Okay, everyone have Falling Slowly by Celtic Thunder or Damian McGinty ready? Yes? Good. No? Hurry up. This Chapter ain't gonna wait longer after I kept your asses in suspense about the Ana and Itachi situation for so damn long! And it won't be me bitching about it. It will be my lovely little sister, The-Music-Loving-Anime-tard. She hates suspense. Anyways.
Disclaimer: Fuck that, you should know I don't own Naruto by now.

Ana's P.O.V.

I was currently lying on the couch in my almost empty medicine lab. It was kinda sad to see it go to waist. But what could be done? I was going home and would be sending messages through to the girls to help them. I hoped that would work, because I really did not want to stay here and face my ex-boyfriend while I was still in love with him. I sighed and my eyes drifted shut and I fell in to a dream.

Dream… or is it?

I was walking down a hall. Or was it out side? I couldn't tell, it was as black as my hair. I couldn't see shit and I wondered if this was a night mare. "Ayu?" I heard a voice call. The voice was familiar, but I could not place it for some reason. "Ayu? Is that you?" The voice called again. Female, I knew that. My mouth and voice reacted before my mind. "Mom?" I called and walked towards the glow in the distance. As I got closer, I saw it was a campfire. And sitting by it, was Kushina Uzumaki. "Mom." Ayu's voice escaped my lips. She patted the rock next to her. "You lost your memories, haven't you?" She asked. I shrugged. "A few." I said. "Well, why don't I tell you the story of Naruto's birth and we'll see how it goes from there?" She asked. I nodded. She told me the story. (A/N: I do not know the story, so find it on YouTube or something. All I know about is the Toy that Minato got for Naruto before he was born. Oopse, spoiler. Sorry.)

"-I think that toy is still on the bed." Kushina said as she finished. "I… Remember… Mom, I'm so sorry! I should have helped you!" Ayu cried, using my body to talk again. Tears welled up and spilled as Ayu's memories of her parents' final moments rose. Kushina reached out and cradled my face in her hands. "Shhh, it's okay. You did what you had to. Minato was very proud of you. You defended your home, your friends and family. When he yelled at you before you were separated, do you remember what you said to him?" she asked wiping away my tears as I nodded.

"The lesson old man third taught me. 'All the ninjas in the hidden village of Konoha have a will of fire. The strong will to protect Konoha. As long as they have that will of fire, everyone in this village is family. And I will protect my family until the day I die!' I remember those were Sarutobi-sama's last words." I cried. Kushina nodded. "When Minato heard you say that, he felt his heart soar and he was so proud he cried. I know he never said it, but he has always been proud of you." She said, a smile of love on her face. Ayu's tears increased.

"Kushina, am I ever going to be able to talk to my daughter?" The complaining voice of Minato Namikaze said. "Dad!" I gasped. I covered my mouth. It felt very strange addressing them as mom and dad. But I guess they were my parents. Ayu and I were one, after all. I turned away so Minato wouldn't see me cry. I didn't want him to see me as weak. "Ayu, don't turn away. It's okay to cry. Come here." He said. I looked up at him. He smiled gently and opened his arms. I stood up and threw myself in his arms. "Dad!" I cried. "I know I never told you, Ayu, I was afraid you'd stop trying, but, I'm proud of you. Both of you. You and Naruto have done so well. You raised him well, Ayu." He said, holding me in a hug.

"I didn't! I wasn't even there when he needed me." I sobbed. "But, you were. You weren't with us." Kushina said. I shook my head. "I died! As much as Naruto and the rest of the world knows, I'm dead!" I said. "Why do they think that? You're obviously alive, Ayu." Kushina said. I shook my head. "No! I died, mom. Not on the inside but on the outside. I really died!" Ayu's voice faded from mine and I spoke with my own voice again. "I'm not even Ayu anymore." I cried. "We know, Ana." Minato said. I looked up at him, tears still flowing from my eyes. We sat by the campfire that my mind had simulated. They both wrapped their arms around me, like they did to Ayu when she had a bad day. They began to explain.

"The Namari blade does have a mind of its own. It sensed Ayu. It sensed you. You might be in a different body and go by a different name, but you're still Ayu. You're still my baby girl." Minato said. I stared. Kushina nodded. "But." He said, tears shining through his smile. "You're not a baby anymore. You're all grown up and starting a family of your own." He said and covered his eyes and cried. I held his hand. "It'll be okay. I'm going to start to be the sister Naruto needs me to be." I said. "Dear, you already are." Ku- no. Mom said. I shook my head slowly. "No. When I died, I could only watch him grow up from a far dimension away. I am going to be his sister from the shadow. Until he finds out. I know he won't believe me." I said.

"I could-" Dad started. "No! Mom, I want you to be the one to tell him if he asks. Dad, please, even if he brings me up, don't say anything." I said, cutting him off. "Okay, if he asks, I'll just tell him 'You'll understand soon.' Okay?" He asked. I nodded. "I'll do as you ask, Ayu. We have to leave now." Mom said. "What? So soon?" I asked, tears erupting forth once again. "Until we meet again, Ayu. We love you." Mom said. "And we're both proud of you." Dad said. "Mom! Dad! Wait! I'm sorry! I love you!" I called and they were gone.

Dream/meeting end.

"Ana. Wake up." Kira's voice disturbed me from my sleep. I looked at my watch. 1:00 AM. "Kira? What is it?" I asked, rubbing my eyes for them to adjust to the dark. Kira moved and Itachi knelt in front of me. I noticed Kira was holding her guitar. I wondered what was going on. (A/N: Okay, hit play on Falling Slowly now!) Kira began to play and Itachi began to sing after they had my attention.

I don't know you, but I want you
all the more for that.
Words fall through me,
and always fool me
and I can't react.
And games that never amount
to more than their meant
will play themselves out.

Take this sinking boat
and point it home.
We've still got time.
Raise your hopeful voice.
You have a choice.
You've made it know.
Falling Slowly,
eyes that know me
and I can't go back.
moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black.
Well you have suffered enough
and warred with yourself
It's time that you won.

Take this sinking boat
and point it home.
We've still got time.
Raise your hopeful voice
you have a choice.
You've made it known.
Falling Slowly,
Sing your melody
I'll sing along.

Take it all…

I paid the cost too late…

Now you're gone…

I felt tears well up in my eyes as he sang. His eyes hopefully searching mine for any signs he touched me. I threw my arms around him and held him close to me. I buried my face in his neck and let my tears flow out on to his skin and shirt. "I'm not gone yet." I whispered to him and kissed his cheek. "Ana, I'm sorry. I know how much I mean to you and I know you don't want to let me go. I don't want to let you go either. I love you too much and I want to protect you, too." He whispered in to my neck. I squeezed him tighter. "I love you." I said. He kissed my head and lifted me from the couch and stood and began to carry me out and back to our room. "Promise you'll never leave me." He said. "As long as you promise you'll never let me go." I said as he lied me down on the bed and crawled in with me.

"I promise with all my heart, mind, boy and soul." He said. "How poetic." I said and kissed him sweetly on the lips. He pulled me in closer to him and laid my head on his chest. For the first time in three days, I felt warm again. "Oh, Ana. One more thing before we go to sleep." He said and leapt up out of bed and went over to the bookshelf. "What is it?" I asked, sitting up and swinging my feet off the bed. He came back to me and knelt down before me.

"Ana Rae Black, I love you with my entire being. Will you marry me?" He asked, grabbing my left hand. I felt ready to scream, cry and pass out all at once. I settled for throwing my arms around him and crying. "Yes." I said weakly. He kissed me and slipped the sapphire ring on my finger. "I love you so much." I cried. He chuckled and cradled me in his arms tightly to his chest.

Kira's P.O.V.

I sighed as I watched my sister and my-brother-in-law-to-be crawl in to bed and drift off to sleep. I reached out and closed their door and walked back to the lab and closed the door. I began to walk back to my room. Hidan was leaning against the wall next to our room. "That was sweet, Kira." He said. I chuckled at him. "Don't sound so surprised. I don't want my sister making the worst mistake of her life and have the risk of losing this war. The risk of losing you." I said. He smiled. And lowly sang a line from my favorite Celtic Thunder song, This is the Moment. More specifically by Emmet Cahill of Celtic Thunder. "This is the moment. Damn all the odds! This day or never, I'll sit forever with the gods! When I look back I will always recall Moment for moment. This was the moment, the greatest moment of them all." He sang softly, resting his head on my head and grabbing my hand and lacing his fingers through mine.

"Aw, how sweet of you, Hidan." I teased. "We're having a moment." He said and kissed me. I chuckled and led him in to the room and set my guitar on its stand and cuddled up next to Hidan on the bed. "I love you." He said. "I love you more." I said and kissed his jaw before falling asleep.

~Meanwhile in Konoha ~

Naruto's P.O.V.

It had taken me forever to understand why that Akatsuki girl had hugged me. Like an entire day. It confused me more when she showed me a jade green dragon coin necklace. Then it hit me. "Miranda!" I yelled, sitting up in my bed. Miranda? In the Akatsuki? Did Ana know? Did Kira know? Were Ana and Kira in on this? Who else was in the Akatsuki? Shay? Nyisha? Oh, wait. Nyisha was. Then I remembered that Ana had spies in the Akatsuki. That's why Miranda had shown me her necklace. I could trust her. But… Could I trust the guy she was with? Wait… Did Miranda have a thing for blonds? (A/N: I know you're confused about the NaruHina moment a few chapters back. All will be explained soon.) I began to wonder what Ana had put in the drinks that night of the party. I remembered the story of the Idaho werewolf, but I don't remember anything after that. I wonder if Ana had slipped Sake in our drinks? (A/N: She did.)

I sighed and lied back. I wondered what was in the notes Ana had given to Sakura. Maybe Hinata or Sakura would tell me as soon as January rolled around. I let out a loud groan. August and January were so far apart, a whole six months. Grrrrrrr. Curiosity is going to kill this fox. Hey, speaking of Foxes, I wondered if Hinata was out. I leapt out of bed and put on my jacket and shoes. I didn't know why, but ever since that party, I can't stop thinking about Hinata. I guess I should ask her if anything happened.

I went out looking for Hinata. I searched for about an hour then I found her. "Hinata! Hinata!" I called and jogged up to her. She stopped walking and turned around, her cheeks were pink and I felt my own face heat up. "Hey." I said when I caught up to her. She smiled softly. "H-hello, Naruto-kun." She squeaked. I grinned. "Hey, Hinata. How are you?" I asked awkwardly. "I-I am well. Th-thank you." She stuttered, her face getting redder. "Are you sure? You're a little red. Do you have a fever? Let me feel your head." I said and pressed my hand to her head and she got redder. "I-I'm f-fine! I w-was just o-on my w-way to th-the h-hot springs. U-unless y-you w-want to do s-something." She said shyly. I felt my face turn really red. "No, I just wanted to talk. You go on ahead and have fun at the hot spring. I'll go get some training done with Kiba or Sai. See you later Hinata!" I said and dashed off. I thought about it for a minute. "Hmm. Hot spring, huh?" I said and made my way there.

I beat Hinata there some how by twenty minutes. So I sat by the fence and waited. I was the only guy there tonight, so I would be able to peak on Hinata with out other guys trying to push me aside to see. Unfortunately, she was sitting in front of the hole, so I didn't see much. I sighed and went home. I went back to bed and wondered why I was so attached to Hinata at the moment. Oh, well, it'll pass, right?

-Facepalm- Oh, god, Naruto is so dense…
Naruto: Hey! I'm right here!
AWK: Anyways, review for the next chapter, I'll try not to take as long. Keyword; try. See y'all next time!