Well, I had no inspirations or ideas on how to write the last chapter. So I just made a epilogue/ending kinda thingy...sorry if it isnt jam packed. I just needed a satisfying conclusion, considering how much writer's block I am facing.

So, hopefully you enjoy.

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Naruto sighed quietly into the air around him, feeling a bit nostalgic as he stared off into the sunset. It was times like this that kept him at peace.

"Daddy!"

He smiled at the familiar voices shouting at him in unison. Turning away from the landscape, he glanced curiously at the young children running up to him. "Well well, did you guys have fun today?"

"Yeah!" Ashe declaired, smiling brightly. "Can we come back soon?"

Naruto and Sasuke stood quietly, side by side, staring up at the cliffs that faced them. They had traveled out here for their showdown, the only way to have a hope of a peaceful future. Knowing the infants were safe with the doctor that helped birth them until...if they came back, they held no worries as they searched the woods, the Uchiha following his nose to the trail that would lead them to their enemy. No words were spoken, their determination keeping them focused.

Surprisingly, neither of them had requested to leave the other behind. It was unspoken that they did this together as one, and nothing would change that, even the possibility of death. And after a simply exchange of 'I love yous' and a tender last kiss, they had not said anything to each other during their search. It was their goodbye, if things turned for the worst.

"I want to visit again too, daddy," Cailey said, sounding energetic. "The flowers were are so beautiful! I made a crown today!"

He laughed, ruffling her hair. "Alright then, we'll come back as soon as possible. You all wait for me by the road...Tachi, watch over your sisters."

As they ran for their destiantion, laughing amongst themselves, the smile quickly fell from the fox's face, and he turned to stare at the lone gravestone he came to visit many times. He sighed quietly, setting down the flowers he had bought. "Until next time..."

"Well, well...it seems you both came."

They tensed, turning to face the figure now right in front of them. The silver haired hound smiled, pressing his spectacles closer to his face. "Well then, isn't this romantic? Two lovers who will die side by side.."

Sasuke growled. "The only one dying here is you, Kabuto."

"We'll see about that." The trained hunter suddenly surged forward, rushing at the two with a deadly fury. The other two stood poised, waiting as they met head on in a clash that started the beginning of the end.

Naruto finally gathered his tears and met his children at the bottom of the hill. They talked happily as they trotted down the road towards their house, which was a few miles away. But they were strong children, like their parents once had been. They could handle it.

"Daddy.." Tachi paused, then smiled up at him. "I want to bring flowers too, next time."

It took a second to realize what the boy was implying, but then the blond smiled, eyes watering again. "Of course."

Naruto and Sasuke moved out of the way as another deadly swipe was aimed at them. Twisting quickly, Kabuto set his sights on the fox, lashing out. Fortunately, he had expected the attack him and caught the fist shooting at him, aiming a punch of his own. A twist, and his enemy was able to grab onto the wrist before it impacted and twisted it until a growl of pain erupted. Any more and the bone would definitely break...

And then Sasuke came up from behind, catching Kabuto off guard with a kick to the side. Grunting, the silver haired man pulled away then receded a bit, smirking at them. "This is fun. I can't wait to destroy you both.."

They lashed at each other again, a blur of bodies to any onlookers that watched this battle take place. Naruto and Sasuke made a good team in countering off the attacks, and they seemed to be having the upper hand. But, unfortunately, the other hound was slowly losing his sense of restraint, and was now lunging at them like a deranged animal.

"Oorichimaru will be pleased with me after this! I will not fail his orders!!"

Suddenly Kabuto shot his leg out, effectively causing Naruto to trip and fall backward. The other smirked, pulling up his sharp claws and moving to strike the fox in the chest.

A scream ran through the battlefield.

Naruto smiled at the sight of their home. He had returned here with his children, to his house that once belonged to their true mother as well, and he had built up on it, making sure there was plenty of room for his new family. He would never leave that house, too many memories were there, and he never wanted to give that up.

"Dad! What are you doing, let's get home!"

Snapping out of his thoughts, the Uzumaki smiled and yelled sorry to his children, following them as they looked eager to be at their house again.

Naruto opened his eyes, wondering if he was dead. Something warm and wet dribbled onto his arm, and he glanced up, not expecting what he saw.

Sasuke stood in front of him, a clawed hand pushed through his chest. He stared in wonder down at the blond, before smiling a bit. "I...made it..." then he groaned and slumped to the ground as the hand was roughly pulled out. The fox couldn't think, couldn't register the sight of the bloody body in front of him. His lover, his friend...his...

He choked, unable to move as Kabuto neared him, licking his nails clean. "Well well, now that I've taken care of him, shall we put you out of your misery?"

Too bad he didn't expect the look of pure anger aimed at him, and the determined blond to lash out at him with all his might, fighting with both their strengths now, and more. It was over before the hound even could register this newfound strength.

Naruto sighed as he entered the house, scolding his children as they ran around the living room. "Settle down kids, and go wash up for dinner," he barked, watching as they grumbled but stumbled down the hallways, their shouts never fading away.

He sighed again, glancing around this room and letting his mind drift back to that day. The day when Sasuke sacrificed his life for his own...

Naruto panted, barely even registering the amount of blood on his body, or the fact that it was he who had killed Kabuto, leaving him and his spilling blood to cool and fade into the earth. He only knew that he walked towards his broken lover, a sense of emptiness filling him. Pulling the raven's head into his lap, he cried as those beautiful eyes opened weakly, staring into his own. "You saved me Sasuke..."

"Of course...I...love you...Naruto..."

"I love you too, Sasuke," he whispered into the room, letting his memories of that day go back into hiding for now.

"What are you mumbling to yourself for?" a smooth voice asked him, arms wrapping around his chest and a head resting on his shoulder. The blond let himself smile, turning to face the dark haired man. "Nothing, just thinking, Sasu-kun."

A scowl was his response. "I make you and the kids dinner and you get me with that silly pet name, dobe."

"I'm not a dobe, bastard!"

And that's how life was.

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I hope you enjoyed! And sorry if this wasn't the ending you were hoping for. Until next time, readers!