Whoe...its been so long since I wrote anything, I want to thank you all for not abandoning me, and I know its been a long time but I hope that this somehow makes up for it. This is the longest chapter I have ever written 8.6k words and its like 19 pages in MS Word :P
This is normally where I would thank all of my reviewers but there are just way to many to thanks, and I hate to do this but I have to just say Thank you to you all for your reviews
BTW - I noticed that we now can make cover arts for our stories...I seriously suck at art, if anyone is good at art and would like to make a cover art for either Saving Old bonds or Historical Bonds or just making some Fan art in general I would love for you to contact me Thx
Now then, for the chapter that you have all been waiting for, I give you Chapter 50! God I hope you guys like it :/
Historical Bonds
Chapter 50
Naruto was looking at his watch, there was only thirty minutes left before the attack would begin, his forces had taken up position around the village, Konoha was completely surrounded. All squad leaders had been given a radio to communicate with each other; all they waited for now was the order to attack.
Danzo's forces were scrambling as they prepared to defend the village. Sasuke stood on top of one of the village walls, his eyes met with Naruto's gaze "So he did survive… Good" Sasuke told himself with a smile, he was clenching the cloth that Naruto had given him saturated in his chakra
Both Sakura and Shikamaru were staring at Konoha's large walls. "We are going to lose a lot of people just getting into Konoha, there must be something we can do to minimize our casualties" Shikamaru said as he continued to examine the walls for any weaknesses
"Actually, I had an idea about that…" But before she could explain they heard Naruto calling their names
"Sakura, Shikamaru, come here please" he asked them "I need to talk to Sasuke…" He told them as they approached him
"Why?" Shikamaru asked
"Because, I want to know why he betrayed Konoha… And maybe turn him back to our side, I don't believe that he is completely beyond redemption" Naruto answered back, Refusing to believe that Sasuke was truly on Danzo's side
Sakura sighed, she knew that he would want to talk with him, after all he spent most of his teen years tracking him down just to drag him back home "Naruto… I know that you want to believe that there is still good in Sasuke, and I would like to think that there is as well, but this isn't the first time that he has turned his back on us…"
"I understand what you're trying to say Sakura Chan, but if I am going to be forced to kill my best friend and brother… Then I must at least try to find out why" Naruto answered as he took the same stick and white cloth he used at Otafuku "If anything happens to me, proceed with the attack as planned…" Naruto told them as he began walking towards the village gates
"Wait Naruto..." Sakura tried to run after him but Shikamaru stopped her
"Sakura… I doubt that any of us could stop him right now… Even if they tried attacking him he is more than capable of retreating in time… Plus he took his weapons with him this time" Shikamaru said trying to reassure her
Naruto had walked halfway to the gate and planted his flag into the ground, the defenders were confused as to what to do. Some of them wanted to attack him but Sasuke stopped them "But commander, we have a chance of taking out that fake Naruto…" One of them spoke up
"Whether or not he is a fake he is alone under a flag of truce" Sasuke answered back
"But…" he was cut off before he could even say another word
"Are you saying that Danzo Sama would dare taint his honor by attacking a flag of truce? Plus, this is an excellent chance to find out more about this so called Naruto, I will go out to meet with him, if anything happens to me, kill him" Sasuke ordered
Sasuke jumped down from the top of the wall and began walking towards Naruto who was standing next to his flag
Sasuke had a grin as he stared at Naruto "Well I guess you survived after all, Sai isn't as reliable as Danzo thought he was"
"Sai is plenty reliable…" Naruto answered back, he still couldn't believe that Sasuke had chosen to side with Danzo "Sasuke… Why are you working for Danzo? You had to know that he was lying with that bogus story about me" Naruto asked him directly wanting answers
Sasuke let out a sigh "He has a way of making you see things his way…"
"It's the seal isn't it….." Sasuke just stared at him, Naruto knew he couldn't answer but his silence was more than enough to confirm it "What about this brainwashing" Naruto tried to get more information but didn't know just how much he could get out of him with that cursed seal in place
"There is no brainwashing; Danzo Sama has never needed brainwashing to get our loyalty, the rumors of brainwashing was started by the rebellion since they don't understand Danzo's…Warmth"
"He is putting the seal on EVERYONE? Is he mad? So that is his plan then, just put a seal on everyone to assure loyalty? How can he call himself a Hokage… Do you know how to dispel them?"
"Seals normally cancels themselves when the caster is…eliminated" He couldn't directly say how to cancel the seal, but by referring it as any other seal it was a way around giving him the answer yet not revealing the secrets of his particular seal
"Sasuke tell me about Naoto, have you seen her? Do you know anything about her?" He knew that Hideo told him they were still searching for her, but wanted some sort of confirmation from Sasuke
"Danzo is frustrated with how hard it's been with tracking her down, to this day she has eluded his… Love" he said thinking that it was one of the few things that he was able to keep out of his hands so far "However I do know that he plans on…" a jolt of pain shot through his body as a warning, one more slip up and it would activate
Naruto was relieved, his beautiful little girl was safe for the time being, however he knew that Sasuke was trying to tell him something that the seal did not want him to reveal about what Danzo wished to do with her and that angered him, because it couldn't be any good
"Naruto, listen, the holes in the rock lack…Penis" he said with a sweat dripping down his brow
"Holes in the rock? And they lack WHAT now?" Naruto said confused
"Listen to me, it is VERY important that you understand…..the holes in the rocks very much lack…Penis" Sasuke was nervous, he didn't know if his message was getting through, but he couldn't say anymore without activating the seal
"What the hell is he talking about? " Naruto thought to himself puzzled but he could see how nervous Sasuke was about revealing this information to him, he was walking a thin line as the wrong word could activate the seal
"I can't stay any longer… He is watching…" Sasuke said knowing that Danzo was monitoring his every move, he feared that staying any longer would arouse his suspicions that he was revealing information
Naruto grinned as he grabbed Sasuke by the collar and punched him as hard as he could, sending him flying into the ground shocking him and defenders who were ready to attack but Sasuke knew what he was trying to do. He got back to his feet and rubbed his jaw "But damn, did you really have to hit me that hard?" he thought to himself
Naruto picked up the white flag and brook the branch acting as a pole in two as he threw them to the ground; he stepped on the white sheet rubbing it with his foot before disappearing in a poof of smoke
Sasuke grinned to himself "Nice show Naruto…" He then made his way back to the walls
"What happened? Was it really him?" One of the defenders asked him in a low tone not wanting the ROOTS member near them to overhear
Sasuke looked at him, it was Genma a former Loyalist who had been captured only recently and turned thanks to the seal "Yeah… It was him" he answered in an equally low tone
Genma had mixed emotions about the news, he was thrilled that his Hokage was alive and that Danzo's lies had been confirmed, but he dreaded having to fight against him. After all he was a former Hokage Bodyguard to the Third and Fifth Hokage. But now he would have to fight the Sixth Hokage against his own will "Hokage Sama…..Please forgive us" he thought to himself
Naruto's men were just as curious as Danzo's men about the outcome of the talks "What was that about?" Konohamaru asked him
"Oh nothing, just a bit of theatrics for our friends to see" He said with a grin
"Theatrics? Then are you saying that Sasuke is on our side?" Sakura asked him hoping that Sasuke was indeed not a traitor
"Yeah… He and everyone else that we thought were brainwashed actually have that damned seal. Seems like Danzo plans on putting it on everyone he can to keep them loyal"
"Naoto?" Sakura asked knowing that Naruto would have inquired about her
"They haven't found her either, He also tried to tell me what Danzo's plans for her are…..But the seal almost activated. But I can guess that it's nothing pleasant…"
"Naruto, we cannot lose this… If we do she will never be safe, she will live a life always on the run from him and we cannot allow that to happen!" Sakura pleaded with him
Naruto held her hand "I know Sakura Chan… After all you forget that I know what it is like to live my life-like that… Being a former Jinchuriki and having Akatsuki always on my tail before we took them out… I won't have her live the same kind of life as I did. Sakura Chan, this is a promise that I make to you and our little girl!" Naruto said with determination in his eyes
Sakura held him tightly knowing the pains he went through during his childhood until only a few years ago
"Did you find anything else out?" Shikamaru asked him
"Yeah… Although he was very limited at what he could tell me, it was almost like he was speaking in code… and I can't figure out what the hell he was talking about…."
"What do you mean?" Yuki asked
"He said… And I quote, the holes in the rock lack… Penis, he was very adamant on the last part…."
"Penis?" Kiba said confused "I Don't get it, sounds like something Sai would say…."
"I know, but he was very careful when he told it to me, whatever it is has to be important"
"The Tunnels in the mountains are lacking guards" Everyone turned to Konohamaru who was beginning to feel embarrassed at the attention
"What did you just say?" Naruto asked him
"Well… when you think about it, the only rocks in the region is the Hokage Mountain so…the holes must be the Tunnels and well they would never expect anyone to attack them through the tunnel since they are just a massive maze. Most people would get lost in them since it is only used during an evacuation and most people don't even know where the exits are… So they would lack men to guard them hence well…Penis"
"Are you trying to say that women aren't good enough to guard?" Yuki said annoyed
"No… But he had to be careful with the words he chose to say, Konohamaru you're a Genius!" Naruto said proudly
"It was nothing" he said with a grin scratching the back of his head
"The time for the attack is almost here…The others will soon begin" Shikamaru reminded them
"Yeah…. There is just one last thing we need" he bit his thumb and began making hand sighs and slammed the ground "SUMMON JUTSU" a poof of smoke dissipates but nothing happened, Naruto was puzzled "What the?"
"What did you just try to summon?" Sakura asked him
"The Kyubi…" Naruto answered her still confused as to why he didn't appear, he began making the signs again slamming his hand against the ground "SUMMON JUTSU!" another poof of smoke and once again nothing appeared. Naruto was beginning to get frustrated; the Kyubi had never failed to appear when he needed him. Naruto bit his thumb even harder making more blood come out as he redid the hand signs and slammed the ground as hard as he could causing the earth underneath him to crack as he poured five times as much chakra into the summon as he normally would making the seal glow intensely on the ground "SUMMON JUTSU!" He screamed almost in frustration as a large poof of smoke covered a large portion of the forest they were in
"SASUKE!" They heard a large growl "I SAID I WOULD KILL YOU THE NEXT TIME YOU TRIED TO SUMMON ME!" as the smoke cleared the demon fox appeared ready to kill them all but his expression changed when he realized that it was Naruto who had summoned him, he immediately turned into his smaller fox form and bowed "Naruto…I am so sorry my lord, I didn't know it was you trying to summon me"
"Is that why you didn't appear the first two times I tried to summon you?" Naruto asked him
"Yes my lord… The last time Sasuke summoned me he asked that I attack the village in some attempt to scare them into trusting Danzo as the new Hokage, he said since I wasn't going to hurt anyone that it wouldn't be breaking the contract. But I refused and told him never to summon me again as I would kill him. His name isn't on the contract so It wouldn't be breaking it" Kyubi explained
Naruto grinned, Kyubi has remained loyal to him "But how could you not know it was Naruto summoning you this time?" Sakura asked him
"Because Naruto gave him vials of his blood to that rat Sasuke so he could summon me in case of an emergency, I had no way of knowing the difference my lady" He answered her "I am just happy that you are back safely my lord"
"Indeed my friend" He said as he pet the Kyubi's head "But now we are going to retake Konoha and I need your help. The people of Konoha, Sasuke included, are not fighting this war of their own free will, they are being forced by Danzo. So I want you to attack the city but try not to kill any of them, if you can break down the walls to make it easier for us to get in
"I understand my lord, it shall be done" Kyubi said bowing his head
"Everyone, the time has come….. Konoha will be liberated this day, ATTACK!" Naruto gave the order as the Kyubi led the charge. He changed into his large form so he could begin attacking the mighty walls of Konoha
The defenders were almost frozen in fear as they saw the legendary nine tailed Kyubi fox heading straight for them "They have the Kyubi?!" one of them shouted "How are we going to stop that!"
Sasuke let out a grin "Hello Kyubi… I would love to just let you tear down our defenses but… This seal won't permit that" he bit his thumb and began making hand signs and slammed the ground "SUMMON JUTSU!" a large snake appeared just in front of the walls
"Sasuke… What the hell do you want now" The large snake hissed at his master, clearly displeased with being summoned
"Always a pleasure talking with you Manda… We have a friend for you to play with" Sasuke said pointing at the charging Kyubi
"I see, you're going to owe me for this one Sasuke, big time!" Manda hissed back
"Whatever, just do your job" Sasuke never liked summoning Manda since the snake could just as well as attack him instead of helping him.
Naruto wasn't please with seeing Manda, he knew that it would slow their progress down if the Kyubi couldn't take down the walls fast enough, they would have to climb them taking more time and suffering more losses then he wanted to"
Kyubi was facing Manda "Manda, it's been a long time" Kyubi stated
"I am not here to talk Kyubi, I am here to kill you and claim your chakra as my own" The snake lord responded back
Kyubi let out a laugh "You defeat me? I am the nine tailed legendary Biju, lord of all foxes. There is no way that you can take me down"
Danzo was watching from the tower "Things are starting to heat up" He bit his thumb and made hand signs and slammed the ground "SUMMON JUTSU" a large tiger elephant like hybrid creature appeared next to him
"Lord Danzo, how may I be of service?" The creature asked
"We have some guest at the door, Baku, let's be a good host and greet them" Danzo ordered
"Yes my lord" the creature responded with as he disappeared in a poof of smoke
The attackers were nearing the mighty walls of Konoha as the two beasts battled in the background; a new enemy appeared in front of them "What on earth is that thing?" Yuki shouted out
"So…Danzo sent out Baku" Sasuke thought to himself
The unknown creature began to inhale causing it to suck everything in its path, the attackers could barely stop themselves from being sucked in, they pumped chakra into their feet to stick to the ground until suddenly it stopped, it then began to exhale sending them all flying backwards as the winds were almost as powerful as a hurricane
"Damn it, what is that thing…" Sakura asked, not really expecting an answer
"Don't worry, I will take care of him!" Guy said as he stepped up and bit his thumb making the hand signs and slamming it against the ground "SUMMON JUTSU!" in a giant poof of smoke Guy was now standing on top of a large turtle
"It's been a while…Guy" the turtle stated
"Yeah… Ningame we need your help" He said hopping down from the large turtle and pointing at Baku
"I see, well it will be nice to stretch out my legs" Ningame said as he retreated into his shell, it began to spin at incredible speeds and was heading straight for Baku, at the last second he jumped out of the way and Ningame slammed into the walls, causing them to crumble slightly
"He may have missed his target, but at least he is damaging the defenses" Naruto commented
"Why don't you just summon Gamabunta to help Kyubi out" Konohamaru suggested
"Well he's kind of busy elsewhere" Naruto grinned
On the other side of Konoha another attack was being launched led by Neji and the Wind, Jiraiya had summoned Gamabunta on their side to aid in the attack
Some of ROOTS ran up to Sasuke "Sasuke Sama, there is an equally large attack coming from the other side of the village, our forces are outmatched, they also have that damn toad bringing down our defense!"
"Send reinforcements" Sasuke ordered
"But sir, that will stretch our forces here thin" The man answered
"Idiot, I am here, I will make up for any number of men you send, if the other side falls this side will fall shortly and the battle will spill over into the streets where we lose any advantage we have" Sasuke told him, knowing that by doing so would make Naruto's forces job easier.
"Yes Sasuke Sama" The man bowed as he left with some of the defenders to reinforce the other side of the village
"Why haven't you figured out my message yet Naruto…Why are you still here" Sasuke wondered
Naruto's forces were slowly gaining ground as they reached the walls and began their climb, the beasts were too busy fighting each other to stop them, Naruto was among the first to reach the top dodging any and all attempts at slowing him down. He jumped on top of the walls and began attacking the defenders
Sasuke had no choice, he had to defend the village or risk the seal activating. He jumped in front of Naruto "I thought I told you about the… Lack of Penis"
"Yeah yeah, I know all about your lack of Penis, Don't you worry" Naruto said with a grin
Sasuke didn't know if Naruto had truly understood his message but it was too late for that now "I guess it's the showdown now" He said with a grin. He took out his sword and pointed it at Naruto "Where is your sword?" He asked
"It's called a Zanpakuto, and I don't need one to defeat you" He said with a confident grin and a Kunai in hand
"Underestimating me again are we? So be it!" Sasuke answered back as he began his attack charging at Naruto
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" 10 clones appeared making Sasuke grin
"You are so predictable, learn new jutsus! Chidori Eiso" a spear of light came from Sasuke's hand, as he used it to dispel all of the clones, to his surprise not a single one tried to dodge it and he counted 11 clones dispelling "but he only created 10 clones… Then the one I was facing was a clone as well?" Sasuke was confused
Naruto and Itachi were running through the Tunnels, he had his Zanpakuto on his back "I think my clone just died" He said with a grin as they continued to make their way through the passages until they reached an exit, it was guarded by 2 ROOTS that both Itachi and Naruto took out with ease as they were caught by complete surprise and their attention was focused on the front of the village
"They really did lack… Penis" Naruto said with a chuckle, Itachi just ignored the comment as they were now standing behind the Fire Tower, they could see the battle ragging at the front of the village "I hope things are going well with the others… Especially Sakura… And my team"
"Don't worry about them Hokage Sama, Sakura is one of the strongest and smartest female ninjas we have and you have trained your team well, I am sure that they will be fine. We need to put an end to this war by taking out the cancer causing it…"
"Aye… Let's get that bastard and end this war" Both of them nodded as they jumped on top of the tower and on the window ledge just outside the Hokage's office Naruto gave the signal to jump in, he was able to get into the office but just as Itachi was about to jump in behind him a barrier appeared sending him free-falling backwards. He quickly made some hand signs and created two shadow clones to catch him at the bottom. They dispelled as soon as their job was done
"What was that… But Hokage Sama was able to get in, could this have been a trap?! I must find a way into that office!" he thought to himself as he ran into the building through the front door, it seemed deserted "Everyone must be defending the village so they probably didn't expect to have to defend the tower… But Naruto Sama is stuck alone up there, I am coming my lord!" Itachi said as he began running through the tower to find a way through that barrier
Naruto was grinning, he hadn't noticed that Itachi wasn't with him as he approached Danzo who was sitting at his desk "Well hello there, I see you've made yourself at home in my office, but you see I am back now so I am going to be needing it back"
"Ho, so Konoha's prodigal son has returned? Why couldn't you die like a good boy and save me the trouble of killing you myself" Danzo said as he got up from his chair
"You are out of your league Danzo, I alone could take you on but both of us you stand no chance. It is you who should stand down you old traitorous bastard"
"Two of you? I am sorry but I only see one of you. But I could be wrong, this old eye could be mistaken" He said with a grin
Naruto immediately looked to his side and he finally noticed Itachi missing, as well as a barrier at the window "What the… Was he expecting us? And if so… Why face me alone, where are his guards? "So you have locked yourself in with me alone, I think you are becoming crazy in your old age. That's fine by me, it will only be that much more satisfying to take you out" Naruto grinned
Danzo began making hand sighs and took out a kunai and took a deep breath before exhaling onto the Kunai "Futon Shinkujin!" his Kunai became imbued with energy as he launched an attack on Naruto who attempted to dodge it but felt some pain as part of his top was ripped and blood began coming out of his arm
"What the… He didn't touch me, I know I dodge it…" Danzo was grinning at Naruto's confusion "Was that a wind technique? Could he have given that Kunai extended range and power?" Naruto took out his Zanpakuto, this would be the first time that he would be using it in a battle situation fully knowing about its power, yet he didn't have time to train with it yet
"Nice sword, it brings back memories of my old Sensei" Danzo said grinning
"You're old Sensei?" Naruto was curious; this sword was neglected for 60 years
"That's right, the original owner of that Sword was Namikazi Masaki"
"No way, my ancestor was your Sensei? That is impossible!" Naruto couldn't believe that his ancestor could have trained this piece of trash, but then again the Third did train Orochimaru
"Indeed he did, but when I was unable to defend his beloved Nami from Madara, he casted me aside blaming me for not being able to take on Madara and protecting her. He then left the village and I vowed to get my revenge on him for what he did to me. He gave me a home, hope and a family and then ripped it all away from me! Unfortunately he was never seen again so I never was able to get my revenge. So I decided to take it out on you instead and make sure the Namikazi line ends with your little Naoto, once I am done with her of course" he said with a grin
Naruto's eyes instantly changed from blue to red at the mention of Naoto's name "You will not live to touch a single hair on her body!"
"Once you're dead, she will be the last Namikazi left; I will make it my mission to make sure she is the last!" He continued knowing it would make Naruto angry
The red Aura had begun forming around his body as he launched an attack on Danzo swinging his sword at him, Danzo was able to defend himself using his wind imbued Kunai with ease "I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!" he said as his emotions continued to build up
Danzo kicked Naruto in the back sending him crashing to the ground but Naruto rolled back onto his feet instantly but Danzo was already behind him touching his shoulder, Naruto felt a burning sensation in his mouth that began to intensify
Naruto dropped to his knees as the pain began to become unbearable, he let go of his sword and grabbed his head with both his hands as he screamed. Danzo on the other hand was grinning "How do you like my little seal?" Naruto didn't understand, how did he apply a seal to him "You see, it used to be a pain applying this seal, I would have to get some ROOTS members to hold you down while I applied it directly to your tongue. But now I can apply it in an instant, even during a battle situation. In other words you are now mine, just like Sasuke and the others" He said with a laughter
The burning sensation slowly went away, Naruto took his sword back in hand and faced Danzo "You bastard, you think that you can control me with some simple seal? I will show you!" Chakra had begun building in his free hand "Its time you died!" Naruto shouted as he was running towards Danzo who wasn't making any attempt to dodge him "RASENGA…" But just as he was about to reach his target he stopped mere inches from his face, he tried to continue but his body was frozen and then the pain shot throughout his body. It was much stronger than the original pain, he dropped to the ground as the pain grew
Danzo smiled as he kicked Naruto in the stomach "I am still waiting, aren't I suppose to be dead?" he chuckled as he kicked him one more time
"I am… Going… To… Kill…" but before he could finish the sentence the pain intensified by ten folds
"Just thinking of killing me also activates it" Danzo then kicked him hard enough to send him crashing through the wall
Naruto's vision was slightly blurry, but suddenly he found himself near the stream where Team Seven was formed. He looked around and was shocked to see how peaceful it was "Where is everyone…..How did I get here?"
"You are still in a tremendous amount of pain at Danzo's hands, we are in your mind" A young girl that Naruto recognized as Kami explained to him "Naruto you are in Danger, if you continue to defy the seal the way you are, it will kill you"
"But I can't bow down to him… I can't give up" Naruto said almost in despair
"It's funny… I remember a little boy full of promise and potential, how 60 years have changed him… He must have hated Masaki so much for what he did to him to turn out this way…"
"So he really was Danzo's sensei?" Naruto asked
"Yeah, it is as he explained, Masaki did indeed blame him for not being able to save Nami" She told him
"But I though she survived, did he not succeed then?" Naruto was puzzled as to why his ancestor would act that way towards his student
"No…She died on that day"
That answer shocked Naruto and made no sense "Then how am I here then? If she died then…" But she cut him off
"Masaki made a deal with some Sage, in exchange for bringing Nami back to life Masaki would become her apprentice and avenge her own death at the hands of Madara"
"What? Wait…..Sage? you lost me….."
"From what I remember she was a sage who fought and lost to Madara, her physical body was gone but her spirit remained. So she made the deal with Masaki and thus Nami was revived along with your grandfather"
"I don't get it, sounds like a good deal to me"
"It sounds like a good deal because you don't know the condition"
"You said all he had to do was become her apprentice right?"
"Yes but the deal was that he had to cut all ties with his old life, the training would take centuries to complete so he had to detach himself from his old life, in other words he was never to see Nami again and that is why he never got to apologize to Danzo, he had twenty four hours to get his affairs in order and say his goodbyes. He never did find Danzo in time and Danzo continued to believe that Masaki hated him and slowly over the years he must have built up his resentment against his family, and now here we are"
"I see… This does not help me in my current situation; I cannot allow him to win"
"Well that is why I brought you here, I think I know how to break that seal of his" Kami said with a smile
"I hope it's not by killing him… Because I already know of that method, and it's kind of useless to me right now seeing as how I can't even THINK about killing him"
"Nope, you see the seal uses chakra to work, the more powerful the person the more painful the seal becomes" She explained
"Alright…so because I am really strong I am basically killing myself, how do I not do that…."
"Flood the seal with chakra; overload it by sending as much chakra to your tongue as you can until it breaks"
"Are you sure that's going to work? It sounds really simple….."
"The average Shinobi wouldn't be able to do it, but because you have so much chakra it will work, trust me on this. After all I don't want to lose my partner so soon after meeting him" She said with a smile
"We aren't partners" Naruto told her witch surprised her a bit making her feel hurt "We are friends" He added with his trademark smile causing her to blush a bit
He suddenly found himself back on the floor, the rubble of the wall covered him as the pain was dying down. Danzo was slowly walking towards him "Filthy Namikazi, its time I kill you, and there is nothing that you can do to stop me!" Danzo said with a smirk
Naruto quickly concentrated every ounce of chakra he could get his mental hands on straight to his tongue he felt a burning sensation, Danzo was about to pierce him with his wind kunai when Naruto kicked one of his legs and quickly jumped to his feet punching Danzo as hard as he could sending him crashing in the opposite wall
Danzo's body was aching all over, his old body wasn't as durable as the younger ninjas and he was in shock "How… How can you hit me? The seal should have killed you!" He said while getting back to his feet
"My name is Namikazi Naruto, Sixth and rightful Hokage of Konoha, I will not lose to something as simple as a seal"
Meanwhile outside the Loyalist had pushed the defenders off of the wall and into the streets, the defenders were outnumbered but they would fight to the very end, they didn't have a choice in the matter
The Loyalist were also facing a dilemma, They were winning but they were also trying not to kill anyone. They knew that the defenders were not fighting of their own free will and it made it difficult to finish the battle quickly, they were hoping that Naruto would take out Danzo soon
Itachi had made his way to the top of the tower but ran into the same barrier that was blocking him from the outside "Damn it, I should have known that it would be on the inside as well" He could see Naruto and Danzo in the distance but he couldn't get any closer "Naruto Sama… I must figure out a way past this barrier, there must be seals placed somewhere around the area, but where could they be…" Itachi began searching for the seals to release the barrier
"It's time we finished this" Naruto stated as the red aura around his body began to intensify one by one the tails began to form until all four had appeared "Danzo, I know what my ancestor did to you was wrong, but what you are doing today is worst. Causing pain and suffering not only for Konoha, but you dragged the entire shinobi world into a state of war, people are dying and all because of what? You were hurt 60 years ago by your sensei? That is not an excuse! But I will end the suffering, both yours and this meaningless war"
He began to gather energy in his hand once more, the energy intensified as the chakra accumulated, this was going to be a death blow to end this calamity once and for all Naruto shouted out "Futon Rasenshuriken" The mass of chakra took the form of a shuriken as Naruto threw it as hard as he could towards Danzo
Danzo quickly made some hand signs and shout out as fast as he could "Izanagi!"
The Rasenshuriken hit Danzo and caused part of the building to explode into pieces and he could no longer feel Danzo's chakra, Naruto smiled "Rest in peace…Danzo" he reverted back to his regular form but suddenly he felt a sharp pain through his body, he could see a sword sticking out from his chest
Danzo was standing right behind him pushing the sword deeper into his body "After you, fool!"
Blood began pouring out of his wound as well as coming out of his mouth "How… But… I can't lose… Not like this"
Danzo applied more pressure "I beg to differ…DIE!"
Naruto dropped to his knees; he could feel his life slowly fading away
On the battlefield Sakura had fallen to the ground when she got a horrible feeling "Naruto? Did something happen to Naruto?" She then noticed that the Kyubi had vanished, she begun to run towards the tower with tears flowing from her eyes when 5 defenders blocked her path "Damn you!" She screamed as she got into a defensive stance
Danzo was enjoying every second of his victory "I am Shimura Danzo, Seventh Hokage of Konoha, and the killer of the Sixth Hokage!" he continued to push the sword through Naruto's body until the hilt had reach his back, blood was dripping from the tip onto the ground
"Naoto… I… Love…Y" Naruto's world began fading
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Naruto was floating in a sea of whiteness, his chest felt warm. He could see some stars in the sky "am I dead?" was all he could think of "Is this…the afterlife?" suddenly the Kyubi appeared in front of him and they were in the swearers of his body, the very place that they had first met, and where he had made the pact with him and released him back into the world "Kyubi? Where are we?"
"My lord…You are at deaths doorstep, I have sensed your life fading away from the world, and I brought you here before you could completely disappear" He told him
"I don't understand…"
"You will in time my lord… But I could not allow you to die, not this way"
"But you said it yourself that I am at death doorstep, mere moments from being gone… How can you help me?"
"By unlocking a secret power deep within you that I left behind"
"A Secret power? Why did you never tell me about this before?"
"Because, I wanted to save it for the day when you would need it the most, and the day has arrived"
"Alright… So… What is it?" Naruto asked wondering what it could be
"My lord, until now your most powerful power has been my tailed release form"
"Yes… I was using it just before I… Well… Yeah"
"Well there is one more form I can offer you, full beast form"
"The full beast form?" Naruto was intrigued
"It is attained by completely merging our bodies and chakra together"
"Wait, who is in control then? And do I retain… Who I am?"
"You would be in control my lord, and this isn't like when you were younger and lost yourself in my power, you would be yourself my lord"
"Great, then let's do it!"
"But there are some risks involved, although your attacks will be much, much stronger, the amount of chakra required to perform them will be that much higher and just as with your tailed form, you will be constantly draining chakra while in that form"
"Alright so…watch how much chakra I use, got it, doesn't sound too dangerous"
"If you run out of chakra completely… We will both die" The Kyubi added
"Now I see the danger… but I don't really have a choice do I? You said that I am at death doorstep, this is the only option left for me"
"Yes my lord, but you must be careful how you use your powers, also I must add that this is a power that is unique only to you, this is not a part of the Namikazi blood limit powers"
"Alright… I understand" Naruto said knowing full well that the Kyubi was not only saving his life, but putting his own life on the line by merging with him
Naruto's body still had Danzo's Blade impaled through his body, his limbs had become numb as Danzo lifted him in the air "Now to show these damn rebel's their fallen hero" He released the barrier and jumped out of the building and made his way to the front line where the Loyalist had just about surrounded his forces
The first one to see him arrive was Sakura, she went completely pale when she saw Naruto's body impaled on Danzo's sword. She immediately felt sick as she screamed horrified causing everyone else to look at what she was looking at
"Naruto Nii-San no….." Konohamaru fell to his knees in disbelief
"Rebels, I have defeated your so called Hero and he was the strongest one of you dirty rebel scum and I took him out, so I am giving you one last chance to surrender or I will do to you all what I did to him!" he said with a large grin
Tears were free-falling from Sakura's eyes, she began to run towards Danzo wanting to kill him but Sasuke jumped in front of her "I am soo sorry Sakura… But I can't let you do that" He had tears streaming down from his own face, he wanted to kill Danzo so bad with the help of Sakura, but he had to protect Danzo due to that cursed seal
Danzo threw Naruto's lifeless body to the ground and slammed his foot on top of his chest; the entire Loyalist army had been demoralized
"Sasuke, get out of my way, you cannot stop me from killing this man….." Sakura said in anger, her fists had been filled with Chakra ready to hit their intended target of Danzo
"Sakura… He defeated Naruto, think about Naoto, don't throw your life away!" He pleaded with her but he knew it would be useless
Naruto's body had begun to emanate a small orange aura that no one had noticed; the fatal wound was slowly healing itself
"Throw down your weapons and your lives will be spared!" Danzo ordered
"Over my dead body!" Sakura shouted out as she launched an attack against Sasuke who was able to dodge it with ease, she was an emotional wreck and was unable to properly fight
"That can be arranged, Sasuke, end her life" Danzo ordered
Sasuke turned to face Sakura and looked into her eyes….."No" he answered him
"What? Are you defying my orders? I told you to KILL HER!" Danzo said in anger
"No….." Sasuke dropped his sword "I will not kill for you any longer, I am your slave no longer!" He could feel the pain beginning surge throughout his body, the seal had activated, he dropped to his knees and finally to his side screaming in pain
"This is what awaits anyone who defies my orders!" He said laughing
Sakura ran over to Sasuke and quickly got a Sedative and injected it into his blood stream "Sasuke…This is going to make you sleepy… But it will stop the pain, it's all I can do"
"I am sorry… Sakura… Get out of here… Live… Find Naoto and just get away from this place…" He said as his eyes slowly shut from the sedative taking effect
Sakura was crying some more "I am sorry Sasuke… But I cannot, I have a man to kill first" She said as she clenched her fist and began facing Danzo once more, this time without Sasuke in her way
"Fine then, I shall reunite you with your dog of a lover!" he was about to step off of Naruto's chest when something grabbed is ankle
"You… Will… Not… Touch… A… Single... Hair… of… My Beautiful… Sakura"
Danzo was in shock, it couldn't be possible could it? He looked downwards and he couldn't believe his eyes, Naruto was holding onto his ankle and the wound was completely healed "But…..you're dead! You're DEAD!
Suddenly there was an explosion of chakra from Naruto's body that sent Danzo flying through four entire buildings
Everyone was in shock as Naruto got up; his entire body was covered in an orange aura, the aura formed some sort of cloak around his body, Naruto got back to his feet and walked over to Sakura "Sakura Chan… Are you alright?" He asked her
All she could do was nod; she was in a complete state of shock, just like everyone else
"I am sorry that I worried you Sakura Chan… I am going to end this war now" He told her as he kissed her forehead and began to walk towards the rubble of where Danzo's body had landed
Danzo was slowly making his way back to his feet "Why won't he just DIE" He thought to himself. He began making hand signs one after another "Futon Shinku Taigyoku" Danzo inhaled and exhaled a large vacuum had formed around Naruto but Danzo wasn't finished as he continued with the hand signs "Futon Shinku Renpa" He once again inhaled and exhaled as several wind blades penetrated the wind sphere all hitting Naruto he continued making more hand signs "Futon Shinkuha" He once more inhaled and exhaled as a large and more powerful wind blade made its way straight for Naruto's heart
Danzo was panting heavily as dust was flying everywhere from his multiple wind attacks, but he was confident that he had finally killed that dammed Namikazi once and for all"
"NARUTO!" Sakura screamed out worried, every single one of those attacks had hit him dead on
As the dust began to settle Danzo was regaining his grin, but he suddenly saw a figure casually walking towards him. It was Naruto and he didn't have a single scratch on him "No…NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE!" Danzo screamed, he began charging towards Naruto with his blade, he wanted to run it through his body once and for all
When Danzo reached Naruto he simply swatted the blade from his hand with a single move and grabbed Danzo by the throat "Shimura Danzo, I am the Sixth Hokage of Konoha and I do NOT recognize you as my successor. The crimes that you have committed against myself, my family, Konoha and the entire Shinobi world are unforgivable. I sentence you to death, a sentence that is to be carried out immediately. A large amount of chakra began to emanate from his hand, but unlike his regular blue, or even red chakra it was completely black "BIJU RASENGAN!" he shoved his hand into Danzo's chest, Danzo's body literally disintegrated instantly and the force of the explosion destroyed several buildings around Naruto shocking everyone
Once the dust had settle they saw the glow from Naruto's aura, it was over, Danzo was dead and the war was all but over. Suddenly Naruto returned to his normal form and collapsed "I think I over did it…." He thought to himself as his eyes slowly shut
"NARUTO!" was the last thing that he heard
Danzo found himself outside a large temple "Where am i? Am I…Dead?" Suddenly Danzo realized that he had the full use of both his eyes, and after inspecting himself further he realized that he was in his younger body from 60 years ago. A man was walking towards him from inside the temple, he couldn't believe his eyes "Masaki Sensei?!"
"Danzo my poor lost student… Come with me" and with that both of them and the temple disappeared
Along with the Loyalist successful liberation of Konoha, the Mizukage was successful in capturing Kumo and forcing them into an unconditional surrender. In the following days Neji lead Konoha's forces along with Garaa and the wind forces to liberate various small countries around them that had been dragged into the war as well as reclaiming wind territory
The earth was completely surrounded with the Wind to the south, Fire to the east and water completely controlling their waters and ready to invade Iwa, they agreed to a cease fire and am immediate withdrawal of all of their forces in occupied territories while they discussed terms
It had been a few days since Konoha had been liberated, and although the talks to end the war with Earth were still underway, life in Konoha had resumed. Danzo's seal had vanished from everyone it had been placed on and they regained their freedom. The Members of ROOTS had all been imprisoned by the ANBU and a decision would need to be reached about what to do with them as well as the future of the entire ROOTS division
Sounds of birds chirping could be heard from outside as rays of light from the sun came crashing onto Naruto's face, his eyes slowly opened as he slowly sat up. He was in a hospital bed, a nurse walked in and was surprised, she immediately began to smile and ran out shouting "He is awake! Hokage Sama is awake!"
Sakura was in her office, herself and her team had been spending the past few days saving the lives of those wounded during the attack on Konoha when Ino busted into the room "Sakura, he is awake!" she dropped everything and ran out of the room and made her way to Naruto's room, without warning she hugged him tightly as tears began streaming down her face
"Sakura Chan?" but she didn't answer; he wrapped his own arms around her body
"I thought that I had lost you… When Danzo threw your body to the ground… Naruto you weren't moving…."
"It's alright Sakura Chan, I am here now and I am not going to be leaving you any time soon" he said trying to comfort her
"Hokage Sama… Lady Sakura….." A voice came from the door gaining their attention it was a pretty young girl with red eyes and brown hair, she was holding in her arms a smiling and giggling Naoto "I believe that she's missed the both of you a whole lot" the young girl said with a smile
Naruto jumped out of bed and grabbed Naoto from the young girls arms "NAOTO! He said with tears rolling down his cheeks "My little baby girl"
Naoto was smiling and giggling, happy to be in her father's arms again, Sakura joined them as they hugged her together "Our family is finally reunited Naruto….."
"Not quite yet…" Another voice came from the doorway once more, Konohamaru and Yuki were holding Saku and Saki in their arms and Sai was standing behind them
"Turns out Danzo had spies in the port city that had learned of their existence, Luckily Sai was there to save them and took them to safety" Konohamaru told them
Sai got down to one knee "Naruto Sama… I know that my actions have been less then honorable, and I will accept any punishment you deem fit for my crimes"
Naruto handed Naoto over to Sakura as he approached Sai "Sai" he said with a warm voice "You put your life on the line and defied orders that could have killed you, you have more than paid for your crimes my friend"
Sai stared at the ground "No Naruto Sama… I wish to be punished" he insisted
Naruto smiled "Very well then… Sai I hereby sentence you to be the eternal guardian of my family, your duty is to ensure that these children never gets harmed until they become Ninjas and are able to defend themselves and trust me, if my childhood is any indication of how these kids are going to be… This is MORE than enough punishment, now get up" He said with a grin
Sai smiled as he rose up "Yes lord Hokage"
On the other side of the world back in the Night Country a man with raven black hair was sitting in an office. A ninja walked into the office and bowed "Kurokage Sama, we lost all contact your spies in Konoha my lord"
The man stood up and stared outside of the window "Namikazi Naruto…. You once again foiled my plans; I should have squashed the last remaining Namikazi when I had the chance…."
"What now my lord?" The ninja asked
"We continue with the plan, prepare to invade the Demon Country" the man said as he turned around, showing the Sardinian
The End
fiew...that was a LONG chapter I really hope it was worth the wait... I am thinking of opening a forum so that I can communicate with my fans better then threw reviews, I could also bounce ideas for the future of the series off of you guys, so yeah, I DO have an idea for the sequel to this, I know exactly how the beginning and the ending is going to be, now I just need to figure out the story arcs in between, anyway I hope that you enjoyed Historical bonds, stick around for the next installment :D
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