Act I: Release of the Kyūbi
"I need to be alone. I need to ponder my shame and my despair in seclusion; I need the sunshine and the paving stones of the streets without companions, without conversation, face to face with myself, with only the music of my heart for company."
― Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer
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
Ai then woke up to a starry sky, she looked around and realized she was in the forest outside Konohagakure. She groaned as she got up slowly and Black Zetsu appeared beside her. "Obito has seized Naruto You have to hurry!" he growled and Ai quickly stood up and activated her Mangekyō Sharingan and used Kamui to quickly travel to Obito's position.
With Minato and Obito
"Please remain calm…" begged Minato as he held his hands out to his side. The individual he believed to be Madara held on to a baby Naruto and replied emotionless "Believe me I'm calm." Unknown to both men Ai had entered the room and was breathing hard she barely mastered Kamui and this was the longest distance she had traveled. She quickly stood up, ignored the sweat sticking to her body and began to perform hand signs "Katon: Kaen hōsha-ki gijutsu!" she shouted which caught both men's attention. "Who…" the masked man begins before throwing Naruto in the air to avoid the huge roaring sweep of flame. "Zetsu!" shouted Ai which caught the masked man off guard. At that moment black Zetsu appeared and grabbed Naruto before disappearing again underground.
Ai collapsed to the ground as sweat began to pour across her body. "That Jutsu took too much out of you..especially since you haven't recovered from Kamui." he chastised, cuddling Naruto who started to cry. "I...I...I..Know…" panted Ai as she clutched her eyes "Damn it…" she groaned as she whipped the blood away. Minato got up and surveyed the room and noticed the masked man had retreated and then noticed a girl with a strange black humanoid figure who was holding a now crying Naruto. He heard footsteps and suddenly several ANBU appeared in the room. "Sensei!" shouted the dog, masked ANBU, "I'm fine...Kakashi." Minato smiled and turned his attention back to the girl who was clutching her eye. "Hey..you alright?" he asked the girl.
Ai looked up and nodded and noticed several ANBU approaching her and Zetsu. "Zetsu...give Naruto back to Lord Fourth." she commanded in slow ragged breaths. Zetsu handed baby Naruto to one of the ANBU. "Go after that guy...who dares pretend to be Sofu." she said the last part in a whisper but noticed Inu had heard her. Black Zetsu descended below the ground and disappeared. Ai shakingly stood up and looked up at Minato with a sly smile. "What? You wanna dance?" she asked as she got into a mock battle style and flashed her Sharingan. "You're an Uchiha?!" asked a cat mask ANBU in disbelief, Ai just nodded "Ai...Ai Uchiha." she replied. She then collapsed on her knees and realized what was happening.
"He...He..didn't...just.." Black Zetsu reappeared "Madara has released the Kyūbi!" Everyone was shocked and in disbelief, Ai rose up and shook her head. "Then it's time to release the Jūbi." she spoke blankly. Minato just sweatdropped "Uh...what?" he asked, confused. Ai performed the hand signs required for the summoning technique. "Summoning technique: Jūbi!". Everything was quiet with a deafening silence as a massive cloud rose up catching any nearby shinobi off guard. Then a massive roar was heard as the Jūbi was seen in full force. It casted its Rinne Sharingan to the left and the right and finally spotted the Kyūbi and roared again.
The Masked man titled his head and blinked in confusion. "That...t…" he then thought back to the girl who had attacked him. "So….That's how it is.." he spoke slowly as he narrowed his eyes and activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and thrusted his hands forward "Go! Kyūbi!" He commanded as the nine-tails roared and charged the larger Jūbi who just sat there and blinked once and twice before swiping one of its huge hands and smacking the smaller nine-tails away far outside the village. This action destroyed much of Konohagakure, and the larger tailed beast roared and slowly made its way to where the nine-tails had landed. The masked man just blinked confusedly {This doesn't make sense...they shouldn't be ten tailed beasts…}.
Minato by then had recovered Kushina and Naruto and laid the baby by Kushina's side. Ai was watching out the window and smirked and chuckled. Minato looked over and noticed the nine-tails flying and crashing into the ground some distance away. His mouth was agape "Wha...w...wha…." he sputtered like a broken record. Ai just rolled her eyes "What do you expect?" she begins before turning around revealing her Rinne Sharingan "Am a demoness." Minato snapped back to reality before frowning before noticing her Konohagakure headband {She is a Kunoichi of Konohagakure? I have never seen her before...and she is a Jinchūriki? Why didn't Hiruzen tell me we had two Jinchūriki's?} Minato shook his head and displaced these thoughts.
Minato and Ai went to confront the masked man who appeared in a clearing within the village. "So..Konohagakure has two Jinchūriki..that's news to me." the masked man spoke in a slow tone. Ai clenched her fists and gnashed her teeth, "Quit pretending to be Madara!" she shouted suddenly. Minato's eyes widened and the masked man glared at her. "Just who are you little girl? I know you summoned that beast..which is impossible due to the amount of chakra..which means you're its Jinchūriki." Ai closed her eyes and spoke again "My name is Ai Uchiha, daughter of Junko Uchiha and Kenji Senju, younger sister of Saki Uchiha and great-granddaughter of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju." Minato's eyes widened further as his mouth had dropped to the floor while the masked man just clapped. "Bravo you caught me..I'm not Madara I'm just carrying out his will."
Minato just sweat dropped after he recovered {I didn't expect him to actually admit he was pretending to be Madara Uchiha…}. Ai glared at the masked man "And just what is his will?" she asked, crossing her arms and taking a stance similar to the one Madara took. "True peace.." spoke the masked man. AI reactivated her Mangekyō Sharingan and smirked as she flashed a predatory glance on the masked man and got into an Uchiha style taijutsu stance. "In that case….you wanna dance?" This sent shivers down both Minato's and the masked man's spines. Ai then begins to walk forward slowly before picking up pace slowly then quickly and running at full speed at the Masked man. Minato who was in shock by Ai's speech quickly rushed forward to keep up with the younger ninja.
The masked man also rushed forward and clashed with the two ninja. He managed to deflect Minato's kunai attacks but was no match for Ai's taijutsu which looked to some like a graceful beautiful flowing dance. That flowed like a smooth crystal clear river. Ai launched an axe kick which connected to the Masked man's chin before launching back and performing the tiger seal then a bird seal and holding in her breath. "Katon + Fūton: Shinkū bakudan gijutsu!" and she exhaled a huge massive ball of fire coated in wind. The masked man used Kamui to escape and the ball of fire collided into a tree creating a massive explosion of fire that accumulated in a mushroom cloud.
The masked man tried to grab Ai from behind only to be hit by Minato with a Rasengan. Which smashed the masked man into the ground. The masked man managed to escape and revealed his arm was artificial. "You... you...are truly the granddaughter of both Madara and Hashirama." he growled and Ai beamed. Minato appeared beside her and smirked, "I removed the Kyūbi from your control." The masked man growled "You have won this round...or so you think." he chuckled as he used Kamui to vanish from view. Ai realized what he means, "Damn it! He's gonna use the nine-tails to destroy Konohagakure." Minato's eyes widened, "Isn't the Jūbi holding him back?" asked Minato hopefully. Ai sighed "It's too slow...I will have to use the Demonic Statue of Outer Path." Minato sweatdropped again "Er...the….what?" he asked confusedly.
Ai ignored him as she summoned the massive statue which roared in anticipation of battle and crushed its opponents. Ai pointed in the direction of the Kyūbi, "Go protect Konohagakure." Minato then paused and stopped Ai "Even if you defeat it...you will just drive it off, we need to seal it." He began slowly. "You're gonna use your son...make him like me...a Jinchūriki." Ai spoke the last part darkly as a leaf blew through the area. Minato was about to begin before Ai spoke up. "I understand...I will protect your son...if you let me." she looked away with a blush. Minato smiled and placed his hand on his shoulder. "This might kill me...if so I want you to be my heir and Naruto's legal guardian." he spoke and Ai nodded as she then smiled.
"Oh by the way...I am a Uddokurōn." she smiled as Minato blinked "...what?". Ai smiled as she began to retransform into a piece of wood. Minato just stood there shocked and regained his composure as he went to retrieve Naruto and tell Kushina of his place. Ai summoned black Zetsu and reached out her left arm. "I need your help...I'm not gonna stop Minato-sama and Kushina from sacrificing themselves...I will take his burden as the demon of konohagakure." Black Zetsu slyly smiled and grabbed her hand and started to slowly shift into his liquid form and started covering her entire left side. "Let's do it." spoke the artificial humanoid as they face down the now enraged and mindless Kyūbi while standing on top of the Gedo statue.
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