Rosuto Rakuen (Lost Paradise)

XXXIV: The Path is Set

By: Datenshi No Uzumaki (aka Kat Lee V)

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Naruto got this strange feeling, and looked to the side of the hall. It was slightly empty, with a few students chatting and walking to the stairs to head to the courtyards for lunch. 'Something…' The blond shook his head, and headed to his usually spot for lunch.

"Naruto…"

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The school bell rang, and all the students filed out of their classrooms and prepared to leave for home. Many students gathered in the halls, talking among friends and classmates. One blond took his time in packing up his stuff, as all the other students were already gone from the room. Naruto looked up, and shouldered his bag, as he made his way to the door.

"Namikaze-kun!" The blond turned around to see two girls run up to him, smiling widely.

Naruto nodded in acknowledgment towards the girls, giving a soft and kind smile. "Yes?"

"You'll be there tomorrow in the study group, right?" One girl asked.

The other girl had an innocent pleading expression. "You're the top of our grade, and we wanted you to help us study for the big math test coming up."

The blond boy chuckled. "I will be there."

The girls cheered, and gave the boy a spontaneous hug before running away and disappearing at the corner. Naruto blinked his eyes, and then sheepishly rubbed the back of his head. "Oh, Namikaze-kun!" The blond turned around to see his homeroom teacher peeking out from the classroom. "Thanks again for your help today. Make sure to not overwork yourself, okay?"

Naruto waved a hand, and smiled. "I'll try."

The young looking woman chuckled, and shook her head. "I'll see you on Monday, Namikaze-kun." The blond waved again, and began to walk out from the school building.

'…Naruto…'

Crystal blue eyes blinked, and the boy turned around and saw no one there. Naruto furrowed his brows, and shook his head.

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The door opened and closed after the blond came into the house. Naruto sighed, and took off his shoes, leaving it close to the entrance with the rest of the other shoes lined up neatly to the side. The boy walked through the dark halls, and into the empty and quiet kitchen. Naruto raised his hand and placed the bag of groceries he just bought for his dinner tonight. He turned on the lights of the kitchen, and made his way back to the foyer, and dropped his bags and his jacket on the floor next to the base of the stairs.

At the sound of his stomach grumbling, the boy went back to the kitchen, and took out the take out ramen he got on his way back home, with other groceries. The blond sat on a stool eating on the kitchen island of the open kitchen, where it connected with the living room. It was quiet, something he was used to… but it felt like something was missing.

The back door opened, and the boy looked up. He saw a middle aged woman coming in with her arms full of groceries. The boy quickly hopped off his seat and took some bags from the woman. "Oh, Naruto-kun, thank you so much."

"Welcome home, Obasan." He said softly.

The woman put down the bag on the counter, and turned her head to the blond boy. She smiled widely. "How are you doing, Naruto-kun? How was school?" The woman asked, as she started to put away the groceries.

"I'm okay, and school was fine." Naruto replied, helping out his aunt with the groceries.

The woman saw the take-out ramen at the island counter. "I see you've started eating."

The blond blushed in embarrassment. "I'm sorry! You told me this morning you would come home late tonight."

His aunt chuckled. "No, it's okay. I was thinking of taking you out tonight for some dinner… but-"

Naruto perked up. "Oh, but I'm really hungry! One bowl of ramen wouldn't satiate my hunger!"

The woman laughed, and shook her head. "Alright, why don't you finish that bowl, and dress up. We'll go out after I'm done here, okay?" The blond smiled widely and did as he was told, in a quick pace.

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The school bell rang, signaling another start of the weekend. Naruto took his time in putting away his stuff, ignoring the loud chattering and the students filing out of the room, excited for the weekend. When the classroom was empty, the blond stood up and stretched out. He glanced out the window, and his eyes became half-lid. 'Obasan is gone for the week, so I'm home alone…' He sighed, and closed his bag.

"…Naruto…"

The blond turned around and saw no one behind him. He looked around the room, but no one was there but him. Naruto furrowed his brows, suddenly feeling frustrated and irritated. For the past weeks, the blond has been hearing things, being whispered to him. For the past week, he has been having strange unclear dreams that he would suddenly forget once he shot up to a sitting position with a cold sweat. There were voices always calling him, but no one was there.

Naruto tightly closed his eyes, and placed his hands over his ears. 'Stop it!'

After taking a deep breath, the boy opened his eyes and looked up. He sighed, and shouldered his bag. 'I think I'm beginning to lose my mind…' He shook his head and then walked out of the classroom.

"…Naruto…"

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The blond took his time walking home. He ignored his surroundings, pretending he doesn't see the happy families and couples passing him. He felt some longing and jealousy building up in his chest, but he tried hard to ignore them. He shook his head and continued walking.

"…Naruto…"

The boy turned around and saw no one again. He frowned. When he turned back to walk home, something bumped into his legs. He looked down to see a black puppy that was on the ground next to his feet. Naruto blinked his eyes and knelt down. "Hey there little guy, I'm sorry I almost kicked you." He picked up the dog, and the little puppy opened its ebony eyes. It barked cutely at him. Its tail was wagging excitedly, with its little pink tongue hanging out its mouth.

Naruto smiled widely, rubbing a hand through the dog's black fur. "…Sasuke…" Crystal blue eyes widened, and he dropped the poor puppy. Naruto gasped, and looked down at the black dog. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean it!" The puppy whimpered.

'…Why… why did I call it that name…?'

Then there was another set of barking to the side, and another dark gray puppy appeared, but it had red eyes. It ran up to the darker puppy, barking at it. Naruto widened his eyes, and put a hand on his suddenly throbbing head. '…What…?'

The bushes close to him rustled, and three pairs of eyes turned their attention to it. Out jumped a small little red fox that began to run away down the street. The two puppies began to bark loudly and ran after the baby fox. Naruto watched, with furrowed brows.

"…Naruto…"

The blond looked up, and saw no one else in the street. The boy cursed, and stood up, rubbing his head as the throbbing died down. 'What's going on?' Naruto continued walking, and decided to walk through the park. He passed by the playground where the children happily played, with parents watching to the side.

Then the blond was thrown off balance, as he felt a heavy weight on his legs. "Uhwa!"

"Ah! I'm sorry!" The blond blinked his eyes open, and looked down to see two children clinging on to his pants leg. He looked up when a beautiful woman ran up to the boy. She had long bright red hair that came past her waist. And her eyes were a teal color, holding a very kind emotion within them. "I'm so sorry! Children, please get off the nice young girl!"

The blond blushed, and slightly frowned. "Ah, it's okay. I guess I wasn't looking where I was going." Naruto glanced down and saw the two children sitting up. They looked very much alike, with red hair and teal eyes, like the woman, but one was a girl and the other was a boy. Naruto's eyes caught a glimpse of the matching white dragon pendants the two had hanging around their necks with black cords.

The two little children got up and ran to the woman, hiding behind her legs. Naruto laughed and was surprised to see a hand offered out to him. The woman gave an apologetic smile. "Here, let me help you, and treat you for ice cream."

Naruto took the hand, and shook his head. "No, it's okay."

"But I insist!" The woman's pale eyes were pleading.

The blond ended up taking the offer, as the kind woman was very persistent. He somehow couldn't resist the pleading look that the woman had, and he could have sword there were tears in her eyes. Soon after, the woman found out he was actually boy, but she insists that he was a very pretty person, and he should have been a girl, much to his dismay. He had a small cone of strawberry ice cream, and he sat on the bench next to the red haired woman. Naruto watched the two children run around upon the grass, chasing one another and laughing happily. The girl had a black kitten plush backpack, while the boy had a turtle plush backpack. There was this faint ringing in the blond's head as he continued to watch them. 'Why does it seem familiar…?'

"Why are you here, Naruto?"

The boy blinked his eyes, and turned his head to the woman. "Excuse me?" He raised a brow in confusion.

The red haired woman stared ahead, not turning to the blond. He saw this forlorn look within the woman's teal eyes. "You're not supposed to be here."

Naruto stood up, feeling offended. "That was kind of rude. What do you mean by that?"

"Go back, Naruto." The blond turned his head and saw the twins looking up at him with blank green eyes. "Go back." The two said simultaneously again.

Naruto stepped back. Suddenly his head began to throb, and his heart was quickly racing. "What… what's going on?" He began to wheeze and sweat, as his surroundings were slightly spinning.

The woman looked down with sad eyes. "It's not the end. You didn't choose yet. You don't belong here, Naruto."

"Go back, Naruto." The twins chanted again.

Shaking his head, the boy ran from the park all the way home. He was panting, and he could hear his heart beating loudly between his ears. He ignored the strange looks he was receiving, and he tried to close his eyes to stop the world from spinning.

The door shut close loudly, and the boy slid down, with his back to it. He was hoarsely panting, with his hands grasping his head. "What's going on?" He whispered roughly. He got up, and staggered to the living room. When he looked up, he found himself in front of the fireplace where there were pictures in it. He picked up one, and widened his eyes.

In the picture there were blotted out faces, with a tiny blond boy sitting at the center. He heard that ringing sound again, and he shut his eyes tightly. "I… I don't know what's going on anymore…" The picture in his hands dropped to the ground, and shattered.

"Naruto… please go back… you don't belong here."

The blond snapped open his eyes, and turned his head to see that red haired woman standing behind the couch. She was holding the twins in her arms, as they stared with their big blank teal eyes. Naruto growled, and glared at the woman. "Who the hell are you, and what are you doing to me!?" He shouted with rage. "You're doing this, aren't you!?" Unshed tears formed in his eyes, as he felt frustrated and confused.

The woman gave a forlorn look towards the boy. "It's not the end yet, Naruto. You haven't chosen." She said, in a distressed tone.

Suddenly the living room melted away to a white void. Naruto looked around with wide eyes. "If you don't go back, everything that you built and accomplished will be gone! The world that you wanted and loved will be over! You haven't chosen yet, Naruto!" The woman had tears streaming down her eyes.

The blond shakily raised a hand to reach out to the woman. "…Wha… what are you… talking about?"

Naruto widened his eyes, when suddenly he stood in the middle of a fork in a road. One side had faint images of ruins, and bodies laying everywhere on the ground. The other was the recognizable city that he normally lived in, with his aunt and school he attended.

Then a pale hand reached out from the image of his house. "Naruto-kun." He saw his aunt step out and reach out a warm hand towards him, with a bright smile. "What are you doing over there? Come, I'll make you your favorite, ramen, for dinner tonight."

At the other side, there were shadowed hands, more than one that was reaching out to him. "Naruto…" Then unrecognizable shadowed figures stepped out from the ruined place, each calling him.

"Naruto…" Those shadowed people called, with suffering and longing tones.

"Naruto-kun." His aunt called out with a warm smile.

The blond fell to his knees, with tears streaming down his eyes. He saw confusing images flood through his brain, and each was unclear. He heard the voices calling out to him, he could no longer think straight. "Stop it! STOP IT!" The voices stopped, and the white void became black.

"Naruto…" A bright figure knelt down beside him, its body glowing with light. It was warm and comforting. The blond raised his head, and stared at the undefined figure. "Naruto… please don't cry…" A hand reached out and touched the whiskered cheek.

"Who…?" More tears streamed down his face. 'Why… why do you feel familiar…?' His eyes slowly closed, leaning against the warm hand. 'Who are you? Why can't I remember?' The hand stroked the boy's face gently.

"…Don't forget… Naruto… please remember… You promised…"

In the darkness, something glinted. It was falling down in a slow motion. It was spinning down, giving out small glints of light. It was a silver feather like pedant, with a little blue gem sitting at the base of the feather that hung off a black cord. And there were white-gold linings on it. It fell to the ground, and the cord followed, as it lay there.

Naruto snapped his eyes wide, and stood up. That glowing figure was gone, and he was left in the black void. Then crystal blue eyes dangerously narrowed, and his hands clenched tightly into fists by his side. "Damn you, Nyohouan'ya!" He growled lowly. Then the blond closed his eyes, and began to glow in a white aura. Then in a flash the whole area was blinded by the white light.

Feathers danced all around, and the red haired woman smiled softly, staring up to watch the feathers fall like snow. A hand was held out, and in the hand was the silver pendant. "The true powers of Ten'yo have awakened… it has just begun…" She whispered softly, before fading away in the white void.

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It was like everything had stopped in the eyes of the Namikaze twins. The last they saw was the bloody smile of their baby brother, before he fell into the screen of white light, that then disappeared. 'No…' "No… No! No! NO! NO! NONONONONO!" Hearts shattered, when a broken shout echoed through the area. "NARUTO!" The pink haired young woman cried out in agony. "NO! NARUTO! NOOOOOOOO!" She shouted loudly, tears blinding her once bright emerald eyes.

Hinata, with tears in her eyes, shook her head, no longer taking her mistress's heart wrenching cries. "S-Sakura-san…" She shakily walked up to her Senmin, and dropped to her knees. The pink haired woman wouldn't stop shouting for her brother. Hinata shook her head, and pulled her mistress close to her. "S-Sakura-san… please!"

Sakura cried loudly, and couldn't stop. "NARUTO!" She struggled out of the tight embrace, wanting to go where the blond was last seen. Lee appeared, tears in his eyes. He fell to his knees, and took the young woman's shaking hands.

"Sakura-san…" Lee whispered, chocking back a sob. He closed his eyes, no longer wanting to watch his love one grieve so much.

Neiji felt it, the deep hurt within his spouse's heart. Slowly he approached the small red haired young man. Then he pulled Gaara into a tight embrace, wrapping his arms around the small red head's shoulders from behind. He tightly held him, feeling Gaara's body tremble uncontrollably. "Gaara-sama…"

The younger man had his hands clenching tightly to his sides. It slowly raised and the shaking hands clutched on to the arms around him. Neiji closed his eyes, and pressed his 'wife' closer to him. "I'm sorry… Please… don't be sad…" He tried hard to ignore the waves of emotion flowing from his Senmin, trying to be strong for the both of them.

Sai turned his head away, and closed his eyes. He slowly opened them and glanced at the Uchiha Twins. He saw their paled faces, and their wide empty eyes. The young man walked towards them, and knelt down in front of the older twin. He could see pain written across his eyes, and a piece of him lost. "Itachi…"

"I failed…" A small whisper came from the older twin.

Sai shook his head, and placed a comforting hand on Itachi's shoulder. "No… Itachi…" He closed his eyes, and bent his head low, not wanting to see the tears in the young man that was known to be a very strong Soldier, that rarely showed his emotions.

Sasuke bent over, his hands clenching his abdomen tightly. He cried out loudly and painfully. Itachi and Sai turned their heads away, not wanting to see the grief the young Uchiha had. Sasuke began to pound a fist against the ground, his forehead pressed to the floor. He gave out another loud cry, blood starting to drip down his fist. Then he snapped his head up, his Sharingan activated and spinning dangerously.

In a blink of an eye, the young Uchiha went running, with a loud anguish cry. The three soldiers of Nyo turned their heads, and none of them were quick enough to react, when Sasuke blindly hit and kick the three. There were loud cracks that echoed in the area, and blood began to spray to the ground.

Sakura watched with wide eyes, and she wrenched away from the tight hold of her Shugorei and boyfriend. She then ran towards the fight and a hand up and ready. She let out an anguish cry, and hit one of them in the head. There was a loud sickening crack that everyone could hear, and blood sprayed out everywhere. Then the young woman continued with her rain of powerful punches, beating the body to death.

Gaara appeared, and with cold glaring eyes, he struck another body. "You'll pay with your blood!"

The others all turned their heads away, not wanting to watch the bloodied scene. Hinata was sobbing, for her friend, and for her mistress's pain. She couldn't stop, and tried to block out the murderous intent coming from both Namikazes and the youngest Uchiha. Lee had his eyes closed, a hand on Hinata's shoulder. Neiji stood on the same spot, his head turned away from the sickened and bloody cries, and the brutal hits. Sai and Itachi were still on the ground, their eyes closed and bodies shaking. No one was willing to stop the three that were more heart broken than any of them.

The bodies were no longer recognizable, and there was blood stains everywhere and around them. Sakura fell to her knees, and cried out. "NARUTO!" Hinata snapped her head up, and shook her head. She got up and ran to her screaming mistress. Hinata pulled Sakura back into the tight embrace, crying along with her.

Neiji hurried and caught his master in his arms, who was still shaking uncontrollably. He pulled his spouse close to him, and let Gaara clutch on to him tightly, tears not stopping from falling. "… It hurts… I can't stop…" Neiji pressed the red haired young man's head close to his shoulder.

"I know…" He whispered. All he could do was let his life mate let it all out.

Sasuke lifted his head and cried out in agony. He dropped on his knees, and pressed his hands to his eyes. Itachi was there beside his brother, a hand on his shoulder. "DAMNIT… WHY!?" Itachi just closed his eyes.

Then a strong aura caused them to widen their eyes and freeze. Lee and Sai looked up, and were in shock. "It's…"

"Nyohouan'ya…" Sai whispered shakily. 'No, this is bad… none of us are strong enough to fight against him…' He glanced down at the shaken and drained forms.

The black winged figure descended from the sky, and landed near the arch. He looked at the sad bloody scene. His crimson eyes then swept over at the Shugorei of the Ten'yo. 'They're still alive…' He narrowed his eyes and growled. "You… you're doing this aren't you? You're not supposed to be alive!" He said through gritted teeth.

Those who heard him stared at him with caution and confusion. They slightly widened their eyes when a figure appeared from behind Nyo. It was a figure of a woman, with a white aura surrounding her. A smile was upon her lips. "I'm not alive, but only a memory." She said softly.

Itachi slowly widened his eyes, recognizing the woman. "Kushina-obasan…?" He whispered. Sasuke's eyes opened, and he slowly raised his head, and widened them as well. "How…?"

The woman was slightly transparent, and she wore a white kimono. They could see her long red hair and wide teal eyes. Nyo turned around and growled, glaring at the woman. Kushina, as what Itachi whispered in recognition, just smiled, her eyes closing. "A fall back seal, if ever Naru-chan is in a bind."

"But all the seals were erased by the gods!" Nyo seethed.

Tomoe giggled, and shook her head. "They only allowed one, and it was the last one that Minato and I made for our baby." She said softly. Sakura and Gaara slowly raised their head, and stared with wide eyes and tears streaming down their faces.

"Kaasan…" They whispered shakily.

"If ever something happened to Naruto, his Shugorei will be kept alive, and…" She opened her teal eyes, and narrowed them at Nyo. "It gives us a chance to reach him, to stop you from preventing him from receiving the true powers of Ten'yo… his rightful destiny."

"YOU FOOL!" Nyo swiped a sword through the woman's figure.

Gaara and Sakura widened their eyes and gasped. "Kaasan!"

"He's dead! He has already chosen! He failed as the Gods' precious Ten'yo!" Nyo shouted, anger bubbling in his chest. "This world will be forever in darkness!"

"You're wrong." All the teens turned their heads and saw the figure of Kushina standing between the Namikaze twins, who sat on the ground. She gave a soft smile. "I've foreseen it… and the future is already set. There is no need to choose anymore."

The teens all gasped. "What?"

Then the grounds began to shake, and the light in the arch came back. Nyo backed away, using his hand to block the brightness of the light from his eyes. Sasuke felt a strong emotion beat within, and his heart was racing loudly between his ears. He widened his eyes, and slowly turned his head. "Na…Naruto…" He whispered.

Gaara and Sakura looked up at the Uchiha, and then turned their heads to see a figure coming out from the light of the arch. The light in the arch shattered, and everyone widened their eyes in awe to see two pairs of white wings on the back of the figure. They knew it was Naruto, but they saw that something changed about him. He had sun-kissed blond hair that was now longer, and passed his waist. It flowed behind him, as anonymous winds blew out from behind him. He opened his crystal blue eyes, and it narrowed with a deep frown on his lips. He was staring at Nyo, with a killing intent. The boy wore silver and white robes that looked grand and beautiful as a god's. Around him were different colored spheres of light, bigger than the size of the blond's head. In his hand was the sword that Suigetsu struck through the boy's body.

"Nyohouan'ya… I won't forgive you." The blond said lowly, unrecognizable to his friends, that caused them to shiver at the coldness. Naruto lifted the sword, and it shattered to pieces. He took a step forward, his white chakra surrounding him.

Nyo stepped back, suddenly understanding what fear was. He spread his black wings, and then jumped to the air. Naruto narrowed his eyes. "You're not going anywhere." The spheres started to circulate around him, and a black one stopped in front of the blond. Then black beams shot out from the sphere, and raced towards Nyo. The winged man stopped and looked around when the beams shot past him. And then it began to curve back at him, wrapping all around him.

Nyo blared in a black aura, and the binds shattered. He turned around, and glared hard at the blond. A sword appeared in his hand. "I admit, I missed your weaker self, but I won't let you defeat me!" He then charged forward with his sword. A yellow sphere appeared in front of him, stopping him. Then sparks of electricity surrounded the sphere. Nyo widened his eyes, and quickly backed away when the electric attack was released.

He turned his head to see a red sphere appear beside him, and released a blast of fire. Nyo used his sword to deflect it, flinging it out to the side, into the depths of the empty void. A violet sphere appeared, and shards of ice shot at the winged figure. Nyo raised a hand, and used a shadowed attack to engulf the ice shards. Then a blast of water hit Nyo from behind, pushing him down to the ground.

The others on the ground could only watch with wide eyes and mouth gaping. "Is that… Naruto-kun?" Lee murmured.

"He's easily controlling all the elements, without even lifting a finger. Naruto-kun doesn't even seem to be breaking a sweat." Sai whispered. "This must be the true powers of Ten'yo."

"And Nyohouan'ya is afraid and losing badly." Neiji said almost in a whisper.

A green sphere entered into the ground, and the ground below Nyo opened up and surrounded the winged figure, before crushing to a close. Then everything went still and silent, with light dust floating around.

Hinata rubbed the tears from her eyes. "I-is it… o-over?"

They all looked up to see the unwavering expression on the blond's face. His crystal blue eyes were trained on the rise of the ground, where it swallowed Nyo. Then black beams of light went through the earth, and an explosion opened it up. Nyo had trails of blood dripping from all around him. He was panting hoarsely and dangerously surrounded with a black aura. He was growling in an animalistic way, and he glared hard at Naruto. "It's not OVER!"

The blond closed his eyes. "Yes it is."

And two swords went through Nyo's body from behind. He could see two swords crossing over, with his own blood, protruding from his own body. He coughed out blood, and then shakily turned his head to see a pair of dangerously spinning Sharingans. Sasuke narrowed his eyes and pushed his katana further. "This is for all the sufferings you cause for us, and especially for Naruto." He growled coldly.

"Light will always prevail." Itachi murmured. Then the twins pulled their swords out, and landed to the ground, on each side of their Shugorei. Nyo released a shout of agony, and then was encased a ball of darkness. Naruto widened his eyes, and a white sphere appeared in front of him.

The ball of darkness began to increase in size, and the power radiating from it was pushing everyone back. The ball shook violently, and exploded, with a flash of light that blinded their vision.

When they were able to hear again, and the bright light faded away, the young adults slowly looked up from behind their arms that blocked away the light. They looked up in shock to see a semi-transparent white veil over them that glittered around with warmth. They all felt smiles come to their faces when they saw rays of light peeking through the darkness in the unknown area.

"I-It's… finally over…" Sakura whispered, wiping away her tears.

"No…" They all turned their head to see the transparent form of the said mother of the Namikaze siblings. "It has just begun." The form of Kushina said softly.

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((WAH! I'm very sorry I hadn't updated for THREE MONTHS! But worry not! I didn't not abandon this fic! I'm giving you three finished chapters, and I have two half-finished ones that are currently being done. I got so mad when my old computer crashed, and deleted the chapters I finished, and the outline of the future chapters! Then for the summer I was away from home for a month, and went out almost every week to see my friends, on top of attending summer school. I think I'm going to die trying to squeeze my brain to try and remember what I wrote for these chapters. It was just two weeks ago that I got a new computer, and a laptop.

Anyways, enough of my miserable life. So who thought that the whole story might have ended up being a dream of Naruto's? In a way it kind of is, or rather, some kind of genjutsu to prevent Naruto from gaining the powers as the Ten'yo. And then Naruto, Sakura and Gaara's mother appears, but only a memory. I was thinking of also letting Minato appear, but I have other plans. Since a child is closer to the mother, I made Kushina appear, as a persuasion to get Naruto out of the Genjutsu. It's their parent's last jutsu.

That sad part in the middle of the chapter was kind of confusing, but you have to understand that they all thought that Naruto really died. Everyone would react differently when someone very close to you dies, so that how I picture their reaction, them going out of control like that. Oh, and sorry to the fans of Team Hebi, or Team Hawk, that's the end of their important roles in this fic.

Yes folks, it's not really the end now that Nyo-teme is gone… or is it?

PLEASE REVIEW THIS CHAPTER! I like getting reviews, and it is what keeps me going. Also, thank you all for the reviews. I'm sorry I made you wait! I lurve you all! Cries!))

EDIT 2013: Made sure to change the names of the parents. Fixed minor things around here too, but nothing too big. But just a reminder, Kushina in this story has green eyes to match with Sakura and Gaara. I know she has purple-ish eyes, but here it's green!