Future Memories

A Naruto fanfiction by FatefulGravy

Previously: Hinata finishes the trials and joins her future self in inhabiting the same body. Sasuke's cursed seal activates during the first preliminary match, Naruto defeats Kiba, and Hinata begins her match against her cousin Neji.

Chapter 7

Legacy

Naruto made his way to the arena from the infirmary after checking up on Kiba. Now that he thought about it using the Rasengan Rendan hadn't been one of his better ideas. True he needed to ensure a meeting with the perverted Sannin but Kiba could have been seriously injured. As it was Naruto had restrained the power of the Rasengan just enough, and Kiba would only have superficial injuries when he woke up. Despite this, Naruto couldn't shake a feeling of guilt.

'I shouldn't have done that' he thought to himself.

'Don't worry about it brat, the one that stinks of dog will be fine.'

'Y'know, this was a private in head chat, that didn't involve you.'

The Kyuubi snorted, 'Whatever, but think of it this way: Yes he was hurt, but you are almost guaranteed to get what you want. Is it really that bad?'

Naruto considered the foxes words and found that he had to agree. Kiba would recover, and there were greater things at stake than dog boys well being.

He had been so deep in thought that the blond ninja hadn't noticed that he had reached the observation balcony and was quickly approaching his team. Sakura, it appeared, had recovered and returned to watch the rest of the matches. Naruto had to quickly snap out of his thoughts however when Kakashi decided to question him.

"Ah Naruto, mind explaining exactly where you learned Rasengan," asked Kakashi in his usual laid back style, leaving questions in two of the genin's minds about whether he actually cared. Naruto though, was rapidly trying to come up with an excuse for knowing a Jutsu exclusive to two people.

'Shit, shit, shit I KNEW this was a bad idea, what do I do now, help!'

'Shut up and calm down, repeat after me.'

Kakashi frowned suspiciously as Naruto's expression went from worried to sneaky in the blink of an eye.

"I made it myself Kakashi-sensei, its not the actual Rasengan, its just what I imagined it to be like after I heard about it. Did I get it right?"

The lazy Jounin was extremely surprised that Naruto had (apparently) been able to replicate his Sensei's Jutsu after (apparently) just hearing about it, but considering how hard Naruto worked he supposed it was possible.

"Yes Naruto, it was exactly like the Yondaime's."

"Really? Yes! Hey Kakashi-sensei, I'm gonna make my Rasengan even better than his!"

Kakashi's visible eye seemed to lose its happy look, his sensei had given his life to seal the Kyuubi into Naruto, and now Naruto was using his Jutsu. Kakashi didn't hate Naruto the way many of the villagers did, but him using the Yondaime's Jutsu seemed...wrong, somehow.

Naruto noticed his Sensei's smile drop, and wondered if he said something wrong. Then he realized that the Rasengan would be a constant reminder to Kakashi of his teachers death, and every time Naruto used it Kakashi would see the Yondaime.

"Hey, Kakashi-sensei," said Naruto in a quiet, serious tone, "If you want, I could teach you how to do it," he offered.

Kakashi looked at Naruto in surprise, it wasn't everyday that someone offered to teach you their prize Jutsu. "But...why? It's yours."

Naruto smiled, a proper smile, not one of his fake ones, "What better way to remember him?"

Naruto was right, "I...thank you Naruto." Kakashi was obviously grateful to his student.

"But if you teach it to Sasuke-bastard I will kill you." Naruto's foxy grin was back

"Of course Naruto."

Both student and teacher turned their attention back to the fight just in time to hear one thing, "Akuma Tentou!"

Naruto laughed, "Hinata wins, Kakashi-sensei."

Neji dashed forward to deliver his first two strikes. Hinata was yet to move, still in her stance, and Neji was surprised to see the red pattern of energy shift to keep him in the center, and as he got closer to his cousin the pattern shrunk around him, until it was tight around him. Worried, but still confident of victory he struck.

"Two strikes!"

"Two palms!" was the response from Hinata, her voice sounded like two people speaking in stereo.

Neji's two strikes were each blocked by one of Hinata's palms. He felt the chakra that should have been used to close tenketsu pulled from his hands, and he saw a blue glow collect around his cousins hands. Desperate for a breakthrough he increased his speed.

"Four strikes!"

"Four palms!"

All blocked.

"Eight!"

Blocked again.

"Sixteen!"

"Thirty-two!"

Neji's arms blurred as he made repeated strikes, and Hinata's blurred faster as she moved to intercept them.

"Sixty-four!"

All blocked, Neji hadn't scored a single hit, and Hinata's hands crackled with blue chakra.

"Sixty-fifth palm!" called out Hinata.

Neji's eyes widened as the glowing blue palm struck him in the stomach, a blue explosion of chakra, visible even to those without byakugun, burst from his back and slammed in to the wall behind him, surrounding him and his cousin in dust.

As the cloud cleared the gathered ninja saw the Hyuuga prodigy on his knees, coughing up blood. Hinata stood a few paces away from him, one hand still glowing with gathered chakra.

"The sixty-sixth palm would kill you Neji," Hinata explained.

Neji coughed, and tried and failed to get to his feet, "How?" he gasped.

Hinata slammed her left palm into the ground, dispelling the chakra and leaving a rather large crack in the floor. "The Akuma Tentou," she explained, "collects the chakra you would use to close my tenketsu around my hands when I blocked your strikes. All of that chakra, along with some of my own, is returned with the sixty-fifth and sixty-sixth palms. The first is aimed for your stomach and aims to push the majority of chakra out of your body. The second would be aimed at your head and would kill you."

"This...is not a Hyu...uga technique," Neji gasped out.

"No, this is the basis for Akuma no Jyuken, which was developed by me and Naruto-sama to counter Jyuken."

"Naruto...sama?"

"Um...I mean...er...Naruto-kun," Hinata needn't have bothered however, Neji had passed out.

"Winner, Hyuuga Hinata," announced the referee.

Kakashi, Sasuke and Sakura all looked at Naruto in disbelief, first the Rasengan, now this. Naruto himself had a rather worried face as he glanced at the trio of people staring at him.

"What?" he asked.

"She said you helped develop that move dobe," said Sasuke, "why have you been holding back on us?"

In the arena the match between Lee and Gaara was beginning.

"Um, I cant actually do the Akuma Tentou, I just helped Hinata design it." That was technically true, Naruto's way around the Hakkeshou: Rokujuu Yonshou was to get hit by it, then get up and hit the offending Hyuuga very hard, in the face. "What I can do is the Akuma no Jyuken style, which uses the Akuma Tentou as a base."

"It absorbs chakra powered strikes and redirects the chakra back and the opponent," guessed Kakashi.

Lee had dropped his weights and was now attacking Gaara full force.

"Yeah, you really are a genius aren't you? Anyway its only useful against Hyuugas, and possibly Tsunade of the Sannin, if her strength comes from chakra, but I don't know."

Down in the arena, Lee had opened the gates.

Kakashi was perplexed. His student, the dead last of the academy, had developed a fighting style for use specifically against Hyuugas. Not only was that unusual it was down right stupid, no one made a fighting style for fighting just one type of enemy.

"Naruto, why did you develop a style just for use against Hyuugas?" he asked.

Meanwhile, Gaara's sand had just crushed Lee's limbs, before being dispelled by Gai.

Naruto really didn't want to have to answer that question right now, it would lead to other, harder questions involving the future, and was looking for a means of escape. Seeing the final match end he decided that the best way out was to...run for it.

"Well...hey look last match is finished I guess I'll see you guys at the finals in a months time see ya!" he blurted out before dashing for the door.

Too shocked by his students outburst to follow Kakashi could only think one thing, 'How did he know about the month gap? Hey he didn't get a number for the draw, sigh, guess I'll have to do it for him.'

Naruto woke up the next morning, glad to be in his own bed. He was also glad that he had a month to train. Though he had the Ninjutsu knowledge, the chakra reserves and the chakra control to pull off high level Ninjutsu he still had the speed and physical strength of a genin. A very good genin, but a genin nonetheless. He also had to find Jiraiya, and to do that he needed Kakashi to not be teaching him.

'If I was Kakashi-sensei where would I be now?'

Naruto decided to head off to the book store, confident he would be able to find the perverted Jounin in the 'adult' section. However, before he could leave he was interrupted by the Kyuubi.

'You should go to the hospital brat.'

'Hospital? Why should I go there?'

'Sigh, think carefully brat, had the musky one had that cursed seal, um, sealed, when you did a runner from the second stage.'

'No, but I'm sure Kakashi-sensei would have done that straight after.'

'Exactly, so where would...'

'Yeah, I get it, I get it. To the hospital!'

Naruto quickly jumped out of bed and started gathering his things while continuing his conversation with Kyuubi.

'Your still calling Sasuke 'musky one', haven't you worked out what he actually smells like yet?'

Kunai, check.

'I'm not sure because I haven't spent a lot of time around them, but I think he smells of weasel.'

Shuriken, check.

'Weasel?'

Trousers, check.

'Yes, rather ironic I know.'

Jacket, no check, damn it.

'I miss my jacket. Yeah it is ironic, and I don't think we should tell Sasuke.'

'He may become angry if he finds out he smells of his brother.'

Naruto snorted, and left his apartment, heading towards the hospital.

In said building Kakashi was getting ready to leave for a month of training with Sasuke. He felt guilty for leaving Naruto, especially after his offer to teach him Rasengan, but from what he had seen Naruto was chuunin level already, and didn't need any help. Sasuke on the other hand needed help controlling the cursed seal, and Kakashi had said he would teach him Chidori. Although by 'teach' he really meant 'copy with sharingan'.

Kakashi and Sasuke were just reaching the front door when they were intercepted by the pint sized ninja Naruto.

"Kakashi-sensei! Good I found you..."

"I'm sorry Naruto I cant train you for the finals," Kakashi interrupted, thinking he new the reason why Naruto was there.

"Huh?" Naruto exclaimed, "Oh, don't worry about that Kakashi-sensei I made my own arrangements, I came here to give you this." Naruto pulled a pair of balloons out from behind his back and through a pink one at his sensei. Kakashi, with finely honed reflexes, plucked the balloon out of the air easily.

"Is this some kind of prank Naruto?" Kakashi asked, gazing suspiciously at the remaining balloon.

"What? No Kakashi-sensei watch." Naruto held his balloon out infront of him in the palm of his hand. Suddenly, the balloon became all lumpy before exploding and soaking the surrounding area. Turned out the balloons were full of water.

"First stage of the Rasengan Kakashi-sensei, burst the balloon with just your chakra, see you when you get back!"

Kakashi was left staring after his student, while holding a pink water balloon in the palm of his hand. 'Damn, forget to tell him who he was drawn against, oh well.'

As this was going on the Third Hokage was deep in conversation with one of his students. Jiraiya had recently returned from a 'research' trip, and the old man had a favor to ask.

Hinata had impressed herself with her ability to slip away unnoticed. She had managed to avoid her father the previous evening, but had heard from the servants around the compound that her father was eager to speak with her about her victory over Neji. Honestly, she would rather not talk to her remaining parent, he could get so...finicky over such little things.

What had surprised her most was that her younger sister, Hanabi, hadn't even battered an eyelid after finding out she had defeated her cousin. Hinata had come to the conclusion that her sister hadn't begun to see her as weak until after the chuunin exam. Perhaps, this time, she wouldn't end up killing her little sister.

Right now, however, Hinata was en route to the hot springs. According to Naruto, he had met the Perverted Sannin Jiraiya there on this day. Therefore, Hinata had to be there too. If they were going to get him to believe their story it would take both of them.

Hinata arrived at the springs to find Naruto waiting for her. He was leaning against a fence in his orange trousers and black T-shirt with a white spiral on the stomach. Seeing her he gestured for her to keep quite and pointed to the back of the bath house.

Together, they crept around the back, and came across a most disturbing sight. There, looking through a hole in the wall, stood Jiraiya, pervert of the legendary three.

Naruto couldn't resist, performing his patented sexy no jutsu, (with clothes, Hinata was around after all) hey screamed out, "Help! A pervert!" First there was silence, then the ground started to shake, and suddenly out of nowhere a crowd of women descended upon the unlucky hermit, who disappeared in a cloud of dust, dirt and curses.

Several minutes later a battered and bruised Sannin pulled himself off the ground and glared at the duo. "Brats, you ruined my research."

"You call this research ero-sennin, I call it being a pervert."

"Why you brat, do you know who I am! I am the..."

"Great toad hermit Jiraiya, legendary super-pervert and author of Icha-Icha Paradise, yes I know," Naruto grinned, it was good to be arguing with ero-sennin again, he had missed it. Even if technically this was the first time he'd done it.

"This is Hyuuga Hinata and I'm Uzumaki Naruto, we need your help."

"Uzumaki Naruto hey, Sarutobi-sensei told me about you," said Jiraiya, "Apparently you have mastered the Rasengan."

"Old man Hokage said that..." WHACK "Hey Hinata-chan what was that for?"

"You should show respect to the Hokage Naruto-sama, we never called you anything like that."

"I wasn't an old man."

"Nor were you Hokage."

"I would have been if..."

"Hey!" Jiraiya interrupted, "What are you two on about?"

Naruto looked at Hinata, Hinata looked at Naruto. They both nodded.

"Jiraiya-sama," Hinata began, "While Naruto-sama ("I wish you'd stop that." "Shut up."), has convinced his team that he developed the Rasengan on his own after hearing of the technique, the truth is that you taught it too him."

"I'm pretty sure I didn't," the Sannin responded.

"You haven't...yet," said Naruto, "You know all about the Kyuubi right, ero-sennin?"

Jiraiya was rather confused at the sudden change of direction, "Er...yeah, sort of. Should you really be saying that with Hyuuga-chan around."

"Hinata-chan has known about foxy-tenshi for years."

'I'll get you for that.'

'Whatever.'

"Anyway," Naruto continued, "apparently demons have the ability to send information back through time, and Kyuubi sent mine and Hinata-chan's memories of the future back to us."

Jiraiya blinked, then pinched himself. Nope, there were still there, Guess it wasn't a dream. "Let's assume for a second that I believe you, why would Kyuubi send memories to now and not to before it was sealed," he asked.

Hinata looked at Naruto, as if had all the answers.

"Um...just a sec."

'Foxy!'

'What brat?'

'Can you answer his question?'

'What question?'

Naruto mentally glared at the stupid fox. 'Don't give me that, I know you were listening.'

'I don't know, you did call me Foxy-tenshi.'

'FOX!'

'Oh all right, because I'm sealed in you I can only send memories back to myself when I'm sealed, not before, happy?'

'Yes, was that so hard foxy-tenshi?'

'Leave, now.'

Naruto snickered at the pissed off demon before returning to the real world. "He says that he cant send memories back to before he was sealed, I suppose the seal interferes in some way."

"Okay," the super-pervert continued, "again, assuming I believe you why did you get your memories sent back."

"Thats easy," Naruto exclaimed, "I died."

Hinata sighed at his over simplified explanation. "Jiraiya-sama, for us to explain we would have to tell you about the destruction of everything we believed in twelve years in the future."

Jiraiya blinked and pinched himself again. Nope, still not dreaming. "This is going to take a while right?" he asked.

"Probably," said Naruto, "it all started with the end of Akatsuki..."

"You know of Akatsuki!" Jiraiya butted in.

"Yes, like we said," Naruto tapped the side of his head, "future memories. If we don't mind can we continue the story."

"Um...yes of course, whose going to tell it?"

"We both will," said Hinata, "That will give you a better overall picture."

"Go on then."

15th May

Location: The Valley of the End

Naruto's age: Twenty-four

This was were it had all begun, and if Naruto had his way, this was were it would all end. This was were Sasuke had left them, so it was only fitting that this was were he returned as well. It had only been a few days earlier that Konoha had received word that Orochimaru was dead, killed by his own apprentice. Sasuke had manage to avoid the Snakes body switch Jutsu for years until he finally became strong enough to kill the traitor Sannin. With one of Konoha's problems dealt with, and the other pretty much out of commission, Naruto, now a Special Jounin, had devised a plan to bring Sasuke back to Konoha. A plan centered around his brother, Uchiha Itachi, the only survivor of Akatsuki.

Naruto planned to draw the brothers together at the Valley of the End by releasing enough of Kyuubi's chakra for them to both feel. Itachi would come to try and capture the last of the Jinchuriki, Sasuke would come because he knew his brother would. Naruto hoped, that by bringing the two together to fight, Sasuke would kill Itachi and then finally return home. The plan had been perfect, nearly.

Sasuke had arrived first, and demanded Naruto and Sakura, who was his support on this mission, tell him what they were doing. Neither had responded, though Naruto had to hold his pink haired teammate back from running to Sasuke, and seconds later Itachi appeared. His quick mind taking in the situation instantly.

"I see Naruto-kun," he said in his calm, infinitely annoying voice, "You have brought us all together for one final confrontation."

"I have no intention of fighting either of you today Chi-chan, I've simply brought you and Sasuke-bastard together so you can end this stupid family feud."

"Family feud!" Sasuke bellowed, "he slaughtered my entire clan."

Naruto gave his former teammate a look that said, 'I know that you idiot.'

"Can you just hurry up and kill him so we can all go home?"

Sasuke growled and focused his attention on his brother, Sharingan spinning. Itachi just turned his back.

"I didn't come here to play with my foolish little brother," he stated calmly, "he is of no interest to me." He moved to leave only to be stopped in his tracks by Naruto, red chakra blazing around him.

"I think not," he growled, "this ends here."

"Whether you like it or not," said Sasuke from behind his brother, "this time, its a battle to the end."

Itachi sighed, as if the whole thing were little more than a nuisance. "Very well," he said, activating his own sharingan, "if this is what you want, come Sasuke!"

The two brothers dashed at each other. One in the black of an Akatsuki robe, the other in the white uniform of a sound ninja. Sasuke sent a flurry of kicks at Itachi's head, the older brother simply jumped back and swatted the kicks away with the back of his hand. Sasuke attacked again with some of Rock Lee's taijutsu, but Itachi avoided each blow by leaning back, or to the side, or by hopping over the blow. Sasuke couldn't move fast enough to land a blow. A decade of training and he still couldn't harm Itachi.

Enraged, Sasuke charged the Chidori, and thrust it at the object of his hate. Easily seeing the attack coming, Itachi jumped up, and for a second balanced on one foot upon Sasuke's outstretched arm, before spinning in a crushing kick that sent his younger brother sprawling.

"You still lack enough hate, little brother," Itachi said as Sasuke pulled himself to his feet.

"Don't say that," Sasuke spa out, "I hate you more than anything!" He charged again, cocking his fist back to strike. Itachi intercepted the incoming blow and swept Sasuke's feet from under him.

"Why do you hate me?"

Itachi delivered a series of open handed blows to his brothers mid section.

"Is it because I hurt you?"

He knocked Sasuke's hands up with a punch, then nailed him with a knee in the stomach.

"Is it because I'm better than you?"

The older brother picked up the younger by the throat and flung him into the cliff face.

"Or is it because I took away those precious to you?"

Itachi stood over the beaten form of his sibling, watching as he struggled to rise. Sasuke was bloodied and bruised, his clothing torn, but his Sharingan still blazed red with determination.

"All these reasons to hate me," Itachi continued, "and yet you still can not gather enough hate to defeat me."

"All those reasons," Sasuke snarled out as he pushed himself to his knees, "I hate you for all of them." He lifted his head and stared into his brothers eyes, Sharingan meeting Sharingan. "But I hate you more than any of them," he pushed himself to his feet, eyes still locked with Itachi's, "because you left me behind."

Itachi's eyes widened, his face showing the first sign of surprise in years. Of all the reasons he had for his little brother to hate him he had not expected that one.

"I loved you," Sasuke continued, "I damn well idolized you, you were everything to me. Father's approval, the clans expectations, none of it meant more to me than you did. They could praise me and say how great I would become but training with you made of that worthless. That's why I hate you, you showed me exactly what I wanted to be then walked away and left me behind."

Sasuke let his Sharingan fade away, and relaxed his posture. "But most of all I hate you, because given the chance, I would have followed you anywhere, at any time, if only you had asked."

Itachi looked at his brother in a new light, the arrogance, the pride he had expected had gone. In its place, was acceptance. Yes, he hated Itachi and yes, given the opportunity he would kill him. But he wasn't too wrapped up in himself to admit why.

Itachi smiled a small smile, "You are still foolish, little brother."

"So are you, big brother," Sasuke mocked, "I can't let you live."

"And I can't let you kill me."

"I guess we go again then," said Sasuke, his Sharingan reactivating.

"I s'pose."

Sasuke grinned and went through the hand seals for Chidori, Itachi did the same. Sasuke raised an eyebrow, "Copying much?"

"Just following the family traditions."

Both Chidori's reached full power, and both Naruto and Sakura gasped as they realized what would happen. Each of the assignation jutsu had been charged on the left arm, neither brother would be able to block.

"Sasuke!"

"Stop Sasuke-kun!"

Neither Uchiha seemed to hear as they ran towards each other. They crashed together amidst an electrical storm chakra, the bolts from two Chidori's burnt the surrounding rock and boiled the water. Energy surrounded the impact point and the chirping of two thousand birds rose to a crescendo.

And then it was gone. The rocks glowed red, and steam rose from the water, and at the center of it all stood Sasuke with his arm through his brother, and his brothers arm through him.

Itachi distantly heard a scream from the pink haired girl as he looked at the arm running through him. It was a shame, he thought, that the Uchiha clan would end this way. But he supposed it was fate that the last survivors would die in battle against each other. He felt sorry for his brother though, his entire life had revolved around Itachi, from beginning to end, and all the years since he left had been leading to this moment.

"I'm sorry," he whispered to Sasuke, whose eyes were closed, "I..."

"I know," Sasuke responded, his eyes opening to reveal a newly evolved pair of Manekyou Sharingan eyes, "I am too."

Itachi and Sasuke both closed their eyes for the last time, their simultaneous thought the each loved the other after all.

17th May

Location: Konoha Gates

Naruto and Sakura stood outside the gates to Konoha, each carried a well wrapped bundle.

"Well Sasuke-kun," said Sakura, "You're back."

Later, Naruto stood in Tsunade's office, making his report.

"So both Uchiha's died?" the Hokage asked.

"Yes," Naruto started to walk out, he considered the debriefing over.

"Naruto..." Tsunade called after him.

"I won't let another friend die baa-chan," Naruto interrupted, "It wasn't supposed to happen this way, and I won't let it happen again, I promise."

18th May

Location: Konoha

Sasuke's funeral was a small event. Many had cursed him as a traitor, so few gathered to see him go. Only those who appreciated that he had killed Orochimaru, and those who were there at the end attended. The memorial was short, and only Sakura and Naruto remained behind afterward, Naruto to return an old, scratched leaf headband, Sakura to say her final goodbyes.

31st May

Location: Hokage Tower

Tsunade stood atop the Hokage Tower, her office for the past twelve years. Below her, gathered infront of the tower stood the majority of the village. Brought together to hear her announcement. Deciding that the time had come Tsunade removed her Hokage hat and, for the first time in many years, let her age hiding genjutsu drop, revealing how old she had become.

"Ladies and Gentlemen of Konoha," she called out to the gathered village, "with the defeat of Orochimaru and Akatsuki we are at peace once again after many long years." he crowd cheered, but Tsunade continued. "As we are now at peace," she said, "and as I result of my increasing age, I have decided to retire as Hokage." The cheering stopped, and the crowd looked on in shock, few had known how old the Hokage really was, she had looked so young. "I would like to thank you for making these years some of the best of my life," Tsunade decided to wrap up her speech, "The next Hokage will be decided on within a week, thank you."

Tsunade turned to leave, the crowd still silent behind her. As she started walking away the applause started, and by the time she reached the stairs, it was thunderous.

Tsunade had barley reached her office when Naruto burst in, closely followed by Hinata. The blond ninja had spent quite a bit of time with the Hyuuga since her sensei, Kurenai had been killed in battle against the sound. He had convinced Kakashi and, surprisingly, Anko, to help train her. Being around people with such strong personalities had changed the once shy girl, and she now much more confident.

"What can I do for you Naruto," asked the now ex-Hokage.

"Tsunade-baachan you cant quit!" Even at twenty-four years of age Naruto still insisted on his nicknames.

"I was old when I took this job Naruto-kun, I'm even older now."

"But you cant...I..." Naruto trailed off.

"What he means to say Tsunade-sama," Hinata picked up, "Is that he doesn't want you to leave."

Tsunade smiled, despite the respect Naruto had among the younger generation he still lacked it among those older than him. Those old enough to remember the Kyuubi's attack.

"I'm not going anywhere Naruto-kun, besides, I need to get you ready for the Hokage position."

"Thats good baa-chan I was afraid you would go off and gamble...what did you say!"

Tsunade couldn't hold in a laugh, Trust Naruto to worry about someone so much that he doesn't notice his dream being realized.

"Naruto I have decided to make you the Rokudaime. The village will be told next week."

Naruto stood with his mouth open, before his brain caught up with him and he let out a shout of joy, before grabbing Hinata in a hug and spinning her around. Tsunade raised and eyebrow at that, was something else going on?

"Don't get too carried away Naruto-kun, you have to keep it a secret till next week, the council hasn't agreed yet, but they cant go against my will so they will agree."

"Of course Tsunade-sama," Tsunade blinked in shock, "I'll make sure to keep it a secret. C'mon Hinata-chan lets get ramen to celebrate!"

Tsunade chuckled as the hyper blond soon to be Hokage left her office He will be a great leader.

7th June

Location: Hokage Tower

The village stood waiting. Waiting to hear who would become its next leader. Gossip was all about, would it be the powerful Hakate Kakashi, son of Konoha's White Fang. Would it be, and most people said it with a shudder, Maito Gai, the lightning fast Taijutsu specialist. Or would it be a young blond ninja, whose dream it had always been to lead the village, and had proved himself to them time and time again.

Tsunade stood upon the tower for her final time as Hokage, addressed the crowd. "Ladies and Gentlemen of Konoha, it is my great pleasure to announce to you, the Sixth Hokage of Konoha, Uzumaki Naruto!"

After a moment of silence the cheering and clapping began. Naruto joined Tsunade atop the tower and gazed out across the celebrating crowd.

"You did it, Naruto-kun. You turned the people's opinion around, every council member agreed to your appointment."

Naruto grinned and looked out at the crowd. They were cheering, happy. They didn't hate him. As he looked out over the crowd, a smile on his face, he noticed one group that was not cheering. This one group, led by a Hyuuga Naruto couldn't identify at this distance, was glaring at him with hate. His grin faltered as he saw them, memories of the abuse he suffered rising to the surface, but he dismissed them. The majority of the crowd supported him, which was more that he had ever wanted. The small group of haters wouldn't be a problem.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, the Rokudaime will be taking up his post at the end of the month."

FatefulGravy's Jutsu Dictionary

Akuma no Jyuken (Special Taijutsu)

Developed to combat Jyuken this style collects the chakra from chakra powered attacks through blocking and returns it all in a single thrust. Extremely damaging, but dangerous to use and only useful against Jyuken.

Used by: Hyuuga Hinata and others.

A/N

Well that took ages.

I wanted to have Itachi and Sasuke actually fight cause its dull just to say that they both died and the fight was really hard to do.

Anyway the flashback/foward/explanation to Jiraiya thing will be quite long, probably the whoel of next chap.

Finally thanks for the reviews, the count more than doubled over teh last two chapters.