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The sound of Mikasa's sobbing didn't stop. Her tears soaking Naruto's tattered shirt, mixing in with his blood. She shakily grabbed his shirt like he would disappear any second. The soft rain tapping on her back like a pair of sticks softly beating a drum. His heart stopped beating against his chest. Her hands trembled at the empty feeling. The sound she so wanted to feel was no longer there... Memories of their first kiss, and 'I love you' came to mind. All of their arguments together, enjoying each other's presence, helping one another, and secrets being spilled between the two. It all crashed onto her like some sort of heavy object.

-Scene break-

Naruto opened his eyes quickly. His brain remembering his last conscious moment before passing out. He gripped the sides of his pants when a picture of Sasuke's corpse came up. The last thing he could remember was Kakashi carrying him before everything went black. He was brought out of his brooding when the feeling of his right arm was there… Raising his arm and looking at it very closely.

"Didn't it explode during my last clash with Sasuke?" He asked himself confusedly. It took a couple of seconds to notice he was alone, a place he didn't remember. Instantly stood up and checked out his surroundings. It was a vast emptiness of a white void. There wasn't a single noise except his slow breathing. Naruto continued to look around until spotting a door. He didn't find it right away since it was behind him.

It was a good 5 feet away from him. Inspecting it further but it was only a white plain-less door. He tilted his head to the side but there was nothing behind it either.

"Strange…"

He took a step closer...and another one. Seeing this was the only thing nearby in his eyesight, he was drawn in. Now standing directly in front of it and grabbing the handle. He abruptly stopped before fully turning it. 'I don't even know what this will lead to. Death? Back to the living? Hell, how do I even know if I'm not dead already?' Naruto asked himself in a very doubtful tone.

"Whatever…" He clenched the doorknob tightly before turning it and pushing forward. The door swung open to reveal another void, although this one wasn't so empty. It was a white painted room with a table in the middle, three chairs surrounding it. A female and a male stood behind a table with their back against him. The most prominent feature from the pair was the red long hair from the female and the blonde spiky hair from the male.

"...I told you to put it away!" The female lashed out at the male with a spoon in her hand. In addition to her red hair flying wildly around her. The male held out his hands in a protective manner with sweat down his brow, an embarrassing smile on his face. He glanced at the newcomer before clearing his throat, "Kushina-chan, please calm down, he's here." Minato said and pointed at a confused Naruto.

Kushina widened her eyes in surprise before a huge smile replaced her scowl. Quickly turning around and interlocking her hands together; bringing them close to her chest in excitement.

"Naruto-kun! You're finally here!"

-Scene break-

"Are you sure, Kurama? Naruto won't be so happy to find out about this." Kakashi asked the fox that stood next to Naruto's motionless body.

Kurama smirked, "the brat doesn't have a say in what I do! I already saved him countless times and now again, with my life. Make sure you rub that in, alright? Kakashi!" Kurama's stern voice brought Kakashi back to the living.

"Are you going to 100 percent die from this?" Kakashi asked while watching the fox continue to perfectly execute unknown hand seals without stopping. "If I don't, then it's a miracle. This technique will cost my existence. In order to save a life, you must take one. In this example, my life. It will take all of the remaining chakra I have left to cast this jutsu. This world isn't meant to host chakra. Thus; either my chakra completely dies or travels back to our original world, which we don't know how far that is. It could take days, months, years, or over a thousand years. Now, shut up." Kurama said and focused on the job at hand.

Kakashi stood back up and watched Kurama perform over 100 hand seals. After hearing Naruto's heartbeat stop, they knew it was over. Surprisingly, Kurama swiftly knocked Mikasa out. This would be a lot easier if she didn't know he would probably die as well.

"Is this the last solution?" Levi asked and looked between the two. "Yes, unless you want Naruto to die," Kurama answered and Levi nodded with a grateful look. It had troubled him that yet another of his close friends would die. When the strange man identified as "Kakashi" brought Naruto and laid him down, it was almost... terrifying. He looked like one of the corpses from outside the walls. Blood, bruises, and cuts roamed his body. Not to mention, his missing arm. He had never seen a man carry this many injuries and still be alive.

"There. Step back." Kurama commanded and both of them listened. Stepping back as Kurama's paws hovered over Naruto's body. Suddenly red chakra formed on the bottom of his paws and attached itself to the dying blonde. Slowly but surely; the red chakra formed a thin layer of chakra around Naruto. Kurama's paws started to shake from the technique and stopped, signaling he was done. His eyelids lowered before falling onto Naruto.

"It's done…" Kurama said in a cheeky weak voice as his tails started to dematerialize.

-Scene break-

"You're way too young to be here, Naruto-kun!" Kushina said with a stern voice and grabbed his chin as she inspected his facial features. She continued to turn his head multiple times before smacking him on the top of his head.

"I expected you to be in your 60's! You know!" Kushina yelled with a frown on her face.

Minato chuckled slightly before pulling her hands away from Naruto's face. "Come on Kushina, let Naruto tal-"

"Am I dead?"

Minato and Kushina turned their heads quickly at their son's question. Their expression instantly changed to a worried one. They glanced at each other before walking to his side. Laying a comfortable hand on his shoulder.

"Your spirit is crossing the bridge between the living and the dead. We're simply here to help you cross that path." Minato answered with a solemn look.

"We are sorry we couldn't be there for you, Naruto-kun. From birth to now, we've been watching over every step you took. Every single bond you have developed with Eren, Armin, and Mikasa-chan!" Kushina said with a face full of regret. They had watched their son grow up from the depths and rise up in glory. Becoming one of the strongest Shinobi to ever live made them so proud. It was a shame they couldn't be there for him.

"I want to go back," Naruto said, breaking them out of their depressed thoughts. "I still have much to do. I need to free my people from the Infinite Tsukuyomi! Free the Edlains from the Titans! I need to marr-" Naruto shouted out in desperation. His breathing started to pick up as his chest rose and dropped. 'Why did I have to die?!-'' His thoughts were interrupted when two soft arms wrapped around his neck. Bringing him the comfort he needed for such a long time. The stress finally hit him like a ton of bricks when he was told death was coming, and there nothing he could do to stop that.

"You did the best you could! As your parents, we wouldn't have wanted anything else but you, Naruto-kun. Everyone is proud of what you did and you should know that! We had those very thoughts when we sacrificed our lives for Konoha; and you. As long as you achieve happiness within your life then there's nothing else to regret." Kushina said and managed to comfort her son before he could panic any further.

Minato stared at the two and couldn't stop his smile from showing. He was never good with affection and feelings but Kushina was perfect for it. He was proud of what Naruto became and wouldn't wish for anything less.

Naruto quickly wiped the tears that strolled down his reddened face. "I'm sorry, kaa-chan, tou-san. I couldn't deliver those grandbabies you asked for." Naruto jokingly said with a small smile. Brightening up the room by a few degrees.

Kushina and Minato flashed him a huge smile before wrapping him in a family hug.

"Come on, Naruto. Tell us everything so far!" Minato said as they sat down on the table and unraveled their stories that they couldn't share for so long.

-Multiple hours later-

"...Minato-baka then fainted! It was hilarious! The Hokage of Konoha fainted when I told him that he was going to be a father!" Kushina said and snickered at Minato's face that currently looked like a tomato. Naruto also laughed at his father's unfortunate events that unfolded in his life.

Soon enough the laughs died down and Kushina suddenly had a mischievous smirk on her face. She leaned forward on the table and planted her chin on her palms. Kushina leaned in very closely to Naruto's face.

He chuckled at her sudden change of mood and leaned back in awkwardness. "Uhh...Kaa-chan?" "So…" Kushina said in a low tone and looked up in the ceiling as if she was thinking. From the corner of his eye, he saw his father facepalm at his wife's antics.

"Do we need to teach you about...you know...the birds and the bees…" Kushina said and tilted her head in a childish manner.

"Kushina-chan...I don't think this is the best time for this." Minato groaned in protest.

"Hey! Now is the chance when he is a teenager, you know!" Kushina said and sat back on her chair.

"Jiraiya-sensei must have taught him alre- "

"Hphm! That damn pervert probably twisted it in his own way! Not in a parent's way!" Kushina said with a vein appearing on her forehead. She stopped herself from ranting and that same smile from before appeared again.

'Geez, Kaa-chan is crazy.' Naruto thought and chuckled.

"Look, uh... Iruka-sensei already taught me all about that!" Naruto smoothly lied, sweat started to fall on the side of his face...

"Oh no, mister! You won't get out of this one! I already failed as a parent and now I could make up for all of that! So sit down and listen!" Kushina said and waved her finger in a 'no manner.'

Naruto stared at his father in desperation to help him but only received a shameful look.

'Dammit!'

-20 minutes later-

"And that's how you came here, dattebayo!" Kushina said with a huge smile and her eyes shut.

Minato cheeky smiled at his son's embarrassment. "So, Naruto…" He said, hoping to decrease the awkward situation. "How are you and Mikasa-chan?"

Naruto instantly raised his head from his father's question and a smile appeared on his lips. He stopped for a moment to think before answering. "She completes me. We love each other dearly and nobody can ever change that! She is beautiful, caring, sometimes scary…" He said with a mortifying look before returning back to his smile, "stoic at times but I know she worries about those close to her! I care deeply for her and feel completely safe around her. She brings out the best in me…"

Minato and Kushina smiled at their son's outburst about the love of his life. Listening to every single word he spoke about his relationship with Mikasa. It was truly a mesmerizing moment they could never forget. Naruto didn't stop at all. Talking about their first kiss or "I love you" even if he was embarrassed about it. To every argument and conversation they had. It brought a very happy atmosphere between them.

"...I love her. I promised her that I'll come back in one piece from my battle against Sasuke…" Naruto said, the last part in a very low tone.

Minato and Kushina's smile instantly fell at their son's words. Knowing exactly what he was talking about.

"...But I'm dead…" Naruto said and brought his head down in shame. He had promised Sakura to bring back Sasuke, but he killed him instead. Promised Mikasa that he would come out alive, but that didn't happen either. He felt like a failure. 'Maybe Sasuke was right? Everybody must be looking at me in shame. A LOSER! I had one job and didn't make it count!'

It's been about two weeks since The Battle of Shiganshina. Kakashi opened his lone eye slowly and looked around. Remember the very same room he has been in for the last two weeks. After Kurama sacrificed his life for Naruto, they traveled back to "Wall Rose". He didn't know anything about this place but such a thing shouldn't matter. All that mattered was keeping Naruto safe. Turning his head to his left to see his precious unconscious student on a bed. The second most noticeable thing was Mikasa soundly asleep next to him.

He took a mental picture of the display before turning his head forward. A fourth person stood hidden among the shadows. The person introduced himself as "Levi". A very stoic and series person that seemed to not trust him. He couldn't blame him of course. An intruder like himself just barged in and claimed to be Naruto's sensei.

He heard the person way before the door could open. Mesmerizing everybody's footsteps and breathing pattern. Knowing just how many people were in the house and outside as well. He glanced at the door and two people came in. One of them wore an emotionless face and held herself quite well. The other was a small boy and held a timid face.

'If I recall now, Annie and Finn.' He thought. The intense atmosphere lessened in the room but for Finn, it was the same. The imitating looks from the grown-ups in the room scared him. A man he didn't know sat in the corner of the room. A mask covering half of his face and a headband over his left eye. He flinched slightly when the man glanced at him before returning back to his book. Finn looked around and spotted the bed that held Naruto and Mikasa.

When he received news that the Survey Corps was coming back, he quickly rushed to the gates. The majority of the city's population were also there, including those that Naruto saved. After a few minutes, the door finally lifted. The crowd gasped in shock at the remaining members of the Survey Corps. They had left with over 100 soldiers...and came back with 10.

A series of questions were heard when people started to notice the absence of Erwin Smith. The Commander had died? Naruto was nowhere near in sight and it worried him. After being escorted back to Naruto's house to see Annie waiting for them outside.

With an emotionless face, she said. "Naruto is in a deathlike state and we don't know if he is ever going to wake up."

Those words haunted him ever since. This was his second time seeing Naruto and it was terrifying. Silently waking up to the sleeping figure and stopped at his side. Finn felt the eyes on his back. Everyone was watching him with a keen eye.

"He'll wake up."

His words echoed throughout the room. Silence followed before Annie grabbed him by the shoulder.

"Come on, you wanted to see him and now we're done," Annie said.

"No! He'll wake up!" Finn shouted louder than before, a smile appearing on his lips and eyes glistening. "Big brother Naruto is strong! This can't stop him! He's the bravest person I know! Believe it!" He encouraged.

Kakashi's eye widened in shock. Those familiar words struck him in his core. 'Believe it.' So simple yet so strong. This kid reminded him too much of Younger Naruto. The will to never stop believing and carry on without hesitation. He turned his head and spotted Finn smiling brightly at Naruto. His eyes never betraying his earlier words.

-Scene break-

"No! He'll wake up!"

Naruto widened his eyes at the voice that spoke. It was a very hollow sound as if the person who spoke was miles away from him. Muffed by the walls but that didn't stop him from hearing him. He looked at his parents and they too heard the voice.

"Finn?" He asked himself.

"Big brother Naruto is strong! This can't stop him! He's the bravest person I know! Believe it!"

Suddenly the door where he came from swung open with enough force to come flying off the hinges. All three of them stood up on guard at the unexpected disturbance. Their clothes and hair started to rise slowly due to the wind being pushed through the door. It was like a vacuum that was only growing stronger and there wasn't a sign it would stop soon.

"What's happening?!" Kushina asked with confusion in her voice.

"We don't know but we can't interfere. Interrupting the flow between the Living and the Dead can lead to unwanted consequences!" Minato said and Kushina nodded firmly.

They looked at their motionless son as his back was facing towards them. Not knowing what was going through Naruto's mind as he simply stood there.

Naruto slightly widened his eyes in shock. 'What's this feeling? It's so familiar but yet I can't fully grasp onto it…' At this point, his body was moving on its own. His feet dragging along the ground as the wind currents pushed him towards the door.

'Did my soul finally cross the bridge? No, Kaa-chan and Tou-san never explained it like this.' Naruto thought as the sound of a huge rock hitting the floor was heard behind him. From the corner of his eye, he saw another door. It slowly creaked open to reveal a ghostly figure, the Shinigami himself.

Naruto didn't know what was happening but the door in front of him gave him a better feeling. "This is goodbye, for now, Kaa-chan, Tou-san. Until we meet again…" Naruto said before a smile before surrendering himself to the unknown.

-Scene break-

At this point, Mikasa was awoken by Finn's voice. Wiggling a little bit before revealing her bloodshot puffy eyes with bags underneath them. Her hair was a mess and her clothes followed a pursuit. Skin pale due to the absence of the sun. The aroma that left her body was slightly nasty due to a lack of showers.

"Shut up," Mikasa said in a low tone, loud enough for everyone to hear.

Levi glanced at her and noticed the way she spoke. It held nothing but pain. The will to live no longer lingered in her heart. 'Naruto being here is the only reason she is still here…' He thought before taking interest in the floor once again.

"What did you say?!" Finn said with a scowl, leaning in forward slightly and placing his hands on his waist.

"I said...TO SHUT UP!" Mikasa's sudden outburst shook him but he stood his ground.

"To really think Naruto would ever date you! Hmph!" He said and crossed his arms over his chest. "You stopped believing and that is your downfall," Finn said and only angered Mikasa more.

Mikasa's frown deepened at Finn. Did she think Naruto wasn't going to wake up? The many sleepless nights as she hoped for him to open his eyes and bless her with a smile. Only to spend days waiting for something that was never going to happen. 'NO! He doesn't understand to lose something that brings you happiness! He never will!' She thought and clenched her hands. Mikasa pulled her arm back in preparation to slap the ungrateful kid across the face. Annie noticed this and rushed forward but she wouldn't make it.

Mikasa was going too far and would only dive deeper into the hole she already dug. Finn shut his eyes and awaited the impact but nothing came. Peaking with one eye to see a hand gripping onto Mikasa's wrist.

Finn widened his eyes as he trailed down the person's arm before coming face-first to a newly awakened Naruto. The doctors had told them there was a slim chance that he would wake up but yet here he was, returning back to them just like he had promised.

"I'm here now…"

It's been almost a month since he had left that room. Deemed to never wake up again but that didn't stop him. After waking up, he was told everything since his 'nap'. The books they had found in Grisha's basement up to Kurama's death. It had pained him to know that he might never see his friend. To his surprise, Kakashi implanted the rinnegan into his left eye. Returning back to his usual look with the headband over his left eye.

"Are you ready, Naruto?"

Naruto was interrupted by his thought as he turned around. Coming face to face with his sensei. "Yes, Kakashi-sensei." He said firmly.

Kakashi nodded before lifting the cloth that hid his new powerful eye. Naruto watched in interest as his sensei's eye started to glow. Giving it a scary look as he performed the required jutsu. After many weeks trying to find their world, they managed to locate it. Kakashi and Naruto watched as a dark swirling portal appeared a foot away from them.

"This is it. We can finally break everyone from Madara's genjutsu." Naruto said.

Kakashi once again nodded and walked forward. Placing one foot in before something stopped them.

"Naruto!"

Both Ninjas' turned around to see Mikasa appear behind a tree. Naruto lips slightly curved upwards at her appearance.

"I'll be right behind you."

Kakashi stared at Naruto for a few seconds and closed his eyes. "I'll be waiting for you on the other side." And with that, Kakashi walked inside the portal, traveling back home.

"You couldn't restrain yourself from saying another last goodbye, could you?" Naruto jokily said with a smile on his face.

Mikasa nodded and looked away in embarrassment. Truth be told after Naruto had woken up, she couldn't stay too far from him. Not after he almost died. She had broken down and was at her worst. Going on days without food or water. It took a while before Armin could convince her to eat a plate of food.

Naruto smiled slyly at her brooding and interlocked his fingers with hers. He pulled her closer towards him, close enough for their bodies to touch. Leaning in forward slightly and softly connecting their foreheads.

"Will you come back?" Mikasa whispered in a doubtful tone, her eyes showing sorrow.

He momentarily paused at her question. Could he really leave his home? 'I can't live in two different places. Living two different lives can be very...complicated. Kakashi can't always perform this technique either, it always led to exhaustion after casting it.

Mikasa noticed his pause and admitted defeat. She should have known. Naruto's goal was to go back. He had never wanted to stay here and lived their years till death. "It's okay. I'll be waiting for you if you ever change your mind." She said and shocked Naruto.

"Hold on! I neve-" He widened his eyes when two palms landed on his chest. Making him trip backward into the portal. He reached out and desperately wanted Mikasa to catch him before he could disappear. The expression on her face crushed his heart. Sadness, heartbreak, loneliness, and acceptance.

Could he really leave her?

-Scene break-

Kakashi instantly fell down to his knee, using his arm as support to not fully fall down. "It still takes a good margin of my chakra," he said in between breaths. After a few moments, he stood back up, analyzing his surroundings.

'Valley of the End.' He thought and took in the damage that both of his students caused. Much of both statues were completely destroyed, leaving only one hand, from Hashirama's side. The waterful still flowed smoothly, giving off a beautiful shine due to the sun.

His attention was brought somewhere else when someone splashed against the river he stood on. From the corner of his eye, he saw a distraught Naruto looking where the portal was once. His face was full of shock and surprise.

"It didn't go too well?" Kakashi asked and didn't receive an answer from his student.

"Let's get this over with," Naruto said and stood next to his sensei.

Kakashi held out his arm and formed half of the Rat seal. A few seconds passed and Kakashi patiently waited for his student to complete the other half. He glanced at him and noticed the distant expression on Naruto's face.

"Naruto." He said and broke Naruto out from his thoughts.

"Huh?"

"We need to release the Infinite Tsukuyomi."

"Right!"

Naruto quickly wrapped his hand around Kakashi's extended fingers, combining their chakra and releasing the Genjutsu that was casted on the world.

"Naruto! Kakashi-sensei!"

'I know that voice.' Naruto thought and located it quickly. A good 20 feet away stood the last remaining member of Team 7, Sakura Haruno.

Yes, Kurama did die. And for those of you that are going to ask that Kakashi should have used Rinne Rebirth, he couldn't. He still needed to transplant the Rinnegan into his eye. He also doesn't know how to perform the jutsu since he has no experience with such a thing. It is also said that the user that cast the jutsu will die and I need Kakashi to live either way. Anyway, I'm pretty sure the next chapter will be the last for this story. Until later, stay safe!