A/N: Hello everyone this is my second fic, recently me and my family have started to watch CW's The Flash, and that inspired me to write this fic.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, The Flash, or The DC Universe, they belong to their respective owners.
"Biju/Summon talking"
'Biju/Summon thinking'
Jutsu and Techniques
"Normal Talking"
'Normal Thinking'
Prologue
It had been 5 years since the war ended, and Kakashi became Hokage. Naruto didn't feel right becoming Hokage as at the end of the war all the Biju thought that it would be best if they weren't divided so that no one nation would have an unfair advantage over the other. They all decided that the best choice was to stay in/with Naruto as he was their father's chosen successor, which in turn granted Naruto the rinnesharingan, as he basically has the jubi sealed in him. So instead of becoming Hokage Naruto decided to take a stab at his family's legacy while traveling the world, finding that he had a real knack for Fuinjutsu as well as space-time ninjutsu and fuinjutsu and got the Flying thunder god technique down easily with the help of the Biju, he also found that as a side effect of having all 9 sealed in him, he was immortal. After about 5 years of traveling the world, training, and finishing sage training, as well as mastering his rinnegan, he returned to the village.
'The village looks the same, wonder how Sasuke-teme and Sakura-chan are doing? Have they gotten together as I have imagined? Maybe Sasuke-teme finally revived his clan with Sakura-chan's help? I hope Hinata-chan has moved on from me she deserves someone that can love her with all their heart.' thought Naruto as he walked up to the gates of Konoha, as he got closer Izumo and Kotetsu realized who was walking up.
'Holy shit it's Naruto-sama. Is he back for good? Konoha 11 is going to be happy and excited that he is back, especially Sakura-san.' thought Izumo and Kotetsu
"What's cracking guys did you miss me?" Naruto said with his signature smile
Izumo and Kotetsu just sat there stunned as Naruto just walked right thru the gates. Izumo and Kotetsu got over their shock and rushed off to the Hokage's office to notify Kakashi and Sasuke that Naruto was back.
As Naruto walked towards the Hokage's tower, he heard the murmurs that were going on around him.
"Oh Kami, he's back I wonder how Sakura-san is going to react when she finds out" one woman said, "Yea, she never has been the same since he left" another one responded
'Sakura-chan probably just really misses me' thought a Naruto sadly
Hokage's Tower
As Naruto walked up into the Hokage's tower people were giving him looks of shock.
'Is it that surprising that I'm back?' Naruto thought to himself curiously
Naruto soon arrived at the door to the Hokage's office, knocking on the door before hearing a "come in".
"Welcome back Naruto. Am I to assume that you're here for good now?" Kakashi greeted Naruto as he closed the door behind him.
"Yes, I think that I'm back for good, decided that I had been away from home for long enough." responded Naruto "How are things with Sasuke and Sakura-chan? have they gotten together yet? Had any Mini Sasuke's or Sakura's while I was gone?" asked Naruto.
"No, me and Shizune got married, so did Sasuke and Ino, Shikamaru and Temari, Choji and Karui, Kiba and Hinata, and Lee who has surprisingly calmed down a decent bit and Tenten." explained Kakashi, still wondering what that girl saw in that boy. Hopefully, Tenten would be able to keep Lee from doing to his kids what Guy did to him.
Naruto was shocked. If Sakura didn't love Sasuke anymore then who had she moved onto?
'I wonder who Sakura-chan has moved onto. Guess it doesn't matter as long as she is happy.' Naruto thought wondering who Sakura had moved onto.
"Well seeing as how your back, you probably are going want a job?" he asked Naruto figuring that he didn't want to just sit around on his ass all day.
"Sure, I don't think it would be fair if I were added to Konoha's rank, so unless Konoha has a representative for the U.S.A then I think that one of the only positions that I can take without creating an imbalance in power between the 5 Hidden villages." Naruto replied
Just then Sakura burst thru the door, "I heard Naruto-kun was back in the Village." before she stopped and froze, legs trembling, heartbeat erratic, hands shaking. 'Oh, Kami he really is back' Sakura was shocked that the news was actually true, Naruto, her Naruto was actually back in the village after his 3-year travel trip.
"Hey Sakura-chan, how are you -oof" Naruto said as Sakura tackled him, tears streaming down her face.
"Please, tell me that you're here for good, I couldn't take it if you left again." Sakura cried into his chest. she was shaking, hoping that this was real.
'She really did miss him a lot, hopefully, he can realize that he is the one that she has moved onto.' Kakashi thought with a smile, happy that his student was finally happy.
"Sakura-chan you can let go of me now." said Naruto as he hugged her back, stroking her hair, trying to calm her down.
"Hell no! I'm not letting go until you promise me that you're here for good, I'm not losing you again." she replied with a shaky voice.
"Promise me that you're staying here for good! Make me another promise of a lifetime!" Sakura pleaded, begging him, the time that he was away from the village was torture, her not know if he was coming back or not, or if he was going to find another girl while traveling and settle down with her, or if he was even alive for that matter.
"I promise that I'm here for good, I'm not leaving again unless I have to for the sake of the village or at least a very good reason." Naruto grabbed Sakura by her shoulders and looked her straight into her teary eyes. "I promise you that Sakura-chan." Naruto said with all the care, tenderness, and kindness in the world before pulling her back into his now tear-soaked chest, continuing to stroke her head and back to calm her down.
After about 5 minutes of doing this Sakura stopped crying and shaking and was now just hugging Naruto with her head on his chest, afraid to let him go as if he would vanish into thin air. 'Now how am I going to break it to them that I am essentially immortal with all 9 sealed in me along with my Uzumaki Longevity to top it all off' dreaded Naruto, he wasn't expecting this outcome when he agreed to have all 9 Biju sealed in him for the sake of keeping balance throughout the world, sure a long life but not the inability to age with the rest of his friends.
"Alright Sakura-chan, you can let go now." Naruto told Sakura pulling her away from his chest
"Now that I'm back why don't we gather everyone and have a welcome back party, how about at that barbeque place that Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji would always hang out at with Asuma-sensei!" Naruto said to Kakashi and Sakura, "I do have some news to break to you guys after all and I still have to figure out how I'm going to do that." Naruto added with sadness and dread in his voice which didn't go unnoticed by Sasuke, who was hidden in the shadows, Kakashi, and especially not unnoticed by Sakura, all three now had a worried look on their face.
'What could he possibly have to tell us that would cause him to be sad?' thought Kakashi, Sakura, and Sasuke both worried for their favorite blond.
"I'm assuming that my apartment is unavailable seeing as I have been gone for 5 years. So, I have to find a hotel to crash at until I can find something more permanent or go set up camp in the woods outside Konoha somewhere." said Naruto.
"Unfortunately, I couldn't just keep your apartment reserved for so long, so I had to sell it." Kakashi nodded, "Are you going to need any money for the hotel stay?" asked Kakashi.
"No, I have money from doing odd jobs while traveling I should be good for about a month till I find something else." replied Naruto.
"You can stay at my place until you find something else Naruto-kun." Sakura quickly said not wanting to be away from him
'What's with the kun at the end of my name? Must just be because I have been away for so long, she missed me.' Naruto thought oblivious to the obvious affection of his pinked haired teammate. "I don't want to intrude, bother or burden you Sakura-chan, I can just get a hotel room or stay in the forest outside Konoha until I figure something out." Naruto replied while scratching the back of his head
'This idiot is oblivious as usual' thought Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura, all with a deadpan look on their face
"No Naruto-kun you wouldn't be intruding, bothering, or burdening me. I insist you stay with me." Sakura said determination and seriousness dripping from her voice, fire in her eyes.
"All right, all right I'll stay with you." Naruto said defensively waving his hands not wanting to get hit by Sakura.
"Alright then that should be it, Sakura can you go and spread the news about the party for Naruto's return?" Kakashi asked wanting to get done with this accursed thing known as paperwork.
"Sure, let me just show Naruto-kun where I live now because I moved out of my parents' house." Sakura responded before grabbing Naruto's hand, shocking Naruto, and heading out the door with him.
Outside the Hokage's Tower
Once they were out of the Hokage's tower they headed towards the south side of Konoha.
"Sakura-chan you can let go of my hand now, I'm not going to run away." Naruto said to Sakura, a bit weirded out by her holding his hand.
'Has he moved on from me? Does he not love me anymore? Did he find another girl while he was traveling?' Sakura thought hoping that none of it was true.
"And what if I don't want to Naruto-kun, what if I enjoy holding your hand." Sakura responded looking up at his face, "You still love me don't you, or did you find some other girl during your travels." she continued worried that Naruto had moved on from her, her heart secretly on the verge of breaking.
"Of course, I still love you, no I didn't find another girl during my travels. This just doesn't seem like something that you would do with me nonetheless." Naruto told Sakura shocked that she still wanted to hold his hand.
"People can change Naruto-kun, I'm sure that you have changed in the 5 years that you were traveling." Sakura responded, determined to show that him that she loved him.
'If only you knew just how much has changed Sakura-chan.' Naruto thought sadly
They continued for a few minutes before reaching Sakura's apartment. It wasn't that big, but at the same time it wasn't that small, it was just the right size for her. Her apartment was on the 3rd floor, so they had to walk up some stairs before getting to her door. She pulled out her keys and unlocked the door, when she opened it she led Naruto in. Her apartment felt homey, the floors were mahogany wood, the walls were a dull grey, she had a picture of her parents, her, Tsunade and Shizune, with Tsunade and Shizune behind her, both with their hands on her shoulder with a proud smile, then there was the picture of team 7 that they took when they were still genin, and finally there were pictures of all their friends hanging up all along the wall.
They took their shoes off at the door and Sakura continued further into the house before they reached a door, she opened it, the walls were dark blue, there was a bed in the corner and a closet in the other corner, and a window on the farthest wall from them, finally there was a desk a couple of feet from the bed up against the wall with a chair.
"This will be your room while you're staying here, my room is right across from yours if you need anything don't be afraid to ask Naruto-kun. I'm assuming that you have your stuff on you, if not we can go shopping and you can pay me back later." Sakura explained
"I have all my stuff in storage seals tattooed on my body, so I wouldn't have to worry about getting bogged down carrying lots of scrolls." Naruto responded before pulling up his sleeves showing her the numerous seals all along his arms, as he started to unseal his stuff like clothes, food, scrolls, and books, setting them in their respective places in the room. "You probably don't know this Sakura-chan, but while I was traveling, I studied seals as well as space-time fuin and ninjutsu amongst other stuff and became a master/specialist in them, respectively. I'm probably one of the best in the world now, if not The Best in the world. My mother's clan was feared for their fuinjutsu which is why they ended up getting wiped out." Naruto explained with a sad tone at the end.
"Oh, Naruto-kun I'm so sorry to hear that about your clan." Sakura said sincerely
"It's fine Sakura-chan, I've come to accept that most if not all of my clan were killed off because people feared what they were capable of." Naruto responded with a sad smile
"Well, I'm hungry, now that I'm all settled in, I'm going to head over to old man Teuchi's stand to get some ramen. If you want to join me, you can." Naruto said with a smile before heading out the door towards his favorite ramen stand.
"Wait for me Naruto-kun." Sakura shouted while running after him.
(Teuchi's Ramen Stand)
After few minutes of walking they finally arrived at the ramen stand, Kami it had been so long since Naruto had any good ramen and he was tired of waiting. He walked towards the stand and opened the flab for Sakura to walk in first, him following shortly after. They both took a seat next to each other.
"Hey, old man can I get some ramen I'm starving." Naruto shouted out to Teuchi.
Ayame and Teuchi walked out when she heard that voice.
Ayame jumped over the counter to hug Naruto, Sakura looked at her with a bit of jealousy, that was HER man, and she wasn't about to have him stolen by someone older than her.
"So, the rumors of your return really are true then. Welcome back Naruto my boy, today's ramen is on the house to celebrate your return." Teuchi said to Naruto before looking at Sakura. "And you brought Sakura-san she has become a regular here ever since you left for your travel trip."
"I'll take 2 large Miso ramens with extra pork." Naruto told Teuchi.
"I'll take a medium Miso ramen." Sakura added trying to get Ayame away from Naruto
"Alright 3 ramens coming right up! Come on Ayame-chan, you can catch up with Naruto later we have ramen to make!" Teuchi exclaimed
After a few minutes, Ayame came out with their ramen and started to catch up with Naruto before she got a look from Sakura that basically said, "Can you back off and give me some time with my man". Ayame getting the hint decided to go and start cleaning up in the back.
"So, Naruto-kun, where did you go on your travel trip?" Sakura asked Naruto, interested in where he had been all that time that he was away from the village.
"All over the place really, I went to Kumo to learn Storm release from Darui and to get the Sage of Six Paths tools since now I'm essentially their rightful owner, A wasn't going to give them over without a fight so we made a bet, I beat him, and I could take them without repercussions. It took me about 5 minutes to knock him unconscious. After that, I went and trained to master the tools. Then I went to Iwa to try and learn Dust Release from the old fossil, after putting our differences aside, and him seeing that he really had no one else to pass it down to he eventually agreed. Then I went to Mist and got help from the remaining 7 swordsmen with my kenjutsu, they also taught me how to make swords like there's, Mei also taught me how to use her Lava and Boil Release. Then I went to Rain and revived Konan seeing as how they needed a leader and I felt like Konan deserved a second chance at life, she also taught me how to use Paper release. And lastly, I went to Suna to go and see how Gaara was doing as well as hang with him, and learn how to use Magnet release for about 3 months before finally heading to the Fire Monks Temple and learning what I could from them. After that, I decided to check up on you and Sasuke to see if anything had happened between you and him like I thought would have happened while I was gone. I ended up deciding to stay because this is my home and I also have news to break to everyone." Naruto explained to Sakura, adding a sad tone at the very end that didn't go unnoticed by Sakura.
"Well, I'm done eating so I'm going to head out, I need to figure out how I'm going to break the news to everyone." Naruto said before getting up leaving the money on the table and heading out of the stand before disappearing into the wind heading for the cemetery.
'I wonder what the news is that has Naruto-kun sounds so sad and has to run off like this' thought Sakura sadly, worried about what the news was. 'Well, I guess that I'll go and notify everyone of the party for Naruto-kun's return.' Sakura thought to herself before heading off to tell everyone.
(Cemetery)
Naruto had arrived at the cemetery and went straight over to his parent's graves. "Hey mom, dad, just thought I would visit you two.", Naruto was tearing up, his body was trembling, his mask was breaking, hands clenched tightly up into balls, he was so mad, but at the time he was thankful that he would be able to see the peace that he worked so hard for last, I mean after all with none of the villages having weapons of mass destruction at their beck and call they couldn't just try and overpower each other, in a way he would be the world's protector and mediator for however long they needed him. He wanted so badly to be able to see his parents in Heaven, but as luck would have it, he would never get that chance as he would never be able to die.
"I thought that I would eventually be able to reunite with you guys, but I guess that went out the window at the end of the war. Now that I can't die, but on the bright side I get to see the peace that we worked so hard for last, and the villages prosper. Maybe later down the line, I'll see what else is out there in the universe, who knows, maybe I'll find love, have a few kids, although maybe not, I wouldn't want to see my kids grow old and die while I just sit there and watch them wither away. I wish you guys were here to help me, I need help finding a way to break the news to all my friends." Naruto finished now bawling his eyes out, his body was shaking.
'Why does it always have to be me that has to suffer, I know that dad had good intentions when he sealed you into me Kurama-nii-chan. For the first half of my life, I was treated like utter shit and garbage by the village, it started to get a bit better when I became a ninja. Only when I came back from that trip with Jiraya-Tou-san did things really start to look up for me, I wasn't getting nearly as many glares, and the names all but stopped, I had people looking up to me. Then Jiraya had to go on the suicide mission and get himself killed. The best part was after I defeated Pain, I finally got the acknowledgment that I always wanted from the village, it felt so good. Then Neij had to go and sacrifice himself to protect me and Hinata-chan. I WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO PROTECT THEM, INO'S AND SHIKAMARU'S DAD, JIRAYA-TOU-CHAN, THEY ARE DEAD BECAUSE I WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO PROTECT THEM, THEY HAD TO PROTECT ME. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE OTHER WAY AROUND, I was a burden to all of them.' Naruto finished so many deaths because he wasn't strong enough. Well, that would never happen again if he could help it, he would protect them.
"I know it's not fair kit, it never is. But now you have all the power that you could ever need to protect your precious people, just like Haku said, you're your strongest when you are protecting your precious people. I know it will be sad to see all your friends grow old and die, while you won't have a wrinkle on you. How do you think me, and my siblings feel we can't die, we have to watch from the sidelines as the world around us grows old, dies, and get rebuilt? We watched our father die, us never being able to join him in the afterlife. I may not have had any kits, but you are the closest thing that I have to a son, I watched you grow up, I helped you get to where you are now, we all did. At first, I was very sad, I had grown so close to you, only to think that I would have to watch you grow old and die. Call me selfish but I am happy that your immortal now, I won't have to go thru the pain of watching another loved one die due to old age." Kurama told Naruto, finishing with a smile, but sad for how he was feeling, he understood his pain, but there was nothing that they could do now, what's done is done.
"I know Kurama-nii-chan, it just hurts so damn much." Naruto responded feeling slightly better, "So how do you think we should break the news to them, there's no real easy way to do it, either way, it's going to sting." Naruto asked Kurama.
"Honestly, Kit, I think that you just need to treat it like a bandage, rip it off and be done with it, and deal with the pain that comes with it. Just tell them at the party and let whatever happens happen. There's nothing that you can really do for them. I know it's going to hurt, but if you don't tell them it's going to eat you up inside until it becomes unbearable. Just remember we are here for you." Kurama said matter of factly
"Thanks, Kurama-nii-chan. I guess your right I have to just get it done and over with and deal with the pain when it comes." Naruto thanks Kurama. As he looked up, he saw that it was getting late, he should probably head to the barbeque place as the party would probably be starting soon. "Well, Kurama, time to get this over with." Naruto stated before heading towards the barbeque Restaurant, dreading what was to come.
(Barbeque Restaurant)
Everyone was having a good time, chatting with each other waiting for Naruto to show up.
"So, you said that he just up and left after you guys were done eating saying that he had to think about some stuff Forehead?" Ino asked Sakura not liking how that sounded.
"Yea, he just up and left after he was done eating ramen, he looked so sad when he left. I hope that everything is okay with him." Sakura responded worried for her Naruto-kun.
"Well, whatever it is we will all be there to help him thru it, won't we guys!" Sasuke proclaimed, all their friends agreeing with Sasuke.
Just then they heard the door to the restaurant open and they looked up to see Naruto had just walked in having kind of a sad look on this face, he was looking down, his fists were balled up to the point of which they looked like they were going to bleed, he looked up to them all, they could tell that he had been crying, but when he looked up he just put his mask back on not wanting anyone to worry or be sad. Sakura ran up to him concerned.
"Naruto-kun what's wrong, it looks like you have been crying is everything alright?" Sakura asked Naruto with doubt and worry in her voice and on her face. She was really worried for her Naruto-kun
"I'm fine Sakura, just went to visit my parent's grave and to talk to them." Naruto said while wiping his eyes.
Ino and Shikamaru could feel how he was feeling right now, their fathers had died in the war.
Naruto walked towards the center of the room so that he would be surrounded by everyone when he broke the news to them.
"I want to thank you all for coming, I want to get the news out of the way as fast as I can so we can use the rest of the night to raise the mood." Naruto announced to his friends as he started to tremble, tears welling up in his eyes. Sakura saw this and got up and started to walk towards Naruto. Naruto stopped her and told her to just take a seat telling her that it would just make things that much harder for him.
Everyone was really worried now, what could be so bad that it would break their friend that was known to be the sun in most of their life, the hope in their dark storm during hard times and during the war.
"Alright, might as well get this done and over with. So, you all remember at the end of the war when all the Biju decided to stay with me as to not create an imbalance between the villages having them split up." Naruto asked his friends.
They nodded; Naruto was now sobbing.
"Well as luck or fate would have, due to them all being sealed into me along with my Mother's clan and their extreme longevity, it made me immortal to the point of which, I could never die, I won't age with the rest of you, I'll have to watch all of you grow old and wither away, I'll have to watch your children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and so on grow old and wither away." Naruto finished at the end he was an absolute mess, shaking, crying, trying not to completely break down, that wouldn't be good for everyone. He looked up to see everyone's shocked faces. Ino, Temari, Tenten, Sakura, Kurenai, Tsunade, Shizune, Hinata, and Karui, were tearing up holding their hands up in front of their mouths. Lee was tearing up as well, Sasuke looked very shocked and sad, Shikamaru was shocked, Kiba was shocked even Kakashi was on the verge of crying. Naruto seeing this, this was the straw that finally broke the camel's back. The look on all their faces broken him. Naruto brought his hands to his face not wanting anyone to see him like this as he completely broke down. He let out a cry as he punched the ground sending a tremor throughout Konoha, before dropping to his knees.
"WHY DOES IT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE ME!" Naruto shouted out, this broke everyone out of their shock, Sasuke, Sakura, and Ino being the first ones to make their way to him, Sakura got on the ground next to Naruto and pulled him into her chest, allowing him to rest his head in her chest while he bawled his eyes out. Sasuke was next to him with Ino on the other side of him all hugging him, everyone else joined in and hugged Naruto.
"This is why you had that sad face when you told us that you had news to break, I would have never imagined this outcome Naruto." Sasuke said trying not to break down seeing his brother in all but blood a complete mess.
After about a few minutes Naruto finally got it all out of his system, and finally stood up.
"So, yea that's the news, I'm sorry you all had to hear it but it had been eating me up inside ever since I had returned to The Land of Fire. I tried to keep my act up as to not worry any of you, but I guess that didn't work." Naruto said laughing to himself.
"Naruto-kuns Flames of youth really are eternal now!" Lee shouted before getting a bonk on the head sending him to the ground courtesy of Tenten.
"LEE-KUN THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU SAY WHEN YOU GET NEWS LIKE THIS" Tenten said chastising her husband.
"I'm sorry Ten-chan, I just didn't know what else to say during a time like this." Lee apologized, rubbing his head. Tenten came over to him and rubbed his head before helping him up and kissing his head.
"Tenten it's fine, Lee was just trying to lighten the mood." Naruto said laughing at Lee's expense.
"Still, it's not something that you say when you find out your friend is essentially immortal." Tenten shook her head, her husband could be a real idiot sometimes.
"Well enough of the gloomy mood, LETS PARTY!" Naruto shouted, this put a smile on everyone's face, Naruto always knew how to cheer people up. As they began to have food brought out and put on the grills for Choji to cook, as he put on his chef's apron, and brought out all his seasonings.
Everyone went to the booth, waiting for their food, getting drinks to get drunk, well everyone, especially Naruto, kami knows they needed it now. Naruto took a seat with Sakura and Sasuke sitting right next to him and Ino next to Sasuke.
"So that's why you came back to the village, you wanted to spend as much time as you could with us." Sasuke said
"Yea, seeing as how I'm immortal now I wanted to spend as much time as I could with you guys. I'll start house searching in the next few weeks to get out of Sakura's hair. I've got to find myself a place to call my own." Naruto told Sasuke and Sakura
"OH, HELL NO YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE NOW. You're moving in with me, I'm not losing you again Naruto-kun." Sakura proclaimed before jumping into his arms and kissing him. Naruto was shocked, he did not know how to process this, Sakura-chan was kissing him, of all people. Hadn't she moved onto someone else after Sasuke? He grabbed her shoulders and pulled her away slightly dazed.
"What was that about Sakura-chan, I thought you moved on to someone else?" Naruto asked confused as hell.
Everyone had a deadpan look on their face. 'Is this motherfucker really that fucking dense, she kissed him on the mouth, and he still thinks that she has moved onto someone else. Kami help him.' Everyone but Sakura thought as the rest of them shook their heads.
'How much more obvious do I have to be with this idiot to tell him that HE is the one that I moved onto, that he is the one that I love, the one that I want to spend the rest of my life with.' Sakura thought to herself baffled by how dense her Naruto-kun was.
"Dummy, you're the one that I moved onto, when you left, I finally realized just how much I missed you. You're the one that I love Baka, you're the one that I want to wake up next to every day, possibly have kids with, marry, the last thing that I want to see before I go to sleep at night." Sakura said bawling her eyes out before grabbing his head and kissing him again, she wasn't going to let go until he got the message, and she was satisfied.
'Sakura-chan loves me, Naruto Uzumaki, she's kissing me right now, I'm the one that she wants not someone else like I thought.' Naruto thought finally processing what was happening, as he started to kiss her back full force, pulling her close, grabbing her head. Everyone around them was happy for Naruto and Sakura, they finally found happiness. After a few minutes, they pulled away from each other, gasping for air.
"Wow." that was all that Naruto could say making Sakura giggle before she kissed him on the mouth again quickly before diving into his chest holding him close with her head resting on his shoulder. Naruto just sat there stroking Sakura's hair and rubbing her back. he finally got the girl that he wanted. He felt on top of the world.
Suddenly something came to mind, he pulled Sakura off him, to her surprise, and brought his hands together before closing his eyes and concentrating this confused and worried Sakura. a few seconds later Naruto opened his hands and got on one knee. Sakura's eyes went wide, he was proposing to her right here, right now, she started to tear up.
"Sakura Haruno, would you make me the happiest many in the Elemental Nations, and Marry Me. Can we just skip the engagement part and go straight to married" Naruto said to Sakura.
She brought her hand to her mouth, still frozen and shocked at what was happening. After a few seconds she grabbed Naruto's face and said, "Of course Baka." before kissing him, cheers were heard all around them. Naruto grabbed Sakura and spun her around before setting her back down, they separated, and Naruto grabbed Sakura's hand before putting the ring on her finger.
"Kakashi-sensei can you make it official and be our witness." Naruto asked Sakura, Kakashi nodded and gave an eye smile, and patted Naruto on the back.
"I'll have the paperwork done first thing tomorrow morning. We can wait for the ceremony as it's tradition. But I now pronounce your Husband and Wife, Sakura Uzumaki-Namikaze" Kakashi finished as he hugged both his students. He was so happy for her, she finally was happy, with the man of her dreams.
"Now this is a cause for celebration!" Kiba exclaimed getting a nod from Sasuke and Hinata giggled at her husband's antics.
Sakura looked down at the ring, it was gold, with emeralds going all the way up the band, and at the very top was an emerald that looked like it had a swirl inside of it.
"What kind of Gem is this Naruto-kun?" Sakura asked Naruto
"I just created it, it's what I would like to call, a 'Cosmic Emerald' because you mean the universe to me as well as it was made from cosmic energy, as you can see by the swirl in the middle. I also have taken the liberty of putting a Hiraishin seal inside the emerald itself, so I never have to worry about being too far away from you, if need be, I can add more seals to the inside later." Naruto explained to Sakura who was in awe at the size and the fact that her Husband would create something that did not even exist just for her. She was tearing up and grabbed her Husband's face and brought him into a kiss mustering up all the love that she could just to convey how much this meant to her.
"Oh, that reminds me, I have to make you immortal along with me, so you don't die of old age or injury." Naruto said before going thru about a hundred hand signs, before placing his hand on her stomach.
"Uzumaki Style: Life Binding Technique" Naruto said before a seal appeared on Sakura's stomach.
They separated and Sasuke grabbed a champagne glass filled with champagne and raised his glass. "To the never-ending love of Naruto and Sakura Uzumaki." before everyone grabbed a glass and took a drink.
"I'm so happy for you two." Sasuke said with his hand around Ino's waist.
"Well looks like you finally got hitched Forehead and I'm so very happy for you. We still have to go and get a dress for you and set up the wedding." Ino said all giddy
As the night went on everyone was having a great time catching up with Naruto and asking him about his travels, Choji was having a blast cooking as he usually did, Kiba was getting drunk, he would ask his wife to heal him before they left for home, which was between the Inuzuka and Hyuga Compounds, respectively. Sakura, Ino, Temari, Shizune, Tsunade, Tenten, Karui, Hinata, and Kurenai were talking, discussing the wedding and how it would be, and Sakura was showing off her ring to all the girls who were all squealing. Naruto, Sasuke, Kiba, Sai, Shikamaru, Shino, Choji, Kakashi, Guy, Lee were talking and laughing with each other enjoying the time that they were spending with Naruto while he was around tonight.
"So Kakashi-sensei, about what we were talking about before Sakura-chan burst thru the door, does Konoha have a representative for the U.S.A. or is the position still open?" Naruto asked
"No, as a matter of fact, we don't if you want the position then it's yours, I'll have the paperwork ready for you tomorrow morning along with the marriage certificate for you and Sakura to sign. Just come by my office in the morning and we can get all this sorted out." Kakashi responds with a smile.
(A few hours later)
Eventually, everyone had left for home and it was just Sakura, Naruto, Sasuke and Ino left. "Well, I'll see you in the morning Naruto." Sasuke said as he waved goodbye to the newlywed couple Ino under his arm as they walked towards their house.
"Ready to head home?" Sakura asked Naruto, only for him to scoop her up bridal style and start flying towards Sakura's apartment
"EEEP" Sakura let out. She looked around and saw the moon was out, it looked so beautiful from up here, she thought as she cuddled into her husband's chest as they flew towards her apartment.
They finally get to her apartment and she unlocks the door before they head to the bedroom and strip down before hopping in bed. Naruto with Sakura laying her head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat steadily.
"Kami, please let this all be real and not a dream." Sakura pleaded out load desperately wanting this to be real, afraid to wake up in the morning and find that this was all a great dream and that Naruto wasn't here with her in her bed happily married to her.
"I can assure you Sakura-chan this is all very much real; this is not a dream." he said kissing the top of her head, before wishing her goodnight as they both let sleep consume them.
The following day Naruto went to the Hokage's office and signed the necessary paperwork for the job as well as for the marriage certificate. As the days passed the day of Naruto and Sakura's Wedding ceremony was getting closer and closer, Sakura had already gotten it all planned out with Ino and Hinata's help. Naruto would wear an orange kimono with 9 magatamas around the collar, while the groomsman and best man would wear royal orange with black belts, Sakura would wear a forest green kimono, while the bridesmaids and maid of honor would wear bright green kimonos with blue belts. For food, they got Naruto's favorite Ramen with Ichiraku's Ramen being the caterer, along with sushi, onigiri, and steak courtesy of the Akamichi clan. Naruto has also brought his parents and Jiraya back for his and Sakura's wedding via shadow clones and Edo Tensei.
(The day of the wedding)
Naruto and Sakura were in a room that had a view of the Hokage's monument, both dressed in their kimonos with their respective belts, both looking out the window, Sakura leaning her head on Naruto's shoulder, waiting until it was time for them to exit the room and walk down the aisle.
"When everyone is close to done with their lives do you want to travel the universe with me, so we don't have to watch our loved ones and friends die Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked Sakura curious as to what her answer would be.
"Sure Naruto-kun, it will lessen the pain of not having to watch them die while we live on, but in the meantime, we need to fine people to pass our knowledge onto. I'm training Hanabi to take over for me when the time comes, why don't you take up Konohamaru as an apprentice?" Sakura suggested to Naruto
"Yea, I think I'll do that." Naruto responded kissing the top of Sakura's head
Just then Sasuke and Ino entered the room. Sasuke's hand around Ino's waist
"Everyone is ready for you guys to come out, it's showtime." Sasuke said to Naruto and Sakura, Sasuke and Ino opening the doors for Naruto and Sakura to walk out shortly after them.
Once they got outside, they are met by Kushina and Kizashi. Shikamaru, Kiba, Choji, Lee, were already at the altar on their respective sides along with Hinata, Tenten, Temari, Shizune on their respective sides, along with Kakashi as the Priest at the altar in his Hokage garbs, Konohamaru there with the rings, and Moegi there with a basket that was previously filled with Sakura petals, and Tsunade with the Nuptial for the San San Ku Do along with her best sake. Sasuke and Ino walk down the aisle together, the ground littered with Sakura petals, before splitting to go to their respective sides. Naruto passes Sakura off to Kizashi, while Naruto goes with Kushina so that she can walk him down the aisle, hooking his arm with his mothers.
"It was so nice of you to bring us back so that we could witness your guyses wedding firsthand Sochi. I'm so happy that you found someone like your mother like I told you." Kushina says with a smile, while they walk down the aisle.
"I wouldn't want you to miss this, you already missed the rest of my life. I'm as happy as you are Mom, I wasn't expecting this when I came back either" Naruto responds to Kushina with a grin.
They reach the altar and Naruto unhooks his arm from Kushina's so that she can go and sit next to Minato, before turning around waiting for Kizashi to walk Sakura down the aisle still completely mesmerized with how his wife looks. Kizashi hooks his arm with Sakura's as they start to walk down the aisle towards the altar. Once they reach the altar Kizashi unhooks his arm from Sakuras before going to join his wife who is next to Minato and Kushina.
"You look so beautiful, just like the day that we were assigned our Genin team." Naruto said in a trance
"Baka" Sakura says playfully hitting his arm while blushing up a storm.
They both turn towards Kakashi before Tsunade walks up with 3 different cups and a kettle pot all red with flame-like designs all along the base of them, near the spout of the kettle pot is a dragon-like design and bows to them, with them bowing back. Tsunade hands Sakura a small cup before pouring 2 small bits of sake from the kettle then one big bit then stepping back, Sakura raises the cup into the air three times before drinking the sake and handing it back to Tsunade. Tsunade then hands the cup to Naruto before repeating what she did with Sakura, Naruto repeats what Sakura did before handing the cup back to Tsunade. Tsunade does this 2 more times with the 2 other cups each getting a little bit bigger as they progress, before bowing and taking all 3 cups and the kettle and walking to sit down in the crowd. Kakashi then steps up with a book in his hands.
"We are gathered here today to unite these two people in marriage. Their decision to marry has not been entered into lightly and today they publicly declare their private devotion to each other. The essence of this commitment is the acceptance of each other in entirety, as lover, companion, and friend. A good and balanced relationship is one in which neither person is overpowered nor absorbed by the other, one in which neither person is possessive of the other, one in which both give their love freely and without jealousy. Marriage, ideally, is a sharing of responsibilities, hopes, and dreams, it takes a special effort to grow together, survive hard times, and be loving and unselfish." Kakashi speaks to the crowd, "Do either of you have any vows that you would like to speak before I continue?" Kakashi asks Naruto and Sakura, both nodding.
"I Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze, will always be there for you when you need me, I will control my Harem Jutsu to the best of my ability unless you say otherwise, will try and not be loud and brash, will cut down on my ramen and allow you to cook now and then, never use my Sexy Jutsu on anyone aside from you in funny times. I promise to put you first above all else, protect you with my life." Naruto said to Sakura while holding her hands
"I Sakura Haruno, will always be there for you when you need me, won't hit you as much unless you absolutely deserve it, but even then I will heal you afterward, I will try and not underestimate you when you go into battle, I will also try and keep my temper under control and less sporadic." Sakura said to Naruto
"Now that we are done with the vows. Do you both pledge to share your lives openly with one another, and to speak the truth in love? Do you promise to honor and tenderly care for one another, cherish and encourage each other, stand together, through sorrows and joys, hardships and triumphs for all the days of your lives?" Kakashi asks the both of them.
"We do." They both say
"Do you pledge to share your love and the joys of your marriage with all those around you, so that they may learn from your love and be encouraged to grow in their own lives?" Kakashi asks them
"We do." They both say once again
Konohamaru comes up with the rings on a white pillow, "May these rings be blessed as a symbol of your union. As often as either of you look upon these rings, may you not only be reminded of this moment, but also of the vows you have made and the strength of your commitment to each other." Kakashi says, before looking at Naruto, "Naruto please repeat after me. I Naruto, promise to love and support you Sakura and live each day with kindness, understanding, truth, humor, and passion. With this ring I thee wed." Kakashi instructs him.
"I Naruto, promise to love and support you Sakura and live each day with kindness, understanding, truth, humor, and passion, will always be there for you when you need me, I will control my Harem Jutsu to the best of my ability unless you say otherwise, will try and not be loud and brash, will cut down on my ramen and allow you to cook now and then, never use my Sexy Jutsu on anyone aside from you in funny times. I promise to put you first above all else, protect you with my life. With this ring I thee wed." Naruto says to Sakura before turning to Konohamaru and grabbing the ring that he made for Sakura off the pillow, turning back to Sakura taking her hand, and placing the ring on her ring finger.
"Sakura, please repeat after me. I Sakura, promise to love and support you Naruto and live each day with kindness, understanding, truth, humor, and passion. With this ring I thee wed." Kakashi instructs Sakura
"I Sakura, promise to and support you Naruto and live each day with kindness, understanding, truth, humor, passion, will always be there for you when you need me, won't hit you as much unless you absolutely deserve it, but even then I will heal you afterward, I will try and not underestimate you when you go into battle, I will also try and keep my temper under control and less sporadic. With this ring I thee wed." Sakura says before turning to Konohamaru and grabbing the ring that she picked out of Naruto, which was gold with sapphires going all the way up the band and a big sapphire at the very top, turning back to Naruto and placing the ring on his ring finger.
"Go now in peace and live-in love, sharing the most precious gifts you have-the gifts of your lives united. And may your days be long on this earth and wherever you may go. I now pronounce you husband and wife." Kakashi says before turning to Naruto, "You may now kiss the bride." Kakashi finishes
Naruto cups Sakura's face in his hand before giving her a sweet and tender kiss on the lips, which he responds by putting her arms around his neck and kissing him back, while he wraps his hands around her waist pulling her closer causing cheers to be heard throughout the crowd, before they separated and walk down the aisle hand in hand, heading for the room that the afterparty will be in shortly followed by the groomsman and bridesmaid as well as Shizune, Kakashi and everyone else.
After the wedding everyone met in a big banquet room, where they ate, drank, had cake, Naruto and Sakura had their dance, there was the mother and son dance, the father and daughter dance, and then everyone else danced, Tsunade was sitting at a table by herself when she felt someone tap her on the shoulder.
"May I have this dance. Tsunade" she heard from behind her. She froze there was no way that she should be hearing that voice, he was dead, was she so lost in sorrow that she was hallucinating. She turned around only to be greeted by Jiraya with a smile on his face.
"B-b-b-b-but Nagato killed you, how are you here? Fukasaku-sama and Shima-sama saw you die." Tsunade said, she was starting to break down, how was he here?
Jiraya pulled her into a hug while rubbing her back. It took her a few minutes to calm down before they separated.
"That would be me, I brought me back with a clone originally to witness mine and Sakura's wedding. But then I decided to bring him back as a final gift to you and him, I felt that he didn't get to live his full life. Now he's back in the land of the living, here to stay" Naruto explained as he walked up behind Tsunade with Sakura, his hand around her waist.
Tsunade tackled Naruto in a bear hug, thanking him over and over before separating. She then turn back to Jiraya before walking up to him and hit him on the head.
"What was that for?" Jiraya asked before getting up, only to be greated by Tsunade kissing him.
"That was for going when I told you not to. Well, I certainly am not going to waste this gift." Tsunade said before she dragged Jiraya out to the dance floor so they could dance.
"That was really nice of you to do for her honey." Sakura said to her husband while resting her head on his chest
"Well you and me are not the only ones that deserve a happy life. She deserves one to for all the pain and suffering that she has gone thru." Naruto said to Sakura before kissing the top of her head.
A few weeks after the wedding, Jiraya proposed to Tsunade, they got married, a couple of weeks after that Tsunade announced that she was pregnant, 9 months later she gave birth to twins, a boy with blond hair and dark brown eyes that they named Nawaki in honor of Tsunade's brother, and a girl that had light blue eyes, and white hair that they named Mito after Tsunade's grandmother. In the following years, Naruto convinced Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji to teach him their clans' techniques. Sasuke became Hokage, Naruto and Sakura passed on what knowledge they could onto their apprentices, Konoha 11 had their kids and were living happily. After a while and Naruto and Sakura felt that they weren't needed in the Elemental nations anymore and decided that they were going to travel the multiverse. But not before Naruto would get a copy of the forbidden scroll. They said their goodbyes to everyone, and they had sealed everything in their house, including furniture, pictures, clothes. Sakura had a whole scroll filled with all the herbs and stuff that existed in the Elemental Nations.
"Alright Sakura-chan ready to go?" Naruto asked his wife, making double sure that she was ready, they didn't plan on coming back unless they absolutely needed to, Naruto left Sasuke with a way to contact them if they ever really needed them in the form of a Hiraishin seal that worked across dimensions, and he was pretty sure it would work across universes.
"Yes, we already packed up everything that we needed, I have all the herbs that we could ever need, I think I have thought of just about everything." Sakura responded to her husband.
"Alright then let's go." Naruto said before activating his Rinnesharingan and opening a portal to Kami knows what universe, before they both step into the portal and it closed behind them.
Unbenounced to either of them Naruto had not just opened a portal to 1 universe but a countless amount of universes. As they stepped thru the portal duplicates of each of them were sent to various universes and would share the same abilities and knowledge with the rest of them.
A/N:
9k words, holy shit this took a little less time than A Long Forgotten Uzumaki Legacy to write.
Naruto and Sakura will eventually have kids, seeing as both of them are Immortal that means that their kids will also be immortal, will they age yes, but they will stop when they reach their prime just like Naruto and Sakura have.
Naruto and Sakura will be living in Central City, no Naruto will not be an active hero, he has already fought in 1 war and just wants to start a new life where they can just chill if the world, city, or universe is in danger yes he will do what he needs to do to save it.
Naruto and Sakura will be getting powers, Naruto will get one way before the particle accelerator goes off, as well as 2 after it goes off, 1 of which will be interesting, Sakura will be getting 2 powers as well
Naruto is going to be eons more powerful and strong than superman, seeing as how right now he is basically a god, basically OP Naruto.
This fic will be the prologue for a bunch of my stories, I'm calling it the "Multiverse Effect"
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