After a few days of a writers block, i have returned with chapter 45, as a reward for waiting, its larger then the other chapters "not the largest, but larger then the regular ones :P"
Now then, for my reviewers :)
Gravenimage - thanks for the review, hope you like 45
Chi-Neko - Thanks for the review, yeah, i had fun doing the Naoto hangover scene :) hope you like 45
naru-ca-titan - wow , you have a busy week "well had by now :P" no worries, i was stuck with a writers block anyway, took me a few days to break out of it, and your studies are more important :D i hope you did good on them, also hope you had fun at six flags, i wish i could go to six flags one day, or Disney land, or any large theme park really lol, the largest one we have here is called Magic Mountain and its a water theme park, its very small, but very fun :D anyway thanks for the review, looking forward to your return tomorrow, and i hope you like 45 :)
blackmoon124 - the answers to most, if not all your questions are answered here in chapter 45, thanks for the review, and hope you enjoy 45
RSfan - time travel can be viewed in many ways, i chose that he would not remember anything because it makes it more interesting, i don't want to send Naruto back with an advantage, or else its boring, sending him back this way insures that he can simply pick up where he left off, but thanks for the review, and hope you like 45
xzavx - x2 - thanks for the reviews, and you get the answer in this chapter ;) hope you like 45 :D
-OO-Infinity-OO- - Yay, an other new reviewer :) thanks for the update, and thank you very much for the compliments, 45 has arrived and i apologize for the wait, hope you like ;)
RairyuuBlade - thanks for the review, indeed, i suck at the fight scenes, hence why i had a writers block that took a few days for me to post this chapter, and i still think the fights sucked :P but i hope you enjoy 45
That's everyone, alright, chapter 45 is here, as i already stated, the battle scenes are what caused me to block here, and i am going to warn you right now, most of them are short and suck :P but it was that, or i waited god knows how long for me to figure out a way to make 45 work, so i chose to just continue telling the story rather then worry about the fight scene, hope you guys keep reading though, thanks, anyway, enough talking from me, CHAPTER 45 IS HERE!
This chapter was revised on June 4th 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 45 (Revised)
Sasuke and Kisuke Were battling it out. but neither one was getting the upper hand in their battle. Sasuke was panting slightly as was Kisuke "He is stronger than I thought, I can see how Yamato could have lost against him" Sasuke thought to himself
"He isn't bad at all, I didn't know the resistance had such strong ninjas in their ranks" Kisuke thought to himself as he began to catch his breath
Sasuke began making hand signs, his blade began to glow brightly as Kisuke grinned "The famous Chidori sword strike huh?" he simply said "Don't you resistance members come up with new moves?" he added
Sasuke paid no attention to him as he began to run towards him, Kisuke got ready to block the attack with his own blade. He was confident that he would have no problem blocking or deflecting the strike "CHIDORI…" he screamed out as his blade collided with Kisuke's blade "DOUBLE STRIKE!" he continued to shout out as he brought his hand from behind him revealing another fully charged Chidori as he thrusted it into Kisuke's stomach
Kisuke felt the throbbing pain caused by Sasuke's attack; blood began pouring out from the wound. Sasuke continued to try and push through but Kisuke used his free hand to grab his arm and tried to pull it out. However, he did not have the strength, his vision was becoming blurry but he wasn't about to give up. As a night captain, he would fight until death. He began to concentrate on all of his remaining chakra "Way of destruction, Armageddon blast…"
Sasuke could feel a surge of power coming from Kisuke's body, he wanted to get away but Kisuke would not let go of his arm. He tried to kick him but he wouldn't let go
"I underestimated you, however I refuse to lose. If I must die then I am taking you with me" he said with a grin
"If you want to die then FINE, but do it WITHOUT ME" Sasuke said as continued to try and loosen Kisuke's grip on his arm "How can he still have the strength to hold me here" he thought to himself as he desperately continued to struggle to get away
Kisuke simply smiled "Good bye, Uchiha Sasuke" he simply said before a large explosion emanating from Kisuke's own body enveloped the both of them
Sakura sensed the explosion, she knew it came from Sasuke's direction and she was worried since she had a bad feeling. Retsu had not moved, blood was still dripping from the wound Sakura had inflicted on her arm. She took the opportunity of Sakura's distraction to attack. Sakura's attention quickly came back to the battle as she blocked the attack with her Kunais, she then kicked Retsu forcing her to take a few steps back. Retsu quickly dropped down and swirled her leg around. Sakura tried to avoid it but she was too fast. The leg sweep caused her to fall down on her back, but she used the backward momentum to continue rolling and she was back on her feet. Retsu however had already begun her next attack, her blade swung and hit the back of Sakura's legs
Sakura felt the pain but she also could no longer feel her legs as she fell down to the ground. Retsu put away her blade and turned her back to Sakura as she walked away
"Where are you going?!" Sakura shouted out in anger
"I have cut the tendons in both your legs, you will not be able to stand for some time" she said as she continued to walk away
"Come back here! I am not finished, you haven't won!" Sakura screamed out
"Of course not, I told you I have never won a battle. You are incapacitated and my fellow countrymen will either finish you or capture you. Either way your fight with me is over"
Sakura was gritting her teeth in anger, not because Retsu thought she had beaten her but at the arrogance "WHO DOES SHE THINK WE ARE?" Inner Sakura screamed out. Sakura slowly got back to her feet; Retsu suddenly stopped walking away and turned around
"But how… I know I didn't miss your tendons!" Retsu said surprised
"My name is Haruno Sakura, apprentice to the medical specialist and fifth Hokage of Konoha Tsunade, one of Konoha's top medical Nins. You insult me underestimating my powers. Repairing torn tendons is child's play! You are going to have to fight me seriously. I am not just some grunt ninja and your medical tricks won't work on me!" Sakura said with a grin
"I see, I have to admit you are the first medical ninja that I have fought alone. I guess my tactics won't work against someone like you. Very well Haruno Sakura, you shall be my first and final victory" Retsu said as she took out her blade. But suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her back, Sakura was grinning. Retsu quickly turned around and saw another Sakura standing with a bloodied Kunai
"Don't underestimate me…Unlike you I am not only a medical ninja" the other Sakura launched an attack and Retsu was forced to fight them both at once
The wound on her back had not hit any major organs but she could feel the warmth of the blood dripping out. She had to heal it right away but Sakura wasn't going to give her the time she needed. She was feeling her body getting slightly weaker and her moves sluggish. Her own blade was starting to feel heavy
Sakura struck her once, twice, three times with her kunai but what made it worst was that she was also using chakra to make herself faster as well as her hits more powerful. Retsu was panting heavily, her once white captains cloak was mostly red with blood "How can you, a medical ninja be so strong…" she asked
"Because, I fight to protect my loved ones…Who are you fighting for? Your leader?" Sakura asked "And if you are fighting for him, do you believe in him?"
"I fight for my country, and of course I believe in Kurokage Sama" Retsu said as she felt her body getting weaker from the lost of blood, she dropped her arm holding her blade using it as a crutch
"Toshiro use to fight for the same reasons as you, only for loyalty and country but deep down he always knew that it wasn't right. Invading entire countries, killing thousands, when will it end? When you control the entire continent?"
Retsu's vision was getting blurry as she desperately tried to stay awake "I am a night ninja, a weapon, I am loyal to my country…Haruno Sakura, you are strong. I guess you are my first lost after all" she said as she fell to the ground passing out from the lack of blood
Sakura walked up to her and bent down "We ninjas are not weapons… We are people, there was a time when we also thought the same way you do… But thanks to people like Naruto, we refuse to become simple weapon for killing" she knew that Retsu could no longer hear her but she felt that she still had to say it. She sighed as she began healing her wounds "And you don't need to die just because we are enemies…"
Toshiro and Byakuya were still at each other's throats, however both of them were having a hard time fighting each other. They had been friends for over twenty years and they had both been captains for just as long. They had fought side by side, and now they were fighting each other
"Toshiro, stop this nonsense, surrender and beg the Kurokage for forgiveness! I am sure he would spare your life" Byakuya shouted out
"Sorry Byakuya, but I can't do that" he said as his blade came crashing down on Byakuya's
"Then you leave me no choice, I have to stop this resistance invasion, I am sorry Toshiro but this ends here, BAN-KAI!" Byakuya shouted out. his blade began glowing bright pink as it exploded into pedals. Suddenly the entire area around them was surrounded by thousands of pink blades "I am sorry Toshiro that It had to come to this but you leave me no choice" he gave the blades the signal to attack, all of them in unison began to fly towards Toshiro
"BAN-KAI!" Toshiro shouted out, the blades reached him. One by one they reached their target creating a large dust cloud. The blades were relentless, thousands of them flying at Toshiro. Byakuya had a sad face as he ordered his blades to stop and cancelled his ban-kai "Toshiro, although you were a traitor, you had the respect and admiration of the entire night army as well as mine" he put his blade away as the dust began to clear. He had a tear of sadness knowing that he had killed one of the most loved captains in the entire night country
The dust had all but cleared, Byakuya could see something through the dust, he couldn't believe his eyes. Two large wings of ice had shielded Toshiro. He had escaped with nothing more than a few cuts and scrapes. Byakuya quickly took his blade back out as Toshiro's wings opened up revealing the unharmed tenth division captain, his blade had turned to ice as he began slowly walking towards Byakuya. His face was devoid of any emotions
"No one has ever survived my ban-kai… He truly is the strongest captain in all of the night country" he thought to himself
Toshiro attacked, Byakuya used his blade to block the attack but he was horrified as once the blades collided it began to freeze quickly. Byakuya jumped back wanting to create some distance between them before the ice could reach his hands. He took a look at his blade encased in the ice "Your ban-kai truly is the most powerful ban-kai in the country. You were able to survive my attack without any major injuries and all of your attacks will slowly turn me to ice"
"You can end this Byakuya, just give up now" Toshiro asked him
Byakuya smiled at him "You always try to act tough, yet you always had a heart Toshiro. Even for your enemies. You have always tried to keep a serious face and you would always mourn for them after you defeated them. But I am sorry Toshiro, as much as I would like to not fight you, you know that I cannot surrender. I would not be able to live with myself, I cannot fallow you on your path my friend. I am not as strong as you" he answered him as he suddenly attacked Toshiro
Toshiro blocked the attack with ease, the ice continued to form on Byakuya's blade with each strike. The ice eventually reached Byakuya's hand and begun to slowly creep up his arm but he didn't seem to care. Toshiro continued to strike as the ice made its way to Byakuya's body. The ice was starting to feel heavy. Toshiro used this opportunity to strike as many parts of Byakuya's body as he could instead of cutting or inflicting wounds, wherever his blade struck would turn to ice. It came to a point where most of Byakuya's body was encased in a cocoon of ice and unable to move
"It would appear that you have won" Byakuya said as he was mostly immobile
"You didn't even try to fight back. You knew that striking at me would cause the ice to progress, you didn't even use any of your destruction arts to try and hit me from a distance. It was as if you had no intention of winning this battle… Although I am the strongest of the captains you should still have been able to hold your own against me as a fellow captain"
Byakuya simply smiled at the remark "My heart just wasn't into it" he simply answered back "Do you truly believe that you can win against Kurokage Sama and return that boy to his rightful time?" he asked him
"I have not known the Hokage for long, but Sakura has told me about him. She told me that he will stop at nothing to protect what is important to him. I believe that he would do anything to return to his time and save his people"
"What about us? If he returns, we might all be killed"
"If we are all killed then that is how it should have happened twenty years ago. I have no regrets" Toshiro answered. He then began to walk away as the large wings of ice disappeared once Toshiro had cancelled his ban-kai. Byakuya was defeated and there was no point in killing him
"Getsuga Tensho!" A Large black wave of energy headed directly for Naruto. He attempted to dodge it "Getsuga Tensho, Getsuga Tensho, Getsuga Tensho!" three additional waves are heading towards him
"Rasenshuriken!" Naruto screamed out, two large white swirling ball of chakra began to swirl in both his hands, they expanded and began to take the forms of a shuriken. Naruto threw them both and they collided with the incoming waves of pure black energy resulting in an explosion that was even larger then in their original battle, destroying a large chunk of the city. Itachi was forced to run for cover or risk getting caught in the blast
However, Naruto and Ichigo were not bothered by the explosion, they had already locked weapons as they attacked each other. Fires raged around them but the pure hatred they felt for each other was stronger than the scorching heat from the flames.
"GIVE ME BACK MY LIFE!" Naruto demanded
"WHY WON'T YO JUST DIE!" Ichigo answered back
The fierce battle continued as Itachi slowly crawled out from his cover. Naoto jumped down from one of the buildings "What's going on!" she asked him
"Your father and the Kurokage are locked in one of the biggest battles I have ever seen, even larger then their original battle" he simply said as they both stared at the two men. Naoto couldn't believe how powerful her father was, the stories that her mother had told her about him were true
"But we don't need to fight anymore!" She told him
"What are you talking about?" Itachi asked her
"The Kurokage was ready to forgive the resistance, he was ready to allow them to live in peace. He wanted to put an end to the bloodshed"
"But it still wouldn't have done anything for Naruto, I know that the resistance used the fact that we have been living like thieves for the past twenty years as our reason for doing this but all of us who were alive back when your father was our leader, we wanted to send him back. Your father had sacrificed so much in his life, specially as a child. He deserved the life he was about to get and we want him to have it" Itachi answered her
"But, if we can just get along with the night country then he can still get that life back can't he?"
"You don't understand, things between him and your mother would never be the same. Things between you and your father would never be as it should, the people who died after he was sent here would never be by his side again. Konoha would still be gone and the fire occupied by the night. No, this is the only way"
"I don't agree with you! The night isn't as bad as everyone thinks it is… Things are changing, including the way the Kurokage thinks. He isn't the monster that everyone in the resistance pegs him to be!" she said remembering the night she had just spent with both Toshiro and Ichigo "I am going to stop this" she said as she jumped away
"What? You can't, WAIT!" Itachi said as he tried to go after her but a new explosion sent him flying and hitting his head hard against one of the buildings knocking him out
"FATHER! KUROKAGE SAMA! STOP THIS!" Naoto screamed out
"Naoto?" Naruto said surprised
"Father?" Ichigo asked confused
"Please stop this! Father, the Kurokage is ready to forgive the resistance and allow them to live peacefully! There is no need for this battle! Kurokage Sama, tell him!"
"You're his daughter?" The Kurokage asked her
Naoto nodded, she used her sleeves to wipe away the makeup on her face revealing the same marks on her face as Naruto's
Ichigo was shocked, she stared at them both "How could I have missed it… Other than your pink hair you look almost just like him…"
"Tell him Kurokage Sama that this battle is not needed!" Naoto cried out
"I would tell him, but I have a feeling that it wouldn't be enough for him. He wants to go back into the past and take everything away from us" Ichigo said coldly
"Take everything away from you? WHAT ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU TOOK AWAY FROM ME!" Naruto said in anger, the red aura only intensified
"Naoto, get out of here. I don't want you to get hurt" Ichigo told her
"Why would you care about her safety now that you know she is my daughter?" Naruto asked him
"I don't care who her parents are, she is still a Night ninja under my command and thus my responsibility. For as long as she wears that headband and that uniform, I will protect her!" Ichigo answered him
Naruto was in shock, was he being serious? No, it had to be a trick. This man was evil, he had taken everything away from him and had no remorse about it. He had to pay. Naruto launched an attack on Ichigo, in his hand a white ball of energy was beginning to form "Futon Rasengan" he screamed out. Ichigo was getting ready to block it
Naoto quickly jumped in the way and got in between the two of them, Naruto was going too fast to stop. Instead of hitting Ichigo his rasengan hit Naoto's chest. The wind rasengan burnt through her clothing and pierced her chest, Naoto dropped her blade and began coughing out blood. She did not scream in pain, instead she smiled at her father
"NAOTO!" he screamed as he removed his hand from her chest and held her tightly "WHY NAOTO!"
"The hatred has to stop father… I am sorry, but it was the only way to stop you since words were not working" Naoto answered him with blood dripping from her mouth, her eyes were starting to shut
Naruto was shaking her trying to keep her awake "NO! NO! YOU CAN'T DIE! NAOTO!" he cried and held her tightly "SAKURA WHERE ARE YOU! NAOTO NEEDS YOU!" he continued to scream out, feeling powerless
"Father, it's alright, I am a ninja and have always been ready to die. But you cannot allow hatred to control your life" her eyes were now completely shut as her body had become numb, Naruto could feel her heart beat stop
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" he screamed out as he rocked her back and forth, tears flowing from his blood red eyes as he kissed her forehead
"You know, this is your fault, if you wouldn't have been selfish then perhaps she would not have had to die. But the question is, are you going to allow her death to be in vain or are you going to listen to her words. She died trying to tell you to let go of this hatred. Even after everything you and your people have done here I am STILL ready to allow you to live in peace"
"Shut up…" Naruto simply told him
"What?" Ichigo asked him
"Don't start to talk to me about being selfish. The only reason you won't send me back willingly is because you don't want to lose your mighty empire" he simply said as he gently laid her down "I can't lose her, there is no way I can live without her. That's why you are going to send me back. There is nothing you can tell me to convince me otherwise. Any remote chance you had to convince me died with her. You can either send me back and make things right or we continue this fight" he said as he picked up Naoto's blade, the red aura around his body and the four tails only intensified as a new surge of power ran throughout his body
"You know my answer to that; I will NEVER send you back"
"We shall see about that…" Naruto's eyes had somehow changed, they were still red but they were different somehow, they were the eyes of someone who no longer had anything to lose "I am sorry Naoto; I know that you wanted to stop our fighting but... I can't allow you to die"
End Chapter 45
I know, i really suck at fighting scenes, that is why it took so long to get this chapter out, my writers block was because i was trying to make the fighting scenes decent, but i am just not able to do it, i can only hope that the story is enough to keep your interest :), once again, i must apologize for my lack of fighting scene skills