Hey guys and girls.

Welcome back to a new chapter for Crimson Lord Naruto.

I want to also let you know that I have begun the creation of a few new fanfics. Here is the list:

A Reaper's Touch (Naruto x Samara x Tali x Miranda x Kasumi x EDI. Mass Effect Trilogy and Naruto corssover)

Descendant Of Slender. (Naruto and Slender Games crossover. Pairing will be from the anime Triage X. Yes, Naruto will be paired with rthe sexy women from that anime XD)

The Primordial Contract (Naruto and Familiar Of Zero. Pairing will be placed in the prologue of the chapter)

Night Raid's God Arc (Naruto and Akame Ga Kill crossover. Harem will be placed in the first chapter. Harem has been decided so no suggestions. Story will go according to how I see fit)

Dead Men Walk Again Part 2: Project Ascension (Part 2 of the fanfic Dead Men Walk Again. Will take rthe place of Dead Men Walk Again when completed. I've decided to create a second season of Dead Men Walk Again)

The Kitsune Initiator (Naruto and Black Bullet crossover)

A Demon's Humanity (Will take place in a modern day Japan. Kushina x Kyuubi. No harem)

And finally:

The Devil Is A Shinigami (Naruto and Code Geass crossover. Cornelia, Villetta Nu. Will think of more as I go on)

Now that we have that sorted.

Enjoy.

Disclaimers: I own nothing.

A heartbeat thats lasts for eternity. Lives consumed in soundless balls of fire. No one can tell when the world is displaced, and the Flames of the Crimson World sweep over all.

Chapter 23: Ways Found?

It wasn't long until the whole thing about Naruto's other half who was charged with the duty of being the Shinigami appearing and causing a tear to occur and then cease to be. Wilhelmina told the Flame Hazes who had gathered in Kyoto about the situation. Many who didn't like the fact that Naruto was who he was, wanted to end ther Abomination then and there. But they were silenced when both Kaguya and Shinju came into the scene and caused them to back off from the claims of murder.

Wilhelmina's pregnancy had been going pretty well, but lately, she had been experiencing flares of power from the child inside her. She spoke to Kaguya about it and what she told her daughter in law was that the child was growing more and more in power. Before Wilhelmina could even make an outburst that the child might be doing something by attracting Denizens to her. She was silenced by Kaguya when she laughed and told the Flame Haze that she experienced the same thing she was going through 9 times. It was common for a child like the one inside her to do this.

Wilhelmina relaxed and chose to make a day for herself and the others. But to her surprise, Shana had been taken by Bal Masque. Things had been getting worse and with the knowledge of one of her friends in the hands of the enemy. Getting home she came into contact with Naruto laying on the floor. His body bloodied and bruised. His eyes were closed as his teeth clenched. He held his stomach as he slightly shook on the floor. Running over to him she began to assess what was wrong with him. As she was looking over his injuries, Yugito came into the apartment and saw her brother on the floor as Wilhelmina tried to stop the bleeding.

"What happened to him?" asked Yugito as she too made her way to Naruto and helped Wilhelmina.

"I don't know. I just got home and found him like this." replied Wilhelmina as she finally got one of the cuts on him to stop bleeding.

After a few minutes they had Naruto's wounds sorted out and his internal healing factor healed the rest. Wilhelmina sat next to him running his back as he leaned on her shoulder. Yugito got up to make some tea and get some biscuits for the tea.

"What happened Naruto-koi?" asked Wilhelmina.

"It happened after I came into contact with my other half." replied Naruto. "Yuji told me they'd want Shana and told me to also to tag along. I did. I get to the place Shana lived and we raided the place. I see one of the Denizens grab something they weren't supposed to grab. Being her weapon she had out. My guess was that she was cleaning it. He asked why I was resisting the wishes of Xanadu. The other Denizens butchered me badly and I had no choice but to teleport myself here. I'm sorry for not being able to keep my position in Bal Masque." said Naruto only to have his wife wrap her arms around him.

"Don't say things like that. You did everything you could to ensure you keep your friends safe." said Wilhelmina.

"What about the weapon Shana-chan uses?" asked Yugito placing the items down on the coffee table.

"Gone. Taken with them." replied Naruto looking away.

"You did what you had to. Don't take it too badly." said Wilhelmina as she rested her own head against Naruto's chest.

"I know." said Naruto as he caressed her back.

"We also heard you made contact with your other self. You know the Shinigami version you made." said Yugito.

"Yes. He seemed very adimant on starting a second breakdown phenomenon." said Naruto.

"If that happens. The battle between us will cause a serious problem. The world will cease to exist." said Naruto.

"A Second Breakdown." said Yugito as she heard from Kaguya and Shinju of what her older brother did.

"Even with all this carrying on, we must push on." said Naruto as he soon gained a fire in his eyes and Wilhelmina too felt this fire when Naruto's powers spiked inside her.

"What are you planning love?" she asked arching her eyebrow.

"This has been going on too long. To show that we mean business. We must fight back." said Naruto as his powers began to steam off him.

"I completely agree with you Onii-san." said Yugito getting up. "The time for us being on the defensive ends now. Time for us to push back."

"We have played by the rules for too long. We've suffered loses and even watched friends be put down before us. I mean, look at Margery. I've had enough of seeing my friends die. Time to change the rules." said Naruto turning to Wilhelmina while holding out his hand.

"Will you fight with me?" asked Naruto with a smile.

"If it means going into the mouth of hell to save the world and everything in it? You can be damn sure I'd do it." she said taking his hand and being pulled up to him.

"We must inform the others." said Yugito.

"Yes. We must." said Wilhelmina as they left the apartment.

30 minutes later.

"You wanna do what?" asked Kaguya shocked along with everyone else.

"We want to end it with the whole thing about Bal Masque." said Naruto as they sat before the people gathered.

"But doing that would require us to go into a place we know nothing about." said Fu.

"I know the layout. Remember, I was in there for a bit of time. I know the routes inside and out." said Naruto.

It was true. Naruto knew the layout of Bal Masque's HQ. He was considered one of the brightest of the Unholy 9 after all. It didn't take him long to know where to go and all the twists and turns. But one of the Flame Hazes was concerned about the suicide mission.

"But what if we fail?" he asked.

"I have no doubt in my mind the enemy will do everything in its power to ensure we'll never make it to the end of this war." said Naruto crossing his arms while his eyes closed.

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"But know this. Half my life was gone ever since I was placed under eternal rest along with my other siblings. 1000 years spent inside a coffin that was in a tomb. I will never go through that agin. I will fight. I will fight until I can't anymore. I will ensure that until my last breath, my enemies lay at my feet. I choose to stand against the tides of war. I choose to stay alive until there is peace. I also am fighting for the life of the woman I love. And the child that grows inside her." said Naruto looking over to Wilhelmina who got up and joined her husband.

"I entered a Contract with him to save his life. That was all I did. But over the days and weeks I spent with him, I realised that innocent lives will be spared as long as we fight as one. As long as we rely on one another we can win any fight that comes our way. We can fight for the future we want to have. We can ensure we have a future at that. Bal Masque will be brought to their knees. As long as we fight for each other. Today we are cancelling the war and begining the clock of peace!" shouted Wilhelmina as all the Flame Hazes' hands shot up in triumph.

End song

Naruto and Wilhelmina smiled at the notion of everyone wanting to lend their strength. Even Naruto's siblings and parents wanted to help out. This was going to be a fight to remember. A fight for the ages. A fight, for the future.

Walking out the room and along the roads, Naruto took Wilhelmina to his tomb. But they weren't alone as everyone wanted to see what he'd be doing. Finally reaching his tomb that still rested under the bridge, he used the back door and they made their way to Naruto's coffin. But Naruto didn't stop there. He made his way to the stone carving that rested behind his coffin.

"My brothers anf sisters. You don't have this. I did this to ensure i never use my Deity Trump card. The very strength I locked away when I became a God Slayer. I locked it in here. Seeing I'll most likely be going to fight my other self again, I have to use it again." said Naruto as he brought his hands to the carving with the grooves glowing a brilliant blue colour.

"What do you mean?" asked Wilhelmina as Naruto tossed her his pendant only to have Mikasa shoot out of it.

"It means he's going to reunite his body with the strength of the Shinigami. See, when tou-san became the Shinigami, and created his other half, he didn't give his other half the strength. his body was too immature to handle it. So tou-san locked it away. Burt seeing that his other self is wanting to get some revenge, tou-san has no choice but to use it. There is a serious catch though." said Mikasa looking down.

"Whatt do you mean?" asked Wilhelmina.

"Should tou-san use it. He will die." said Mikasa as a lone tear dropped from her cheek.

"I'm fine with saving the woman of my child. And my child for that matter. If it means giving up my life. Then so be it." said Naruto as the tomb soon was engulfed in a bright light.

"Everyone get out!" shouted Gaara thinking this would get nasty.

Instantly, everyone bolted for the door and just as the lastt person got out, Wilhelmina and Kaguya brought up a Seal just as a pillar of pure energy launched to the sky. It was spectaular to see. The full power of the Shinigami's strength unleashed once again. Souls that were belonging to he Shinigami came bursting out of it. But they soon came crashing back down and back into Naruto as he was seen walking out the mouth of his tomb as the building repaired itself.

"Naruto-koi." said Wilhelmina as she ran to him with a smile on his face.

But she failed to notice his left arm. It was completely full of cracks. Or maybe she did notice and she was bottling it up. Which wasn't a good idea at all as it will end badly.

"If the world turns its back on me. I'll continue to fight. If everyone turns out to be my enemy, then I'll accept their wrath. For the time to end this supid war is now." said Naruto in a mumble as he embraced his wife.

And scene.

So Naruto has reunlocked his power being that of the latent Shinigami powers he sealed away. But should he use it. His lifeforce will be consumed at a very high rate. Can Naruto handle this knowledge that he may not see the birth of his child? And will everyone else handle the notion that Naruto will cease to be? Either way. Naruto has chosen his path with full understanding that he doesn't want his precious people in harms way anymore.

Final chapter.

Chapter 24: The New Future?

Coming soon.

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