Rosuto Rakuen (Lost Paradise)
XXXVII: The Countdown Continues
By: Datenshi No Uzumaki (aka Kat Lee V)
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The blond's head was still bowed, not wanting to look at his sister or the others. He sat in silence. Gaara narrowed his eyes. "What else are you hiding?" He's tone was low. Everyone glanced at the Uchihas and their Senmin.
The blond stood up, his bangs covering his eyes. "I won't say, unless we somehow get to the ruins where our mothers made the prophecy." Naruto said nearly unemotionally.
Sakura looked at his brother. "But…"
Itachi pushed himself off the wall, and stood up straight. "It's unclear what Naruto knows, but going back there may confirm something."
"It can also probably help us in trying to unlock the pieces of the real prophecy." Sasuke said. "If that was the place our mothers made the prophecy, then maybe it will reveal to us the ending."
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"On the eight day, the sky cries endless tears, flooding all the lands."
Sakura shot up from her bed, panting. The figure beside her roused from sleep, and turned to the young woman who was in distress. "Sakura-san. What is wrong?" Lee called out softly, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.
The pink haired young woman shakily got out from her bed, not hearing the calls from her lover. She nearly stumbled as she went to the window. When she quickly pushed back the curtains, her teal eyes widened. It was pouring down hard, and yet there were no clouds in sight to blanket the black sky with the bleeding moon.
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The sounds of Konoha were drowned out by the hard rains that came down upon them. Everywhere they looked, the streets were flooded, and there were a few people treading through the knee high waters to seek higher ground. The young red haired Hokage sighed with frustration, rubbing his temples. Everyone was beginning to feel restless, waiting out the Ten Days of Hell. There was just no way to predict what will happen next, and how to prevent it all.
Sakura was sitting at the couch in the office, her boyfriend and Shugorei to the Hokage sitting beside the young pink haired woman. Neji stood beside his 'wife', staring out the window to watch the drops of rain trail down the glass. "There has been already orders for citizens to move to tall buildings and out of the residence areas. There is also a stock of rations being gathered, and orders for no one to stray out."
"If the water gets high enough, there might be water Yajuu and Youkai that would come through the weakening barriers around Konoha." Neji murmured. He sighed, and shifted from his spot, to sit on the edge of the Hokage's desk.
The pink haired young woman looked up at her twin brother. "I think we should go to the place our mothers made the prophecy. With these floods, I don't think the Yajuu and Youkai would be a problem, if we fly there."
Gaara looked up at his twin. "But what if the ruins are also flooded by this endless rain. You forgot the that whole world is affected by the Ten Days of Hell."
"It won't hurt to try." Neji replied. "I do not believe that anything will happen to Naruto until the last day." He reached out a hand and rubbed his 'wife's' shoulder comfortingly.
The red haired young man sighed. "Fine, we'll go." He leaned his cheek on top of the warm hand of his husband's and closed his milky green eyes. "The sooner the better, I guess." He whispered.
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It took time for everything to get settle in Konoha, under Gaara's supervision. The people were all moved to the highest levels of the buildings, and half of the citizens were already being accommodated in the tall Hokage Tower. The Namikaze siblings and their Shugorei set out towards the ruins, where their mothers made the prophecy, at the break of dawn. They were riding swiftly through the rain on the black dragon from one of the stones of Tengoku. "How far is this place?" Sakura shouted through the heavy rain.
"It's only somewhere in the boarders of the Earth Country." Naruto replied, as he wiped his face from the rain that splashed against his face. They all wore rain coats to somehow cover them from the harsh rains. Down below they could see the forests and ground flooded with water all around. Naruto felt a sad feeling for the small villages that were drowned by the rain. He prayed to the Gods that those people were safe and on high ground.
He felt a hand squeeze his shoulder. He looked over and saw his Shugorei giving him a reassuring look. 'Don't worry. I'm sure the Gods are watching over them. And then when you finally get rid of the Darkness, everything will return back to normal.' He heard Sasuke say to him through their bond. Naruto smiled, and closed his eyes as he leaned his cheek against the raven haired young man's hand.
Hinata widened her eyes, and pointed out towards a direction. "Is that it?" She shouted. They all looked over and saw a fallen temple that was glowing in a white aura, glittering and standing out among the darkness and floods. The waters barely touched the white ruined temple, as if there was a barrier protecting it from harm.
'It makes you believe that our mothers knew this would happen, the ruins waiting for us to be here.' Naruto heard Itachi say through their bond. Both the blonde and the younger Uchiha nodded in agreement with the older Shugorei.
Suddenly a loud roar erupted, and everyone became alert.
"On the seventh day, powerful giants prowl the world rampaging over the lands."
Gaara widened his milky green eyes. Three giant shadows came out from the waters, and roared out with great strength. The black dragon flew away to dodge the big claws of the monstrous beings. Everyone held on tightly together, as they braced for the sudden movement from their ride. "What's going on!?" Sakura shouted, as she tightly held on to her Shugorei.
"Those... those are Yajuu." Naruto replied, and then held on tightly as the black dragon flapped his wings away as another Yajuu tried to swipe its claws at them. "It's part of the prophecy of the Days of Hell." He glanced at his brother.
The young Hokage frowned. Neji narrowed his eyes. "Does this mean that these giant Yajuu are all over the world too?" He questioned. These Yajuu weren't as big as the two Youkai, Chaos and Destruction. Naruto nodded at Neji's question.
Gaara stood up. "Either way, we need to get to that temple."
Lee stood up, pounding his chest with pride. "Then allow us to fight these hindrances." He announced. Gaara nodded at both his Shugorei. Then the two jumped off the dragon. Naruto gasped and went to run over, thinking that his brother and his Shugorei were all crazy, but Sasuke held him back. With a big burst of smoke, two giant animals came out and attacked the giant Yajuu. Naruto gasped in surprise.
'I knew that Neji was huge, but I thought it was a one time thing. Even Fuzzy Brows is huge!' The blonde thought, watching in amazement the two giant reptiles. The giant white dragon, that was Neji, wrapped its slender snake like body around the Yajuu, and tightened it's hold until it burst into black dust. The giant tortoise, that was Lee, shifted its heavy body to be on its hind legs. Its giant body overshadowed the two Yajuu. Then Lee let his body fall forward, crushing the Yajuu into dust, and giant waves from the floods rose high. 'It's no wonder Niisan is the Hokage. He's very strong.' The black dragon had to fly high to dodge the big waves. The ruins were unaffected, as it stood perfectly untouched.
Gaara turned his head to the others. "Let's go." He said in his low tone. Then the dragon descended.
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Raincoats dropped to the ground abandoned near the entrance. The group all walked into the temple which was dryer than outside. Some of them shivered as they were soaked from the harsh rains outside. Naruto and his Shugorei used their wind and fire element to help dry all of them.
"So, where is it?" Sakura questioned as she looked around the dusted place. Sai came up beside her, holding on to a torch.
"This way!" Naruto called out, with his Shugorei close to him. They walked down a hall and turned a corner. The others quickly followed behind.
When they reached a dead end, they saw kanji written all over the walls in white glowing characters. Sakura was in awe as she neared the door. Her fingers lightly traced the words. Hinata was beside her, tilting her head as she tried to decipher the symbols. "It's in a language I don't understand."
Sakura grinned. "It's because it's kanji, one of the writing methods that we were taught back in the other world." She looked up at the words. "It's been a while since I could read it."
"Right here!" Naruto called out. They all looked at the blonde with a hand placed on one of the walls. He looked over at Itachi. "You want to do it?" The elder Uchiha smirked and shrugged his shoulders. They all watched as Itachi bit his thumb and smeared his blood across familiar words that Sakura and Gaara were able to read: Uchiha, Namikaze and Hyuuga.
The walls started to rumble, and they all became cautious, except for Naruto and his Shugorei. The wall that was in front of them faded and disappeared. They were all shocked, but were snapped from their stupor when Naruto ran inside with his Shugorei in tow. The others walked in and looked around in awe. There were more glowing writings in kanji all around the dome like chamber.
Sakura stopped before the big strange circle in the center of the room, with the symbols of the Namikaze, Hyuuga and Uchiha families on the ground mixed together. Gaara, Neji and Sai stopped before what looked like the map of their continent, with four empty circular spots. "Is this where you got the Four Star Mirrors?" Sai questioned, as he reached a hand out to trace the indentations of where the mirrors used to be. Itachi appeared beside him and nodded.
"What is this, then?" Sakura asked, as she knelt down outside the circle engraved on the ground. She slowly reached out a hand to touch it.
"Wait!" Naruto shouted, and pulled on his sister's hand. Sakura looked up at his baby brother with question. "I think... I think all of you have to go in at the same time if you want to get the rest of the real prophecy."
They all looked at the blonde in confusion. Sasuke furrowed his brows. "I guess it makes sense. Since the last time when Naruto stepped in, we were told of the prophecy." The three sets of twins looked at one another, and nodded.
They gathered around, standing at the outer edge of the circle. They were evenly spaced out, with their own twin next to them. Naruto stood aside with Lee and Sai, watching them. When they all stepped into the circle at the same time, the circle blared in a white glow, and the room started to shake. A bright light shot up from the circle, and a beautiful melody was heard. Naruto looked around remembering the same thing happened when he was last here with his Shugorei.
The three sets of twins looked around apprehensively and confused. Sasuke suddenly gasped and widened his eyes. He stood up straight and his head craned up towards the ceiling. "The child of Darkness defeated, Ten'yo's duties are not done." He whispered, which echoed and vibrated around the room.
Itachi stilled, with wide crimson eyes, and then he slowly closed them. "The messengers of Darkness come, spilling blood in their paths to the Ten'yo, marking the beginning of the days of hell."
Hinata fluttered her eyes closed, taking in a slow breath. "Ten days until It finally awakens and sends the world in eternal darkness."
"On the ninth day, the sun would no longer rise in the sky, blanketed by darkness and the moon bleeding crimson." Neji murmured, which resounded loudly around the room.
Sakura shakily pressed her clasped hands close to her racing heart. "On the eight day, the sky cried endless tears, flooding all the lands."
Gaara wrapped his arms around himself, his eyes closed. "On the seventh day, powerful giants prowl the world rampaging over the lands."
Naruto carefully watched them, a frown slowly settling upon his lips. Lee and Sai were entranced by the scene and the words spilling out freely from the three twins. They continued in the same order, and the rest of the prophecy came out from their lips.
"On the sixth day, strong whirls of wind terrorize the lands, leaving destruction in its trail."
"On the fifth day, the earth trembles unpredictably, tearing lands apart."
"On the fourth day, dead moaning souls of the past walk upon the world, haunting all those left behind."
"On the third day, the first child born falls, suffering unbearable pain."
"On the second day, all not born Shugorei or Senmin fall asleep, and will wake unless the Darkness is defeated.
"On the last day, time stands still and darkness appears, taking away Ten'yo and his precious ones."
As if they were released from an invisible presence, they all fell to their knees panting and gasping for breath. Sai and Lee were about to run to their masters, but Naruto stopped them. "Why?" Lee questioned.
There was a gasp, and they looked up to see three transparent figures dressed in white robes. They were figures of women, and were easily recognized by the three sets of twins. Sakura looked up at a red haired woman, tears forming from the corner of her eyes. "Kaasan..." She whispered. Gaara felt his chest tighten.
Hinata reached out a hand towards the woman, who looked much like her and her brother. "Okaasan..." Neji watched silently, over came with an overwhelming feeling to see his beautiful mother. The Uchiha twins also stayed silent looking at their mother.
Naruto neared the circle, but didn't step through, knowing he can't pass. "That's not all of the prophecy." He said with a frown and troubled look. The three sets of twins looked up at the blonde with confusion and surprise.
"What do you mean, Naruto-kun?" Sai asked carefully, as he and Lee stood behind the small blonde.
"Where is the end of the Prophecy?" He demanded with a serious expression. The three projections of their mothers had their heads turned watching the blonde. Then they all smiled simultaneously.
"Seek the answers Ten'yo,"
"The place where you can decide,"
"In the lands that was once long forgotten,"
"One can only find true Paradise,"
"If they believe in themselves,"
"And have faith in their Precious ones."
Naruto widened his eyes when the images of their mothers started to fade. "No! Wait!" Then the light from the circle faded, and the room dimmed, with the fires from the torches as the source of light. Naruto fell to his knees. Feeling frustrated and pounded a hand against the ground as he gritted his teeth. 'I already know those words, but what does it mean? How will this all end? Do I still have to decide what will happen?' He clenched his hands tightly into a fist.
"Naruto..." The boy fluttered open his eyes and looked up to see the worried expressions from his older siblings. The blonde sighed and gave a small smile.
Hinata knelt down beside her Senmin. "Naruto-kun... what's the end of the Prophecy?"
The blonde looked up at all the curious stares around him. He inwardly sighed, and closed his eyes. "There has to be an end to the Prophecy, and what our mothers keep saying isn't it. The ones that you all said was just the count down with the Ten Days of Hell. But what will happen when I face the Darkness on that last day? I can't help but feel unease." He murmured the last words.
"But you're not in this alone." The blonde looked up at his Shugorei, Itachi.
"That's right, we'll all be there." Sai replied.
Sasuke raked his hand through his bangs. "We'll just all have to find out the end together."
Neji looked at the blonde. "Don't depend so much on what is foreseen. The Gods have always taught us that we're the ones that make our own futures. All that is prophesied are just many pathways that we could take." Gaara nodded in agreement.
The blonde sighed, and smiled at them. "You're right."
The red haired Hokage looked around the room. "Right now, we'll have to prepare for what is to come. As the days pass, things will just keep getting worse."
Sakura got up with the help of her male Shugorei. "Let's head back to Konoha and tell the others what we found out." Sai also helped out his partner from the ground.
Then suddenly the room shook violently, and debris and dust came raining upon them. They began to feel drops of water leaking from the room. "It's going to collapse!" Lee shouted. "We need to get out of here!"
The room shook again, and they all ran out before the room caved in. The whole temple was shaking and cracks grew on the stone walls. When they reached the entrance, they saw the flood beating against the ruins, and slowly rising. "Looks like the barrier around the place is gone." Itachi stated. He looked at Naruto. "The only way out is up, and now." The blonde nodded and closed his eyes.
With a big roar, a giant black dragon burst out from the ruins of the temple. The place crumbled, and was covered by a big wave. They watched from above as the ruins disappeared, submerged in the waters.
"It makes you believe that our mothers planned for all this, and predicted it all." Itachi spoke. They all looked at him through the rain. "The ruins stood even with all the floods and the chaos from when the Gate of Darkness opened. Then it gets destroyed right after we came and reveal what will happen during the Ten Days of Hell." They all stayed silent, also believing what Itachi said.
Gaara closed his eyes and spoke after the moment of silence. "Let's hurry to Konoha. There might be more Yajuu like the ones we encountered surrounding our home." Naruto nodded and directed the black dragon through the sky to their home.
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Everything was a mess in Konoha. There were various spells being thrown at the six giant Yajuu that were surrounding the city. They were beating against the barriers around Konoha. Soldiers were out releasing spells at the Yajuu, standing upon the waters or on top of high buildings. Then at the corner of their city, a giant toad rose, and smacked away one of the Yajuu. At the other end, a giant snake wrapped around one Yajuu, while releasing an attack from its mouth at another.
"Obaasan, she's fighting with her Shugorei." Sakura murmured.
Gaara frowned. "Neji. Lee." The two appeared beside their master, bowing their heads at command.
"Wait!" They stopped from jumping off the dragon, like last time. They turned towards Naruto. "I'll do it." Then he closed his eyes, and radiated in a white aura. Then nine giant glowing balls appeared, flying around the boy. Naruto waved a hand, and the balls of different colored lights went out. They watched how strong bursts of elemental attacks easily destroyed the surrounding giant Yajuu. When they were cleared, the stones of Tengoku returned within the boy. He opened his eyes, not tired at all.
Below they could hear the cries of joy from the people of Konoha, knowing that it was the Ten'yo's power. The others all carefully watched Naruto, suddenly feeling powerless, compared to the small blonde.
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"I see." The former Hokage sat among the young Soldiers, with her Shugorei standing near her. "At least we know ahead on what will happen next during these times." Tsunade said. Her chin was resting upon her hand, as she leaned forward with her elbow on the desk. "We'll be able to be prepared and ready for what will come."
"Then cyclones and tornadoes will start causing problems on this world starting tomorrow." Jiraiya stated.
Orochimaru looked at his partner. "But we cannot just stop natural disasters. It will take a lot of chakra and strong levels of spells to counter them." He replied.
The white haired man snorted. "Always the pessimist."
"No, I'm rational, unlike you who is always stupid." Orochimaru murmured with a hiss. Jiraiya turned his head and glared at his partner. Tsunade emitted a dark aura and glared at both of her bickering Shugorei.
Naruto inwardly laughed. 'It always makes you wonder how old they are really.' He thought. Itachi and Sasuke chuckled lightly at hearing their master. The blonde boy then looked up at his aunt. "I'll just create strong barriers to add upon the ones that are already up around Konoha, and also strengthen and renew the ones that are cracked." Naruto said.
Tsunade frowned, and lifted her head from her leaning position. "No." She said. Naruto blinked his eyes. "You won't do anything that allows you to use your powers."
The blonde boy frowned. "But-"
The blonde woman stood up from her seat. "I will make those barriers to protect from the coming cyclones and tornadoes." She looked at her nephew with piercing eyes. "You will do nothing, as you have to conserve your chakra for the coming of the true Darkness." She said.
"Allow us to do what we can here to protect our home." Iruka spoke up, as he and the other close older Soldiers were present. "You are not alone in all this, Naruto-kun." The adults all nodded, determination and pride in their eyes.
Naruto was surprised as he looked at their expressions. Then he smiled softly. "I know you're all strong and will definitely protect our home." He said. "I believe in you, as you believe in me as Ten'yo."
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"On the sixth day, strong whirls of wind terrorize the lands, leaving destruction in its trail."
As it continued to rain down hard, with no clouds in sight to cover the black sky and red moon, many cyclones rose from the waters and moved across the lands. It left everything in its way in ruins. The Youkai and Yajuu strayed in the waters and high ground were all sucked in, and the trees submerged in the waters were uprooted and thrown by the force.
Konoha was still standing, even with the floods that now was ten feet deep. The citizens started to move into the Hokage Tower the top floors, abandoning the other tall buildings. The people felt helpless and restless, as they watched as cyclones beat against the barriers that were raised to protect their home. And the day passed by agonizingly slow for all the people that waited for the days to end and they can live peacefully again.
"On the fifth day, the earth trembles unpredictably, tearing lands apart."
Sasuke was forced awake when a big jolt shook the tower, and the people started to cry in surprise and fear. The Uchiha rubbed his eyes and looked down in surprise to feel a weight pressed down against his chest. Sasuke gave a small smile, and raked his fingers through the blonde locks. Suddenly there was another tremor, and Naruto shot up into a sitting position, fully awake. "Wha-!?"
The Uchiha sighed, and sat up. He looked around to see the others also rousing from their sleep on the ground in the big private chamber of the Hokage in the Tower. All of their friends were together in one room, lying on blankets and thin folding mattresses scattered on the floor. The big bed that was once in the room, was moved into the Hokage's office, where Tsunade took over as a resting place and a place for private meetings. She shared the room with her two Shugorei, whom she made very sure they slept on the floor instead of sneaking into the king sized bed she kept for herself. No one wanted to imagine what would happen.
From the back of the other end of the room, Sasuke heard the beginning cries of the little girl of the Namikaze and Hyuuga. The pale eyed young man started to try and comfort the girl so that she wouldn't be scared and cry any louder with all the drowsy people that were slowly waking up.
Then the room shook harder, and everyone in the room became wide awake, holding on to the person next to them, as they stared around the room. Yuka started to cry, and Gaara pulled the girl into his arms to calm her down. When it calmed down, they all stayed still, except for Gaara who was rocking his daughter who was still crying.
"It's the fifth day, right?" Naruto murmured, holding on tightly to Sasuke's hand. The raven haired teen silently nodded.
Gaara looked at his husband. "Go out and check around to see the condition of all the people in the tower. Make sure the Soldiers help too." Neji nodded and stood up.
Yuka cried harder, and grabbed on to Neji's pants. "No!" She started to heave through her sobs. "No go!" Gaara looked up at Neji. The Hyuuga sighed sadly, and sat back down holding on to the small hand of his daughter. She wouldn't stop crying.
Kiba stood up. "Don't worry, Hokage-sama, we'll go and do the job."
Lee sprung up from his sleeping spot. "Yosh!" Itachi, Sai, Chouji and Shino stood up. Ino had to push Shikamaru to get up also to help.
Sakura rubbed her eyes. "I'll gather the Kitoushi to see if there were any injured people in the tower." Hinata stood up by the help of her fiancé.
Ino, and Tenten also stood up, looking at one another. "We'll go help with the rations with the other women, and distribute food for all the people in the Tower." Tenten said. Ino flashed a peace sign towards the red headed Hokage.
Then the room shook again, causing Yuka to cry louder. The people in the room nearly tumbled but they held on to each other for support. Gaara pressed his daughter close to him, closing his eyes as he rocked the girl. She was clinging tightly on to her 'mother'. Then he looked at his friends as they were helping each other stand up steadily. "Thank you." He said in his low and deep tone. The people in the room all looked at their Hokage, and smiled, before they walked out the big room.
Naruto and Sasuke were the last ones to exit the room. The blonde looked over his shoulder at the two parents with their crying child. "Don't worry Niisan. This tower is very resilient, and could withstand anything. Konoha will keep standing strong." He flashed a smile before he exited the room to leave the small family.
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In the middle of the day, there was a violent shake in the city of Konoha. People who watched, saw a giant crack that split their city in half, and broke apart, opening up the earth. The flooding waters seeped through, and the water levels lowered to about waist high on a female adult.
Gaara has been busy the whole day, to reassure his people that everything will be alright. There has already been a system that they all adjusted into as all the people of Konoha stayed in the still standing giant tower. Soldiers with the affinity to the element of earth worked over time to counter the quakes, and redirect it away from the tower. Though everyone knew that the material and construction of their monumental tower was very tough and indestructible, they all felt that protecting the tower was all they could do in times that they were going though.
The children were all scared as usual. Yuka had stopped crying, but she would still release small sobs when there was a big shake to the tower. She wouldn't let go of her 'mother', clinging desperately on to him. Sakura, Hinata and all the other healers tended to only a few people who would fall and hurt themselves when there was sudden shakes. The other Soldier women distributed rations and food for everyone, and counted that they still have a lot for the duration of the countdown. Then by night, the shaking lessened, and the time between each quake became longer than before.
All their friends were together in the Hokage's chamber again, worn out in their day's work. The only ones up were the three sets of triplets and Naruto. Hinata looked up at her friends. "Tomorrow... what was it that will happen?"
"Something about the dead coming back and walking this world." Itachi replied with furrowed brows.
Sakura bit her lip. "Does that mean, zombies?" Her eyes widened with dread.
"Let's just hope that these dead people aren't harmful." Sasuke replied. He then looked at the blonde beside him, and pulled him down with him to go to sleep. Naruto pressed his forehead against the chest of the Uchiha and closed his eyes. "Sleep well, dobe." He whispered softly. 'Stop thinking. Everything will be okay.'
"Teme." Naruto growled tiredly. He shifted a little and wrapped his arm over the older teen's waist. 'I know... I know...'
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There was low rumblings and a small shake. Gaara shot open his eyes, and blinked them to see the sleeping face of his husband close to his. The red haired Namikaze pulled his face back, and sat up from his makeshift bed. The young man then reached out his hand to the side and saw that his daughter, who was supposedly lying between him and Neji, was gone. Gaara panicked.
Neji, sensing his master and 'wife's' distress, woke up, and looked up at the red headed young man. "Gaara-sama?"
"Yuka." The man stood up, and stepped over the covered and sleeping bodies scattered on the floor. Neji sat up and looked around the room to see that everyone was still sleeping. He noted that the quakes were lessened, figuring that Yuka was less affected by it by now. The ex-Hyuuga got up to follow his anxious 'wife'.
They found themselves in the Hokage's office, which had no sign of either Legendary Sennin. They turned their heads at the sound of the cheerful and recognizable giggles of their daughter. They walked over towards the king sized bed that was settled at the corner of the room. They heard their child babbling in a singsong tone. When they got to behind the bed, they saw their daughter sitting on the ground.
Gaara reached out to his daughter. "Yuka, what are you doing here?" He called out softly to the little girl. He knelt down with his arms open wide.
Big and round pale green eyes looked up, and brightened at the sight of the red haired young man. "Kaasan!" She got up and ran into the arms of her 'mother'. The girl looked up at the red haired young man. "Yuka talk to Obaasan!" She chirped.
Gaara and Neji furrowed their brows. "But Tsunade-Obasan isn't here, sweetie." The pale eyed young man replied.
"No!" She then pointed over to where she was sitting. "Obaasan, Ojiisan!"
The two males looked up and widened their eyes. There standing in front of them was the images of Gaara's parents and Neji's mother. They were smiling down at them.
"On the fourth day, dead moaning souls of the past walk upon the world, haunting all those left behind."
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((I'M SO SORRY! I can't believe it has almost been a year since I last updated this fic. I lost my chapter summaries for the last chapters, and I did promise that I won't leave this unfinished. There are three more chapters after this, and I'm hoping to get them all out by the end of the week.
Yeah, this is rushed like always, so there are billions of grammar and spelling mistakes. I have the whole summer free, so I may have to go over and fix them all. I kind of need some kind of editor. Hm...
Days passed by quickly for Naruto and the gang, and it gets worse and worse for what the whole world has to go through. It's not that difficult to figure out what will happen the next days for them. But what's so bad about dead people walking the world? I guess you'll understand the next chapter.
I keep reminding myself that this is a SasuNaru fic mainly, but I can't help but write about the small family of Gaara and Neji. Guess little children have that affect on parents to change them. But I promise that this is really a SasuNaru fic! Really!
So what else will happen next? You'll have to wait for the next chapter!
Thank you all for your reviews! They all inspired me to continue finally! I won't abandon this fic, that I promise you!))
EDIT 2013: Fixed what had to be corrected with the small adjustments for this story.