Well then, guess what time it is? No, its not tool time...(Home Improvement joke for those who haven't caught on :P and if you still haven't caught on...then well uh...look a bird!) Its time for chapter 47!
but first, my reviews!
Gravenimage - thanks for the review, the Naoto of the FUTURE time line is dead, the Naoto who isn't even born yet of the present time line well she is not born yet :P i hope you like 47 :)
naru-ca-titan - thanks for you review :D many things could happen, Ichigo could use this opportunity to send an attack towards Naruto who would have his guard down, he could try to send him even more into the future, maybe to a time when Ichigo is already dead and so if everyone Naruto knows, and he is stuck there for good, maybe he sends him back so far back in time that he has to fight dinosaurs! Let's Rasengan a T-REX! :D or maybe he will keep his word and actually send him back ;) who knows :D anyway i hope you like 47 ;)
Chi-Neko - Yes, she was going to kill someone, herself :( but luckily, Toshiro talked some sense into her, thanks for the review, and i hope you enjoy 47 :)
blackmoon124 - i love making my readers wonder what will happen next ;) its what makes writhing worth wild, that and telling a good story ;) i thank you for your review and hope you like 47 :)
chickenman00712 - yay, a returning reviewer :D missed you ;) lol anyway i hope you like the newest chapter, and as always, thanks for your review :D
RairyuuBlade - Thanks for the review, you know the old saying, all good things must come to an end :( however, i assure you that there are still a few chapters left, there are still things that must be sorted out in the present, if he ever returns that is, and yes, 271 reviews, never though i would get that many when i first began this story, so thank you everyone, then you very much, i cannot thank you all enough for your continued support, anyway, hope you like 47 :D
RSfan - hey thanks for the review, yes he is mad in the past, however, who would you rather face, the Naruto who has lost Tsunade and a large number of leaf ninja, or the Naruto who had his entire life taken away from him, including his daughter, any chance of continuing his relationship with Sakura, even more of his friends who died after he was sent there, AND on top of that losing Tsunade and all those ninja's, i think i would take my chances with the Naruto from the past if i was Ichigo ;) hope you like 47 :)
Cecixx19 - Thanks for the review, yes he did finally make a deal with Naruto, and as for the story, yes, it is coming to an end soon, i am thinking about a sequel, i just don't have a plot yet...But i will think of one ;) if enough people want me to make a sequel that is :P, anyway hope you like 47 :)
Well that's everyone for this time, again thank you all :) now its time for chapter 47!
This chapter was revised on June 7th 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 47 (Revised)
Yuki ran up to the group that had surrounded Ichigo "Hokage Sama, the last of the night ninjas have either been taken care of or surrendered. All captains have also either been killed or captured sir. Our losses were light but I am sorry to say that Sasuke Sama has fallen in battle" she reported to him
Naruto held back a tear. Yet another good man had fallen "If you are really going to send me back then do it now" Naruto demanded
"I will, but you must give me time. I must gather the chakra needed" he said as he sat down to begin concentrating on his chakra. Suddenly out of nowhere a pink hair ninja appeared in front of him and hit him hard enough to send him flying through a wall, everyone was shocked
"Sakura, what are you doing?!" Itachi screamed out
"I want him to suffer, I want him to apologize. And I want him to tell me why he took my little girl away from me!" she said barely able to contain her emotions "Then he can send Naruto back!"
"If you injure him or even worst, kill him by accident he won't be able to send him back!" Itachi tried to tell her
"FINE then he can at least tell me why…WHY?!" she cried out as Ichigo got up from the rubble, his ribs aching from the pain
"Sakura Chan…" Naruto said sadly "It wasn't his fault…" Naruto continued
Sakura turned around to face him "How could you defend him?! He killed our daughter… Our little girl!" she cried at him
"It wasn't his fault…Because I killed Naoto" he said with a broken heart. His own voice cracking with emotion as he said the words. Sakura stared at him blankly, her skin had instantly become pale "It was an accident… She tried to stop us from fighting… She jumped in between me and him during one of my wind rasengan attacks and I wasn't able to stop in time" he continued on. She had not moved a single muscle. Everyone knew that she was in shock and feared what her reaction was going to be "Sakura Chan.." Naruto said as he tried to get closer to her
Sakura took a few steps back "Stay away from me…" she finally said. Those words tore and broke his heart causing more pain than any kind of weapon could ever cause him physically. She turned her back on him and ran away
Naruto tried to run after her but Itachi stopped him "Hokage Sama, I know how you feel right now but you must return to your time now. Once you do all this will be fixed so it's pointless to run after her"
"It's not pointless to me! I made her cry, I have never made her cry. I don't care if none of this ever happens. hey you!" he said pointing at Ichigo
"What is it?" he asked him
"Toshiro told us that I should forget almost everything however, I may remember a few things, right?"
"Mostly, everything you have learned since being here you will forget. If you actually do remember anything, it will be very vague and seem like a dream" Ichigo answered him
"And I know for a fact that my subconscious is going to remember how I made her cry and how I did nothing about it. I cannot leave things as they are"
"But Hokage Sama, we may have captured this city and he may be willing to help us for now, but it won't take long for the night army to realize what happened here. If they regroup and they will, they can retake this city and all of this will have been for nothing" Itachi begged him
"Look, I just need a few moments to talk to her. I want you guys to keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't try anything" Naruto asked him
"Do not worry Naruto, I will personally keep an eye on him" a voice came as a small figure walked up to the group. The small white haired man was as calm as ever as his white captain's cloak flapped in the wind "Go to her" he simply told Naruto
"Thanks Toshiro, and you, begin gathering your chakra because once I come back I want to leave this place as fast as I can" Naruto told Ichigo
"Yeah, yeah, I know" he said as he sat back down and let out a large sigh and began gathering his chakra once more
Naruto took off in the direction Sakura had run off in. Although the four tails had disappeared to slow down the chakra drain he was still in the fox state and thus was able to run faster than he normally could
Sakura had run into the small park in the middle of the city and she had found a small lake in the middle of the park, the very lake that Naoto had jumped into only the night before. However she didn't know that. She had sat down near it crying her eyes out "Why did things have to turn out this way… How could Naruto do that do our little girl, she never even had the time enjoy her life. She never got to fall in love…Never got to know the joys of being a parent… I know that once Naruto goes back to his time that none of it would have happened anyway but still, as her mother I can't help but think about those things" she told herself
Naruto had finally found her. He had cancelled his fox state and the red aura around his body had dissipated. He walked up to her, she seemed to be very upset as she had not even noticed his presence "Sakura Chan…" he simply said
Sakura jumped up to her feet surprise by his presence "What is he doing here? Shouldn't he be getting ready to leave!" she thought to herself once more. She turned around to face him, she could tell that he was fighting his own emotional breakdown
"I know that nothing I say can bring her back to you. Even though that when I go back she will be born again, however, this does not help the YOU of this time. Everyone keeps telling me that everything will be alright, that this time will cease to exist and that I will just forget about all of it. However, I don't think I could ever forget breaking your heart, making you cry… If I just left without trying to make things right I know that it would haunt me for the rest of my days and the worst part would be, I would have no idea why since it would be all in my subconscious…" He said sadly
She stared once more into his blue eyes and began to remember the first time that she looked into his eyes and felt like she could lose herself in them. She then realized how much Naoto looked like him, even acted like him, she was impulsive, hard headed and did what she wanted, very much like Naruto… And she knew that Naruto did not kill her on purpose, but it still didn't make her feel any better
"Naruto…" she cried out as she ran into his arms, wrapping her own arms around him "She was everything to me. My entire world, my reason for living" she cried into his chest
"I know, and had it been me who lost you and all I had left was our daughter I would have done the very same thing you did. I love you Sakura, and I loved Naoto"
Sakura once again stared into his eyes and without warning she kissed him, not wanting to part ways with his lips. Every moral fiber of her body was screaming for her to stop, it wasn't right. But she didn't care. He was about to leave her as well and her existence was about to be erased. Naoto was gone and Naruto is all she had left "Naruto…I love you too, I always loved you and will forever love you" she finally said once their lips parted
"I know you do" he said as he gave her a smile, a smile she had not seen for about twenty years, Naruto's trademark, and stupid carefree grin "Come on, the others are waiting for us" he told her as he grabbed her hand. They began to walk back together as she rested her head on his shoulder
Ichigo had not moved from his spot. He was still gathering the chakra required to send Naruto back "Why am I helping them…" Ichigo thought to himself "Because, you made a deal with them and you are an honorable person, that's why" Zangetsu responded, Ichigo sighed. He didn't like the idea of helping Naruto go back in time and ruin his invasion plans but he did make a deal. And he knew if he tried to go back on it now that Naruto would not hold back on killing him. Sure, he could put up a fight but Naruto had beaten him twice now and he wasn't about to try his luck a third time
Konohamaru spotted both Naruto and Sakura walking back hand in hand "Naruto Nii-san!" he said with a smile "Is everything alright?" he asked him
"Yeah Konohamaru, thanks for your concern" Naruto answered him
All of Naruto's friends that had survived the assault on the city had gathered around
"Hey Idiot, once you return try not to screw up again" Kiba said with a grin
"Sometimes your more trouble than your worth. However, that's what makes you who you are and that's why we all love and respect you no matter how troublesome you are" Shikamaru said with a smile
"Naruto… You have grown into a fine young man. Tsunade would be very proud of you and so am I" Shizune said with a smile of her own
"Naruto Sensei…I know that twenty years ago when we first formed the team that I wasn't really sure about wanting to be a part of it. But I want to say thank you for picking me. Konohamaru and Yuki became the best friends that I could have ever ask for. you were the best Sensei I could ever wish for even if you left us prematurely… I wouldn't have wanted anyone else, thank you Sensei" Hanabi said as she bowed in respect
"Pff, Hanabi, trying to be all emotional" Yuki said trying to act tough but she was failing miserably as some tears were beginning to form around her eyes "Naruto Sensei, when I first met you I guess I was in awe of your power and presence. I wanted to be as strong as you, I wanted you to train me and I may even have had a crush on you…" she said blushing
"May have?" Konohamaru said jokingly remembering how he used to tease her about it, Yuki quickly gave him a very hard elbow to the stomach causing him to take a few steps back in pain
"Shut up!" She told him in a stern yet caring tone of voice "What I am trying to say is, you were my hero and its thanks to you that I trained as hard as I did. Even after you left us my goal was always to reach your level. Thank you, Sensei, for everything" she said with a smile as the tears finally began to fall as she hugged him tightly
"Naruto Nii-san…" Konohamaru said still holding onto his stomach "I can still remember the day we met. You had just graduated from the academy and I was still a little kid. Although I was the third Hokage's grandson I did not have many friends. Everyone was always afraid to approach me in fear of hurting me or insulting me and I was a spoiled little brat to top it all off. That day I insulted you and expected you to just be like everyone else but you actually hit me. You actually hit a kid who also happened to be the third Hokage's grandson, I was shocked"
"To be honest, I had no idea you were his grandson…" Naruto stated
"But that's not the point; you were the first person to stand up to me. I knew from that point on that I wanted to be like you. And since that day, we had a lot of fun together didn't we?" he said with a smile "You always played with me, taught me cool ninja jutsus"
"I wouldn't call Sexyno Jutsu cool" Sakura said in an annoyed tone of voice
"I agree with you Sakura!" Yuki said standing next to Sakura
But Konohamaru ignored them "you became the big brother I never had and always wanted. You looked out for me, trained me. And when I was chosen to be on your team I almost cried of happiness. Naruto Nii-san, thank you for everything you did for me" he said with a grin
Itachi stood in front of him next "Although my time with you was very short, you took care of my little brother. Even after he abandoned you all and betrayed Konoha to pursuit me you didn't give up on him. You kept on trying until you finally dragged him back and talked some sense into him"
"To be fair, Sakura worked just as hard as I did and she is the one who actually defeated him and brought him back" Naruto pointed out
"Only after you had weakened him during your fight with him" Sakura added
"Then when I came to you, putting my life in your hands after I requested permission to defend my home, even though you didn't know the truth about why I left Konoha you trusted me and allowed me to fight by your side. You have my respect and I will forever fight to protect you and your family, Hokage Sama" Itachi said as he got down on one knee and bowed his head
Finally, it was Sakura's turn "I have known you ever since we were kids… Although I paid little attention to you during our academy days you were always looking out for me even though I wouldn't give you the time of day. Once we were all put on team seven I still gave you little respect, yet you continued to protect me no matter how mean or rude I was to you. You saved my life countless times, most of the time at the risk of your own life. Yet you did it without ever giving it a second thought, without ever asking anything in return… And after many years of stubbornness you finally won my heart over. Those few days of happiness we spent together before you were sent here were the best and happiest days of my life… Naruto, I want to thank you for fighting for me, for never giving up on me and although she is gone now… Thank you for giving me Naoto" she said as she began to cry and held Naruto tightly
Naruto was speechless. He wasn't expecting such a spectacle, he was touched "Guys…I don't know what to say… I love you all, even that idiot Kiba" he said with a grin, one that Kiba returned "Many people died to give me this second chance and I won't let you down. I am going to return home and make everything right. I thank you all for being my friends and supporting me" he said to all of them
"How touching, are you ready to go now? Or should I get a book to read?" Ichigo asked obviously annoyed, both because he knew this would mean the end of the night occupation of the fire country and because he wasn't a very patient man
Naruto walked up to him "So what do I do?"
"Just stand there and don't move" Ichigo answered him
"I warn you, if you do anything stupid to him I will cause you so much pain you will beg me to kill you, but I won't kill you. I will continue until you die a very slow, very painful death" Sakura said giving him an angry glare "That I promise you!"
Ichigo knew she was being serious "I made a deal and I won't go back, on it so relax" he told her "are you ready? " he said asking Naruto
"Yeah, send me home"
Ichigo released a large amount of chakra. The blast was heading straight for Naruto, all he could see was a white light then blackness invaded his vision
End Chapter 47
Well Ichigo has finally...Sent him back? who knows, chapter 48 will reveal