Naruto Shippuuden: Altering Time

Chapter Six: Saving Sasuke

A/N: Hello! This is the sixth chapter :D It centers mainly on the short battle between Itachi, Sasuke and Naruto, and then after that it proceeds to telling us how the present had been changed. And if you're probably wondering, Naruto would automatically return back to his time after preventing the action that triggered Sasuke's death.

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A kunai whizzed past Naruto and he instantly recognized this room. Turning to his left, Naruto faced the worst enemy he had ever come across. Pein smirked and approached his nephew. "Where did you come from?" growled Pein, as he prepared to kill Naruto. The blonde frowned and realized that the other Naruto was thrown into another room. There was no time to fight Pein now. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" shouted Naruto as multiple clones appeared behind him. All of them charged towards Pein, giving the real Naruto a chance to head for Sasuke and Itachi's battle. He sprinted down the dark hallways and turned into the familiar chamber. "Sasuke!" screamed Naruto, alerting the Uchiha to his brother's deadly lunge. Sasuke jumped away and landed next to Naruto and smirked at him. "Nice timing, Naruto," drawled Sasuke. Naruto was relieved and was ready to defeat Itachi once and for all.

"Two young kids … wanting to defeat me?" mocked Itachi. He closed his eyes and muttered, "Sharingan." As he opened his eyes, Sasuke glanced at Naruto and nodded. The younger Uchiha brother activated his Sharingan as well and wielded his sword firmly. 'I'm not going to let Sasuke die in front of my eyes again,' thought Naruto firmly. He released a series of deadly kicks towards Itachi, but the Akatsuki member swiftly dodged them all, until the very last blow. Naruto's fist flew into Itachi's face and sent him stumbling backwards, his mouth bleeding. "Impressive," muttered Itachi. Sasuke frowned and glowered at Itachi. "You'll never make it out alive, Itachi."

"Who says?"

"The both of us," replied Naruto flatly, clenching his fists.

Itachi chuckled deviously and cracked his knuckles. "You'll regret all of this," growled the older Uchiha brother. Suddenly, he disappeared. Within a split second, he reappeared behind Sasuke and swung his leg upwards and hit Sasuke hard on his neck. The raven-haired teenager fell to the ground, unconscious, but that was not the end of Sasuke's turn in this deadly battle. The unconscious clone on the ground disappeared as the real Sasuke dropped down from the ceiling and prepared to give Itachi a devastating blow with his sword. The alert shinobi dodged quickly, but had received a rather serious cut on his right arm. Scowling, Itachi knew that both of them had already improved in skills and together, they matched his prowess. "Alright, no more games!" shouted Naruto. There was a short silence before the familiar sound of the Chidori was heard. Sasuke glared at his brother and roared, "I'll never miss this time!!" He lunged towards Itachi and hit him directly on the chest, but before the Chidori could enter his body even further, a hand erupted from the ground below and grabbed Sasuke's ankle tightly. Itachi jumped high up in the air and formed seals and lightning speed. "Katon, Gokakyuu no Jutsu!"

A large flaming fireball advanced towards Sasuke, whose leg was halfway stuck beneath the earth. From up above, Itachi knew that the fireball would definitely consume his helpless brother, but what came after that was way unexpected. Uzumaki Naruto, who was covered in red, demonic chakra, shielded Sasuke from the monstrous fireball. Naruto was already turning into the Kyuubi and gaining full power, Itachi knew. Knowing that he would have to fight this fight another day, Itachi landed back down on the ground. Naruto growled and approached Itachi, who held a composed expression. "It seems that … this may be the last time I will escape from a battle with the famous two. We will meet again and finish this battle," said Itachi. As soon as he disappeared, so did Naruto.

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Hatake Kakashi stood in front of a certain grave, one that he would remember almost all of his life. Uchiha Obito's grave stood firm, with his worn-out goggles in front of the tombstone. Suddenly, a sudden movement broke the long silence. Kakashi turned to the bushes. "Who's there?" muttered Kakashi, narrowing his eyes. Surprisingly, it was none other than Uzumaki Naruto, who had just jumped out of the thick bushes. He had injuries and bruises all over, and his blue eyes where staring straight into his. "It's about time, Naruto," said Kakashi. "You have a lot of explaining to do."

Naruto raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is it, sensei?"

"That," said Kakashi, as he pointed towards the visible Hokage Mountain. Naruto glanced towards the Mountain and stared at it for a few seconds before realizing the reality of what he had done. Tsunade's face was not there, and Minato's was the last one. That would only mean he would still be alive. "When I woke up everything was in a mess. Things that shouldn't have been here are here." Naruto stepped forward and asked, "Is Sasuke alive?" Kakashi sighed and nodded nonetheless. "Yes, he is. But there are dire consequences which you should deal with first, Naruto!" The blonde blinked. He didn't see what was wrong. Minato was alive, so wasn't that a good thing? Kakashi folded his arms and continued, "Some things have been undone, because of the actions of the Fourth." "Like what?" asked Naruto, starting to fear for the very worst.

"Like how Orochimaru's still alive and Anko joining him."

Naruto gasped. "How's that possible?!"

Kakashi looked back at Obito's grave and answered, "Minato … insisted on waiting for you, all this while, right after this time was changed."

He glanced back at Naruto again. "And it was a very long time."

Suddenly, Namikaze Minato appeared in front of the two. "Naruto, you're back," said Minato, with a warm smile on his face. "I was waiting for you." Naruto frowned and said, "You changed this time?" Minato shook his head and grimaced. "I'm afraid that when you had warned me about the Kyuubi, I was already prepared. Sandaime sealed the Kyuubi inside you, despite the consequences." Naruto was shocked. That would mean that Sarutobi had died instead of Minato, and that now the Fourth was the ruling Hokage of Konohagakure. "It's time we headed for Orochimaru's base, now that Naruto has returned," said Kakashi suddenly.

Minato looked back at Kakashi and nodded. "We're taking Naruto with us."

The Fourth Hokage looked much older now; he was even growing a moustache. Naruto had never imagined looking at Minato in this way, but yet it seemed perfectly normal.

Within a few minutes, Naruto, Kakashi, Minato and Sai were leaping through the forests, their destination set on Orochimaru's hidden base.

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Hey guys I know this is short but I still have to finish up my lamp for Design and Technology.

Oh the horror.

But the next one will be longer, promise!!