A/N: Thanks for the reviews! To emi-kun, oh yes, I know that it gets boring… (Cries) I don't even know why people still read this story even though the plot goes around again and again!
Disclaimer: I… I… I do not own Naruto!!!! (runs away with precious diamond-like tears flowing from my eyes)
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Recap:
-Somewhere near Konoha-
"Orochimaru-sama, everything's ready. Please give us a signal when we'll be attacking Konohagakure." A ninja informed.
Orochimaru smirked evilly. "We'll be attacking right after the sun sets. Kukukuku…"
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Chapter 6:
The last glimpse of the golden sun has vanished unto the mountains and the night has loomed at Konohagakure.
"It's so quiet tonight… isn't it, Naruto?" Sakura whispered unto the slumbering ninja as she gazed at Konoha.
Yeah…
All of a sudden, the emergency bell rang and a giant snake broke through the Konoha West Gate.
"Haruno-san, a lot of people is hurt; we need you at the West Gate!" A medic-nin burst at the door.
"I'll be right there." She tenderly stroke Naruto's cheek. "Fuyuko, please take care of Naruto."
And she left.
"Kukuku… She didn't even notice that I'm here!" Fuyuko removed her mask to reveal a menace.
O-Orochimaru!!!
"Poor Naruto—you took the risk of dying just to save your son. I'm so touched." Orochimaru pouted sarcastically.
What the hell do you want?! …… As if he can hear me… Naruto mentally rolled his eyes.
"Orochimaru!!" A raven-haired man busted through the door.
"My, my, my! If it isn't Sasuke-kun!"
Unexpectedly, somebody gripped Sasuke from behind and another blind-folded his eyes to keep him from using his Sharingan.
"Is there anything else I can do for you, Orochimaru-sama?" One who had a very familiar voice asked.
"Akira! What are you doing here?!" Sasuke yelled.
"Tsk tsk tsk… He's not Akira; he's Daisuke, Sasuke my dear."
"Why you imbecilic, pedophilic, phallic retard!" Sasuke screeched.
Hey, that's my line! Naruto mentally roared.
"Phallic…?" Orochimaru asked.
"Er…" Damn it, Naruto!
"He's tied now with a chakra-infused rope, Orochimaru-sama. It'll keep him from using chakra." A white-haired man with round eyeglasses informed.
"Good."
"What do you want?" Sasuke hissed.
"Actually, I'm just buying some time. By midnight, this earth will be crumbling to pieces because a new world that I've created through replication would sip all of this world's life-chakra. It's just like what happened to Naruto and his original."
Me… and my… original…
"But why… Why do you have to make another world?!"
"… It's a secret!"
Naruto mentally fell on his head with a big sweatdrop hanging on it.
"Anyway, that explains the earthquakes."
-Inside Naruto's mind-
"Hey, kit, are you sure you don't want to borrow my life-chakra?" Kyuubi asked.
"Shut up. I don't need it and I know exactly what you're up to."
"Fine!"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"Hey, kit, I promise that I won't take over!"
"I don't believe you."
"Fine!"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"Hey, kit--"
"Can't you see that I'm thinking right now?!" Naruto yelled.
"Sorry…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"Hey, kit!"
"What now?" He growled.
"You used the Chakura Idou no Jutsu thingy when you saved Akira right?"
"Yeah. So?"
"Maybe if you used that, you'll be able to save the earth!"
"Well, you've got a point there."
"But you're the only one who knows about Orochimaru's plan that can perform that kinjutsu, right?"
"I think I know where this conversation is leading to, but I guess there's no other way…"
-10:30pm at the real world-
"Kabuto, Daisuke, keep guard. Nature calls." Orochimaru commanded and left.
Seriously… at a time like this…? Kabuto thought.
"Kabuto-san." Daisuke called.
When Kabuto turned to ask why Daisuke called him, he was surprised by a super-duper ultra magnetic… (ahem… too much cartoon-watching…) punch on the nose that quickly drove Kabuto unconscious.
"What's happening?" Sasuke asked as he can't see because his eyes were covered.
The blind-fold and the chakra-infused rope were removed from Sasuke.
"But why?" Sasuke asked again.
"Tou-san, it's me."
"Akira? But I thought you were Daisuke."
"Well, I used that look-alike to my advantage. I've beaten him up to a pulp a while ago and disguised as Daisuke."
"You've beaten yourself?"
"Tou-san, he was replicated from me yesterday. There's no way I'll lose to who I was yesterday." Akira explained.
"You've been improving, Akira-chan." Somebody said.
"N-Naruto!" Sasuke called. "B-But I thought you're supposed to be back after 5 years!"
"Nothing's impossible with the Kyuubi's help."
"Kyuubi? But I thought--"
"Shush, shush! Hey, Akira, do you know where they performed the replication?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah… It's in a secret cave where the Akatsuki's hideout formally was."
"Good. Can you please tell Tsunade that Orochimaru's currently in the comfort room?"
"Sure." Akira said as he went off.
Sasuke tried to say something, but Naruto just hugged him tightly. "N-Naruto?"
"This may sound a little funny… and cheesy… but… I love you… Do you love me?"
"Well, I do love you, but…"
"Thank-you… I hope you will forgive me for what I'm about to do."
But before he realized, Sasuke was shot at the back by a syringe.
"What's this…?" Suddenly, he felt sleepy. "Naruto… don't tell me you're planning to… stop the replication… all by yourself…"
"I'm really sorry, Sasuke. I can't afford to lose everybody… especially you…"
"But… if you do this… you're… gonna… die…"
"One death is better than billions of it." He said as he gently touched Sasuke's face and kissed his forehead.
"No…"
"I gotta go…" He turned his back on Sasuke. "Goodbye… teme…"
"Dobe…!"
-After two years (Kokishin's POV)-
Uncle Lee and Aunt Sakura finally got together, while Aunt Hinata and Uncle Kiba had their first son, Inuko.
Aunt Tenten and Uncle Neji must be having their honeymoon now, but Uncle Neji canceled it because he said it's not a ninja thing. Hehe, the truth is that he's just really nervous, but that also made Aunt Tenten really furious! She threatened Uncle Neji that she would divorce him if they won't have a honeymoon. That's why he's now asking some tips from their former teacher, Gai-sensei.
Uncle Shikamaru and Aunt Ino had their second daughter, Haruhana. Aunt Ino wants a male child; that's why she's asking Uncle Shikamaru out again, but he says it's troublesome.
Akira-chan already has Aunt Ino's daughter, Mihana-chan, as her girlfriend. They may be still young to start a relationship, but hey, Dad and Tou-san also started around that age, right? Well, I've always thought that Akira-chan likes her by the way he blushes whenever she's around.
Last month, I succeeded Tsunade-sama as Hokage. She needed to retire because of old age, but she still looks like she's in mid-twenties! My golly, I totally hate the paperworks!!
Tou-san said with weird smile that all of these things happened because of a prankster kid's curiosity. That totally left me confused… I mean, how come it all came from curiosity, let alone a prankster kid's?
By the way, Orochimaru is now securely imprisoned. Guess what, he was arrested in the hospital comfort-room doing his thing! Haha!
Speaking of the hospital, Tou-san bought a hospital-room where Dad… left him two years ago… He visits it often, but now, he's with me. We're here at a coffee shop near the hospital where we can view above the Hokage Mountain a large stone monument with somebody's face sculpted on it. It was in honor of the hero who sacrificed his life to save the whole world. And that hero is my dad.
"Hey, have you heard?" Somebody said from a table next to us.
"What?" Another asked.
"About the mysterious golden-haired ninja that travels on a humongous frog! They say he had weird fox-like whiskers on his cheeks and wears a ridiculous orange outfit, but they also say that he's extremely powerful! He was last spotted at Suna!"
"Yeah! Actually, I was there and I've seen him with my own eyes! I was nearly squished when his pet frog came jumping!! But… he really looks familiar to me. I think I've seen him before… But I don't remember where…"
Tou-san and I looked at each other for a moment until we both smiled happily.
"He's alive."
-Somewhere far away (Normal POV)-
A tan man with a sun-kissed hair and fox-like whiskers stood firmly on a massive red frog. He closed his eyes as he savored the soothing breeze of the sea.
Someday, we'll meet again… Maybe not in this lifetime… Maybe after thousands or millions of years… But I promise unto you… someday…we will…
END
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A/N: Hey, that was quick! Yeah, I know, I know… Another rushed ending… I'm trying to work on another sequel… but… I don't really know if it'll be a sequel. I don't even know if this story will be my last! Hahaha! If you like my story, please tell me in a review so that I'll make another one! Convince me!! Bwahahahahahhaha!!
Oh, by the way, the thing about Orochimaru—I made it a secret because I don't know what reason I'll put there! But maybe it's because Jiraiya dumped him and he wanted to replicate the world so that he will have another chance with Jiraiya!!!! GYAAA!!!!
Please review!! Ja ne!!!!
(Currently hooked up to RuHana pairing… Hehe, certified shounen ai lover here…)