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Naruto sat on the walls of Suna and gazed out over the desert. He had been training intensely this entire week and had made outstanding progress. Only thing was he had NEVER collapsed of chakra exhaustion once this week. No one could explain it until he remembered what the Chakra Sage had said to him.

"I have broken your chakra seal."

No one could figure out what he meant until one day Sakura had approached Naruto with some long awaited information.

"Hey Naruto! I think I found something!" Naruto and Sakura had been searching high and low to find out what was meant by the Sage's words. As Naruto approached Sakura he glanced at the book she held.

"Myths and Legends of the Shinobi World? Really Sakura?" Naruto believed that she finally went off the deep end.

"Naruto it's all that we have left! I don't know what else to try!" Sakura almost sounded desperate. She wanted nothing more than to help her blonde friend but she was literally out of options. Naruto just nodded his response. Neither of the two had heard about half of the stories they found but one in particular caught their attention.

"The Legend of the Reaper." They both stared at the title and glanced at each other. The Reaper was suppose to be the name of the man that put Naruto in a comatose state for 2 weeks. Sakura looked at Naruto and, for the first time in her life, she saw absolute fear in his eyes.

Naruto was petrified. For the past week he had been having nightmares about the Reaper killing his friends with him being unable to help. He had woken up in a cold sweat and even now his chest still ached from being shattered. Even with Kurama trying his best, that injury would never fully heal. Now he sat staring at a picture of the very being that caused him all of these sleepless nights and he was terrified.

"Hey Naruto are you ok? You don't have to do this." Sakura's voice was filled with concern. She was worried about Naruto's reaction to a picture but she watched Naruto give a slight shake of his head. His eyes almost instantly returned to being filled with confidence.

"No Sakura, I have to do this. Besides I'm not alone. Your gonna be here so if things get too bad I always have you to help." Sakura found herself smiling at Naruto's response.

"Ok Naruto then let's do this."

The Legend of the Reaper

On death's doorstep a man was confronted by the Reaper.

"Your time has come Shiro Akmira. I've come to collect your soul." The Reaper summoned his scythe as he said this. He prepared to separate the Shiro's soul from his body when Shiro spoke up.

"Wait!" Shiro cried. "Please wait. I would like to offer you a proposition." The Reaper lowered his scythe as he listened to the man in front of him. "I wish to fight you for my life. If I win then I get to live an eternal life. But if you win then I will become your vessel. My body will become your permanent link to this world. In this way you would be able to come and go as you please. Instead of waiting to collect a dying soul you could begin to prematurely collect souls."

This offer greatly interested the Reaper and he began to contemplate his answer. If he lost than one man gets to live forever. Honestly not that big of a deal. But if he wins than he has a permanent link to this world. THAT was a very big deal.

"I accept your challenge." The Reaper restored the man to his regular health. The man immediately drew 2 katanas and charged the Reaper. He unleashed a series of devastating attacks that caused the Reaper to immediately go on the defensive. Soon the man started to lessen the intensity of his attcks. The Reaper capitalized on this and went on the offensive.

The legendary battle continued for a full 3 days until Shiro was struck down. The Reaper was thoroughly impressed by the man in front of him.

"I have not seen such strength since the Sage of the Six Paths sealed me into the underworld. Who are you?"

The man looked up at the Reaper before he responded. "I am the former student of the Sage of the Six Paths."

The Reaper came to a decision.

"I have decided to grant you eternal life but on one condition: you will become my vessel but we will share this body." The Reaper held out his hand. When the man took it the Reaper entered his body. He was shocked to find himself immediately surpressed.

"I will not become become your harbinger of death. Instead I will take your gift AND I will seal you away inside of me." Shiro was pleased when the gate he had prepared finally closed, sealing the Reaper away.

When the story was finished Naruto and Sakura were beyond words. Instead they went on to read that Shiro also broke the chakra seal, giving him an unlimited amount of chakra. Naruto finally knew what happened to him and he had a good idea of who his opponent was. He was dealing with the Reaper of Death.

Naruto's little flashback was interrupted when someone sat down next to him. He didn't even have to look to know who was there.

"Hey Sakura."

"Hey Naruto."

The pinkette looked at her former travel companion and sighed a little. Recently, it was impossible for her to stop thinking about Naruto. He seemed to dominate her thoughts and she had started to realize that she needed to confront her thoughts and feelings on Naruto. The more she had thought about it the more she realized that she loved the blonde shinobi. Now here he was preparing to fight a legendary figure in the legends of shinobi and she would be damned if he was going to fight alone.

"Hey Naruto. I know that you want to face the Reaper alone but I think it's time for to realize that no matter what you say, I'm going to fight with you so you might as well let me train with you." Sakura waited for him to argue or complain or do something.

"Thank you Sakura. This is one opponent that I'm terrified to face alone." Naruto looked over to Sakura smiling. "I think it's time to find more help then."

A month of training passed and Naruto became increasingly strong. Naruto's chakra control became very impressive under Sakura's tutelage. He was now able to create two Rasenshurikens in each hand. Everyone was shocked to find this level of control for an unlimited amount of chakra. But even after all this Naruto continued to insist that they weren't ready to fight the Reaper.

"Why do you keep saying were not ready Naruto? We've been training for a month almost constantly!" Sakura was exhausted. She may love him but even then her patience was running out.

"You couldn't understand. When he fought me you seen the damage he caused. The scary part is that he was holding back." Once again that look returned to his eyes. The look of a cornered animal.

"It's ok Naruto. This time you'll have your friends backing you up." Sakura said fondly to a very stressed Naruto.

"That is exactly what scares me. If any of you guys died trying to help me I don't...I don't wanna lose anyone." Naruto looked up at Sakura. "Especially you."

Sakura didn't know What to say. The depth of care she heard in Naruto's voice was astounding. As she was about to say somethion Temari came up the staircase with a complaining Shikamaru being drug behind her.

"Hi Temari. Hi Shikamaru." Naruto waved cheerfully at the 2 ninja.

Temari looked over at the 2 and waved back with her free hand. "Mind if we join you?"

"Not at all!" Hearing this Temari began dragging Shikamaru towards them.

"Troublesome woman." Shikamaru muttered. Temari just raised a fist at him while talking to Sakura.

"So what brought you 2 up here Sakura?" Temari lowered her fist after Shikamaru sat next to Naruto.

"We were just up here to talk and enjoy the view."

"That sounds alot like a date." Temari stated with a sly smile.

At that Naruto turned extremely red and Sakura blushed profusely.

"Well good luck keeping that one under control. Shikamaru lets go we got a date of our own to get started." Temari grabbed Shikamaru's arm.

Shikamaru turned towards Naruto and said "Help me" before he was drug away.

"Well...That was interesting." Naruto said with a chuckle.

Sakura was still thinking about what Temari had said when Naruto interrupted her thoughts.

"You know Sakura I wouldn't mind if this was a date." Naruto glanced at Sakura to try and see the fist coming. To his surprise he seen a broad smile spread across her face.

"Sure Naruto. I think I would like that." Sakura said before lay down on her back. Naruto did the same as they looked into the night sky. Skaura started to think of all the times that Naruto almost died and all of the times she could have lost him. She felt like crying as she finally comprehended how easily they could die, being shinobi.

"Hey Naruto can I tell you something?"

"Sure Sakura what is it?"

"I love you."

She watched as Naruto's eyes started to water.

"Are...Your not lying right? This isn't some sick joke?" Naruto had sat up by now and still couldn't believe the love of his life said she loved him. He stared straight at Sakura, waiting for an answer.

"No Naruto. I honestly love you. I think I always have." Sakura also sat up to look at him.

"I have always waited to hear those words." Naruto hugged Sakura as he began to cry tears of joy. She hugged him back and couldn't stop smiling.

Temari, Shikamaru, and all the rest of their friends watched the moment happen.

"Well it's about damn time." Ino stated with a smile.

"Yeah right!" It was said almost at the same time. Everyone just started laughing.

"Well" Ino said, "should we get the 2 love birds?"

Kakashi and Guy walked up beside them. Kakashi said "Nah, this has been waiting too long to be interrupted now."

Guy and Lee were crying literal rivers as they both said "The power of Youth!"

Everyone just dropped their heads as Kakashi lead everyone away.

"I have a great idea for a poem." Nabitora said as they walked away.

Several months passed with Naruto and Sakura training their friends then going on dates and their skills and relationship flourished. Now the old Team 10 was together celebrating another successful mission. They had been sent out to determine the strength of the Reaper's army. Needless to say it was quite formidable.

"Hey guys I want to say something." Sakura was blushing a little as she said "Naruto proposed to me!"

This was meet with "congratulations" from both of them along with clapping.

"So whens the wedding?" Nabitora asked.

"Actually" Naruto said "We are hoping it will be in 2 weeks."

"Well then you might want to get started on planning!"

The next 2 weeks had passed in a rush as news of the wedding spread like a fire. At the ceremony the 4 remaining Kage were present along with Killer B and about several thousand people. All of Naruto and Sakura's closest friends and family were near the front, including the Kage.

After the wedding, Naruto and Sakura brought their friends to their temporary home in the Sand Village and they threw a little party.

"Hey everyone I want to read a poem that I prepared for this day." Everyone at the party turned to Nabitora as he began to read his poem.

"It has been said that when the orange spark met the Sakura trees, a fire will start that will never be put out."

AN: Well it finally happened, Naruto and Sakura are married. Yes this chapter was EXTREMELY relationship based. Next chapter... Well lets just say things happen. Please leave a review and enjoy!