Dirt rained out of the sky and the winds calmed back to the usual scenic breeze. Cheering from the Konoha shinobi could be heard loudly for kilometers. They were rejoicing happily at their miraculous victory as Shinobi hugged one another in merriment. Some male shinobi patted each other on their backs in sign of solidarity. But some of the older shinobi paused and started wondering if they traded one destroyer for another.

The Kyuubi no Youko turned menacingly towards the village and slowly began to approach it. Some shinobi stood still, if they were to fight, they were going to give it their best. After all, there was no Sandaime Hokage, no Yondaime Hokage, and no Sannin to save them this time. But as the giant fox stopped in front of a valiant pink-haired kunoichi and lowered its head non- threateningly, they all sighed collectively in relief, for history was not going to repeat itself.

Sakura moved closer to the giant fox, for she knew it in her heart that it would not harm her. The Fox barked softly in approval as the pink-haired approached him and it began to lower its head.

Shikamaru was alarmed at what she was doing, "Sakura, wai…"

Walking up to the beast, she looked in its eyes and noticed they were not red of demonic hate, but the blue of Naruto's gentleness. She tenderly sighed, "Naruto…….." The fox reacted and lowered its ears in remorse. As she went to touch it, the chakra from the shroud glowed in her hand, which was unlike the encounter with the dark chakra shroud of the Mini-Kyuubi so long ago.

Konohamaru curiously walked up and smiled with his arms behind his back, "Naruto-niichan, way to go!" Then he gave the fox a thumbs-up.

Sasuke calmly walked up and smiled in jest, "Humph, look what you got yourself into now, loser." Naruto closed his eyes and turned his head away in annoyance.

Naruto looked down to see Sakura was crying. With careful precision, he took his claw and tenderly wiped away her tears, "Its okay, Sakura-chan." She looked up and smiled happily back at him.

A young shinobi called out from the distance, "Sakura-sensei!" It was her students, Chihiro and Tenshi, who was arriving with her baby. The pink-haired kunoichi was in high spirits to see her child was safe and unharmed. Chihiro gently gave the baby back to their mother, where Sakura held the child lovingly close to her bosom. Then the two walked along side Konohamaru and Shikamaru.

Sakura looked down in her arms and uncovered it, revealing a happy blue-eyed blonde infant who was curiously reaching for the Shodai's necklace, which was dangling from his mother's neck, "He seems to take a lot after you, you know."

The giant fox smiled and carefully guided the giant claw to the tenderly rubbed the side its face. With the roughness of speech, he warmly spoke, "Maybe someday, he can be Hokage." And then he chuckled in delight at that thought.

"Someday," she happily replied.

Naruto turned to Sasuke, "Sasuke. Take care of them for me. Will you?"

Sasuke coolly replied, "Of course."

The giant fox began to disappear and he turned towards his protégé, "I leave the village in your hands, Konohamaru."

Konohamaru wiped away his tears, "O, okay!"

Sakura cried loudly as he Naruto nearly fully transparent, "Naruto! Don't go!"

Naruto lowered his head down to his family, "Sakura. I love you both." With his claw, he pointed at the necklace, "I will always be with you." Even as a fox, his trademark smile still could be seen. Then he was no more.

Everyone stood in silence as their leader faded away into the ether. The only thing could be heard were the leaves rustling in the trees and the young infant gurgling in delight. After a minute, Sakura was the first to speak, "I know what to name the baby." Sasuke and the others turned towards her in anticipation, "I will name him, Arashi. Arashi Uzumaki."

Sasuke smiled, "An appropriate name".