Hello once again everyone!
It seems that the last chapter was not as welcome as I thought it would, it must have been confusing for some of you, so I'll rewrite it to have a little more of sense.
But first things first, It's been almost a year since I began this little project, and let me tell you guys, I never expected it to be liked and reviewed by so many, I'm glad that this story has gotten so many followers, even if my English leaves a lot to wish for.
And here it is, the second part of the final chapter, I hope it turns out a lot longer than the last.
Endgame – Part2
Jiraya saw Naruto get out of the building "Wait kid, I would like to have a little chat with you" said the sannin
The blonde turned around and threw an annoyed glare to the man. He knew who this man was, some of his father's notes described him as the Toad Sage and his godparent, also as Minato's sensei and the third person that mastered the Rasegan - "Until now" thought Naruto.
"I don't understand what do you want Jiraya, I know who you are, and I'm almost sure that I know why you are here"
Jiraya watched him cautiously "Oh? And what would that be, mister smartass?"
"Do you want to play dumb, godfather?" answered the blonde, this time turning around fully and walking until he was looking directly at him.
Jiraya hid his surprise at the blond's words, he wasn't expecting that kind of reaction that was for sure "So you already know? It's certainly a surprise, the old man didn't told me much about you…"
"I'm not surprised, I just arrived here a month ago" Naruto gestured the man to walk with him "Please spare me your excuses, I'm not interested in your reasons for leaving me alone…" Naruto watched as the features of the man turned into one of regret. "…I know that you chose what was best for the village, so I will not hold it against you, but it will take a lot time before I can trust you".
Jiraya gave a slight nod "I understand and, you are right, but I don't understand is that you hate your father, I've heard some of the shinobi and villagers appraise you, and the way you answer at those that compares you to him…"
"Don't you dare to try and correct my behavior, old man, I assure you that you don't have that kind of power or right over me…" He glared at Jiraya "Minato left me with the Kyubi in a village that tried to kill me for so long, and I never did anything wrong. Did you know that I learned to walk just to learn to run? I needed to get away from the people that tried to kill me."
Naruto took a moment to calm himself and continued "The two years I spend at the academy, the teachers thought that I was an idiot, when in reality it was them that tried to stunt my growth and education…"
"Naruto, that's a serious accusation, we are talking about the formation of the all the shinobis that protect the village" interrupted Jiraya.
"Then how comes that no one seems to remember who were the Uzumaki, or what happened to Uzushiogakure or Uzu no kuni? I can assure you that even Sasuke or Shikamaru doesn't know about my clan or my country…" Naruto realized his little slip and tried to correct himself "…Not that there is one anymore…"
"I will investigate this matter, Uzushio played an important part on the village's foundation, and it should be acknowledged by everyone." Said Jiraya.
"I could care less what you do about it, what really bothers me is… Hiruzen Sarutobi also knows how to use the Shiki fuujin, he could be the one to seal the Kyubi in me" said Naruto.
"You can't be serious, are you insinuating that Sarutobi sensei should have been the one to die? One life…" the sage was interrupted by Naruto.
"Putting your sentimentalism aside, the truth is that the more logic option was to left the most younger and capable Hokage alive, and the oldest and with a rather… shorter life spawn to make the sealing, at least that way I would have grown with my father, checking my seal every now and then, I would have been given a more reasonable training, not to mention that nobody would have tried to kill me… I think… I think that he felt so guilty that he couldn't dare to face me, not to his demon child… but at least I know that he does regrets his choice. Maybe someday I will finally understand him more, and forgive him, but not now." Said Naruto walking away from the toad sage.
Jiraya could only watch the kid go.
X Hinata X
Hinata was finishing some shopping for the mission, they would rescue Tayuya's little sister without a doubt.
"Hinata-sama, I can see you are preparing for a trip…" said Neji approaching her cautiously, he was nervous to talk to her, and ashamed for all the crap he had done to her.
"Nii-san...!" exclaimed the girl with surprise, she didn't expect to see him around, and certainly did not expect him to talk to her, not that she hold any grudge against him. "…how are you today? I hope you are feeling better"
Neji let a smile grace his lips, his cousin would never change "I'm fine, thank you, but I'm curious about your trip… it seems that you are buying a lot gear, enough for a mission"
Hinata hesitated at first, but then decided to trust in Neji, give him one more chance "Yes, we are going in a rescue mission, it seems that Tayuya's sister is being held in a prison near the border between Land of Fire and Otogakure."
"I see, if you let me, I would like to join you, I have a lot to atone for, and I want to know my little cousin a bit more." Said Neji.
Hinata thought for a moment if it would be wise to let him go, it would be helpful to have him come with them "Let me talk with Naru-kun, if he says it's ok, then you can come."
Neji nodded and helped her with some bags. "I wanted to ask you, how did you come across that letter?"
"Nakamaru-san gave me a scroll with the clan's secrets, while I was reading some of the scrolls the letter fell down, I wanted to read its content but it was addressed to you, so I thought it would be better to give it to you" answered Hinata.
"I see, the contents were rather… revealing, I thought you had read them…" Neji and Hinata started walking back to the hotel "…My father explained to me how Hiashi tried to eliminate my father and you for the 'good of the clan' after the incident with cloud."
Neji remembered everything on the letter and couldn't believe that Hiashi used his dislike for the main house… against Hinata, who had nothing to do with the whole situation, she couldn't even defend herself, and it would be stupid to think that a three years old girl could fight back a full-fledged ninja. "It appears that…"
Before he could continue Hinata stopped him. "Are you sure it is safe for you to speak freely about this matter?"
Neji nodded and smiled at her "It's alright Hinata-sama, all branch and main members are at the compound at the moment helping with the repairing."
"There is no need for such formalities you know? I'm not a Hyuga anymore, I'm married to Uzumaki Naruto, even if it's only on paper… I'll really marry him one day, so you don't need to call me Hinata-sama all the time."
"Okay Hinata-nee chan." Replied the Hyuga.
The girl frowned and shook her head "Try Onee-sama"
"Not in a million years…" answered Neji, Hinata pouted and looked away. "…anyway, the plan was for them to take you, Hiashi knew about Kumo wanting to take a non-branded Hyuga, but he also knew that my father would make a coup d' etat soon…"
"So he waited for them to take me, and wanted to be the first to catch the Kumo ninja, killing him and his company…" said Hinata understanding Hiashi's plan.
"…And after killing them, they would kill you, and say that it was my father's failure, that way they could kill him for 'not protecting the heiress' and Hiashi would have solved two problems in one shot, but he didn't expected for something to go wrong…" He took a deep breath remembering the letter "…He didn't kill them all, there was only one when he arrived, something was off."
"Kumo had found out about Hiashi's plan and decided to back out leaving a little scapegoat behind" said Hinata figuring everything out.
"Yes, it seems that Hiashi couldn't kill you, because Kumo would state that they never killed the heiress, and would ask for Hiashi's head, so he had to play it smooth. If he killed you, there would be a lot of things going wrong, since they could send one or all of the Kumo-nin to interrogation to avoid more conflicts and to show that their shinobi were innocent, and the Hokage would have discovered everything after a while. So he killed my father and used me to get you, but he never expected for you to find about this letter, nor was he expecting for you to escape and get protection from another village."
Hinata let everything sink, it was too much. "How could he play with lives of people like that…?"
They stood outside the room where she and Naruto were staying "Let's go inside, Naru-kun should be there already"
But just before she opened the door, something caught her attention, a whisper, but it was so faint and distant that she couldn't understand.
Hinata looked around trying to find the source, even using her Byakugan to enhance her sight, but found nothing.
"It's there something wrong Nee-chan?" asked Neji looking around too, fearing that they were discovered.
"No, it was nothing, I thought I had heard something but it must have been my imagination" answered Hinata opening the door.
X Gaara X
He had been walking around Konoha with Danielle, it was great to have company, someone to love and that returns yours feelings, he knew that Danielle would eventually go back to her home, but he wanted to make it last every second.
"You know? Since that day I've been wondering why you started to hang out with me, I mean, sure I saved you, but before coming here, people warned you about me being a monster…" Gaara's face turned into one of sadness.
Danielle looked intently at him. "I don't care what other people has to say about you, what really matters is my own opinion, and I think that you are the most loyal and caring boy I have ever seen, but also… I could see sadness and loneliness in your eyes, and from that moment I knew that I wanted to know you more, to get rid of that negative feelings in your heart…" she hugged him and kissed his cheek. "Sure you have Shuki-chan inside of you, but you are you, besides, Shuki-chan is not that bad, he was just hurting, but if love is what you both need to be alright, then… then I'll eventually give you lots." And after that bold sentence Danielle fainted.
Gaara smiled and decided to take her to the hotel.
X Hotel X
Naruto saw Hinata arrive along with Neji and smiled at her "Hey there, everything alright?"
Hinata smiled at him and went to kiss him on the cheek "Yeah, I bought everything we need… Also, I wanted to know if Nii-chan could come with us… it's not a problem right?" asked Hinata using her puppy eyes.
"You know that I can't resist you, ok alright, but only if the Hokage says it's ok, I don't want problems" said the blonde.
"More than you already have, right?" asked Hinata with a sweet smile.
Naruto gave her a mocked glare "Of course not… Anyway we need to go to the Hokage tower and prepare for the mission."
Neji and Hinata nodded and followed Naruto out of the room, once there they found Gaara at his door with a fainted Danielle in arms. "If you were someone else, this would be an awkward moment, but since it is you, it's an awkward moment worth of being remembered for the rest of your life."
Gaara glared at him and used his sand to open the door, but before he went inside Naruto stopped him again.
"We are going on a mission, you can stay here if you want" said Naruto.
"Where are you going?" asked Gaara surprised that he wasn't being counted on the mission.
"To rescue one of my cousins, it seems that there are more Uzumaki alive." Answered the blonde with a foxlike smile.
Gaara heaved a tired sigh and said "Oh kami please, not more like you" and with that he entered his room, closing the door behind him.
Naruto just glared at the door and walked away.
X Itachi X
He had been disguised, in fact, he had been using a lot of disguises to walk around the village, Kiyoko knew that he didn't want anyone to know that the "Traitorous Uchiha" was back, she didn't understand what happened, but decided that if Itachi was willing to tell her, then he would do it when he felt ready.
"Ne It…Ikuto-kun…" the cat-girl almost used his name. "Do you want to walk in the park? I mean, you are not wearing a bad disguise today, it actually looks good on you"
Itachi had decided to use something different today, his hair was now almost blue, probably a wig or a genjutsu, and his outfit a little more… normal, a long sleeved coat with a hood, it didn't look bad.
"Okay, but let's be careful just in case my brother is around, I don't want a fight" said Itachi with a serene expression, and after receiving a positive nod from Kiyoko, they both walked out.
Kiyoko made sure that they had their thinks sealed up in case they needed to leave the village at any moment and that their luggage would be the most light weighted as possible.
X Naruto X
He was once again at the Hokage Tower with Hinata and Neji to ask for the later to be included in the rescue team.
Once inside Sarutobi's office Naruto saw Shikamaru and Kakashi there. "Oh Naruto-kun, it's good to see you back, Kakashi here wants to join the mission, I was just briefing Nara Shikamaru about it…"
"About that, I would like to add Neji Hyuga at the party too… also, it's possible that once finished the mission, we will continue our own way so I'm taking Tayuya Uzumaki with me." Said Naruto.
"I can allow Neji to join the team… but I can't allow you to take Tayuya-chan with you, she is a prisoner and will be treated like one, besides she is still hurt and…" someone interrupted Sarutobi.
"Don't worry old man, I'll patch up the girl so that she can move with little problems, and I'm sure Naruto has his own means to move her…" said Tsunade entering the room.
"…But she is a prisoner… I promised I wouldn't hurt her but she has to pay for her crimes…" said Sarutobi.
"Okay I will try again… Hiruzen Sarutobi… I will take Tayuya Uzumaki, or else the Kyubi will make another appearance on the village" threatened the blonde with a glare.
"Be careful Naruto… don't go threatening people with your power, that's not the way to earn respect…" answered Sarutobi.
"It's not a threat and it's not for respect, I will not allow my cousin to be treated like a prisoner when she was clearly a victim!" argued Naruto.
"Would you let me finish please? Hinata-chan, you need to teach him manners." Said the Third in a joking manner.
"I'll try Hokage-sama but I can't promise anything." Answered Hinata.
The Hokage laughed and then turned to Naruto. "As I said, I can't allow you to take her… she is a war prisoner, I just hope that she doesn't escapes in the middle of the night… that would be disastrous right?"
Naruto took the hint and smirked "Yeah… I guess you're right."
"Now back on the official matters, the team will consist of Shikamaru Nara, Neji Hyuga and Kakashi Hatake, anything else?" just then someone else jumped inside from the window.
"Yes! I would like for Shino Aburame to be on the team too!" said a very hyperactive Fu.
"Why can't anyone use the door like normal people!" asked the Hokage with annoyance in his voice.
"Because it's much more fun this way!" said Jiraya coming from the window too, once inside he looked at Fu "…I like your style by the way."
"Why thank you! So is it ok for Shino Aburame to come with us?" asked the Green haired girl with her best imitation of Hinata's puppy eyes.
Naruto looked at her and asked "Why do you want Shino-san to come along…? Wait, don't tell me that you like the guy."
Fu blushed madly making a proud smirk appear on Hinata's lips "It's… It's not like that okay! I just tough that he… well you know, he is smart and all… you tell him Hina-chan!" Fu asked Hinata for help, which resulted in something worse.
"Oh but of course Fu-chan, I would say the same things about my boyfriend, and I understand that you don't want to leave him behind just yet, so of course you can bring your boyfriend, but make sure to stay focused on the mission." Said the dark haired girl with a sweet smile.
Hiruzen chuckled at their antics "I can't just let you decide which genin should go with you, but I will allow it just this once."
"Okay then we will depart at midnight… prepare well." With that Naruto and company left.
Kakashi turned to see the Hokage "You were going to let him take his cousin anyway right?"
"Now that would be telling Kakashi…" said Sarutobi while chuckling at Naruto's friends antics.
Tsunade turned to the window "He looks interesting, maybe I will go with him and see what he is up to."
"Tsunade, I told you already, I need you in the village to take care of the wounded and take my place as…"
"Save it old man, I'm not going to take the hat, you can keep it. Besides I already treated most of the wounded and the ones left have just small concussions and scratches, and I'll be damned if your medics can't heal that kind of things." Said Tsunade interrupting the Hokage.
X Hotel X
After Itachi and Kiyoko returned they were called by Hinata into Naruto's room.
"Good to see you back Nii-san, you too Nee-san, as you all know I have a cousin, her name is Tayuya and it appears that her sister is being caught somewhere near the border between Fire country and Sound country…" He summoned Kurama and asked Gaara and Fu do the same for Shukaku and Nana-chan.
"So what is the plan kit?" Asked Kurama while getting comfy on Hinata's legs.
"Can't we just go in and destroy everything?" asked Shukaku being petted by Danielle.
"We need to be careful, there is no telling what kind of shinobi we will find there" reasoned Nanabi.
"Right, that's why Shikamaru, Shino, Neji along with Kakashi will come with us, we will go, take find my cousin and get the hell out of there, also, we are not coming back, that's why I wanted to talk with you, get ready and pack everything, after this mission we are going to Whirlpool to see the progress and to finally meet with the good people that are helping us." Said Naruto earning a nod from everyone else.
Once the meeting was over Naruto and Hinata were alone "Well I guess that's it, I figured you would want to go after this, but aren't we telling the Kazekage anything?" asked Hinata sitting on her boyfriend's lap.
"Don't worry about that, I talked to him already just before we came here, I told him that I was planning on resurrecting the Uzumaki clan." Said Naruto caressing Hinata's hair.
"What did he say?" asked the girl nuzzling against Naruto's neck and enjoying his touch.
"He wasn't happy to let me go, I'm a Jinchuriki after all, but I persuaded him with a treaty once the village was fully repaired and running. The whirlpool was renowned by its resources and military power, so he said it was ok if I promised to visit often." Answered Naruto kissing Hinata's nose.
The girl giggled at his antics and gave him a peck on the lips "We have five hours before the accorded time, so let's begin with your manners lessons, shall we?"
"I like the sound of that" answered the blonde, allowing her drag him to bed.
She laid on top of him, kissing him on the lips "I love you"
"I love you too" answered Naruto.
And they spend the rest of the day just lying on the bed, kissing each other and enjoying each other's presence.
10:30 pm – Itachi and Kiyoko – Konoha Hospital.
"How are we doing this?" asked Kiyoko on the rooftop.
"Well I have an idea, I could use my Mangekyou to put everyone in a genjutsu, but that would call unwanted attention and I need they need to look into their eyes…" said Itachi.
"I have a better idea, it's one of my clan's jutsu, but I need you to keep focus on me, it allows Ikuto… the real Ikuto…" pointed Kiyoko at her cat "… to show me what he sees, we can cast a genjutsu with his help."
Ikuto then walked to the edge of the roof and started walking down the wall, Kiyoko and Itachi watched him with curious eyes as he reached Tayuya's room and got inside from the window, which was open.
"Or we could follow him… sometimes I think that cat is smarter than me…" said Kiyoko.
"Yeah… sometimes I have that same feeling." Said Itachi with a smirk.
Kiyoko looked at him with a raised eyebrow "That he is smarter than you?"
Itachi chuckled and walked down the wall "No, that he is smarter than you."
Kiyoko pouted and was about to make a remark when one though crossed her mind. "Oh yeah? I guess someone is sleeping alone tonight…"
"We are not sleeping tonight remember? We need to get away from the village." Answered Itachi.
"Oh? Then you don't have a problem sleeping alone at all, right? Maybe not today, but tomorrow and the day after, and…"
Itachi grabbed her hand and made her descend with him. "I apologize for my rude behavior"
Kiyoko smirked and lifted her pinky finger and moved it. Itachi understood the sign and only let an annoyed sigh escape his lips… yeah he was whipped.
Once inside Tayuya's room Kiyoko moved the girl a little to wake her up. "Shush, we are here to take you with us, Naruto-sama wants you with us so that we can go and retrieve your sister."
Tayuya nodded and took the clothes on Itachi's hands "I was about to scream you know?" said the girl in a whisper.
Itachi grinned and turned to Kiyoko "I told you."
Once Tayuya had finished changing (Ikuto had turned around) they went through the window, Kiyoko helping Tayuya, once outside Itachi carried the girl and went to the north gate.
10:55 pm – North gate – Konoha.
Once Itachi and Kiyoko arrived, Naruto summoned Kurama with enough chakra to make him big enough to carry them all.
"Are you sure this is safe?" asked Neji.
"Of course Kurama is safe, he is my best friend." answered Naruto.
"Kit… that's the nicest thing that any of my Jinchuriki has told me… sniff." Kurama wiped an inexistent tear and crouched to allow them a fast climb.
Fu turned to Shino and blushed lightly "Well… I'm not good with this kind of things, so you better be prepared, cause this is one of my biggest secrets, so don't screw with me got it? Or I will kill you."
Shino raised a confused brow but watched as the girl made a few hand signs and a moments later a beetle almost as big as Kurama showed up. "So this is the reason that my allies betrayed me before? I saw… it? Him? Her?" asked Shino at Nanabi.
"Just Nanabi, or Nana-chan" answered the Biju.
"Right… I saw Nanabi-san before, but I had no idea where had she come from…" Shino thought for a moment before speaking again, noticing how nervous was he making Fu. "…you are amazing."
The girl blushed but couldn't hid her smile. "Thank you" she gave her a kiss on the cheek and hoped on top of Nanabi. "Come on, you are riding with me."
Everyone was settle on their respective places when they remembered something important… the guards.
When Naruto looked at them he noticed one of them with shaking legs and what seemed to be… piss on his pants.
Kurama though it would be funny to scare them and growled at them, making them faint.
"Good going pal… I'll send a Shadow Clone to tell the Hokage that his guards are out of service." He summoned one clone and made him go.
Once everyone was ready, the two bijus raced out of the village, flying away. (I saw the movie Road to Ninja, I know that Kurama can fly!)
Danielle looked at Gaara and the little Tanuki on his shoulder. "Why didn't you ride on Shuki-chan?"
"Shuki-chan?" asked Kurama and Nanabi.
"Cute right?" said Danielle, not knowing that the little Tanuki was getting annoyed.
"But of course it is… right Shuki-chan?" asked Nanabi in a mocking tone.
Gaara just chuckled and answered Danielle's question. "Can you really picture Shukaku flying?"
Danielle's moth just formed a perfect O in understanding.
The two Bijus pictured this and started laughing.
"I hate my life…" said the Tanuki totally annoyed, hiding himself inside Gaara's clothes.
Near the border – 4:00 am – Between Fire and Sound Country.
Naruto hopped off of Kurama and turned to their companions. "We need to camp, Tsunade-san, can you check Tayuya please? Also Tayuya, I hope you have something with your sister's scent…" He took out a map and put it in front of his cousin.
Tayuya nodded and took a little medal with the Uzumaki clan on it. "This belonged to her."
Kurama shrank himself and sniffed the medal "I got the scent, now we just need to go a little more to the last known location. You said that the laboratory was near right?"
Itachi took out a lamp from his backpack and used it to illuminate the map.
Tayuya gave an affirmative nod, and pointed to a specific area on the map. "It's not hard to miss, Orochimaru is so proud of his experiments and their loyalties that he didn't bother hiding the place."
Naruto looked at everyone "We are going to now, Team Kakashi, and Team Zabuza will come with me, I need the rest of you to stay alert in case something unexpected happens."
Hinata gave him a quick kiss on the lips "Be careful, I don't want to lose you."
"I'll be." Answered Naruto.
And with that they followed Kurama to the marked point.
Tsunade had brought Ino and Shizune with her.
-Flashback-
"We are going with Naruto's team, I need you to get ready and pack everything we need, you have to be at the gate at 11:00 pm sharp" ordered Tsunade.
"But what about the hospital, and weren't you going to be Hokage?" asked Shizune.
"You know full well that I don't want the job, besides, there is little we can do, most injures are only scratches." Argued back the now annoyed blonde.
Ino got up and started packing everything, Shizune saw this and questioned the new apprentice "What are you doing?"
"You heard our master, if she says we are going, then we are going, no use arguing right?" answered Ino.
Tsunade smirked and stood up walking to her new apprentice and putting an arm around her shoulders "I already like you kid!"
-Flashback end-
Tsunade finished Tayuya's check up and walked to Hinata "Don't worry, the brat will be ok… why don't you come with me and tell me a little about him? I would also like to see your chakra control"
Hinata was about to walk with Tsunade when something caught her attention.
"…Save… me… you…love…"
She turned around and activated her Byakugan.
Tsunade saw this and got into defensive stance "What is it?"
Hinata scanned the perimeter but saw nothing "I heard something, like a whisper, but it was faint…" once she was sure that there was nothing and had relaxed her eyes she turned to Tsunade. "I think it was my imagination." Said the dark haired girl.
Tsunade relaxed too and looked at the girl "I guess you are missing the brat already."
Hinata laughed a bit and went with Tsunade. "There was this one time when Naruto…"
And with that Tsunade and Hinata sat near the fire created by Gaara and Kiyoko.
5:00 am – Kazekage´s room - Konoha
The Kazekage was already awake, Kankuro was dressed already and Baki had packed everything already.
Temari and Gaara had gone with Zabuza to rescue Uzumaki's cousin.
He didn't like the idea of letting them go that easily, but the truth was that once the Whirlpool was fixed, Suna would start an alliance and merchant treaty, that would help improve the country's economy, so it would be a good choice, besides, there were rumors running around the five countries that a force bigger than anything saw before was building up.
And the fact that the Raikage and Mizukage seemed upset by a sudden loss of a great part of their shinobi was just a reinforcement for these rumors.
"Kazekage-sama we are ready to go." Said Baki.
The Yondaime Kazekage gave a slight nod and walked out of the room with Kankuro following him.
Outside of the Hotel the Hokage was waiting for him "I see you are ready to go, I hope you enjoyed your stance here, please visit soon"
"Of course Hokage-sama, it was an honor, but may I ask, you are not here just because of me are you?" asked the Kazekage.
"Part of the reason, yes, but I was also coming back from the north gate, it seems that the watchmen there went asleep, aside from the fact that one of the prisoners has escaped, but nothing to worry about my friend." Assured the Hokage.
The Yondaime Kazekage gave a light nod and got into the carriage that would take him to the border.
6:00 am – Border between Fire and Sound – Outside the Laboratory.
Shikamaru was analyzing the whole place, thinking of a plan to infiltrate the place.
It wasn't hard to find the laboratory once Kurama flew ahead of them, the place was big and it was showy, there were some guards on the door, in fact, the place looked heavily guarded.
Shikamaru turned at Shino and Neji "I don't like this, there are too much guards to just try and sneak past them, we need something to distract them."
"You mean something big, flashy and powerful? I can do that!" Kurama was about to go into rampage when Shikamaru stopped him.
"No wait! We need your nose remember?" he turned to Zabuza "I think we can use your Hidden Mist jutsu, that way we can pass the door."
Kurama was getting impatient by the moment and started growling. Zabuza patted his head and said "Yeah, I would love to just go in there and kill everything but the girl."
The Nine Tailed smirked "Great minds think alike"
Naruto turned at Neji and then Shino "Why don't we use Shino's bugs? Maybe a little swarm can help"
Shino let his bugs go to the ground and attack the guards, a few minutes later the two watchmen were already unconscious.
Zabuza used his mist to conceal their presence.
"That was a nice plan Naruto, though I didn't want to use Shino's bugs just yet, but that solves our first problem." Said Shikamaru.
Everyone sneaked through the door and went inside the laboratory.
Zabuza and Haku quickly took position above them to follow them from the shadows.
Neji used his Byakugan and started looking for more guards. "It seems that they are on their shift, we should be quick."
Naruto gave a light nod and followed Kurama who was sniffing the place.
"I think I got her, this way!" Naruto ran behind Kurama through the corridors and after a while they reached gate secured by a lone girl.
Naruto looked at her and recognized her. "So she is not a prisoner, but a guard."
Shikamaru saw Naruto's dilemma and looked at his teammates. "I think this is going to be troublesome, Naruto, my team will go back to the door and make sure it is open for you guys to escape, if you are going to wreck this place, then do it fast."
Temari, Haku, Gaara and Naruto went to the door.
The girl saw them and quickly got into stance "Who the hell are you? You better have a good reason to be here or I will end your lives with my own hands."
Naruto grinned "yeah, definitely and Uzumaki." He raised his hands for her to see "Easy there, we are friends, in fact, we came to rescue you."
"Rescue me? You must be kidding, I don't need to be…"
Naruto interrupted her "We were send here by Tayuya's request."
The girl's eyes grew like two plates "Tayuya? She… she is alive?"
"You are lying! She is dead, Orochimaru-sama told me that…" Karin was on the verge of tears.
"He lied, she is with us..."He threw the medal that Tayuya had given him "This is yours right? She gave it to us."
The girl didn't know what to believe "Is it true? Can I really see my sister?"
"Of course! Or my name is not Naruto Uzumaki!" said the boy with a wide grin.
The girl went into shock at his words "Uzumaki? He is… He is my family? I have a family!"and without thinking twice she ran and gave Naruto a hug.
"I'm… I'm Karin… Karin Uzumaki!" said the girl with tears on her eyes.
Naruto gave her a light nod and turned to Kurama. "Ok… I guess it's your turn." Said the blonde
Kurama went inside the seal, Naruto put a hand on it and twisted it as if it was a door knob. "Summon!"
The Kyubi was not full size "Yay! It's finally my turn!" and he started destroying everything at his path, swinging his tails happily.
Gaara summoned the Shukaku, but this time a lot bigger "Hey Kurama nii-san! Let me join the fun!"
And hell broke loose on the laboratory, ninjas were running around trying to fight or escape from there.
Everyone used the commotion to escape from there and meet Shikamaru and the others at the gate.
"Seems like everything went smooth." Said Shikamaru looking at the two biju destroy everything. "I almost feel pity for them."
After a while Kurama and Shukaku returned to them. "That was fun, let's do it again soon!" yelled Shukaku.
The Nine Tails nodded too, "I guess it's time to go back" Everyone gave an affirmative and got on Kurama's back.
10:00 am – Border between Fire and Sound Country
Naruto and company had arrived safely to the camp and were now resting, although the whole thing didn't involve a lot of fighting, it was true that they didn't have a good night of sleep.
"So what are we doing now Naruto?" asked Shikamaru.
"Well the rescue was a success and there is nothing more to do, so you are free to go back to the leaf." Answered the blonde.
Neji gave a nod and turned to Hinata "It was nice seeing you again Nee-chan, even if my attitude was not the best for most of your stay in Konoha, I really hope we can see each other again."
Hinata gave Neji a small hug "Of course Nii-san, I hope too, and please take care of Hanabi."
The Hyuga gave a light nod, Kakashi turned to Naruto. "I look forward to your next visit, or at least to see you again"
Naruto gave him a light nod and stretched his hand "It was nice having you guys around for this mission, say gramps I said goodbye."
Kakashi nodded and looked at Tsunade "I guess it's useless to try and persuade you right?"
The blond just smirked and waved her hand "Go ahead Kakashi, I'm not going back anyway, I'll stay with the brat to learn a little more about my grandmother."
Naruto looked at her with confusion in his eyes.
Tsunade saw this and laughed "She was an Uzumaki, brat, so we are almost family."
The boy was surprised by this, he seemed to have more family than he thought he would.
Shino went to Fu "I will miss spending time with you, it was…"
The green haired girl gave him a quick peck on the lips "Just say that it was great, I want to see you soon… I'll miss you too"
Shino gave her a nod and kissed her on the lips. "I would love to see you soon too."
The Konoha team said their last goodbyes and departed to the leaf. Naruto turned around and looked at everyone "So are you guys ready to see our new home?"
Gaara and Temari smiled and took a step forward "We would like to go with you guys, but I'm afraid that we have to return." Said Temari.
Danielle took Gaara's hand and smiled at him "I'm going back with him, I'll ask the Kazekage for a bodyguard to take me back home, but don't worry, I'll send that little bundle of cuteness to you once we are back, remember that Nakamaru-san and Ran-san are still there, they will take him to you."
Hinata seemed pleased by this and couldn't help but hug Danielle "Thank you, Thank you! We will take good care of him!"
"I know, anyway, we better go, I'm still curious to see how its Shuki-kun going to take us back." Said Danielle.
Gaara summoned Shukaku and the biju transformed into a big cloud of sand "Come, hop up, you will like it"
Gaara smirked and said "I should have seen that coming."
The Suna nins and Danielle hopped up and Shukaku started floating away. Naruto stepped ahead and yelled at his friends "Take care! I'll see you soon! The whirlpool will rise stronger!"
Gaara stood up and yelled back "Of course it will!"
And with that the adventure for the Suna team had finished.
Naruto and company started packing everything and Kurama went inside his seal to gather more chakra. Once they were done packing Naruto summoned Kurama one more time, but bigger enough to carry them all on his back.
"So… back to the Whirlpool?" asked the Kyubi.
"You know it my friend." Answered Naruto.
Hinata hugged him and got comfy sitting on his lap. Once everyone was settled and ready, Kurama started running through the sky.
"The trip will take a few hours, so you better rest a bit, I'll take it smooth and slow so none of you fall down from my back" said Kurama changing his pace to one more slower.
Time skip – 8 hours later – Wave country.
"Time to wake up everyone! We are almost there!" said Kurama.
Naruto turned around and after passing a path of clouds he saw it.
Karin and Tayuya looked at the place and smiled "look sister, our new home!" said Karin with a smile.
"Yeah… home, finally our own home" answered Tayuya with a smirk.
Tsunade smiled at her new home too, maybe she would find more about her grandmother.
Ino and Shizune were happy too, they would finally sleep in a comfortable bed.
Zabuza and Haku couldn't wait to see their new village, the one they would swear allegiance and protect.
Fu missed Shino a bit, but she understood that he was a leaf shinobi and that his duty was with the village, but that didn't mean that they couldn't visit each other, and she would be doing her best to get him.
Naruto looked at Hinata and hugged her from behind, looking at the scenery. "Our new lives are going to begin here, the tides will rise once more, stronger than before, bringing a storm with them."
Hinata kissed his cheek and smiled "Stronger than before, we will be a big family."
"Yeah, one big family." Answered Naruto.
Both of them looking at their new home, their new beginning.
Hinata smiled and let the wind caress her face.
"To me… help… the one… love." It was the last whisper of the wind.
End.
Omake!
Suna –
"You know Nakamaru-kun, I feel… forgotten, do you think that they forgot about us? I mean we didn't have screen time for almost eight chapters." Said Ran.
Nakamaru hugged her and rested his chin on the top of her head "I don't think so… they wouldn't forget us… right?"
Meanwhile in fire country.
"Hinata, do you have this feeling as if we forgot something important?" asked Naruto.
"Hmm probably two cups of instant ramen?" said Hinata unsure of her answer.
Naruto got a panic look and screamed to the skies "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Hinata patted him on the back with a little smile "Don't worry Naruto-kun, I'll get you another once we have time."
Back in Suna-
Nakamaru feel a shiver on his back and looked at Ran "They wouldn't…would they?"
Done! I hope you liked it! This is the last chapter of the story, I will be updating some side stories along with flashbacks and other kind of information.
I think I'm going to cry.
Now this is not the end of my story, but the end of the first book. What was that voice? What was the little bundle of cuteness? You will find out in the next book! Also I will be fixing some of the chapters once I have some free time, I'm not rewriting the whole story, but I will fix and rewrite what I deem wrong or necesary! Until then, stay healthy! And thank you very much for following my story!
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