Act I: Prologue Part I
"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it-always."-Mahatma Gandhi
Opening theme: High And Mighty Color – Ichirin No Hana
Kimi wa kimi dake shika inai yo
Kawari nante hoka ni inainda
Kare naide ichirin no hana
A flower was seen blowing over the darker screen when suddenly a huge Rinne Sharingan appears, and the Title card displaying NARUTOナルト appears
Hikari ga matomo ni sashikoma nai kimi
Marude hikage ni saita hana no you
Nozon da hazu ja naka tta basho ni ne
Harasarete ugokezu ni irun da ne
Toji kaketa kimochi hakidaseba ii
Itami mo kurushi mi mo subete wo uketomeru yo
Dakara naka naide waratte ite ichirin no hana
Ai is seen with a scared look on her face her blue dress is covered in blood in her hands is a blooded lion themed ANBU mask and she is crying tears. A teardrop falls slowly to the ground as it splashes into a pool of blood. She then raises her head up dazed as memories flash through her mind and an image of Naruto's childhood. She reaches for Naruto and falls into a river of blood as the Jūbi and Gedo Statue flank her on opposite parallel sides she then rises
Ima ni mo karete shimai sou na kimi
Mujaki na sugata ga mou ichido mitakute
Kimi no chikara ni naritainda
Tatoe kimi igai no subete no hito wo teki ni mawasu
Toki ga kite mo kimi no koto mamori nukukara
More memories flash an image of Saki appearing smiling with her headband then it changes to an image with Saki supporting a battle hardened expression and her headband has a slash through it. Junko is crying being comforted by Sakura and Hinata. Ai continues to rise and grips her hand. Images depicting the events of Naruto and Boruto flash through her mind, Ai then clutches her head in pain.
(Rap)
You should notice that there is no other.
You should notice that there is no next time
You should notice that there is no other.
You should notice that there is no next...
Time notice that you should notice that
Notice that there'S no other
She then screams in pain as the area turns into an introverted color scheme of white, black, and red. The Jūbi then opens its mouth and slowly descends onto Ai as she thrashes around violently. Imagines showing Naruto being attacked by the villagers as a child surface and of Tobi with his Mangekyō Sharingan spinning appear. The Jūbi is then introverted sideways and Ai is now falling into its mouth as the hands of the Jūbi start to intertwine with that of the Gedo Statue.
Kimi wa kimi dake shika inai yo
Ima made mo korekara saki ni mo
Tatoe kimi igai no subete no hito wo teki ni mawasu
Toki ga kite mo kimi no koto mamori nuku kara
Make naide ichirin no hana
Repeat
Ai closes her eyes and accepts her fate. Then an image of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki appears with his hand outstretched and Ai tries to reach for it as hundreds of Jūbi arms start to reach out and grab her, dragging deeper and deeper into the pitch blackness. Then Black Zetsu's signature smile appears as an image. Ai grunts her teeth and grabs Hagoromo's hand and a bright light engulfs her as she opens her eyes revealing the Rinne Sharingan and she ties her Konohagakure head and stand on top the Jūbi with the Gedo Statue to her right Hagoromo behind her with Black Zetsu. Hagoromo nodes to her when Ai looks back and she looks forward with eyes of determination as she faces off against the masked man standing upon the Kyūbi. Then the title card appears again NARUTOナルト
Despair, the meaning has changed over time but the core meaning hasn't changed. Everyone feels despair in one way or another, everyone falls down a pit of sadness and pain. The battlefield was full of the dying and deceased. The infamous Jūbi stood ready for battle and Obito Uchiha stood upon it. "Now...this world will know despair…." he began as the Allied Shinobi force prepared their attack. The battle was long and bloody with many casualties on both sides. The battle ended with the Kaguya and Black Zetsu the true orchestrators of world events being resealed. However that wasn't the end as the Jūbi freed Kaguya and along with Black Zetsu escaped and began searching for a new host. Someone that will allow them to begin again, begin anew.
Sometime after the fourth Shinobi World war, in Konohagakure Hospital
Doctors begin rushing back and forth, Tsunade and Sakura begin barking orders as a woman with black hair lays on a hospital bed. Beside her was a young man with fair-skinned and black spiky hair and golden eyes. "It's gonna be okay Junko...I trust that you and the baby will make it!" exclaimed the man as he tried to reassure his wife. Beside him stood a teenaged version of the women she stood slightly off to the side. "Saki.." spoke to the women with ragged breaths. Said girl looked up at the mentioning of her name "Yes okaa-san?" She spoke in a respectful and honorific tone. "I want you to promise me..you will look after your sibling.." replied the woman as she closed her eyes and calmed herself for the pain that would come.
Saki looked up with determination and a fire in her eyes. "I will okaa-san." she spoke as her and her father were then pushed out of the room by Sakura. "Wai….wha?" exclaimed her father in shock. "The mother needs to conserve her strength! I already told you to beat it!" exclaimed Sakura in an annoyed tone. The father protested, then Saki placed a hand on his shoulders and frimley spoke "Otōsan" her father turned to her and gulped upon seeing the look on her face he then chuckled "Yea...I guess we can wait outside." he laughed to himself as he marched out of the room. Saki sighed and sweatdropped slightly "How did an idiot like him make it to be an ANBU captain…" Sakura just giggled "Well he does have some skills, Kakashi-sensei picked him for a good reason." she reasoned. Saki nodded and took one look at her mother and then proceeded to leave the room.
A star shined brightly in the sky but this star suddenly on its own started to move faster and faster towards the hospital as the Baby was born healthy. "Awww…." cooed the father, "Ai...Ai will be her name." spoke the mother in slow ragged breaths. Saki nodded in agreement "Love." I like it. She smiled and tickled her baby sister slightly on the cheek. Ai started laughing and giggling with childlike glee. The group was unaware as the star somehow made its way into the building and entered into the girl along with a strange black mess that oozed out of a nearby vent the ooze suddenly procured two yellow dots and a toothy grin that was fixed into a smile.
"Ai Uchiha….another addition to the Uchiha clan." proclaimed the man with a puff of his chest. "Funny, that a Senju says that." mocked Saki with a roll of her eyes as the man put on a fake face of hurt and pouts. "HEYY don't tease your father like that!" he pointed an accusing finger at her which caused Saki to laugh louder and louder. Junko just smiled as she held the sleeping Ai not realizing the despair she carried inside of her.
Timeskip 5 years later
It was a quiet morning in Konohagakure, the sun had just risen and the birds were chirping as the wind blew slightly along with several brown leaves indicating it was now autumn. In a large apartment complex two adults slept, one female and one male. The light tried to creep into the room through the huge blinds, what light made it through illuminated the room showing hanging on the door a lion themed ANBU mask, and on the wall overlooking the desk showing several family photos. The door slowly creeped open, and closed again as two individuals crept toward the bed. "Why did you drag me to do this? I'm 16!" harshly whispered one, the other quickly shushed her "Be quiet!" she harshly whispered back. The two made it to the foot of the bed and quickly looked at each other before nodding.
"3…" began Saki as she started counting down, "2…" added a now 5 year old Ai. She took one last look at Saki as the former held her breath and then exhaled loudly "1!" she shouted as the two jumped on the bed awaking their occupants. "GAH!" screamed the man as his black spiky hair was messy. "Oof…" started the woman before she started laughing and giggling. "Aren't you two too old for this?" grunted the women as she wrestled with Saki. "Blame the squirt…" grumbled Saki as Ai pouted "Meanie! Am not a squirt!" she huffed. The man had a dazed look on his face. "Otōsan?" asked Ai worriedly as she poked her father with her thumb. He just groaned in response. The woman got up and clapped her hands which gained the attention of the two girls. "Now, now let's get ready for breakfast, you two wash up while I prepare something for us to eat." she stated as she eyesmiled "Let your father rest a few more minutes he does have a mission to prepare for after all." she added on as she ushered the two girls out the room.
She took one long look at her husband before eyeing a photo and picking it up she rubbed her hand across it affectionately. {Madara-Ojiisan, Tobirama-oji-san, Hashirama-Ojiisan, Mito-Obaasan I wish you all were alive now.} she thought lovingly as she kissed the photo and put it down. The photo in question was after Konohagakure was founded and showed Hashirama as the first Hokage alongside his wife Mito Uzumaki, Tobirama Senju and Madara Uchiha standing in front of the academy that was being constructed at that time.
A few minutes later
The man slowly strained his eyes, noticing an alarm clock which read "7:38 AM". He blinked then closed his eyes, then his eyes widened as big as saucers. "I'M GONNA BE LATE!" He shouted which roared through the whole village crashing windows and causing people to lose earring minus one old guy who had faulty hearing aids. He looked around "What?! No Marge I'm not gonna Marry you!" the old man stated before looking around confused "Where the hell am I anyway?" he stated as he looked around again, the people around him including nearby shinobi sweatdropped. Shikamaru fell out of his chair and blinked and rubbed his sore ears "Troublesome…" he groaned.
Back at the apartment the man ran into the dining room frantically trying to put on his ANBU gear while brushing his teeth. He didn't notice his wife standing there with a bento box awaiting him. She cleared her throat as he ran around tearing the living room up "Oh? Sorry dear looking for me…" she handed him his equipment scroll and a bento Box. "Relax dear...calm yourself, it's only a routine patrol along the border." she stated as she massaged his shoulders and tenderly kissed his cheek. "Yea…" he stopped and looked for his daughters. "Ai is currently getting ready to take her to see her cousin Sarada, and Saki went to meet her team already." she spoke as if reading her husband's mind. Her husband pouted and sighed "I overslept again…" he sighed again. Junko rubbed her husband's back "Well Ai did take the wind out of you." she giggled and her husband pouted at her. "Okaa-san!" exclaimed Ai as she ran into the room.
She came to a screeching halt in front of her father and bowed respectfully. "I'm sorry Otōsan. I didn't mean to knock you out." She apologized. Her father blushed and sheepishly rubbed the back of his head. "It's fine really...be a good girl and be nice to you nee-san." he stated in a firm but loveningly tone. "I will papa!" exclaimed Ai as she reached up and kissed his cheek before running off. Junko laid a hand on her husband's shoulder as he blushed more. "She really does take after her father. Don't you think anata?" she asked as she laid her head on his shoulder. The two parties separated and waved at each other, Junko smiled which faded into a look of worry as her husband disappeared into the ever growing crowd of civilians and shinobi.
{Be safe anata...my beloved Kenji-san}
She was interrupted out of her thoughts by a small tug, she looked down and gasped lightly as Ai looked at her mother worriedly. Junko knelt down and rubbed her daughter's hair and looked into her daughter's eyes. Her daughter had been bullied due to having two different eye colors. Dumb children who like their parents are blind and oblivious to the beauty beneath. Ai's right eye was black like hers and her Uncle Sasuke but her left eye had taken on a more honey brown color similar to Lady Tsunade. Junko quickly pushed that to the rear and planted a small tender kiss on her daughter's forehead before rising and taking her hand and the two melting into the crowd.
Ending Theme: Tsukiakari - Rie fu
aoi aoi sora ni tsuki no hikari wo tomosu
amaku awaku omoi sonna mono ni torawarete
A small breeze blows through the land of Fire. A brown leaf is blowing as the scene changes between Future and Past Konohagakure. The scene changes to the construction of the Hidden Lead and Madara and Hashirama overlooking the construction. The scene then changes to Junko and Kenji getting married. The scene then changes to Ai's birth as Black Zetsu appears hiding in a wall with his signature smile.
kono tsukiakari no shita hitori shirazu
kimi no namae dake wo yondeita
itsumademo mirai wo sagashiteta
kono hikari no naka ni…
Ai wakes up in the middle of a beautiful forest and then stares at the Shinju in wonder and amazement. Black Zetsu is shown in Ai's room wearing his hooded coat, and looking at photos of Ai as a child. A now adult Hokage is seen looking at a photo smiling as Hinata rests her head on his shoulders.
itsumo itsumo soba de shinjiteyuku chikara ga
tooku moroi mono wo ugokashiteru ki ga shiteta
Ai is playing with a younger Naruto, as the Jūbi, Kyūbi, Gedo Statue, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, Madara Uchiha, Mito Uzumaki, Tobirama Senju, and the rest of the Uchiha and Senju clans watch from a distance
kono tsukiakari no shita hitori shirazu
kimi no namae dake wo yondeita
shizukana aijou wo shinjiteta
kono hikari no naka ni…
Scenes flash back and forth from Ai and Naruto's childhood highlighting their similar struggles
nani mo tsukamenai you na yoru ni ha
kimi wo omowanai toki ha nai
every single day I don't think about it
mayou kokoro ga kimi ni todoku you ni
Ai and Naruto along with Iruka are seen getting Ramen and laughing as Naruto is choking on hot ramen
kono tsukiakari no shita de watashi no namae wo yonde
tashika ni ainiyuku yo doko he demo
kimi no soba ni
Kakashi is being chased by the Gedo Statue throughout Konohagakure
kono tsukiakari matataki hitotsu sezu
shizuka ni watashi wo mitsumeteita
kimi to no mirai wo sagashiteta
kono hikari no naka ni…
Team 8 along with Ai sitting on the Jūbi are shown relaxing by a river. Naruto is laying over Ai's lap and she is showing Hinata how to comb Naruto's hair