Kaguya
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!
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Guest: Yeah, I did kind of envision Neji having a crush on Akemi was he was younger. I'd say around the end of the Chunin Exams in the prequel that he had developed a crush on her. I didn't explore it though and now I kind of wished I had to create tension!
Sorry this took a while to get out! I've moved back to University now so any updates are probably going to take longer because of how busy I am going to be.
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NARUTO SHIPPUDEN
Staring at Kaguya, I couldn't help but feel dazed. She is extremely beautiful, but it seemed like a cold beauty as there was no warmth in her eyes. Kaguya is a pale-skinned woman with delicate facial features. She has extremely long, sweeping white hair, longer than her own height. Kaguya possess white clear eyes and her eyebrows were cut very short and round and she wears a red shade of lipstick on her lips. Most noticeable, she has two brown horns that stuck out from her head and a third eye formed in the center of her forehead. She is wearing a high-collared hime-kimono which has tomoe running down the center and edges of the gown that is adorned with intricate gold and purple lines.
Kaguya's icy gaze lands on Naruto and Sasuke. Instantly, she spots the seals on their dominate hands. She frowns and uses her hair to fling them away from her, not wanting those seal marks anywhere near her. Her eyes then land on me, making me freeze under gaze. Slight interest shines in her eyes, but she too flings me away with her hair.
I snapped out of my daze and landed on the ground, next to Naruto and Sasuke.
Glaring, Kaguya sent her hair and attacked us. Sasuke, Naruto and I jumped out of the way, but Sasuke was the first to react. He activated his Chidori and started chopping of chunks of her hair that was attacking him. Kaguya watched his movements with slight intrigue. Just when some of Kaguya's hair was about to attack Sasuke from behind, I use my wings and fly over. I grab Sasuke by the scruff of his Chunin jacket and pull him away before she could hit him.
Seeing this, Kaguya floats down to the ground and gets closer to us.
"These two are Hagoromo and Hamura's… no, rather they're Ashura and Indra's…" Kaguya mumbles softly, even her voice sounded beautiful. Using her Byakugan, prominent veins bulged out from the side of her face. She analyses them and then her gaze turns to me.
"And you…you are Nora's…" Kaguya mumbles softly, but dislike shone in her eyes. "It seems Hagoromo was the one who gave you the jutsu."
I watch Kaguya closely, waiting for her to make a move. I could sense her chakra, and it was immense and quite intimidating. With my new eyes, I could see her soul. It a light lilac colour that was very soft and subtle, but I knew she was anything but. Looking to my side, I see that Sasuke had also taken notice to Kaguya's chakra level.
Kakashi takes a step forward, "What are your intentions?" He asks, looking at her back as he stood well behind her.
"It's futile to speak to you about that, when all you do is tamper with chakra without knowing its true meaning. This place, this land is my precious nursery. I cannot let it be damaged any further." Kaguya says, her face void of any emotion.
I frown to myself. What Kaguya said was very hypercritical in my eyes. It was her that didn't know about chakra, she may have been the first person to have chakra, but she doesn't know what its true meaning is. No one really does. She just ate a fruit and she put everyone under a Genjutsu.
Kaguya looks to us. "Let us stop fighting."
Naruto looks thrown off, and so does Sasuke. They look at each other with an incredulous expression on their faces.
I tense and wait.
Within a blank of an eye, the scene changes. We were no longer on the battlefield, but inside of an active volcano where lava covered the entire area – including the floor.
"I shall erase you all here." Kaguya announces in a confident tone.
Instantly, my Tenshi no Chakra flares up and wings appear on my back. I watch Sasuke use a Summoning Jutsu and saw he was now safely on his hawk's back as he flew over to Kakashi to help him out. Kakashi had already saved himself though by using a scroll and typing a kunai at the end of it, pinning it to the ceiling. However, I knew that it was going to ripe soon. I look back to Naruto and see that he was still falling.
"Naruto-kun, you can float!" I yell at him, watching him fall. In the anime, he realised that later on, but I was just rushing that process along.
Naruto's eyes lit up and immediately he stops falling.
I sigh in relief, we were all safe.
Kakashi begins looking around, "Is this a Genjutsu?" He asks with a curious expression. He could feel the heat from the lava and that made him doubt that they were in one.
I fly over to Sasuke and Kakashi, with Naruto following behind me. "No, she's dragged us to another dimension. There are six that I know of that she can bring it to, this is only one of them." I explain, remembering the six dimensions I had seen in the anime. There was the lava one, the ice one, the desert, the acid dimension, the high gravity one and the one that connects them all. I didn't know if there were any more though since I only knew of those six.
"Just how powerful is she?" Kakashi mumbles softly. She had tremendous chakra levels, and Kaguya had managed to drag us to another dimension.
Sasuke looks down at his hand, where the black crescent moon lay. "This and Naruto's will seal her away, right?" He asks, looking over to me.
I nod my head. I look down at my own hand and see that the star was still there.
Within seconds, Kaguya activates her Byakugan and sends hundreds of needles, all made out of her hair. Seeing the attack coming, Sasuke uses his Susano'o and shields us from the attack. I made sure to my Tenshi no Chakra to protect Sasuke's hawk. In the anime, Kaguya had used this attack and hit the hawk's chakra point, and also Sasuke's so he couldn't summon the Susano'o.
Kaguya glares in my direction when she sees that there was no damage done.
I smirk at her, taunting her.
Kaguya moves and flies towards us at a fast speed. "Once more, I shall unify all chakra." Kaguya exclaims while charging at us. However, she turned her attention to Naruto first, aiming to get rid of him first.
Naruto's chakra explodes around him and meets Kaguya's chakra in the middle. Each were trying to push each other, seeing whose chakra was more powerful. Naruto pushed harder, his brows furrowing in concentration while Kaguya looked calm. For a moment, it looked like Naruto was pushing Kaguya back. However, this didn't last long. Kaguya eventually pushed Naruto back, sending him flying backwards while spinning in mid-air.
Briefly looking to the side, I see that Kakashi was safe. He was far away on Sasuke's hawk's back.
Sasuke made his move immediately afterwards, appearing above Kaguya in his half Susano'o. Sasuke aimed his Susano'o crossbow and fired. Using his Rinnegan eye, he switched himself and the attack so he was flying towards Kaguya at a fast and unstoppable speed. Now coursing for Kaguya, he activates his completely Susano'o with his two swords aimed to cut her down.
Kaguya only looks up at Sasuke's Susano'o and raises her chakra covered arm.
Sasuke's Susano'o seemed to dissolve on contact and only went through her, much to the Uchiha's surprise. Then there was an explosion and Sasuke was sent flying into the air, towards the lava. Luckily, Naruto had managed to correct himself. Thinking fast, Naruto uses his chakra arms and reaches out to catch Sasuke before he could fall to his doom.
As Kaguya watched this happen, I decided to make my move. I flew towards her at a high speed, my Tenshi no Chakra flaring strongly. As I got closer to her, I could feel my chakra build up on my back. "Tenshi no Chichi Odori!" The white wings on my back spread out and stood for attention. Like lightning, white feathers burst from my wings, all hundred shooting at Kaguya.
Kaguya turns her head and looks at me. She wordlessly holds up her arm, blocking the attack. However, she wasn't able to block all of the attack, and a few ended up cutting her. One ended up cutting the side of her cheek and her kimono.
My eyes widen, I had hit her!
Delicately, Kaguya raised her hand and placed it on her cheek. She looked at her hand and saw blood. Anger or shock didn't show in her eyes… but lust.
"I want your chakra." She whispers softly, looking at me intently.
A shiver ran down my spine, I didn't like that look at all. Quicker than I thought possible, I flew back over to Naruto and Sasuke, who seemed to be formulating a plan.
"Having this power is meaningless unless we seal her away." Sasuke says, looking down at his hand and seeing the mark that Hagoromo had given him.
Naruto nods his head, "Yeah."
I look down at my own mark. I had taken most of Madara's soul, is that what this new power granted me? But at the same time, my eyes looked like they did when I used my Shīringu. Could this be the last stage of it? I shake my head at the thought, Yukiko had shown me that the last stage was different and it was something I didn't want.
Suddenly, I felt something cold on my neck making me freeze. I look forward and see a black mass in front of Kaguya. Seeing this, it made me realise what was happening. Without another thought, I flew forward and only looked back when I was at a safe distance away. Turning my head, I see half of Kaguya's body was behind Naruto and Sasuke – who had now turned around. Kaguya had placed her hands under both their chins to make them look at her. Kaguya had tears in her eyes, and they were falling down her face as she looked at them. They seemed to remind her of her own children and how they turned on her
"Now… come to Okaa-san…" Kaguya whispers softly.
A black mass appeared from her sleeves, covering half of Naruto and half of Sasuke. Naruto and Sasuke attempted to move, but found themselves paralysed.
"She's taking our chakra." Naruto mumbles out, finding that he didn't really have the strength to speak.
I lunge forward, flying over at a breakneck speed. As I moved, the chakra on my right hand seemed to morph into a chakra blade. "Get your hands off them!" I shout as I got close and cut the black mass connecting Naruto and Sasuke to Kaguya, knowing full well that it was Black Zetsu.
Black Zetsu hisses loudly, my Tenshi no Chakra burning him.
Now that they were safe, I pulled them back away from Kaguya and watched her closely. She also seemed to be watching me. There seemed to be a longing in her eyes that unsettled me quite a bit.
Naruto looks to me, "Why was she crying?" He asks, looking curious. It had never happened to him before, where the person he was meant to be fighting would cry all of a sudden.
"That's because when she looks at you two, she sees her two children. They also happened to be the two people who sealed her away." I explain to them, remembering Kaguya's story. Her story was interesting, but I wasn't fascinated in it like many other people's back stories.
Black Zetsu had retreated back to Kaguya's sleeve. All that could be seen of him was his glowing yellow eyes and his large creepy smile. I could see that it looked like the Cheshire cat, but that would have been insulting to the cat.
Sasuke looked confused for a moment, "But why would they do that?" He couldn't imagine sealing away his own mother.
I shake my head, Kaguya wasn't exactly a normal mother. "When her own sons turned against her by using the chakra they inherited from her, Kaguya combined herself with the Divine Tree itself and fought them in the form of the Jūbi in an attempt to reclaim the chakra she had given them." I explain to them.
"They betrayed her!" Black Zetsu hisses out loud.
"She was the one who went crazy!" I yell back at him, glaring at his yellow eyes. That's when I notice Kaguya's gaze, she was staring at me intently, with curiosity in her eyes.
"What is Black Zetsu?" Naruto asks with furrowed brows.
I roll my eyes, "He thinks himself as Kaguya's child, but he isn't. He is just the manifestation of Kaguya's will. He's recorded everything that had happened in history while she's been gone, and made sure to resurrect her." Honestly, when I had fond this out in the anime, I had really taken a disliking to him.
Black Zetsu's yellow eyes seem to glare at me.
Kaguya looks to Naruto and Sasuke, "I hate you. Hagoromo. Hamura. You are mine." As she said this, her Byakugan activated as she stared at all of us intently.
Naruto grits his teeth, "You two alone aren't the entirety of Shinobi history."
Black Zetsu seems to laugh, "Your teenage rebellion continues. Okaa-san is the very progenitor of chakra. You brats can't hope to accomplish anything."
Sasuke looks over to us, "Naruto, Akemi. We need to make an opening to we can launch the sealing jutsu." He says, keeping his voice low so Kaguya couldn't overhear him.
I nod my head.
Naruto nods his head, "And the only thing that will work, is that jutsu." He says, his voice sounding very ominous.
I look over to Naruto with my eyes wide. He was actually going to use that jutsu. In the anime, Naruto had used the 'Reverse Harem Jutsu' and it had actually worked against Kaguya which was very surprising. The fact I was going to see that jutsu in person highly amused and scared me at the same time.
However, Sasuke looks confused. He had no idea was Naruto was talking about, but he would soon.
This made me grin, I couldn't wait to see Sasuke's reaction.
"It'll work, don't worry Sasuke." I say, smiling over to the Uchiha.
Naruto grins wildly. "I've practiced this jutsu more than the Rasengan, so don't worry."
Now hearing that did make my eye twitch. What was Jiraiya teaching this boy?! There needed to be less perverts out there, not more of them. I felt myself deflate as I realise that Naruto had been tainted. He was perverted even three years ago, but now it just seems to have got worse.
"I don't know what you're scheming, but Okaa-san absorbs all jutsu. Your actions are meaningless." Black Zetsu says, goading us.
Sasuke was silent for a moment before nodding his head, agreeing with Naruto's idea. He hadn't heard what Naruto was going to do, but he trusted him. "If there's a chance it'll create an opening, then let's do it. I'll get my eye ready." He says, storing energy into his Rinnegan eye.
I make the first move. My Tenshi no Chakra flares up as it stores up in my hands. "Tenshi no Honō!" I throw a medium sized ball made up of white fire at Kaguya with deadly aim.
Kaguya sees the attack and holds her arm out to stop it.
However, I hold my hand out and manoeuvre the ball, avoiding Kaguya's outstretched hand. I knew the moment she touched my attack, it was disappear. It may do some damage, but we needed her attention diverted.
Kaguya's gaze follows the ball of white fire, giving Naruto the opportunity he needed.
Naruto zooms forward, as he begins to make his Shadow Clone Jutsu. He does this and over ten clones of Naruto appear. Kaguya activates her Byakugan, ready for the attack.
"Sexy Jutsu: Reverse Harm Jutsu!" Naruto yells out as all the clones transform into really attractive guys. All of them were naked, and only covered barely by smoke which was very quickly disappearing.
My eyes widen as I felt something dripping from my nose. Looking down, I see that I was having a nosebleed.
Looking over to Sasuke, I could see that his eye was madly twitching and his fists were clenched. He looked at me and glares. "You knew." Venom and accusation was in his tone, which only made me want to laugh.
I grin, the blood still pouring from my nose.
Sasuke's eye twitches harder, "You're enjoying this, aren't you?"
"They're not bad looking. Naruto has good imagination." I admit while shrugging my shoulders. I found it funny that Naruto's idea of a 'sexy' woman was himself as a woman. But when it came to the reverse harem one, he was a bit more imaginative.
However, Naruto's idea seemed to work. Kaguya was definitely distracted, and didn't notice the jutsu disappear or notice Naruto. Naruto appeared in front of her, and punched her right in the face, sending her flying backwards.
"This is the history of Shinobi, ya fool!" Naruto yells at her with a victorious grin.
"Now, Naruto!" Sasuke yells out, his Rinnegan ready.
Sasuke and Naruto charge forward, their dominate hands outstretched. Using my wings, I also charged behind them, instinct telling me to follow them and help them. Using his Rinnegan, Sasuke transported Kaguya in the middle of all three of us. Just as we were about to connect with Kaguya, the scene changes.
The first thing I felt was the cold. However, my Tenshi no Chakra seemed to be protecting me from the cold. I could feel it on my skin, but it wasn't bothering me that much. I was glad for that, because I didn't like the cold very much. Looking around, I now see that we are in the ice dimension. I also noticed that Naruto, myself, Sasuke and Kaguya was frozen inside a block of ice. I couldn't move anything either. The only thing I could move was my eyes, and they were trained on Kaguya. Kaguya smiles, before a black square hole appeared in the ice, and Kaguya easily slipped into it and out of the block of ice. I watch as another black square hole appears in the air, just in my peripheral sight. Kaguya floats over to us, a blank expression on her face. She raises her arms once more, and Black Zetsu moves out like slime, trying to get at us.
Sasuke wasn't having this though. Using his eye, he summons his Amaterasu and Flame Control to break us out of the ice. Once free, we all land on the ground, except me as I still had my wings activated and I was still in the air. I had taken a real liking to these wings, they were so useful.
"She's done it again." Sasuke mumbles with an unhappy expression on his face. He didn't like these little trips that she was forcing them all to take.
I watch Kaguya closely, "She has a similar ability to Obito, but it's so much more different. Kaguya can transport us to any dimension. However, it takes up a huge amount of chakra to do." I explain, watching Kaguya's chakra level. It was lower than it was before, but that was because she had jumped dimensions twice now.
Naruto nods his head in understanding.
"She also may try and separate us. Mainly you two though, she had sent Sasuke to a Desert dimension." I says, briefly looking to Naruto and Sasuke for just a moment.
"If we do get separated, how will we find each other again?" Naruto asks, looking curious.
I was about to answer Naruto when I suddenly stopped. My eyes had locked onto Kaguya's hand appearing behind Naruto and Sasuke, reaching for the Uchiha. She was trying to separate the two, just like she had in the anime. Without another word, I flew at the hand before she could touch Sasuke. I immediately grabbed her hand and felt myself being pulled into the black space. Naruto and Sasuke managed to turn their heads just in time to see me disappear completely.
"Akemi!"
"Akemi-chan!"
That was the last thing I heard because the scene changed again in front of me. I was no longer in the icy dimension, but in a forest area. There were trees for miles, and that only seemed to stretch on when I flew into the sky to get an aerial view.
Frowning, I decide to land and get rid of my Tenshi no Chakra, not wanting to waste my energy. Landing, I began looking around again. Out of the all the dimensions to be transported to, I quite liked this one. The only ones I didn't want to visit was the acid dimension or the high gravity dimension. I had never seen this dimension before, so it was a nice change.
After a few seconds of doing nothing, I felt the energy shift in the dimension. A black hole appeared in the bright blue sky and Kaguya stepped through.
I look up, getting ready to activate my Tenshi no Chakra, just in case she decided to attack me. However, as I looked at her, I noticed that her chakra levels were even lower. It wasn't going to be long before she sucked nearly all the chakra out of her victims back in our dimension. I knew that they would be fine, but I couldn't help but worry.
"So, you are the one they call, Nakahara Akemi?" Kaguya asks as she floats down to be eye-level with me.
I arch an eyebrow at her, "Yes?" I say, almost hesitant. I was confused at why she was asking me this, surely Black Zetsu would have told her everything.
"And you are also Nora's descendant?" Kaguya asks again, floating even closer to me.
I didn't move back. I refused to be moved at all. I stood my ground and looked at her directly in the eyes. "I am, yes." I say, becoming more confident.
"I never got to meet my grandchildren." Kaguya comments, with a saddened expression. Even when sad, she still looked beautiful.
"And who's fault do you think is that?" I challenge her, my voice becoming stern.
Kaguya frowns.
"Do not speak to her like that!" Black Zetsu hisses from under her sleeve, his yellow eyes glaring at me.
I glare back, "Come out and say that to my face. Not when you're hiding in your creator's sleeve." I shot back instantly. The minute he stepped out of Kaguya's protection, I would annihilate him, and he knew that too.
Black Zetsu fell silent, but his glare persisted.
Kaguya speaks, as though the confrontation didn't happen. "Your power, where did you get it from?" She asks, looking down as she towered over me.
However, I took no notice of the height difference. "That is none of your concern." I answer back, my tone turning icy.
Kaguya arches a brow at me.
But then she took a step forward, coming even closer to me. "It is my business. All chakra in mine, but the chakra you possess is… different." Kaguya admits with a frown. She stared at me, as though she wanted to figure me out.
I smirk, "Well I suppose that it's going to be my little secret then." On the inside I was laughing at my own words. It wasn't really a secret because quite a few people knew about it, but I wasn't going to tell Kaguya about that.
For a brief second, anger flashed in Kaguya's eyes, but it disappeared quickly. Kaguya looked like she wanted to say something, but she seemed to stop herself and smile. Before I could even say anything, Kaguya disappears in the black hole that appears beside her. My eyes widen as I try to jump after her, knowing full well she was going back to where Naruto and possibly Sasuke were. But I was too late.
Kaguya was gone, and I was stuck.
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN
Naruto jumped away, letting his clones deal with Kaguya at the moment. After Akemi had been taken away, Sasuke was then also taken away into another dimension. He knew that he needed to formulate a plan, and that was difficult when Kaguya was trying to kill him. Naruto had been worried when Kaguya disappeared for a while, he was hoping that Akemi and Sasuke weren't hurt at all. Naruto watched his clones fight Kaguya, he had sent hundreds after her, but he knew it wouldn't be long before she defeated them all. He had transferred his Truth Seeking Balls to a clone to throw Kaguya off, which seemed to be working.
Running over to Kakashi, he stops when he gets close. "We need to find Akemi-chan and Sasuke." Naruto says with a frown. He knew that in order to seal Kaguya away, him and Sasuke needed to be there, along with Akemi.
Kakashi nods his head, agreeing with his student. "We do, but we don't even know where they are." He says with a sigh in his tone. Kakashi really did feel useless at this point.
Suddenly, Naruto's eyes lit up. "Hang on, Akemi-chan said something before she was disappeared. She said that Kaguya's dimension hopping ability was similar to Obito's, but at the same time different."
Kakashi thinks for a moment, "So we'll need Obito."
"Isn't he in the Kumai dimension?" Naruto asks, glancing over to his clones, knowing that he would need to send some more in soon.
Touching his Sharingan eye, Kakashi remembers something. He had been able to see what Obito was doing through Obito's own Kamui eye. If Kakashi's theory was correct, than Obito would be able to see what Kakashi was doing. Having a hunch, Kakashi sends chakra into his Sharingan eye, hoping that Obito would get the message.
Moments later, a wormhole formed next to Kakashi and Naruto. Obito now stood with Rin by his side. Rin had went with Obito to keep him company and also heal him since he was still in a fragile state.
Naruto grins, "Right on time."
Obito smiles slightly, "You need my help?" He asks, looking to Kakashi. He was fully ready to help, he needed to redeem himself. He knew it was going to be a long and hard journey, but he was willing to go through that if it meant keeping his promise to Rin.
Rin looks around, curiosity on her face. "Where are the other two? Sasuke and Akemi, right?" She asks, looking to Kakashi.
Kakashi nods his head, "Yes. But they've both been transported to other dimensions. Kaguya has the power to jump to them. Akemi mentioned how Kaguya and your powers are similar." He says, now looking to Obito.
"I can sense Sasuke, but not Akemi-chan." Naruto admits with a frown. With his power, he can sense nearly everyone and everything. He fact he could no longer sense Akemi's chakra was really unsettling to him.
Obito nods his head, "You need me to help find them?" He asks, his face serious. He now fully understood why he was needed.
Just then, Kaguya makes her move and she jumps to another dimension. Naruto tensed and waited for her to appear began. But when she didn't after a few moments, he relaxed. As she did this, Obito watches intently as she dives into the black hole and disappears.
Obito narrows his eyes in concentration. "If I resonate my Kamui the next time she connects and opens a portal to another time-space, I am positive I can enter it. If Sasuke and Akemi are there, I can bring them back to this dimension." He says after studying the black hole before it disappeared.
Naruto sighs in relief, and Kakashi smiles under his mask.
"However," Obito says suddenly. "I'll need an enormous about of chakra to do it since it is not my own time-space. If I were to run out of chakra while I'm there, I'm done. I will also need my other my eye to strengthen it."
Kakashi steps forward, "Take it back. Get my students back here." He says, touching his Sharingan eye.
"You can use my chakra. My clones will be able to deal with Kaguya for a while." Naruto says seriously. He had always been known for his endless amount of chakra, and he was going to put that to good use.
Obito nods his head, "Your chakra will be more than enough." Obito then looks to Rin and silently pleads for her to do the eye transfer.
Rin frowns slightly, but she walks forward to Kakashi. He bends down, so that Rin could reach his eye, and lets her remove it with her chakra covered hands. Walking back over to Obito, she places his eye back in his eye socket, where it belonged. Obito blinks a few times, and now he had both Sharingan eyes back.
"I've got you covered, Sensei." Naruto grins, placing his hand over Kakashi's eye with his dominate hand. It pulsed before he removed his hand.
Kakashi now had two normal eyes, and no longer possessed the Sharingan.
Obito turns to look up at Kaguya, who was still battling the Naruto clones. "Get ready. Put your hand on my shoulder, Naruto."
Naruto walks over, and places his hand on Obito's shoulder, and he too watches his clones work. Naruto knew that any jutsu he used would just be absorbed, and that's why he would have to go back to basics in this fight. His clones used the Uzumaki Barrage, and corned Kaguya, forcing her to use her time-space technique.
"Now!" Obito announces and activates his Kamui.
Naruto took this queue and began pumping chakra into Obito's system.
The world then became a blur. Naruto and Obito were then absorbed into Kaguya's time-space with ease.
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN
Sasuke was not happy to say the least. He had been walking around in the Desert for what felt like hours. Sweat was dripping from his face and he didn't like it. He had tried to find some place out of this dimension, but he had come out empty handed. However, he knew that someone would come for him, and his money was on Naruto.
Sasuke's head snaps up and looks to his right when he felt a disturbance in the air. Looking around, he tried to pinpoint where it was. Just then, a portal appeared open in the air, and inside he could see Naruto and Obito. Obito was sitting on the ground with his Kamui open and Naruto was standing behind him, with his arms on Obito's shoulders.
"Sasuke!" Naruto yells out.
Immediately, Sasuke began running. As he did, Sasuke took notice to the fact the portal was started to close, but slowly. This only made the Uchiha pump more chakra into his legs and run even faster than before.
Within seconds, Sasuke jumped in the portal and landed safely.
Obito coughs violently, and the portal closes. Blood poured from both of his eyes at the overuse of his Sharingan.
"Took you long enough." Sasuke says, a small smirk on his face.
Naruto grins, "Should have left you there longer."
Sasuke spars a glance to Obito, and sees that the other Uchiha is recovering. Seeing him, Sasuke knew why he was here. Obito was the only other person who could slip in-between dimensions, but it seemed it was taking a lot out of him.
"Where's Akemi?" Sasuke asks when he notices the female on his team wasn't present.
Naruto frowns, "We haven't found her yet." They had tried nearly all the dimensions that Kaguya had links to, but they were finding it difficult finding her. The more they seemed to try, the further away Akemi's chakra felt.
Sasuke frowns and sighs in exasperation. Of course Akemi would be the hardest to find out of all of them.
Obito looks up from his sitting position. "Let's continue." He says, blood still pouring from his eyes.
Naruto nods his head and pumps more chakra into him.
Obito concentrates once more, and activates his Kamui. A porta; appeared in front of them all, but it wasn't pleasant. The minute it opened, a sea of acid gushed out and aimed for them. Naruto immediately grabs Obito and jumps to higher ground, and so does Sasuke. However, Sasuke was too close to the sea of acid and ended up getting some on his Chunin jacket. Sasuke ripped the jacket off from his being and threw it away from him. The jacket was steaming as holes appeared on the jacket where the acid had touched. Looking at himself, Sasuke couldn't see any more burns and he couldn't feel any more burning. However, looking at his arm, he we saw two burn marks that burned like hell.
"You okay?" Naruto asks, looking worried.
Sasuke nods his head, ignoring the pain. "I'm fine. Just find Akemi."
"I can't, that was the last dimension." Obito says, panting hard from using his Sharingan so much.
Sasuke's eyes widen as dread fills him. He looks up at Naruto, and sees the shock on his face too. If Obito couldn't find her, then she was gone.
"Then we'll check again." Sasuke says after a few moments of silence.
Naruto steps forward, near Sasuke. "We can't. Obito's eyes can't handle the stress. I've sensed inside each world, and I can't sense Akemi-chan anywhere." He says, sorrow in his eyes.
Sasuke shakes his head not accepting this. "We have to try." He whispers lowly, so only Naruto could hear.
Looking up at his friend, Naruto could see the vulnerability in Sasuke's eyes. It was something that Naruto understood perfectly. Sasuke had already lost so much in his life, the same with Naruto. The Uzumaki was about to speak, but he stopped. Naruto turns his head around and begins to look around. Naruto could sense something – or someone. He could feel it, and he knew that it was Akemi's chakra instantly. With his Sage Mode, he was always able to sense everything and everyone. Akemi's chakra was always different from everyone else's, hers was more intense but soothing at the same time. Sasuke's chakra always felt hot – like fire and was intense also.
"There's one place we haven't checked. Akemi-chan is in that world." Naruto says, looking over to Sasuke and then Obito.
Obito looks to the Uzumaki in confusion. "But we've already checked all the dimensions."
Naruto shakes his head, "Not all of them. I can sense her chakra, it's like a flare."
Sasuke looks over to the other Uchiha. "You ready?" He asks, an impatient look on his face. He knew that Obito needed to rest, but he wanted to find Akemi quickly.
Obito nods his head.
Naruto stands behind him, and pumps more chakra into the Uchiha. At the same time, Naruto was trying to pinpoint Akemi's exact location. He could sense that Obito didn't have much use in his Kamui left before permanent damage was imminent. At most, Obito had two more trips left in him, even with his chakra pouring into the Uchiha's system.
Breathing in deeply, Obito concentrates and activates his Kamui, following Naruto guidance. A portal opened up, revealing a forest dimension. It had bright blue skies, and clean cut grass with mountains of trees.
Sasuke was the first to spot her. "There!" He exclaims, pointing to a person laying down on the grass.
"Akemi-chan!" Naruto yells out.
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN
I was now laying on the grass, just looking up at the sky. I knew there was no point in trying to find a way out because there wasn't one. My only hope was Obito using his Kamui to get me out. In the anime, Sakura and Obito worked together, but Sakura wasn't here this time around. To be honest, this dimension was really peaceful. It felt perfect here, bright skies and gentle breeze. It kind of reminded me of Konoha. I close my eyes and enjoy the moment here.
"Akemi-chan!"
My eyes snap open and I shoot up into a sitting position. I look to my right and saw a portal, a very familiar one. Inside was Naruto, Obito and Sasuke. Instantly, I jump up and began running towards it. It was a distance away and I could see Obito's condition. It wasn't going to stay open long, I could see the way the portal was wavering and the blood pouring from Obito's eyes. My Tenshi no Chakra flared up and my wings appeared on my back once more. I flew towards the portal, but it was getting smaller as I got closer.
The next few seconds was a blur. I blinked and saw I was actually in the portal, with Sasuke's arm around my waist and me leaning against him. The portal closed and Obito fell the ground, coughing violently.
I blink slowly, "What happened?"
Sasuke looks down at me and smirks. "The Rinnegan can really come in handy."
It took me a moment to click on. Sasuke had used his Rinnegan and transported me into the portal, getting me in before it could close. I look at Sasuke and see that his Chunin Jacket was gone. He had used that so I could swap places with it.
I look up at Sasuke and we stare each other in the eyes.
Obito coughed again, this time even more violent than before. This snapped me out of my daze and I rushed over to Obito's side and began healing him – his eyes first.
"Will he be okay, Akemi-chan?" Naruto asks, kneeling down beside me.
I frown as I examined Obito's eyes. They were basically torn to shreds due to the overuse of them. I also detected traces of chakra that didn't belong to Obito, but to Naruto. That's what made his eyes worse, it wasn't his own chakra that was fuelling his Sharingan and that was making it worse. If anyone other than an Uchiha tried using the Sharingan, it could only be used at half power and the user would be severely drained, the same applied with the chakra. Only Uchiha chakra could operate the Sharingan properly.
"It doesn't look good, Naruto-kun." I tell him honestly.
Sasuke kneels down beside me. "What about the infusing your Tenshi no Chakra with his eyes, like you did with me?"
My eyes widen and I turn to him. It was a good idea, and it would certainly heal his eyes completely. It had stopped Itachi from going blind – which is where Obito was heading. But if anyone found out that I had given Obito more power, I would be in serious trouble. I was already on bad terms with the Elders as it was.
Sighing roughly, I speak. "Here it goes." I transfer my Tenshi no Chakra into Obito's eyes, my hands covering them completely. Obito stiffens, but he soon relaxes and the blood stops flowing from his eyes completely. After a few more seconds, I stop sending my chakra in and I remove my hands. Obito opens his eyes slowly, and they had now changed. Now, he had a four pointed star in his eyes, with the ends still connecting to each point. It was a subtle change, not one that people would really notice or question.
"What did you do?" Obito asks, his voice rough.
"You now have the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan." I say, standing up and deactivating my Tenshi no Chakra. In all honesty, I didn't feel proud of what I had done, like I had with Sasuke and Itachi. I felt a sense of foreboding.
Obito sits up, a look of gratitude on his face.
"Can you take us back?" Sasuke asks.
Obito nod his head, "Yes, I should be able to." He concentrates once more, and this time I placed my hands on his back. Naruto and Sasuke would need all their strength to fight Kaguya, and I feared Naruto's chakra may do more damage to Obito.
I blinked and suddenly we were back in the ice dimension. Obito was breathing heavily, but certainly didn't look as bad as before. The colour was returning to his pale face and he seemed more relaxed than before.
Looking up, I see Kaguya fighting off the Naruto clones. She was quickly dealing with them, but there was just so many of them she wasn't having much luck. Kaguya seemed to be aiming for the clone that had the Truth Seeking Balls in its back, not knowing it was a clone.
Black Zetsu was the first to spot us. "Impossible! They've brought back Akemi and Sasuke!" He yells, disbelief in his yellow eyes.
Sasuke, Naruto and I share a grin before running over to the army of Naruto.
Kaguya looks down at the Naruto clone had had wrapped in her hair. That clone had the Truth Seeking Balls on his back and the other clones had tried to protect this one. Kaguya hisses lowly when she stabs the Naruto clone with her ash bone, only for it to disappear in a cloud of smoke.
"He passed the Truth Seeking Balls on to a clone. We fell for something so simple." Black Zetsu mumbles softly.
The orbs flew down, back to the original Naruto.
"We can't afford to be stingy with our chakra." Black Zetsu says.
I look up as soon as I heard that. It sounded so familiar and made me panic. I look back to Obito, and see him, Rin and Kakashi were safe. They seemed to be chatting and Kakashi looked so happy to see his friends after all these years. Seeing Kakashi happy made me smile. He hadn't had much happiness in his life and I was determined to make sure that happiness didn't do away. Looking back up, I see Kaguya, and her third eye moved. My eyes widen, she was going to transport us to another dimension and I knew which one. It was going to be the high gravity dimension, and that's where Obito died in the anime.
"Not on my watch." I mutter softly. Quickly taking out a senbon needle, I threw it at Kaguya with deadly precision. All those years of Haku teaching me how to use them properly really did pay off. It also helped that Kaguya was being distracted by Naruto's clones and Black Zetsu talking in her ear.
The senbon needle sailed in the air and hit its target.
Kaguya let out a screech, her hands immediately going to her third eye that was open and pouring with blood. She yanked out the senbon needle and glared in my direction. Of course, my smirk gave away that I had done it, but I felt smug about it. Kaguya attempts to move dimensions, but she fails. All she felt was pain instead, I had damaged the eye severely and she could no longer transport us.
"What happened?" Naruto asks, he hadn't seen the needle because he had been talking to Sasuke for a moment.
The younger Uchiha also looks at me confused.
"Let's just say she won't be able to move us to anymore dimensions." I say, the smirk only growing bigger on my face.
Kaguya scowls and swoops down at us, her ash bones poking out from her hands. She was aiming for me this time.
Activating my Tenshi no Chakra, my wings flared to life as I burst into the air, avoiding Kaguya easily. However, when she launched her ash bones into the air after me, it was a bit more difficult to avoid them. I knew I had to be very careful otherwise I would become a pile of ashes. Suddenly, her ash bone shot in front of me, causing me to stop immediately so not to touch it. The moment I stopped in mid-air, I felt a presence behind me. Turning my head, I see Kaguya floating behind me. She reaches forward and grabs my neck with her delicate hands, strangling me and her nails digging into my neck.
"You are starting to become a nuisance." Kaguya whispers softly.
I grin, even with my airways restricted. "Only now? That means I haven't been trying enough." I choke out, feeling proud.
Kaguya glares at me.
"Kill her now Okaa-san!" Black Zetsu yells, a gleeful expression in his eyes.
Kaguya raises her hand, the one that Black Zetsu was hiding in, her ash bone protruding from her hand. She aims her hand, ready to stab me. Only it didn't happen. Within seconds, Naruto appears out of nowhere and slices off Kaguya's arm with ease. Letting it fall to the ground, lifelessly. Black Zetsu screamed in anguish as he was separated from his mother. Making sure Black Zetsu didn't move, Naruto sent down two Truth Seeking Balls and turned them into staffs. Both of them stabbed into Kaguya's arm, preventing Black Zetsu couldn't get free. I sent my own attack down, letting my Tenshi no Chakra cover him so he couldn't use any attack or interfere with our battle.
Feeling Kaguya's grip on my neck slack, I kicked her in the stomach, hard. Kaguya coughs up blood and is sent backwards. However, Sasuke was right behind her in his Complete Susano'o. With all his strength, he hit Kaguya from the back, sending her forward again. Kaguya crashed landed on the ground, scraps all over her body.
Naruto brought over some clones from the army that he had made earlier. He then dismissed all the rest, and the area was filled with a cloud of smoke for the moment when the smoke was gone, there were only eight other clones left, and each of them held a Rasengan. Each of them had a different element too, one for each Bijū.
"Senpō: Chō Bijū Rasenshuriken!" All nine Naruto's yell out as they threw their attack at Kaguya.
Sasuke and I were not far behind either with our attacks.
My Tenshi no Chakra flares up. "Tenshi no Kurenjingu!" A ball made up of light chakra appears in my hand. Once it was fully formed, I threw the attack straight at a dazed Kaguya.
"Enton: Kagutsuchi!" Sasuke threw a ball of black fire at Kaguya, also not one to be left out of the final battle.
Sasuke's attack and my attack met in the middle. The white ball was engulfed in flames, which only grew bigger and bigger.
All three attacks hit their target, and a massive explosion went off. It almost looked like a fireworks show. It was so powerful that Sasuke was blown away. Luckily, I flew over quickly to him and caught him before he fell to the ground. I grabbed into his arm and smiled down at him. Sasuke smirks lightly at me, excitement in his eyes.
Naruto flies over to us, and gives Sasuke one of his Truth Seeking Balls to stand on, like a little platform.
Once the smoke cleared, we could see Kaguya. She did not come out unscathed from that attack. Half her kimono was destroyed, and so was her hair. Kaguya looked ready to attack, until she stopped dead in her tracks. The arm that had been cut off began to bulge and take the shape of the Bijū faces. They all bulged out of her, covering her completely. They all seemed to be trying to get away from her. The bulge got bigger and bigger, now forming a ball shape. The faces of the Bijū were the most dominate, but there was a demonic rabbit that was also protruding out of the bulge.
"Is that a rabbit?" Naruto asks, looking it confused.
I nod my head. "Well, she was known as the Rabbit Goddess." I look at the massive bulge of Bijū. They seemed to be reacting within Kaguya thanks to Naruto's chakra. It was just like what happened with Obito when he became the Jūbi's Jinchuuriki.
Sasuke shakes his head at us. "It doesn't matter. Now it's easier to get closer and it'll be easier to seal her." He says, staring at Kaguya intently.
Hands appeared from the bulge, aiming for Naruto, Sasuke and myself. Naruto's clones were quick and pushed us all out of the way. But, they ended up getting absorbed into the hand.
"Don't let the hand touch you!" I yell out, manoeuvring myself away from the hands.
"Got it!" Naruto yells out, also avoiding the hands.
"Seal her now!" Sasuke yells over to us.
Nodding our heads, we all fly over to Kaguya. She was still severely unstable, certain parts of the bulge were still protruding, but I knew that soon she would gain control over herself, and we couldn't allow that. As we were flying towards her, I could see a wave of chakra heading our way. If Kaguya got that chakra, she would gain control of herself and we didn't need that. Sasuke took Kaguya's right, while Naruto took her left. I decided to take the front, aiming for that rabbit face. Travelling at high speed, we made it to her in record time. Once close, we held out our hands, our dominate hand.
Our hands connected with Kaguya.
"Rikudō: Chibaku Tensei!" Both Naruto and Sasuke say together, their seal activating. On the demonic rabbit of the bulge, Kaguya's third eye began to close. A white moon and a black crescent moon closing it.
However, Hagoromo had taught me something different. "Tenshi no Tsuihō!" As I touch Kaguya, a black and white star appears on the sealed third eye, and a white ring appears around her.
All three of us take our hands away. I look down and see that the black and white star was no longer there. Looking over to Naruto and Sasuke, I could see that their marks were gone too. Just then, the icy world around us began to crack. Glaciers broken off and falling to the ground, destroying that also. The world was caving in on itself and with us in it. The ice was breaking off and gravitating towards Kaguya, who was now turning into the Jūbi. Kaguya bulged once more, and this time all Bijū dropped to the ground, completely safe and sound. A rabbit head appeared from the bulge and seemed to spit out someone – Madara to be exact. The ice began to cover Kaguya completely, sealing her away. However, it meant the ground near us was unstable and we couldn't stay there much longer.
I look over to Sasuke. "Get to Naruto-kun, Kakashi and Obito. I'll be back in a moment." I say to him before flying away. I hear Sasuke shout at me in protest, but I ignored him. There was one last thing that needed to be taken care off.
I quickly found what I was looking for. Black Zetsu was still immobilised on the ground, looking unhappy with the outcome.
"Hello again, Black Zetsu." I say, landing on the ground in front of him.
Black Zetsu glares at me from Kaguya's sleeve.
I remove the Truth Seeking Orbs from him, and picked up the sleeve. "Now you can be with your Okaa-san forever. Isn't that lovely." I say with a sickly sweet smile on my face. Black Zetsu's eyes widen, but he never got to say anything. I flew up into the air, near Kaguya and threw Black Zetsu at her. I watch as he was completely covered in ice, where he wouldn't be able to get free and interfere in anyone else's lives.
Happy with my work, I fly back, making sure to avoid any falling ice. After a few seconds, I make it back to the group, who were safe and far away from Kaguya.
Naruto sees me and grins. "It's finally over!"
I return the grin, feeling ecstatic. "The first thing I'm going to do is sleep for a few months." I say, dreaming of being back in my bed again. During this war, I hadn't slept once. I was living off pills to keep me awake and it was killing me. Thanks to my power, I didn't feel tired. However, I knew the minute my head touched me pillow I would be out like a light.
"How are we getting back?" Sasuke asks with a frown.
I was about to answer him, but my vision went blurry for a moment before it became clear once more. Looking around, I see that we are back in our world, with everyone that was reanimated around us. I turn my head to the middle of the summoning circle and find Hagoromo sitting there looking proud. I see that all Bijū had also come with us, along with Kakashi, Obito and Rin.
Immediately, Kushina and Mikoto ran to their sons.
"I'm so glad you're alright!" Mikoto yells, hugging her son fiercely.
Sasuke smiles and hugs his mother back, also happy to see her too.
Fugaku comes up behind them, and smiles at his son.
"You baka! Don't scare me like that, Dattebayo!" Kushina yells out, grabbing Naruto and nearly suffocating him in a hug.
Minato walks up to Naruto. "Welcome home, Naruto." He says, a smile on his face.
Naruto grins, happy to have his family around him.
I smile as I watch the scene in front of me. However, I couldn't help but feel a bit sad. Haku wasn't around because I knew he that he was still caught up. More than anything, I wanted Haku by my side, giving me loads of hugs.
Mikoto lets go of Sasuke and looks over to me. "Don't think I forgot about you either." Mikoto says, smiling as she rushed over and hugged me. My eyes widen slightly, but I laugh and hug her back. I look up and see Sasuke staring at us with the softest expression I had ever seen.
Kushina eventually let go of Naruto, but still stands very close.
Naruto looks up at Hagoromo. "We're back in our world, right?" He asks, just wanting to make sure and that this wasn't a dream.
Hagoromo nods his head. "Yes, through a summoning performed by all prior Five Kage together. I have called all previous five Kage from the after world to help."
I look around and see that he was definitely telling the truth. I could see all past Kage, even Gaara and A's father.
"Naruto. Sasuke. Akemi, and the rest of you. Excellent work on saving the world." Hagoromo says with a smile on his old face.
Kakashi looks at him with a curious expression. "Are you by any chance the legendary…?" He trailed off, not knowing whether he should finish his sentence. Hagoromo's legend had always been seen a myth.
Hagoromo nods his head. "I am Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki. Also known as the Sage of Six Paths."
Kakashi nods his head. "Summoning all the past Kage, and summoning all the Bijū in one place. You are probably the only person who could perform such a godly action."
Naruto looks around sees Kurama, and a massive grin appears on his face. "Oi! Kurama!" As he shouted, Naruto ran over to his Bijū, happy to see him again. "I missed you! Were you lonely without me?!"
Kurama's eye began to twitch in embarrassment. "I did not miss you! How can you miss me when you have half of me inside you anyway?!" Kurama yells back.
The other Bijū laugh, finding Kurama flustered very amusing.
Hagoromo turns his head and smiles. "Just look at Kurama, all embarrassed and flustered. But this is exactly what I had once envisioned. That there would one day be a Shinobi who could move even the Bijū to co-operate."
Hagoromo looks back to us, and looks directly at me. "I even envisioned you here. Someone who could bring balance to both light and dark."
I smile and nod my head.
Sasuke was looking around, and saw Madara's fallen body. He was about to run at him, but I grabbed Sasuke's wrist.
Sasuke turns his head and looks at me. "But Akemi."
I shake my head at him. "Look." I say, watching as Hashirama walks over to Madara. I could tell that Madara was still alive and conscious, thanks to my new eyes. But Madara's life force was draining away and wouldn't be here for very long.
Sasuke frowns and doesn't move.
I look back up, this time to Hagoromo. "Hagoromo, what did my seal mark do?" I ask him. In the anime, there were only two seal marks, and that got rid of Kaguya perfectly fine. But I didn't understand what mine added to the mixture.
Hagoromo smiles, "You remind me so much of Nora. Your seal mark was made to permanently seal Kaguya away. With your power, she can never come back again." He explains, his expression turning serious again.
I nod my head, taking this in. I felt happy that I had contributed to the final fight. I certainly didn't want to be left on the side-lines.
"But what about my eyes, they're different. Shouldn't that have gone away when that seal mark did?" I ask him, still curious. As I looked at Hagoromo, I could see his aura. It was a bright blue, a very calming and soothing aura.
Hagoromo smiles once more. "Akemi, when I gave you that seal mark, your Kekkei Genkai mutated. I know you didn't want the last stage of your Shīringu, and your prayers have been answered. Remember to use your powers wisely."
I smile back and him and nod. I wouldn't end up like Yukiko, and that thought alone made me feel ecstatic. I close my eyes and concentrate, deactivating my Shīringu.
Just then, the sun began to rise, and light began to cover the land once more. I see Naruto, Minato and Kushina walk over to each other. When I saw this, I instantly remembered, it was Naruto's birthday today, he was seventeen years old now.
"Happy birthday, Naruto." Minato says with a smile.
"You really have grown into a fine man." Kushina says, a proud glint in her eyes. Tears began to gather in her eyes, which wouldn't go away no matter how hard she tried.
Naruto smiles softly. "Thank you." He whispers, tears gathering in his own eyes.
Kushina reached out and hugged her child, holding him tightly. Minato stood very close behind, messing with Naruto's hair in a loving manner.
As I watched this scene, my heart began to melt. I could see Sasuke and his family having a moment too, which only made me smile even bigger. But my smile soon turned into a frown when I realised that they would soon have to leave as Hagoromo would dispel the jutsu.
"Hagoromo, is there any way to keep them all alive?" I ask him, stepping closer to him so no one could overhear us.
Hagoromo turns to me, and his smile drops too. "I'm afraid not. They exist outside the rules, they do not belong here."
I look down at my hands, and remember my Tenshi no Chakra. "What if I used my power? Maybe that would work?" I ask, feeling desperate. I wanted so badly for Naruto and Sasuke to have their families back, it was the least they deserved.
"If you did, you would die. A life for a life. Would they let you do that? And who would you pick?" Hagoromo asks in a stern tone, but there was also understanding there.
I could say nothing. My life would only bring back one life, and I wanted to bring back quite a few. It would never work.
"I'm sorry Akemi. But it cannot be done." Hagoromo says, placing a comforting hand on my shoulder.
I nod my head, "I understand." I whisper softly. With that, I began to walk away, preparing myself to say goodbye to everyone.
The first person I bumped into was Kimimaro. I looked up at him, seeing as he was still taller than me even nearly four years later.
He smiles though, a genuine smile. "Akemi, it's so good to see you're alright." Kimimaro says the moment he saw me.
I smile at him, but it was a sad smile. "I'm sorry I couldn't save you, Kimimaro." I whisper softly to him.
Kimimaro takes my hand. "It's okay. There is nothing to forgive." With that, he pulls me into a hug, which I return instantly. I feel him kiss the top of my head before he let go and walked away from me.
Sighing deeply, I move on.
The next person I bumped into was actually Fugaku, much to my surprise. We stare at each other for a moment, not one of us saying anything. There almost seemed to be an unspoken power struggle going on, and I wasn't about to give in.
However, it would seem that I didn't need to. As Fugaku was the one who broke our silent match. "You care for my son, don't you?" He says, his voice low.
I stare at him for a moment before nodding my head.
"Take care of him, please." Fugaku says, a gentle look in his eyes.
I open my mouth to speak, but nothing came out. Fugaku really did care for Sasuke that much I could tell.
"I will, don't worry." I eventually says, mustering a smile at him too.
Fugaku stares at me for a moment before nodding his head and walking back over to his family.
However, it would seem the Uchihas were not done with me. As soon as Fugaku was back with his family, Mikoto stepped away and walked straight over to me.
"Akemi, I want you thank you." Mikoto says, smiling at me in a motherly fashion.
I tilt my head in confusion.
"I know what Sasuke could have ended up like. Uchihas are known for their vengeance, and I'm glad my sweet Sasuke didn't end up like that." Mikoto explain, her eyes soft as she stared at me.
I smile at her and nod my head. "Let's just say it wasn't easy." I say in a joking manner.
"That's why I want to give you this." Mikoto says, reaching behind her and taking off a necklace, which she then handed to me.
I take it and look at it. It was a small Uchiha symbol locket. The symbol was entrusted in rubies and diamonds. Opening the locket, I see that there was a family photo. Fugaku stood in the background with a proud expression. Mikoto was in front of him, holding a baby Sasuke, and Itachi was right beside his mother, looking innocent and happy. Seeing this necklace really did conform my suspicious that Uchihas had expensive tastes and weren't afraid to flaunt it.
I look up to Mikoto, feeling confused. "Why are you giving me this?" I ask her in a tiny voice.
Mikoto smiles. "I won't have any use for it in the afterlife, but you will. You are more deserving of the Uchiha name than most Uchihas in our Clan anyway." She says, a cheeky grin forming on her face.
I felt myself blush, but I couldn't help but feel grateful. "Thank you." I whisper softly, immediately putting the necklace on.
Mikoto walks forward and places a kiss on my forehead. "Goodbye and good luck Akemi. I've really enjoyed meeting you." She says with a gentle smile before walking away from me and going back to her family.
I watch as everyone says their last goodbyes. Then, all the souls that had been brought back were engulfed in light until they and the light were gone. I felt tears run down my face, but I didn't bother to wipe them away. They were a mixture of happy and sad tears. I was happy that everyone got to say goodbye and have a moment with their family, but I was sad to see everyone go.
With one thing still left to do, I walk back over to Naruto and Sasuke, who were now stood by Hagoromo. As I got closer, I could see that tears were still in Naruto's eyes and Sasuke looked down. Smiling sadly, I grabbed both Naruto and Sasuke by the hands and squeezed them tightly. Naruto and Sasuke look at me, and soon they both return my smile.
"Now, it's time to undo the Infinite Tsukuyomi." Hagoromo announces, getting our attention.
Kurama speaks up. "Will you need our power?"
Hagoromo shakes his head. "Naruto already has a bit of each of your powers and Sasuke possess the Rinnegan. If they both weave the sign of the rat simultaneously, the jutsu will come undone."
I felt my eye twitch, it was that simple and I couldn't even remember it.
Kurama looks unsure, "That seems too simple." He points out.
Hagoromo nods his head. "I researched thoroughly how to undo Okaa-san's Infinite Tsukuyomi. There is no mistake. Now then, are you ready?" He asks, now looking to Naruto and Sasuke.
Both of them nod their heads and weave the hand sign.
The effect was instant. People began dropping from the vines that had imprisoned them, looking completely fine. The more the bodies began falling, the more the vines began to disappear. There were noises around the place of people waking up.
With that done, Hagoromo disappears.
"It's really over." I say, my voice barely above a whisper. Things didn't seem real to me at this point. I had worked so hard for these past couple years and now it was done. Things were really over. Now I didn't have to constantly look over my shoulder, waiting for something to pop out and try and kill us.
Naruto grins. "Don't worry Akemi, it's not over yet."
I look to him.
Sasuke smirks too. "He's right. Now we've got our future to look forward to." His hands squeezes mine tightly as he said this.
I smile and nod my head. Things weren't over yet, they were just beginning.