Final Chapter ~ Chapter Thirteen : Peace Returns - Birth of Another Uzumaki.

*Yawns* "What's going on?" I said sitting up in bed. My body was quite tired as I looked around the room. It seemed that I was in the hospital. I looked to my left and saw a familiar face.

"Well, now if the Savior of Nations isn't awake," Kitami-sensei said as she looked to me, putting down her book. I turned and sat on the edge of the bed looking to her.

"How long have I been out?" I questioned.

"Oh, about a week or so. I don't really remember," she said placing her book into her back pouch. "How do you feel?"

I attempted to stand up, my legs weak from being out so long. "Oh I feel great. Best sleep ever. Wait, did the war end?! How's Akamo?! My mother hasn't had the baby yet right?!" I was full of questions at this moment. I wasn't quite sure how everything was going.

"Whoa, hold on now. Everything is fine. Akamo lost his right eye due to the battle, but he's probably going to have surgery to replace it. The war ended. Amegakure ninja are being forced to comply with court proceedings. And Lady Hinata has not had the baby yet." Kitami-sensei smiled as she looked to me. "Anything else?"

I looked to her as I smirked. "No, that's all." I finally got my bearings as I started to walk around the room. A week? Was I really out that long. The last thing I remember is I became the living embodiment of the Nine Tails and the Fire Sage. Then I woke up in the hospital. What did I really do? I didn't want to question it anymore at this point. Everything seemed fine and the war was over.

As I was on the other side of the room getting dressed, a knock came at the door. "Kitami, how's everyth-Oh Kumera, you're up.." It was Najin coming in and leaned against the wall. "I was just coming to see if you had woken up yet."

"Yeah, I'm up. What's wrong?" I said as I pulled up the zipper of my hoodie.

Najin smirked as she looked to me. "A majority of the village people have recommended you for a position within ANBU headquarters. Everyone seems to know now that you were the one that changed the war."

I looked to her and then to Kitami-sensei. "Me? In the ANBU? You can't be serious."

Najin rolled her eyes as she looked back to me, "Yeah I'm serious. Or I wouldn't be here. Now come, I need to get you signed up for orientation." I was surprised to say the least as I was whisked away by my sister, my sensei in tow as we headed down to the ANBU base.

There were many ninja there as they watched me be hustled into a room. "Stay here," Najin said. "I'll be right back." Kitami-sensei was standing there with me as she pulled out her book again.

I looked to her with a questioning look on my face, which she replied with a silent shrug. Soon there were a few ninja that came back in with my sister. One of them placed a sword, an ANBU mask and a pendant necklace on the table before me. Najin motioned for the ninja to speak. "These are what you are to guard with your pride. The sword is issued for ANBU ninja only, no one else is to have it. Same goes for the mask. When on missions, you are to conceal your identity with it, protecting the sanctity of Konohagakure as you fight alongside your comrades."

I looked to the items before me and picked up the pendant. "What is this for?" I questioned.

The ninja looked to me before he moved back, allowing Najin to walk forward. "As per my conversation with Lord Hokage, you are to wear this at all times - to suppress the enormous amount of chakra that flows within you. It is needed not only for your safety, but for the ninja working around you." She undid the top button on her blouse to remove a similar piece of jewelry. "This is mine. Since we are special ninja with strong abilities, we are to wear these while working in the ANBU."

Everything was rushing through my head at this point as I looked around at them all. Kitami-sensei's gaze was now on me as I looked back to the items before me. "So, why am I being chosen for the ANBU?" I really wanted to know. I didn't think I even belonged in this. I hadn't even be given the Jounin exam that I needed to reach this far. What had I done?

"Isn't it obvious?" Najin stated. "You're of special importance to the Hidden Leaf. Why not make it where you could use your abilities and enhance them further?"

I looked to Kitami-sensei. "You approve of this? I won't be on the squad anymore."

The silver-haired ninja smiled as she looked to me. "Hey, I was one of the ones that put in my recommendation. I think you should go for it."

I looked back to the items before me and picked up the pendant. I placed it over my head and instantly felt it take control of me to a point. "Wow," I said as I stood up. The ninja that had spoken to me before came over and bowed, "Welcome to the ANBU Black Ops." I bowed back in respect before I was taken home by Kitami-sensei.

I walked in the front door, my sister following behind me as I saw my mother. She smiled as she looked to me. Her belly was quite swollen as she attempted to bend over to pick something up. I looked to her and stopped her as I picked it up. "Looks as if you are going to burst, Mom," I joked as I walked over to the fridge to pull out something to eat.

Hinata laughed as she looked to me. "Well, with the action your brother has been giving me today, I believe that he might be getting ready to say hello world." I smiled as I walked over to her and helped her sit down. I pulled out the pendant and showed it to her.

"So you're in the ANBU now? Just like your big sister," she said smiling, gazing up to my sister. Najin shrugged her shoulders as she headed to her room. "Still quiet as usual too. So, what are you going to do now?"

I looked to my beautiful mother and smiled. "Well, since I have been knocked out for a week or so, according to Kitami-sensei...I thought I might go eat at Ichiraku. I think Dad is there about this time." She smiled as she patted my back. "Well, go meet up with him," she said with encouragement in her voice.

I jumped up and grabbed my ANBU sword and mask, heading to the Ramen Shop. I walked in and sure enough, my father was sitting there. I tapped him on the shoulder to which he turned around, mouth full of ramen. "Seems you got started ahead of me, Dad," I chuckled as I sat there. He coughed as he rushed to swallow the ramen, surprised to see me.

He placed his hand on my shoulder as he grinned at me. "Yeah, I heard the news. How does it feel to be an agent?" He continued to devour the food as I thought about an answer. I wasn't sure how I felt about it. I really didn't know the whole aspect of why I was made an ANBU agent, but I was and now I had to deal with it.

"I really don't know Dad. I mean, it's sort of sudden. I just woke up a few hours ago after being out a week." I nodded my head in thanks to being served a bowl of ramen as I looked back to him, separating my chopsticks. "I really don't know what to do."

He smiled as he ordered another bowl, placing his hand on my shoulder again. "It will come to you. You'll do fine." I smiled back at him as we sat there eating ramen together.

Three Days Later...

I had gone to the salon within the village and had my hairstyle changed. I decided that I wanted it to be more flat, like my mother's. I also had Temari give me a facial tattoo under my eyes. My parents had said that I was old enough and that it was fine with them. I woke up early this morning and kissed my mother on the cheek before I headed out of the house. Najin was waiting outside to take me to the training grounds to practice my kunai throwing. She was acting like she really didn't want to be there, but she had no choice. She had been chosen to watch over my training as an ANBU ninja. I smiled at her to which she gave me another one of her shrugs, like she really didn't like me. She never has liked me, perhaps that wouldn't change either. I slid my ANBU issued sword into the holder on my back and walked with her. As we walked, I was greeted by many people that expressed their thanks to me, to which I nodded in respect. Najin was getting upset by all the stopping and going, so I just rushed on ahead of her which made her more upset. I smiled the whole way to the training grounds. God, I love pissing off my sister!

"All members of Amegakure captured have been interrogated and are to be held accountable for the actions they caused during the war between the Shinobi Alliance and the Hidden Rain Village," Shikamaru announced to Naruto during a briefing.

Naruto nodded his head as he looked around the room, "That is good news. I am certain that there has been a plan put into place in case another leader rises up within the ranks of Amegakure and attempts to bring war to all again?"

Ino shook her head, "All interrogated were asked of anyone taking the seat of leader there and there doesn't seem to be anyone important enough to be chosen as leader at this time."

Naruto nodded again and stood up. "Thank you for the briefing. I'll be in tou-"

"Lord Hokage!" Sakura said busting into his office. "Lady Hinata is going into labor!"

Naruto sprang into action as he leaped over his desk and out the door with her. A smile showed up on his face as he ran with her. Shikamaru was close behind him as they ran.

"Go alert my daughters! Tell them to come!" Naruto ordered Shikamaru, who quickly nodded and left to go do so.

"Kumera! Throw your kunai better than that! If you hope to rise through the ranks of the ANBU, you're going to need to work on that," Najin said as she leaned against a tree, idly watching me throw kunai at hidden targets.

"Well, it would be so much easier if I had Sharingan, now wouldn't it?" I spouted off as I threw a kunai past her head hitting the target behind her. Her expression was angry until she saw that I had actually bulls-eyed the target.

"Well, you are getting better I would say," the red headed Uzumaki smirked.

"Kumera! Najin!" Akamo said as he walked up to us with Kunji at his side.

"Akamo! You're doing better I see," I said to him as I welcomed him with a hug. "How are you guys doing?"

Kunji shrugged as usual, before he smiled, "I just got told by my dad that he was going to recommend me for jounin next week."

I turned my attention towards him as I hugged him, jumping up and down. "Oh hell! That is the best news ever!"

"Yeah, I'm getting an eye transplant next week since mine was messed up. I wonder if I should go with lavender or turquoise," Akamo said as he leaned up against the tree in deep thought.

I laughed seeing his expression as he stood there. "Oh Akamo. You'll never quit being funny huh?"

He shook his head with a smile, "Nope!"

"Did I say you could stop training, little sister?" Najin spouted off feeling left out of the conversation. "Just because you were the reason the war turned around doesn't mean you can slack off with your friends."

I stuck out my tongue at her as I walked by to pick up each kunai I had thrown. I was walking up on one when Shikamaru jumped in front of me. "Lady Kumera. Lady Najin. Your father sent for you. Lady Hinata is going into labor."

My eyes opened wide as I picked up the kunai, only to release it by jumping up and down, it zooming by my sister's head again - much to her surprise. "Sorry Najin," I said looking to her.

She shook her head as she grabbed my hand to start running, "No time to stop! Let's get a move on!"

I tossed my kunai on the ground, "I'll get those later guys!" I ran behind my sister as we headed to the Hidden Leaf hospital. My mother was about to give birth to our little brother and my heart soared at the thought. I was going to be a big sister for once. The ideas of teaching him all the tricks of the pranks trade and everything filling my mind. Us running from Dad as we ran through the trees, those images running through my brain. We arrived at the hospital and ran up to the floor where she was at. "Mom!" I said bursting through the door.

Najin pulled at my arm stopping me midway as I looked to my mother lying on the bed panting, a smile growing on her face. Our father was standing in the corner as he turned around holding a very pink baby boy, a red tuft of hair on his head.. He walked over to us as I knelt down to look at him. "Oh my gosh! He's so tiny! But dang it, I was hoping he'd look like me this time," I said, my eyes glowing with pride as his sister. Dad moved back over to Mom as she looked to me, "Since you two didn't come up with a good enough name before his birth, we had to combine two of the names you gave us. Tell them, dear." Dad turned his head as he looked to us, "This is your brother, Ichirou."

I turned to Najin who for once in her life had a grinning expression on her face. "So, another Uzumaki huh?" I said with a smirk. That smirk turned into a smile as she walked over to our mother, leaning down to give her a hug.

I walked over to Dad and held out my arms. "May I hold him?" I said with a grin. He nodded and handed him to me. I sat down on the edge of the hospital bed and held him tightly. "Ichirou Uzumaki, you're one lucky kid. You've got me for a sister. I'm going to teach you everything. Running from your sensei, painting the monuments, I'm going to take you to Ichiraku!" Everyone laughed as they heard my words to my newborn brother. But it was true, I am going to teach him everything.

As the leaves of the world dance slowly in the wind, they grow into beautiful memories and legends. Everyone has a story that makes them legendary. This was my story. Daughter of the Hokage. Savior of nations. I am Kumera Uzumaki.