi…" Mirai whispered. Her eyes turned back to green. Kakashi looked to her, back in the real world. She looked to him and blushed. "Are you ok? Have you foreseen anything?"
"I…" Mirai appeared to be confused. "It was awkward…" Mirai and Kakashi looked to each other. "I…" Mirai thought a lot of times, until she realized it was better not to tell Kakashi what she saw. "Sorry if I made you worry."
"Are you sure it is nothing important?" Kakashi asked. Mirai looked to him again and smiled. Kakashi smiled too. When the Jounin realized he was smiling to Mirai, he became mad with himself and got up. Mirai looked to him. "If you're going to stay home all the afternoon, then I have nothing to do here." Kakashi left. Mirai looked to him and then to the clock.
"I guess I'll no longer need to find out an excuse." Mirai took a paper and write something on it. She dressed a white mantle and covered her head. "Itachi must be waiting for me." Mirai looked down and remembered her premonition. "What was the meaning of that?" Mirai made Tsubasa no Jutsu and, holding Chi, left Naruto's house. "Is my future… Kakashi or Itachi?" Mirai looked down while flying. "I love Itachi from the bottom of my heart… why did that premonition showed be with Kakashi?"
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Sorry for not updating so fast, I'm my university's exam period and I need to study. But every time I get a chance, I write a little.
So, have you like it?
If Mirai loves Itachi… why does her future lies with Kakashi?
Will Kakashi become Hokage?
And that little boy?
Take you Kunais out for the next Jutsu: "Naruto, I want to break up…"
Mirai meets Itachi and Akatsuki, such as their new member.
Sasuke and Orochimaru engender a plan to attack Itachi's weakness.
Also, Naruto will suffer the greatest loss of his life…