"Lady Tsunade, the preparations are almost set for the festivities" Shizune smiled as she walked into the Hokage's room, holding Tonton in her arms as she saw the blonde haired woman sitting in her seat. Looking up from her paperwork with a slow sigh, Tsunade returned the smile to her assistant before stretching her arms. "Good work Shizune. With everything the village's been through, having a huge party was a great idea". Shizune nodded in agreement as she looked out the window, Tonton surprisingly calm in her arms, "Especially with the fact the other villages were kind enough to have their shinobi help with the preparations" Shizune remarked.

"Well, everybody but Onoki of course. Can't say I'm surprised with how bad his health's been after the 4th Great Ninja war" Tsunade sat back in her chair taking off her glasses and setting them on her desk. "Still, surprising enough the Raikage was nice enough to let Darui and Cee come here. Bee still is recovering after everything he's been through" she said running her fingers through her hair. "Still, I can't help but question how it's possible everyone's been brought back to life" Shizune wondered. "Whatever the cause of everyone's revival doesn't matter. I'm just glad everyone is safe" Tsunade sighed as she leaned back.

"But…I wonder why we haven't seen Lord Jariaya" Shizune said with worry on her face. "Sure he must have been brought back as well". At the mention of Jaraiya Tsunade's eyes lowered in sorrow. "That old perverted fool is probably off spying on women. What happened to him is of no concern of mine" she said, even when both she and Shizune knew that she was lying to herself. Deep down, she knew that she wanted Jaraiya to have been brought back as well and it tore her apart knowing that he wasn't with them.

(About a month ago…)

"Lady Tsunade! Lady Shizune!" Sakura came bursting into the Hokage's room panting, trying to catch her breath as the two women looked at her in confusion. "Sakura? Is something wrong?" Tsunade asked her student, removing her glasses and curious as to why was Sakura short of breath. "You need to come look at this!" Sakura exclaimed after having caught her breath. "Look at what exactly? If Naruto is doing something stupid send him in" Tsunade said casually.

"Its not Naruto this time! Itachi Uchiha is in the Leaf Village!" Sakura exclaimed loudly, earning looks of shock on the two women's faces. "Itachi…Uchiha?! Wasn't he killed when he fought against Sasuke in the past?" Shizune asked in disbelief. "Is it the Reanimation Jutsu?" Tsunade asked. "No! This time he's alive! And he's not the only one! There's a man that looks like Naruto and a woman with long red hair outside too!" Sakura shouted.

"What?! It…it couldn't be…?" Tsunade said in thought as she stood up from her chair. "Gather the ANBU Black Ops and have them assemble at the village center! And make sure the Jounin and Chunin are on high alert! I don't know what's happening but we'll be prepared no matter what!" Tsunade commanded before hearing the chatter outside of the Hokage Mansion. Looking out the window she saw villagers outside making room for the people walking through.

"So you're from the Uchiha Clan? It's an honor to meet you" a man with long hair and lavender colored pupilless eyes said with a respective head bow as he looked at Itachi Uchiha who returned the act of respect. "Please, the pleasure is mine. I have not met many people from the Hyuga Clan" he said. "Itachi?" a voice said from not too far away. Looking over to where he heard the voice coming from, Itachi saw Naruto standing there and beside him was a familiar raven haired young man he knew all too well.

"How? Didn't you break the Reanimation Jutsu Kabuto used on you?" Sasuke asked, his widened eyes displaying disbelief. "Sasuke…" Itachi said as he smiled, walking over to his younger brother slowly, Naruto stepping back as the older Uchiha walked closer. When he was just at arm's length with Sasuke, bringing his hand up with a smile, Itachi gently poked Sasuke's forehead the same way he always did in the past.

"It's good to see you again Sasuke. And I assure you, this is no Reanimation" Itachi smiled before seeing tears fill his brother's eyes before pulling him into a warm embrace. Upon feeling his brother's arms around him, a feeling he believed he would never feel again, Sasuke held onto his older brother as tears streamed down his cheeks. "Itachi…" he cried softly, his brother holding onto him. "Sasuke…I'm proud of you. You protected the Leaf" Itachi smiled as he hugged his brother.

"Well now, is he the only one who's going to say something to someone he hasn't seen in a while?" a woman's voice said from behind where Naruto stood, watching the blond haired boy turn around before his blue eyes would widen at the sight he saw. Standing there with a warm smile on her face, was a beautiful woman with long flowing crimson hair and beside her was a blond haired man with spiky hair resembling Naruto's.

"It…can't be…" Naruto said in disbelief. He didn't feel any disturbance with his Chakra so he knew he wasn't under any genjutsu, and it didn't seem like a Transformation Jutsu. Feeling his heart ache, he watched as the woman and man standing there both held their arms out to him with smiles on their faces. "How long is it going to take for you to give your mother a hug Naruto?" the man smiled before watching the blond walk over to them with his eyes wide with shock and disbelief.

Making over to them finally, Naruto found himself wrapped inside of arms he never thought he'd ever get to feel since the incidents with the Nine Tails and the 4th Great Ninja War. "Mom…Dad…" he said, tears filing his eyes as he hugged them both, his heart heavy as he felt them both hugging him back. "Naruto. You've become a fine young man" his mother smiled. "We're proud of you son" his father added on as Naruto cried in their embrace.

Tsunade watched this with a shocked expression on her face as she looked at the Hokage Great Stone Face, then at the man hugging Naruto. "Lord 4th?" she said in disbelief before she looked around. Itachi Uchiha? Minato Namikaze? Kushina Uzumaki? How was this possible? How were they alive? "Kakashi is that you?" a girl said, looking at the masked Jounin who looked as if he had seen a ghost. "Rin…?" Kakashi said before feeling a hand rest on his shoulder. "Kakashi…it's been a while hasn't it?" a male's voice said.

Looking over his shoulder, Kakashi looked at the man standing behind him with a smile on his face. "Obito…? How…?" he said before feeling both of his old squad members hug him from both sides, tears falling from his eyes as he felt the embrace of his two childhood comrades that he hadn't seen in so long. Upon seeing this, Tsunade began to look around for a certain person that had died at the hands of the Akatsuki that she hoped she'd get to see. "Is he here?" she wondered, walking through the crowds of people looking around before she began running. "Kurenai…Shikamaru….it's great to see you two" a man said with a smile, both the young man and woman looking at the man in shock. "Asuma…?" Kurenai said with tear filled eyes before she hugged onto the man. "Shikamaru, how a good old game of Shogi?" Asuma smiled before his student walked over to him with eyes still conveying disbelief.

"You protected the 'King' well Shiakmaru. I'm proud of you. There's nothing more I have to teach you" Asuma smiled as tears welled up in the eyes of his student. Tsunade walked past them searching frantically. "Please tell me he's here! If everyone else is revived, then he must be…!" she said, but her search was in vane as she saw no traces of the man she was looking for. Dropping to her knees, Tsunade felt hot tears fill her eyes as she punched the ground, leaving cracks in the ground as she did so.

"Lady Tsunade?" Sakura said as she placed her hand on her teacher's back in worry before Tsunade would let out a loud cry from the depths of her heart, angry and sad that she couldn't find the man she was searching for…

(Back to the present)

"If he shows up or if he doesn't shouldn't stop the preparations. Make sure that the preparations for the festivities are taken care of without any problems" Tsunade said as she tried to go back to her work. "Yes Milady" Shizune said before walking out of the office. "Jaraiya you old fool…where are you…?' Tsunade thought to herself, her chest heavy with pain.