Naruto was sitting on top of Tazuna's house staring at the moon shining through the night sky while everyone else slept. He had come up to the roof because Sasuke's snoring was really bad, he had things to think about, and the aftereffect of his Hammer Slash was worse than he had let on. He told his team that he was just exhausted but in reality, the muscles for both of his arms were shredded. The pain was nearly unbearable, but Naruto had been able to pass it off as exhaustion and was now letting the moon do its job. The light of the moon was slowly healing his body instead of simply increasing his power like usual.
While this process was going on, Naruto's thoughts drifted to Minato and Kushina. Ever since he had returned, the two had not stopped trying to get him to return to them. Each time they asked Naruto declined, but it hurt deep down every time. Truthfully, he wanted a relationship with not only his parents but his brother and sister as well. It was what he always wanted. But every time he thought about forgiving Minato and Kushina and maybe coming home, memories of the pain and loneliness he felt throughout his childhood resurfaced. Perhaps one day he would be able to have a relationship with his mother and father but that wouldn't be until he was able to finally put the past behind him.
Menma and Narumi were a different story completely. While their parents had taken to trying everything in their power to gain forgiveness from Naruto, Menma and Narumi had made it clear that they did not want to be in his life nor him in theirs. They felt that they were justified in the ridicule they applied and arrogance they showed, that they were truly better than everyone else and the weaker ones should be treated as scum and peasants. Both refused to even acknowledge the fact that Menma had been completely outclassed by Naruto chalking it up to dumb luck mixed with pity. If they were not his brother and sister, Naruto would probably find the situation funny to an extent. But they were his brother and sister, and deep deep down he still cared for them as such even though they did not feel the same.
Lastly his mind drifted to Sera, his teacher, his role model, his friend. He wondered if she would be proud of him. He did just kill a former member of the Seven Swordsman of the Mist, but Sera was hard to impress so her response probably would have been, "Why did it take you so long to beat him" and then she would up his training ten fold. Naruto chuckled sadly. He missed her. He missed her a lot. But one day he would see her again and until then, he would do his best to make her proud.
And with that last thought, Naruto let himself fall asleep.
Naruto was woken by the sound of everyone in the house moving around in the house. Sitting up, Naruto clenched both of his fists a few times and stretched his arms. He was still sore but was physically fine. Jumping off the roof landing in front of the door, he righted himself before entering. When he entered he noticed Tsunami cleaning dishes and his team and Haku eating breakfast at the dinner table.
Looking towards the open door, Tsunami smiled when she saw it was Naruto. "Come in Naruto. I just made breakfast and left you a plate at the table" she said before pointing at a spot by Yakumo. Naruto smiled in return and took his seat at the table before digging in. Naruto was halfway through his breakfast when Tsunami left the area. Once Tsunami left, Sasuke turned to Haku. "Haku could you go outside? Our team has something to discuss privately" he said calmly causing Naruto's eyebrow to rise wondering what this was about. Haku nodded and quickly made her way out of the house while Sasuke and Yakumo stared at Naruto.
"Naruto, you've been hiding things. We realize that you deserve your privacy, but we are your teammates and both Sasuke and I feel that we have earned the right to know about it" Yakumo said never taking her eyes off Naruto. Sasuke continued where Yakumo left off. "Listen, all we want to know is what you can do and how you can do it. You don't have to tell us any details that you don't want to but it will definitely help us become stronger as a unit. It might even help me get my sharingan" Sasuke said, muttering the last part.
Naruto was a little surprised at the way that his team went about it but he honestly had no problem with revealing his abilities to those he trusted. And Yakumo, Itachi, and even Sasuke were the people he trusted most in this world. "Okay" Naruto said nodding his head. He could barely contain his laughter at the stunned look that Yakumo and Sasuke were giving him right now. After shaking of his surprise, Sasuke asked "So you will just tell us right here right now? Just like that?", his brow twitching slightly. Naruto simply nodded. "Yep. I have actually been waiting for one of you two to ask" he said causing both Sasuke and Yakumo to fall face first onto the floor.
After getting up, both Yakumo and Sasuke started thinking of questions to ask Naruto. Sasuke was the first to voice his question. "Okay where did you get that sword you always use and who taught you how to use it" Sasuke asked and noticed that Naruto's amused demeanor quickly turned into a slightly depressed one. After a few moments of staring at the window, Naruto answered. "The sword is well a little complicated. It all happened when I left Konoha. You see, there is a line of legendary swordsman that I am a part of. I'm the eleventh swordsman of them and when I was truly accepted as one, the sword appeared in my hand" he said rubbing the back of his neck. Sasuke looked at Naruto as if he was crazy but knew that he wasn't one to lie. "And the one who taught you?" Sasuke asked. Naruto just shook his head and replied "She's gone now. That's all you need to know."
While Sasuke contemplated on the answers he had been given, Yakumo looked at the boy who she considered her best friend. It hurt a little that there were some things that he hadn't told her, but it had only been a month and she was confident he would have told her everything eventually. Shaking her head she asked her question. "My turn. Um how strong would you say you are?" she asked. Naruto looked up in thought while Yakumo and Sasuke were leaning in expecting him to say something like Sanin of Kage level. Naruto looked at the two and replied, "I dunno" causing Yakumo and Sasuke to once again fall face first onto the floor. When the two got up, Sasuke with his eyebrow violently twitching yelled out, "What do you mean you don't know?" Naruto shrugged. "I don't know. I'm pretty strong in the day but at night it's a completely different story" he said eliciting confused looks from his teammates. "What do you mean by that. Why would the time of day change how you fight?" Yakumo asked. Naruto smirked. "Well, when the moon is shining, my strength triples" he said watching Yakumo and Sasuke's jaws drop.
While Sasuke and Yakumo were still recovering from shock, Tazuna came down the stairs. "Everybody ready to build a bridge?" Tazuna asked getting a nod from Naruto but no reaction from the other two.
Naruto sat on the edge of the unfinished bridge keeping an eye on Haku and the production of the bridge while Sasuke and Yakumo were sparring in taijutsu. With the help of Itachi, Sasuke was practicing the Uchiha taijutsu style but still couldn't use it to its full effect because he didn't have his sharingan yet while Yakumo used a style that Itachi helped her create. The style involved a lot of dodging taking advantage of her flexibility and allowing the opponent to overexert themselves before landing quick rapid strikes to open areas. It wasn't perfect, but it fit her combat set especially since she was supposed to be a genjutsu specialist which weren't expected to be well versed in terms on taijutsu. As a whole, Team 11 was well above taijutsu.
Naruto's attention was then shifted to a few of the workers having a heated argument with Tazuna, so he decided to listen in.
"What do you mean you quit?! Don't you see how much we need this bridge? What this bridge means?" Tazuna asked with a furious expression on his face. The workers were looking towards the ground with apparent shame on their faces. "We're sorry Tazuna we really are, but we've got families. If we get on Gato's radar, then the same thing that happened to Kaiza is gonna happen to them. We're just thinking of our families and honestly you should too Tazuna" the lead worker finished barely able to look Tazuna in the eye. By this point, Sasuke and Yakumo had come back from sparring and were now listening in. Before they could add their opinions to the discussion, their team leader did.
"Cowards" Naruto said coldly, hopping off the edge of the bridge and walking to where the conversation was taking place. "You have the opportunity to save this country. To prove that you won't bow down to that pathetic bug Gato. Tazuna continues everyday building this bridge knowing full well the dangers of crossing this tyrant, but in every revolution, there is sacrifice. If you truly believe that the cause is not worth sacrifice then leave, but if you look upon your once beautiful country and feel sadness and the urge to change it, then stay for I swear here and now that this bridge will be finished with or without you. So I ask, will you be the one who gave in to Gato's demands, or will you be a hero and save this dying nation?" he finished causing the workers and Tazuna even to look at him with newfound determination and resolve. The workers went back to work filled with a fire that would only be extinguished through death. Tazuna looked at the workers and then nodded towards Naruto. No more words needed to be said.
It had been a week since Naruto's speech and at the moment, bridge production was on hold for a day. Tazuna saw fit to give his men a day off because they were so far ahead of schedule due in no small part to Naruto.
Naruto, Sasuke, Yakumo, and Haku were sitting in the living room of Tazuna's house hanging out. Over the past week, Haku had proven to be not only trustworthy but easy to talk to as well. Team 11 and Haku now got along as if they were never enemies, instead childhood friends. The team had learned that she was the holder of the Hyoton bloodline which Naruto and Yakumo thought was cool. After finding out about Haku's bloodline, Naruto thought it would be fun to mess with Sasuke by turning to him and asking him, "Why hasn't your bloodline activated?" which resulted in Sasuke sulking in a corner and growing even more insecure about his lack of sharingan. Despite this, Sasuke and Haku actually got along really well. Since Naruto and Yakumo usually stuck together, Sasuke was left with Haku and the two had gotten to know each other really well. The two considered each other good friends already. Haku loved hearing stories about Konoha and Sasuke's family. Their friendship got to a point that Sasuke eventually asked Haku if she wanted to stay at the Uchiha compound when they returned to Konoha until she could find her own place to which Haku accepted. Throughout entire conversation, both Sasuke and Haku were blushing like crazy.
Everything was relaxed until while in the middle of Yakumo's explanation of a new genjutsu idea, Naruto stood up with a serious look. Looking at his team and Haku he said, "Trouble on the bridge" before rushing out the front door. Yakumo quickly followed while Sasuke turned to Haku knowing who it was on the bridge. "Haku, gather the town, it ends today" he said gaining a nod from Haku before quickly following his teammates.
Naruto, Yakumo, and Sasuke quickly made it to the bridge to find a short man in a suit and sunglasses, a tall man with long white hair tied into a ponytail and holding a katana at his side, and a mob of at least 200 thugs lined up behind the two.
The group focused on the short man as he stepped forward to speak. "So you are the ones who have kept that idiot builder alive. I must say that you've been a very big inconvenience for me, but if you throw enough money at a problem, it tends to go away" he said with an evil smirk. After Gato was finished, the man with the katana stepped forward flaring his chakra. As he unsheathed his sword, Naruto started walking forward with a smile. "You two take care of those thugs, leave this guy to me" Naruto said confidently. Yakumo looked ready to protest but Sasuke put his hand on her shoulder and shook his head. "He'll be fine, for now we have a bridge to protect" gaining a nod from Yakumo, and with that the battle for the bridge had begun.
Naruto looked across the bridge at his opponent with a smile. "Why don't we take this to somewhere less crowded?" suggested Naruto to which the white haired man simply nodded to. Making their way away from everyone else, the two entered a clearing in a nearby forest. Upon arriving, the two faced each other, Naruto summoning his sword and his opponent unsheathing his katana. "I sure hope that you know how to use that thing. I haven't had a challenge in forever" Naruto said with a grin.
The white haired man chuckled at Naruto's statement causing the genin to frown. He then spoke to the boy facing him. "Yes not many can compare to the grace and power in which Sera wielded her blade" he said visibly shocking Naruto. "She certainly was one of our strongest members so I'm excited to see how her apprentice measures up" he said with a grin before flaring his chakra.
The genin started shaking and asked "H-How do you know that?" before getting his nerve back. The man smirked. "Well any self respecting swordsman would be able to detect the power coming from that blade. As a matter of fact your sword is even stronger than Sera's and her sword was the strongest I had ever come across. As for how I know her, that's a secret. Now let's get this over with" he said causing Naruto to fall into his battle stance.
Both swordsman ran at each other with each strike between swords causing sparks to fly. Naruto was swinging his sword trying to find an opening but his opponent's form was perfect. Naruto having enough of close combat jumped backwards and swung his sword releasing a chakra wave that flew towards the unnamed katana wielder who just smirked. When the wave arrived, he simply rose his katana and held his ground against all of the strikes compounded in the wave.
"Look kid, I've actually got an appointment to keep so what do you say we just end it right now, one last strike?" he asked angering Naruto who felt underestimated. The boy just nodded and held onto his sword tighter while making a final dash towards his unknown opponent while he did the same. The two ended up ten feet away from each other backs to one another. Naruto smiled before feeling a sharp pain and dropping his sword which vanished before it hit the ground. Looking down, he saw a large gash across his chest. Falling to his knees he had one thought, 'I lost?'. His opponent stood up and walked over to stand in front of Naruto.
"Well I must say, you are more than I expected. You even managed to nick my shoulder, but all for not right?" he said before shoving his katana into Naruto an inch above his heart and out his back causing Naruto's eyes to widen and yell out in pain. Just as quickly as the man had stabbed Naruto, he removed his sword and re sheathed it before turning away and leaving only to stop after walking a couple of feet. "By the way kid, the name's Iliel" he said before vanishing leaving Naruto on the ground holding his hand over his recent wound.
Naruto was holding the area where he had been stabbed trying to ignore the gash on his chest when he heard the sounds of battle. He needed to help his team. So with great effort, the genin rose and went as fast as he could in his injured state to the bridge.
(Sasuke and Yakumo)
Yakumo and Sasuke had started out strong but two hundred grown men, some of which were using weapons such as clubs, knives, and daggers, were starting to wear on the two genin. So far, Yakumo had killed fifteen thugs as she had started with making distractions in the beginning but had knocked out around thirty men. Sasuke had killed forty five people and knocked out thirty as well. Yakumo had started running low on chakra after using three powerful genjutsu and was now exclusively using taijutsu. Yakumo was adept in taijutsu but when she was surrounded by a crowd, despite moving as quickly as possible, she was unable to avoid the constant amount of blows but continued to fight on until a member of the crowd hit her in the back of the head with a club knocking her out. The men around her would have killed her if not for Sasuke making his appearance, using the Great Fireball Jutsu to incinerate ten of the men around Yakumo without harming her in the process. Before Sasuke could refocus on his group, he was hit in the back and forced to his knees. When he looked up, he was met with the disgusting face of just another thug except this one was holding a sword to Sasuke's throat.
"I gotta say kid, you gave us a good fight, but your time's up" the man said raising his arm to decapitate Sasuke. The genin closed his eyes and waited for the strike, but it never came. Opening his eyes, he was met with the sight of a wall that seemed to be made of ice blocking the man's blade. The man looked at the wall in confusion when a fist came from the corner of his vision and punched him backwards quicker than he could defend himself. As he landed on the ground, he found three senbon stuck in his arm. The other men shaken from their slight shock at such a quick turn of events were able to locate the attacker who looked to be just a girl in a kimono. Before anyone could do anything, a layer of mist started to cover the bridge. When the thugs started trying to regroup, body after body began to fall to the ground each with a senbon in their neck.
Sasuke wondered what was going on since he couldn't see from the mist and behind the ice wall protecting him when a familiar face emerged from the mist. "Haku" said Sasuke with a slight smile gaining one in return from the girl who approached the genin kneeling down to meet his eyes. "Sasuke, I'm glad I wasn't too late" she said with a slight blush. "No, I think Yakumo over there is gonna need some help soon but I think the two of us should be able to take on the rest of those guys" he said gaining a nod from Haku.
Sasuke stood up with a little assistance from Haku. When the two were standing, Sasuke faced Haku and looked at her one more time. A girl who had started out as his enemy was now someone he trusted on the same level as his teammates, someone he was about to free a country with. He saw determination in her eyes and lost focus for a moment looking into her eyes. It was in this moment that both ninja failed to feel a new presence enter the area. When Sasuke finally felt the presence, he was too late. The thug that Haku had saved him from, shielding him from his sword with an ice wall, now had that same sword, pushed right through Haku's back and out her stomach. As soon as the thug released the sword from his grip, he received a kunai right through his eye and into his brain. As Haku fell with a look of shock on her face, Sasuke fell with her. Immediately, tears had started to fall from Sasuke's eyes and were also building in Haku's. Sasuke looked at her wound frantically trying to think of a way out of this. When Haku saw this, she smiled and placed her hand on Sasuke's gaining his immediate attention.
"Haku just hold on I'll get us out of this, just let me think, just" Sasuke was stopped from saying anything else by Haku who gently put her finger on his lips silencing him. "Thank you Sasuke. Thank you for making me feel wanted. Thank you for making me feel important" she said before weakly bringing his face down so that their lips met. Sasuke was surprised at the action but fell into it. He was reminded of the situation when Haku's body suddenly went limp in his arms. "Haku? Haku? Come on Haku, please don't leave. Wake up Haku! WAKE UP!" he screamed before yelling out at the sky. He felt a burning sensation in his eyes but he disregarded that as he laid Haku's body gently onto the ground and rose up. Turning to the remaining men, he clenched his fist and released all the killer intent he could. The group of thugs shivered when they looked into the boys eyes which were now red with two tomoes in each eye. Sasuke took out his last kunai and made a decision. These men would die by his hand even if he had to go down with them. That was their punishment for taking someone who was precious to him away. Sasuke ran at the crowd with a battle cry ready for blood.
(Naruto)
Naruto had finally made it to the bridge and was met with the sight of nearly one hundred dead men. Looking quickly for his team, he found Yakumo who had a small pool of blood coming from what looked to be a head injury and covered in various other cuts and bruises but still breathing. His eyes then landed on Haku who had chest wound and was not breathing which hurt Naruto's heart immensely. After limping further along the bridge, he found an unconscious Sasuke lying next to Gato who had a kunai driven into his throat. As he made his way to Yakumo, he noticed movement from the far end of the bridge. Sasuke, Yakumo, and Haku had taken out one hundred of the thugs and after seeing the viciousness of Sasuke had fled. But upon realizing that the boy that had horrified the group was out of commission, the remaining one hundred regrouped and returned to the bridge.
The genin was tired despite how quick his battle with Iliel was. The man had known where to strike so Naruto was in an immense amount of pain every time he moved and for some reason, Naruto could feel his chakra burning. He was so low on chakra that his vision was becoming blurry and he found it hard to stand. Knowing that this might be the end for him, he decided that it would not be the end for his team even if it killed him. So with a new source of strength and determination, he rose his arm and summoned his sword. Raising it to the sky, the swordsman shouted "Death Splicer" and swung his blade down sending his chakra forward in a visible wave that went speeding towards the crowd before falling to the ground. For a moment, nothing happened. The men started feeling good about themselves until the front line of men's bodies erupted with blood from hundreds of slashes. The same thing happened for the second line, third line, and so on. A few of the men tried to run but it was useless. The wave of sword slashes found them. In one attack, a hundred men were dead, the bodies shredded beyond recognition.
Naruto watched the effect of his attack from his position on the ground. When it was over, he looked over at the one most precious to him. Yakumo. With all of his remaining strength in his arms, the boy pulled himself to Yakumo before rolling onto his back. Luckily Yakumo was only unconscious and the bleeding had stopped. Her breathing was fine which was something Naruto was eternally grateful for. Taking her hand and looking at her beautiful face, he moved his head to look at the sky. With his most precious person's hand in his, he smiled accepting his fate. As he faded, the last thing he saw was a flock of crows flying in the sky.
Naruto awoke panting. Looking around, he recognized that he was in a Konoha hospital room. As he continued to survey his surroundings, the door to his room opened. "Oh good you're awake" said a woman with short black hair. "You gave us quite a scare" she said with a smile. Naruto narrowed his eyes in confusion. "Um who are you exactly" he asked which gained a frown from the woman. "It's me. Shizune. Come on I've been by your house plenty of times. You know, Aunt Shizune" she said with a smile hoping Naruto remembered her. Naruto nodded his head in recognition. "Yes. You are the woman who always stuck with Tsunade. I believe that this is the first time that we have ever met. Everyone always had a tendency to fawn over Menma and Narumi while completely ignoring me" he said with a hint of bitterness causing Shizune to gain a sad look on her face. Truthfully, Shizune had realized that she was wrong to ignore the boy and had been kicking herself ever since she heard about him becoming a genin. It had actually spread pretty quickly throughout the village about the strength of Naruto causing many people to try and get on his good side. Shizune really wanted to have a good relationship with him but knew it would be a tough road ahead.
Without a word, Shizune checked over Naruto's chart and nodded. "Just buzz me if you need anything, okay Naruto?" she said getting only a quick nod in return. Shizune sighed and left the room. A tough road indeed.
Naruto looked out the window at the village. 'How did I get back to Konoha' was the question on his mind before seeing his chart on the bedside table. Reaching and grabbing it despite being incredibly sore, he scanned over his injuries. Besides his sword wounds, the only real injury he had was extreme chakra depletion to the point that he almost died. 'Pathetic. I get in one small fight and end up in the hospital because of two sword strikes and too much chakra. Pathetic' he thought before looking at his hands and noticed that they were covered in blood.
He tried wiping the blood off on his blanket but it wouldn't come off. Slightly annoyed, he buzzed Shizune to come to his room. Not even twenty seconds after buzzing, Shizune entered the room with a smile. "Is there something wrong Naruto?" she asked and Naruto showed her his palms and gaining a confused look from Shizune. "Could I get a wet towel to wipe the blood off my hands please" he asked causing Shizune to frown and gain a concerned look on her face. "Naruto, there isn't any blood on your hands" she said. "Uh yeah there is. See? It's all over my palms, and arms, and and" he stopped before his eyes widened. "Kai" he shouted trying to get out of this genjutsu. When it didn't work, he began to hyperventilate. Visions of bloody unrecognizable bodies flashed through his eyes. He only found mercy from the visions when Shizune injected him with a heavy sedative. Ordering a separate nurse to stay and watch Naruto, she left for the Hokage's office.
(Hokage's Office)
Itachi was standing in front of the Hokage and Jiraiya giving his report of what he had seen involving Team 11's mission. He had already given the report of his own personal report and was now telling the story of Wave.
"I had finished my mission early and decided to check on my team's progress by heading to Wave. When I arrived, the entire village was on edge and practically hiding. I asked around about my team and eventually an old man was able to give me information on their location. The bridge. So I headed there and upon arriving, I noticed Sasuke, Naruto, and Yakumo were each unconscious. I created three shadow clones to carry my team to the village for some help while I looked for clues on what happened" he said before pausing getting a curious look from Minato and Jiraiya. "What did you see Itachi?" asked Minato. Itachi shook his head. "I apologize Lord Hokage. I saw well over one hundred bodies littering the bridge. Upon examination with assistance of my sharingan, cause of death was half by kunai, half by sword. When I returned to the village, I learned from one of my shadow clones that my team was settled in the home of the old man who gave me their location. i found my team and healed their immediate wounds as best I could. After two days, Sasuke and Yakumo woke up. Naruto did not wake I carried him on the third day along with shadow clones carrying Sasuke and Yakumo who still needed recovery but in a real hospital. I also became aware on the way here that Sasuke has awakened his sharingan with two tomoes in each eye" Itachi finished.
Minato could feel a migraine coming on. "Were the people that were dead ninja?" Minato asked. Itachi simply shook his head. Jiraiya snorted. "Your team who you say are gonna be better than the Sannin barely took out a couple of thugs who don't even use chakra" the toad sage mocked causing Itachi to tighten his fist and unconsciously activate his sharingan. "I stand by what I said. My team will be better than the Sannin. Better ninja and better people. They wont become a lunatic who enjoys experimenting on people, a drunk who doesn't care about her family's legacy, or a pathetic old man who can only spend his days peeping on women because he's useless for anything other than writing his poorly written smut. I'll warn you Jiraiya, do not ever insult my team in my presence or I'll let you feel the true wrath of the sharingan" he said with an angry look in his eyes.
"Enough!" Minato shouted trying to stop this before anything physical could occur. "Jiraiya please leave, I still need to finish up with Itachi." Jiraiya left through the window but not before leveling a fierce glare at Itachi. Minato sighed, rubbing his head and looked up when his office door opened and Shizune entered. Before he could say anything, Shizune spoke. "Lord Hokage, Naruto has woken up but just had a panic attack" she said quickly. Minato's eyes widened upon hearing the condition of his first born and quickly rose from his desk and shunshined to the hospital.
(Naruto's Hospital Room)
It took three hours for Naruto to wake from his sedative induced nap and was immediately met with the sight of his Hokage. Minato, realizing that his son was awake met his eyes. "When I returned to Konoha after killing one thousand Iwa shinobi, I was treated as a hero. I was given the moniker of "The Yellow Flash of Konoha", I was treated with respect, but I never felt like one. True I did my duty to my village, but not a day goes by that I don't think about the day that I ended the lives of those men and women. After making my way through all of the villagers and fellow ninja that wanted to buy me a drink, I made it to my apartment and saw blood on my hands. No matter how much I washed, the blood wouldn't come off. If your mother had not been there for me, I have no doubt that I would have killed myself. I just want you to know that you're not alone and if you ever need someone to talk about this to, I'm here. I may have been a horrible father, so bad that you may not see me as anything more than your Hokage, but I'm sorry for everything. You will always be my son to me, and I'll always love you Naruto" he said with a tear falling from his eye.
As Minato began to stand up to leave, he was stopped by Naruto who grabbed him in a hug and started sobbing. Minato's eyes widened before hugging back. In between the sobs, Naruto spoke. "It hurt so bad. The loneliness, always being ignored. I only wanted to make you proud" he said letting the tears fall. Minato tightened his hold. "I know son. And I'm so sorry that I didn't realize it until now. I'm so sorry" he responded. After a couple of minutes, the two released from their hug and wiped their tears. Naruto looked in his father's eyes, looking for any sign of deception before speaking. "I forgive you Dad" he said causing new tears to come from the two.
Author's Note
Hope you enjoyed the chapter. I know that the fight scenes weren't written that good but I'm kinda suffering from writer's block. As for the group Sera was in, more about them will be revealed in future chapters. I also decided it will be a Naruto/Yakumo pairing.
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