A/N: For those who are confused to why Naruto's still alive, um... have I not mentioned about the Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Edo Tensei(Summoning Technique: Impure World Resurrection)? You must've seen it in the Third's fight with Orochimaru. Orochimaru resurrected the First and the Second with that kinjutsu(forbidden technique). It's when you have a sacrifice and perform the kinjutsu. The dead then comes back to life, takes the sacrifice's body, and forms it into his former body prior to his death. The summoner then controls the actions of the summoned. Thus, making Naruto controlled by Yondaime and Naruto doesn't have any choice, but to follow. Also, yes Yondaime is alive. This is my fanfiction and I can do whatever I want with it!!! Bwahahahaa!!! I think that Yondaime's the Akatsuki leader in the real Naruto anyway... the figure of the Akatsuki leader in the darkness is so like Yondaime... He has spiky hair and blue eyes... that's so just Yondaime, right? Oh, and sorry... I rush things up!! I wanted to end this fic so badly because first, I'm running out of ideas, and second, classes are going to be back by January 8, Monday. Things will start to cram up again!! Don't worry my youthful readers!! I'll be back once the traffic goes smooth again!! (I mean when I catch up with my studies again...) I am terribly sorry!!!!!
Disclaimer: I… I… I do not own Naruto!!!! (runs away with precious diamond-like tears flowing from my eyes)
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Recap:
Snow descended gracefully from the heavens. Sadness, silence, and regret swallowed up the ANBU captain.
I'm sorry… Nii-san… … Akatsuki leader, Yondaime, even though you're a Hokage… I'll kill you… for what you did to our clan…
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Chapter 11: Revelation
Naruto stared at the ceiling of the room as he lay on the bed. (If anybody is still confused about Naruto being alive, please reread the author's note above. Thank you.)
I'm back again at this apartment… It's been years…
"Daddy… It's cold…" Kokishin murmured in her sleep as she snuggled on Naruto's side.
Naruto embraced the little girl warmly and kissed her on the forehead. A sad frown surfaced on his face as he stroke Kokishin's face gently. She smiled angelically and Naruto felt… guilty.
Am I really able to do it… Tou-san?
/Flashback/
"The whole Akatsuki group has been slaughtered by Itachi except me. It's up to us to capture the nine Bijuu and only the Kyuubi is left. I need you to do that. You must return to Konoha and tell everybody that you're back to be with your daughter. The sneaky Uchiha ANBU captain must've already known that I'm controlling you and try to stop Kokishin from coming with you. That's when I will enter the scene. I'll tell everybody that I cannot sacrifice another life for the nine Bijuu to be complete and tell them that from that day on, I'm disbanding Akatsuki and let you live your life freely. When you get everybody's trust, that's when you will kidnap Kokishin and bring her to me."
"Yes, leader."
/End of flashback/
Sorry, Kokishin… but I really need to do this… He said as he put a jacket on his daughter and carried her with his arms in a bridal-like manner, careful not to wake her up. He jumped out of the window into the cold atmosphere outside unto the Konoha west gate.
He looked back unto the village and smiled heartbreakingly.
"Sorry everybody…" He whispered into the wintry breeze. "Sorry… Sasuke…"
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'Ding, dong!' The doorbell rang throughout the small apartment.
"Naruto! Ko-chan! Are you home?" A pink-haired medic-nin called out, only to find no answer to her call. Hm… that's odd… they're always home during morning-time.
She took hold of the knob and twisted it. It was not locked.
Huh… why would they leave their apartment unlocked if they were out? She wandered around the said apartment only to find out a newly used bed and an open window beside it. Hm… an open window… Naruto knows that there are burglars and still he left the window open. And the bed! My golly, I know that Naruto doesn't make his bed, but Ko-chan? It's already part of her to make her bed after using it! Well, I might as well leave; it's not good going inside somebody's house without permission.
She was about to leave the house, but she bumped into someone at the front door.
"Ow…" She hissed while caressing her head. She looked up unto the person who bumped her. "Sasuke-kun?"
He entered the small apartment and rummaged it. He went back to Sakura.
"Where's Naruto and Ko-chan?!" He demanded.
"Cool down, Sasuke-kun, you know--"
"Where are they?!" He grew impatient.
"Well, I don't know. They're usually home during morning-time, but I found the apartment empty. I even found the door unlocked, the bed unmade, and the window open. You know it's really odd. I wonder where they… Sasuke?"
He was gone.
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Damn it! Where the hell are they! I must've known better! Kokishin is in danger! Damn! Sasuke cursed as he searched whole Konoha, double-checking the places they usually go to. I bet they're in Akatsuki hideout.
He headed out of the west gate of Konoha and went to the cave.
"Naruto! Yondaime! I know you're there! Show yourselves!" Sasuke yelled with his voice echoing.
"Sasuke… so, you know what our plan is…" Naruto appeared out of the shadows.
"Naruto! How could you do that to your own daughter?!"
"I…" He looked away in shame.
Sasuke took this opportunity to attack him. He took out a kunai and threw it towards Naruto. He took notice of the kunai aimed at him, but openly received the attack.
Sasuke drew closer to the now limp body in front of her. He carried unto knee level Naruto's upper body. He wrapped his arm around the blonde's neck and his other free hand held Naruto's hand. "Naruto…"
"I'm sorry… I… I had no choice, but to obey Yondaime-sama's commands… and… I… I wanted to be with Ko-chan so badly… He promised me that once the nine Bijuu were collected, he would bring Ko-chan and I back to life… and we would be together… forever…" He exhaled his last breath and shattered into dust. The kinjutsu was off.
"Naruto… I… will avenge you and my clan… Yondaime, it's payback time!"
As he ventured deeper into the cave, he saw a glimpse of light. He rushed towards that light and there he saw Yondaime with a large mech in front of him. He also took notice of a little girl sprawled on the cold ground. It took about 2 seconds to make him realize that it's Kokishin.
"Ko-chan!" He dashed towards the little girl and held her in his arms. "Ko-chan! Answer me!"
No answer. She is dead. He stood up, bangs covering his eyes.
"Yondaime!" Sasuke called in rage. Yondaime turned to identify who called him.
"Well, well, well… If it isn't Uchiha Sasuke—the last survivor of the Uchiha clan!"
"What did you do to her?! Why did you kill her?!"
"Simple. To get the Bijuu." He smirked.
"The Bijuu? But why does it have to involve Kokishin? I mean, Naruto's the one who contains the Kyuubi!"
"Well, aren't we the innocent people? When Naruto gave birth to Kokishin, the Kyuubi was transferred to her. That's why he died 4 years ago easily with Kokishin healing from her badly injured body effortlessly."
"Gave… birth?"
"Once the nine Bijuu are collected in this huge mech, any wish can be granted! I will finally be with my wife, Uzumaki Ayaka!"
"Uzumaki Ayaka?"
"Yes! I am Uzumaki Ryuu, the father of Uzumaki Naruto and grandfather of Uzumaki Kokishin! I will revive Ayaka, Naruto, and Kokishin from the dead and we'll be a happy family! Don't worry; the former containers of the other Bijuu will also be revived."
"…" Sasuke was 'stunned' by the Hokage's speech. He sweatdropped.
"Now, feast your eyes! You will now witness the Uzumaki's revival!" He said as a white, blinding glow engulfed them.
"Oh, and please let Uchiha Sasuke forget about the avenging thingy." Yondaime whispered with a guilty grin.
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It was January 18 and a really loud music was heard from the restaurant on the northwest side of Konoha.
"Happy birthday, Ko-chan!!" Everybody sang as Kokishin blew her birthday candle.
Everybody was there—Naruto, Sakura, Shikamaru, Ino, Chouji, Hinata, Lee, Shino, Tenten, Kiba, Neji, Iruka, Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai, Gai, Tsunade, Shizune, Konohamaru and his gang, Yondaime(Ryuu), Ayaka, Mr. Mushi, the friends of Kokishin, and some other ninjas. Even the Sand Siblings were there.
Kokishin was very happy to see everybody there. They ate, drank, and been merry… well… except for Kokishin! She's too young to drink!! Haha.
………
Wait! Something's missing! Where's Sasuke?! Oh, yes, there he is, out on the balcony. He really did hate crowds.
Something was really bothering him… It's about Kokishin and Naruto… Aw, poor little cutie…
/Flashback/
Sasuke stared at her as he handed over the teddy bear. Same hair color, same nose, same lips, same skin, same everything! It was as if he was looking right into himself, except for the facts that she's younger, has longer hair, a female, and that she has deep, innocent, cerulean eyes that resembled somebody else's.
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"How could you say that about your own child?! It's still not too late! No! I wouldn't accept that!" He said in desperation without being aware of what he just said.
"My… own child?"
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All of a sudden, her eyes snapped open which startled Sakura and Sasuke. Then, the once cerulean-blue, shocked eyes turned into bloody, fuming red ones with one comma-like figure rotating about the pupil on each eye fast and furiously, which surprised them even more.
"Isn't that… the Sharingan?" Sakura asked Sasuke.
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He, then, noticed a black birthmark on the lower back of Kokishin, near the spine.
Wait… that's an Uchiha fan birthmark and only close descendants of the main branch acquire those… Hitomi is not from the main branch… but Ko-chan has it… Something's fishy here… Sasuke swam through his thoughts.
"Ouch! Uncle Sasuke, you scrub too hard!" Kokishin pouted.
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"You know, Daddy always takes me to this place. He always buys me tomato-flavored ice-cream—my favorite!" She said in a Naruto-like grin.
"T-Tomato?" Sasuke suspiciously gazed at the girl.
"Yes! I love tomatoes! I remember Daddy always putting tomatoes to whatever I eat because they're my favorite!"
What…? Naruto doesn't like tomatoes and so does Hitomi… Only I like tomatoes… Something really is fishy here… He thought.
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"M-My mannerism…" He stuttered.
"Oh, yeah, it's my mannerism… Daddy always scolds at me whenever he sees me doing it. Hehe…" She said.
That's pretty weird… she's almost a younger version of me, except that she's a female… Oh well, fate can be twisted sometimes… He sighed.
/End of flashback/
Sasuke swam through his memories. So, it just means that I'm the other father of Kokishin! Wait… Hitomi… I forgot about her… but what about the Uchiha fan birthmark? Well… there's only one way to find out…
"Sasuke-teme? What are you doing there?"
"Oh, dobe… It's you… y'know I hate crowds…" He hissed.
"Oh, yeah… Haha!"
"When did you meet Hitomi?"
"Hm? Hitomi? Who's Hitomi?" He was confused.
Huh?? That's weird… "Uchiha Hitomi! My cousin!"
"C'mon, teme, you must be crazy! I don't know who Hitomi is! And Uchiha? I thought you were the last Uchiha alive!"
"You don't know Uchiha Hitomi? Kokishin's mom?" Sasuke smirked.
"U-Um… well… ugh…" He stuttered. Damn it, Tsunade-baa-chan, why did you make such stories… Now, I'm in this damned situation.
"What about her Sharingan? And her Uchiha fan birthmark? Her love for tomatoes? Her mannerisms? Her looks? Well, if I didn't know better, I would've thought that she's my daughter." His smirk widened.
"S-Sasuke… y-you know that that will n-never happen!" He stuttered even more and turned red. "A-And b-besides w-we n-never had… y-you know what…"
"Really? Then, how come I remember a time we had one, huh?" He faked a confused face.
"C-Come on! Y-You must be dreaming! You perv!"
"Stop denying it! You're father told me about the whole Kyuubi thing. He said that you gave birth to Kokishin. And besides, a female couldn't make someone pregnant. That means only a guy can make it." He teased.
"Shut up, Sasuke-teme!! You're just making up things!!"
"Naruto…" His face became serious.
"(Sigh…) Alright, alright!! I give up!! Yes, we're the parents of Kokishin!" He said out aloud.
"Naruto…? Is that true?" Somebody from behind asked.
Naruto turned to recognize who it was only to find out that everybody was out in the balcony. "Ah… everybody…"
"Is Uncle Sasuke my other father?" Kokishin asked innocently, taking off her birthday hat.
"Oh, Kami-sama… Why do I have to go through this…?" He whispered.
"N-Naruto…?" Hinata called.
"Yeah… Sasuke is Kokishin's OTHER father… But--"
"Hurray! Daddy Sasuke!" Kokishin ran towards the raven-haired ANBU captain and hugged him. Sasuke hugged back.
"So, you mean you, Sasuke, and Ko-chan will be living together?" Kiba teased.
"W-Wait! N-No!" Naruto blushed hard.
"Huh…? No happy family…?" Kokishin's eyes started to well up.
"Ah, Ko-chan, honey…"
"C'mon, Naruto, you wouldn't want to make the little girl cry… And besides when Ko-chan grows up, she will have to marry someone, her surname will be changed, and there will not be an Uchiha left. As an Uchiha, I need to revive our clan by having a son." He smirked.
"Then go get another girl, teme!!" Naruto yelled.
"Ko-chan wouldn't want to have a stepbrother, dobe, so I choose to have another one with you." He smirked evilly as he dragged the struggling Naruto away.
"Sasuke-teme!! You gay bastard!!! Let go!! I'm so gonna kill you!!"
Everybody laughed except for a certain confused girl.
"Aunt Sakura? What are they talking about?"
END
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A/N: Hurray! I'm finished with my fanfic!!!!! Whew, I couldn't squeeze any story out of my mind already! Again, I'm sorry!!!! Anyway, I wanna thank all of you for reading it until the end! Please review! Please read my new fic! It's entitled Mellow Summertime! Thanks! Ja ne!