Akemi vs Yukiko

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto; however I do own Akemi, Yukiko, Zero, Rukia and Sayuri. And the Shīringu is mine and mine alone!

Summary: "When I died and came into the Naruto universe, I didn't think that I would be able to change much. I also thought that if I told anyone that they wouldn't believe me and I definitely didn't think that I could get a Kekkei Genkai either. But I was wrong on all accounts and I could not be happier." SEQUEL!

Enjoy!

Here are the results of who you've chosen to come back. I've taken down the people who I brought back last chapter so no one gets confused!

Asuma: 9

Dan: 1

The Akatsuki: 1

Sakumo: 2

Karin: 1

Zabuza: 1

Sayuri: 4

Izumi: 2

Mizuki: 1

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

I had sent Kimimaro away to fight in another Division. I didn't want to, but Division Two had too many people now and other Divisions needed more help than ours since we were doing quite well. As soon as the Uchihas were dealt with, Minato, Kushina and Naruto would move onto another Division and help them.

The Uchihas charged at us, all in ready to kill us and their Sharingan was activated.

Shisui and Minato – being the fastest out of us all – made it to the Uchiha first and began taking them down. Minato was also a skilled at Fūinjutsu; so with his, mine and the Sealer's help we managed to take down quite a few Uchiha. However, it was harder to seal them away because Uchihas tended to work in their own little groups and we needed to single then out individually.

Itachi was right beside me when I saw him stop fighting altogether.

I turn my head, punching another Uchiha with chakra infused into my fists. "What's wrong?" I ask him, concern on my face. Itachi wasn't one to freeze up on the battlefield, but the look on his face said it all.

Itachi looked horrified, shocked and angry all at the same time, which was a terrifying mix for whoever he was looking at.

Dodging another attack flawlessly, I look to the person that made Itachi Uchiha stop in his tracks.

And then I too stopped in my tracks.

In front of Itachi was Izumi Uchiha.

Izumi has long brown hair with bangs framing her face and onyx eyes, with a mole under her right eye. She is wearing a long-sleeved, high-collared purple shirt with the Uchiha clan symbol on the back, baggy blue pants, a shuriken hostler on her right leg, red armband on her left arm, and a long purple fingerless glove that ran nearly the length of her arm.

She had been the first person that Itachi killed when he massacred his Clan. Itachi had given her the life she had always wanted through an extremely powerful Tsukuyomi; of her and Itachi growing old together and having children together. Though it hadn't been fully confirmed that Itachi returned her feelings, seeing him frozen now gave me an answer.

Shisui also stops besides Itachi, seeing his friend frozen. Shisui looks and see Izumi and he too looked shocked to see her. He remembered Izumi well, she used to always be around Itachi and was so obviously attached to him. Itachi had never said it outright, but Izumi had been the only girl who didn't annoy him.

However, Shisui was able to get out of his shock quicker and shook Itachi's shoulders. "Oi, snap out of it." He says, trying his best to help his friend.

Izumi grabbed a kunai and threw it, aiming it straight at Itachi.

The impending danger seemed to snap Itachi out of his shock stupor and he burst into action. He jumped out of the way and attacked. He charged at her, determination in his Sharingan eyes. He would seal Izumi; he refused for Yukiko to control her.

"Akemi, you are to seal her away on my command." Itachi orders, not looking to me.

I open my mouth to speak, but I stopped myself. There was no point in arguing with Itachi when he was like this. Itachi probably wouldn't have listened to me anyway, in the state he was in.

Shisui observes me. "He trusts you." He says, analyzing me.

"You can thank Sasuke for that." I say, watching Izumi, waiting for the right moment. Without Sasuke stopping Itachi that day, the older Uchiha would have killed me to protect his secret. It was through bringing Sasuke and Itachi together again did I truly gain Itachi's trust. I know Sasuke trusted me, and that's why Itachi did too.

Shisui deflects another attack, using the Body Flicker Jutsu he was known for.

"There's something strange about you, but I don't know what." Shisui admits, a frown on his face.

I smirk slightly, but decide to concentrate on Izumi and trying to seal her away. But Izumi was proving to be quite skilled though, and wasn't easy to seal. While I was concentrating on sealing Izumi away, Shisui was making sure that no other Uchiha got to me. Shisui could see that this was important to Itachi.

"Now, Akemi!" Itachi yells, when he has Izumi pinned to a nearby tree.

I took this moment, grabbed a scroll while activating my Shīringu. I run over, opening the scroll and sealing Izumi inside it, sealing it shut. I had made new scrolls after discovering about my Tenshi no Chakra, they were stronger and Yukiko wouldn't be able to unlock them. These were safer and I knew Yukiko wouldn't get able to get Izumi from inside here.

Once sealed away, I hand the scroll over to Itachi while deactivating my Shīringu.

Itachi takes the scroll carefully. "I'm sorry." He whispers lowly. I wasn't meant to hear this, so I made no comment and chose to walk away to give Itachi some space.

"You seem to know how special she is to Itachi." Shisui comments, appearing next to me.

I look at him with a grin on my face. I had always liked Shisui in the anime, but having him here in the flesh was even better. Shisui was inquisitive and I seemed to be an anomaly to him. He was always watching my movements and observing how I interacted with everyone.

"I know a lot more too." I say, the grin still on my face.

Shisui's eyes lit up at the challenge, and he too grins.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Looking at the ground below me, I see a single scroll. It was a plain black colour and was a medium sized scroll. To anyone else, this scroll wouldn't hold any meaning, but to me it held a lot of meaning. That scroll in front of me belonged to Yukiko, I had seen her use them many times. Yukiko had said that black was her favourite colour and she carried no other coloured scroll. I pick the scroll up and try to open it, but it was locked. Sighing in aggravation, I activate my Shīringu and look at the scroll. Finding the locking mechanism, I unlocked it and deactivated my Shīringu while opening the scroll.

Akemi,

Come to the waterfall in front of Konoha, you know which one I'm talking about. This feud between us had reached its end and I refuse to wait any longer for you to die.

If you tell anyone, they will pay the price.

And come alone.

Yukiko

I clench the scroll up, nearly ripping it to shreds in aggravation. Yukiko had outright challenged me, knowing that my pride would never allow me not to turn up to this challenge. But Yukiko was right about this one part, the feud between me and she needed to be resolved. We would fight and one of us would die. I did know what waterfall she was talking about too; there are three waterfalls in Konoha, all of them beautiful. But the one Yukiko was referring to was the one in front of her house, were the secret chamber lay behind the waterfall where Yukiko tried to exchange my soul for her daughter's soul.

I made sure to stuff the scroll away so no one could see it. Looking around, I see all of Division Two relaxing. The Uchiha's had been defeated due to Sasuke, Itachi, Shisui, Fugaku and Mikoto's help. More White Zetsu had made their appearance, but Kushina, Minato and Naruto dealt with them really quickly before they became a nuisance. Luckily, no one had seen this scroll appear, much to my relief.

Seeing no one looking for me, I decide to slip away.

But I didn't go unnoticed.

Just as I was leaving the area, I felt a very familiar chakra signature behind me. I turn my head and see Naruto standing behind me, a serious expression on his face and his arms were crossed over his chest.

"You're going to fight Yukiko, aren't you?" Naruto asks, even though he already knew the answer.

Turning around to face him properly, I reply. "Yes, it's finally time." The prophecy I was given would finally come to a conclusion, one that I didn't know the answer too. It was unusual not knowing what was going to happen next, I had always been used to it. Since there was no definitive ending to the prophecy on who would win, either Yukiko could win, or I could win.

"I'm coming with you." Naruto says, uncrossing his arms.

I shake my head. "I'm sorry Naruto-kun, but this is something I have to do on my own." I know that I had promised Sasuke to help, but I couldn't involve him. I couldn't let Yukiko use Sasuke against me, I couldn't risk her hurting Sasuke.

Naruto frowns. "Akemi-chan, you could die." He says, his voice barely but a whisper. The look in his eyes held sadness of possibly losing a friend.

I smile sadly at Naruto. "I know."

I turn around to walk away, but I was stopped in my tracks when Naruto spoke up. "Aren't you going to say goodbye to teme?"

I stop walking, but I don't turn around. Why was Naruto asking me this? If I told Sasuke, he would no doubt follow me and I couldn't let that happen. After a few more moments of silence, I turn around again. "Why are you asking me this, Naruto-kun?" I ask him, feeling confused.

Naruto exhales roughly. "You know, for someone being so smart, you can really be oblivious." He was looking at me with a playfully exasperated expression.

I roll my eyes at him playfully. "Get to the point Naruto-kun."

Chuckling, Naruto begins to speak. "I'm not as dumb as people think I am." He says, becoming serious again.

I open my mouth to protest. I didn't think Naruto was dumb at all, he could sometimes be oblivious, but there was nothing wrong with that. He was definitely smarter than the Naruto I was used to in the anime.

However, Naruto raised his hand and stopped me. "I didn't see it until recently, but now that I know, it's become very obvious." Naruto says vaguely.

"What's obvious?" I ask, wanting to know now.

Naruto smirks, he had been waiting to say this for a while. "That you have feelings for Sasuke." His eyebrow arches in a suggestive manner.

I blink slowly, not realising what Naruto was saying at first. But then it hit me; like a punch in the gut, "W-what are you talking about?!" I yell at him, feeling my face became very flushed all of a sudden. It made my heart beat faster and made me feel warm.

Naruto laughs, "Akemi-chan, you've always made Sasuke your mission. You've always helped and protected him more than anyone."

"Because if I didn't, he could have defected from the Village." I answer him, jumping to my own defence.

"Akemi, you've always put others before yourself. You've put this personal mission that you have before anything else. It's clouded your judgement and your mind. You can't even see that you have feelings for Sasuke!" Naruto exclaims, becoming more passionate as he spoke.

I stay silent, watching Naruto, my face still feeling warm.

Naruto looks directly at me. "Akemi-chan, what do you feel when you're around Sasuke?" He asks me, his face stern, like he was on a mission.

My brows furrow together. "Why does that even matter?"

Naruto sighs in aggravation, "When I'm with Hinata-chan, I feel happy. I want to make her happy, I would do anything to make her smile. To me, she's the most beautiful person I've ever seen, not just in looks, but in soul." Naruto admits, his eyes turning soft and full of warmth, just like when Minato looked at Kushina.

I wanted to squeal, I really did. Naruto had just outright admitted that he had strong feelings for Hinata, but I knew that now wasn't the time.

"I…" I began speaking, but I stop myself. How did I feel about Sasuke? I had never thought about this before. I care for him deeply I know that, but I care for all my friends. When he was around, I felt secure. When Sasuke was around, I knew that I could rely and depend on him no matter what. He was the person I could lean on, confide in and make me feel better. Originally, when we were younger, he was someone I used to compete with; almost like a rival, especially in the Academy. But slowly, we built a friendship and we gained each other's respect and trust.

Then something inside me clicked.

What Naruto had just descried resonated with me. I wanted Sasuke to be safe, I would go to any lengths to ensure that. I willingly put myself in Orochimaru's pathway just so he wouldn't get Sasuke. I felt absolutely crushed when Zero kidnapped him. I felt warm whenever I was with him, my heart would race at times and I would feel nervous around him at times.

I am in love with Sasuke Uchiha.

Naruto seemed to see the realisation in my eyes. "Finally got it then." He says, a large grin on his face.

That's when the panicked seeped in. "No, I can't be love with him." I say, my eyes wide and I was shaking my head.

Naruto groaned loudly. "Why?!"

"Because people I care for get hurt, imagine what would happen if I had a partner!" I yell out, feeling an urge to run and never come back. I felt restless and twitchy all at once, and I began to pace around the forest area.

Naruto watches me, a concerned look on his face. He had never seen me this like before. I had always been under control of my emotions, I was always put together and usually confident, so this was usual for Naruto.

My hands began to shake, I then reached up and grabbed my head. "I refuse, I can't love him." I say, shaking my head, feeling breathless.

Naruto frowns. "Why can't you?" He challenges.

I look up to him. "If I admit that I love him, I became like every other girl here; in love with Sasuke Uchiha. I have spent years building a friendship with him. And now it's going to be ruined because I can't control my feeling!" I exclaim, my heart beating fast. I still felt panicked, I would lose Sasuke, and he wouldn't look at me the same way again.

Naruto laughs. "Akemi-chan, you could never be like any other girl here, trust me on that."

"Naruto-kun, I can't love him. People like me don't get happy endings." I say in a low tone that it was almost a whisper. Sayuri didn't get a happy ending, and Yukiko certainly didn't get a happy ending. All the people they cared about got either hurt or killed. Sayuri may have made me promise to be happy, but if my happiness came at the cost of Sasuke's life, then I would never allow that.

Naruto frowns and walks up to me, which I didn't see because I was too busy having a nervous breakdown. I look up when I feel Naruto place his hands on my shoulders. "You of all people deserve to be happy. If you're worried about turning out like Yukiko, we won't let that happen." Naruto says seriously, holding eye contact with me as he said this.

I could feel myself calming down, and finally I relaxed fully. The panicked feeling was now gone and it felt like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders. "Thank you Naruto-kun." I say to him, my voice low.

Sighing in relief, Naruto smiles. "No problem."

"Naruto-kun, make sure he doesn't come after me." I say, looking at Naruto with an unsure expression.

Naruto looks at me confused. "Why, Akemi-chan?"

"I can't let Yukiko get to him. She wants me to suffer, and if I saw Sasuke get hurt, that would hurt me more than anything." I answer Naruto honestly. Unconsciously, I had always protected Sasuke from danger. I know realise that I have been in love with Sasuke a lot longer than I had known. I hadn't even realised it myself. All those times that I had felt my heart flutter and butterflies in my stomach were signs, yet I ignored them.

Naruto nods his head, understanding in his eyes.

"Good luck." Naruto says, hugging me. "Please come back." He whispers lowly, his grip tightening around my shoulders.

I return the hug back instantly and nod my head into his shoulder. I would come back, I would make sure that I won against Yukiko. There was a part of me that was wishing that Sasuke was hugging me, but he couldn't know.

Both Naruto and I step away from one another. Sending Naruto one last smile, I ran off into the forest, intending to go back to Konoha.

"For Sasuke's sake, come back." Naruto whispers into the wind.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Back with Division Four, Shikamaru, Ino and Chouji had been sent back to Division Four along with half the forces from Division One. After Division One's success, they had been sent back because news had come in that second Mizukage, the third Raikage, the Fourth Kazekage and the Second Tsuchikage had arrived on the battle scene and needed help fighting against them. Gaara was busy fighting his father, the Fourth Kazekage and Ōnoki was busy fighting the previous Tsuchikage, his mentor. White Zetsu had also invaded the area, swarming the area like flies. However, Clones of Naruto had seriously helped them out getting rid of the White Zetsu.

Shikamaru, Ino and Chouji were all fighting together, but stopped when they felt a familiar presence nearby.

Ino's eyes widen, as she was the first to notice. "No, it can't be." She mutter to herself.

The trio look up and see Asuma, their sensei on a rock not too far away.

Asuma looked exactly the same of when he was alive, only the whites of his eyes were now a grey colour. Shikamaru grit his teeth when he saw this. Akemi had explained about the Re-animated bodies, and he knew from seeing his older sensei that Yukiko was toying with them, allowing their loved ones to speak but not have any control on who they attack. But Shikamaru had no doubt in his mind that Yukiko could take that freedom away as soon as she could.

"Chouji… Shikamaru… Ino…" Asuma mutters, looking at his former students, "You've grown into such fine people."

All three had similar reactions. They all looked shocked, Chouji more than anyone. But soon the tears came, Chouji began to cry first and then Ino, only Shikamaru didn't cry, he grit his teeth and clenched his hands.

"It's all thanks to you." Shikamaru says, his voice low and thick with emotion. He looks up and charges at his old sensei, with Ino and Chouji right beside him.

"Show me then, Ino-Shika-Chou!" Asuma says, watching his student with a proud look.

Ino and Chouji jumped to either side of Asuma, while Shikamaru stays in front. Ino and Chouji both threw a kunai at him, but Asuma used his own kunai to deflect the attack with ease. Shikamaru jumped at him, causing Asuma to jump back.

"Let's bind him in one strike!" Shikamaru shouts to his teammates.

The trio ran at their sensei again, but when they got close, Asuma disappeared in a cloud of smoke. He left behind a replacement of a log, with exploding tags on them.

"Run!" Shikamaru shouts when he sees the explosive tags, turning and running away before it could explode.

The explosion hit, but luckily the trio managed to get away in time. Both Shikamaru and Ino stuck the landing fine, but it was Chouji who slipped and fell on the ground.

Shikamaru looks to his friend. "You move like a sloth, Chouji! Get a grip!" He shouts.

"He's back!" Ino announces, she had been watching for his movements.

Asuma ran out of the smoke and stopped when he wasn't too far away from his students. "Shikamaru! Spread the net of Shadow Mimic, and draw me towards Chouji!" Asuma shouts his orders as he runs towards them.

"Already on it!" Shikamaru says, already making the hand seals. "Kage Mane no Jutsu!" Shikamaru's shadow expanded, splitting off like branches towards Asuma. Ino stood behind Shikamaru, ready to use her Mind Transfer Jutsu as a bluff.

Asuma noticed this and jumped towards Chouji, being cornered.

"Bubun Baika no Jutsu!" Chouji yells, enlarging his fist and aimed a punch at Asuma, but the punch never landed. Chouji stopped the attack just inches away from Asuma's face.

Asuma frowns. "What are you doing Chouji?!" He shouts in aggravation.

"Get a grip Chouji!" Shikamaru yells out, "Didn't you gather your resolve?!"

Ino was looking at her teammate in shock, she knew that Chouji could never hurt one of his comrades; that had always been an issue even when they were Genin. But Asuma had accepted this, being one of the first and that's why Chouji couldn't hurt Asuma.

"I can't… I can't do it after all!" Chouji cries out, tears running down his face. "I can't beat our sensei to death!"

"Chouji!" Asuma yells out, running out from behind his fists and punches Chouji. Asuma began making hand seals and yells out. "Dodge!"

Ino immediately recognises the technique.

"Fuuton: Fuujin no Jutsu!" Asuma says, making the necessary hand seals as be breathes in deeply, preparing to use his attack.

Shikamaru tries to use his Shadow Mimic Jutsu to catch Asuma, but Asuma jumped away in time.

Asuma unleashes his attack, and it would have hit Chouji, who couldn't dodge. Ino charged, and tackled Chouji out of the way in time.

Shikamaru jumps over. "Are you two okay?" He asks, looking at them sideways while keeping an eye on Asuma's movements.

"Only just, huh?" Ino says, checking on Chouji.

Chouji clenches his fists. "Why? Why does it have to be like this?" He voice was low and thick with emotion.

"This is no time to be a cry-baby! We need to stop Asuma!" Shikamaru exclaims, trying to get through to Chouji.

"What's with that pathetic look, Chouji?!" Asuma yells, trying to motivate him to fight, "Right now, I'm nothing but your enemy! I'm dead, don't have any mercy on me!"

"I know… I know, but… Asuma-sensei said that this was okay!" Chouji cries out, near tears at the thought of hurting someone he cared about.

Asuma looks to his former students. "It's time Chouji. I know how kind you are, but right now kindness means defeating me. The time has come to turn your kindness into strength. It's time Chouji, please stop me." Asuma pleads, hoping that Chouji could do it.

Chouji stares at Asuma, but looks away; he couldn't do it.

Asuma grit his teeth, "Give it a rest already, you fatso! Take me on!" He didn't want to say this, he hated calling his student names, but if it motivated Chouji then he would do it.

Ino and Shikamaru share a nervous look.

Chouji's eyes snap open, "He called me fat." He mutters to himself, but then his expression turns to rage. "Did you just call me fat?" Chouji asks, a deadly look in his eyes as he stood up.

Asuma nods his head. "I did, what you going to do about it, fatty?"

"I'm… not fat, I'm big boned!" Chouji yells out, charging at Asuma with his fist raised.

Just as Chouji was inches away from hitting him, Asuma raised his hand to defend his face from the punch, but the punch never hit its target. Just like before, Chouji had stopped just inches away from his face.

Shikamaru sees this and tries throwing a kunai at Asuma.

Asuma stares at his student. "Why? Why Chouji?!" Asuma grabbed a kunai and deflected Shikamaru's attack from behind Chouji.

The younger Akimichi shakes his head. "I can't do it." He mutters lowly.

"Chouji, dodge!" Asuma yells, as he attacks Chouji with a kunai in hand, attempting to stab him.

Chouji's eyes widen, he couldn't dodge in time.

"Look out!" Ino yells, grabbing Chouji and getting him out of the way of Asuma's attack.

Chouji looks at Ino in shock. "Don't tell me you've forgotten about the earrings." Ino says, touching the ones in her ear. They had all received earrings from Asuma as a present for becoming Chunin. In each of their Clans, it represented them becoming real fully grown Shinobi.

"Katon: Haisekishou!" Asuma blows out, thick ash covering the area, burning anyone that was caught in it.

Unfortunately, both Ino and Chouji were caught in it, and shielded themselves to prevent any further harm. Ino cries out in pain, feeling the Jutsu burn her.

Just then, Chouza jumped down in his giant form, blowing away the attack on his son and friend's daughter.

Asuma looks almost relieved to see his friend stop his attack.

"Uncle." Shikamaru looks up, also happy to see Chouza at the moment.

"Chouji, we're not kids anymore that need to be protected! We're the ones who do the protecting now! Don't misunderstand what kindness is!" Shikamaru yells out, feeling frustrated with Chouji.

Ino looks to her teammate, "If you're wearing those earrings, then why aren't you fighting?!" Ino yells out.

Chouza looks down to his son. "Don't act like a child, Chouji! You're the sixteenth heir to the Akimichi Clan!"

Chouji looks up to his father, his eyes wide.

"That's enough, Chouji!" Chouza yells at his son.

Something inside Chouji clicks, and then all he can feel is determination. He looks to Ino, who was shielding him and places a hand on her shoulder. "Ino, I'm sorry, but I'm okay now."

Ino looks to him with an unsure expression. But then she sees the look in his eyes and she knew that Chouji was indeed ready. She smiles and steps away, letting Chouji take centre stage.

Chouji walks forward. "I, Akimichi Chouji, as protector of the Yamanaka and Nara Clans, and as protector of Konoha now leave the chrysalis as a butterfly and ascend!" Blue wings made of chakra burst from Chouji's back as his power increases. The wind around everyone changed, it seemed to be wilder than before. Chouji looks at Asuma with determination on his face, his face now much thinner and defined than it was before.

Chouza looks to his son in shock. Usually, to get the four wings, any of his Clansmen would need to take a certain medicine. However, the medicine had nasty side effects that could kill the user, so seeing his son use it made Chouza more than concerned.

Asuma looks at his student, pride in his eyes to see Chouji so serious. "That's it, Chouji."

Shikamaru looks to Chouza, "Will he be alright?"

Chouza snaps out of shock and then grins. "He's found a way to use that technique without the side effects, he should be fine." He had faith in his son and knew he was ready to become the sixteenth leader of the Akimichi Clan.

Both Ino and Shikamaru sigh in relief, Chouji would be fine.

Chouji transfers all the blue chakra wings into his fist, enlarging it. Chouji ran forward, determination set in his eyes. He threw his fist back and thrust it forward, and this time he met his mark.

Asuma was hit, and was sent flying back into a rock, imbedding himself in that rock. However, there was a smile on Asuma's face, he was truly happy that Chouji was able to utilise his kindness in battle.

Seeing that his son was fine, Chouza left Team Ten alone.

Just as the sealing squad was about to seal him away, Asuma clears his throat. "I have one request." Asuma asks, looking to his students.

Shikamaru raises his hand, telling the sealing squad to stop for a moment, which they did. "What is it?" He asks.

Asuma reaches into his pocket and throws two blades onto the floor, it was his signature weapons. They were a mixture of brass knuckles and a knife, "Give these to Mirai, I want her to use them." Asuma says, a soft look on his face at the thought of his daughter he will never see.

Ino walks over to picks up the blades. "We'll make sure to given the Kurenai-sensei." Ino promises, tears beginning to form in her eyes.

Asuma smiles and nods his head. "I have nothing more to say, other than I am so proud of you all." Asuma says, his body being sealed again once more. The bandages wrapped around him until there was nothing left to see.

Chouji was the first to cry, letting out whimpers and trying to hide his tears. Ino was hugging the blades closer to her while crying, she had fallen to the floor when her legs felt too weak to stand. While Shikamaru was clenching his fists, willing himself not to cry.

"Goodbye, Asuma-sensei." Shikamaru mutters, walking over to Ino and helping her up from her kneeling position on the floor.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

It didn't take me long to make it to Konoha. But it was weird because I had never seen it empty or so quiet. Looking around, I see all the lights were off in all the houses; it looked dead. All the civilians had been evacuated and placed somewhere were the war couldn't touch them, and that location was given only to the ninja evacuating them.

As I walked closer to the waterfall, I sensed Yukiko's chakra signature. It wasn't hidden, she hadn't even attempted to hide her presence. She wanted me to know she was there and ready to fight me.

However, I soon sensed another presence.

I turn around, "Hiruzen, what are you doing here?" I ask when I see the Third Hokage walk towards me.

Hiruzen smiles slightly, but it didn't reach his eyes. "I sensed Yukiko's presence, I would like the chance to talk with her." He says, honesty in his tone.

I nod my head slowly in understating.

"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be in the war?" Hiruzen asks, looking at me with a curious look.

I laugh, "When did I ever do things by the book?" I ask him, humour in my tone.

Hiruzen also chuckles. "Only when it suited you."

I grin, agreeing with him. But my smile quickly turns into a frown, "But I am here for a reason. I was given a prophecy that I and Yukiko would fight and only one of us would live." I say, being honest with the Third Hokage.

"The only person that will be dying tonight is you, Akemi." Says a third voice, in a hissing like tone.

My back straightens immediately and my hand reaches for my Sais automatically. Looking forward, I see Yukiko standing in front of us, but she looked different. There was something about her that seemed… unstable. Her hair was still wild and not neat like she always had it and her clothes were wrinkled. They also still had the blood on them from the last battle we had. I found this all odd. Yukiko had always been meticulous about her appearance, she had admitted it was one of the things she took pride in. To see her so messy made me uneasy.

"Yukiko." Hiruzen says, making his presence known.

Yukiko's gaze snaps to Hiruzen, and for a moment there was a flash of affection, but it was gone as quickly as it appeared. "How?" She demands, choosing to glare at her old flame.

"You're not the only one who can bring back the dead." I say, smirking slightly and it only got bigger when Yukiko glared furiously at me. I was breaking Tsunade's condition here, but after this battle only one of us would live, and I fully intended for it to be me.

"Yukiko, what has happened to you?" Hiruzen asks, in a gentle but firm voice. He had also noticed the change in her too.

Yukiko's glare landed on the Third Hokage. "That's none of your business." She hisses at him, a maddening look in her eyes.

Hiruzen sighs deeply. "We used to be so close Yukiko." He says, disappointment in his eyes.

Fury blazes in Yukiko's eyes. "You left me!" Yukiko shrieks out, lurching forward as if to attack, but she seemed to decide against it at the last moment.

I look to Hiruzen in bewilderment.

Hiruzen frowns. "What?"

"You left me for her! You married Biwako instead of me!" Yukiko shrieks out hysterically.

Hiruzen looks down guiltily. He had no choice in his marriage, he and Biwako had been arranged to marry after Yukiko left. He would have gladly married Yukiko, but she had left before he could propose to her instead. "You left Yukiko, you eavesdropped in a conversation that wasn't yours to know. You misinterpreted everything." Hiruzen argues back, but in a calm and refined manner. On the night Yukiko left, Hiruzen was visited by the Sarutobi Elders and he was given a choice; marry Biwako or Yukiko.

"You let me leave!" Yukiko yells back, her voice raising a few octave.

I was watching this all unfold with wide eyes. Seeing Yukiko so hysterical was unnerving but at the same time amusing.

"You didn't even care for our child!" Yukiko yells out.

This makes something inside Hiruzen snap. "I didn't know you were pregnant!" He yells back, anger in his eyes.

Yukiko laughs, it was manic and crazy laughter. "Likely story!" She shouts at him.

Hiruzen takes a deep breath to calm himself "What was our child called?" Hiruzen asks, his voice becoming softer.

Yukiko smirks but says nothing.

"What was our child called?" Hiruzen demands, his tone becoming harsher.

"You'll never know. You don't deserve to know!" Yukiko yells out, a victorious expression on her face.

"Chieko, that's her name." I say, interrupting them.

Hiruzen's eyes soften when he hears the name of his child, his first daughter. However, Yukiko looked furious.

"How do you know?" She demands.

I smirk, "You don't deserve to know." I say, throwing her words she had said to Hiruzen right back at her.

Yukiko shrieks and attacks, lurching forward at a fast speed.

I jump away in time and land in a tree not too far away. I look to Hiruzen, "Go through the waterfall and you'll find Chieko's grave, it's at the very end." I tell him, but then quickly look back to Yukiko in case she attacked when I wasn't looking.

Hiruzen nods his head and runs over to the waterfall.

Yukiko cries out and tries to attack Hiruzen with a kunai before he could get to the waterfall. But I jump out from the tree and blocked her attack with my Sais.

"Now it's just you and me." I say to her, seeing Hiruzen disappear into the waterfall out of the corner of my eye.

Yukiko hisses lowly and jumps away and makes hand seals. "Suiton: Suiryūben!" An orb of water appears next to Yukiko, then many sharp whips of water blast from the orb of water, all aiming for me.

"Mizu no Yaiba!" I make the hand seals and a sword made from water appears in my hand. As the water whips got closer to me, I slashed at the water using my sword.

Yukiko yells and sends more water whips my way, an angry and furious expression on her face.

I jump closer, trying to inch my way close to Yukiko. I wouldn't be able to attack her if I was too far away. I got closer, and the whips were trying to stop me, but I kept slashing at the water, making it fall dead to the ground.

When Yukiko seemed to stop her attack, I look at her. Yukiko seemed to have a smirk on her face and was already making hand seals. "Denpō Sekka!" She slams her hands onto the wet earth and lightning sparks from her hands, coming towards me.

Before I could even move, the lightning hit me. I grit my teeth, forcing myself not to scream in pain. It felt like thousands of white hot needles poking me thousands of times over and over. When Yukiko stopped her attack, I fell to my knees, shaking in pain.

"Not so confident now!" Yukiko laughs.

I grit my teeth and jump into the trees, hiding away. While I rested, I healed myself, I had burns all over my body from when the lightning hit me. As I healed myself, I began to think. I couldn't use the Tenshi no Chakra so early in the game, it would put me at a serious disadvantage and would leave me weak if I didn't deal with Yukiko within minutes of activating it. The first time, I had been so angry that I had activated it without knowing, but now I had more control of myself.

"Where are you, you coward?!" Yukiko yells out, looking around, her eyes unfocused.

I look at her from behind the tree. I had hid my chakra very well, she wouldn't be able to find me. But what unnerved me was how unstable Yukiko was. Before, she was predictable, now she was completely random.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu." I whisper, making two clones appears in front of me. I sent them into the forest, one on either side of Yukiko. I look and see my clones in position, and that's when I give the signal.

My two clones sent out wires, wrapping them around Yukiko.

Yukiko jumps when she feels the wires wrap around her, she struggles, but only finds that the wires got tighter and began cutting into her skin. Yukiko hisses wildly, "Rin, help me you fool!" Yukiko yells out to the side-lines.

My eyes widen when I see Rin appear from the shadows, how hadn't I noticed her?

Just as Rin was about to help Yukiko, I quickly make some hand seals. "Suikusari no Jutsu." Chains made of water appear from the ground below Rin and they wrap around her. I made the chains go all the way up, not only wrapping around Rin's legs but also her arms; immobilising her.

"I'm afraid that it's not going to work Yukiko." I say, stepping out in the open.

Yukiko struggles more under the wires, only cutting into her skin and blood pouring from her wounds. She was hissing and growling at me like a caged animal.

I look to my clones, they still had a strong grip on her. I make some hand seals, "Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu!" Fire appears on the wires, and travel down to Yukiko, engulfing her in flames.

Yukiko shrieks in pain, struggling even more. Her head whips sideways as she struggles. Then suddenly, two kunai are thrown by Yukiko at my two clones, killing then and making them disappear. With no one holding the wires, Yukiko became free and began rolling on the ground, putting out then flames.

When she was done, she was covered in burns, half her hair was burned away along with some of her clothing. It was her face that was the worst though, the skin was already beginning to peel from her face.

"I'll kill you!" Yukiko yells out, blazing fury in her eyes.

I felt a little nervous, Yukiko had been pushed to her breaking point.

Yukiko makes some hand seals. "Doton: Ishi no Yari!" Some parts of the earth below Yukiko began breaking off, forming into spears and all aimed for me.

I hide behind the tree, evading all of the spears and it goes quite. I look around and I couldn't see Yukiko anywhere and I couldn't sense her chakra anywhere.

That's when I feel a fist hit me in the shoulder at such a force, it knocked me from the tree. I land on the ground and see Yukiko now in the tree I was just in, a large smirk on her face. I roll my shoulder and wince, it hurt like a bitch but luckily she hadn't dislocated it.

I glare at her, making my own hand seals. "Suiton: Suihou no Jutsu!" Placing two fingers over my mouth, I spat and cannonballs made of water launch themselves at Yukiko.

Yukiko tries to dodge, but she wasn't able to escape the on slaughter that I had unleashed. Yukiko cries out in pain as the water hits her abdomen, the water was boiling and further burned her and her clothes. The attack knocked her to the ground, she landed with a groan; she had landed on her back.

However, I wasn't done and made more hand seals. "Suiton: Rekkū Suigeki!" I spat out again, and this time, hundreds of darts burst from my mouth, all aiming for Yukiko at high speed.

Yukiko couldn't dodge and got hit, her cries echoing in the forest. Suddenly, she goes quiet and stops moving.

I cancel the Jutsu and walk over to Yukiko cautiously, she seemed to be unconscious. Taking this opportunity, I take a kunai out; fully intending on ending her life. However, when I got close, Yukiko's eye snap open.

I try to jump away, but it was too late.

"Ryuusha no Jutsu!" Yukiko yells out, a smirk on her face.

The ground I was standing on instantly changed, it became quicksand and my feet began to sink. I tried to move, but my feet were already caught and I couldn't get them free.

Yukiko cackled wildly. She got up from the ground, and started stalking close to me, a kunai in hand. Looking at the blade, I could see that it was laced with poison. I felt a bit panicked when I saw it, it was more than likely the same poison that Yukiko tried to get me with before, only Hinata took the blow instead.

"Recognise this, do you?" Yukiko asks, a demented look on her face.

I glare at her.

"Too bad that pathetic girl got in the way, I would have loved to see you suffer." Yukiko remarks, licking the handle of the poisoned blade.

I close my eyes and let the Tenshi no Chakra take over. I could feel a cool cloak come over me, covering my body. Opening my eyes, I see Yukiko staring at me in horror, remembering when I used it last time. The cloak burned away the quicksand at my feet, freeing me. I walk out of the quicksand like it was nothing, walking closer to Yukiko.

"We end this now." I say, my voice hardened as I banished the Tenshi no Chakra, not wanting to waste it. I was nearly out of chakra and I didn't want to take it all up. I know that Yukiko was also nearly out of chakra too.

Yukiko nods her head, agreeing with me. "Gladly."

Yukiko charges at me, poison kunai in hand. I charge at Yukiko too, my Sais now out and ready to attack. We met in the middle, Yukiko was trying to slash me with the poison kunai, and I was blocking her attack, also trying to get an attack in myself.

Then, I see an opening. I stab my Sai forward into the arm that was holding the kunai. My Sai stabs right through Yukiko's wrist, causing a scream to erupt from her. Yukiko drops the poisoned kunai on the ground, but Yukiko uses her other arm to punch me in the stomach with chakra infused into her punch.

Feeling all air leave my stomach, I fall to my knees, gasping for breath. Looking up, Yukiko punches me in the face, making me fall to the ground. Yukiko climbs on top of me, an evil glint in her eyes. Her hands reach out and grab me by the throat, strangling me.

I couldn't breathe, I had no air in my system and Yukiko's strong grip on my throat prevented me from breathing. Yukiko was cackling with glee, a wild and unnerving look in her eyes. She was going to kill me and she was going to enjoy every minute of it. I grit my teeth, I unleash the Tenshi no Chakra, letting the green cloak cover me.

Usually, the green chakra would have burned Yukiko's hands, and it was. But Yukiko didn't loosen her grip on my neck, in fact she tightened it.

The green chakra around my right hand formed into a blade, I thrust my right arm back and thrust it forward, into Yukiko's chest.

Yukiko gasps loudly, looking down at her chest. My hand had stabbed her again, all the way through, I could feel my arm was covered in blood.

Her grip loosed on my throat, and using the last of my strength, I kicked her off me.

Finally, I could breathe again. I was gasping on the need for air, my lungs were burning and I began to cough violently. I took a few seconds to recover before standing up, still breathing heavily. I stumbled once or twice, but I grit my teeth and bared it.

I look over to Yukiko, she was laying on her own pool of blood, twitching and still breathing.

I stumble over to her, which was a real struggle. "Release, your daughter." I hiss at her, my voice low and hoarse.

Yukiko looks to me, and spits blood at my shoe.

"Your daughter doesn't deserve what she got, she's trapped between two worlds and cannot break free. If you truly loved your daughter, you'd do this." I say, really struggling to speak at this point but I pushed on.

Yukiko glares at me. "Never." She bares her teeth at me, they were covered in blood.

Seeing I wasn't going to convince her, I take out my Sai.

"Just one more thing." Yukiko whispers, looking defeated.

I look at her, stopping my movements. "What?"

It happened in a blur, but Yukiko had managed to stab me in my calf, the only place she could reach while lying on the ground.

I hiss in pain, falling to the ground. Yukiko tries to attack me again, but I was prepared. Using my Sai, I stabbed Yukiko through the left eye and into her brain. All movements from Yukiko ceased and her right eye became dull with no life. Yanking the Sai from her eye, Yukiko fell to the ground, limp and lifeless.

Yukiko Moto is dead.

Feeling dizzy suddenly, I look down to the stab wound on my lower calf. The kunai was still in my calf, but the veins around it were black. I quickly look around, and I couldn't see the poison kunai Yukiko had dropped anywhere. She had stabbed me with it.

I curse loudly and I grabbed my medic bag. But my hands were shaking too much, I couldn't even open it, let alone concoct an antidote. Pressure built in my chest, causing me to cough violently. Looking down at my hands, I see blood covering my hand.

Looking in the direction of the waterfall, I wanted to shout for Hiruzen, but I knew he wouldn't hear. The roaring from the waterfall would mask my screams for help.

I was going to die.

I fall to the ground, and with much struggling I manage to flip myself onto my back. "L-looks like neither of us won." I mutter, looking to the lifeless form of Yukiko.

Breathing hurt, it only made me cough violently and that made my chest hurt even more.

I close my eyes, accepting my fate. I would die here along with Yukiko, looks like the prophecy wasn't right.

Just as my vision was about to go black, I hear footsteps nearby. I thought it was Hiruzen coming back, and that gave me hope that he could help me. But when I open my eyes, I see Obito standing on front of me.

"W-what-" I begin to say, but I was cut off.

"What's the antidote?" Obito asks, kneeling down beside me and opening my medic bag.

I look at the bag, my vision blurring. I felt a gentle tap on my face, bringing me back to earth. "Hey, what's the antidote?" Obito asks again, this time softer.

Not having the energy to speak, I point to two of the antidotes in my pack and make the motion for him to mix it. Obito followed my instructions perfectly, grabbing a needle, he injected me with the antidote in three place, two in each arm and one in the leg I had been stabbed in.

The affect was nearly instant, the pressure in my chest weakened and breathing didn't hurt as much anymore.

"Take some of my chakra." Obito says, his tone not leaving any room for argument.

I did as I was told, I weakly placed a hand on his arm and took some of his chakra. We stayed in that position for a while and I began feeling stronger. When I felt I had taken enough chakra, I stopped and sat up with ease.

"Why did you help me?" I ask Obito, staring at his kneeling figure in front of me.

Obito looks to Yukiko before back to me. "So you'll owe me a favour." He says in a plain voice.

I tense at what he said.

Obito looks to Rin, who was still immobilised by the water chains. "I want you to free her." Obito says.

I frown, killing Yukiko would not release the Re-animation Jutsu, and in fact that can be considered inadvisable. But what is done is done. The only thing that could be done now is to seal away all the bodies and hopefully find a way to lay them to rest once again.

However, there was something I wanted to try.

"I can try." I say, standing up. I stumbled slightly, but I soon regained my balance and walked over to Rin with Obito right behind me.

Looking at Rin, I banish the water chains. Yukiko wasn't here anymore to give Rin any commands.

I reach out and take out the kunai in the back of Rin's neck. I look at the talisman that Yukiko wrote. On the talisman, it said what level of control it had; one being the least amount of control and letting the person have their own thoughts and personality, and the second being the most powerful with how controlling it was. Yukiko had used level two and it had written who was the summoner; Yukiko.

I pump chakra into the talisman, and the name changes from Yukiko to Akemi.

"I can send her back, if you want." I say, looking to Obito, who was staring at Rin intently.

Obito nods her head.

"I take it you don't want her to see you like this?" I say, referring to the fact he was on the bad side. Even I know that Rin would be happy to see Obito alive, disappointed to see him on the bad side and angry that he didn't come back to them if he was alive.

Obito shakes his head. "I don't want her to suffer anymore. Rin hated war, she would have hated this."

I say nothing, but make hand seals and a coffin appears from the ground below. Rin's body was placed in the coffin, and then I banish it away.

"You were there the entire time, weren't you?" I ask him, still feeling cautious of him. Obito had saved my life, if he wasn't here I would have surely died along with Yukiko. During the fight however, I had felt a presence, one that I couldn't identify because I was too preoccupied with fighting Yukiko.

Obito says nothing, he neither conforms nor denies what I said.

However, I wasn't letting it go. "You saved her the first time, yet didn't the second time, why is that?" I ask, looking to the masked man

Again, Obito says nothing, but looks at the place Rin was just in.

That's when it clicks. Yukiko had brought back Rin, and Obito wasn't going to forgive that anytime soon. It was very obvious that Obito had strong feelings for Rin when they were younger.

"Thank you." I say, my voice low. My chakra was coming back quickly, Obito's chakra had really given me the boost I needed.

Obito disappears without warning, I blinked and he was gone. Looking around, I couldn't sense Obito anywhere.

Finally, I could relax. Walking over to the waterfall, I look at my reflection and I see a mess. My right arm was completely covered in Yukiko's blood, all the way up to my shoulder. I was full of cuts, bruises and my neck was badly bruised. I looked at the cut on my cheek that Yukiko had given me when we first fought, that looked like it was doing to scar. My calf was cut where she had stabbed me with the poison kunai and there was a trail of blood down my leg.

I looked like a mess.

But I was alive.

Feeling victorious, I grin. Yukiko was gone and I didn't need to worry about her any more. The prophecy had been fulfilled and I ended up being the winner in the end. Yukiko was a strong opponent and I knew that it wasn't going to be easy, especially since she was so unstable.

Kneeling down, I dip my right arm in the water, riding myself of Yukiko's blood. Within a few minutes, my arm was completely clean and that's when I began cleaning certain wounds. The wound of my calf needed healing so it didn't get infected. I also healed my throat so it wasn't so tender and I didn't sound so hoarse. Everything could be left though, these bruises I would wear as a badge of honour of winning against Yukiko.

Looking to Yukiko laying limp on the ground, I walk over to her. Just in case, I check for a pulse. Call me paranoid but I remembered that in horror films that the villains didn't tend to stay dead, even with a killer blow. However, Yukiko is dead and she wasn't coming back. Taking out a scroll, I seal Yukiko away where she could never be touched.

Taking a deep breathe, I walk into the waterfall and into the chamber behind it. Once in, I see Hiruzen standing in front of his daughter's grave, talking to her.

"I wonder who you would have taken after." Hiruzen asks, not noticing me.

I clear my throat, alerting him of my presence, but Hiruzen doesn't turn around. "Is it done?" He asks, referring to whether or not Yukiko was dead.

I was going to nod my head, but remembered that he wouldn't be able to see it. "Yes, Yukiko is dead." I say, feeling nothing as I announced this.

Walking further into the chamber, I stop when I am standing next to the Third Hokage.

"I would have loved to see her, just once." Hiruzen whispers, a sad look in his eyes.

I look at him for a moment before looking back to the grave. "She takes after you." I say, thinking back to when I met Chieko.

Hiruzen looks to me. "You met her?" He asks, surprise in his tone.

I nod my head slowly, "Yes. Yukiko tries to exchange my soul with hers with the new stage of the Shīringu, but it didn't work. I talked to her, and she seemed like a lovely girl. She seemed sensible and rational, even as a child." I say, laughing to myself.

Hiruzen smiles sadly, a glint of happiness in his eyes.

I made sure not to mention how Chieko was trapped. I didn't want to upset Hiruzen that his child could never be free because of Yukiko's selfishness. That would crush him and he would blame himself.

Hiruzen sighs deeply. "I must go, but would you look after her grave?" He asks me in a polite tone.

I nod my head, smiling, "Of course."

Nodding his head, Hiruzen looks at his daughter's grave for a moment before running out of the chamber. He was going back to join the war.

Now that I was alone, I took a scroll out and summoned them.

In a cloud of smoke, Sasori and Konan stood in front of me. I study Konan carefully, all her wounds were healed and she was in perfect health. While she was in the scroll, I had been healing her by pumping chakra in. I had sealed the two away the morning of the war and now I was ready to hear Sasori and Konan's answer.

Sasori arches an eyebrow when sees what state I'm in. "You're a mess."

I snort in amusement, of course Sasori would say that.

"What happened?" Konan asks, looking slightly concerned.

"I killed Yukiko." I answer them bluntly.

Then there was silence. But Sasori breaks it by smirking, "Didn't know you had it in you." There was amusement in his tone.

"So, what's your answer?" I ask the two ex-Akatsuki members. The last time I had talked to them properly, I had asked if they would join the war. They hadn't given me their answer and had asked for time to think about it.

Konan and Sasori glance at one another. Konan looks to me, "I would like to lend a hand." She says smiling slightly.

Sasori shrugs his shoulders. "Should be fun, why not?"

I grin, happy that they had agreed. I walk up to Sasori and remove his chakra absorbing cuffs from around his wrists and body that restricted him. "You won't be needed these then." I say, throwing them away.

Sasori stares at me, a blank expression on his face. "You're giving me freedom?" He says, a question in his tone.

I nod my head. "How can you fight while being retained?" I ask him, arching my eyebrows at him.

Sasori smirks slightly.

"Now let's go." I say, walking out of the chamber, feeling freer than I ever had before.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Far away from the battlefield, Madara sat in a dark cave, meditating. He was hoping to gain back some of the chakra that he had lost since Yukiko hadn't done a good job at bringing him back. Madara was revolted in himself, he had to be around that woman, but she could be useful at times. Madara opened his eyes when he heard footsteps getting close to him; his eyes hadn't been able to attain the Rinnegan yet since he had been brought back, a frustrating factor.

"Obito, why isn't Yukiko with you." Madara asks casually when he doesn't see the woman behind him.

Obito stops walking when he gets close enough to Madara. "She is dead." Obito says, his voice plain and blunt.

Madara frowns. "Oh, why?" He demands, almost glaring at the man in front of him. Madara didn't care for Yukiko, but to have her dead so early could be a hindrance. There had better be a good reason why she was dead.

"She attempted to kill Akemi, but she failed and ended up being killed by Akemi." Obito answers him, quite nonchalantly.

Then, Madara did something Obito didn't expect, he laughed.

Obito says nothing, but he couldn't help but be confused. He had thought that maybe Madara may be mad about the news. He had ordered him to make sure Yukiko didn't kill Akemi, but at the same time Madara hadn't given him the order of protecting Yukiko.

"This is brilliant news." Madara says, his eyes lit up.

Obito couldn't hide his curiosity anymore. "May I ask why?"

Madara looks to him, as if he is an idiot. "The more Akemi kills, the more powerful she will become. I need her to become more powerful for my plan to work." Madara grins madly, excitement filling his very soul. He was so close to his plan coming into place, he could practically taste his victory.

"Hashirama has also entered the war from what the White Zetsu have said." Obito informs him.

The grin on Madara's face only grew bigger, "Perfect." He mutters to himself.