"Years come and go, yet all things must die in the end." Said Naruto. A very old man with whisker marks on his cheeks and the bearer of the 10-tailed beasts. It has been almost 200 years since fighting Kaguya and sealing the Jubi into himself. The Rinne-Sharingan was a side effect of absorbing some of the Jubi's power and took a little while to get used to. Too many were lost that day; sometimes, the battlefield replays as Naruto sleeps at night. The memories were kept at bay until his wife, Hinata, died. A freshly graduated Xiano Uzumaki looked to his great-grandfather. "Is that why you have been more focused on seals and trying to unravel the secrets of chakra?" Naruto turned to the child, "The Biju used to be used as weapons and cause massive damage. With that much power, it will corrupt anyone who can control it. I'm reaching the end of my life, but I still haven't figured out another way to prevent the Jubi's reforming after I die." "Another way? Why not split the Jubi again like the Sage of Six Paths did, but make it so there won't be any jinchuriki?" Xiano asked while cooking his head slightly. Naruto sighed and walked over to his desk, and sat down. "I considered that mostly to have my friends back. However, they wouldn't be who they were before, just a reflection of what I believed them to be. Even if I were to make it so they won't be sealed again, that doesn't mean they can't be controlled another way or be hunted down. Besides that Sage of Six Paths wanted the power of the eyes the Jubi has. using the Jubi's power to restrain itself. He could not control the Jubi like he wished and was forced to split the Jubi to avoid anyone making the same mistake." Naruto picks up a scroll and hands it to Xiano. "Here, one last gift before I go. Remember, fighting for your precious people is what makes a ninja strong." Xiano opened the scroll, and his eyes widened at seeing Naruto's best jutsu, the Shadow Clone Jutsu. Xiano sets the scroll down and rushes to hug his great-grandfather. "Thanks, old man. I'll make you proud and be a better ninja than you." Both men's eyes begin to water. Finally, the two separate; Xiano grabs the scroll and bows to Naruto before leaving. It is time to meet Hinata in the pure lands. Naruto flashes in orange light as he uses the Hirashin. Appearing on top of his father's, the fourth Hokage, head on the Hokage mountain. Naruto gave Kanoha one last look and began flashing through the signs for the Shiki Fujin. A translucent specter that looks demonic with a knife in its mouth appears before Naruto. "What do you wish for the price of your soul?" A low voice that sounds from all around asks. Naruto straightens up, "I wish for the Jubi to be removed and returned to the natural energy. It was originally the world's source of nature chakra before the Otsutsuki interfered. If the Jubi reverted once more to the Shinju, then the world should be revitalized and not fear the Biju again." The Shinigami was silent for a while before responding, "That's a tall order. The Shinju is a primordial, but it can be done. However, is that truly what you desire?" "No, I also wish to see my wife and children again. I may not like being in your stomach and separated from them for eternity, but they will understand. This also will allow a better life for not just my descent." Shinigami nodded. "Very well, child of prophecy, how fitting that I am to be the one to both welcome you into the world and be with you as you leave." Naruto gives a foxy grin. "I'm just that awesome. I even have a god guiding me." Shinigami shakes his head, reaches his arm into Naruto's seal, and removes a massive ball of purple light. Naruto fights to stay standing after most of his strength is sapped from him. The purple light is cleaned of impurities by the Shinigami before being loved and absorbed onto the earth. The first thing Naruto notices is the influx of natural energy and the feeling of how nature's chakra was meant to be. Smiling, Naruto turns to the Shinigami. "I am ready." Shinigami reaches into Naruto's chest, and the world goes black for Naruto. It feels as though he is floating in a black void where nothing else exists. Shinigami blurs into existence before him. "Ya know, this place isn't at bad as I was told. Though it could use some redecorating, orange would be far better." Naruto could have sworn he saw the Shinigami have a ghost of a smile cross his face. "Your actions to restore a primordial have given you a special gift. Being there to guide and save others once more. Unfortunately, an infant has been killed, and even worse is that it was the child of prophecy." Naruto gets a dark look on his face, "I hate those monsters in human form that kill even infants?" "Due to how the attack works, that child's soul was destroyed beyond repair. Alas, the world requires a child of prophecy; thus, I am allowing you to reunite with your wife and children in the pure lands." It took most of Naruto's experience as a ninja and Hokage to remain composed at the possibility of seeing his family again. Taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly, he replies, "What will I have to do as the child of prophecy?" "I cannot tell you the specifics due to certain laws, but you will find out while you are there." "That's not much to go on. For all I know, I'll have to kill others while I'm there." Naruto says while narrowing his eyes. "There may be a need to permanently to deal with another Orochimaru, but you will still have a choice to kill or not like you did as a ninja." Naruto's eyes widen. "Orochimaru is still alive? I thought we dealt with all of his failsafes for coming back to life." Shinigami shakes his head, "Orochimaru is no longer alive. This child of prophecy, Harry, was killed by a descendant of Orochimaru." "Descendant? How much time has passed?" "It has been long enough that ninjas are no longer remembered as anything more than children stories and myths. Chakra is no longer well known and is a shadow of what it once was." Naruto couldn't help but gape at the news. The Shinigami continued, "The return of the Shinju and the boost of nature chakra allowed for more beasts to be born with chakra, but humans took the boost for granted and combined with the long peace stopped training like they once did. You will learn more about the world later, but for now you must choose. Live again or stay here for eternity." Naruto didn't even hesitate. "I will live again and help more people, and once I die again, I will see my family once more." The Shinigami nodded and waved his hand, and the two appeared in a room that seemed frozen in time. Looking around, Naruto could see a crib and a woman lying on the ground before it. In the doorway is a bald-looking, noseless Orochimaru holding a stick pointed at the infant in the crib. "Before I create a body for you, some things to keep in mind. First you will replace young Harry here. Your looks and blood will be identical to his. However, you will still retain all of the abilities you were born with in your previous life. You were not born with a piece of the Shinju in you. That means your reserves and chakra size will not be the same as before. Being an Uzumaki you will still have higher than normal reserves and everything that comes from being a descendent." Time begins to slowly begin playing once more. The rest of the green light enters the infant, and a massive mote of white and gold light erupts from the infant. The light hits the descendent of Orochimaru, disintegrating him and even destroying the building containing them. Shinigami picks up the child and cradles him in his arms. He then waves his hand, and a duplicate of Harry appears. "Now there must be a mark of some kind as a sign of surviving such a dark spell. Any preference? If not, then I think a scar in the shape of a lightning bolt would be unique." Naruto shakes his head. "No, I already know what I want. To remember my old friend, I wish to have the whisker marks he gave me." The Shinigami nodded, and a copy of Naruto's whisker marks appeared on the copy's body. Naruto smiles fondly in memory. The Shinigami pushes Naruto's ethereal form into his new body. Naruto then opens the eyes of his new body, looks around, and can no longer see the Shinigami. After some time, a loud engine can be heard, breaking the silence. Soon after the sound stops, a man bigger than most Akimichi enters the room with a fearful expression, tears falling from his eyes as he sees the body of Harry's mother. Turning towards the crib, he sees Naruto staring at him in curiosity; he approaches the child and holds him in his arms. A crack echos out, making Naruto jump, and Naruto feels the large man tense until a handsome, tall man with long black hair and grey eyes enters the room. Seeing Harry's mother dead on the ground, the new person rushes to the large man and looks at Naruto. The new man began saying something in a language Naruto didn't know. Seeing the smaller man getting more upset, Naruto reached up to the smaller man and grabbed his clothes. The man stopped for a moment, and his eyes softened.