a/n: This is the tenth chapter. I hope you guys enjoy this. I do not own Naruto,blah blah blah…(how I wish did) Please enjoy this one! Thank you for the reviews! I appreciated it! Without further ado I give you chapter ten!
Chapter Ten: The Finale
I stretched my limbs uncomfortably making sure not to disturbing the person sitting behind me. I have been reading this book for quite sometime now. This book is believed to belong to of the major warriors of the Last War. And though I have only read nearly one half of it, I am really intrigued by the ideas and experiences of the book's author. The person who had written this is most probably a genius, like what he claims. The book might possibly what brought about the Last Great War that occurred about a thousand years ago and how it really happened.
The book is written in the ancient language, Kodainago. Only very few people can read and write this language. Surprisingly, I am able to not only read and write this language but I can also speak fluently as well. Ever since I was a child, when I company my father who is an archeologist, I could perfectly understand it well. It is must gift. And I will use my gift to fully understand and interpret it. And I believe what is inside this book will change history as we know it.
I flipped the pages of the parchment quickly but carefully because it is quiet fragile since it is already quite ancient. I got a glimpse of a lot of names in the following pages. Sai, Rokudaime Hatake, Fuuin Jutsu, Shiki Fuujin, Uzumaki Naruto, and a lot on Uchiha Sasuke and his Mangenkyo Sharingan. He sometimes discussed his philosophies and beliefs. I saw blueprints of many contraptions. One of which is a war tank and a flying machine. The man also wrote down many equations disproving laws applicable today. He also took down experiments involving nuclear reaction. The man who wrote this book was a scientist ninja. I have decided to continue reading this book.
I flipped the page to the last entry. It dated back roughly a thousand years ago.
The Third Day
Of the Tenth Moon
Seventieth Year of the Snake
This might be the final time I will be able to put pen to paper my thoughts and emotions. A lot has happened since I was born into this world. I cannot help wonder that I started out as an innocent boy playing with seashells near the seashore. Though I do not remember the smell of the sea or anything from that distant past, I know that that place will always have a part of me. My journey through life took me to places I never imagined to see as a child.
The road of life led me to that of a ninja. I was an exceptional shinobi and I have accomplished things more than a ninja could dream of. I have seen, heard, and felt many lessons, stories, philosophies, some of which I do not recall. I have experience so much; joy, sadness, anger, deceit, and hope. I have learned what any human has; to fear and be feared, to hate and be hated, and to love and be loved.
Life is about the journey, not its destination. It is because in our journey we meet a lot of trials and hardships. We learned to equip ourselves by facing our fears. And in our voyage, we encounter joy and happiness. We fill our sadness with thoughts of delight that give light to hopelessness. We take each step carefully towards our destination. In order for us to truly appreciate our goal, we must work hard to earn it for it is in the journey that makes the destination worth while to try and grab on to.
And now, my journey is about to end. The Final War is about to start. And this battle will decide the future. I know there would be a lot of blood spill and tears. Humankind would fight against each other. The deaths would be countless. But, all will be worth it. This battle will bring about the most beautiful world I can imagine. The people would no longer carry weapons. There would be no need to protect one. And each person would live harmoniously with each other. This will be the world that would need no more ninjas. And it would be the most tranquil place ever dreamed of, no kage can ever create.
Making your dream real by taking all evil into yourself; I used to think this was the right way of doing things. I was wrong. Long ago, I believed that if I took care of everything, all would be alright. I decide to put matters into my own hands by planning with out really 'thinking'. But, it wasn't. All, I mean, all the wrongdoings I did was caused by my own foolishness. I was not considering that I was living in reality. No matter how hard I tried, no matter how long I planned and calculated it, no matter how hard I pushed myself to reverse all that I have done, I still find myself doing the exact same mistake I did.
I like to see moving things. They are boring when they do not move. Why? Nothing is permanent in this world except change. Everything in this world obeys that law of change. Mountains change. They become hills. Tadpoles change. They grow up to become frogs. Streams change; they transform into rivers. People change. Therefore, I change. And I know the world also changes. Sadly, its transformation is not fast enough. And catalysts to speed up the process of developing change. And thankfully, I have though of a possible way to speed reformation.
Tomorrow, the war will begin. The end is near. My troops are prepared. I have received notification earlier this day that the enemy troops are headed to my base camp's direction. I remember what happened earlier this day. I spent most of my day briefing my army. My people, while I was discussing looked at me with awe and respect like I was some god that came down from the earth. They believed in me. They had faith in me that I will save them; that I would not let them die. If they only knew that even I was afraid of death. I am not even certain if I myself will survive the upcoming war.
I also help prepare the weapons. One of which is the battle tank. This transportation ejects cannon balls at high speed and is much more powerful than the catapult. And after this war, that tank will never be used again. I am so tired right now. I will have to replenish my worn out soul and body. I have a big day ahead of me because tomorrow I change history like nobody else did and will do.
Though I sound like I am so sure of victory, believe me, I have a very strong feeling that I might lose the war. And even worse, I might die. It is sad that after all the hard work I have put into this moment, it is still gamble whether I win or not. I cannot really predict anything. I am a scientist not a fortune teller.
When I was a jounin, I believed that I made it in the history book being one of the most talented ninja ever. And now that I think about it, I have never even done something worthy of remembering or of praise. Why do I seek all this though I know it is something of no value? Yes, it is because I am merely human. I long what all human beings need; to be remembered. When people die, they want their accomplishments to be remembered because it is the same as living for ever. What they have done will be left in history books and people's minds forever.
But what have I done? Nothing. This war is something people see right now useless. They do not realize that this was will end all wars. This is the finale. War is inevitable. I have realized it through time. We fight wars because we fight for what we believe in. And though we know sometimes it is hopeless, there we are stand strong believing that we could really change the world. I know. I have learned that lesson a hard way.
Believe me, I have encountered many wars. And each war I strive for myself to live. We must live to reach our dreams. We must live to accomplish our goals. We fight a battle in our everyday lives. We need to eat, sleep, drink, and protect ourselves every single day. We try our best to survive. We take care of ourselves. We engage ourselves in wars everyday. And for what? To survive, because the hardest battle we will ever have to struggle is to keep on living.
Funny, I cannot imagine that I started as an innocent boy from a fishing village not far from Konoha. Though I remember it vaguely, I know I spent my childhood gathering seashells and selling fish. I remember nothing of my mother except her tears, my father for the sting of his belt, and the village I remember the shore and the things found on that shore. And that is all I remember of my early life, nothing more, nothing less.
I grew up quite quicker than I imagined. Days passed quickly when I went to school. I learned a lot of things, so much I do not remember them all. I learned jutsus; ninjutsu, taijustu, genjutsu, you name it. I have become also an expert in almost all weapons, from the deadly sword of Kusanagi to a mere harmless strand of noodle. I have understood a lot of things. I realized that most people are guided by their hearts not their brains. And by doing so, they made their own folly. I know because I made that mistake.
I decided to run away from it all until I found myself here, on where I stand. As I take my last steps before I reach my destination, I look behind me; the road I walked along. I do not see where I started, but I know I started somewhere. I made new path. I look at the footprints I left behind me. I know that the wind will blow it all away. But, I am confident that someone will see my path I took and he will see my destination because I have created a new road. My journey through life will not be wasted.
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven; a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace, and a time to be born and a time to die.
Yes, there is a time for everything. And I feel it is already my time because when I live, my life will end sooner or later. The body will return to the earth. Grass and flowers will grow on top of it. The soul will nourish the hearts and it will live on in the hearts of other people. Everything in this world flows around and circulates in a seemingly endless cycle. We live. We die. We make way for other people to live in this world. That is just the way life is.
I wonder often what to dream; when to dream; and where the right time to dream is. What dreams are worth reaching to and what are just thrown away? In what situations do we look in the direction of our dreams? And similarly when do we look away from our dreams? When do we grab onto it? When do we let go? Some dreams are worth reaching. Some dreams are worth fighting for. And some dreams, no matter how hard we try, no matter how effort we put into it even risk are lives, are merely dreams because there are just some things that cannot be done, no matter how much you try...
a/n: I decided to finish this fanfiction already. I can't wait for the ending of Naruto. But this not the last chapter I will be uploading. It is chose if you still want to read the last chapter. I hope you still enjoy this! Sorry, school already started.Sorry for the typos and grammatical errors!And I'm in a hectic schedule. Sorry for not updating sooner…o0