Hello everyone! I want to thank you for your kind words and for the reviews, and here I am, bringing you the last chapter of the first book of this story...
Before I forget, I KNOW Orochimaru can't actually summon the Yondaime, but, this is not cannon! cannon shit doesn't happens here! there will be an explanation later on as to why did this happen, thank you all that waited patiently for the story to come up to this point to know the reason...
For the flamers, this is my story, my rules, don't like it? go cry to mommy cause I'm not changing it...
Yes, this is the last chapter and I know what you are all thinking "You were going to give up on the final lap?" YES! I was, but I figured it would be just plain stupid so I decided to keep going...
Also I can't believe that the notice had much more feedback than the actual story... guess it shows that notice's are more welcome that the whole thing hahaha... seriously, thank you all.
Anyway here is the first part of the last chapter... my Endgame.
x Endgame - part 1 x
It had been a month since the invasion was over, and even though the victory was for Konoha, it had come to a price. The former Hokages had expressed their disappointment for the way the village was progressing.
Jiraya couldn't gather the courage to tell his sensei what the Nidaime had said.
Archer was in the same situation, he couldn't tell Sarutobi the last words from the first Hokage, not because he was afraid of the reaction, he knew that the Sandaime needed to know. No, he didn't tell the Hokage because he was actually in the hospital, or what was left of it, so there wasn't much he could do right now.
Tenten was being scolded by her mother and sister for being careless and using the forbidden jutsu when she was not in condition to do so.
On the streets, people had gathered and started helping the wounded and cleaning the mess, they knew there was little to no time to rest.
"Hey, did you hear the news?" a random villager asked to another who was looking around his house to see the full damage.
"News? no, I have been busy the whole time trying to stay alive, what news?"
"Well, I heard from some ANBU that the Yondaime was resurrected by Orochimaru, and he acknowledged the demon brat as his son"
This freaked the other villager "You don't say! do you know what does this means? if he really is the son of our beloved hero, then we just..."
"Yeah, we are screwed, but the whole council told us he was the demon..."
Another man heard the whole conversation and joined the two men "Meh! I heard about that too, but I think they are all lies! the demon brat must be up to something, he is trying to deceive you!"
Just then an ANBU appeared from nowhere and pinned the man down, holding a kunai near his throat "You just insulted the son of Yondaime-sama, prepare for the consequences.
Just as he was about to finish the man's life, Sarutobi stopped him "ANBU! Stop right now, I'm sure that this man has seen his mistake, am I right?"
"Yes! Yes Hokage-sama! please spare my life!" begged the man to the Third.
"We already had enough deaths, there is no place for one more, go home" said Sarutobi allowing the man to go.
"Sensei! this is the reason why everyone just keeps trampling on your laws! you are too soft!" said Tsunade who was passing by with Ino and Shizune by her side.
"Tsunade, we already had unnecessary losses, we need to rebuild before fighting between us, sensei would have thought the same" said the Third to his student."Besides, I realized that I'm too old for this job, so I'm going to nominate you as my successor"
"NEVER! I'm sure my uncle and grandfather would have been more strict with the rules!... "She stopped herself, realizing that anger was getting the better of her "...Once I finish attending the wounded, I'm out of here, with my two apprentices, I don't even care if you want to threaten me like before, If you really think that your little hunters have a chance against me then please amuse me and make me a rouge nin..."
Sarutobi knew she was serious, and he knew that she could easily defeat any available jounin on the whole village "Tsunade... you need to... you are the only one that..."
"That won't give a damn about those bastards that you call Civil Council! don't you dare to think I'm a fool, sensei, I'm not going to be their puppet!" and with that she left, leaving a concerned Sarutobi behind.
X Neji X
He had been avoiding going back to the compound, he knew that Hiashi would be waiting to punish him.
"Hey Neji, what are you doing here?" asked a familiar voice.
The Hyuga turned around and saw Naruto "Well, he was obviously going to be here" then he remembered what happened on the tournament, and some of the rumors the were going around the village "He is the son of the Yondaime Hokage..."
"What are you thinking about?" asked Naruto noticing the look that Neji was giving him... "I want to warn you... I already have a girlfriend and I love her so..."
Neji quickly shook his head "Idiot! it's nothing like that! besides Hinata-sama would have my head..."
"So you WOULD try?" asked Naruto while arching an eyebrow.
"NEVER! So what are you here for... Namikaze-sama" asked Neji to the blond, making the boy angry.
"Don't ever call me that, I'm an Uzumaki, and until I forgive what he has done, and MY mother forgive him, I will NOT use his last name" said Naruto annoyed.
"So... why are you here? I thought you would be eating my cousin" said the Hyuga with a smirk.
"Well I would love to, but I can't seem to find her... so I decided to walk around" answered Naruto, that was until he noticed Neji's headband, it seemed a bit off, as if he had tied it again recently "Also I want to take a look at your seal... maybe I can do something about it but I can't promise anything until I see it"
Neji had a surprised look at his face, he didn't expect for Naruto to try and help him, not after what he had tried to do to Hinata.
"Hey come on! don't be so surprised, you are Hina-chan's family, if she loves you, then it's enough for me to try to help you" answered Naruto.
Neji nodded and untied his headband, revealing the cursed seal "When the main family activates the seal, it causes the user a big pain..."
Naruto nodded and studied the seal for a while - "Well there is not much I can do for you right now, my knowledgement on seals is not that advanced yet, most of what I learned came from a very 'close' friend, and lots of shadow clones, but I can promise that I will look into it and find the way to remove it" said Naruto.
Neji smirked and nodded "Thank you, that is good enough for me..."
"But I can do something for you... I can't mess with this seal, but I can make another one near this one..." He did some quick handsigns and touched Neji's forehead.
Neji didn't felt the difference "What did you do?"
"Well... think of it as a painkiller, the seal will still fry your brain, but you won't feel anything, so I suggest you some acting classes, it will be better if you scream very loud and make it seem real, that way they will stop before killing you..." explained Naruto.
"I thought you said you couldn't mess with this seal..." Neji was a bit confused by what had happened just now.
"Yeah, I can't and I didn't, instead I put a seal around the cursed seal, it only takes the pain away, but your brain will most likely 'die' if you don't fake pain" said the blond.
"Thank you Naruto, I really owe you one..." said Neji.
Naruto just waved a hand and walked away...
Afternoon - Hinata
To say that she had a lot to do, was an understatement, she had been discovered and now the Hyuga's were trying to take her by force.
Thankfully the Hokage had a copy of Hinata's papers from suna, courtesy of Sakin, who had decided to bring a copy just in case something like this happened.
"Well Hinata-chan, there is no t much the Hyuga council can do to take you by force"Hiruzen was talking with her about the Hyuga's, she didn't want them to try and force her to stay "after all, you are 'legally' married to Naruto-kun, and while I could mark you as a rogue nin, I'm sure that Naruto would just let the Kyubi roam free around the village to destroy it... besides, there hasn't been a single Hyuga trying to..." just then a knock was heard on his door.
"Hokage-sama, Hiashi Hyuga is demanding to talk with you" said his secretary.
Sarutobi signaled Hinata to hide on a safe-room beside Minato´s picture, she quickly hid there and activated her Byakugan to see inside the room.
"You can let him in please" answered Sarutobi to his assistant, who opened the door and let the man enter.
"Hokage-sama! I demand that you don't let my daughter get out of the village! I want her back at the Hyuga compound, where she SHOULD be, and be punished for her deflection!"an angry Hiashi glared at the old man in front of him.
"You can't demand anything from me Hiashi! I thought we already had this conversation!" an equally angry Hiruzen hit his desk, almost breaking it.
Hiashi decided to play it smooth to ensure that everything went as he planned "My most humble apologies Hokage-sama, it's just that, seeing my daughter near that brat! it pains my heart"
"Besides, I can't do what you request, she is legally married to Naruto Namikaze-Uzumaki, and I don't think it would be a good idea to piss off the one who can unleash a demon to roam free in our village and destroy us... unless... are you strong enough to kill the Kyubi?" asked Sarutobi knowing the answer already.
"No I'm not, but what I want to now is about the veracity of what you just said... is that brat really the son of our most beloved Yondaime Hokage?" asked Hiashi with a bit of interest.
"Yes, that's true, I know because I was there the day he was born, and my wife knew both his father and his mother" answered Sarutobi.
Hiashi then started to think, maybe this would be a good way to bring honor to the clan, it seems that his daughter was not useless at all if she could seduce the demon and tame it, a smile graced Hiashi's face "Well if that's how it is, then there is nothing I can do... at least my daughter was 'smart' enough to marry someone of such heritage instead of a nobody"
Hiashi walked to the door and before exiting he said "Maybe she is not as useless as I thought, she can be a good pawn when she wants" and with that he left.
Hinata had heard and seen everything, she got out of the safe-room and said "pain his heart my ass, I won't be back, and I wouldn't marry Naruto just for his heritage"
Sarutobi gave a tired sigh "That's Hiashi for you..."
"Well Hokage-sama, I would like to stay, but there are a lot of things that I need to take care of" Hinata bowed and walked out of the room.
She still needed to find her boyfriend...
X Anko X
She sure missed Raikou, but he had gone to find a place where they could live in peace, and she was glad for that.
The first time she met the boy, he was kind of weird, the first thing he said to her was "I can see your boobs" with a relaxed face and a stupid grin.
She marked him as a pervert and an idiot, but he was always there for here, making sure that she had at least one good laugh every day.
On the first year after knowing each other, they were hanging around the park, just enjoying their free day, and suddenly, he embraced her and said "I love you".
It had been so sudden, sure, she felt... flattered? but this was the first time that a guy confessed to her, so she did what any girl would do in that moment...
"You better let go of me... or I will cut your precious jewels!"
And that he did, after all, Anko had just threatened his treasure, and since that day, he always said an 'I love you' everyday, so not hearing him say it anymore made her feel... depressed.
"What the hell? I'm Anko Mitarashi! I'm not a helpless girl! and certainly I'm not an... oh who am I trying to fool... I miss him"
The villagers had been so busy with the repairs, that none of them paid any attention to the Snake Mistress.
Sasuke
He knew he was smart, all his teachers said so. He knew he was good looking, all the girls on his class said so. He was an elite, that's what his father always told him.
So why was it that Hinata, Haku, Fu, Ino, and Tenten refused to acknowledge him as a worthy suitor?
That he didn't know, but he knew that things needed to change.
At first he tried to persuade Hinata into dumping Naruto and stay with him, he promised her to be the Matriarch of the clan, and rule along him, but she just knocked him out of her way " I'm looking for my boyfriend and you are in my way! Next time you do that, I will make sure you are the only Uchiha left, now and in the future!"
He thought that she was only shy and decided to let her be for now.
After that, he tried to convince Haku, telling her that someone as beautiful and skillful as her should be with and elite like him, but his plans ended when he found himself trapped in ice "I would love to see you beheaded by Dad, but I'm quite busy right now, so I will just leave a warning, don't you ever dare to come near me again, or I will kill you"
He thought that she had a bad day, so it would be better to leave her alone for now and try again at a better time.
Next was Fu, he tried to approach her, but she was already busy talking with Shino, so he decided to follow them silently... and after five hours he got tired of waiting and got out of his hiding place.
"Hello Fu, Shino, it's a good day isn't it?"
Shino nodded and said "Yes, it is a very pleasant day, don't you agree Fu-san?"
"Shino-kun, I told you already, cut the 'san' crap, I'm not older than you! besides, we are not 'hanging around' you know, I consider this to be our first date" said the girl making the poor Shino blush and try to hide himself inside his coat.
Sasuke wasn't happy at hearing this so he decided to voice his thoughts "You have really weird tastes when it comes to guys, Fu-chan"
"Eww it sounds so creepy when you say it! It's Fu-sama for you got it?... no not even that, just don't talk to me you pervert!" said Fu taking Shino's hand and walking away.
By this time Sasuke was pissed... he was not a pervert! "That girl can be strong but I wouldn't want a wife like her"
After walking for awhile he found Ino carryin a paper bag with a lot of things "That girl is one of my fangirls, I don't want to admit it but she is strong" he got closer and decided to use his Uchiha charm on the girl.
"Hello there, it's a nice and beautiful day isn't it?" asked the Uchiha "She is as good as mine"
"Sasuke? what are you doing here? and how can it be a beautiful day when most of our village needs repairs?" asked Ino with an arched eyebrow.
"Ah...well... I mean..."
"I don't understand how can you be so heartless, you see all the problems around you but it's still a perfect day for you... you know what? I don't have time for you, I need to deliver some things to my master and Chouji, I'll see you around I guess" and with that Ino walked away leaving him speechless.
"Did she just left me here?" He couldn't believe it, this girl used to be one of his most dedicated fangirls, and now she had just ditched him to find that stupid fatass and give him potatos.
He was about to walk away, when he noticed that Hinata was walking alone "Maybe she had a fight with Naruto... might aswell try my luck"
"Hello Hinata... fancy meeting you here"
Hinata didn't even bothered with him, she was focused on just one thing... finding her boyfriend.
As things were right now, she knew that with those rumors going around the village about Naruto's heritage, there would be fangirls trying to get on his good side just to become famous.
Sasuke only watched the girl walk pass him, her hair turning red and chains appearing in her hands "She must be busy".
And now he just walked around, thinking about what had happened today.
Itachi
He was inside his room lying on his bed with Kiyoko at his side, he didn't want to admit it, but she had grow on him with the pass of time, she was strong, dedicated, loyal and "beautiful".
"What was that?" asked Kiyoko arched an eyebrow.
"Nothing! nothing at all" said Itachi.
"You said beautiful... were you talking about me?" a cat-like grin graced her lips.
"Of course I wasn't! I was just... just..." the Uchiha tried to avoid his shame but she was just too smart.
"You were just having thoughts about me, but you are so self-centered and shy, that you can't force yourself to tell me what you said" argued Kiyoko with a pout.
"It's not that! I just... this is going too fast... I... I don't want to lose another constant in my life... I don't want to mess this up...I don't want to be forced by life to kill someone dear to me again..." answered Itachi with sadness.
Kiyoko was actually seeing the real Itachi, the one that was afraid to take a life, to stay alone forever, afraid to be hated by the people who was dear to him.
She embraced him, put his head on her chest and caressed his hair "You will never be alone, I will never leave your side, I swear... and Naruto-sama will be by your side too, because you are dear to us, so it's ok, take your time, but please don't push me aside... I will be with you on every step you need to take"
Itachi put his arms around her waist and returned the embrace... just letting his pain go as he felt asleep.
X Ino X
She was actually happy with everything that had happened until now... leaving aside the Root training and her father, obviously... Tsunade had accepted her, and she would start to become the best medic ninja.
Well not so happy... she had lost her family but her dream was more important to her, besides, the way her father always seemed to take her for a liar... it was just too much to take.
When Inoichi heard the news of his daughter being under Tsunade's command as her apprentice, he was angry... When his daughter told him that she would do with her life as she pleased, he was furious... But when his daughter told him that she was sick and tired of him being so childish and that she would leave the village to pursue her dream, he was devastated.
His daughter had been the only treasure that his late wife had left, and he had lost her... he knew what needed to be done, it was clear to him.
"I'm so sorry for this my daughter... but you need to see the mistake you have just committed" He entered the Hokage's room and said "Lord Hokage... I want to submit the name of one of my clan members as a rogue ninja"
X Naruto X
It had been four hours since he started looking for his girlfriend, and it would had been easier if there weren't too many fangirls on his way...
"Naruto-sama! Please look at me! No no look at me! Please go out with me! Let me have your child!"
Okay... that last one had just freaked the shit out of him and he was sure that if Hinata had hear it then all hell... would...
"Stay away from MY NARUTO-KUN!" girls were sent flying through the sky...
"Kyaa! Naruto-sama help us!" one of the fangirls attached herself to his arm.
He tried to shake her off but it was proving to be difficult "Get off will ya!?"
Hinata saw this and used her chains to incapacitate the girl and set Naruto free "Just wait a minute honey... I will take care of this" said Hinata with a sweet smile, which Naruto returned.
After a few minutes of screaming, punching, whipping and cutting hair, Hinata had managed to scare the fangirls away.
"That will teach them to stop trying to steal my Naru-kun! hmp!" she turned around and hugged Naruto.
The blond looked at her and smirked "Hello my beloved fiancée, I have been looking for you like crazy"
Hinata smiled "Well I wanted to make sure that Hiashi couldn't try anything funny on us... but it seems that he is plotting something and it has to do with you being the son of the Fourth"
"Well he will have to shove it because nothing will tear me apart from you" answered Naruto.
"Nice move kit... stay on her good side and she will never hit you... even I am a bit afraid after this little display of hers..." said Kurama in his mind.
"I think we should go to see Tayuya-san, we haven't cleared anything with her so..." Hinata started walking, leading her boyfriend to the hospital.
"I know... and I will help her... she is an Uzumaki after all... one of us" said Naruto.
X Uzushiogakure No Sato X
Things were going exceedingly well... they had used part of Gato's money to raise Wave's economy, after finishing, they only had about 30% of the money to start with Uzu.
Normally it would take a lot of money to get materials and building tools, but Tazuna discovered that ninja can be very resourceful, and get any tool from almost anything.
To say that Uzu was ready would be an exaggeration, but it was now clean and some compounds and buildings were now welcoming.
"Tazuna-san... how did we got so much done in so little time?" asked Kirie.
"Well... a lot of those ninjas used something called Clones...I couldn't understand very well... something about using elements to make them solid... and the number of people raised as fast as Naruto-sama eating ramen" answered Tazuna.
At the gates of the city, Raikou Soran was looking at the progress of the new Uzu.
"I want to believe that we can start over in this place..." he walked down the street and encountered two guards.
"State your business please" said one of them.
"I've... I've come to seek a new place to live, I would like to..." He never finished his sentence because one of the guards was dragging him along already.
"Don't worry kid! Tazuna-san will see you and I'm sure that Naruto-sama will welcome you too... though I don't know him yet... there are some rumors that he will be coming this month.
"Do you always let so much information to be known?" asked Raikou.
"Well you came to live here, so you should know, besides, I can see and sense when people lies, you would be death by now if I had detected a lie in your voice" answered the man "I'm Daichi by the way"
"Raikou... pleased to meet you".
"Tazuna-san, I've brought a boy who wants to start a new life in our country" announced Daichi.
"Oh i see, well let's discuss your stay..." said Tazuna letting Raikou inside.
X Konoha - Hospital X
Tayuya had been in the hospital the whole month and she had been bored to hell, bored and scared, she knew that her situation was hard, she was in Konoha and they would kill her if she tried anything funny.
A knock on the door alerted her that someone was coming in, the door opened and a blond boy along with a violet-haired girl entered the room... "I know you! you are the one that brought me here!"
"That would be me, yes" Hinata smiled "And this is Naruto Uzumaki, my boyfriend"
The name got into the girls mind... Uzumaki... Uzumaki, he was like her and her sister... he was..."Fa...Family?"
"Thats right, we are family Tayuya-chan, I won't let anyone hurt you..." said Naruto
"Why! Why should I believe in you!?" yelled Tayuya "I need to... I need to save her..."
"Tayuya-chan I want to help you, when I talked with the Hokage, he sent people to check your memories, and I can tell that you are not bad, but please, I need you to tell me how can I be of help" said Naruto going straight to the point.
"Please... save my sister..." Said the red haired girl with tears rolling on her cheeks.
"I will..." with that Naruto left the room.
"Kit... I can help you retrieve her... If you can get something with her scent... then I can go and save the girl" said Kurama inside Naruto's mind.
"Are you aware that it's dangerous to just go in and wreck havoc on the place?" asked the blond jinchuriki.
"I'm aware of that... but even so, my power should be enough to defeat anything there and get her" answered Kurama
"We will come up with a plan and then you can destroy the place if you want..." said Naruto walking to the Hokage's tower.
X Hokage Tower X
When Naruto arrived the place he could see Inoichi leaving the place with a sour expression, and although he didn't care too much about the man's life, he had helped him and Hinata... and Tayuya too... but it would be a bad idea to try to talk to him so he decided to leave him be.
Naruto entered the tower and went directly to the Third's secretary "May I speak with the Hokage please?"
"Of course, please let me notify him" she then proceeded to the room and after a few seconds came back "You can go in"
The boy nodded and went inside the room "Hokage-sama, there is a matter I would like to discuss with you..."
Just before he could continue talking, Jiraya entered through the window yelling... "I GOT IT!"
Sarutobi watched him for a moment and gave an annoyed sigh "What did you found?"
"Well, remember that you asked me to look into the Fourth's seal to know why Orochimaru could summon him too?" asked Jiraya.
"Yes I remember that, so what did you find out?" asked Sarutobi with a hint of curiosity and anxiety.
"Well, it seems that he modified the seal, his soul was not sent into the Shinigami's belly... it was something or someone else, I don't understand the seal at it's fullest but I can say that this is not the ordinary Shiki Fujin..." Sarutobi nodded and looked at Naruto.
"Do you know something about this? after all, Kurama-san might have told you something about it" asked the Hokage.
"It may have something to do with the strange patterns I saw before... but I'm not really sure, anyway I will investigate this matter later, as for now I want to ask for your help" said Naruto
"Oh and what can I do to help you?" asked Sarutobi
"I need Shikamaru Nara for a rescue mission, I will pay for a B-ranked to A-ranked service... he will accompany me, Hinata, Gaara, Fu and Haku to rescue someone who might be my cousin" answered the blond.
"I will see to it, although it would be better to send Shikaku for something like this..."said the Sandaime.
"Actually Shikamaru is a better choice, I think he is the smartest shinobi in the whole village... leaving his academics aside" said Naruto.
"Ok, I will call him here tomorrow morning, it's that good to you?" asked Sarutobi.
"Yes, and thank you..." Naruto bowed and just when he was about to walk out of the room Jiraya stopped him.
"Hey kid, I would like to talk with you, if you have some time to spare" said the Sanin.
"I guess I have some free time" answered Naruto.
Jiraya nodded and turned to see his sensei "I'll see you later sensei" and with that he walked out of the room along with Naruto.
Omake!
Raikou and Anko were walking around Konoha when all of a sudden Raikou looked at her and said "I love you Anko!" and then proceeded to hug her.
"Y-You idiot! what the fuck are you doing!" yelled Anko trying to shake him off her.
"But I want to marry you!" yelled Raikou.
"You only want my body!" yelled Anko with a vein on her forehead.
"Yes! because I think you are very sexy and I like your boobs!" said Raikou with all honesty.
Three seconds passed and all hell broke lose "Come here you idiot! I will castrate you!"
Ten minutes later you could see a lovely couple jumping from roof to roof, the guy trying to save his dignity and the girl swinging a kunai dangerously.
That's the end of first part... I hope you liked it, leave me your thoughts on this one!
REMEMBER! the omake doesn't follow a timeline, they are just for fun and randomness, if you are going to ask why do I bother to write it, then don't... I don't have time for people who doesn't have sense of humor.
Maybe I will post the second part in a week, there are a lot of things that I want to make clear for the first part of the story.
R&R!