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Frozen Souls of Eternity

Chapter26: Three Worlds

Elemental Countries: Konoha Hospital

"How is he?" Jiraiya asked as Tsunade stepped out of the room.

"It's a good job he killed Kyuubi and absorbed his full regenerative ability otherwise he wouldn't have made it" the Hokage answered taking a seat and sighing.

"So he's not dead?" Sakura asked quietly.

"No" Tsunade replied shaking her head "he'll be out of action for about three months but he'll live".

"That's a relief; I thought the regeneration hadn't kicked in when his arm was blown off" Kotaro stated.

"Any word on Madara?" Negi asked leaning on the nearby wall.

Jiraiya shook his head "no, I tried to locate him but it looks like he's gone back to the hole he crawled out from".

"Something tells me we haven't seen the last of him or Fate Averruncus" Setsuna sighed and leaned back in her seat "so what is going to happen now?"

The Hokage rubbed her eyes "well; even after Naruto's back to his former self I'll have to put him on probation".

That got everyone's attention "why?" Kotaro seemed to growl.

"I'm under pressure form the elders; they're requesting I take Naruto off the active list for the moment until he is confirmed to not be a threat" Tsunade explained "they're using this incident with Madara and Kyuubi as an excuse to take away his Ninja status".

"Why?! He just took on and defeated two of the strongest criminals in known existence and he's being punished for it? Bullshit!" Kotaro growled.

"Its not that, though I wish it were" the Hokage shot back "it's because he left the village without telling anyone and just to go after someone for revenge".

"You mean like that Sasuke guy that was Naruto's team-mate?" Negi glared at her "bullshit; he'd never turn out like the traitor and everyone here knows it".

"That's true but a few of the council members are concerned about him though I think they're just mostly worried about him becoming a full Biju now" Tsunade explained clenching her fists before relaxing slightly "thankfully though I have the Village Clan Heads on my side now along with Danzo".

Sai looked up "Danzo-sama? I find it heard to believe Hokage-sama that he would side with you".

"He told me himself just this morning; I didn't believe it at first either but after the council meeting where he spoke up against several of the councilmen in defence of Naruto I'm not sure what to think anymore" she stared blankly at the Root Anbu "he also wants to have a word with you as soon as possible Sai; I don't why though".

Sai nodded "then I shall take my leave" with that he slowly disappeared down the corridor "give my regards to Naruto-dono for me".

"Hey, where's Yugito-Chan?" Asuna asked looking round but not finding of her in the corridor.

Inside the Room

The Raikage sat down in the seat beside the bed and shook her head at the boy in front of her "what we're you thinking going in alone?"

"I wasn't clearly" he said a little nervous "I had to settle things myself".

"You still could have told me".

"And what would you have done?"

"I would have tried to stop you from going on what basically counted as a suicide mission to confront an enemy whom could have brought help himself" she hit him over the head "you're an idiot".

"I get that a lot" he replied readjusting himself "but I made sure it was just him that was there because I already sent in several clones as scouts before I arrived just encase it was a trap".

"It was still dangerous Naruto" Yugito said her voice lowly "you could have died".

"I thought I told you, you won't lose me" he stated caressing her face with his left hand.

"You really are an idiot" she said back shaking her head "only an idiot would be so cheerful after nearly dying".

"I have my moments" he chuckled and leaned back against the headrest.

"I should probably be heading back to Kumo; I've been gone way too long" the Raikage said standing up slowly and dusting herself off "I do have a village to run after all".

Just when she was about to exit the room he sat up and called out "wait!"

She turned and raised an eyebrow at him "what?"

"…"

"…"

"…Marry me".

Elemental Countries: Konoha Karaoke Bar

And months passed with no' word on Madara or Fate. Things started to settle down again and this time it seemed like things were actually returning to a sense of normalcy. With Akatsuki defeated and most of the Elemental Countries now apart of what was known as the Elemental Alliance (excluding Iwa and Kusa) Ala Alba was scheduled to return home leaving a guard at the Dimensional Gate. Naruto and Yugito had gotten married in the middle of august and all of their friends attended.

Surprisingly Kumo's council didn't have a problem with the marriage after the Raikage said it would improve village relations (which it did except for the Hyuga hating Kumo). Finally on the last day before Ala Alba was scheduled to return home, them and Team Yamato sat down at the bar that they did years ago, talking a amongst themselves.

"Takamichi-kun wants me to return to Mahora Academy and teach another class of students" Negi sighed leaning back into the padded chair "he says I still need experience".

"Good luck with that" Kotaro chuckled "what about you Konoka-Chan? Got any big plans for when we get back?"

"Actually yes" she thought for a moment before nodding with a smile "my grandfather says he's getting too old and wants me to take charge of Mahora Academy and the Western Magic Association on Earth".

"That's great Konoka-Chan; why didn't you tell us?" Kotaro asked concerned.

"Well it turns out my father also wants to step down from the Eastern Magic Association's seat at the Kyoto Shrine though he's still working and will continue for a few more years; he's looking for a replacement" the Doctor-Mage explained.

"Who does he have in mind?" the Shadow Dog drank down a cup of sake.

"You actually" the moments he said that the sake he was drinking spurted out and he stared at her incredulously.

"Why? A desk job isn't my thing" he said waving his hands in denial.

"When we get back he wants you to report to him and become his ambassador and then after a few years, his successor" she smiled.

"You don't have it that bad" he saw Kaede grin "think about how I feel; when I get back home I'm being elected to be the leader of my home Ninja Village".

"Really? You're going to be a Kage?"

"Not a Kage; we don't have Ninja ranks like here" she explained shaking her head "at my home Ninja Village we don't have ranks and we only answer to the leader of the village who usually get elected every twenty years".

"Good for you" Setsuna smiled.

"Shishou wants me to take over as head of the Hospital" Sakura shook her head "she's been a bit grouchy since we defeated Akatsuki, I wonder why".

"She's probably gotten a headache from dealing with the elders" Naruto told her "they've been really bitchy lately".

"Most of it is your fault" Sai deadpanned.

"Don't remind me; what about you anyways? Got anything to do now that this war has ended?"

"Yes actually" he smiled genuinely for once "Danzo-sama has chosen me as his successor and I will be taking charge of Root within the year".

"Am I the only one that's out of a job?" the Thousand Army asked and shot a glance at Yamato.

"I'm going back to Anbu" he said simply putting his hands up "simply put: we're getting more missions than ever now and we don't have the number of teams needed to carry them out so most Jonin teams are being dissolved and taking missions across the board, sorry but I'm needed as an Anbu Captain at the moment more than as a cell leader".

Naruto sighed and smiled slightly "remember the last time we we're here?"

"Yeah we sang until morning and then we had to leave for Earth" Negi said glancing at the empty seat.

"How about for old times sake? Just one song?" Kotaro asked nodding towards the stage.

They all traded glances before Naruto and Setsuna stood and made their way onto the stage followed by Negi and Kotaro. Picking up their instruments Naruto stepped forward as the lights dimmed and he spoke with a smile.

"This is a song called In the End by Linkin Park".

And so it began…

(It starts with)
One thing / I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind / I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time
All I know
time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away
It's so unreal
Didn't look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Trying to hold on / but didn't even know
Wasted it all just to
Watch you go
I kept everything inside and even though I tried / it all fell apart
What it meant to me / will eventually / be a memory / of a time when I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
I had to fall
To lose it all
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
One thing / I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind / I designed this rhyme
To remind myself how
I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mocking me
Acting like I was part of your property
Remembering all the times you fought with me
I'm surprised it got so (far)
Things aren't the way they were before
You wouldn't even recognize me anymore
Not that you knew me back then
But it all comes back to me
In the end
You kept everything inside and even though I tried / it all fell apart
What it meant to me / will eventually / be a memory / of a time when I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
I had to fall
To lose it all
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
There's only one thing you should know
I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
There's only one thing you should know
I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
I had to fall
To lose it all
But in the end
It doesn't even matter

Time Skip: Twelve Years

Elemental Countries: Hokage's Office

Knock Knock

"Come in" a voice called out from the other side of the door and so a twenty-seven Naruto entered the room "ah Naruto; about time you showed up, we we're just talking about you".

Upon his entering the office he saw much older looking Tsunade sitting in her chair; she was clearly getting on in her years if the signs of her Anti-aging Jutsu wearing off was any indication. The second thing he spotted we're the two elders: Koharu and Homura sitting in front of the Hokage's desk.

"Hokage-sama" she always saw the look in his eyes when he spoke formally towards her and she knew he wasn't pleased to be in the same room as the elders "may I ask why I was summoned". Oh yeah, he was pissed but after what the two old geezers tried to legally do to him years ago he did a very good job at keeping his anger in check "the messenger did not inform me".

"Yes; take a seat Naruto" she replied and he nodded still eying the two elders as he pulled up a seat beside them "alright, first things first: do you still want to be Hokage?"

He blinked before nodding "y-yes".

"Good because after much deliberation with the elders here" she gestured to the two old people "you have been officially selected as the next Hokage but you will only be made Hokage when you have completed one of three objectives".

He narrowed his eyes at that and asked "what kind of objectives".

She laid three folders out on the desk "these are the three paths to becoming Hokage; you have to choose which".

He checked them over: become an Anbu, take on an apprentice or…

"I'm not taking on an apprentice; I'm not Ero-Sennin or Kakashi-Sensei and there's no' way I'm joining Anbu" he saw a slight flash of emotion from the elders at that and spoke his last words on the subject "I'll choose the third option: become the Jonin Instructor of a Genin Team". He saw Tsunade flash the elders a smirk before they reluctantly nodded and left "should I ask what crawled up their butt and died?"

"They wanted you in the Anbu too keep an eye on you and as for the apprentice thing I figured you wouldn't want that job yet; Jiraiya sure as hell didn't" the Hokage chuckled.

"Where is the old pervert anyways?"

"His last Toad-Mail said he was in Suna with our son".

"I still can't believe you two settled down and had a kid" the Thousand Army shook his head with a smile.

"Shut up" she bonked him on the head with her fist causing him to wince before handing him the folder "here's your team by the way".

He took a look at the summaries and blinked "you knew I was going to pick this option didn't you?" She nodded with a grin "great; I've got Team 7: A Rookie of the Year, the Highest Scoring Kunoichi and the Dead-Last of the class…this is not a good omen".

Author's Notes: Part 3 Begins. To some people I may be going bit too fast but I honestly had no' idea what to put here to make longer. I apologize for that. Please Read and Review.

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