I opened my eyes to see two women. I couldn't believe my eyes. The first thought I had was, Am I dead? The two women were whom I loved. They had both died to save my life. "Hinata-chan? Sakura-chan?" I asked in disbelief.

"Naruto-kun!" Hinata said running up to me. She glomped me and we fell back a couple feet because of the force. I heard Sakura yell my name and join Hinata and me in a hug. I was with the two women I loved most in the world, this world and the next. I was trying my best not to cry. I finally pulled away and looked around me. I was standing in a white space. There was white every where. It went on and on, not stopping. I could see white as far as I could see. I spun in a full circle before I said,

"Where am I? Am I in heaven?" I asked looking around again. I saw Hinata and Sakura smiling at me or what was passed me. I wasn't quite sure. "Am I dead?"

Sakura shock her head. "Not yet."

"'Not yet'? What do you mean?" I was really confused now.

"It all depends on your will of fire and Tsunade." Hinata explained. I looked down and saw that I wasn't on fire. I didn't have any wounds. My skin wasn't burnt from being in the fifth tail form of the fox.

"You can't be hurt here," Sakura said reading my mind.

"Where is here?" I asked even more confused then before.

"This is the place between life and death. You come here if you are on the brink of life and death." A voice from behind me said.

"Hello Naruto-kun," Another voice said. "Thank you girls for telling us that our baby was here. We owe you."

"No problem," Sakura said looking behind me.

I turned around to see two people. They were holding hands. The man looked like the fourth hokage, like me. The women had green eyes and red hair. "Dad? Mom?" I asked in disbelief.

The man held out his arms after dropping his wife's hand. "Come here my son," I ran into him. No, I sprinted. I tackled him and we fell back a couple of feet. "I'm here for you son," He said hugging me. He rested his head on my head. I cried with happiness. I had finally met my parents. I was filled with lies that they had died. That my mom died during childbirth. That my dad died during the attack with the Kyuubi. Remembering the Kyuubi, I pulled away and shoved him back.

"How could you do this to me?" I asked furious.

Dad looked at me sad. "Naruto, I had to. I couldn't take someone else's child. It killed me, no pun intended, to do what I did to you. I wish I didn't have to. I'm so sorry my son." I looked at him with my jaw locked. I stayed silent and listened. "I've been watching over you. I've seen how the village treated you. I wanted them to see you as a hero, not a monster. I'm so sorry Naruto." Dad looked truly sorry.

I nodded understanding. "I forgive you Dad." He beamed at me like I beamed at other people. It was strange how alike we were. I turned to my mom. "Where did you go? Why weren't you around? Are the stories about you dying in childbirth true then?" Mom looked upset.

"I'm sorry Naruto-kun; I died giving birth to you. Something went wrong and I died."

I smiled. So the village and the Old Man hadn't been lying to me. "I forgive you mom. It was something you couldn't help." Mom gathered me into a hug and I hugged her back. Dad also joined in.

"I read a book...it was called Tales of a Gusty Shinobi. Jiraiya wrote it. The main characters name was Naruto. Does that have anything to do with me name?" I asked my parents.

"It has everything to do with your name. We named you after then character in the book." Mom said smiling at me.

"Naruto? Do you know what we asked Jiraiya when we named you?" Dad asked me. I shook me head. By now, we were standing apart from each other. "He's your Godfather Naruto."

I stared at both of my parents. "W-what?"

"He's your Godfather Naruto-kun," Mom said smiling. I looked behind ma and saw that Hinata and Sakura were gone. Mom saw this and said, "They weren't needed here anymore sweetheart." I nodded. I still didn't get to say good-bye to either of them.

"That explains why he was always there for me. He was like the father I never had. He was there for me after I became a Genin." I said crossing my arms over my chest.

"I know, I saw that too," Dad said frowning.

"Naruto!" Another voice called. I looked around but didn't see anyone. "Naruto!" It called again.

"It looks like you will be living now," Dad said smiling. "You still have work to do back home."

"What am I suppose to do about Sasuke Dad?" I asked. I saw my parents starting to fade away.

"You will find the answer. I have faith in you my son." Dad said smiling at me. I beamed back at him. That meant the world to me.

"We love you Naruto-kun. Good-bye sweetheart." Mom said disappearing. I reached out to touch her but she was gone. Just like that, poof.

"Go back to Yoshi. Go back to everyone. I love you and don't forget, I have faith in you my son," Dad disappeared. His last words were echoing across the room.

"Naruto!" the voice came again. This time louder. I let the voice take me to where it was. I let it take me back to life.

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I could feel pain all through out my body. I felt like I was on fire. I felt someone pressing into my chest. I felt four hands on my chest. On pair of hands breathed into my mouth. The other person was still pressing on to my chest. The one person I realized was trying to stop the bleeding of my chest wound. I also realized I wasn't breathing. The other pair of hands was giving me CPR. "Naruto! Breath!" The voice commanded. I sucked in little air and below it out. I was breathing again. "Thank Kami!" the voice said breathing a sigh of relief. I tried to open my eyes but they wouldn't open. However, I could open my mouth. I muttered one word, "Yoshi."

"He's back home. He's safe. Don't worry Naruto. Don't talk," This time it was a different voice talking to me. I felt myself being lifted onto a stretcher. I was going to live. I moaned happily and passed out.