AN: Well this is it guys, the moment some of you have been waiting for. Here is the finale to Once a Murderer, Now a Hero. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 21

Finale Part 4: The Last Blue Sky

Konoha: Present

"Man, why are they taking so damn long?" Kiba said in a very whiney voice that annoyed everyone in the room.

"Kiba, how about you do us all a favour by SHUTTING THE HELL UP!" Shikamaru yelled back.

"Oho, Shikamaru I didn't know you where the feisty type" Ten-Ten said giving him a sarcastic yet seductive wink.

"Guys, calm down they must have called us here for a reason" Shino suggested.

"Well why did they have to leave us on top of the Hokage building, on the hottest day ever?" Kiba complained.

"IDK, why did they have to leave us here with the most annoying son of a bitch ever?" Neji retorted with a smirk on his face. Kiba growled back at him while everyone else laughed.

"Alright Neji you had your fun, now apologize to Kiba" Shikamaru said.

Neji grumbled and then finally said "Sorry fur ball"

"Its okay" Kiba replied, still with a sour look on his face.

"You guys act like such children" Ino said.

"It's because all of them forgot the basic shinobi rules" Rock Lee piped out. Everyone turned to see the meditating ninja sitting, cross-legged on one of the pegs coming out of the Hokage building, wearing his famous green spandex suit.

"Which is?" Sakura asked.

"Patience" Rock Lee replied "When a child does not have any patience it starts to cry or whine. However if that child ever learns patience it will realize that what it always wanted was always right in front of them"

As though in response, Tsunade and the Third Hokage both stepped onto the balcony.

"Listen up everyone" The Third said "We have arranged for all of you for one reason. In 5 years time all of you will be a part of a mission. In this mission, you will all be facing evils that are much beyond anyone's level, even my own." Everyone's eyes went wide, "For that reason, we no longer see fit to include any chunnin or jounin examinations. From now on all of you will be trained by every jounin, including me. Get ready all of your lives are about to change..."

Naruto heard a knock on his door and immediately went to open it to find his comrade Sasuke standing outside.

"Come on Naruto, we should have left hours ago" Sasuke said.

"Yeah I'm coming, just need to get one last thing" Naruto said, before rushing inside his apartment for his bag and his ninja pouch. "Alright let's go". Naruto took his key and locked his apartment.

Both ninja's walked through the village and looking at the sites passing by as though they may never see it again.

"What happened to Ino?" Sasuke asked with the most serious face ever.

"She was upset; her parents told her she was adopted. The news was too much for her. She was weak and I walked her back home on the way I realized I forgot my pouch at home" Naruto explained.

"Well, will she be okay?" he asked.

"She's just a little shocked, she'll be fine soon. Don't worry, Sakura will make sure she's okay" Naruto replied.

Sasuke gave a small nod, though a look of concern was still on his face. After some time both ninja's reached the main gate, they saw the figures of Itachi, Jiraiya, and Kakashi all waiting for them to arrive.

"You boys are a little late" Kakashi said

"Shut up" Naruto responded.

"You boys ready?" Jiraiya asked. Both of them gave a nod of approval. "Remember, what awaits beyond the village is hard training 24/7. In 5 years we have to make S ranked ninja's out of you guys and we will make the most of our time."

"Now for the last time, are you sure you have everything, or said your last goodbyes?" Itachi asked.

"Yeah, why would we forget?" Naruto asked.

"Because your girlfriend is standing right there" Itachi said.

All of them turned to face her, then it occurred to Naruto that he never really did say goodbye to Sakura. Naruto just ran towards her and Sakura was running towards him, both of them run into a tight embrace. They stood there holding onto each other for a while until they finally broke apart.

"You weren't thinking of leaving without saying goodbye now, were you?" she asked with a playful smile.

"I wouldn't dream of it" Naruto said "Take care of yourself until I get back."

"I will" Sakura said, before some tears formed in her eyes.

"Don't cry Sakura, I will come back. For you I will always come back" Naruto said. He swiftly placed his hand on her cheek and used his hand to wipe away the single tear falling down her cheek.

"Promise me that you won't do anything wreckless" Sakura said.

"I promise" Naruto said, before pulling her in for one final kiss, one that was filled with passion. Soon enough they pulled apart, and Naruto pulled his face close to her ears and whispered "I love you"

Sakura whispered back "I love you too". Naruto left and went with all his comrades for the 5 year training. Before he lost sight of Sakura he turned one last time and waved goodbye.

"Everything is going to change now isn't it" Sasuke said.

"Yeah, they sure will" Naruto replied.

To Be Continued in:

Once a Murderer, Now a Hero 2: Guilty

AN: Well as the final heading shows, that is the name of the next series. Well folks that is it for this series I hope it was good, what I will do is re-edit the chapters. I want to take this time to thank any of you who have been loyal to this series, I really appreciate all the support I have gotten from everyone for my very first ever series on Fan Fiction. As for the new series I don't have a strict release date, I want to first release chapters for Falling Skies and my Harry Potter fan fic, then I'll try to work on the first few chapter of the new series. As always please rate and review this chapter and all the other chapters, all the help is greatly appreciated.