Previously: Naruto has finally gotten answers after hearing Garudo Inugami's background. He is actually a replica of Naruto created by Orochimaru, as well as his wife, Autumn Tenoh, the replica of Sakura Haruno.

Due to a near-botched S-Rank mission, Garudo has intense hatred for the village that led to his wife's death. To that end, he kills most of the Konoha 11. After Naruto finds out that he and Sakura are in another world, a timeline different from theirs, can he actually stop somebody who is stronger than him?

Naruto: Rewind ~ Chapter Ten

Tailed Beast Naruto (Bijuu Naruto) stared at Garudo, who was in a cloak similar, but in a dark-purplish color. Garudo smiled as he stared at Naruto, Sakura, and Nagisa, who where opposing him.

"Naruto?" Sakura asked, "Did I hear that right? Garudo is your replica?" "Yeah," Naruto answered, "A replica created by Orochimaru, himself. He wants to use the Scroll of Time to go back into the past...and rescue his wife...your replica, Sakura..." "My...replica?!" Sakura said in shock as she stared at Garudo. "Garudo's wife..." she began, "is MY replica?"

"Daddy wants...to save Momma..." Nagisa said in a daze.

"Would you like to try again?" Garudo asked smirking, "Although, I seriously doubt that none of you would make any difference; absorbing the chakra from the Scroll of Time has made me stronger than any of those fools from the village! Especially you, Naruto..." Naruto continued to get angry. "Once I open the Scroll, I'll be able to put things back the way it should be..."

"By killing Kakashi-sensei!?" Naruto shouted, then lunging at him, "Who are you to cast judgment!?" As he sent out a punch, Garudo caught it. Sending another one, Naruto was shocked at the quickness as his replica caught both of his fists. He struggled to get himself free from Garudo's grip. "I already told you," Garudo said, "I'm stronger than you as is! What can you possibly accomplish?"

As he stopped struggling, Naruto closed his eyes. "What are you doing?" Garudo asked. About thirty seconds later, his eyes changed immediately and he grabbed Garudo's wrist. "What the...?!" Garudo said, looking into Naruto's eyes, "What?! Sage Mode along with Kurama's chakra!?" Breaking free, Naruto formed a Rasengan with his right hand, slamming it into his gut. The impact pushed him back a few inches. "How? How is it that he gained so much strength just by applying the Sage Mode with Kurama's chakra?" "This it the form I took when I was fighting with Madara!" Naruto said, forming another Rasengan, "Now, that I'm using my Sage Mode and Kurama's chakra at the same time, I'm just as powerful as you are!"

Naruto rushed at Garudo again. As the replica covered himself, something fell in between them. A cloud of dust appeared forcing the both of them, including Sakura, to cover their faces. A person stood in the smoke as it dispersed. "Nagisa?" Garudo said. "Nagisa?" Naruto whispered. She opened her eyes, but they were different from usual. "Nagisa..." Garudo said again. "Go on, Daddy..." she said, "I will defeat...Naruto..." Nagisa grabbed her sword as her father took his chance to run down the large hallway. "Wait!" Naruto shouted. "Naruto..." Nagisa said, "...I want to see my...Momma..."

Nagisa disappeared so suddenly, as a slash knocked him backwards. "What the?!" Another slash and several more came as Naruto was unable to defend himself. After seeing Nagisa behind him, Naruto jumped into the air. By the time he looked down, Nagisa was gone again. "Where'd she go?" he asked. "Naruto, behind you!" Sakura shouted. Before he could turn around, the little Inugami appeared behind him. "Giant Rasengan! (Oodama Rasengan!)" The massive spiraling sphere collided with Naruto, causing an explosion knocking down to the ground.

Garudo reverted back to his normal state as he made it to the end of the hallway. He appeared in another room, which was a deadend.

"Thank you, Nagisa..." he said, "Soon...our family will be together again." Going towards a pile of rocks, he pulled out a large scroll with several bindings. "Here it is...The Scroll of Time!" Garudo placed it on the ground. He took a few steps back and then proceeded to do a fifteen handsign jutsu. "Gate open...Release!" he shouted. The bindings broke away from the Scroll of Time and the scroll itself started to float in the air. It, then, began to unravel. However, there were no words to read, the page was all blank.

Seconds later, the Scroll of Time started to glow brightly. "It's almost time," Garudo said, "In fifteen minutes, it will be at full power. Then, I'll be able to go back in time..."

Naruto was knocked out of Sage Mode and Tailed Beast Form as he tried to get up. As he looked ahead, Nagisa was standing before him. "Nagisa!" he breathed, "What are you doing?" "Please..." Nagisa said, without emotion, "...stay down...Naruto..." "Nagisa, don't do it!" Sakura shouted, "Don't fight Naruto! He's not the one you should point your sword at!"

"Sakura..." Nagisa breathed, "...I will...defeat Naruto... I...want to see...Momma..." "You want to see you mother?" Sakura asked. "Nagisa, wake up!" Naruto shouted, "Don't you know what your father is doing?! It's true that he wants to bring back your mom, but he also wants to kill Kakashi-sensei for assigning that mission in the first place! Don't you understand?! It's not right for him to kill, just to bring somebody back!"

"No!" Nagisa said bringing back her emotion, "No! No! No! No! No! Why can't you understand!? WHY DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND!?" Nagisa let loose a scream, with powerful shockwaves to boot. The pressure of the shockwaves forced Naruto and Sakura to covered themselves, almost knocking down Sakura. 'Amazing!' Sakura thought. 'She used the chakra in her body to generate shockwaves!' She looked around and saw the place was starting to fall apart; bits and pieces of rocks were already falling from the ceiling. 'Those shockwaves...!' she continued to think. 'They were strong enough to emulate the power of a kage!'

Naruto placed his arms to his side after the shockwaves subsided. He looked at Nagisa, who had tears in her eyes; she had been crying. "I only saw small images of my mother, when I was born. Right now, I don't even remember who she is, or what she looks like! I don't even have a picture of her at home! I grew up, letting Daddy tell me that she was special. I want to see Momma, so I can tell her that myself! I've always heard stories about you living without parents yourself. But, I can't live like you! I want to see Momma...!" Her tears continued to flow from her eyes. "Nagisa..." Sakura breathed.

It all came clear to Naruto now; Nagisa was going through exactly what he was going through. He, immediately, thought back on his parents, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. He truly remembered on how they were both killed on the day of his birth... Nagisa lost her mother in a similar fashion. Nagisa then raised her sword again. "Nagisa, don't!" Sakura shouted. "It's okay, Sakura!" Naruto spoke up, "I understand now..." "Naruto..."

"Nagisa," Naruto began, "I truly know what it's like to live without any parents... Through my first years, I felt awful. The people, who lived through that day, believe me to be a hero when they put Kurama in me; I didn't feel like one... But, to this day, if my parents didn't do what they did, I wouldn't be here, let alone, have the courage to become as great as I am today." "Your parents...did that for you?" Nagisa asked. "Sasuke was going the same thing I was, except he knew what his parents looked like." The young Inugami soaked up every detail.

"Thank you, Naruto..." she said, "I wanted to hear that from you..." "Nagisa..." Sakura replied. "But, it's too late!" Nagisa then pointed at him again. "I want to see my Momma, and I'll kill you if you get in my way." "Then," Naruto said, going into his Tailed Beast Form, "This is the way it has to be..." "Yes, it is..."

Nagisa rushed in as Naruto moved away from her first attack. In a quick move, she threw shurikens that exploded on impact. Naruto made his move by kicking her into the wall. "No yet..." she said, breaking free. Both of them launched a Rasengan at each other, but Nagisa was receiving the brunt as she fell down again. "I'm not done yet..." she breathed trying to get back up. 'Her moves are unfocused!' Naruto thought. 'She's not even relying on her Kekkei Genkai to stop me! She's just, wildly, attacking me!'

'This has to stop!' Sakura thought. 'If this keeps up, Naruto will have no other choice, but to kill her! But, Nagisa is so focused on her mother, she won't listen to anybody... Wait... Her mother?'

(Flashback)

In some grassy plains area, Nagisa ran through a field of flowers as butterflies fluttered around her.

"This place," Nagisa began, "...is where my mother took me before she died." "Why to a place like this?" Sakura asked, "It's so full of flowers..." "Well, my daddy said that this was the place my mother always use to go to clear her thoughts. I don't remember much on what my mother looked like, but my daddy also told me that she took me up here one time in my baby carriage."

"It was here that my mother use to sing my lullaby..."

(End Flashback)

'Her mother's lullaby!' Sakura then thought. 'If her mother was really my replica, then...'

Nagisa strained trying to hold up her sword. "Nagisa, please!" Naruto said holding out his hand. "I have to do this for my Momma!" Nagisa said. He was about to give up hope, until he and Nagisa heard a beautiful singing voice. They both turned and looked at Sakura who was singing.

Each day when the sun rises, I hurry from my sleep,

I can't wait to greet you with my song.

You are every kind of flower, every animal I meet,

You are nature full of grace and majesty.

From the skies the snow gently falls to the earth,

From your trees the birds nest and play.

From your oceans the fish school and travel the world,

Oh, nature, please don't ever go away.

Each day when the sun rises, I hurry from my sleep,

I can't wait to greet you with my song.

You are every kind of flower, every animal I meet,

Nature you are grace and majesty.

Nagisa's eyes filled up with tears again. "That's my...Momma's..." Before she could say anything else, she slowly over to Sakura, trying to picture her mother, Autumn. Sakura was able to catch her before she fell to the ground. Nagisa closed her eyes as Sakura hugged her tightly. "Momma..." she said as tears continued to fall.

"Sakura..." Naruto said revert from Tailed Beast mode. "It's okay now," Sakura said, "She just fell asleep." She continued to rub Nagisa as she drifted to sleep. "Sleep now, Nagisa. Momma's got you now; just let all the bad stuff fly away..."

The Scroll of Time started to glow even brighter as Garudo stared at it. "Soon," he said, "Very soon..."

Naruto and Sakura sat Nagisa on the wall of the large room as she continued to sleep. "She wake up in a few minutes anyway," Sakura replied. "I never realised that you has a beautiful singing voice," Naruto said. "There's a lot of things no one knows about me, Naruto..."

They stopped their conversation as the hideout began to shake again. Naruto turned around and looked at the hallway. "Garudo must have found the Scroll of Time!" he said. "What'll we do, Naruto?" Sakura asked, "We can't just leave Nagisa here!" "You stay with her, then. I'll stop him this time. Besides, it's a matter of dealing with myself, anyways..."

"Naruto, wait!" Sakura shouted watching him run through the hallway. She pressed her hand on her stomach, then she looked at Nagisa. "I'll be back, Nagisa. Just sleep until then." As she ran after Naruto, Nagisa started to open her eyes. "Momma..." she breathed.

'This is where we end it, Garudo!' Naruto thought as he continued to run. Without him noticing, Sakura was rushing at him. "Naruto!" she shouted. He stopped running as she made it in front of him. "Sakura, I thought were looking after Nagisa!" he replied. "Naruto, we need to talk about...us!" "Sakura, there's no time for that! Garudo may be opening the Scroll of Time by now!" "This will only take a few minutes!" "Sakura, what are you talking abo..." "I read the diary, Naruto!"

Everything was quiet between the two. "You read the diary...?" Naruto spoke up. "Is that what you wanted to tell me before all of this happened? Why would you give up your dream of being Hokage?" Naruto hesitated to answer at first. "I let Neji die," he began, "After trying to convince Obito, he dies too. But most importantly, I made you a promise that I would bring Sasuke back home... Now, he can no longer live in the village; if I only stopped him at the Final Valley when i had a chance..." Sakura lowered her head during the whole explanation.

"I have so much to do to make up for all the losses and the messes I made as a kid," Naruto continued, "And being Hokage won't make up for it."

"Don't you say that!" Sakura getting angry, "I may have made fun of your dream before, but time and time again, you've proven that your dream can come true! Through hardships, losses, even through...promises..." "Sakura, I..." At that moment, Sakura hugged Naruto. "And, we're going to get through this one together as well!" she continued. "Why?" Naruto asked. "Because I don't ever want you to give up your dream of being Hokage. Just like...I don't ever want to give up on my dream...of being a mother..."

Naruto lifted her head up and said, "Being a mother?" "At least, when you do become Hokage, I want our child to be the one to witness it!" Sakura replied. "Our child?" Naruto asked, "Sakura, you mean...?" She nodded in agreement; she was pregnant...with his child. Without knowing it, Naruto and Sakura leaned towards each other and kissed. Naruto has one more reason to win this battle...

Ending their kiss, Naruto looked seriously into Sakura's eyes. "Then, are you ready for this?" he asked her. "I'm more than ready!" she replied in a serious tone. "Then...Let's go!" They both headed for the direction where Garudo was. And, the Scroll of Time...

After an intense situation, Sakura tells Naruto that she is pregnant with his unborn child as they both race to stop Garudo Inugami from completing the Scroll of Time ritual. But even with their resolve now stronger than eve, is it enough to Naruto's replica from going back in time?

A/N: Just two chapters left! Next chapter is the Final Battle! Until then, please review!

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