Sonic and Naruto on Vacation

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Chapter 8: Epilogue

Team Uchiha's flashback: Friends again…

It's been a week since Orochimaru's death. Sasuke was on his way to the Hidden Leaf Village (in other words, going back home) when he suddenly found Itachi, alone and by himself at the moment. "It's about time…little brother," said Itachi as he lay on his back sand looked at his little brother. Sasuke frowned and replied, "This time I'll kill you…and Ina's not here to stop me." Itachi immediately stood up, shocked. Glaring at his brother, he asked, "When did she talk to you?" Sasuke, keeping his cool, answered, "After Orochimaru's death, we had a little talk that night," and activated his Sharingan. "But since she's not here, I can break that little promise we've made," he continued. Itachi, activating his Sharingan as well, said to the younger Uchiha, "Same here. Once I'm through, your eyes are mine!" As they both prepare for battle, Sasuke smirked and taunted, "Don't bet on it!" and both boys charged towards each other.

Meanwhile, at the Akatsuki hideout…Ina is searching high and low for her boyfriend. "Deidara, have you seen Itachi?" she asked the blond. Receiving no answer, she rolled her eyes and remarked, "Don't tell me…you're still thinking of that puppet." Deidara suddenly shouted, "Don't talk about him like that!" and then hid his face in embarrassment, sobbing quietly. Tobi sat beside the blond and comforted him, saying that Sasori will come back from his mission any minute now – and that actually cheered him up! "You're such a big baby, girl-guy! You even cry like one too!" mocked Ina. "What's with you today, Ina-chan?" asked Tobi as he looked at the 18-year-old Jounin, only to be answered by another rude remark and a sharp slap on his face. Just as the orange-masked ninja hid behind Deidara, whimpering, Sasori finally returned. "Sorry I took to long. Those ninjas are tough!" he said. Ina asked him the same question about Itachi, and Sasori replied [after thinking for a while], "Yeah, a few minutes ago. He's fighting with his brother and –" but was unable to finish his answer as Ina suddenly took off, shouting, "(Beep)! He lied to me!" Kisame immediately moved out of the way as she ran past him, secretly wondering what has gotten into her.

Back to the two brothers…both are extremely exhausted, bleeding and panting. Gathering all the strength they have left – ignoring their dangerously low amount of chakra – they proceeded to make the final move…but were suddenly stopped by a certain young woman. "What the hell? Ina, what the (beep) are you doing?" shouted both the Uchihas. "I have to stop you…even if I had to suffer myself," she answered as her blood dripped down her arms to the ground. Pulling out their kunai, they said to her, "Stay out of this, Ina! This is our fight!" and were about to say something else when she suddenly shouted, "Never!" Looking at her bleeding hands, she said, "This isn't what I wanted," and allowed her tears to fall onto them, trying not to wince as they fell straight into the deep cuts. Now feeling guilty and confused, they asked her, "Little Angel…what are you talking about?"

Without saying another word, she creates a genjutsu (ignoring the pain in her hands), showing those illusions of their past, the sacrifices she made, and their original relationship when they were children. She then fainted due to overusing her chakra and the blood loss from her hands.

An hour later…she found herself in bed, back in the Akatsuki hideout. Slowly sitting up, she saw her hands wrapped in clean bandage and the Uchiha brothers sitting nearby. "Hey you're awake!" said Sasuke, smiling, "Thought we lost you back there." Itachi sat beside her and asked, "How do you feel?" and she answered, "Dizzy…maybe a little fresh air will help." Just as she was about to get out of bed, Itachi immediately stopped and advised her to stay where she is – she lost a lot of blood after all. Sasuke said, "Still can't believe you still have this with you," as he picked up the teddy bear and gave it to her. "Why are you being so nice to me all of a sudden? Weren't you trying to kill each other earlier?" she asked, confusion written all over her face. "Well, yes…but that's all in the past," replied Itachi as he ran his fingers through her hair. "In fact…Itachi and I were wondering," said Sasuke as he looked at Ina, "Is it okay for us to start over? You know, bring the old team back together." Ina couldn't help but smile and cry tears of joy as all 3 of them got into a group hug.

"So...what happened to her?" asked Sonic, but the boys refused to answer. "Is it that bad?" he asked, and Knuckles replied, "Just shut up, Sonic." Just then, Rouge came out of the girls' bedroom. "How is she?" asked the echidna. The bat just smiled and answered, "She'll be fine…all she needs is a good, long rest." Knuckles then asked, "How long exactly?" and the bat shrugged in reply, unable to answer that question. "It's all my (beep) fault. I nearly killed her," mumbled Itachi. Shadow heard him and said, "It's nobody's fault, Itachi," and Tails added, "He's right. You shouldn't blame yourself for that." Sonic, in an attempt to 'comfort' him, said, "Just be glad she's still alive…even though you've hurt her badly." Itachi immediately glared at the blue hedgehog as he said the last sentence, giving him an uneasy feeling (no, he didn't use Sharingan!). "When can we see her?" asked a worried Sasuke. Gaara replied, "Don't rush, Uchiha. You know she needs time to recover." Naruto added, smiling, "And while we're waiting, let's play a game to cheer us up!" Sasuke smirked, knowing that Naruto could be so unpredictable at times. "Rouge, she's asleep now," said Amy, standing at the bedroom door. "It's about time. Looks like my sleeping drug has finally put her lights out," said Rouge…and that – unfortunately – was just the good news, according to the pink hedgehog. "What's wrong with her now?" asked the Kazekage, and Amy replied [as she looked at Ina on the bed], "She's thrashing around and mumbling in her sleep." Sakura and Hinata's voices could be clearly heard outside their room, and Cream suddenly ran to Amy as Ina let out a deafening scream. Itachi quietly got up, saying, "I'll handle this," and went into the girls' bedroom…and then came out as soon as his girlfriend clamed down. "There. Problem solved," he said, secretly thinking, That drug must've been too much for her. Naruto, who wasn't paying attention earlier, asked the guys, "Who's up for a game of Twister?" Nobody answered. "Nevermind."

Next morning, DAY 21…Ina's feeling a little better now, but everyone insists she shouldn't do anything today…just in case. "Just stay home and rest, Miss Ina. You look awfully pale," said Cream. Hinata tells her that she has left the bedroom window open so she could have some fresh air in the room. "I'm fine, really," said Ina as she tries to get up, only to fail at doing so. "You'll feel much better soon," encouraged the little rabbit, smiling. Ina whined, "But I hate staying alone in here while you guys have fun!" Rouge came into the room, bringing in some vegetables. "Now, now. Whining wouldn't help, would it?" said the bat, secretly amused at the way the Jounin sounded earlier. "She's right, you know," said Hinata, and Ina cuddled her bear like a little girl, sighing disappointedly. "Listen…if you need anything, just give a shout. Okay?" advised the Hyuuga, and Ina nodded in reply. "Well, we'd better get going," said Rouge, who then gave Ina a quick kiss on her cheek to cheer her up – just a little. Aww…I wanna go too…thought the Black dragon woman as she watched the 3 girls leave the room. I'm sure they won't mind. After all, I'm still close to the house, she though as she tries to stand up…but then suddenly tripped and yelped as she hit the floor. Knuckles, who was just in the living room, heard a loud thud and investigated to see what it is…and found her on the floor. "Hey, what are you doing out of bed?" asked the echidna as he helped her up and led her back to her room. "Just going out for a walk," she replied as she gets back on the bed. "Please?" she pleaded as she sat up. Knuckles refused, knowing that she shouldn't be out at this time. "Now stay here, like a good girl," he said as he puts a blanket over her. Itachi comes into the room and asked him what he was doing. Knuckles replied, "I caught her trying to sneak out of the house," and Ina glared at him and said, "I wasn't sneaking out! I only wanted to –" but was stopped as Itachi told her, "Little Angel, you know your condition," and kissed her. "Don't make it so hard…at least for me?" he asked, and she replied, "Alright, my love…for you," and returned the kiss. It was at that moment that Itachi remembered something, so he politely told Knuckles to leave the room. "Oh…I get it!" said Knuckles, smiling, "I'll just leave the two lovers alone now…" and winked. "Just get out of here," smirked Itachi, and the echidna left them alone, as requested. "Itachi, what are you up to this time?" asked Ina, earning an affectionate look from her childhood friend. "I know this is quite sudden…" began Itachi as he took out a ring from his cloak, earning a gasp from her. "Ina, my Little Akatsuki Angel, will you marry me?" he proposed. Ina, who was teary-eyed at this sudden reaction, answered him, "Itachi Uchiha…yes, I'll marry you!" and the couple hugged each other laughing.

And so, everyone heard the news…(Ina managed to move around with Itachi's help). "Guys, that's great!" exclaimed Rouge, wiping away her tears. "I felt the same way when Shadow proposed to me…" she added. Knuckles suddenly exclaimed, shocked, "'Proposed'? When did that happen?" and Shadow replied, "Last night…you were asleep," and smirked as his fiancé nuzzles his chest fur. "Your brother's getting married, Sasuke! Believe it!" said Naruto, who suddenly slapped himself on the head. "Damn it…you won the bet, guys," he muttered as Sasuke and Gaara snickered at him. "Stay there for 10 minutes!" said Gaara as he built a sand wall around Naruto, who immediately started ranting about 'staying inside for too long'. "Will he ever shut up?" asked Sasuke, and it was suddenly so quiet. "He heard me," he added, surprised that Naruto could hear him from those walls. "Maybe he's run out of air…I don't see any air holes," said Sonic. "Don't worry; he's got more than enough air to survive that long," assured the Kazekage. "So…when's the big day for you guys?" asked Tails. "As soon as preparations have been made at the Akatsuki hideout," replied Itachi as he cuddled Ina, who then asked him, seductively, "Thinking of what lingerie I'll be wearing on our honeymoon?" Itachi smirked, and then told that 'nothing on her' looks best on his fiancé. I don't get it, thought Tails…but then suddenly understood what he meant. "Tails, is our transport almost done?" asked Knuckles, hoping that Tails isn't thinking what he's really thinking about what Itachi just said earlier. "Just a few more adjustments, Knuckles. We'll be heading home soon enough," replied the two-tailed fox. "Really? That's great!" said Hinata and Cream, excited about the thought of going home. "Hey, where did Shadow and Rouge go?" asked Amy as she looked around. "Itachi and Ina are gone too. Did they leave without us noticing?" asked Sakura, and Sasuke replied, "They're probably celebrating their engagement…somewhere romantic." Naruto suddenly shouted, "Is my 10 minutes up yet? I can't breathe in here!" Looks like Gaara was wrong about what he just said earlier…right?

Time skip! DAY 30…

Everyone packs their stuff, bringing along some souvenirs to remind them of their days on this island. Then they set sail towards home, excited to meet their family and friends once again.

Several hours later…the ninjas are dropped off at their destination, Konoha. After waving goodbye to their friends, Sonic and the gang immediately headed home to Westopolis.

Three weeks later…the engaged couples finally got married, attended by their family and friends to witness the ceremony. And they lived together without any difficulties (well, maybe a few).