Chapter 3

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters…

This is just my sad attempt to rid myself of boredom!

This is my first try on writing a fanfic… I hope you enjoy reading this piece of crap… please tell me what you think, I would really appreciate it… thanks!

"You know that it would take a lot more to dispose of my Baa-chan. Do you not believe in me?!"

"I know and I believe in you but it's been years since we've heard from you. We've been searching for you for quite some time and we didn't find any trace of your whereabouts we just assumed you died no matter how hard it is for us." Tsunade spoke sobbing.

"No need to cry anymore Tsunade, I'm back."

"What happened to you Naruto?! When you defeated the leader of Akatsuki you just vanished."

"Well… It is a long story."

"We have time…" Jiraiya started to speak when he was interrupted by the hooded figure "We don't have time for this Namikaze-sama…"

"Namikaze…sama?! You know?! How?!" Tsunade asked with worry in her voice.

"It's ok. We still have time; I did come here to see my precious people and I do have a lot of things to clarify. Why don't we all sit down and I'll begin my story"

Flashback

As the war between villages goes nearer to its conclusion, bodies of countless ninjas from both sides – Konoha and her allies and Akatsuki and company, lie scattered, some mutilated, on the battlefield. The Rookie 9 with Gai's Team was either panting from physical or chakra exhaustion. It was clear that Konoha and her allies were winning the war. With the power of the Kazekage, Hokage, Toad Sannin and finally the Kyuubi Jinchuriki the enemies were either buried in sand, stepped on by large toads, pummeled to the ground by extreme strength or just plain burnt by the Kyuubi's chakra. It was also surprising that unexpected allies came to aid the village in their battle. Uchiha Sasuke, who left the village in search for power returned after killing Orochimaru and helped in defeating the Akatsuki's army with the help of his snake summons and Team Snake; Zabuza and Haku were also there to aid the leaf. With Zabuza's skills in kenjutsu and water jutsus and Haku's special bloodline it was only a matter of time that the Akatsuki's forces were lessened. Zabuza and Haku were defeated in battle by Team 7 in the Land of Wave during one of their missions; they despise Gato and his men and helped Team 7 in defeating the low life. In the end, Zabuza and Haku became friends with Team 7 and promised to aid anyone in their teams if any one of them needed help before separating wats, therefore aiding them in the war against Akatsuki. Ninjas from other shinobi villages like the ones in the Land of Snow and Tea Country also came to aid the Leaf. Probably the most surprising person to aid them was Itachi, supposedly traitor and murderer of the Uchiha clan. It was a sight to see the two Uchiha brothers fighting against Tobi, also known as Madara Uchiha. The two fought flawlessly against their ancestor and though they were almost defeated, in the end they won against Madara, killing the man and exacting revenge for theit massacred clan. What's more surprising than the aid of Itachi is that Sasuke did not have any killing intent towards Itachi.

It was a few months before the war when Naruto and Sasuke fought against each other for the 10th time after Sasuke's defection; Sasuke has just killed Orochimaru was looking for Itachi with his new team, Team Snake. Naruto was again ssearching for Sasuke to tell him of his recent discovery – Itachi was and is innocent; he did not murder the Uchiha clan, it was Uchiha Madara who did so and framed Itachi by using a genjutsu on Sasuke. As the two hit each other with their jutsus, the two got thrown away. Sasuke hit a tree and because of too many wounds and chakra exhaustion was not able to move or stand up. Naruto went over to Sasuke and explained the situation with the help of necessary evidence he acquired that shows that the older Uchiha is indeed not the one who caused the massacre of their family. With the new found knowledge, Sasuke accepted the blonde's offer in returning to Konoha and be reinstated as a Konoha shinobi along with his teammates; of course, a severe punishment was given to them but it Sasuke accepted it better than anyone thought.

As war was waging in the outskirts of Fire Country, an epic battle was commencing in the very center of the battlefield. It was the battle between the leader of the Akatsuki, Pein, wielder of the Rinnegan and Uzumaki Naruto, Jinchuriki of the Nine Tailed Demon Fox; two legendary warriors wielding powers known only in legends. As the two warriors and their jutsus clashed for the last time, an explosion followed by a bright light enveloped the whole battlefield and as the dust settled and the aftermath of the explosion receded, everyone saw Pein fall to the ground dead. Every shinobi stayed silently waiting for Naruto to surface but he did not appear. The Konoha ninjas rejoiced for the defeat of the Akatsuki with the exception of the Rookie 9, Team Gai and their senseis, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Shizune, Iruka, Gaara and his siblings and other shinobies close to Naruto who were searching for his body. Naruto together with Haku, Zabuza and Itachi were gone and not one of their bodies were seen.They searched the whole place for his body but did not find any. It was a bitter-sweet event for Naruto's precious people. The women were brought to tears while the men were searching furiously for the bodies but they were never found. The world was indeed a safer place for its inhabitants but the pain that the people who were close with the once hyper-active blonde were dumbfounded; they were left in painful agony looking for their precious friend and savior who sacrificed everything, even his life. Naruto.

A/N. I'll be posting the other part of the flashback in the next chapter. if some things confuse you please let me know. other things will be revealed during the course of the story. oh and thank you for the ones who reviewed. thank you everyone!