Kabuto watched the demon fox that was in the center of town with awe and respect…he had known about the power that the boy could summon, however he had never seen it in action until now. It was a sight to behold. He watched as the avatar began to focus its chakra, and knew that the time was drawing close for the endgame. He knew what he had to do.

He had memorized a very short list of people that both Orochimaru and Naruto had wanted to take back with them to the compound after the destruction of Konoha had been fully realized. It was his job to make sure that those people were accounted for, and out of harms way before the final act commenced.

He hurriedly set out to find the two squad of Sound Nin that were assigned to him, and found them hidden away in a knoll, as they were supposed to be. Kabuto quickly relayed the orders; they were to find a total of 3 people…Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuuga Hinata, and the hurriedly added last addition, Haruno Sakura.

Kabuto didn't know the reasoning behind the capture of the two Kunoichi, however he didn't question Orochimaru-sama or Naruto-sama's orders. He had always had allegiance to Orochimaru, but he had learned rather quickly not to disobey the orders of a boy who had more power in his fingernail than the entire village of Konoha had in their entire ninja population. Disobedience could lead to a very grisly death.

Naruto stared, looking at the destruction through the eyes of the Demon Fox avatar he had helped to create. He had commanded the fox to begin gathering his Chakra for the final attack, and he knew that it was also a signal to Kabuto and Orochimaru that the battle was about to be ended.

He knew that by now, Kabuto would be gathering the people on the very short list of people that he had wanted to…save…and that Orochimaru would be rather quickly disposing of the Sandaime. He smiled. Throughout the entire battle, everything had been leading up to this one point…this coalescence of fate, destiny, and initiative that would bring his plans for revenge to their ultimate fruition. He felt that the fox had gathered the required chakra for the final attack, and gave Kyuubi the command to simply wreak destruction upon the area they were in until he got the signal to unleash hell.

Naruto grinned. Kyuubi was whipping his tails in all directions, creating shockwaves that tore through the city as a claw ripping through flesh. Kyuubi would every once in a while, release a fireball massive enough to turn the rock face in front of him into molten lava. The few people that remained in the epicenter of the city were fleeing as fast as they could away from the hell-fox, but almost all were caught by either fireballs or shockwaves before they could even make it to what remained of the city wall. It was chaos, destruction, and mayhem, and Naruto could not be happier.

He then noticed a small jolt of Chakra enter into his consciousness…it was the signal to begin. He grinned and closed his eyes, relaying the order to Kyuubi, and then completely gave all control to the demon fox, allowing his consciousness to float free among the ocean of hell that he rode upon. His vision was transformed into a 360 degree panorama of the city, and he simply sat and watched, while the Kyuubi started the process to begin the deathblow. It would be the most beautiful sight Naruto would ever witness.

Orochimaru glared at the Sandaime, who was now laid on the ground, multiple swords run through his chest. He was weaker than he thought. All it had taken to kill the old man was a few forbidden Jutsu and a few summoned Swords, and it was all over. The Sandaime had fought back, enough so that Orochimaru was badly wounded, but it was nothing that he could not fix later on. His glare turned to a contented grin, and his thoughts returned to the overall mission. Unfortunately, he did not have the time he wanted to savor the destruction of the town that had once been his home.

He motioned for his minions to drop the shield, and as soon as they complied, Orochimaru gathered some of his remaining chakra into a mental suggestion, and launched it towards the Fox Avatar standing in the middle of the town. He watched the chakra-suggestion collide with its intended target, and watched as the Kyuubi avatar stopped for a moment, and then began to move towards its intended location.

Orochimaru allowed himself a rare laugh…Everything had gone so well. He had never dreamed that his revenge upon Konoha would be so complete, but as he took in his surroundings, he was able to finally smile…a genuine smile. He had done it. He had destroyed Konoha. With a final glance towards the Kyuubi, he motioned for his followers to take him to a safe distance, where he was able to meet with Kabuto, and the children he had captured. They then looked on towards the city, and waited for the final act to play out.

Kyuubi was standing atop the Hokage monument, glowing with a red Chakra so intense, that it made the rock below him glow with heat. Kyuubi knew that this would be the last act he would carry out before his consciousness, and power, would return into his jailor's stomach. He would make it one to remember. He began to focus his chakra…

To an outside observer, it would have appeared as though hell had manifested upon the face of the earth. Kyuubi's tails glowed red with more chakra than had ever been manifested in the world, and a light began to emanate from his visage. In one deft motion, Kyuubi swung all 9 of his tails in a downward motion towards the city, and a riptide of horrible chakra washed down upon the former city of Konoha, obliterating absolutely everything as it continued its deliberate march across the entirety of the dead city.

The ground shook, rock melted, people were incinerated, and everything that ever signified that there had once been life in the town was desolated…nullified…destroyed in ways that the Human mind and vocabulary could neither comprehend nor describe. The wave of Chakra continued unabated along the surface of the city, until it hit a barrier that the Shukaku avatar had spent all its chakra to set up. It barely managed to stop the onslaught, and the Shukaku avatar immediately reverted back into its medium state, as Gaara flopped to the ground, completely spent. It was only then that the few beings that had made it outside of the condemned village dared to look towards the city that had once stood proud only a day before.

Decimation would not be a word that would properly cover the extent to which the city had been destroyed. Where once a city had thrived, there was now nothing but scorched earth. Where once, tens of thousands of people had lived their lives as best they could, there was now nothing but death. The mountain that Konoha had sat proudly next to was now reduced to nothing but pebbles and sand…and the forest that had once been the trademark of Konoha was now reduced to naught but ashes and powder. Where once there was something…there was now nothing.

Orochimaru let forth an evil cackle that chilled everyone around him to the bone. There had never been destruction on this scale, and certainly not to something as large as a hidden village. It was unparalleled. Orochimaru ordered a platoon of Sound Ninja to retrieve the fox boy from the rubble, and when they found him, he was horribly burned and broken, but with a contented smile on his face. They brought him back to Orochimaru, who activated the boy's cursed seal, which sped up the boy's healing exponentially.

The boy woke for just long enough to see the destruction he had wrought upon his former home…and a single tear of joy sped down his cheek forming a clear path down his smudged skin, and dropping on the ground with an emphasized splashing sound. Orochimaru looked down at the boy with a contented smile on his face, and gave the order to head back to his village. The snake man carried the boy in his arms, and looked down at him with what could be passed for a proud smile.

"You did well, Uzumaki Naruto. You strained to become acknowledged…and now your name will be spoken with fear among all the people of this earth. You have gained what you set out to get. You have fulfilled your dream."

With that, Orochimaru looked up towards the sky. The sky was darkened with rain clouds, and the sun was straining to make its presence felt through them. It began to rain, a rain that had a distinct note of agony and sadness to it. It was as though the sky itself was crying at the scar that it had witnessed upon the land it sought to feed.

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Well, that's the last chapter y'all. I will end up writing an epilogue, but it probably won't be posted for a day or two. I'll definitely be writing more Fan fiction, but I doubt it will be as dark as this. To be honest, this was a bit of a pet project for me, and I never meant it to be a long and involved story. Hell, when I started this thing, I never even dreamed I would get past 3 pages.

I would love to hear your reviews, comments and criticisms still. When I begin writing my new FF, I want to incorporate the lessons learned from this one into the next one. Be as harsh as you need to be .