CHAPTER 1: ~It's been a while~
I just want to point out that I do not own Naruto and Fairy tail and they belong to their rightful owners, Masashi Kishimoto and Hiro Mashima. All the art goes to their respectful talented people. Lastly, the story notes already said that I'm gonna be putting other Shinobi's in Fiore but I don't think I'll be able to put Hinata. Sorry but my heart breaks every time I try to think of a plausible reason that he isn't going to end up with Naruto.
"Because brothers don't let each other wander in the dark." ~ Jolene Perry
"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
"Kyuubi dialogue"
'Kyuubi thoughts'
"Enough, Naruto!" A man with long spiky hair exclaimed as he held a certain blond from exhaustion. 'Damn it! I should have stopped him from the beginning.' Jiraiya, one of the three sannins thought as he helped bring the boy up.
The blond struggled to stand up, "STAY OUT OF THIS, ERO-SENNIN!" He hard time talking between breaths. His cerulean blue eyes never batting even for a second from the deep blue-haired teen that seemed to be surrounded by lightning dancing wildly from his hand.
"There's no going back...this is my fight," the blond said as he spits blood and took a deep breath. 'this is it, just... one... more' He thought as he looked at the blue-haired man who looked at him with the same expression.
Mere moments earlier
The sun was shining brightly accompanied by the sound of the swaying, and rustling of leaves together with two pairs of footsteps. Jiraiya the toad sannin was carrying a scroll and at his right was our good ol' Naruto, he had a huge grin on his face, during the years he had been away from the village, he has grown taller, his spiky-blond locks went a bit over his headband.
They were quite deep in the forests, the shadows of the trees continued to cover them as they made their way to Konoha.
'I was away for quite a while, would they still recognize me' He giggled as he thought of it. 'Can't blame Sakura-chan if she falls for me now.'
Jiraiya saw his face warp from grinning to the nastiest shit-eating face he has ever seen. He couldn't blame him if he thought of anything perverted, after all his presence is enough to make most men into one, but he was pretty sure Naruto wasn't suited for it.
'He couldn't be one, I remember the time we went to the hot springs for my 'research', he fainted within the first five seconds of seeing a lady and she wasn't even naked... yet.' He chuckled at the thought but also shivered at the memory of what came next.
Yes, he was caught and beaten up by the women but then again that's his style. 'God knows what might've happened if Tsunade was there' His train of thoughts was caught off by Naruto who stopped in his tracks.
Naruto stopped in his tracks as he continued to stare at the man who made his face turn slowly turn into a frown.
Jiraiya looked at him and then what he was looking at and immediately understood why he made such a face.
He was staring at someone, the face familiar, the aura evident, the pain reborn.
The man had a hair colored blackish blue that goes down his face almost covering his left eyes. But his eyes... his eyes are the Sharingan, one of the most exalted Kekkei Genkai's in the world dignified with a red gradient together with three black tomoe that formed in a circled formation in his eyes. At his back was a long blade, the famed Kusanagi blade of the Uchiha.
They exchanged glares, no one moved, no one made a sound, the birds stopped their chirping, a long silence came about. The tension in the air was so thick, you could almost cut it, and cut it, the blond did...
"Sasuke..." Naruto muttered under his breath as he looked down making his blond locks shadow over his eyes.
Knowing what might come about, Jiraiya backed off as he sensed the demeanor of the two boys changed.
"Naruto..." Sasuke replied and continued to stare until he sighed.
"Time has not been kind to you huh..."
Instead of replying, Naruto walked towards him, his footsteps ever so slowly. He drew out his kunai and his rival responded by unsheathing his blade.
Finally, the boy looked up, his eyes having been replaced with red eyes with slits, his whisker marks accentuated and his lips darkened making it seem like a fox. His presence resonated wrath and ever so oozing malice. His blond spiky locks raised and sharpened.
"Y-you..." His voice shaky but not of nervousness, no, it's the opposite, his hunger for blood, eminent. He clenched his hands in an attempt to hold back, tight enough for his nails to pierce through them.
Sasuke looks at him funnily albeit serious, he laughed, mockingly. 'This brings me back to the first-day dobe and I fought' He remembered how he beat his ass badly at that time. He looks at him tauntingly.
"I remember the time we used to be in the same team, but where's the pink-haired girl, what was her name again?" He said sarcastically.
Agonizing? Very.
"Her n-name is Sakura!" His voice changed completely as he let wrath take over and charged at him.
'Same old Naruto'
Or is it.
Jiraiya who was watching could not have been more surprised at how easily that kid made Naruto's blood boil. It is evident to him that these two had a history, be it as it may, they have trained against this particular type of fight. Simple really, control and... lash out.
Naruto ran over him at speeds no normal human could see, but Sasuke having the Sharingan, kept his eyes on him. He brought out his kunai towards him only to be followed by Sasuke blocking his with his own using only the handle.
He growled as he continued to apply more force each hit until he lost himself and screamed as he went for a wide swing over the head which Sasuke found amusing.
Each time he got angry was returned by the feeling of pleasure coming from Sasuke. This time what Naruto did just cost him the fight.
Maybe...
'Knew it, same old Naruto' He thought as he closed his eyes and as he held his blade with two hands in a general samurai position. The Mangekyo Sharingan evolved form of the Sharingan provides the user with utmost visual prowess, not to mention Sasuke got the eternal version from his brother, Itachi.
That being said, as he swung his blade with the utmost force, he opened his eyes revealing his own version of mangekyo Sharingan.
A huge shockwave came forth as the two battled for dominance, exchanging blades. The wind breathed out harshly as lightning began to rampage around them.
Slice
"I'll kill you!"
Cut
"You don't know my pain!"
Slit
"Fuck you!"
The two went on fighting as cuts are exchanged, words are shared and pain is inflicted.
'This stings' Naruto was getting the upper hand on Sasuke having the Kyuubi chakra in him was helping to heal his wounds contrary to Sasuke, his wound stings and blood trickles across his face.
"Chidori Kusanagi!" Lightning danced and came forth from his blade as he went for a finishing blow.
Sasuke's blade met with Naruto who's blade brook and his body crashed through many trees.
Naruto cried in pain as he fell limp as Jiraiya caught him just like 3 years ago the last time they met.
'No more' Naruto's skin was beginning to get covered by some sort of red bubbling cloak, the Kyuubi's cloak, a tail is coming about as he, began to grit his teeth.
"Came for more boy? End him, I can help you just this once..." The Kyuubi spoke within the blond's mindscape.
If Naruto was right in the head, he would not accept this offer, but right now, nothing else matters more to him than bringing Sasuke back from the dark side to which he needed the power to do so...
So desperate, so distraught, no... insatiable, hungry for power, he doesn't care even if it is a deal with a demon.
"Enough, Naruto!" A man with long spiky hair exclaimed as he held a certain blond from exhaustion. 'Damn it! I should have stopped him from the beginning.' Jiraiya, one of the three sannins thought as he helped bring the boy up.
The blond struggled to stand up, "STAY OUT OF THIS, ERO-SENNIN!" He hard time talking between breaths. His cerulean blue eyes never batting even for a second from the deep blue-haired teen that seemed to be surrounded by lightning dancing wildly from his hand.
"There's no going back...this is my fight," the blond said as he spits blood and took a deep breath. 'this is it, just... one... more' He thought as he looked at the blue-haired man who looked at him with the same expression.
"NARUTO!"
"SASUKE!"
"You don't know my pain... but you will!"
"I'll bring you back, I'll save you, even if that means I have to kill you!"
"RASENGAN!" "CHIDORI!"
*Ring*
'That hurts, my ears hurt, my arms ache, no, my whole body stings' Naruto woke up to his ears ringing, it's aggravating. The only thing he sees is white blocked ceilings.
'This place reeks of chemicals.' He felt like barfing... but this sensation feels all too familiar to him, but he can't quite put his finger on it.
"Your awake... dobe" A familiar voice spoke.
"W-what, that voice, it can't be, I lost!?" He screamed as he sat himself up and saw himself lying on a white bed covered by blue and greenish curtains, and beside him was Sasuke looking at him.
Sasuke chuckled, "As much as I want to say to you that you lost, I can't, my pride won't allow it, look around you." Even when he was a child, considered as the last Uchiha, he made sure to pride himself, his honor, immensely high.
While he wasn't really the last Uchiha, he made sure to make it just that, although later on regretted it.
"Huh, then where are w-" His words were cut off by a scream stating, "They're awake!"
Immediately he heard tons of footsteps, that seemingly shook the room a little bit. He was on guard as the footsteps suddenly slowed down.
He opened the curtains surrounding them and saw medical apparatus all over the place, now only he noticed that he was covered in bandages, then a sudden realization hit him.
"Teme, are we..." Sasuke continued to wait for Naruto to speak as if anticipating what he will say next but he forgot one thing about him.
"Are we... in a comma?"
'Idiot' Sasuke face palmed internally. "You haven't changed a bit, dobe."
"Huh!? What did you say teme?" As he moved towards him to smack him.
"Why yo- UGHHH!" His words were cut off by the sound of the door smashing open and the door hitting him the face shutting him up completely.
In less than 5 seconds the room that they were in was filled with familiar faces.
"ITEE! Who the heck had the guts to do that huh?! Show yourself yo- AGH" Slowly all the familiar faces facepalmed watching the scenario
"CHA" Although Naruto was hurt and presumably got his brains rambled, only when he heard that voice was he able to know where he was.
Once he got over that aching head of his, he looked towards his left and saw people who are precious to him.
A blond woman that looks like she's in her mid-thirties, a diamond-shaped mark on her forehead that symbolized the strength of a hundred seal. She wore proudly the cloak that said, "Godaime" and boasted to her, shall we say impressive bust, rather according to Jiraiya himself, and I quote, "it's 106... 106 centimeters."
A black-haired woman that had a statute of an assumingly mature and elegant woman, her assistant, Shizune.
On her left side was Jiraiya himself still wearing his usual attire whilst ogling at Tsunade, the blond herself.
Beside the toad-sannin was a white-haired man, who had his headband cover his left eye that hides a scar that goes vertically across his 'borrowed sharingan'. The one and only Kakashi Hatake will be and former captain of the Team 7, a man of valor, honor, well honor... not so much presumably since he is still holding an orange book made by the toad-sannin himself that read, "Icha Icha Paradise."
And finally, the one who owns the courtesy to Naruto's ache, Sakura herself, a kunoichi with the age bracket of Naruto and Sasuke, she had pink hair that goes along her cheeks reaching just 3cm below her ears. She bore ample and right proportions. Her supple facial features complemented her emerald eyes. Although right now the look on her face could scare many men of the strongest-willed men to walk away.
It's been a long time since he saw those faces, them with who he had a lot of memories, not sure if pleasant or vile, but enough to say that it brought him to tears.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK 'YOU'RE' DOING NARUTO!" The tear that was supposed to drop from his eyes went away and was replaced with a drop of sweat that applied to everybody in the room. Granted that they have always been like this, but they at least thought that this could've been a glorious and wonderful reunion, to say the least, but all they could do was sweatdrop.
"Sakura-cha-"
The pink-haired girl cut her off and just like how she did in the old days, even if the habit is reduced, it's still not completely gone. So, that having been said, she once again relieved everyone why most don't like her, yes, she started fangirling to Sasuke.
The only difference is that now, she actually had genuine feelings for him and everybody saw that, which was good to see but to Naruto, it was quite a sight and is visible in his eyes, his clear blue eyes were dumbfounded at the scene before him.
"S-sasuke-kun, umm... are you okay?" Sakura uttered with the complete opposite voice and demeanor that she had around Naruto or anybody else for that matter, it clearly showed in the way her eyes shimmered, the way her cheeks showed a dusty pink blush. She had her arms together at the hem of her skirt gripping it demonstrates a sign of nervousness.
*Thump*
'What is this feeling?'
*Thump*
'It hurts... it hurts so bad' Naruto's eyes were filled with confusion, anger, sadness, and more, but out of all those, the emotion that stood across his eyes was pain. His eyes were starting to water, his lips were ever so slightly quivering.
"I told you... you should have ended him when you had the chance." The Kyuubi spoke within his mindscape.
"W-what?" While in the real world his trying to stop his dam of tears, but in his mindscape, he was kneeling, his hands are placed on top of his thighs, his nails plunged deep into them so much that it can be seen in real life. His dam of tears had a hole, a big hole at that having the water gush out of it.
"Come here, boy." On most occasions, the Kyuubi might have been trying to stir the emotions whirling within him, but right now, as a male, he feels nothing but a sense of pity and a sense of kinship.
Most people would refuse his offer but Naruto's not the same as everybody else, if anything his one in a million, so being Naruto, he went closer to the Kyuubi without even a drop of hesitation and did the last thing a human would do to a monster... he hugged him.
This action surprised the Kyuubi, he had not felt this warmth since the old man, and for him to feel this way gave him something to think about. 'Could it happen? Maybe... Just maybe' he thought as he comforted Naruto.
Jiraiya, aside from being a pervert, was also a loving godfather. Him seeing Naruto's eyes meant only two things may happen, either the rage within was going to eat him or he was going to choose the prophecy. Naruto would never turn to rogue but seeing the girl he loved eying your rival but not only that, he was the person who tried to kill her on many occasions and tried to kill him as well.
"Naruto..." He muttered as he put a gentle hand on Naruto's shoulder.
The other male beside Naruto just stared seemingly blank expression at each and everyone, but inside he was imbued with guilt. Sure, he and Naruto had their differences but he thinks- no, he knew that he was the only one capable of knowing his pain and to see him experience pain.
Even if he had tried to kill him too many times than he can count, he still acted the same way towards him, like the brotherly love he had never experienced until the last second before Itachi's death. As his only brother left in this world, to see him at the brink of breaking, as all brothers would feel, he felt the need to share his pain.
His former sensei, Kakashi, saw this- no, he felt it, the chance that the old team might get together again. He hid a smile underneath his black mask knowing what might happen.
Going back to Naruto, conflicted was he as possible, for the first time, his mind thought of many things. He looked around until his eyes met with Sasuke's. Their eyes evidently showing the same kind of pain, then he found Sakura's eyes, the girl he loved so much but still wouldn't give him any time of the day, but he stands by his ninja way.
'That's right, I made a promise, I gave my word to Sakura that I would get Sasuke back for her... And now that I did, I can finally see her smile again' He thought as he observed Sakura's antics. 'Yeah, just that... just that is enough for me' The thought made him smile once more.
"Uchiha Sasuke, rogue ninja of the leaf." The 5th Hokage spoke up, as all heads tilted towards her. "Given to what you have caused us, it would be delusional not to execute you right now."
The statement itself made Naruto's blood boil, and Sakura sad and nervous about what fate awaits her one-sided beloved.
"But seeing that you are ready to change, I can give you another chance." A large sigh escaped Naruto's mouth, and Sakura... she almost fainted.
Just as Naruto and Sakura still had some old die-hard habits left, of course, no matter what, even if you are a prodigy, there are somethings that you just can't get rid of, and once more, yes. Sasuke's reply was his signature... "Hn."
Everybody then laughed, even the Uchiha himself chuckled a bit.
"It's been a while, but I really wish for the rest of our time together, only a happy path would await us." The blond jinchuriki cheered as everybody nodded and laughed in agreement.
...
If only that were true...
"Naruto! we have to go now!" Jiraiya cried.
Around them were a hundred thousand dead bodies, the sky was dark, no stars shone this night, screams and cries of pain were the only forms of noise that were heard but to a certain man with long blackish-blue hair, he possessed both Rineggan and the six paths, same with Sasuke with the rineggan and Naruto the six paths who also possessed all bijuu's inside him.
All the lifeless bodies were courtesy to the ten-tailed bijuu, the epitome of power, humongous, destructive, the very demon who created the very geographical landscape of the world... was now in pieces, lying in the ground, lifeless just like the many bodies on the ground, the bijuu itself met the same fate... by the hands of non-other than Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke.
But right now Naruto is conflicted with the decision to leave, rather, escape this world. Their world is starting to crumble literally, Sasuke is being held up by Kakashi as he himself continues to strain his eyes trying to keep open a portal that's supposed to send them to another world.
"Naruto! I order you as the 5th Hokage, make your decision now!" Tsunade was having a hard time standing because of having unleashed the seal placed on her forehead thus needing Sakura to lend her an arm.
'Will it really be okay... okay to just leave, all this people, my comrades, my friends' As his mind drifted off to Hinata. The same girl who loved her for all his imperfections, despite him being the demon of the leaf. The same girl who died protecting him...
"I know your thinking about Hinata... Naruto" Sasuke broke Naruto's train of thoughts. "Thinking what she would feel..."
Naruto stared at them and started to take slow and gentle steps towards the portal.
"I may not know much about her, or what your relationship is with her, but I can tell you one thing... she would not want you to waste your life like this. She would've wanted you to live your life to the fullest, helping everybody that comes your way, never giving up because believe me, I know... I know that it is for that reason that she fell in love with you."
Naruto stopped in his tracks and his head shot up and... cried, he sobbed, he regretted it, but he knows he can't, he must live for his sake- no... for Hinata's sake.
"I-i'll go." His voice shaky but still, he's determined, no one can stop a determined Naruto Uzumaki.
They smiled and let out a sigh of relief and slowly but surely, they went into the portal, ready to meet their new fate, but only one thing is for sure...
Naruto gathered himself as he started to say his last words in this world, "The next world that we live in, the next friends that we meet, the next family that we meet... the next people who we might and will experience love with... I'll make sure... I'll make fucking sure..." As he started tying his headband behind his neck.
...
"THEY WON'T EXPERIENCE THE SAME FATE, AND IF THEY DO I'LL CHANGE THAT FUCKING FATE, YOU HAVE MY WORD ON THAT DATTEBAYO!" And he tightened it.
"It's not too late to take another path." ~ David Suzuki