Naruto was so excited. He sat outside the hospital with a huge grin on his face. He still couldn't believe his luck. Sakura had asked him out! He felt like doing backflips around Konoha. Only thing was he needed to wait 5 more minutes.

"Hey Naruto!" He looked over to see Konohamaru waving at him.

"Hey Konohamaru whats up?" Naruto still couldn't wipe the silly grin off his face.

"Are you ok Naruto?" Konohamaru had seen Naruto excited before but this? This was a WHOLE other level.

"Yeah I'm just really happy. Sakura finally asked me on a date!" The blonde Was sporting the largest grin Konohamaru had ever seen!

"Wow good for you!" He was happy for Naruto. "Well it was good seeing you. Have fun Naruto!" Konohamaru got up from the bench and started off towards his house.

Sakura breathed in the fresh air after a long day in the hospital. When she looked around she couldn't help but smile to see Naruto smiling at her.

"Naruto how long have you been waiting?"

"Not long. Only 5 minutes" Naruto shrugged. "I wouldn't miss this for the world!"

Sakura was elated to hear him say that. "Lets go Naruto."

Sakura was excited after the meal. They ate at a nice restraunt and Naruto, for the first time, ordered something that wasn't ramen! They had laughed quite a bit too. Now the walked slowly back Towards her new apartment, both enjoying each other's company. Sakura decided too risk it and slipped her hand into Naruto's hand. He was both shocked and happy by the move. She was happy when she felt his hand tighten around hers. They both continued walking when the silence was cut off by an explosion that came from the Hyuga complex.

"Oh no." Naruto let go of her hand and instantly sprinted off towards the explosion with Sakura following close behind. About halfway to the complex the Sage stepped out in front of them. Naruto noticed one eye was pitch black while the other one was still blue.

"Naruto I don't have much time to explain but" he plunged his hand into Naruto's chest grabbing onto his heart. Naruto dropped to one knee as shock started to cause him to go numb.

"I'm going to break the chakra seal. Please bear with the pain. I'm sorry." With that the Sage started to flood Naruto's chakra system with his own, blending their chakras the whole time.

Naruto was screaming in pain and trying to force the Sage's hand out of his chest, to no avail. He felt something break and heard the sounds of tearing before darkness consumed him.

Sakura looked on in horror to see a massive seal get ripped out of Naruto's chest. She watched Naruto go limp and something inside of her felt...Dead. She seen the Sage break the seal in half before grabbing onto Naruto's heart again and muttering three words: "Chakra Seal: Release!"

Naruto was staring at the Kyuubi and it was staring back.

"You know Naruto, I have never respected a human being before but of all people you have to somehow earn a shred of respect from me. Damn it boy!" Before Naruto could respond he felt a like someone was pulling his hand. He opened his eyes to see Sakura above him, tears falling from her eyes.

"Why do you cry Sakura?"

Sakura was shocked to see the hole in Naruto's chest close up and he started to rise. Naruto stared at the Sage in front of him only to see that both of his eyes were now black.

"FINALLY!"

They both watched the man in front of them turn to confront them.

"That old fool is finally gone! It's a shame he had to break your seal though. He always had to make things difficult. But now the Sage of the Heavens is no more. Now it's my turn. Behold the Reaper!" Both of his hands were outstretched.

"Now child, I'm going to destroy all you hold dear and force you to watch" The Reaper summoned his scythe "as a soul. You will be helpless as your friends die!" with that the Reaper charged Naruto. To his surprise the boy caught his scythe and cast it aside. The Reaper laughed darkly and charged again, launching a flurry of strikes that quickly overwhelmed him.

Naruto struggled to keep up as he blocked each blow. With every strike he blocked a shockwave of pure energy was ejected into the night.

"Impressive child. Who would've thought a child would keep up with me." For the first time in over a hundred years, a human impressed the Reaper.

"Why do you call me a child when I'm clearly in my 20's?" Sakura dropped her head. He always thought about the wrong things at the wrong time.

Instead of answering, the Reaper rushed forward and smashed Naruto in the face. Naruto was sent flying through several houses before the Reaper appeared behind him and launched Naruto into the air. With each hit everyone could see flashes as shockwave of energy were released on contact. Naruto was helpless to defend as another devastating punch to the ribs was rewarded with a sickening crunch as Naruto was sent rocketing through the sky only to have the Reaper appear over and over smashing him this way and that way. Finally the Reaper appeared above a broken and battered Naruto and delivered a bone crushing kick to the chest which was rewarded with the sound of bones shattering as Naruto impacted with the ground. The impact caused a crater several blocks wide to form from the sheer force of the kick. Sakura gasped and rushed forward towards Naruto only to be completely shocked to see him stand up again.

The Reaper was growing bored with the child. He did have to acknowledge that the boy was strong though as he watched Naruto limp out of the crater. Naruto was about to speak when a large sword was punched through his chest. He was starting to panick as the sword was lifted up causing him to slide to the hilt of the blade. Everything was growing foggy when he heard someone whisper into his ear: "Fight this."

With that the sage released the seal keeping the Kyuubi within the boy. He then tossed the boy's body off of the blade. There was nothing but silence as the thud caused by Naruto's body was heard by all onlookers. Only did Sakura screaming Naruto's name break the trance everyone had been in. The Reaper walked towards the Hokage Mansion with a new thought in mind.

"It is time for this world to die." He was grinning at the pain he just caused all of the boy's friends. Their was no way he could fight off death and the Kyuubi at the same time. The Reaper was interrupted by a lady with a purple diamond on her forehead.

"You will not continue any farther. As the Hokage of Konoha I will stop you!" Tsunade was pissed. She had watched Naruto get pulverized like he was an insect and she was not going to let him get away. She launched a massive flurry of devastating blows. She was shocked as the Reaper just simply blocked each attack. What made it even more shocking was the fact that each blow could kill a shinobi even if they were blocked. She was growing more and more irritated and finally was able to land a solid blow to his jaw. He was sent flying through the air and smashed into the Hokage Mansion's office windows.

"Well you saved me the walk here." The Reaper casually made his way to the roof. Tsunade reached him just in time to hear "Reaper Summoning: Gates of Hell!" Tsunade watched as the Reaper inserted his fingers into 5 glowing red holes and began to turn the center.

"Release!"

The ground beneath them began to fall away revealing a massive staircase leading into the fiery depths of the earth. as she gazed into the inferno she saw an army begin to ascend the stairs. As they advanced she could see hundreds of thousands of people climbing the stair.

"Everyone we must retreat to Suna!" Tsunade's voice boomed throughout Konoha and she was proud to see the shinobi immediately begin evacuation. She turned to confront the Reaper when she felt a sharp pain through her stomach.

Sakura watched as Tsunade was lifted into the air by the massive sword. She watched in horror as her former master was launched into the air.

"Goodbye Sakura, Naruto. I only wish I could see you're relationship flourish." Sakura read the lips of Tsunade and watched the Reaper slice her in half. Sakura's tears fell unabated but she knew she needed to stabilize Naruto otherwise he would soon die.

"Don't you die Naruto. Please don't die."

Naruto awoke to see the Kyuubi staring at him. The only problem was there were no bars between them.

"Of all the people I have ever encountered, Naruto you are the bravest. Do you remember when you told me that you would resolve the hatred in me? Well this hatred originated from the use of me and my brothers as weapons. We were always treated like weapons, not living things, and this slowly caused me to hate every human. But you Naruto...You have always treated me as an equal. Even in the face of my overwhelming hate, you still managed to earn my respect. So I offer you my chakra with no strings attached. As a comrade." The fox held out his fist.

"As a friend." Naruto added as he bumped fists with the fox.

"My name is Kurama."

"Good to finally hear a name." Naruto smiled at his new friend.

Na

Naruto opened his eyes to see he was in a hospital. He rolled his eyes.

"I'm gonna have to talk to Granny Tsunade about this!" He struggled to get up but his injuries were still hurting him. He was covered nearly head to toe in bandages. He fell back onto the bed and groaned in pain. He looked outside to see it was night but he also noticed something else. "Sand?"

He looked next to him to see Sakura asleep in a chair. He gently touched her elbow which caused her to instinctively grab a kunai. Her eyes teared up as she looked into Naruto's deep blue eyes.

"N-Naruto your awake...Oh thank god I thought I lost you!" She flopped down onto Naruto's chest and started crying, hugging Naruto the whole time. He hugged her back as she continued to sob.

"How long was I out?" Naruto needed to know.

"For about 2 weeks. I...I'm so glad your alive!" She continued to hug Naruto.

"Hey it would take more than that to kill me." Even despite all of his injuries and all of the bandages, he was still able to pull off a grin that melted Sakura's heart.

"Naruto I need to tell you something...Tsunade is dead and Konoha has fallen." Naruto felt like a ton of bricks just hit him. His eyes started to tear up.

"I...I'm going to kill him!" Naruto shocked Sakura by standing up, slowly but still standing up nonetheless. It was only when he got to the door did Sakura stop him.

"You idiot." She said lovingly. She held his shoulders and lead him back to his bed.

"Why are you staring at me like that Sakura?"

"Because Naruto... I was so afraid you would die. I don't-" Sakura was cut off as all of their friends entered the room, with Gaara leading the group.

"Welcome back Naruto and welcome to Suna." Gaara smiled warmly as Naruto's friends sat all around him. They were so happy he was awake.

"Gaara I need a favor."

"Anything."

"When I get out, I need an area to train. I'm going to take back Konoha."

AN: Yes Konoha has fallen. It's sad to say it but Tsunade has also been slain. I only hope that you liked the chapter. Also please leave reviews on the story. I would really like to know what you guys think. One more thing, to the guest with all of the Naru Saku reviews, thank you I'm very glad that you are enjoying the story. Please keep writing those reviews! Enjoy!