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AN: Thank you. Thank you, thank you, and thank you! To all who have this story as a favorite. Sorry for taking so long. This is not the end. There is still so much more I want to tell you about this AU. You'll find a lot of side notes here, small stories I want to try to get to. None of the lines are misprinted. I mean what they say. There are also things I don't know about this world that I want to. The enemy, how Asuma-sensei died, did Wave happen, how did Iruka...ah, can't tell. I do have his story and Sakura's in the works. (A female decided to jump Iruka-kun's story {not him. I know, sad, huh?} and now that's held up.) Tabi Akumu-sensei is an OC I made. I plan on putting some drabbles up about her. Oh, Anko claimed him over my objections. (personally, I'm not going to to argue with her.)
Vestige by T. M. Revolution is the song that came up on my mp3 when I started thinking this story. 2-2 ½ hours of that song to write the main body of this. If you decide to listen, you should only have to go through it two or three times
Once again,
I don't own Naruto or the not-really-crossovers that are mentioned.
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Naruto slowly stood. His enemy, their enemy, cackled from his position at the other end of the field.
"Naruto," Sakura whispered from his left. "Don't."
Sasuke's hand touched his foot.
"I will. No one else can."
A step forward. A second. With each step the wind gathered around him. This, this is what it had chosen him for. This was his purpose. To take on the wind's enemy. To be the sharp knife of the element. Another step.
His family, his precious people where in danger from the madman. Neji fought on the distance, his left thigh a bloody mess. He has to give Anko children, I promised. Sasuke's back was extensively damaged from the bastard's last attack. This won't (can't!) keep Moegami grounded. Do your best, Sakura. Kurenai was casting genjutsus right and left at Kiba and Akamaru's side, adding bite to their tactics. I will not let another kid become an orphan. Hinata had already been pulled back behind the fighting line, exhausted from predicting troop movements with her byakugan. Her clan needs her. Konohamaru had a team in the forest picking off those going for the camp. I hope he goes looking for Jiraiya like he said he would. Iruka was waiting at camp for him. I can't keep him waiting. Tenzou was guarding the dying Tsunade. Everyone wants her to make me Hokage, but she can't. Tenten was gone. Gone. He had to die.
The wind and chakra burst from him.
"No one," his rough voice whispered. "No one takes my precious people from me. No one."
Asuma-sensei was long gone. Ino might as well be gone because of the bastard in front of him. Gaara was her only link to life; taking him from this fight. A large group of genin was being held captive by the enemy's lackey. H-sensei was looking for them, his four especially, with his cousin Joshua, who was pissed over the whole thing. Chances were high they were already dead as part of some twisted game. Shikamaru would never fight again after losing his legs.
The chakra and wind began to coalesce at his shoulders.
Konoha was in rubble. All the wind chimes silent. The Aburame hives crushed. The Yamanaka flowers burnt. My lilac bush! The merchants businesses stripped. The Nara deer decimated. The Huugya and Akimichi herbs sown with salt. The Academy buried, along with the students inside. Ichiraku Ramen wiped out of existence.
"NO ONE HURTS MY PRECIOUS PEOPLE!"
And Naruto ran.
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Sakura watched as her teammate, her best friend, gathered the power of the wind. The tears began to flow. Asuma-sensei had warned them a day would come when the wind would claim Naruto.
She had never fully understood what he meant. Until now that was. Green eyes could see the wind forming around him. Changing him. Taking him away.
Give, something whispered. Give.
"Give what!" she cried out.
A grunt came from Sasuke. Sakura turned. The dark haired boy, man really, was channeling his chakra into his hand. As the chakra formed, it was whisked away. She flashed her eyes to the blonde leaving them. The chakra at his shoulder was taking shape. Wings of some sort.
Give.
The pinkette focused healing chakra. The green light was pulled from her.
Give.
From all across the battle field, the forest, from behind where the camp was, strings of chakra were woven by the wind. Her breath came in gasps. It was and wasn't wings. It was the sign of the Galestorm in mirror. The Whirlwind sign oscillated under them by the hundreds. The sign of Kazegami.
"NO ONE HURTS MY PRECIOUS PEOPLE!"
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I wish none of this happened. Naruto thought as he ran. I wish Sasuke's family hadn't had to die. I wish Itachi hadn't had to kill them. I wish Tabi-sensei hadn't died after giving birth to the triplets. I wish Jiraiya would come see them. I wish Sakura's mom didn't die in the attack. I wish I'd gotten Sai to give me a real smile. I wish Asuma-sensei had met his kid. I wish I had told her...
But if the wind hadn't come for me, everyone would be different. I never would have met Amaterasu. Sasuke probably would have run away. Sakura and Kakashi-sensei wouldn't be my best friends. I really doubt Jiraiya and Akumu would have gotten together. Iruka likely wouldn't have set me up with Tenten. But he would be fine. Would the Sandaime still have died?
Would my precious people care as much for me if the wind hadn't come?
"If I had the choice to go back and do it again, I wouldn't. I want to...I will take care of them. I will take care of you all."
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The fighters for both sides turned at the sound of thunder. Naruto charged with spectral wings at the enemy. Their fists crashed together and the world turned white.
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