Rosuto Rakuen

by Datenshi No Uzumaki

AU, SasuNaru, ShounenAi:: Moving into a new home, Naruto stumbled upon an old book, transporting him into another world. Now given a chance to start a new life, and find new friends, hope, and maybe love, he has to save the worlds from darkness...

35. Message to Ten'yo

Rosuto Rakuen (Lost Paradise)

XXXV: Message to Ten'yo

By: Datenshi No Uzumaki (aka Kat Lee V)

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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." Kushina said softly.

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When the group from Konoha returned to their beloved city, everyone was quickly sent to the hospital. All the Soldiers were quickly treated. Some were wrapped in bandages and cleaned; while others had to stay over night to be monitored. The aerocraft ride back was silent, mostly among the young Namikazes and their Shugorei. The others that took on the mission to help their ball of sunshine were either up on deck or resting because of their injuries. No one dared spoke of what happened when they found the Gate of Light, and none were able to truly explain all the questions building in their minds as their beloved blond slept on. Everything happened so fast that they became confused and didn't know what to say at all.

Tsunade sat on a hospital bed, with Jiraiya and Orochimaru all wrapped in bandages, watching her brother's children. Jiraiya took up most of the bed, leaning against the head of the bed with pillows behind him. Orochimaru sat at the foot, with Tsunade at the edge of the bed, close to her dark haired Shugorei.

The Namikaze siblings with their Shugorei were gathered in the same big room, where there were two rows of beds lined up against the wall, with four beds on each side. Sakura was being tended by Hinata, with Sai sitting at the foot of the bed, facing the two females. Gaara was lying on a bed, with Neiji sitting beside him, and Lee leaning against the wall. Gaara's bed was closer to the window. Sasuke was sleeping in one bed, and Naruto was sleeping in the bed next to him. Itachi sat in a chair between the two, leaning his back against the wall.

"So, you're telling me you saw Kushina?" The blonde woman asked carefully.

Sakura nodded slowly. "Yeah… she was there… but then she disappeared once Naruto defeated Nyo." She bit her lip to prevent her self from getting too emotional.

Tsunade furrowed her brows. "How can that be? Why was she there?" She mostly asked herself.

"She said that a seal was activated that the Gods didn't take away from Naruto." Itachi responded in his deep tone. Tsunade looked up to the eldest Uchiha twin. "That spirit was a memory imprinted into that seal that was released when Naruto nearly… died…"

The former Hokage widened her eyes, and straightened her back. "What?" Her voice was barely a whisper.

Sai raised his head, and looked over at the Godaime. "Naruto-kun… we thought he was killed before the Gate of Light was fully opened…" He said carefully, glancing over at his mistress that flinched. "Nyohouan'ya appeared angry, shouting at nothing, we thought. But the memory of the mother of Sakura-san appeared, saying that a seal activated from Naruto."

"It was to prevent the Uchihas from dying along with Naruto." Lee spoke. The young man furrowed his brows. "Until now, it makes sense… Shugorei die when their Senmin die… but Itachi-san and Sasuke-san didn't follow their master, when we thought he died…"

"But, wouldn't that mean that Naruto did die?" Jiraiya spoke, glancing at the young Soldiers.

Hinata frowned, gentle placing down her mistress's arm into her lap. "It could be, but a miracle happened, and Naruto-kun is still alive. The Gods may have blessed him to have a second chance in life, because he's Ten'yo" The Hyuuga heiress said. She glanced at the pink haired young woman. "But the seal had another purpose too."

"It was to prevent Nyohouan'ya from preventing Naruto from reaching his true destiny, as what Kushina-obasan said." Neiji said, looking up.

"His true… destiny…?" Tsunade carefully questioned.

"Kaasan, Nijiyo-obasan, and Mikoto-obasan never did get to finish their prophecy, leaving out the real ending." All heads turned and widened their eyes to see Naruto slowly sitting up from the bed. Itachi immediately helped his Senmin up. The blond smiled at his Shugorei, then turned to the others in the room.

"What do you mean?" Jiraiya sat up straight.

The blond turned his head to the side, staring at the resting figure of Sasuke. "There are three versions of the Prophecy. One is the half prophecy that all Soldiers know about and learn from the academy. The full prophecy is the one that only elite Soldiers know about, but the true prophecy… is only known by the next generation of the Three Great Seers." The Hyuuga twins, the Namikaze Twins and Itachi widened their eyes, staring at the blond.

"You know the true prophecy?" Orochimaru carefully asked, his attention towards the center of the room.

Naruto shook his head. "No… only the three pairs of twins do…" He glanced at his siblings, Hinata, Neiji, and Itachi. The three adults all thought the same thing. 'It's no coincidence that the three families gave birth to twins… and all in the same year…'

Sakura furrowed her brows. "But… I don't think I know anything about having premonitions or anything." Hinata nodded in agreement.

"You don't have to…" Everyone looked at Naruto in confusion. "Our mothers were the ones that hid the true prophecy and locked it up within each of you, that will only unlock from you guys, when the time comes."

Neiji widened his eyes. "Wait a minute… when the time comes? That means… wasn't the defeat of Nyohouan'ya the end to all this chaos?"

The blond bowed his head. "The full prophecy was said to prepare the Ten'yo of his choice on what path he should take. It was also to throw off the fake darkness."

"Fake darkness?" Hinata questioned incredulously.

"Nyohouan'ya was but a shadow of the true darkness that is still locked up in that Gate." Naruto replied. Everyone widened their eyes in disbelief. The blond looked up at them. "Only a small crack of that door opened… behind it is the true darkness… the most feared entity that the Gods are truly scared about. What came out was but a fraction of the true darkness's power." Fear then went into the people's eyes. Naruto then turned his head to stare out the window. "And as you can notice… the realms of the demons and the mortals are still unbalanced… this war is truly not over yet."

"It has just begun." Everyone all turned their head to see Sasuke sitting up. The blond instantly jumped out from his bed and tightly embraced the raven haired teen.

"Sasuke!" Naruto cried. The youngest Uchiha gave a small smile, and raised a hand to rake his fingers through the sun-kissed tresses. The couple were ignorant to the stares they were receiving.

"'It has just begun'?" Tsunade questioned, breaking the small pause of silence, and distracting from the scene between the two.

Gaara raised his head. "That's what Kaasan said, before her spirit… her memory disappeared."

Naruto, with his arms still wrapped around Sasuke, looked up at them. "That's all I know… we just have to go along and find a way to stop the real darkness."

Lee pushed himself off from the wall, a hand raised and clenched tightly into a fist. "Why not just close the Gate of Darkness to prevent the real darkness from coming out?"

Hinata perked at the idea, and glanced at the small blond. "Maybe the Daimaou would know how to close it, since he was the appointed protector of the Gate."

Sakura shook her head. "No, it's impossible." They all looked at the pink haired young woman. "Nibi said that it was the Gods that were the ones that closed it… but more of the Ancient Gods that did it. The Daimaou are only the protectors of the Gate."

Gaara frowned slightly. "You said more than sixty years ago, someone was able to reach Rakuen… how did they defeat the darkness?" The red haired young man asked.

"Technically, it was about a year before the three sets of twins were born that the darkness was sealed." Jiraiya replied. "The year when the three great seers made the big prophecy, the darkness was officially announced to have revived."

"I heard that the one who reached Rakuen followed the same repeated clues that the Gods kept telling him, and mostly all of us Senmin." Tsunade spoke. She closed her eyes, and parted her cherry lips. "One can only find true Paradise, if they believe in themselves and have faith in their precious ones."

Naruto perked up at the words. "That's right… the Gods keep telling me that, and so did our mothers in their prophecy."

"It's a clue then, to reaching Rakuen. If we figure it out, then maybe Rakuen will appear and then it can help us in forever sealing the Darkness." Sakura said.

"But, is that the real solution to really end the war forever?" They all looked at the young Hokage. Gaara frowned deeply. "As you said, the darkness comes back. And every time, someone finds Rakuen and seals it away… wouldn't the darkness just come back again?"

"But… at least this war is over, right?" Hinata said carefully. "At least we could live in peace, and stop worrying over the lives of millions…"

Naruto closed his eyes, and leaned his head on the shoulder of his Shugorei. "It's not enough…" He said softly. They all looked at the small blond. "The thought of peace is alluring, but that peace will eventually end, until the darkness comes back. Sixty years is not really long, if you think about it… don't you want to live in a world where there is no darkness at all?"

"You want to find a way to get rid of the darkness indefinitely." Itachi stated. The blond nodded, as he sat up straight.

"I don't know how, but I'll do everything in my power, as Ten'yo, to look for that eternal peace." Naruto said with determination shining in his crystal blue eyes. The occupants in the room silently watched the blond, and they could have sworn they could see him glowing in a soft radiance.

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The red haired Namikaze sat on the big chair of a Hokage, sitting in front of the Counsel members that sat around the big round table. Gaara was leaning his chin upon his folded hands. "For now, we all stay in Konoha, as our Soldiers recover after the battle against Chaos and Destruction. No one is to go out the city walls, unless they have permission. It is reported that the Yajuu and Youkai that gathered around the Demon Castle that is here in our world all dispersed throughout the lands. So outside territories are all dangerous."

"What about our resources and food supply?" One member in the counsel questioned.

Gaara slightly frowned. "Right now, it seems that all our trade routes are blocked by the Yajuu and Youkai invading the lands. Their forces may be weak, but their numbers are too great that the Soldiers protecting the merchants and imports will tire out too easily. We can't waste too many of our Soldiers in protecting the imported goods, because there will be too many Yajuu and Youkai in the way. What we will do is have strict restrictions on our supplies. Taking to air and through water routes will be a bit safer, but it will be less often than before."

The counsel members all murmured to one another, some nodding in understanding. "So, as of right now, we cannot do much? What about the war? What is the Ten'yo going to do?" Another member spoke out.

Gaara inwardly sighed. He leaned back into his chair. "All we can do is trust in the powers of the Ten'yo, and put faith in our Gods. Right now, our roles as Soldiers in this war are put to a halt, and we need our Soldiers to protect our country." The Counsel said nothing else, not voicing out their worries and doubts towards the young Hokage. Though he was younger than all of them, they were a bit afraid of the teen because of his demeanor and strength… everyone feared it, except the past Hokage that is.

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"Well, I guess this is where we depart, un."

Naruto looked at the group of Ranshin, sadness in his cerulean eyes. "Do you have to go?" The blond took a step forward closer to Deidara and Tobi. "Maybe I can talk to Gaara-niisan about letting you stay a while longer. The lands are crawling with lots of Youkai and Yajuu…"

Kisame grunted. "We'll survive. And plus, we're still Ranshin after all."

"We'll make better use of our lives." Kakuzu said, while internally counting the money given.

Tobi went up to the small blond and pulled him in a tight hug. "Tobi will miss the Chibi!" He exclaimed. Naruto smiled up at the cheerful ex-Akatsuki member.

Itachi glanced at the former older organization he used to be part of. "Don't be afraid to ask for our assistance. I do not think my master would like the idea of losing contact with you. I am indebted for your help in saving Naruto-kun."

Deidara shook his head and waved a hand. "It's okay. Don't worry about anything. We'll make sure to keep in touch, un." With that said, the group of Ranshin took to the sky, with one of Deidara's clay birds. Naruto waved at them, with Tobi waving back from up high. Itachi watched the ones he could say were like friends, though they were insane and had some issues, soar into the sky towards the horizon.

"In the end, they turned out to be like the good guys." A feminine voice said.

The blond nodded in agreement. "Yeah. I'm sure we'll see them again." Naruto blinked his eyes wide open and turned his head to see a fiery long haired woman with golden eyes stand beside him. She had red fox ears at the sides of her head, with nine tails behind her, wearing black and crimson red robes. "K-Kurama!?"

The woman blinked her golden eyes and turned her head at her charge. "What?"

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With the clash of blades, two blurs separated to different sides, and dust and smoke rose from two different areas of the training room. Blond brows furrowed with slight worry. When the smoke cleared, two nearly identical raven haired teens were struggling to stand straight, using their katana as a support. They panted hoarsely, glaring at one another. "I think we have had enough training for the day." Naruto said, watching his two Shugorei carefully.

The two raised their heads and stared at their master with piercing eyes, daring him to stop them. The blond pouted and crossed his arms. "Fine then… but let's train my way then." Naruto said, as ten big spheres appeared around him. The two Uchihas slightly widened their eyes. Then the spheres began to fly away from the blond, separating to attack the Uchihas.

The two ravens began to move around, dodging and deflecting the elemental attacks that were released from the spheres. They learnt earlier that the spheres were the Ten Stones of Tengoku. After Naruto was released from the hospital, he immediately cut his hair, not wanted to risk being called a girl, even though he still received a few of those comments. Then he wanted to test his abilities as a Ten'yo and found that he had easy control of all elements, and the power he released was ten times stronger than before. The spheres were there to help control his infinite chakra reserves that he had. He could still summon the spirits of the stones, and experimented at some time to fuse the stones within his Shugorei so that they can control that element without their master's order.

Later he learned he could do the same with his tenant, Kurama. What scared most Soldiers was that Naruto was able to summon out Kurama in her true monstrous form. And now when Kurama comes out, she appears in her beautiful false human form instead of the puny fox.

As weeks passed, Naruto was helping his Shugorei, who were very adamant in training to become stronger, so that they would be able to protect their Senmin, even though he was stronger than them. The blond doesn't really think the two understood that Naruto doesn't mind their protection, but he just doesn't want to see them get hurt anymore, especially now that he has the power to protect them himself. It's just probably their pride as a Shugorei and an Uchiha that made them stubborn to protect their Senmin.

There was a big explosion, and the spheres all floated back to surround the blond. Naruto closed his eyes. He took in a deep breath and began to walk forward where the cloud of smoke hung. When it cleared, he saw a big crater on the ground, with the Uchiha twins lying side by side, panting hard and at the center. They had cuts and dirt all around them. The blond bit his lip, and slid down the crater to his Shugorei. He knelt down between the two, the Spheres encircling above them. "Enough?"

Sasuke and Itachi turned their heads away, not wanting to look at their Senmin. Naruto frowned sadly, and placed both his hands on their chest, where their hearts were. He closed his eyes, and a soft glow was on his hands. The two felt a rush of comforting warmth wash through them. They were now able to breathe easily, their hearts beating calmly. When the warmth died down, Naruto kept his hands on their chests, and pressed firmly. "You two are so stubborn." He said lightly. The blond then slowly pulled his hands close to his chest, and he leaned forward, his forehead barely touching the ground. "Why… why can't you understand…? I don't want you to be hurt… Let me protect you… like you two have been doing for me…" His hands reached out and held on to their upper arms. "Please…"

Sasuke closed his eyes and raised his hand and held on to Naruto's hand. "We can't do that."

Itachi closed his eyes too, and also held on to Naruto's hand. "We're your Shugorei. We'll always fight to protect you."

"Even though you're the Ten'yo, you'll always be our Senmin… our friend… and most precious person." The younger Uchiha whispered.

"You can't be totally invincible, Naruto-kun. Just let us… stay by your side, like how we promised when we began to be a team." Itachi said, slowly opened his eyes and stared up at the white ceiling of the training room.

"I just don't want to lose you again… I've almost lost both of you… I hate it…" Naruto whispered, his throat tightening.

Sasuke turned his head, and reached out his hand to rake it through the blond locks. "You won't lose us, Naruto. Have faith in us."

"I do! I always do!" Naruto squeezed the hands of his Shugorei. "I always do…"

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The doors opened, and a pair of pale eyes looked up in surprise. The lights to the room blindly turned on, causing the pale eyes to shut to the brightness. Slowly opening them to adjust to the light, they looked up at the pink haired young woman. "So this is where you have been the whole time, Hinata?" Sakura said, as she walked into the old and dusty room.

The Hyuuga Heiress was spotted sitting on the ground, with piles of book and scrolls scattered all around her. The smaller young woman blushed in guilt, shame and embarrassment. "Yeah…" Sakura neared her Shugorei, and crouched down to look at the texts around the smaller teen. "Did you need something, Sakura-san?" Hinata asked carefully.

The pink haired teen looked around the room. "Why are you hiding in the Hokage's Restricted Library?"

Hinata gave a shy smile. "Well… it kind of bothered me after we had that talk when Naruto-kun woke up… how the darkness always came back almost every sixty or some years… I know for sure that Naruto will be the one that will end the coming of the darkness… but I was hoping to find some way to help him… you know?"

Sakura grinned widely. "Hinata, you're always eager to help, especially getting your hands into reading books about history or other exciting things. You're so reliable!" The pink haired young woman chirped, pride hidden in her tone. The dark haired young woman blushed. "So what did you find?" Sakura slightly tilted her head.

"Not much really." She leafed through the book in her hand. "All I can remember from the Academy was that the last one to get rid of the Darkness was a Senmin from Konoha…" She folded the corner a page from the book, and closed it. She carefully placed the book in a pile, and picked up a scroll. "When I looked at it, that person was the founder of Konoha of one hundred years back, and the first Hokage."

Sakura gasped. "No way! Really?"

Hinata nodded. "He was also your ancestor, Sakura-san, the great-grandfather of Tsunade-hime and your father." The pink haired girl could only stare with a gaping mouth. "At that time, when he became the Shodaime there was war going on between countries. It was said that the Shodaime died during those wars, after twenty years as ruler of the Fire Country, but ten years later, he appeared and got rid of the darkness, with his Shugorei, both Uchihas."

The pink haired young woman widened her eyes. "So the Shodaime's Shugorei were Uchihas, like Naruto with Sasuke and Itachi!?"

Hinata gave a small smile. "It was the Namikazes and the Uchihas who founded Konoha after all." Sakura stared at her in disbelief. The small young woman giggled. "I can't believe I haven't noticed, until now. I really don't think Naruto gaining the Uchiha Twins as his Guardians is a coincidence at all."

Sakura plopped on to her buttocks, and leaned her head against the shelves on the small clattered library. "All this information is making my head spin… It's still unbelievable… all this… it was like it's planned out or something… the Gods… I bet they all knew what will happen…"

"Maybe, but what we were taught was that the Gods do not plan our futures, we do it ourselves. They are just there as guides through our lives that we lead… We either follow our fate… or make our own. But everyone's fate seems to be connected somehow, and not everything are all coincidences in our lives." They Hyuuga heiress said softly, leaning her head back on the shelf.

After a few minutes of silence, Sakura raised her head, and looked at her Shugorei. "What else did you find out?" She asked.

Hinata raised her head, and glanced down at the scroll on her lap. "Hm… Well, you know those statues at the Valley of End that we found Sasuke and Naruto in after they disappeared for three years?" The pink haired young woman nodded carefully. "Well, those are the statues to commemorate the Shodaime and his Shugorei who saved their world from the darkness… that is where the people found the dead bodies of Shodaime and one of the Uchiha when the Darkness was sealed. They didn't find his other Shugorei... It was believed that the Shugorei died before they went to fight the darkness..."

Sakura widened her eyes. "Wait, does that mean Naruto would die too with his Shugorei if he destroyed the darkness?" Panic was in her tone.

"I hope not, and I believe that Naruto-kun wouldn't die, if it means leaving you and Gaara-sama." The dark haired young woman quickly responded. The Hyuuga glanced down at the scroll, and traced her fingers on the written words. "It's said here that no one could figure out why the two died… they either sacrificed themselves to seal the darkness in the Gate, the Gods giving back the bodies of the heroes out of remorse, or when they did return, they drowned out of exhaustion… chakra depletion…" She said lightly.

The pink haired young woman placed a hand over her heart. "But… why does the Darkness come back, even when people fought hard to get rid of it?"

Hinata closed her eyes and rolled up the scroll. "That's what I'm trying to find out. No one was able to figure it out themselves, even when it keeps coming back almost every sixty years." She sighed, and placed the scroll to the side. She brought a hand up to rub her temples. 'Maybe if we were allowed to go out, and there weren't this many Youkai and Yajuu, I would have liked to go to Destati Records and do further research on the topic…'

Sakura gave a gentle smile. "Maybe you should go back home and rest, Hinata. I bet Kiba is very worried for you. You've been in here for a while now." She placed a comforting hand on the young woman's shoulder.

The Hyuuga heiress turned her head and nodded. "Thanks Sakura-san." They both got up and walked out of the room. Hinata made sure to lock the room, and placed up the seal to protect it. The smaller young woman frowned slightly, glancing over to the pink haired young woman. 'I didn't want to tell Sakura-san that the other reason no one knows really how the darkness gets sealed temporarily is because those who do seal it up either died right after or are never found…' She closed her pale eyes. 'No… nothing will happen to Naruto-kun or his Shugorei… He will definitely not die in the end.'

Sakura looked over her shoulder. "I was wondering… what were the names of the Senmin and Shugorei that last got rid of the Darkness."

Hinata looked up, blinking her pale eyes. "Oh! Namikaze Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara."

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"Come on, don't give up! On the count of three! One! Two! THREE!"

With loud various grunts, five ropes pulled on the metal beam, raising it up high. Ino stared up high, a hand over her pale blue eyes. "That's it!" She shouted. She glanced down to see her Shugorei pulling on the same rope, helping out the Soldiers and citizens in rebuilding their city, with as much resources they had left. Ino smiled widely, giving out steady amounts of her chakra to give them strength.

Shikamaru groaned. One eye closed when a bead of sweat trailed down. "…So… troublesome… why am I even doing this?" He grunted, pulling on the rope with his best friend.

Chouji was nearly turning purple. "Hey! Don't make me do all the work, Shika!"

The blonde ran up to her Shugorei. "Don't be like that! This is our home, and we need to help out in rebuilding it, after all that commotion. Everyone is sacrificing a part of their time to help out any way they can for the Ten'yo… Naruto-kun…" Ino said.

"I don't see you helping!" A voice growled from the side. The blond turned her head to see Kiba behind Shino, who was also pulling on a rope together.

The blonde huffed and flipped her hair over her shoulder. "I'm just making sure my Shugorei are doing something, before I go help out the women over at the other side of the city." Ino replied hotly.

"Come people! Don't give up yet!" An exuberant tone shouted out. Ino looked over her shoulder to see Lee pulling on a rope by himself. Though he was sweating, he had a very determined and excited expression, more so compared to the other young men. "Let the springs of Youth give us energy to quickly rebuild our beloved Konoha! YOSH!"

The others groaned in response, and pulled the rope harder. The blond young woman sighed and shook her head. She glanced back at her Shugorei. "Well, I have to go now. Do your best and work hard, okay?" She smiled at them. The two just grunted, and pulled more on the rope.

"Ino!" The blonde young woman turned around and saw the familiar double bun hair. Tenten was waving. "Let's go?" The woman nodded and she ran after her friend.

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There were soft childish babbles that sang in the Hokage's office. The young Hokage was sitting in his big comfy chair, leaning back against the softness of the cushions, resting his eyes as he listened to the small child talk mostly to herself, somewhere in the big room. The whole day for the past weeks, Gaara had to make his rounds around the big city, to oversee the reconstructions that were going on, and see the boarders of the city and check on the shields. He also went to check on the people, and see their conditions and homes. All the citizens and Soldiers were a bit scared of their Hokage, but they still loved and respected him, and understood that he was worried and cared for them.

Gaara also had to have some constant communication with the leaders of the cities and villages in the Fire Country. There were Hamusha and Kakedashi Soldiers stationed at those places to assure protection from lurking Yajuu and Youkai that crawled all over the continent. Though it may seem like they are settling down and ignoring the war between the mortals and the monsters invading their lands, the biggest worry that was mostly in everyone's mind was the coming of the said true darkness. There had been reports of Senmin all over the continent trying to reach the Gods, but no one was able to speak to them, not even the Gods' precious Ten'yo.

Naruto had to assure everyone, especially Konoha, that the Gods didn't abandon them, and that they are more worried of the outcome of this war. His young brother may have said that to reassure the people, but he could see the worry and doubt the blond had.

The young Hokage has heard of his sister's Shugorei wanting to do some research into the past Great Wars, so he allowed her to use the Hokage's Restricted Library to find some answers. He's also heard that a few of their closest friends were also aiding the Hyuuga Heiress, so that they can help their precious blond friend in anyway.

What was bugging the red haired young man the most, and also the Uchiha Twins, the Hyuuga Twins and his own twin, was that they were the ones that held the true prophecy their mothers' foresaw. And yet they did not have any knowledge of what it was. They were all worried of the time when it would be revealed, not knowing when it would happen or what would happened then. Gaara frowned.

"Kaasan! Kaasan! Kaasan!"

Pale green eyes slowly opened, and felt his chair being pushed out from behind his desk. He looked down to see a pair of big very pale green eyes. There stood a little girl wedged between his legs, staring up at him. He sat up straight, and gave a soft smile, only reserved for the special girl. The girl gave a toothy smile, and pulled out a paper, showing it up to him. "Look!"

Gaara stared down at the paper, with scribbled colors on it, forming some shapes. The young man smiled, and smoothed out his hand through the girl's dark locks. "It's beautiful, Yuka." He said gently. The little girl was now passed a year of age, and she was growing fast. Her hair was longer, growing a little past the lobes of her ears, with a cute pale yellow clip her aunties gave to her. She spoke more words now, and was learning how to say some sentences with more than three words.

The girl's eyes widened with glee, and she began to climb up the young man's lap, with the help from her parent. She reached out her hands, wanting to go closer to the desk. Gaara rolled the chair over, and the girl placed her work of art on top of the desk. Gaara looked up to see Neji lying across the couch at the side of the office, with one hand behind his head and the other holding on to a book he was reading. There were crayons and papers scattered on the rug near the couch.

"Kaasan work hard?" The little girl tilted her head back, looking up at the red haired young man. She scrunched her little nose as she spoke the words fully.

Gaara gave a small smile and nodded. "But there is always time to spend it with Yuka."

The little girl beamed up at him and settled into her 'mother's' lap. "Good!" She chirped, and pulled the young man's arms around her. Neiji chuckled from where he was, not turning away from his book.

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Something stirred within its depths, and the doors moved a few inches open.

There was a gasp, and cerulean eyes snapped open. Naruto sat up, panting in a cold sweat. "Naruto?"

The blond turned his head and saw the concern within the pair of obsidian eyes. Naruto blinked his eyes and looked around his surroundings. The two were at a secluded park, sitting under a shady tree. Sasuke sat with his back to the trunk of the tree, while Naruto remembered resting his head on his lap as he was reading a novel of some sort. The blond turned his head back to his Shugorei, and gave an uneasy smile. "Sasuke…"

The Uchiha furrowed his brows. "Are you okay?"

Naruto bowed his head, frowning. "I don't know… I feel uneasy…"

Sasuke took the blond's hand, and pulled him to his chest. Naruto was blushing, his head resting at the crook of the older teen's neck. "Sasuke?"

"I wish I could just… whisk you away from everything, where you no long have any worries or doubts. But I know that won't happen at these times… but maybe… just for a moment… just forget everything… and just be." Sasuke whispered, staring at the torn sky.

The blond smiled, and pressed his lips against the collarbone of the raven. "Thank you, Sasuke, for caring… for loving me… as long as you stay by my side… then I know I can stay strong." He laced his fingers with the older teen and squeezed his hand.

Naruto widened his eyes, and pulled his head back, looking at a distance. Sasuke frowned, feeling the smaller teen suddenly tighten his hold on his hand. It began to shake. "…Naruto…?"

"Something…" The blond bit his lip, and stood up. The Uchiha looked up and watched him. He placed down his book, and stood up as well. Naruto furrowed his brows. "There's something…"

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The doors to the Hokage office were thrown open abruptly, causing the occupants in the room to jump. Neiji was quickly up to his feet, standing in front of the desk, where Gaara and Yuka sat behind. The ex-Hyuuga narrowed his eyes when a young Soldier came running in, with blood streaking from his face, and injuries clearly present. Both Gaara and Neiji frowned. The red haired man thanked the Gods that Yuka was a heavy sleeper and was not seeing the man. "Hokage-sama! Someone-"

The man choked, and blood spurted out from the mouth. Neiji became alert, as the body fell to the ground. 'What…?'

When he looked up, he saw two figures standing, and dressed all in black. One was a woman, who had blue hair up in a messy bun, and a white rose on the side of her head. There was a silver bead under her lips, and her eyes were an icy blue color with heavy dark blue eye shadow. The other figure was a tall man red hair, hiding more of his pale face, and strange silver eyes. The two stared unemotionally straight ahead. Neiji glared, and went into a defensive stance. "Who are you, and what do you want?" He said coldly.

The red haired man stepped forward. Neiji glared harder. "A message to your Hokage." He spoke in a deep and unemotional tone. "Ten days the Ten'yo has to appear, or else this world will end."

Gaara widened his eyes, and pressed his sleeping daughter close to him. "What do you mean by that? Are you… with the True Darkness?"

The woman slightly tilted her head. "Ten days at the Gate."

There were running foot steps heard, and Neiji and Gaara looked up to see the Legendary Sannin at the doors. Jiraiya widened his eyes, as he stood in front of his blonde Senmin. "It's you two, Nagato and Konan!"

The unknown intruders glanced over their shoulders. "We no longer hold those mortal names that bound us to this plane anymore." With that the two disappeared.

"Wait!" Jiraiya ran forward to the spot the two stood. He looked around, frowning deeply. "But… you two were…"

Orochimaru placed a hand on his partner's shoulder. "It could have not been them… remember they died… those two… they could have been agents of the Darkness too."

Tsunade walk up to the two men, and then glanced at the family near the Hokage's desk. She frowned deeply. "What did they say?"

"Niisan!" Naruto with Sasuke ran into the room, and gasped at the body on the ground. The blond looked up. "Niisan, are you okay?"

Sasuke frowned, and glanced back out the room. "There are dead bodies everywhere in the tower. What happened?"

Neiji stood up straight, a bit uneasy. "There was a message, from supposedly agents of darkness." Everyone looked up at the ex-Hyuuga. He bowed his head, and frowned. "It looks like there is only ten days left, Naruto-kun…" The blond widened his eyes as he felt his heart suddenly stop.

'Ten days until It finally awakens and the world will end in eternal darkness…'

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((Bwahahahahaha! I'm on a role! My brain is cranking it, and I somehow got many new characters into the fic that seem very important to the Shippuden chapters.

Aw, I know, Akatsuki left. I'll miss them to. They all served their purposes to the fic. I'm not very clear on to whether I should bring them back or not. I'm not sure how I could, when I already have three chapters left on my laptop that still needs to get done. We're sadly really closing to the end.

I mentioned Uchiha Madara along with the Shodaime! Their roles are foreshadowing… but that's all I'm going to say, Kukuku. Yeah, I know that Tobi is Madara, but in this fic they are two separate beings. And yeah, I know the Namikazes weren't the ones who founded Konoha, but I say they are to fit into the story. So leave it at that.

So what if the "leader" of Akatsuki was Pein, but did I even mention that the leader in this fic was Pein? The Leader of Akatsuki in here is different from Pein and Madara. And I didn't bother giving the leader a name, plus he's head anyways. A haven't even mentioned Konan in the story either, but now Pein and Konan have their purpose to this fic. Kukuku!

What's the "Real Prophecy"? What will happen in ten days!? Will it ever end!?

You'll just have to continue reading, and feed me some reviews please!))

EDIT 2013: So, I changed Pein to Nagato instead, so it will be easier to my head and most of you readers. Also adjusted a few things about the history. Hashirama gets two Uchiha as his Shugorei, so it will totally shadow Naruto. Tee hee. Since one was revealed, you'll have to look up who could be the other one. What happened to that Uchiha, you find out in the last chapter before the epilogue.

So I figured out the years and all that coincide in the story. I know it's not the same as the Naruto universe time lines, but it works for this story. Just means that the Second and the Third Hokage lived long and was head for about thirty years. There's more to be added when I reach a certain chapter to revise:

-About one hundred years ago, Konohagakure was created and Hashirama became the First Hokage with his Uchiha Shugorei.

-After twenty years since the foundation of the city, Hashirama and his Shugorei "died" or disappeared.

-Ten years later, Hashirama and Madara appear at the Valley of End, dead, and the Darkness was defeated.

-About sixty years to the present, Kushina, Mikoto and Nijiyo (Neji and Hinata's mother) made the prophesy, and the darkness started to appear on the world again.

-A year after, the three sets of twins were born, and then Naruto was born a year after.

-Namikaze siblings left the world when Naruto was five years old.

-Then Minato and Kushina died two years later, when Naruto was seven.

-Uchiha Massacre happened when Sasuke and Itachi was eight years old. Kakashi took them in when he was about nineteen years old.

-Itachi left three years later for the undercover mission in Akatsuki when he was eleven years old.

-Naruto was fifteen when he came back to the world. Then he disappeared.

-Gaara and Neji were 18 when they got married and had Yuka

-Naruto and Sasuke reappeared three years later, when they were 18 and 19 years old. Then the Gate of Darkness opens, and the Great War began.