Standing beside Naruto was none other than Uchiha Sasuke, "Naruto what are you doing?" Kakashi asked in shock.

"I am only doing what I promised…I promised that I would bring back to Konoha so I did," Naruto said smiling.

"Naruto are you crazy!?" Tsunade shouted at the young Hokage.

"You know the Kyubi asked me the same thing when I told him what I was planning," Naruto said smiling sheepishly.

"Are you sure you can trust him?" Jiraiya asked.

"The question you all need to ask is do you trust me?" Naruto replied.

"Of course we do, if we didn't we wouldn't have made you Hokage," Tsunade replied.

"You don't look surprise that we don't trust you," Kakashi said in his nonchalant tone but his eye was fixed on the last Uchiha.

"Only a fool would have expected anyone to trust me after the things that I have done," Sasuke replied calmly, "but I guess we all have put our faith in a fool."

Five years had passed since Naruto had been named Rokudaime Hokage and it was one of his rare days off and the birthday of his daughter who was turning four today, her name was Uzumaki Mito, she looked just like her mother but instead of her mother's dark hair she had blond locks just like her father. She might look like her mother but she acted just like her father.

Hinata was also seven months pregnant with their second child. She was sitting at one of the picnic tables that Naruto had set up in the backyard for her party. Minato and Kushina were the first to arrive and were currently playing with the little bundle of energy.

"Yo Naruto, Hinata," Kakashi said as he made his way into the back yard with Anko holding on to his arm and a boy who looked about five years old and who looked just like his father.

"Wow, Sakumo-Kun you get bigger every time I see you," Naruto said, "I am sure Mito will be happy to see you."

"Hai, Hokage-Sama," Sakumo said.

"Please just call me Naruto, I don't have the hat on right now," he said smiling.

"Hai, Naruto," he replied as he made his way toward Mito.

"I can't believe you are early Kakashi-Sensei," Naruto said smiling.

"I'm not always late," Kakashi said.

"And I don't eat too much Ramen," Naruto said smiling.

"Hi Naruto," Sakura said holding a baby in her arms as Sasuke walked up behind her, with the same expression he always wore.

"Hi Sakura-Chan, how is the Teme treating you?" he asked.

"Every time I see you, that is the first thing you ask and my answer is always the same," she said chuckling.

"You never know with the Teme," Naruto said smiling, then his eyes fell on little Itachi, the spitting image of his father, "he is two months right?"

"Hai," Sakura replied. The next to arrive where his former students Ryu had his arm around Rin, and Hanabi arrived with another Hyuga that Naruto had only met in passing. Shikamaru arrived with Temari along with Ino and Choji who were due to be married at the end of the year. Tenten and Neji arrived soon after that followed by Lee and his team of Genin, Naruto wondered why he ever gave Lee a team it is true that he was one of his most powerful Shinobi and true he had the awesome green spandex outfit but Lee was a little over the top. Kiba and Shino both arrived, neither of them had gotten married both of them were still in ANBU and were focusing on their careers. They all sat around a table talking about the old days as some of the neighborhood kids came over and played with Mito and Sakumo.

"Who would have guessed that the Konoha twelve would have been considered the strongest Shinobi to have been produced in Konoha…I remember when you were all a bunch of Gaki," Anko said laughing.

"And I remember when you were a sadistic snake lady," Naruto said.

"Was…?" Kakashi said earning a glare from his lovely wife.

"So you have brought Sasuke back you have become Hokage a father and you have brought peace to the world what will you do next?" Ino asked Naruto.

"Finish my last book I guess," he said shrugging. Naruto saw his little angel running over to him to him.

"I'm hungry….I want Ramen!" she declared loudly with a large grin on her face.

"Just like you," Sasuke said shaking his head.

"Well that just means she will be an awesome Kunoichi," Naruto replied as he got to his feet he scooped Mito up she giggled, "we will be back."

Before anyone could stop him he had vanished, "she is going to be spoiled," Kakashi said chuckling.

"Going to be…she is Naruto-Kun can't say no to her, anything she wants she gets," Hinata replied. A minute later they both returned with a bowl of ramen.

When everyone had left and the sun had set Naruto, Hinata and Mito were all sitting on their couch while Hinata reading The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi out load, Mito had drift off as she listened. Naruto picked her up and carried her off to her room placing her under the covers. He kissed her forehead before going back to the living room.

"You know I am the luckiest man alive, I have my dream job, I have the greatest wife and daughter, and good friends," Naruto said kissing his wife.

"Hokage-Dono, we got a message from Kumogakure," an ANBU said bowing before him.

"What does it say?" Naruto asked.

"I don't know…we cannot open they placed a Fuinjutsu on it so only you can open it," the ANBU said. Naruto took the scroll and opened and his eyes quickly scanned over it, his expression was unreadable. He rolled it back up.

"Thank you, you are dismissed," he said coolly.

"Naruto-Kun, what is it?" Hinata asked.

"It's nothing…I have to go to Kumogakure for a minute," he walked over to his closest and pulled out his robe and hat and vanished in a flash.

When he appeared in A's office he didn't look surprise at all to see Naruto, "so I take it you got the letter."

"Hai…when did it happen?" he asked coolly.

"He went missing a few days ago, but it isn't uncommon for B to leave. But when he didn't return we sent a search party out to find," A replied.

"Why didn't you contact me sooner?" Naruto asked.

"We didn't think it was a big deal, but when we found him dead with the Hachibi extracted…we believe whoever did this, will be coming after you next."

"Thank you for the warning," Naruto said as he turned to leave, "I am sorry for your loss, B was a great guy."

"Be careful Naruto-Dono," A said.

"You too," and with that he was gone again. Naruto didn't go straight home he decided to talk a walk around Konoha. Everything was so peaceful at night every night had been like this since the end of the war. He didn't know what it was, if it was that they didn't want to deal with the pain another war would bring on or if they people where afraid of this new alliance that had been formed between the five nations or was it even more simple than that? Where people afraid of his power, he wasn't a vain man but he knew the reputation he had gotten after the war. He was hailed as the strongest Kage to ever live and the strongest Shinobi since the Rikudo Sannin.

He also knew that the Shinobi of this village would do anything for him…but this unknown threat he couldn't ask them to face this, he had a contingency plan to deal with the Jubi if it were too appeared. He was ready for it during the last war, and it seemed by this latest bit of news that was what someone was trying to do, but things had changed since then, there was more planning that had to be done, he only had one back up plan in case he failed. He need to make sure everything was ready. Without realizing where he had gone he had ended up at the memorial stone.

When he finally went home he saw Hinata had fallen asleep on the couch waiting for his return. He picked her up and carried her to bed. He changed out of his Kage robes, and got into bed and watched his wife.

Over the next few weeks those closest to Naruto noticed that he was acting different, he was acting more like he had before the start of the last war. Finally Sakura confront him, "Naruto what is going on with you?" she asked as she kicked open his door.

"Hi Sakura-Chan how is the Teme treating you?" he asked smiling.

"Don't Hi Sakura-Chan me Naruto, you will answer my question," Sakura said threateningly.

"You can't threaten me I am the Hokage," Naruto said getting to his feet.

"Oh…and what are you going to do about it Hokage-Sama," she asked dangerously.

"Nothing," he said his head falling in defeat.

"What is going on with you Naruto?"

"It's nothing you have to worry about, it is all taken care of," he said smiling. Not his usual smile it was more of the look he had when he was younger, it was a smile that didn't reach his eyes. After Sakura left Naruto finished what he was writing and slipped it into a drawer.

That night Naruto was with his family enjoying a nice quiet meal with his family when he heard it there was a loud explosion, people were screaming and Naruto could feel it a massive Chakra, "I have to go," he said calmly.

"What is going on?" Hinata asked unable to keep the fear out of her voice.

"Someone has brought the Jubi back," he said softly.

"Mito-Chan, be a good girl for mommy, brush your teeth and do everything else you need to before going to bed, alright," he asked kneeling down so he was at his daughter's eye level.

"Okay daddy, I love you be back soon," she said hugging him. Naruto pulled her close tears running silently down his cheeks.

"I love you both very much…goodbye," he said was gone. He inside his office where Shikamaru Kakashi and Sasuke were all formulating a plan.

"There is no need, I already have one," Naruto said.

"What is going on?" Sasuke asked.

"A few weeks ago I learned that B was killed and I figured someone was trying to bring back the Jubi…I need you all to find out who it is and stop them."

"What about you?" Kakashi asked already knowing the answer.

"I will deal with the Jubi…Shikamaru," he called out as they went to leave, "walk with me."

"What is it Naruto?" he asked as they made their way to face the Jubi.

"Tomorrow you will be the new Hokage. During the war I never planned on surviving…I never really even thought that I would face Sasuke. But that really doesn't matter I guess. Can you make sure you watch over them for me?"

Shikamaru didn't know what to say, so he said the only thing he could, "hai...but why you?"

"I am the Hokage and it is my job to protect the people of this village, and in order to do that I must seal the Jubi away somewhere it can't return from...you know I was hoping that I would get to grow old, watch my children grow get married have their own children, live a long meaning full life. I at least hope it has been meaning full even if it hasn't been the longest…I was a good Hokage wasn't I?"

"Hai…the best," Shikamaru said placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Make sure everyone knows that I love them," and he was gone. A Bijudama was fired at the village and like his father all those years ago he appeared before it and sent the attack way with the same Jutsu.

"Kurama are you ready?" Naruto asked.

"Always," Kurama replied, a load screeching sound filled the air as Naruto threw his Rasenshuriken it hit the Jubi knocking it back and Naruto charged in at the sound of cheers from the villager.

"The Hokage is here, he is going to save us!" they all shouted as he was covered in a golden Chakra. The Jubi fired another Bijudama at him and Naruto tried to absorb it but it was too much he was blast back, but he quickly got back to his feet as he and Kurama fired off their own Bijudama, but the Jubi managed to deflect the Jutsu.

"We aren't going to win like this," Kurama said.

"I know…I guess we have no other choice, it was an honor fighting alongside you all these years," Naruto said.

"You as well…Uzumaki Naruto, the man who made the impossible possible," Kurama said smiling, "let us see if you can defeat Datara!"

"Challenge accepted," Naruto said smirking, Naruto held out his hands as he created two Rasenshuriken.

Kakashi and Sasuke were looking for who ever had released the Jubi and just outside Konoha's gates they found him. It was both black and white Zetsu, "it seems we have been discovered," the white half said sounding almost happy.

"It doesn't matter they cannot stop it anyway," the black half said calmly.

"You seem to be underestimating the power of Uzumaki Naruto and the Shinobi of Konoha," Kakashi said coolly as he revealed his Sharingan, and Sasuke activated his own.

The battle wasn't going Naruto's way so he did the only thing he could think of, he released the Kyubi from its seal. The nine tailed Biju burst from the belly of the young Hokage. Naruto knew he didn't have much time now, and the little time he did have was crucial for his plan to succeed, he opened a giant scroll then cut his palm open and blood spilled on to the scroll and the Fuinjutsu was activated. The whole time the Kyubi fought fiercely to buy all the time Naruto needed. Chains shout out of Naruto binding the Jubi but it still fought to break free. Kurama's teeth sunk into the neck of the other Biju and its claws dug into the Jubi's side as they both were being pulled into Naruto, blood running down noise and mouth and eyes from the strain on his chakra, 'Bansho Ten'in,' and the little resistance that the Jubi had been able to put up with the combined efforts of Naruto and Kurama gave in. When the seal was complete Naruto smiled.

"Challenge completed…now to make sure no one can use you again…" he said to himself, "Chibaku Tensei!" He clapped his hands together and remained standing next to the little ball of black mass that started pulling rock towards it.

"I have one last gift for you all," he said as his eyes fell on Shikamaru Sasuke and Kakashi. 'Gedo: Rinne Tensei no Jutsu,' with the little chakra Naruto had left a giant demonic head appeared and the sky was full of bright green lights. Soon the smiling Kage was swallowed by the rocks being pulled towards him by his own Jutsu and a seal ran up the newly formed rock mass. And that slowly began to sink out of sight.

"Full of surprises to the very end," Sasuke said coolly his Sharingan activated trying to search for his friend but there was no sign of Naruto at least that his Sharingan could pick up.

"Who is going to tell Hinata…?" Kakashi asked softly.

"I will," Shikamaru said staring at the place Naruto's face had been.

Hinata had been waiting at home for word from her husband, she heard a knock on the door she got up and opened to see Shikamaru standing there, "Hello Hinata," he said softly.

"Where is Naruto-Kun?" she asked.

"He…sealed himself way with the Jubi…he is gone…I am sorry," he said unable to look at her. Hinata fell to her knees burying her face in her hands. Shikamaru pulled her into his embarrass, "he loves you that is why he did it…to protect you to protect all of us."

"Mommy…is daddy home?" Mito asked bounding around the corner.

"Shika-Ojisan…where is daddy?" Shikamaru didn't have it in him to tell her the truth, "Mommy what's wrong?"

Hinata quickly tried to pull herself together, "please go back to bed Mito," she said softly.

"If you need anything…just let us know…okay," Shikamaru said in a hushed voice. He felt guilty about leaving her there but there were things that had to be dealt with. He went back to the Hokage tower…he was now the Hokage a job he never wanted, but Naruto had trusted him with this job so he would accept it with all the troublesome work that went along with it. He sat at Naruto's desk and buried his face in his hands.

"Kakashi…can you bring me Kiba?" Shikamaru asked softly.

"Hai," Kakashi said vanishing. A few minutes later Kiba and Kakashi were standing in front of him.

"Shikamaru what are you doing behind that desk?" Kiba asked.

"Naruto appointed me Hokage…I need you keep an eye on Hinata," Shikamaru said.

"That means…no way…not Naruto…" Kiba said in shock, "Hai…I will go right away…Hokage-Sama."

"I never wanted this job…and especially not like this…it should be Naruto sitting here not me," Shikamaru said.

"But it's thanks to Naruto any of us are here…and he trusted you with everything he held dare, he trusted all of us," Kakashi said, with that Kakashi left.

Over the next few days the weather was rather gloomy rather fitting of the mood not just around Konoha but the rest of the Shinobi world, the great hero of the fourth Shinobi war going out in a final act of bravery. The funeral was more than any of his friends could handle they had always seen Naruto as something more than a man, and to have lost him at such a young age was unbearable.

Shikamaru made his way back up to his office. He had a meeting with the other Kages soon. He really didn't want to go but he didn't have much of a choice. When he sat down he opened one of the drawers in Naruto's desk or his desk now. He hadn't touched anything in the office since he had become Hokage. Inside was a stack of papers one was his last will and testament, then a stack of papers labeled The final Chapter.

Shikamaru took it to Hinata, "I thought you should have this…I think it is the last thing Naruto wrote," he said softly.

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, the walks I want to take to visit all the friends I want to see. But we work with what we are given. At the end of the day there will always be that thing you say I wish or I should have, but that isn't what life is. It is the moments we shared with those we love, the memories we make along the way.

After everything that has happened in my life I consider myself a lucky man, I was lucky enough to have parents who loved me friends who cared about me. I have gotten the recognition that I have spent my life dreaming about, I have realized the goals I had set for myself in life and more. I was able to accomplish all of this because the people who believed in me…me the proud failure. I was never the genius the prodigy Senseis dream about. I wasn't special in any way except one I was a proud failure, no matter how many times I failed I never stayed down. But even a fool's luck runs out at some point.

My greatest challenge lies before me looming ever closer, but it is something that I must face so other won't have as many regrets in life. I still have my regrets I want to grow old with my love, see my children grow and one day get married and have children of their own. But I will have to hope that they live life knowing I loved them more than life itself and I do this for them. And that is why I can do this with my head held high. A Shinobi once told me that we find out what kind of person we are when we face our own death…going out like a hero…I must have been one hell of a person.

Hinata finished reading as she looked up at her sixteen year old daughter and twelve year old son who was the spitting image of his father even his eyes despite them being the same color as hers. Twelve years had passed and the pain of her lose had eased with time. The world still didn't seem as bright but time had moved on and so did everyone in Konoha but they never forgot the man who gave them everything and then some. A man who had given more than anyone could have asked.

"Uzumaki Naruto…the greatest man the world will ever know," she said setting the book down with a smile.


This is not the end of our beloved prankster, I am planning on doing something later with this Naruto it will probable be a crossover right now i am thinking Dead or alive but if there are any other suggestion i am open to new ideas.