Minato was standing beside his former teammates. He pulled on the clothes he was wearing that looked like a newer version of the typical Jonin attire that was worn during his father's time.

"As of right now all of you are Jonin." Sasuke said looking at the group. "And as far as I'm concerned the only ones in the world."

"What?" Minato asked confused.

"When the villages were dismantled, and formed into one large country the ninja ranks went with them." Sarada said. "Our modern military operates differently."

"Oh." Minato said letting the fabric snap back onto his body. "How are we even going to fight these people?"

Sasuke nodded to Itachi before he spoke up. "They travel the same way Kakashi, Lord Naruto, and Lord Obito did."

"Time space jutsu?" Sarada asked understanding the connection.

"Exactly." Itachi said nodding his head. "The theory is that if Kakashi and dad combine their powers we will be able to reach this destination they've been using."

"That would take an enormous amount of chakra." Minato said in deep thought.

"We already have a plan for that." Sasuke said before nodding to Kakashi.

The older Uchiha put his hand on Minato's shoulder and the two disappeared before reappearing in the middle of a forest.

"Warn me before doing that you bastard!" Minato shouted as he wobble in place. "I don't know how you don't get sick from that."

"You should really be quiet here." Kakashi said crossing his arms.

"We're in the middle of the damn…" He stopped talking when he felt the enormous chakra nearby. "Is that?"

"Very observant Kit." Came a booming voice from the shadows. "It's been a long time." Kurama said revealing his presence to the group.

"Holy shit!" Minato shouted back peddling from the massive fox. "Why are you sneaking up on me damn fox?"

Kurama sighed but still smiled. "You're just like your father." Minato smiled at the compliment. "You're both idiots."

"What?" Minato shouted before Kakashi put his arm between the massive fox and the Uzumaki.

"We don't have time for the two of you to bicker." Kakashi said to the blond. "Are you willing to help us?"

"I am." Kurama said nodding his head. "Seeing the world as I have I don't want to see it destroyed." The massive fox looked to Minato raising his fist to him.

"What?" Minato asked confused.

"Trust me." Kakashi said pushing the Uzumaki.

"Ok." Minato said nodding his head as he put his fist on Kurama's.

Suddenly Minato felt like his entire body was a full charged battery. Every moment before that was like he was only half charged but now he had a full charge and felt like he could do anything. "What is that?" He asked in shock.

"I have given you a fraction of my power." Kurama said pulling his fist back. "It isn't enough to consider you a jinchuuriki, but if you were only a quarter jinchuuriki before you are now half way there."

"Whoa." Minato said looking at his hands. "This power is unreal."

"Use it wisely." Kurama said his voice getting quieter. "Make your father proud."

"I will." Minato said smiling at the fox. "That's a promise."

"Thank you." Kakashi said with a quick bow before the two disappeared once again.

"It's nearly time." Kurama said in his mind as he looked around at all the other Tailed Beasts.

"Are you sure they can do it?" Gyuki asked his brother. "This was what Kaguya was preparing an army for."

"And they destroyed that army." Matatabi pointed out. "We have to believe in them, or else everything in this world will cease to exist."

"Don't underestimate em!" Shukaku shouted. "If anyone can pull it off it's them."

"Kurama." Son asked looking towards the fox. "Why not go yourself?"

The fox grinned as he chuckled. "I'm shocked you all haven't figured it out yet?"

"You think the same?" Saiken asked.

"I've suspected it for years." Kurama said with a grin. "But I wasn't sure until that moment where our chakra touched, it's the same."

"So he truly is our best chance." Kokuo interjected.

"He's the only one we need." Kurama finished.

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Minato stood alongside his team once again. "Stop doing that!" He yelled at Kakashi. "You're going to make me sick!"

"Dobe." Sasuke said with a smile on his face.

"What?" Minato asked missing what Sasuke had said.

"It's nothing." Sasuke said waving him off. "I take it everything went as planned."

"Yes." Kakashi said with a nod. "Kurama has given Minato his blessing."

"Then we're ready to begin." Sasuke said as he walked around his desk. "Good luck." He said to the team.

Sarada smirked. "We'll be back by dinner."

"Bringing the fight to them, sounds just like us." Itachi said popping his neck.

"Just like old times." Minato said punching his palm.

"You guys ready for one last dance?" Kakashi asked the trio.

"Aye." Sarada said grinning.

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The team appeared inside of a void. Minato took his hand off Kakashi as the seals returned to the Uzumaki. "So this is where they call home?" He asked looking around.

"No!" Came a booming voice. "This is merely the world in between our homes!" It said appearing in a form of pure chakra.

"What is that?" Itachi asked reaching for a kunai.

"I can't tell." Sarada said with her Byakugan active.

"You didn't." Minato said in shock. "That's monstrous!" He screamed at the being in front of them.

"What?" Itachi asked.

"They really did it." Minato said his fists trembling. "You sacrificed them all!" He screamed as his eyes started to turn red.

"What are you talking about?" Kakashi asked readying himself for a fight.

"That thing absorbed all of them, every single one!" He screamed as blood trickled from his hand. "I'm going to kill you!" Minato screamed leaping forward at the chakra creature.

"Enough." It said waving its hand.

In an instant Kakashi looked around and saw that his team was gone. "You pathetic humans shall die as you were born, alone."

Kakashi grit his teeth and jumped away from a chakra arm that slashed at him. "Submit." The creature said swinging its arms in wild attacks.

"Never been my thing." Kakashi said jumping forward and punching at the creature who caught the fist. "Just who the hell are you?"

"You can call me Chakra." It said, it's face being blank and showing no features. "Now give me back what belongs to me." It said as it thrust its fist into Kakashi's chest. "Once we finish with you, you won't have to fight any longer."

Kakashi tried to struggle but found his body growing weaker. His Sharingan reverted back to his normal black eyes as his body started to go limp.

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Itachi looked around realizing that his team had disappeared right after Minato leapt at their enemy. "Where the hell are they?" He screamed at the chakra creature.

"Soon they shall share your fate." It said standing on the ground. "You are the son of Indra?"

"I don't care about any of that." He said shaking his head. "Who my father is doesn't matter to who I am." He slammed his fist on his chest. "My name is Itachi Uchiha, and I'm going to save everyone!"

He jumped into the air holding a single hand seal before opening his mouth. "Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu!" He screamed as an inferno escaped his lips hurling itself at Chakra who side stepped the blaze.

"Your race is weak." It said charging forward and grabbing him by the throat. "Your bodies are simple, and cannot support the amount of chakra I now possess."

"I don't have to." Itachi said as Chakra shoved its hand into the Uchiha's chest. "My best friend is more than enough to deal with you!" He said as his eyes shifted to a ringed state while he glared at the being in front of him.

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Sarada looked around the area realizing she was alone with the enemy. She looked up at the creature as it started to lower to what must've been the ground. "Where did you take them?" She asked looking at the creature with her Byakugan and seeing that it had no chakra points.

"It does not matter." It said shaking its head. "Soon you shall join everyone and join us." It said putting its hand on its chest.

"Sorry." Sarada said grabbing a kunai. "I prefer to stay myself."

"Irrelevant." Chakra replied lunging at the woman who backstepped the attack slicing her kunai through its face.

"What?" She asked when she saw Chakra's body reform once again.

"We are energy." It said holding its hands out. "Your pitiful bodies cannot destroy us."

"So it's impossible?" She asked narrowing her eye.

"Yes." Chakra said nodding its head.

"Good." Sarada said spinning the kunai in her hand, otherwise it wouldn't be fair to you.

"Explain yourself." Chakra replied standing straight up.

"I know who I am." She said holding her battle stance. "Next to most people I'm powerful and strong, but next to the three of them I'm the weak one, but that doesn't mean I don't have my place alongside them."

"None of you will ever equal our combined power." It said holding its hand out to her.

"You're right." She said as she started to smirk. "And that's why we have each other." She jumped forward once again but was caught by Chakra.

"We are merely taking what is ours!" It shouted thrusting its other hand into her chest.

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Minato's fist slammed into Chakra hurling him through the empty space. He landed on the ground and could tell that his teammates were gone. "Fine." He said throwing his hand back. "Guess I have to face you alone!" He shouted as a Rasengan formed in his hand.

"Your confidence is admirable." Chakra said landing on the ground standing up. "Come Naruto Uzumaki!"

"That's not my name!" He screamed charging forward and swinging his attack forward but Chakra deflected it into the ground before spinning its foot into his face.

Minato slid across the ground before standing up and wiping the blood from his face. He jumped back forward and dodged a punch before swinging one himself that Chakra blocked with its forearm.

"Foolish human!" It shouted punching him in the face. "Your pathetic race shall die, none of you will survive us retaking what is ours."

"You won't do that!" He screamed slamming his fist into Chakra. "Even if it means I die, I won't stop until I can't fight any longer!"

"Fine!" Chakra shouted grabbing Minato by the throat. "Then die like everyone else!" It shoved its fist into his chest. "Return to us what is ours."

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Kakashi felt the chakra being ripped from his body as he struggled to breathe. "No." He said his eyes burning with hate as he started to black out.

He remembered the people in his life, most of them he got to see die. He was the only member of his Genin team still alive, even his sensei the man once believed to be untouchable died against a god. His best friend died saving his life, the love of his life was brutally killed right before his eyes.

Before he could even remember his father died for someone else. "I guess that's just my path." He said accepting death. "Just like all of them, I wasn't supposed to make it all the way to the end."

He turned around and saw all of them standing in front of him. Bai was giving him a massive thumbs up, Mirai was blushing seeing him, Naruto was giving his massive smile with an arm wrapped around Obito with a smile matching Naruto's. He smiled as he started to walk towards them, finally able to give in.

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Itachi matched stares with the creature as he fought to maintain his Rinnegan. "You may stop me, but you'll never break him."

"Who?" Chakra asked sucking all of the chakra out of Itachi.

"The one man that not even I could defeat." He said through gritted teeth. "He's better than I am, he's better than anyone else, and I don't deserve to call him friend." He said before his body started to feel heavy.

"None of that matters to us." Chakra said his voice echoing in the void. "You, him, no one can defeat what we are."

"You're wrong." Itachi said as his body went limp.

He looked around the empty void and saw that no one was there waiting for him. "I guess this is what I deserve." He said looking around the emptiness. "I failed you." He said balling his fist and a single tear escaped his eyes.

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Sarada felt everything being pulled from her, her Byakusharingan fading as she ran out of power. "You can't." She said pawing at the chakra hand sealed into her body.

"Stop your futile resistance." Chakra said looking at her defeated form. "You will only prolong the inevitable. All humans die eventually, we are merely putting an end to death."

Sarada felt her body go limp before she saw herself standing inside of a void. Looking around she saw the people she fought alongside that didn't make it through the mission. "All of you?" She asked looking at them.

"I'm sorry." She said as tears started to fall from her eyes. "You all died so that I could keep living, and here I am dying for nothing."

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Minato glared at the chakra creature in front of him. "I…" He said as he felt all the power he had fade away into nothing. "I can't." He said looking down as his blond hair fell over his eyes. "I can't fight this." He chuckled for a moment. "Guess I'm more like my father than I thought."

He looked up and saw that he was now in a void again, this time Chakra was nowhere to be seen. He turned around and saw his father smiling at him, wearing his casual clothes.

"C'mon Minato." Naruto said with a laugh, "You've fought enough, I'm proud of you."

Minato was about to take a step forward when he froze. "Uncle Obito died for you." He said looking up at Naruto. "You died for everyone to live." He grabbed his head, "Grandma and Grandpa died for you, Bai died for Kakashi Sensei, everyone dies for someone!" He screamed at Naruto.

"I'm going to live for my family!" He screamed as he started to explode with chakra. "I won't die a martyr, I'm going to live on and watch my son grow up. My son won't grow up without a father!" He screamed as chakra surrounded his body.

"I refuse to die!" He screamed as Naruto smiled at him and nodded before the black void shattered away.

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"I refuse to die!" Kakashi heard as he was about to take his father's hand.

"Go." Obito said with a smile. "It's your time now."

"Right." Kakashi said turning around and looking over his shoulder one final time. "Thank you, all of you." The reality around him shattered.

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"I refuse to die!" Itachi heard as he was about to accept his fate. He turned around looking for a source of the sound but found nothing.

"He's right!" Itachi screamed. "We can't just die!" He screamed

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Sarada was about to join her soldiers when a scream pierced her world. "I refuse to die!"

"Minato?" Sarada said looking around before she saw all of her soldiers saluting her. "He's right." She said with a nod. "I can't come with you just yet."

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Minato screamed as everything around him continued to shake.

"Genjutsu!" Itachi shouted realizing what had been happening.

"We don't have time." Sarada said putting her hand on Minato's shoulder.

"She's right." Kakashi said putting his hand on Minato's back.

"Aye." Itachi said putting his hand on Minato's other shoulder.

"If you truly intend to face us like this," Chakra said as it began to grow in size. "Then we shall test your limit!"

"We don't have one!" Minato screamed as golden chakra surrounded his body and black orbs formed behind him.

"Is this?" Sarada asked in shock.

"Six Paths!" Kakashi shouted. "This is our chance!"