A/N: Hello Everyone again. Welcome to the next chapter of RDK. Again please don't hate what I've done to Minato and Kushina in this story.
This was the only way I could portray them while keeping Naruto intact with his Acnologia persona.
This chapter was revised on January 8, 2020.
Storytime, and a Chance to Change
The silence that encompasses the room was deafening. Kurama and Hinata were looking between the dragons and Naruto in shock. Naruto killed his surrogate father? Why though? What would cause him to do such an act against the being who most likely raised him like a son? Power? Revenge? None of those matched with Naruto's beliefs or ideologies. But they had no idea how long it has been for Naruto after his execution. So it's possible that he changed to someone much more bitter and vengeful than his old self. However, any doubts were removed when they saw how the aforementioned blonde was taking the appearance of the two dragons.
In layman's terms, Naruto was shaking like a frightened rabbit. They could tell Naruto was terrified of speaking with the former dragon king, let alone being in the same room as him. Speaking of Naruto, said blond could not look at Thoron in the eye. He had disgraced the great legacy Thoron had left him with his actions during the Dragon Civil War. He spat on his ideals and his last wishes. That was why at the moment he had his head lowered in shame, not being able to look at Thoron directly. As far as he was concerned, he should not be king.
And yet, none of the dragons came after him to take the crown. Was it because he was the strongest, or because the crystal still saw him worthy? But why though?! He had done nothing to earn that title or its benefits. All he did was bring the dragon race to near extinction. Hell, all he has been doing for the last 400 years is destroy countless empires and civilizations. Even if many were ruled by tyrannical men or were followers of Zeref, he didn't just kill the king, he killed everything. Every man, woman, and child was eradicated by him. It was literal genocide. He brought nothing but death, destruction, and annihilation to anything and anyone that came in his line of sight. All in the name of filling the empty void that had not closed in those 400 years.
The blonde was cut from his musings when a black claw touched his chin and lifted his head. He locked his eyes with Thoron. While he expected rage or disappointment, he did not expect a gentle expression on Thoron's face. He merely smiled at Naruto's bewildered look.
"It has been a long time, my son. You have grown to become a magnificent dragon, Naruto." Naruto's eyes widened and just gawked as he pushed the claw away and looked at Thoron in anguish and confusion.
"How can you say that to me? How can you say all that after everything I have done?! I killed you! I killed countless of my brethren in cold blood! Hell part of me enjoyed it while I saw their lives being taken away as their eyes lost their light and they fell into the cold earth. For dragon's sake, I drank and bathed in their blood and ate some of their bodies and organs?! HOW CAN YOU STILL LOOK AT ME WITH SUCH LOVE AND AFFECTION?! I DON'T DESERVE TO BE LOVED?! WHY DON'T YOU SCORN ME?! WHY DON'T YOU HATE ME?! ANSWER ME!
By the end of his rant, Naruto was on his hands and knees opening weeping and shaking. He couldn't understand why his father still loved him after everything he has done to him, to their people, to his legacy. Hinata could not stand anymore and watch her beloved look so broken. The last time she saw him like this was before his execution. She rushed to his side and did her best to comfort him despite his protest. She did not care about the things that he had done. It's been years since she saw him and people change as tragedy happens to them. She did not care if he was the reincarnation of evil itself. She promised she would love him for all eternity even if it meant falling into the depths of hell to be with him. She would jump off the edge without a second thought.
Meanwhile, Kurama looked at the scene with a sad expression on his maw. He knew what it was like to have failed a father and to have killed thousands of people for years. It was like him and Naruto were reflections of one another. It actually made him feel some pity to know that someone he came to care about like a son ended up as he did in his life. He looks to Kushina and Minato to see them looking at the distress Naruto in sorrow. They must have realized that Naruto's cold, and sadistic persona was a facade to hide away from the shame, guilt, pain, and, most importantly, the anger that lay deep within. Kurama just had to chuckle cynically. No matter how much time passes, some things would never change. In Naruto's case, wearing a mask to hide his true feelings.
Back with Naruto, he continued to sob while Hinata held him as tightly as she could and whispering comforting words from her. He did not deserve such a gesture from such a kind woman. She was light personified, while he was darkness in its worse form. Yet he held her as tightly as he could as if she was his lifeline. Thoron looked down at his son in sadness. He knew that Naruto had suffered far worse than most dragons have suffered in all of their lifetimes combined. He knew that he had bottled all his anguish, but he needed to get back to business to help with the mission ahead.
"Naruto, look at me." He said, and Naruto obeyed.
"What happened 400 years ago was a tragedy. A great tragedy indeed. However, it was unavoidable with how the war was going for both sides. Someone would have ended just like you and the same result would have occurred, regardless of what you or anyone else did. None of the dragons blame you for what happened. Not me. Not the Chronicler, nor the Elementals or the other dragons. Didn't you ever wonder why none of them nor our allies did anything to stop you? Its because they felt some responsibility for what happened to you and decided to leave you alone in your grief and ordered the remaining dragons to go into hiding. Now that you have calmed down to a reasonable level, The Chronicler and his father decided to set this little meeting up and to give you something."
"What do they want to offer Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked for him.
Thoron smiled at the girl before caressing her cheek with one of his claws.
"So you are the famous Hinata. Naruto would always speak about you for a very long time. I must say you as beautiful as he described. He would always talk about you most of the time calling you his lavender queen, or moon goddess. He especially talked all the time when your daughter asked him about you. I am glad I had a chance to meet my son's, first mate."
Hinata was literally steaming red from what Thoron told her. Beautiful? Moon goddess? Lavender Queen? How can Naruto swoon her over with such simple words? They only met after a few years and yet he can sweep off her feet so easily. She looked at Naruto and saw his eyes. She saw that he meant every word and that they were still true to him even now. She wanted to take him right then and there, but something Thoron said got her attention and caused her to look at the dragon in confusion.
"Thoron-otou-sama, what do you mean daughter? Naruto and I have no children."
Thoron smiled at his nickname as did Chronicler, Naruto, and Kurama.
"Did you forget the time between Naruto and yourself before he was executed?"
Hinata blushed a deep red again and nodded remembering her time with her beloved.
"Y-Yes! Now about this offer?" She asked.
"Before that, I think there are some people that need to be informed about some events. Right, Naruto?" The Chronicler spoke this time. Naruto nodded and got up before walking over to Kurama and his parents again. Naruto looked at them seriously, while the two were nervous but remained calm.
"What I am about to show you is my life up till my execution. I have no reason to lie to either you, so know this is the absolute truth. I swear a Blood Oath to the Dragons I am showing you the truth." After he finished that, lightning boomed within the void confusing everyone except the dragons and Naruto on what it meant. The Chronicler decided to explain.
"A Blood Oath to the Dragons is a sacred vow that a being makes that they swear to uphold and accomplish the task they promised to keep. Failure to do so would mean eternal pain and suffering for the person that broke that solemn oath."
Everyone looked at Naruto in shock. He would really take it that far to prove he was telling the truth? Then again it was just like him to do something so crazy. Naruto then closed his eyes.
"Byakugan!" When he opened his eyes, they glowed a pale white. Hinata looked at him confused as to why he called it that.
"I named it Byakugan, because of how my eyes looked and some of their abilities match yours. Plus it was my way to honor you. It made me feel like I had a piece of you with me at all times."
He smiled when Hinata looked like she was the happiest woman on the planet and gave him a big fat wet french kiss. The kiss lasted for a few minutes and involved a lot of tongue movement until Naruto was given some time to breathe. He looked to see that Hinata's face was flushed and her eyes had a lot of lust in them. Lust for him and him only. He knew he probably had the same look on him.
The dragons and fox just laughed at the display. Minato and Kushina were blushing at the display of affection since that should be reserved in the bedroom. Naruto pulled his attention back to his parents.
"Memory Projection!" He shouted as a giant white screen appeared above his head. The screen flashed to life.
He projected Konoha after Kurama's attack and being sealed inside Naruto. The scenery was from a horror movie. The fire was everywhere burning buildings and corpses of the dead. Buildings crushed and destroyed and many areas were left barren. Bodies of the dead were scattered everywhere; sometimes only limbs were all that remained of a person. The scene changed to the council room when the reinstated Sandaime took charge after his successor's death and revealed Naruto's condition to the council. Immediately they screamed for his death on the civilian side while the shinobi wanted him on a leash or in a jail cell to protect everyone. Danzo wanted him as a weapon to be used against their enemies. The Sandaime demanded silence and explained Naruto will live in the orphanage and later be put in a home in the red light district, with no one helping him, including the Hokage. Almost everyone agreed and the meeting ended.
The scene changed to Naruto having a horrible time in the orphanage. Being given worn-out clothes, and barely any blankets to keep himself warm. The other kids and caretakers abused and bullied the child for the years he remained in the orphanage. When he was four, he was thrown out onto the streets, in a blizzard no less. He would have died from hyperthermia and frostbite if the fox had not used his chakra to keep Naruto warm and protected from the elements. Naruto lived in cardboard boxes for shelter and found his food from the various dumpsters he scavenged around.
After one beating on his birthday, he was given his rundown apartment. It was during his time he meets the good people of Ichiraku Ramen that always gave him a bowl of food. It soon became his favorite place to eat and hang out. But that did not deter the numerous attempts at his life. He was beaten and abused in the vilest ways a human could do to a child. Then when he was eight, he was kidnapped by several villagers that toured and raped him for several months. By the time he was 'rescued' by the Hokage and some of his 'trusted' Anbu, the deed was done. The same Anbu that arrived late to save from his beatings.
After his 'rescue', Naruto was an empty husk. He cared nothing for anyone or anything. He was tired of the pain, of all the suffering. So he took a knife in his home and pierced his heart with it. He fell to the floor as he was drowning in a pool of his own blood. But the fox saved him from death and he was taken to the hospital to speed up the healing. After release, Naruto would try to end his life for months, but each time he failed miserably. Naruto finally just gave up on trying to end his life, then he came up with the idea of becoming Hokage and gaining everyone's love and appreciation. Since everyone looks up to the Hokage with love, awe, respect, and look up to him for guidance, he decided to do the same.
He entered the academy to become a ninja, but he quickly saw that his teachers did everything possible to sabotage his learning. Naruto decided to play pranks to get back at them and to vent out his hate to the village. Plus it was a good lesson in stealth and he managed to outrun the chuunin, jonin, and even Anbu chasing him for HOURS! He literally painted the village's monument in broad daylight in a neon orange jumpsuit and no one caught him until he was done. The day he failed for the third time he was tricked into stealing the scroll of sealings, which was a relic of the village. He mastered a forbidden technique from it in just a few hours. The technique was called the Shadow Clone Jutsu, which creates solid copies of the user.
These copies were self-conscious and able to think for themselves but usually acted identical to the original. The main thing was that anything they learn or experience goes to the original user after they are dispelled in a cloud of smoke. He used it to save the one teacher that cared about him and beat the other teacher that tricked him to stealing the scroll. He was put in a team with his crush Sakura Haruno and his emo rival Sasuke Uchiha. His teacher was a masked cyclops by the name of Kakashi Hatake. He was a lazy bum that always arrived three hours late and gave the worst exercises you could have ever heard. He gave lousy exercises and always focused on Sasuke. Sakura never cared and always fawned over Sasuke. She would always berate and hit Naruto whenever he tried to cheer her up or ask her out.
Then came his first mission outside the village that went from a simple C-rank to an A-rank. It was during this mission he learned what his ninja way will be, and how he will his life in the shinobi world. Then came the chance to advance in ninja rank, The Chuunin Exams. It was broken into three parts. A written part, which went off with little trouble. The second part was a survival exam in an area called the Forest of Death. That is where things went to shit. First, the three got separated from each other by a powerful wind attack. Then Naruto gets eaten by a giant snake. Then after he gets out he finds his teammates being attacked by the guy that sent that snake. This man was Orochimaru. Naruto used some of Kurama's chakra to fight him, but he was knocked eventually by having his connection cut off by Orochimaru. After the snake marks Sasuke with a curse mark, he leaves them to their own devices. His team barely makes it to the third stage.
A preliminary stage was set to narrow down the numbers. Naruto is able to win as did Sasuke. Sakura ends her fight in a draw. Naruto then makes it his personal mission to beat Neji for nearly killing Hinata in their match. Naruto and the others had one month to train before the third round. Naruto meets Jiraiya for the first time. Jiraiya was one of Orochimaru's teammates and both studied under the Sandaime. He teaches Naruto how to summon toads and use Kurama's chakra consciously. This was when he meets Kurama for the first time. After that Naruto relaxes until the fateful day of the exams. Naruto nearly loses to Neji, but Kurama's chakra helped him pull out a win.
Then during the last round, Orochimaru initiates an invasion he had been planning along with another village, Suna. Naruto ends up fighting Gaara who had Kurama's youngest brother, Shukaku, inside him but driven insane by the faulty seal that caused Gaara to have insomnia. Naruto was able to change Gaara's view on life, but many died in the aftermath of the invasion including the Sandaime. Naruto and Jiraiya go to find the Sandaime's last student, Tsunade Senju. She is the greatest healer in all of the Elemental Nations and the strongest female ninja. She was in her 50s like her teammates but looked to be in her 20s because of a special technique.
Naruto finds out she is a drunken mess, because of the loss of her loved ones during the last war and compulsive gambler with horrible luck. He is able to get her out of her drunken mess and convince her to return to the village, but not before there was a battle royale between Tsunade and Jiraiya against Orochimaru and his assistant Kabuto. Kabuto was in his late teens with silver hair tied in his ponytail. He wore round glasses and purple pants with a matching shirt and fingerless gloves with a white sash tied around his waist. The fight ended with Orochimaru and Kabuto running away. Though while Naruto did barely anything, he did learn his father's signature move, the Rasengan, during this time as a consolation.
After they returned to Konoha and Tsunade became the Godaime Hokage, Naruto went on several missions including saving an actress that turned out to be an actual princess of Spring/Snow Country and helping a powerful lord in the Land of Tea.
However, everything went downhill when Sasuke tried to leave for Orochimaru to get more power so that he could kill his brother. Naruto and a team of his friends were chosen to go after him. In the end, it was a fight between Naruto and Sasuke at the Valley of the End. Naruto managed to take the win thanks to Kurama's chakra. He dragged Sasuke back hoping for some recognition at long last. NOPE! Not even fucking close! Immediately the council said he had used excessive force to bring back the Uchiha and needed to be put down. They threw him in jail and told him that his execution would be held in a week. No one came to see him or even allowed to see him. Not his friends. Not his teachers. No Iruka. No Jiraiya. No Tsunade. No one. The last time he saw them was when he was dragged into the prison. All of his friends calling him a traitor and a monster. Apparently the council blew the lid on his secret and now everyone knew he was the Kyuubi jinchuuriki, and hated him for it. His closest people; Iruka, Tsunade, and Jiraiya did nothing for him and watched in silence as he was taken away.
It was in his time of solitude he realized how foolish he had been in trying to change the village. It was during this time that Hinata visited him. She balled her eyes out as she confessed her love for him. She managed to find a way into the prison and had one night of beautiful loved filled passion with him (Minato, Kushina, and Hinata blush at this), and Kurama helps Naruto have one thing to remember her bye. He also gives Naruto his power since he has been the only one worthy of his power. He also reveals Naruto's heritage to him, which was the start of his hatred for his parents and his desire to destroy Konoha.
On the day of his execution, the entire village came out to see it except Hinata and the Ichiraku's. Naruto was killed by being set on fire. But he did not scream, he laughed. A bone-chilling laughed that filled the air and scared the shit out of everyone. He then told them his heritage and why Kurama attacked the village before finally dying and leaving his old world for a new one.
The screen finally disappeared as Naruto's eyes returned to normal. He was panting somewhat from the overuse of his eyes since it had been a long since he went that long with a memory projection. He realized that he was seriously out of shape and needed to fix that. He looks up to see Hinata worried but waves it off, he turns to his parents and sees that they were broken in a sense.
Both were crying their eyes, slamming their fists to the ground cursing everyone and wishing that the two just let Kurama destroy the village if this was what awaited their son. They cursed the Uchiha that released Kurama and turned him on the village, they curse Sasuke for being the final nail to end Naruto's life, they curse Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and the Sandaime for not helping their son enough or looking after him. They curse the entire village to the pits of hells, and most of all; they cursed themselves for damning their son. They had foolishly believed that their son would be loved by everyone and would be seen as a hero by all.
What fucking idiots they had been! Their stupid, naive idealism cost their son not only a childhood but a life in general! The question that continued to plague their minds was WHY? Why did the people they trusted with their lives, did not do the same for their own flesh and blood? Did they just pretend to care about them and showed their true colors to Naruto? Was this really what they gave their lives for? They save their village for their son to be beaten and killed? To be turned into a monster worse than the Kyuubi?
They were cut from their musings when Naruto began to speak. "I have shown you the truth of my upbringing, and now I have something to say something. Something that has been long overdue. You two have caused me a great deal of misery in my existence. Whether it was indirectly or involuntarily, the fact remains is you made my childhood a living hell. But I should thank you since I was given a father in the form of Kurama and Thoron (Minato flinches), and a mother in Thoron's queen, Saphira (Kushina flinches). After everything that's happened to me, I can honestly say without remorse that I hate both of you. I hate you so much that it burns my very being. Even though you now feel remorse for your mistakes, it does not change anything for me. And that's why I can never accept you as my parents. Not now. Maybe not ever.
The aforementioned duo felt their entire worlds shatter. Their own son doesn't see the two as his parents. Hell, he sees two dragons and the Kyuubi of all beings as his parents more than the two of them. They couldn't blame him though. They failed miserably as parents. All they gave him was a burden he was too young to understand or bear, and left with people that turned their backs on him, wanted nothing to do with him, or wanted him dead. They hung their heads low as new waves of tears came to their eyes.
'We fucked up so bad.' was their collective thought as they wept once more for the new wound in their hearts. The two felt a pair of arms wrap around them. They looked up to see Hinata's sympathetic gaze. The two buried their heads on her shoulders as they continue to sob and weep. Hinata held onto the two tightly as she whispered comforting words to them. She paused as she looked towards Naruto. She gave him a sad look, while Naruto retained a blank stare. She knew he was not bothered by her actions, and she knew she could not say anything to change his mind.
Even during their time together, Hinata could not help Naruto to let go of his anger towards his parents. And it seems his time on Earthland had not been kind all of the time to him and all it seemed to do was bury all his hatred down before it came all out today. She knew she had no right to tell Naruto who to consider as his parents, she just hopes that perhaps with time, Naruto will learn to forgive his parents after getting all that anger, rage, and grief out. Meanwhile, the other occupants watched the seen with sadness and pity in their eyes. Kurama and Thoron knew it would be a long time before Naruto ever lets go of his hatred for them if he ever does. The two just hope it's not at the end of his life again, so he doesn't die with regrets again in his heart. Thoron was next to speak after a period of silence.
"Naruto." Naruto turned to his mentor/father. "I believe you and the other two should listen to what Hinata had to say to you about the Elemental Nations after your abrupt end."
Naruto turned to the girl in question along with anyone else in the room as she got up after Minato and Kushina had calmed down enough to listen as well. She sighed before she began recounting her tale.
"Well after your execution, things got really bad for Konoha. When word got out that the village abused and executed the only son of the Yondaime, a lot of people were not happy. The village was split in two because of it. Those that felt guilty (a bit late for that in Naruto's mind) and those who did not care. The Kazekage, Gaara; the Spring Daimyo, Koyuki; the Waterfall Leader, Shibuki; the Land of Tea Leader, Jirocho; the entirety of Wave cut all ties with Konoha. They were all disgusted with not only your upbringing but also that you were executed for doing your job. The Fire Daimyo had to march down to the village after nearly drowning in angry letters from all the different countries that dissolved their treaty with us. He really let all of them have it as he ranted on them for their stupidity.
The civilian council was disbanded and all of its members were executed and had all of their assets seized. The clan heads had to pay a hefty fine that depleted half of their total income. The shinobi elders were sent to a maximum prison, Danzo tried to fight back thinking this was his opportunity to take over, but Jiraiya and Tsunade killed him after a long battle. His Root Anbu then went on the offensive against the village. It became a bloody massacre, no one knew who was friend or foe. Afterward, The Fire Daimyo wanted to know why Danzo wasn't watched more carefully if he was such a suspicious character, but all Tsunade could do was give excuses, which pissed him off even more. He basically removed nearly all power from the Hokage and basically made her a figurehead and he was basically calling all the shots now.
All of our former friends were in denial, and many of them blamed you for all the damage that was done to the village. The only ones who looked remorseful were Shikamaru, Choji, Lee, Tenten, and Shino (again, a bit for that, thought Naruto). Sasuke was still in a medically induced coma to keep an eye on him. I decided to fuck him over for what he did to you. I added some ingredients to his medicine he was being injected with that slowly killed his ability to produce sperm. Normally the drugs he was being given were to keep him down, so no one knew what was happening to him until it was too late. By the time he was awake, his testicles were like a barren desert."
Naruto stared at Hinata in shock. "You mean you-" she nodded with a smirk.
"Yup, I made that puny Uchiha the last one in every sense of that word. Well, the last one besides Itachi and that masked bastard claiming to be Madara. Hell, I even injected him with some special enzymes that permanently relaxed the muscles in his genitals, so he could no longer get an erection. No children and no sex for that bastard ever again. Though I was saving any poor girl or guy stuck with him from a life of disappointment. He really earned the title runt of the Uchiha." Naruto could not help but roar in laughter, everyone else joined soon after. Kurama was rolling on the floor and could feel his sides hurt from all the laughing. Even Kushina and Minato could not help but chuckle at the girl's antics.
'Take that Uchiha-teme!' They collectively thought. Hinata coughed out a giggle before she continued.
"I decided to go to Shizune to become her apprentice in the medical arts. She said I should go to Tsunade, but I told her I wanted nothing to do with that woman that could not do anything to save you. Plus she was taking Sakura and Ino as her students, and I wanted nothing to do with those two either. She finally agreed and began teaching me about poisons, which Anko helped a bit in, and medical ninjutsu. Tsunade...she wasn't the same after your death. I think it just finally broke any fight she had left in her. I think she only took Sakura and Ino in as apprentices was so she didn't have to constantly remember she failed you.
Thanks to my byakugan and near-perfect chakra control I excelled greatly in the medical arts. Then came my training in elemental manipulation. When Shizune tested my affinity, she was surprised I had a double affinity for water and wind. This finally explained why I was no good for juken in its current state. The juken was made for those with an earth affinity. It demanded someone sturdy and strong like a stone. But my nature demanded speed, flexibility, and adaptability. I decided to create my own style of juken that complimented my two affinities to create a whole new way of using the byakugan in combat.
One day I was called by the Hyuuga elders to the clan dojo. Apparently, they wanted to test Hanabi's skill against me once again. I decided to humor them for a bit, and agreed to it. Hanabi tried to weaken my resolve by talking about how pathetic you were and she could have made a better wife for such a fool. That made me snap and forget about any restraint I was planning to show. I rushed right in and knocked off her feet in seconds and pumped her to the ground until she was a bleeding mess. The whole clan was shocked, some of the elders tried to intervene but I knocked them to the ground with some powerful, but deadly strikes to their groins. Hiashi was terrified by what I just did. He would have ordered me to stand down, but my glare stopped all that. I told him I was done with this bullshit from him and the rest of this disgusting clan. I told them that the shy Hinata was dead and gone forever. They wanted me to be a cold-blooded Hyuuga, and they were gonna get it. Neji made a comment about me still being weak like the demon, and I countered by activating the seal on his forehead, the bastard screamed for a few minutes before I got bored and stopped. I told him that next time I won't stop until he was dead on the floor and said the same thing for the rest if they ever insulted you in front of me again. After that, they never got in my way again. The entire house was afraid of me.
After a whole year, Shizune wanted me to sign the slug contract, but I told her I had another summoning contract in mind. With that, we traveled to the remains of Uzushiogakure. Like Kurama said I was able to enter thanks to your blood in my system from our marriage and found the contract to the Phoenix. We kept it a secret from everyone and I worked on learning the super-strength technique that Tsunade had developed, and learning elemental mastery and senjutsu from my summons. I even took some kenjutsu lessons from a friend that Anko recommended. This went on for another seven or so years. By the time I was in my twenties, I became the most powerful member of my age group. I had mastered my sage mode in three years and I was stronger than both Jiraiya and Tsunade combined. Over the years, Shizune and Tsunade started to drift apart. Shizune tried being there as always, but Tsunade just closed her and everyone else off. Hell, even with Sakura and Ino, she kept the relationship professional and never tried to get close to the two of them. After they were done training, she only spoke to them when it was assigning them missions or handing out tasks in the hospital. Tsunade had become a shell of her former self. She was just like how she was when you found her, only worse. This time no one could get near unless it involved the village being endangered or something happening at the hospital. Jiraiya and Shizune tried many times, but nothing worked. The Tsunade Senju they knew was gone, and she was not coming back.
Then during the last battle in the second invasion by Oto with Iwa and Kumo helping this time, I fought Sasuke after he left for Orochimaru again a few years earlier. He proclaimed the same bullshit from before. Talking about killing off all Konoha and then going after his brother before he would revive his clan. He said he was gonna make sure I was gonna be one of his wives as a way to stick to you in the afterlife. I beat the little bastard to the ground without too much trouble, since he underestimated me far too much. His curse mark form proved to be troublesome but I handled it easily with my sage mode and elemental juken. I ended up beating the little bastard to the ground before I smashed his face into a million pieces with my enhanced strength. Jiraiya, Tsunade, Kakashi, and Gai fought Orochimaru, the Sandaime Tsuchikage, and the Yondaime Raikage.
I fought against their jinchuuriki later on in the invasion. I was being pushed to my limits even with my sage mode, but then I unlocked this purple chakra. The chakra of Hamura Otsutsuki. It merged with my sage mode transformed my eyes. They evolved into the Tenseigan. It gave me the edge I desperately needed. I used my new power to fight off their bijuu forms and I managed to free the tailed beasts and send them back to the summoning realm, but before they left, I took a sample of their chakras for the final part of the plan we had concocted. Releasing the bijuu from their vessels, which ended up killing the four jinchuuriki, had pissed off the kages of the enemy alliance. Without their bijuu, they were forced to retreat, but they were not done yet. They hired the Akatsuki to help destroy the leaf and get back at me. Itachi especially wanted my head for killing Sasuke. The leaf knew it would not win easily and managed to convince Suna, Taka, Spring, and Kiri to help in the war. The Daimyo even sent an army of his elite samurai.
Then the third invasion occurred about six months later, which gave me some time to master my new powers. The battle between the two forces was bloody and destructive. I fought Itachi, Pein, and Konan at the same time. I managed to kill Konan and Itachi, but I was nearly drained from the battle. Pein saw this and would have killed me if Shizune had not jumped in and taken the blow for me. When I saw my master die in front of me I snapped. My chakra levels spiked to ungodly levels. I began absorbing chakra from all around me and I absorbed the chakra of all the bijuu I had collected over the years. I achieved what Kurama and you had wanted. My hair transformed completely white with a pair of horns growing from the sides of my head, but most importantly, I grew a third eye on my forehead. The Rinne-Sharingan. Kurama was right, I was the reincarnation of Kaguya Otsutsuki, or to be more precise I was the atavism of Kaguya Otsutsuki. I had the power of the literal mother of all chakra. Pein stood no chance against me, and I defeated him after a long fight. I destroyed his eyes so one could ever use them again.
I appeared over the enemy leaders and both sides were shocked at my new appearance. The enemy kages would not stand down and told Madara to make his move. Madara appeared in the same clothes as he did when he tried to take Kurama. That same vile orange mask pissed me off to no end. He used to the Edo-Tensei to revive the previous jinchuuriki along with an army of shinobi from legends. Some of these guys included the Seven Swordsman of the Mist, bloodline wielders, my mother, Shizune, and the Uchiha clan. He tried to resurrect you but was confused when it did not work along with everyone else. That was when I knew you were alive somewhere and that gave me hope that you were happy somewhere away from all this.
I used my new powers to wipe out his zombie army and barreled right after him. I managed to rip one of his arms and his sharingan eye. I managed to damage his mask to reveal Madara or Tobi as he called himself was actually Obito Uchiha, one of your father's students (Minato and Kushina gasped in horror). He tried to use the Gedo Mazo with the little chakra he had of the tailed beasts. He only had the one, three, and seven tails. Everyone else was back home in their respective realm. Kurama was dead for good because of the seal of the Shinigami, and the death god made sure he would stay in the afterlife. The worthless statue did not work properly, since Obito did not have the proper eyes to control it, and that gave me the opportunity to destroy it. I created the biggest Gudōdama I could produce and fired it at the statue. It was obliterated instantly along with Obito and Zetsu, and freeing the remaining bijuu before I sent them home as well.
Orochimaru was finally killed in the final battle against his teammates, but so were Jiraiya and Tsunade. The Raikage was barely alive with one arm and leg. The Tsuchikage was bisected courtesy of Kakashi and Gai entering the battlefield. Kisame was dead from a fight with the rookies. They all died fighting him with Lee using all eight gates to decide the fight. The other members of the Akatsuki had died earlier on in the years by one of them. Sasori died to Sakura and Chiyo, Deidara died in a fight with Kakashi trying to blow himself up with him and failed. Hidan and Kakuzu died in a fight against Teams 7 and 10 in the aftermath of Asuma's death.
In the end, the three enemy villages were split between the other three, and they decided I should be Hokage. I accepted it since I promised to make your dream a reality and change the village the way it was supposed to be. I even changed my name to Hinata Uzumaki, because you were the only man that would ever touch me in my life. I changed the Hokage Monument to have you on it as well. I explained that you had inspired me to become who I became and that you were the true hero of the war. It was also to show people what hard work and dedication can lead someone to. That is about it. I reign as Hokage for about fifty years before stepping down for someone else. After that, I traveled the world helping whoever I could before passing away peacefully when I turned 125."
Naruto, Kushina, Minato, Kurama, and the others just stared in awe. Hinata had truly come a long way from who she used to be. Naruto could not have been more proud of his queen. She proved everyone wrong and she rose to heights even he did not think were possible. He ran up to her giving a passionate kiss before grabbing her by the waist and spinning her around.
"You are amazing my queen. You passed even my wild expectations. You truly are magnificent just like I said you would be." Hinata just laughed and gave him a kiss that he returned with equal passion. The dragons let the couple enjoy their moment before speaking again.
"Naruto as you can see, your mate grew to become a very powerful warrior. You were her symbol of strength and what helped her motivate herself to grow stronger than anyone else in her world could ever imagine."
Naruto frowned before setting Hinata down before looking at Thoron. "The person that motivated her was Naruto Uzumaki. I have not been that person in a VERY LONG time. I am Acnologia. I am no longer be the person she-OUCH!" Naruto was cut off from his rant when Hinata smacked him over the head.
"What the hell Hinata?!" Hinata just looked annoyed. "I hit you because you were spilling some bullshit again. You tell me you are Acnologia? SO WHAT?! I told you no matter what happens I would follow you into the depths of hell! If you become the bringer of evil itself I would stand by your side till the end of time. Do you hear me? I love you. Whether you are Acnologia or Naruto Uzumaki doesn't matter. I will always love you no matter till the end of time."
Naruto just looked in awe in the girl in front of him. How can she still say all that? She doesn't even know everything he has done, yet he can tell none of it would change her opinion of him. She would always love him. All he could do just look at her in amazement before giving her a hug and whispering 'thank you' again and again. Hinata just smiled and returned the hug. Thoron just smiled before continuing
"See my son. Even your queen sees the good in you. You may say that you have no good in you, but you are wrong. And your actions in the last few years have proven this."
Naruto looked at him questionably.
"Let's begin with the first thing you did. Remember when you found Mavis Vermillion. She was orphaned on her island and you could have left her on that island, but you didn't. You helped raise her for the years you two were together until she walked off to her own adventures. It was thanks to you that Mavis became the great mage she was and brought about the creation of Fairy Tail. Then there was the battle with that human, Gildarts Clive. You could have left him there to die, but you went out of your way to heal him and take him to the nearby town. Your actions with the dragon slayers is another showing of your compassion. Finally, do I have to explain your actions on Tenrou Island?"
Naruto just stared at Thoron in deep thought. Had he really been that merciful and caring without him realizing it? He saved Mavis because he sensed the potential within her. He saw the greatness that was begging to come out. It the same thing he saw within Hinata. But there was something else in her, something that he had not seen in a long time. He thought back to the fight with Gildarts. He let Gildarts live because no one had challenged him in such a long time. He awakened a spark within him, even if it was only an instant. He let him live because he wanted to see if the human could become stronger from this encounter.
Tenrou? He did not even need to remember. Those humans entertained him. Plain and simple. He saw the potential in those humans and tested them for that reason. Plus, his daughter was part of the guild, so he had to show some restraint. She was one of the dragon slayers he checked on from time to time. He felt an obligation to do this since he had a debt to repay to the dragons. The one he watched the most was his daughter for obvious reasons. She was his flesh and blood, and unfortunately was the youngest of the children to become a dragon slayer. She was only five when Grandeeney 'left' like the other dragons did. He even made small talk with her as she grew up in Cait Shelter. Part of him wondered why she became so attached to him after just a few visits. Did she know about him? Who he really was? It would explain why when he arrived on Tenrou she was not scared like the rest. She was confused, but also happy? She was happy that the first thing he does when they meet again is to attack her and the rest of her guild, and not give any explanation?
His daughter was really weird. Just like her mother he supposed.
Hinata then looked at Thoron with curiosity in her eyes. "Thoron-otou-sama. Can you show me an image of my daughter? I would like to see how she has grown up." Thoron just smiled before turning to the Chronicler that projected an image of her daughter. Hinata immediately squealed at how adorable her daughter looked. Even Kushina had hearts in her eyes. Hinata looked back to her beloved with stars in her eyes.
"What's her name, Naruto-kun?" She asked.
"Wendy. Wendy Marvell."
"Wendy. Like the wind. A fitting name. She's beautiful Naruto."
"She is our daughter, of course, she would be beautiful."
"Naruto." Naruto turned to the Chronicler.
"The time has come to explain why we have called you here."
Naruto looked at the dragons seriously. The Chronicler spoke this time. "You know I am the son of the Dragon-god of time, Dialga, correct?" Naruto nodded.
"Well as you know I can look into the future from time to time. Although they are just glimpses into them. Visions really, but they are very probable of happening. In my vision, I see our world fourteen years in the future. In this future, the entire continent is a wasteland and humans run in fear every day and are nearly extinct. The reason? Dragons have run over the world and rule over it with an iron fist."
Naruto looked in shock. None of the dragons he knew would ever do that. Sure there was Kyurem, but even that sadistic, ice freak had a code of honor. Who would dare do this?
"To answer your question. None of these dragons are our allies. These were man-eating dragons of the dark army from 400 years ago."
Naruto was shocked. "But how?! I thought most of those beasts were killed at the climax of the war?! How are they still alive?!"
"Because they came through a portal in time."
Naruto froze at that. "What?" he whispered.
"Seven years from now an eclipse gate is opened. Someone will try to open a portal to 400 years in the past to kill Zeref before he became an immortal and by extension stop you. But it backfired. The portal was opened, but instead of going in, something came out. Ten thousand dragons came out of the portal and invaded all of Fiore and then the rest of the continent."
Naruto was just standing in shock at what he just heard. But he could not deny that what he said made sense. During the war, several dragons from both sides disappeared in the conflict through a portal in the sky. He always wondered what happened to those dragons. He also growled that someone was trying to use one of Zeref's magic against him. Nothing good can come out of time travel or messing with time in general. It always ends badly for someone.
Naruto looked at the two dragons. "So you want me to go stop this invasion, and destroy this gate seven years from now?" Thoron shook his head.
"We want more than that Naruto. It's time you get rid of this guilt and shame you have been carrying around for these past four centuries. Zeref will soon begin his destruction of the world and you are the only one that can stop him. Let's not forget about the remnants of the dark army and the other malevolent beings that still linger around the world. This is an opportunity for you. You said you still feel responsible for your crimes against the dragons, then help the humans. They will need your guidance. The dragon slayers need your guidance. You are the only one that can help them."
Naruto shook his head, "They would never agree to me helping them. The humans would sooner die or try to kill me before accepting my help."
"Then you make them believe in you." He turned to Hinata, and she just smiled at him.
"Naruto-kun you have always done the impossible. You have inspired those around you to go beyond what they are capable of. You did it for me, Wave, Gaara, Suna, Taka, Shibuki and many other places. Please don't let this chance slip away from you. If not for you, do it for our daughter. She deserves to live a life full of happiness with her loved ones. Please, Naruto-kun do it for our beautiful baby girl. Please...We need you to be able to hope again."
Naruto looked down in thought. Could he do it? Could he really let go of all his guilt and start living again? He imagined Wendy's happy face with all her nakama, falling in love with a boy, walking her down the alley, and watching her have children of her own. He remembered what Kurama said of never letting the hatred consume him. To always press forward and never give up. Then he remembered something else. Some very important words from the past.
[Insert Song: Naruto Ost-Decision]
"I said it and I never go back on my word. That's my nindo! My ninja way!"
"A person is truly strong when they have something precious to protect."
"Never forget who you are Naruto. I am proud to call you my vessel, kit. You are the only I call worthy enough to have earned my respect and trust. That's why I am proud to call you successor and my son. Good luck in the next life, kit."
"I am proud to call you my son Naruto. You are the first to learn magic from a dragon. You are the first of your kind. The first dragon slayer. The dragon slayer to the Dragon King himself. Now go and make proud."
"Don't grieve Naruto. I don't blame you for what you did. Remember I will always love you."
"I will fight to the bitter end with you, Naruto. Because I love you. I love you just as much as Anna does. You two complete me."
"You have great potential within you. I can feel it. You are meant for great things, and I will help your journey by setting you on the right path. I promise to be there for you, Mavis."
"I promise to save you Naruto-nii. This is the age of magic. The age of miracles coming to life. So please don't give up on humanity yet. I know Fairy Tail will save you from the darkness. I swear it! It's the promise of a lifetime!"
"Don't be a stranger out there. Everyone needs someone to talk about their troubles. Even a stubborn brute like yourself. So if you ever need a drink and someone to talk to, my doors will always be open."
"Make sure to visit on occasion. I would like to see you a few times before I finally kick the bucket."
"Please look after my daughter. The burden she has is a great one and I fear she won't be ready for is to come with that burden. Please help my darling, Lucy."
"I promise to always look after you. I will make sure you live a full life and be able to have the life I was denied. I promise to always protect you, Wendy. I will always love you, my darling daughter."
That's right, he mused. Naruto Uzumaki always kept his promises. He had broken so many before, but it was time to change that. He will not break a promise to Hinata, not to his first queen, especially when it was about their daughter.
Naruto looked at Hinata before smiling and giving her a kiss. He turned to the dragons.
"I accept your terms. For too long I have been in a state of self-pity of guilt and shame, but it's time to change. I will not allow those savage dragons to destroy the world. I will help those weak humans. I will destroy Zeref and all of his followers. I also will not let those savages shit on the legacy that you and the other dragons have left for me to live up to. I AM NARUTO D. MARVELL. I AM THE FIRST OF THE DRAGON SLAYERS! I AM ACNOLOGIA! I AM THE DRAGON KING!"
Everyone smiled with pride at Naruto's choice. Hinata gave a peck on the cheek. Naruto asked what will he need to do first. "Well, first of all, we will return you to Mount Zonia. From there you have seven years to retrain yourself," explained Thoron. Naruto looked at him blankly.
Thoron rolled his eyes at his son. "Don't give me that look, Naruto. You have not trained in over 400 years. You are rusty and need to get back in shape. Plus this gives you time to master all of your powers. And I do mean ALL of them, do you understand?"
Naruto growled knowing exactly what he meant. But he needed to have all his powers in check to fight Zeref and maybe that power will give him the edge he'll need against him.
Naruto sighed before nodding. The Chronicler smiled sadly. "Unfortunately it is time to say goodbye Naruto."
Naruto looked broken but knew this would come to an end eventually. Just like all good things. He began to see everyone begin to fade. Kurama looked at Naruto. "Naruto you have made me a proud fox. I would not expect anything else from my chosen vessel and son. Remember to never lose yourself and keep moving forward. Don't ever give up. Do me proud kit." And with that Kurama, the Kyuubi no Yoko disappeared. Naruto turned to Minato and Kushina. The three just look at each other in silence.
"Look-" Naruto began to speak but was cut off when the two hugged him, which left him dumbfounded.
"You don't have to say anything," Minato said.
"Even if you hate us, we don't mind. We deserve it for failing you. But know this one truth Naruto." Kushina said.
"We will always love you no matter what." The two said in unison before vanishing. He was left completely speechless and frustrated on what to say or feel. He turned to the last person, Hinata. He tried to speak but he choked up any response, which made Hinata smile.
She reaches into her pouch and took out some items. A worn-out blue headband with a leaf symbol engraved on a slab on metal on the cloth. A large black scroll with a red swirl. A necklace with a green jewel. The last item was a picture of her in her Hokage robes. He looked at her questioningly. She smiled softly.
"The scroll contains some surprises for you and Wendy. The necklace was yours, to begin with, so I am returning it to its rightful owner. The picture is for you to have on hand, plus I am sure Wendy will like a picture of me. There is an album in the scroll along with my gift for you. My headband is for you to have something to remember me. You wore my blood against Neji, so I hope you would wear my headband the same way."
Naruto smiled.
"Naruto promise me you won't give in to despair again. Promise you will help those that need it. Please look after Wendy. Please be a loving parent to her. Every girl needs her daddy to be there for her. I can tell you found love again and that you have other children Naruto-kun, and I'm glad you found happiness again with someone. I know you lost them, but you shouldn't let that stop you from loving someone. So promise me you won't stay alone. Promise me you will attempt to find love again. You need it Naruto. I want you to be happy so please do your best."
"Hinata I promise to do my best." Hinata and Naruto share one final kiss.
"I love you Naruto-kun. And never forget I will always watch over you."
"I love you too, Hinata. My lavender queen. My goddess of the moon. I will love you for all eternity." Hinata continued to smile until she faded away. Naruto let a few tears fall as he let it sink in that they were gone.
'Gone, but not forgotten. They will always be with me.' He thought. He turned to the dragons.
[End of theme]
"Thank you, Chronicler." The aqua dragon smiled.
"I will see you soon. Good luck young Dragon King." He too soon faded.
"Naruto remember no matter what I will always be with you along with the other dragon kings guiding you. Just look inside yourself. Never forget who you are. Farewell, my son and make me proud!" Thoron glowed a bright green light that expanded throughout the void.
"I promise father." Everything went black for Naruto after that.
When Naruto opened his eyes again he was on Mount Zonia again as the sun is setting over the horizon. He sees in his hands the gifts Hinata left him with.
He puts on the necklace and seals away the scroll and photo within a pocket dimension he wields. He looks at the headband and smiles.
"I promise I won't ever forget."
He rips off the metal slab and sends it into his pocket dimension as he ties the blue cloth around his right arm as he looks towards the crimson orange horizon. The eyes that were filled with rage, emptiness, grief, and sorrow; now had a fire ignited within them. A fire he did not think was there anymore. Acnologia was Naruto D. Marvell once again.
And this time nothing was going to stop him.
A/N: Dialga is from the pokemon series, which I also don't own (Wish I did).
Anyway hoped you enjoyed the chapter. Next time we catch with fairy tail after their seven-year nap. See you then!
