Well i did it again, i took Sunday off :P but i couldn't stay away, its like my imagination is just running wild and is demanding i write my story :P so well chapter 36 has arrived!
Now then, for my reviews!
naru-ca-titan - Thanks for your review, as always, it brought a smile to my face :) i hope you enjoy this story, keep being awesomely crazy :D
RSfan - i agree with you, i am not good with Itachi, i don't know why, i actually love Itachi as a char, both in the series and how he turned out in my story, but i guess i never really learned how to use his true potential in a fight, so i apologize with that, i also suck as fight scenes :( but thanks for your review, and i hope you enjoy chapter 36
Gravenimage - Great, i am happy to have grabbed your attention and gained a new reader :D i hope you enjoy this new chapter, and don't worry about updates, i a writing machine, i broke fanfiction last weekend :P wouldn't let me update lol
Bombat1994 - Yeah and i took Sunday off too :P but it was very painful for me not to write! so here i am lol, and read this chapter, the much anticipated reunion of a certain couple is finally at hand, thanks for the review :D
Nekomimi 444 - Thanks for the review :) Ichigo isn't exactly evil, he is just an invader :P But from Naruto's point of view, yes he is evil :) but to his people, he is probably a hero, but thanks for enjoying my little story, hope you enjoy this new chapter
naturokurosaki - Thanks for the review, but there are some things i need to point out, when Naruto is in fox form in the story, he uses the power from the Kyuubi that is trapped within him, he also has access to the almost limitless chakara from the Kyuubi, as well as his very large chakara that he owns himself, in my story, the Kyuubi mode is his power now, it draws its energy from HIS chakara source, not the foxes, also the foxes is no longer within him, meaning he no longer has that massive almost bottomless chakara reserve, he only has his own, in my story, the more tails he uses, the more powerful he becomes, but the draw back to this is that is, the more tails he has, the faster it eats up his chakara, finally, in my story, he never reaches sage mode, my story is only cannon until after he returns from his second failled attempt to rescue sasuke in shippuden "the first time being in the original series before the fillers of doom...:P" Naruto is also not weak, he killed multiple strong ANBU ninja's from the rock, and is taking on hundreds of them, but he isn't invincible :/ i hope that has cleared some things up :) this wasn't meant as trying to shoot you down or anything, i just felt that perhaps you didn't understand that my Naruto was not the same as the cannon Naruto anymore, with the fox no longer being in him :), please i hope you keep reading and reviewing
xzavx - x5 - Wow, i was worried i had lost you for a while, i had not seen you review in long time :D i am happy to see you come back and reviewing once more! thanks a lot for the multiple reviews and keep them coming :) i hope you enjoy this new chapter
Sintar07 - Wow thanks, honestly, i suck at fighting, its my weak point, but i do agree that my fights now are much better then when i first started the story, i am great at telling a story, but fight scenes, not so great :( but thanks for the review, and i hope you enjoy this new chapter
Well that's everyone! Hope you all enjoy this chapter, because the much anticipated reunion has finally arrived, i give you chapter 36!
This chapter was revised on June 1st 2017. Most grammar errors should have been addressed (Hopefully :P) I did a few enhancements and changed a few things around but the story remained unchanged
Saving old bonds
Chapter 36 (Revised)
Toshiro could feel the earth under him shake slightly. The Kyuubi's ears suddenly went straight up as he disappeared in a poof of smoke leaving Toshiro to wonder what was going on
Sasuke and Itachi were running out of time as the underground cave was falling in on them little by little and there was nothing they could do about it "Sorry little brother" Itachi simply said
"What are you apologizing for?" Sasuke asked him
"I never did properly apologize for all those years of pain you had to endure. I thought that by pushing you to hate me and want to defeat me that you would train and become a strong shinobi. But I know now that it was a mistake, so I apologize for asking the third to hide the truth from you" Itachi said to his younger brother
"Forget about it, I forgave you a long time ago" Sasuke said with a genuine smile towards his brother "I just hope that the resistance will survive without us" Sasuke said worried
"Hokage Sama has returned, they will be fine with him in charge" Itachi said with respect for Naruto
"Yeah, I guess you're right, Naruto will do everything to protect them" Sasuke said thinking about his best friend and brother
"Will you two stop talking like you're going to die and just grab a hold of one of my tails?" The Kyuubi said. Itachi and Sasuke were surprised to see him but didn't need to think twice about doing what he asked them. They both grabbed one of the nine tails and held on as suddenly they could see the light of day
Toshiro jumped surprised by their sudden appearance "Where did you three come from?" He asked as he calmed down once he recognize that they weren't a threat
"The Tsuchikage decided to bring us underground for the final battle" Itachi simply said
"He brought us down in a cave, that from what we guess was created with his chakra. Once he was killed there was no longer anything holding the cave together. A few more seconds and we would have been crushed, thanks Kyuubi" Sasuke said as he let go of the tail
"There is no need to thank me, Lord Naruto demanded that I protect you, and I swore on my life that I would keep you safe. I wasn't about to allow you to die" he simply said
"You really respect him don't you" Sasuke said "However I don't really understand why, you are the demon lord nine tail fox demon"
"I owe him my life, he had a choice to spare me or allow me to fade away"
"But it's more than that isn't it, you could easily serve him and hate him. God knows that's what Manda use to do before he died, yet you hold him in high regards"
"Manda was a pitiful excuse for a demon creature; he thought only of himself and was arrogant" Kyuubi said, obviously not happy to be compared with the snake lord Manda
"forty years ago when you attacked Konoha, were you that different from him? Sure, you had no master and you did as you pleased, but deep down, you were just as bad"
The Kyuubi was getting annoyed with the continued comparison of himself to Manda "That was a long time ago. Much has changed, I spent almost twenty years seeing the world through Naruto's eyes. I saw the cruelty of the world towards him when he was only a child, cruelty that he received only because of me. He was a hero, yet they treated him as a monster. Yet no matter what they did to him he would always smile and be happy. Although it was only a front to hide his true pain and loneliness, but he never gave up on life. He kept on going until he earned the respect of Iruka, then you and Sakura along with Kakashi. He fought for the very people who use to persecute him and hate him, he eventually earned their respect. And he had done it all with me trapped inside of him, and with his smile. He also has an ability that no one else has, the ability to make friends with everyone including his enemies. I guess you could say, it worked on me as well" the Kyuubi said while staring into the distance "You should understand since he did the same with you" he said with a grin
Sasuke smiled at the comment as he remembered all those years ago about the bond that he formed with Naruto, and how he desperately tried to cut them while on the path to darkness. But Naruto refused to let him go, and its thanks to him that he was able to return "Yeah, he does have that annoying ability to be loved by everyone whose lives that he touches" he said with a kind smile. He suddenly fell down on his knees before passing out
Toshiro was concerned "Is he alright?" He asked as he checked Sasuke for a pulse
"Don't worry, he is simply tired, he used up most of his chakra in the battle against the Tsuchikage. Its nothing a little bit of rest won't fix" he said as he sat down next to his brother, obviously drained and tired himself
Sweat was dripping from Naruto's face, the red aura was still glowing around his body, and a single tail still remained. But he was getting weaker "I can't win this battle, there is simply too many of them. But I can't let them get their hands-on Naoto again, I would do anything to save her…. Anything" he thought to himself, suddenly the red aura vanished and his eyes had returned to their sky-blue color, his body had returned to normal "Listen up, I have a proposition for you all" he told them
One of the lead ninjas stepped forward, obviously intrigued and curious "What would that be?" he ask
"It is obvious that I cannot win this, I am not a fool. I can see that your greater numbers would eventually overwhelm me. However, I would still kill a great deal of you before you could finally take me down"
"I have to admit that is true, but what are you trying to get at?" he asked him
"You simply want to unlock the secret of our powers correct?" Naruto told them
They simply nodded
"Then, take me and allow her leave safely. If it's my powers you wish to learn about then there can be no one better than myself, I am the original, you may do with me as you wish. Test me, open me up, kill me and chop me to pieces to find the secrets to my technique, but allow my little girl to leave..."
Naoto couldn't believe what she had just heard "NO! You can't…" but Naruto put his hand on her mouth
"Do we have a deal?" Naruto asked them
"We are not monsters; I have a daughter myself. I can respect what you want to do. You have proven that indeed you have the same powers as her and also that you have a greater control of them as well. You may prove to be more valuable than the girl and we would rather have your cooperation then fight you, we agree to your terms. The girl is free to leave" he said as he motioned for his men to clear a path for Naoto but kept their eyes on Naruto in case he was trying to pull a trick on them
"Naoto, get out of here now while you have the chance" Naruto told his daughter
"No, I won't leave you behind" Naoto said with tears rolling down her cheeks
"Naoto… I am very proud of you; You have grown up into such a beautiful young and strong ninja. But you have your entire life ahead of you, I should have died twenty years ago. Your mother will be devastated if she loses you too, now get out of here"
Naoto was shaking her head; she didn't want to obey. Tears were now streaming down from her sky-blue eyes as the pain of losing her father ripped her heart to shreds "How can you expect me to just walk away from you! My entire life, mom told me stories about you, told me how you were a great man, how she loved, no, how she still loves you. And how much she misses you, I grew up thinking you were the best and greatest dad ever and now that I found you, you want me to just give you up?" she said now crying
Naruto held her tightly, he had tears rolling down his cheeks as well. What he was about to do was going to hurt him greatly. Swiftly and quickly, he hit Naoto on the back of the head knocking her out as she collapsed in his arms. he held her tightly as his fingers ran through her hair, he kissed her forehead "Naoto, my little baby girl. Daddy loves you, but I can't be with you. Not if it means your death" he said as he picked her up in his arms and looked at the lead rock ninja. He was fighting tears of his own after seeing what he had just witness "Look, I know I am asking a lot, but not far from here are two leaf ninja's and a white haired man. Please just give her to them, they will bring her back home safely" he asked him as he slipped a scroll into Naoto's vest
"Very well, you have my word that I will deliver her directly to them myself, but what if they refuse to go back?" he asked him
"Tell the one named Sasuke that I chose to stay behind to save my daughter, that he is not to attempt to save me. Also, tell the white-haired man to continue protecting my daughter since I won't be able to"
"Well I don't think that they will believe me, but I will try" he said as four ninja's surrounded Naruto slapping cuffs on his wrist. He took one last look at his daughter before he allowed the Ninjas to take him
"NOT SO FAST!" a voice came from the top of the hospital
Naruto was stunned, was he really seeing who he thought he was seeing?
"Get your hands off my family!" The lone pink haired leaf ninja demanded as she jumped down from the top of the building with her fist crashing into the ground, creating a huge crater injuring over ten ninjas instantly with her super human strength. Everyone backed away from the new comer as she ran towards Naruto
Naruto couldn't believe his eyes, it was really her, the only girl that his heart belonged to, Sakura. But what was she doing here? "Sakura Chan?!" he simply asked as Sakura grabbed him wrapping her arms around him and pulled him in for a kiss. How she had longed to feel his lips on hers again. She then pushed him and slapped him as hard as she could leaving a large red mark on his face "SAKURA?!" he asked confused as she threw him to the ground
"HOW DARE YOU!" She said obviously angry with him over something "HOW CAN YOU EVEN THINK OF LEAVING ME AGAIN AFTER RETURNING!" she said with tears rolling down her cheeks as she had a mix of emotions
"Sakura chan…" Naruto simply said
Sakura turned to the man who held Naoto "You, put her down right now, you people are not taking my family away from me! Yes, I heard the deal he made with you and I don't care. You are not having either one of them!" she screamed at him
"Sakura Chan! You can't win against all of them; I am sorry but take Naoto and go while you still can!"
Sakura turned back towards him and punched him sending him on his back "YOU SHUT UP, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SAY IN THIS!" she shouted at him "YEAH, WE WILL DEAL WITH YOU LATTER! As for you, LET GO OF OUR DAUGHTER BEFORE I DETACHED YOUR ARMS FROM YOUR BODY!" Inner Sakura screamed out
Blood had begun dripping from Naruto's nose from the impact of her fist
"Look lady, I don't want to hurt you or your family but I have my orders. The Tsuchikage wants to know the secret of their powers and there is no way you can defeat us all, so take your daughter and you may leave safely"
"No deal, this is my family. Would you abandon your wife in a similar situation?"
"No, I can't say that I would. Although I might consider it if I knew there was no way to win and my child's life was in question, and she told me to leave"
"What if you had a plan to get them all out safely?" Sakura asked with a grin
"What?" the man asked her confused
Suddenly multiple explosions went off throughout the city, a large part of the ninjas began running towards their homes and families wanting to make sure they were alright as no one knew what had just happened. However, a large number of ninjas remained
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?" The man holding Naoto shouted out
A blonde-haired Ninja's suddenly jumped in kicking the man in the back making him throw Naoto into the air, Sakura jumped and caught her while a dark-haired Ninja jumped down to Naruto's side. She quickly broke his hand cuffs "Hanabi?" Naruto asked, surprised to see her
Ino stood by Sakura's side as multiple kunais began to rain down on the ninja's causing them to run for cover
Shikamaru jumped down to Naruto's side "NOW!" everyone nodded except for Naruto who had no idea what was going on. They all began making their way towards the exit of the city, Naruto fallowed them since he was left with no other choice
The confusion created by the surprise attack was enough to ensure that they exit the city safely
Once the ninjas had regrouped they were about to begin their pursuit but the lead ninja who was also an ANBU captain told them to stop. Confused by the order some of them went to him "But Captain, we have a chance to catch up to them. We know these lands better than they do. We have the advantage"
"Was anyone hurt in the attack? Including our families in the explosions?" he simply asked them
"No sir, the buildings targeted were unoccupied and most of our men escaped with bruises or scratched sir"
"Let them go" he said as he began walking away from the gate"
"But sir! The Tsuchikage…"
"I will deal with him" he said as he continued to walk away. He began thinking about his own family, his wife and children and about how he loved them "Everyone, go home to your families, tell them how much you love them and spend time with them. Because you never know when you might never see them again" he said simply as he disappeared in a poof of smoke
Everyone were in shock, the strongest and most feared of the ANBU had just allowed prisoners to escape. But there respect for him grew as they began walking home towards their own families
End Chapter 36
Well Naruto and Sakura are finally back together, she almost lost him again so soon after finding him, luckaly, she is pig headed and refused to lose him once more, i hope you all liked it, so read, rave, review :D