Hey guys,
Here's the final chapter of To Protect Those He Loves.
I managed to finish it sooner than I expected myself to do. So that's why I decided to just go ahead and post it.
Nameless, yeah well, I wanted to take a slightly different turn. Since in canon, it was Obito, here I guess I'd go with Madara. You can simply find out what's gonna go with Madara in this chapter.
And just a point, Kirito didn't actually use Ea. He used his authority as a god of weapons to control every weapon he knows, this includes Ea, and fired the energy in one single blast.
It is similar in appearance to Enuma Elish (Gil ver), but it is way bigger in scale. It's more like Bahamut's Ultima attack in FFXV.
I do appreciate that this is one of your favourites though, it really does warm my heart to hear that.
NinjaFang1331, thank you, it's been a pleasure to read your reviews as I worked on the story too.
Guest, Kushina arrived with Minato in the last two chapters. As for Obito, I'd say he kind of gets it, but not really at the same time.
So yeah, with that aside, here's the last chapter.
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After calming Hikari, and the other girls, Kirito looked at Madara, "So, what now?"
Madara didn't miss the unspoken words.
What are you planning to do now?
The Uchiha sighed, "At this point, there's no point fighting. I lost."
Ay raised an eyebrow, "Just like that?"
Madara nodded, "Just like that."
He made a single handseal, and instantly, his body crumbled to ashes, revealing a shriveled up corpse in its place that couldn't be recognised.
Kirito nodded, "That's that..."
He turned to look at Obito's unconscious figure, "And him?"
Tsunade stepped forward, "I believe we'll have a trial for his actions. That's fair, right, Minato?"
The late Yondaime Hokage nodded, "Yes."
The Godaime Hokage nodded and went to work, while the other Kage ordered the rest to go clean up, leaving Kirito, the girls, Kushina and Minato.
Minato glanced at Kirito, before looking at Hikari, "Ignoring your polygamous relationship... A god, eh?"
Kushina grinned and hugged her daughter, "Well, I expect nothing less for my daughter."
The girl merely blushed, while Kirito chuckled.
Minato smiled, and spoke, "At any rate, I believe we should help out with cleaning up. And Kushina and I have out stayed our welcome here."
Hikari snapped her head at her parents, "What do you mean?! Stay for at least a bit longer!"
Kirito nodded, "One day should be fine."
Minato and Kushina shared a glance, and they nodded.
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Two weeks later, the worlds had settled down after the war had ended.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Hikari had spent a day with Minato and Kushina, with the other girls popping in here and there.
Kirito had to return to the Central Cathedral to relay everything to Quinella and Cardinal, so he wasn't there with them. It probably was for the best since he didn't exactly want two Kage level angry parents after his hide.
As for the surviving ones on the Akatsuki's side, which was mainly just Obito seeing as most of the other members were dead or MIA, the rogue Uchiha had been given a trial, and he was given a life long sentence in the Blood Prison.
Now, Kirito, Vector, Bercouli, Artoria and Gilgamesh were at another Kage Summit.
The reason for the summit was simple. To discuss on uniting the two worlds.
Quinella and Cardinal had both agreed on letting Kirito do the talking, as he knew people from both worlds.
Vector was of the same opinion, but had to attend as he was the god of the Dark Territory.
Now, all five Kage, Mifune, Kirito and Vector were seated at a round table.
All of them looked at the list of the pact they each held.
Ay nodded, "I'm fine with the pact here. It'll be a good start for our worlds as a whole to come together."
Vector nodded, "Agreed. The idea of forming a neutral academy for both our worlds is good as well."
The pact was simple. No more wars. All sides would be neutral and allied.
The details could be sorted out later, the important part was that they make sure that all sides could come together peacefully.
Kirito nodded as they finalized the pact, "Good, so we're done here."
Ohnoki nodded, "Yes, from this day onwards, all of us are one."
The other leaders nodded in agreement.
Mei chuckled, "But who knew it would take a bloody war to unite the world..."
Vector huffed, "Speak for yourself..."
Kirito chuckled, "Now now, play nice, we're all allies now."
Gaara nodded, "True... Speaking of which, Kirito, don't you need to get going?"
Yui popped out from her seal in fairy form and pointed her finger at her father, "Exactly Papa! You're keeping my Mamas all waiting!"
Kirito looked at the time and chuckled nervously, "Y-yeah, I got to go."
The two weeks had been rather busy for Kirito, for he had to settle stuff with Quinella and Cardinal, and then deal with the Kage.
He didn't particularly have time to actually sit down and spend time with the girls.
Now that they had finalized the pact, he was somewhat free.
And god knows what they would do if he held it off any longer.
Quinella bet they would tie him down with seals and take turns or even share him all at once.
Not an unwelcome idea, but Kirito didn't want to risk it.
Kirito stood up, giving all leaders a nod, before he regarded the Integrity Knights he'd brought with him, "Head back to the Cathedral, I'll meet y'all there when I can."
Gilgamesh simply waved it off, "Don't bother, just go have fun."
Bercouli nodded, "Yep, just remember to use protection."
Artoria sighed, but nodded, "What they said..."
Kirito nodded, choosing to ignore their words, and vanished in a burst of blue particles.
As he vanished, Ohnoki chuckled, "Freaking space time techniques."
Gilgamesh huffed, "Shut up, I don't want to hear this from someone who can control matter."
The Tsuchikage grinned, "Touché."
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With Kakashi, he was at the Blood Prison, sitting in front of a glass wall, with Obito on the opposite side flanked by three guards, and 10 more outside.
The Copy Ninja had his headband pulled up, with both of his eyes black.
Before being sent to the prison, Obito had chosen to give Kakashi his other eye, in exchange for a normal one.
There was no point keeping it if he couldn't use it, and the war had shown him there were greater powers out there, so there was no point trying to start his plan yet again.
Kakashi sat down, "How've you been, Obito..."
The Uchiha chuckled, his arms bound and the Tenro seals pulsing on his body, "Good, if you can call it that. At least they feed me well, and trouble between inmates are non-existent to the point it might get boring."
Kakashi nodded, "I'm sorry it had to be like this..."
Obito scoffed, "What, it's not like you could do anything... Besides, it is my own doing."
The Copy Ninja furrowed his brows, "But you were still used by Zetsu..."
The Uchiha stared at him, "And I followed along willingly. Do not patronise me, Kakashi, its not like you."
Kakashi sighed and nodded, "Fine... But still, it's my actions that lead to this, if only partially."
Obito huffed, "And I told you during the war, don't think so high of yourself, it's not about you. It was I who chose to save you from that boulder, and it was Rin who chose to die by your hands."
Kakashi only stayed silent.
The Uchiha sighed, "At any rate, that's over now, and I'm stuck here for the rest of my life, let's just please stop this annoying topic."
The copy ninja just nodded, "Fair enough..."
Obito's features softened, "So, how's outside? Has the worlds settled down now?"
Kakashi leaned back into his chair, "Kirito's going around setting up agreements for the Underworld, and Vector for the Dark Territory as well. The Elemental Nations are planning to set up an alliance now with the Underworld here."
Obito nodded, "So, peace, I suppose."
Kakashi nodded, "Yes, well, it has to, I doubt Kirito will let the world threaten the ones he loves."
The Uchiha huffed, "Tell him to be careful, or he'll start the cycle of hatred all over again."
The masked man chuckled, "I doubt they'll try, considering he's a literal god with a battalion of kage level knights under his wing."
Obito leaned back into his chair, "You'll never know what kind of people are out there."
He gestured to himself, "You have me, who waged war against the entire Elemental Nations."
Kakashi sighed, "I suppose..."
Obito looked around, which wasn't much aside from that small window at the far end of the room, "So, anything interesting?"
Kakashi nodded, "Tsunade-sama's considering to make me the Rokudaime Hokage."
The Uchiha glanced at his old friend, "You? Hokage? Konoha might be late for everything from now on then."
The copy ninja chuckled, "Nah, I'm done being late."
Obito stared at him for a while before nodding, "We'll see."
"Alright, times up."
The pair glanced up to see the guard, and they shared a glance, before nodding.
Kakashi stood up, "It was nice seeing you, I'll visit when I can."
Obito waved it off, "Sure sure, and bring that girl, Hikari, when you have the chance, or if she wants to come. It might be worthwhile talking to sensei's daughter."
He smiled as if to mock himself, "I did hold her when she was a newborn after all."
Kakashi sighed, not sure if he was serious, but nodded as the guards led him away.
The copy ninja's gaze lingered on the door as it closed for a few more seconds, before turning to leave the prison.
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Kirito appeared with a burst of blue particles in the middle of the road in front of the Namikaze compound, and he easily spotted Eugeo waiting for him in his old academy uniform.
The blonde teen smiled, "You're finally here."
Kirito chuckled sheepishly, "Sorry, the meeting took a bit longer than I expected."
Eugeo sighed, "Well, it can't be helped I suppose, you're a god now."
Kirito sighed, "Please don't, it's kinda weird that I lived two lives, well, three, and have to have all of them come together."
The blonde teen smiled, "I don't know if I should envy you or not."
The aspect of weapons sighed, and glanced at the door, "They're all inside, right?"
Eugeo nodded, "Yep, and here I was thinking you might run away and not face them all at once."
Kirito sighed, palming his face, "Please don't, it was awkward when I met Hikari-chan's parents, and it's more than awkward enough for me with Alice, Ronye and Liena already, plus, it wasn't my choice the other girls decided to share me."
The Blue Rose Knight chuckled and turned to the door, "Then you have nothing to worry about, they won't feed you to the wolves."
Eugeo pushed the door open, and entered the compound, quickly followed by Kirito behind.
Suguha's voice sounded, "He's here! You're late Kirito-kun! We were thinking if we could just get Eugeo-san and bring us over."
Kirito sighed and walked in, "Sorry sorry, the meeting took a bit longer than I expected."
He came into the living room, and spotted Hikari, Asuna, Suguha, Sinon, Alice, Sortiliena and Ronye sitting on the sofa, with a bunch of tea cups on the coffee table.
Kirito waved, "Hey..."
The girls all greeted him back, before Asuna asked, "So, Kirito-kun, you ready to finally show us the Underworld?"
Alice and Liena smiled wryly, while Ronye giggled, since Kirito had put off bringing them all together, and they had a pretty good idea why.
Well, too bad they had already met while Kirito was busy dealing with the aftermath of the war, and in Alice's case, she'd met the girls from Konoha when Kirito was in coma.
Kirito nodded, "Sure sure, I was planning to bring you there anyway..."
He paused, before taking a breath, "Uhh, but before that, I think we might need to sort out some things between all of us?"
He sounded hesitant, hoping it wouldn't explode in his face, while Eugeo had a very amused expression on his face.
The blonde thought, the all mighty god of weapons could build a harem in both worlds, and even met one of the girls' dead parents, but was scared of bringing them together.
It was a joke worthy of killing Gilgamesh.
Sinon raised an eyebrow, "Sort what out?"
Kirito hesitantly pointed at all of them, and finally himself.
Liena gave him a knowing smile, "If you're talking about having a harem in both worlds, and keeping all of us, then don't worry."
Kirito blinked, "What?"
Alice stared at him pointedly, "Do you really think so little of us, Kirito?"
Ronye nodded, "Exactly, besides, nothing has changed from beginning. If we couldn't accept something like this, then we wouldn't have agreed to share you on our own in the first place, Kirito-senpai."
Sinon smiled, "Well, you'll just have to make up by showing us the Underworld, and showing them the Elemental Nations."
Liena piped in, "Oh, and any embarrassing thing he did here!"
Asuna and Hikari both nodded their heads quickly, "And from when he grew up in the Underworld!"
Sinon considered the idea, "To be honest, I don't think he has any here... Aside from that few times in the academy."
Alice sighed, "Unfortunately, I don't know any..."
Eugeo piped in, "I may have a few stories here and there."
Kirito sighed, "Please spare me..."
The blonde teen decided to help his brother and stood up, "Well, we can just tease him later, how about we get going?"
The girls giggled, as Kirito groaned in exasperation, before they all vanished in a yellow flash.
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After a brief journey, the group found themselves in Rulid.
Asuna looked around, "So this is where you grew up in the Underworld, Kirito-kun?"
Kirito nodded, "Yeah."
"Oh my, Kirito, Eugeo, Alice! What brings you back here?"
They turned to see Gasupht walking to them.
Alice smiled, "Daddy."
Eugeo greeted, "Gasupht-san, we were just coming here for a visit, and we brought some of our friends from the Elemental Nations too."
The village chief regarded them and nodded, "Welcome to our village, its not much, but please do make yourselves at home here."
The four girls bowed their heads in response, before Sinon spoke, "Thank you, we were just curious about the place where Kirito-kun grew up."
Gasupht nodded, "I see, then please enjoy yourselves."
He looked at Alice, "I'll be back home while you bring them around, okay?"
Alice smiled and nodded as he left.
Eugeo nudged Kirito at the hips, "You think we should tell the village you're a god?"
Kirito paled, "Please no. You have no idea how bad it is to go around with people knowing you're an actual god."
He had people worshipping him in broad day light once, and it crept the hell out of him. It had taken him 30 years to get rid of that fiasco, and he didn't want another repeat of that.
Hikari giggled, "Well then it'll just be our secret then."
The other girls all voiced their agreement.
Kirito sighed in relief, before he asked, "Should we get Selka?"
Alice nodded, "Sure I guess. We're heading back to the Cathedral, yes?"
Kirito nodded, "Yeah, might as well bring her along and let her meet everyone else."
The 30th Integrity Knight smiled dryly, "You know she's gonna freak out."
The god of weapons shrugged, "Yeah, it'll be fun to see."
Alice sighed and nodded, "Alright, I'll go get her, you show the others around."
Kirito nodded as she left, and he turned to the other girls, "So, let's go have a small tour."
The god brought them around the village, showing them where everything was.
He also brought them to the village border, where a small stream ran down beside the village, before they eventually reached the spot where the Gigas Cedar used to be.
Eugeo chuckled, "I should've known you'd bring them here."
Ronye blinked, "Hmm, why?"
Kirito smiled and pointed at the huge stump on the ground, "This used to be the Gigas Cedar, a massive tree that the village's been trying chop down for decades."
The blonde teen nodded and pointed his finger at Kirito, "Then this guy comes out of nowhere and chops it down like nothing."
Liena stared at the stump, "Hmm, I think I've heard of a rumor that a tree was stealing resources from a village around this area, and it's been around for a century now. Is that the same one?"
Eugeo shrugged, "Well, the Gigas Cedar is the only tree that fits the description I suppose."
Hikari grinned, "That's awesome! And Kirito-kun didn't use his projection ability, right?"
Kirito smiled wryly, "I didn't remember anything from Konoha when I was here, so no. I had to learn from scratch."
Sinon giggled, "Well, considering he was a god the entire time, I suppose it wouldn't be too hard for him."
Liena smiled, "Well, that would explain why he was always so good in the academy. He was the literal god of swords after all."
The girls giggled at his expense, before they noticed Alice and Selka approaching them.
The blonde knight smiled knowingly at them, "I knew you'd bring them here."
Eugeo grinned, "That's what I said."
Kirito sighed, "Whatever."
Alice gestured at Selka, "This is my sister, Selka."
Selka glanced around, feeling rather uncomfortable, before she asked, "Umm, who are these?"
Hikari smiled, "My name is Hikari, and these are my sisters, Asuna, Sinon and Suguha."
She pointed at them respectively, who all smiled and greeted the younger girl.
Sortiliena smiled and greeted, "I'm Sortiliena Serlut."
Ronye nodded and greeted as well, "I'm Ronye Arabel, nice to meet you, Selka."
Selka nodded, "It's nice to meet you all too."
Eugeo then felt the need to point out, "Oh, and they're all in a relationship with Kirito, just so you know."
The girl did a spit take, "W-what?"
The girls all nodded in response as if it were natural.
Selka looked at her sister, "You're okay with that?"
Alice smiled and patted her head, "I am, and if I choose not, it's not like I can stop the others from doing it."
The girl stared at Kirito with a disappointing glint such that he could literally feel a stab in his heart.
The other girls giggled, before Hikari spoke up, "Well, Kirito-kun's a god as well, if that helps."
Selka blinked, "Huh?"
Ronye giggled, "Yep, apparently he's Kazuto, the god of weapons."
Alice nodded, "Yep, reincarnation and all that."
Selka stared at Kirito blankly, speechless.
Kirito sighed, "And now you know why I don't want everyone to know?"
Selka seemingly snapped out of her stupor and stuttered, "T-then should I call you Lord Kazuto... Or should I kneel-oww!"
He bonked the girl on the head, "Just treat me the same way you've been doing. I just have memories from thousands of years ago, I'm still the same guy you grew up with."
Selka rubbed the top of her head, "R-really?"
Kirito sighed, "Yes, some normalcy is very much appreciated."
The girl nodded reluctantly, "Okay..."
The god nodded, "Good, now, I think we're done here, let's go to the Cathedral."
The girls nodded, but Selka blinked, "E-eh?! As in, the Central Cathedral?!"
Alice nodded, "Yep, we were heading back there anyway, so we thought we'd bring you to see the place."
Selka spluttered, "But is it okay for me to be there?"
Kirito stared at her blankly, "Yes, Selka, yes, it is."
The girl realized who Kirito was again, and blushed, "Oh, okay..."
The aspect of weapons sighed, "Let's just get going."
He paused, before giving the girl a smile, "Try not to freak out over every thing you see."
With that said, they all vanished in a burst of blue particles.
In an instant, they reappeared by the entrance of the cathedral, and Asuna, Hikari, Sinon and Suguha took the chance to look around, taking in the sight around them.
It was very different than Konoha and most of the other shinobi villages, after all.
Hikari marveled, "Wow, this is nice."
Suguha nodded, "The buildings are very different."
Kirito nodded, "Yeah, well, I guess the closest to this you will see in the Elemental Nations is in Moon Country."
The girls nodded, before they entered the cathedral.
Selka gaped at the designs of the building, it was way better than their church back in Rulid.
She then spotted a woman wearing purple armor approaching them.
Fanatio smiled and nodded to Kirito, "Lord Kazuto, Alice, and I assume some of you are from the Elemental Nations and the academy, yes?"
The girls all nodded, with Liena and Ronye responding with a respectful yes.
Fanatio smiled, "I'm Fanatio Synthesis Two, nice to meet you all."
The girls responded in kind, introducing themselves.
After hearing their names, Fanatio glanced at Selka, "Zuberg? Ah, you're related to Alice then?"
Selka nodded shyly, "Y-yes! I'm her sister."
Fanatio smiled kindly, "I see, if you have anything you need, please don't hesitate to ask, okay?"
Selka blushed, "Oh I don't want to impose, Lady Knight."
The knight patted her head softly, "Well, you're Alice's sister, so it's fine."
Fanatio then looked at Kirito, "Speaking of which, I don't want to sound rude, but why did you bring them here, Lord Kazuto?"
Kirito opened his mouth to answer, but Eugeo beat him to it, "Well, they're all Kirito's family, so he decided to show them around. I might also show Selka around by myself so we won't get in the way."
Fanatio raised an eyebrow, before nodding, "I see, so that's how it is. Very well, Lord Kazuto, I won't disturb you with your consorts any longer."
Kirito sighed, not bothering to correct her as Fanatio left.
He glanced at Eugeo, "Was that really necessary?"
The blonde grinned, "It's fun for me."
Hikari giggled and wrapped her arm around Kirito's, "Well, not like its bad, right, Kirito-kun?"
Kirito just sighed and nodded, "I suppose."
Liena smiled amused, "So, where to first?"
Kirito looked up at the ceiling, "Let's just go floor by floor."
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Soon, the group found themselves at the lounge, and Kirito gestured in, "This is the longue where the Integrity Knights rest when they're off duty, I guess. Well, Gilgamesh is usually the one here all the time..."
The girls nodded, but before anyone could speak, a loud roar of laughter reached their ears.
"Never would I have thought Fanatio wasn't lying when she said you brought your whole harem with you, Lord Kazuto."
Kirito sighed, "Hey, Gil. Girls, I'm sure you've met him, he's Gilgamesh Synthesis Three."
Gilgamesh waved lazily with his wine glass, "Oh we've certainly met, at least the ones from Konoha. The others, no. Care to introduce them, my lord?"
Kirito gestured to Liena, Ronye and Selka, "This is Sortiliena, Ronye and Selka. Well, Liena and Ronye are... well, with me, and Selka's Alice's sister."
Gilgamesh nodded, "I see."
He noticed the uniforms worn by Ronye and Sortiliena, "A student from the academy and a tutor at the academy, I'd say you must have done something impressive to catch his eye, but knowing Kirito, it's the other way around, right?"
Gilgamesh gave Kirito an amused smirk, who only sighed as the two girls blushed.
Kirito sighed, "Whatever, that's all there is to the lounge, so let's go look elsewhere."
The former king of heroes only chuckled to himself as Kirito dragged the girls away.
After going around the floors and meeting more of the Integrity Knights, which, Alice decided might be bad for Selka's heart, they soon reached the library.
Kirito pushed the door open, and glanced at the others, "Come in, this is the library."
Hikari commented as they walked in, "This is a very nice place."
"Thank you, I do try to keep it in top condition."
They looked in front to see Cardinal waiting for them.
The aspect of wisdom smiled, as she regarded the group of girls, with Eugeo, "Hmm, quite the catch, eh, Kazuto?"
Quinella smiled dryly from her seat behind Cardinal, "You know, when we say you would help bridge our worlds together, this wasn't what I had in mind."
Kirito sighed, "Please just stop."
Cardinal grinned cheekily, "And skip out on teasing you after not having the chance for so many years? I think not."
Liena gaped, quickly realizing who they were looking at, "Are you Lady Cardinal, and Lady Quinella?"
The aspect of life smiled, "I like this one, she recognised us so quickly."
Liena, Ronye and Selka immediately knelt down, and Hikari looked at her sisters awkwardly, "Umm, should we kneel as well?"
Kirito sighed, as Quinella chuckled, "Please do not kneel, we are all going to be family soon, so I would like it if we could speak as equals. Besides, I doubt Kirito would like otherwise."
The god of swords nodded, "Damn straight."
Cardinal smiled fondly, before a book appeared in her hands, "Speaking of which, I've caught wind of someone wanting to share embarrassing stories of Kirito."
Kirito let out a breath, "I actually don't really mind it, so it's fine, really."
The goddess of wisdom grinned, "Good, because I wouldn't want that to happen without his older sisters joining."
Kirito blinked, "Wait.. What?"
Everyone laughed, and Eugeo patted his brother on the shoulder, "Well, you dug your own hole, so..."
Kirito just palmed his face as they spent the day bonding, with three normal girls, four Jinchurikii, two Integrity Knights, and three gods.
It was a weird, tiring yet enjoyable day for Kirito.
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Years later, in a huge mansion with a mix of Konoha's and Centoria's design, Kirito was making lunch.
As a god, he had nothing much to do when there wasn't any issues between the nations and the Underworld, which thankfully they didn't.
After a discussion, the leaders of the Elemental Nations decided it would be good to set up an area for the Underworld in the nations, and vice versa.
And so, Kirito decided to build the mansion there. And of course, they'd visit the Namikaze Compound regularly.
The worlds themselves have co-existed pretty well after the war. There were trade lines between every shinobi village and the Underworld as well as the Dark Territory.
In addition, after a huge deal of planning, they had built a neutral academy for the Elemental Nations and the Underworld, including the Dark Territory.
The academy allowed students to learn anything, be it nin-gen-taijutsu, samurai techniques, sacred arts, sword arts, or even techniques from the Dark Territory.
And the one responsible for the academy was none other than Cardinal herself, with Kirito helping out here and there.
Hikari, Asuna, Suguha and Sinon had chosen to work as tutors there for the ninja aspects, unless Kakashi had any missions for them.
Which, the Rokudaime would never admit aloud, but he wouldn't send for them unless it was a dire situation.
Alice, Sortiliena and Ronye had taken to tutor future knights, seeing as they were all pretty competent, especially since Liena had experience tutoring students.
Yui even participated in the classes just for the sake of it, though her ability to access the database from Aincrad made her performance pretty skewered to the better parts of her cohort.
Selka too had attended several classes in hopes to catch up to Alice. And she was steadily making her way up. It was actually rather impressive too.
Speaking of Selka, Eugeo had spoken to the girl, and after a brief talk, she had decided to share the blonde with Tiese.
Kirito had never seen Eugeo so nervous for as long as he knew him, but then again, he could relate very much to his brother.
As Kirito finished cooking, he was torn from his thoughts.
"We're back!"
Kirito glanced out of the kitchen, and gave a yell, "Lunch's almost ready!"
He projected several knives to cut the meat as he prepared to finish up.
After which, Kirito quickly brought the food out.
As soon as he placed the food on the table, Kirito looked at the girls as they joined him at the dining table.
Asuna, Hikari, Suguha, Sinon, Liena, Alice and Ronye, as well as Yui.
That's right, they were family now.
The ones he would protect.
The ones he loved.
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DONE.
So, that marks the end of this story.
I thank everyone who's followed me on this journey to the very end.
It's been a very long one too, for two and a half years.
I'm also actually very surprised I found it in myself to complete it by New Years Eve.
But yeah, here it is.
Again, do review please.
Now, some of you may know, I do not plan to do any more Naruto fics, or at least, for quite a while from now.
I do plan on working on more Fate fics from now on, but I'm still not sure which I will do next.
But that can come later hahahaha.
So yeah, that's all from me for this story.
Again, thank you all for reading this to the end. I know this isn't the best story, but it's the best I can dish out for now, and I hope I can do better stories as I go.
So, as of now, I declare 'To Protect Those He Loves' to be completed.
Gaim no Kaze, signing off for now.
