Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Also, this is my first fan fiction/ story I have ever written. No, really.

Summary: Konoha, 40 years into the future. The story tells itself.

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Prologue Part 1

Clang, a kunai flew through the air and diverted the path of a shuriken. On the battlefield, a ninja then spoke, "We can't take more of this, we must retreat." The enemy ninja then started to run.

A shadow flew down and knocked him out. "What's the situation?"

An ally responded, "We should be able to hold them back."

"And their leader?"

"Still hasn't shown up."

Just then the air hissed as a kunai whizzed past the shady figure's ear. Attached to it was a little piece of paper with markings.

"Watch out, it's an exploding tag!"

The two ninjas jumped out of the blast.

The new enemy smirked, "Just as I thought. You were able to dodge it. I see that your abilities have improved after 20 years." With that he left to the core of the village.

"Grr…I'm going after him, keep the rest of them from coming in."

"Okay, Hokage."

The Hokage left the scene to pursue the leader.

Under his breath, he spoke but one word, "Sasuke…"

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Over a century has passed since the last Great Ninja War. The nations had stayed relatively peaceful. Slowly the tensions between the countries became worse and worse until fighting finally broke out. The Hidden Village of Sound suddenly and unexpectedly attacked the Country of Waves. Suddenly the Second Great Ninja War broke out between the 5 great Nations and the Sound Village. The Villages of Sand, Leaf, and Mist, fought against the Villages of Cloud, Stone, and Sound.

The war has gone on since the fall of Akatsuki over 5 years ago. Soon after Akatsuki fell, a new Hokage, the seventh, was named. Now he and a former comrade will face off for the last time.

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The Hokage pursued the leader over the housetops. The Leader stopped at the side of a cliff.

"Heh, I see this place has changed since I left." He glanced up at the cliff and saw six faces and one face unfinished. "I see you face is not finished yet. To bad it will never be finished." He raised one hand and tapped it onto the cliff side. The unfinished face fell down in a heap of rubble. "Hehe, I guess we'll finally see who is the best ninja in this village."

"Sasuke…"

"I'm not Sasuke anymore. I am now the leader of the sound and I am superior to you." He jumped onto the faces and looked back. "Now let's have our fight."

"I will beat you!" The Hokage jumped on to the statues opposite the leader.

"What makes you think you can?"

"I am the Hokage, the greatest ninja of Konoha, and I will beat you once and for all."

"You really think you can do all you say?"

"I will never take back my words. That is my way of the ninja."

"I see you still haven't changed, Naruto."

They stood there facing each other. Then Naruto raised his hands to form a hand sign.

"Shadow Clone technique!"

Smoke appeared out of the smoke came out figures that looked exactly like Naruto.

"Shadow clones, eh? I guess you really didn't change."

"Oh really?" Behind Sasuke was Naruto.

Sasuke: He has gotten faster since the last time I saw him. "You have gotten faster, but how will you dodge this?"Sasuke grabbed Naruto's arms and created a sign with their hands. "Twins Snakes Kill Each Other!" Both of them disappeared. In the distance, Sasuke observed: That must have been a clone.

"I see Orochimaru taught you well."

Sasuke looked back and saw Naruto. "Heh, I guessed you found me, or did you?"

Sasuke exploded and Naruto was launched into the air and disappeared in a puff of smoke. In the distance chakra started to swarm into one point. Naruto jumped out and towards Sasuke, who was crouching behind a rock.

"Rasengan!"

Then Sasuke seemed to phase out of a rock and grabbed Naruto's arm that was holding a sphere of chakra. "I see that you can now use the rasengan without a clone, but that's not enough to stop me." Sasuke unleashed a ferocious punch into Naruto's chest and Naruto flew into the air. Then he disappeared into a puff of smoke. Sasuke panicked: A clone, how is that possible?

"Surprised aren't you?"

Sasuke craned his neck and saw Naruto, on top of the rock, his arms across his chest and a huge smirk on his face.

"Now the real fight begins."

End Part 1