Chapter 3
Sasuke stood with each scroll laid out on the ground and pinned down; he set a barrier around his compound and felt a large presence. Looking around he saw all of his friends walking up to him making him smile.
"We're here to help what can we do?" Kiba asked with a smirk as Sasuke turned back at the scrolls.
"I have a barrier up so it will keep interference to a minimum. Each one takes a massive amount of Chakra so you will most likely have to team up and merge your chakra." He explained. "Just team up and pick a scroll you want and I'll explain what order you go in." He watched as they split up into the same groups they were in as genin and he saw them all look at the scrolls.
"What are you going to do?" Hinata asked
"I am going to be dealing the souls. I'll need one team on one scroll and another on the other; I need one to make sure no one gets through. With these high level chakra flares people are going to come looking." everyone nodded and set up. Hinata stood ready to receive chakra from her teammates being the only one on her team to be able to control it while Ino was the one on hers. Neji and his team went on patrol while Kakashi waited to the side in case he needed to jump in somewhere. Hinata was first.
"Alright, here we go." She said as he team started pumping their chakra into her and she formed the signs letting the pent up chakra go as everyone watched two coffins rise from the earth and watched the lids fall open to revile the preserved bodies of Naruto and Sakura. Next was Ino. They did the same as she made the proper signs and before anyone could see it Sasuke ran though signs making the sky darken even darker in the middle of the night smoke began to file around them as Sasuke kept his eyes one where it was gathering.
"Who calls me?" A monstrous voice called.
"I did!" Sasuke called making the fog figure of the grim reaper look at him. "I am Sasuke Uchiha and I call upon you for a trade."
"A trade you say? That has not happened in many years. What do you have to trade and what is it you want?"
"I want the souls of Naruto Uzumaki and his wife Sakura Uzumaki. I have two souls to give you if you agree to give me them." The grim reaper looked at him for a moment.
"What souls?"
"The soul of Zetsu of the grass and Kisami of the water. Will you trade or not?" He asked as the grim reaper contemplated the souls.
"Yes, they will fit nicely into the slot." He said holding out his hand as Sasuke held out the scrolls with the sealed souls.
"I want them first then you may have their replacement." He said making the reaper look at him. The others couldn't believe Sasuke was daring to have a stare down with the grim reaper.
"As you wish." He said and they all saw two white orbs come from his body and slam into the chest of Naruto and Sakura. Sasuke handed the scrolls over with a smirk.
"It was a pleasure trading with you." The reaper nodded and disappeared making the night silent once again. Suddenly they heard a crash and saw Neji and his team knocked back to them.
"Madara and his little friends came." Tenten said with a frown as she landed beside Sasuke. "He only has Deirdre and Kabuto with him." Sasuke nodded.
"Protect Naruto and Sakura." He ordered as they all made a circle around the two coffins.
"Trying to bring friends back from the dead? Tsk Tsk, Sasuke. You should know better than to mess around with forbidden jutsus." Kabuto chuckled as he walked out in the open. Suddenly he was clashing with Sasuke as Deirdre went and worked his way with the friends. Suddenly the back door opened and two children stood in the doorway with wide eyes.
"Get back inside and hide!" Sasuke yelled as the twins stood frozen in fear.
"Hmmm. Looks like I can end this once and for all." He chuckled and lunged for the children only to have Sasuke try to grab him frantically giving Kiba and Akamaru enough time to block the children.
"I want you guys to get inside and hide as best you can, okay?" Kiba spoke to them and watched them nod and run back into the house leaving the fighting to the adults. Suddenly Sasori came from nowhere and joined the fighting causing the friends to worry.
"Looks like you didn't perform your jutsu properly. You always had that problem." Kabuto laughed as he plowed through Kiba and Akamaru breaking the back door as he searched for the children. Sasuke ran towards the house only to stop when Kabuto smashed out making the back door even bigger. "Looks like I win."
"I will not let you hurt them." Sasuke ground out making Kabuto laugh. Sasori and Deirdre attacked pushing everyone back wounding a few as they all went to the ground. "Come on Dobe." He whispered and looked at the still unmoving bodies of Naruto and Sakura.
"You failed, Sasuke!" he laughed as he held the squirming children while Sasuke and the others set up to charge again. "You couldn't protect your family, you couldn't protect your friends, you couldn't protect his friends, and you couldn't keep your promise. You failed to do everything you wanted to." As Kabuto held the twins by their throats and began to squeeze he felt pain run through him before he saw red eyes in front of him and heard the voice of Sasuke behind him.
"Don't you ever try to harm my family, my friends, or my home." Sasuke grounded out. Suddenly Kabuto looked at the one in front of him and found Naruto growling.
"This can't be…" Madara looked at Kabuto trapped with a sword through his chest a fox demon ready to rip him apart and the young konoichi who came down beating him to a pulp. He knew he had no chance and took this chance to leave but not before Sasuke saw him.
"Don't you ever try to hurt my kits again" Naruto snarled just before he heard a grunt from above making him glance above him to see Sakura coming down with her fist, connecting and crushing his skull as Sasuke rip his sword out sideways at the same time Naruto grabbed the two children and got out of the way. Kabuto fell with a dull thud and his puppets he had resurrected turned to dust as they fought. Naruto dropped to his knees breathing heavy as did Sakura as they coughed getting their breath back as the twins stood watching and the friends began to crowd around. Sasuke attacked Madara before he could think, leaving a giant hole in his chest seconds before he disappeared. He smirked, they were going to be back the way they all wanted it.
As Naruto closed his eyes and took a deep breath, he evened his breathing before looking around seconds before Ino wrapped her arms around him while Sasuke helped Sakura over to him. The friends all took turns holding tight and letting a few happy tears fall.
"I can't believe it worked!" Ino cheered as she wrapped her arm around Sasuke with a bright smile. "It really did work!" She couldn't believe it; her two friends were back to life.
"You okay now daddy?" Katara asked tilting her head as Kaori only wrapped his arms around Sakura's neck.
"Uncy did tell truth! You come back!" He cried as Sakura wrapped her arm around him and looked up at Ino.
"It's a long story, but the other village kids were teasing them and Sasuke said you two would be coming home soon." She smiled over at Sasuke who was completely exhausted from all of the fighting on top of the seal.
"Thank you Ino." Sakura Cried as she wrapped her arm around her best friend and they both cried.
"You okay mommy?" Katara asked as Sakura looked at her with tears in her eyes.
"She's just really happy." Naruto told his daughter with a bright smile as she looked at him with her pale green eyes that were glassy as she tried not to cry. "Come here." He said pulling her into a hug as her tears began to flow.
"She's just like you, you know." Ino smirked at Naruto who chuckled.
"Great, just what I need, another Naruto." Sakura laughed as she held Kaori tight as they saw figures begin to show up and walk over to the crowd.
"What happened here?" asked Tsume as she walked over to her son and daughter in law.
"We had a little fight." Kiba smirked as everyone stood in front of Naruto and Sakura before they heard the harsh tone of Tsunade's voice make everyone wince.
"Naruto Uzumaki! Sakura Uzumaki! Get out here now!" She yelled making Naruto and Sakura slowly get to their feet and walk to her holding their children's hands. The others looked around stunned when they saw them walking out alive. When they stopped in front of Tsunade they expected a lecture about not paying attention in battle of leaving her with the brats, or something but instead she wrapped her arms around both of them and held tight as tears rolled down her cheeks. She hugged Sakura first talking low as the held each other before she looked at Naruto before wrapping her arms around him crying more noticeably.
"It's alright, Granny. We won't leave ever again." He whispered as he hugged her back and held her as her relief washed over her entire being.
"You better not. I'll beat you both senseless." She threatened making Naruto laugh. At the sound of his laughter, everyone smiled. They had missed him and his loudness then Sakura smacked his head.
"Ow, Sakura-Chan!" He whined and rubbed his head. They were back.
"How did you use the fox? I thought they sealed it away?"
"They did, kind of. They sealed it away where I couldn't reach him when I needed him but they also sealed him away so that if I died, he didn't. When Sasuke and the others brought us back I guess it broke the seal." Naruto explained as everyone began talking about what they had missed and then they were so happy they were back.
It had been three years since Naruto and Sakura were brought back from the dead. They took every moment of their second chance they could and enjoyed it to its fullest. Tsunade looked at the clock in her office before she saw Shizune walk into the office. They were all to go see Katara and Kaori off on their first day at the Academy. Tsunade smiled as she and Shizune walked down to meet the others who had come to see them off. As she walked up, she took a little boy with brown hair and gray-blue eyes from Naruto.
"I can't believe they're off to school already." Tsunade smiled brightly as she watched Sakura kneel to hug both twins before Naruto had to help her back up as her balance was completely off with the large swollen belly she had.
"You two be good." Naruto smirked and glanced at Iruka as he started over. "Make sure to give Iruka-sensei a hard time." Suddenly he felt Sakura hit the back of his head. "Yeah, yeah. Listen to your mother." He smiled as she wrapped an arm around his waist as the children were all called in to the school.
"We'll there goes our babies." Sakura sighed.
"What are you sad about that means less time with them breaking things and being all over the place." Naruto laughed. "Besides we got two more to go." He said with a bright smile that slipped from his face as Sakura smiled up at him.
"Three. We have three more." She said making him blink at her confused. "We're having twins again." She smiled making him give one of his famous grins.
"Besides, you can get all mushy with the other's kids when they start school." He laughed as the group all walked down the street to the BBQ to have a relaxing lunch together. After the three years of catching up, being ninja, and parents at the same time, the group of friends all thought it was time they went out like they used to only with a few more guests.