1 Destruction and reborn
Chapter 1: The Shinobi World Destruction
Naruto knew that this was his final mission in this world!
He had never thought that in this era of him holding the title of the Seventh Hokage, Konoha would be destroyed!
Furthermore, he himself would be the final witness of the scene!
The skies burned and the earth shakes. Countless corpses laid everywhere, forming mountains and fillings the river. Naruto could even see dense death aura rising from the corpses of millions of shinobi from the Shinobi Alliance lying all around him.
On the other hand, countless invaders of a foreign race were slowly closing in.
No one knew where these foreign invaders came from. Neither did anyone knew why they were determined to destroy this world. They only knew that ten years ago, these death aura-filled foreign invaders appeared from nowhere and within the short span of a few years, they tore through all of the Shinobi villages!
Along with the appearance of these foreign invaders, the earth collapsed inwards and space shook! Destruction! Tens of millions of living beings were reduced to withered bones!
At this moment, the group that Naruto was leading is the final fighting force of this world!
In this centre of this vast lands, Naruto is the final remaining hope of the Shinobi world. As though a duckweed floating in a pond, he waited patiently for the end to come.
After going through so many years of hardship, Naruto thought that his heart had already steeled. Yet, when the destined moment was about to set upon him, he can't help but shiver.
Sorrow, pain, and despair surged through him, but those weren't self-pity. Those were for his brothers and the ultimate end that was awaiting this homeland of his, the Hidden Village of Konoha!
"Naruto, please pardon my early departure! Seems like I can finally pay my debt to the village. Sarada, Sakura, I can finally meet you again."
"Sasuke!"
"You're not at fault that we came to this point! Naruto, you have already done your best!"
"There is no need to feel sorrow for us! We are already prepared for this. At least, at the very end, we didn't bring shame to the Shinobi World! To be able to accompany you in this boring life, I have not lived in vain!"
"Shikamaru! No!"
"Naruto-kun, let's meet again in our next life!"
"Bushy brow!"
"Come, you invaders cowards! Let's fight one last round! Hahaha… GATE OF DEATH. OPEN!"
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Familiar figures passed by him one by one, roaring heartily in laughter. They charged forward resolutely toward the boundless army of foreign race, as though moths attracted to a flame.
"There's no need, my dear brothers. We will reunite soon enough!"
Looking at those familiar figures disappearing one by one, tears finally gushed out of Naruto's eyes, flowing steadily down his cheeks.
Naruto was filled with regrets. Early on, he was a slow starter and an idiot with no talent in ninjutsu. Eventually, due to the training he gets from his Godfather, Jiraiya, the power that he had gained from Kurama, the nine-tail fox Bijuu, and the bitter journey he faced throughout his teens, he was able to earn the acknowledgement of everyone as the strongest ninja in the Shinobi world.
Yet, it was already too late. He had missed out on too much, way too much. Even though he gave his all, he still ended in failure.
"If only I can get stronger much earlier"
lWith sorrow gripping at his heart, Naruto slowly closed his eyes.
He did not fear death, just that it wasn't time yet. He was still waiting. There was someone that if he did not kill, he would not be able to rest even upon death!
He was the culprit for this all! If it wasn't for him, the Shinobi wouldn't have weakened to this point!
Naruto felt hatred!
Only fresh blood could wash away the endless hatred in his heart!
But the other party was too cunning. He never showed himself easily and Naruto could never find an opportunity to strike. Only this time, when he came to this valley to bait him out, Naruto knew that he would definitely be unable to suppress his urge to come.
He had already hidden for 29 years. This time, when victory was just at hand for him, he would definitely step out from the shadows!
"Gehehehe. Naruto, give up. I have already spoken to the emperor and as long as you are willing to surrender your nine tail fox, he can spare you from death!"
Suddenly, a voice echoed from afar.
Behind the endless sea of foreign invaders, a black tottering figure revealed the upper half of his body. Gleefulness reflected in his sight, but fear and apprehension could be seen in it as well.
He was in no way a cowardly person. However, it was a mystery why the fellow before him and his shinobi lackey was that incredible. He did not hold much military might in his hands, yet he was able to defeat opponents that outnumbered them tenfolds.
He was only one person but the number of foreign invaders who had fallen under his hands was uncountable.
If not for his fear of this fellow, he wouldn't have hidden for that long a time.
"Black Zetsu!" Naruto said the name with a clenched teeth.
This bastard actually survived the 4th shinobi war and didn't die together with Kaguya. He was in fact still alive and lay low for years while trying to communicate with the foreign invaders. All of this just to get his revenge for his mother, Kaguya.
Naruto looked at that figure as hatred burned in his eyes. If not for someone allying with them and guiding them, how could the foreign invaders found this world? How could they cause so much damage and conquer massive plots of land within a short period of time?
This was all Black Zetsu's doing!
The figure gleefully says.
"Naruto, let me give you an advice. You are a talented person and the emperor has already said that as long as you pledge him your allegiance, he is willing to spare you! Furthermore, he is willing to convert you into one of them! How do you think about it?"
But Naruto didn't seem to have heard a word he said.
"Black Zetsu!"
Naruto shouted out his name. His resentment was so powerful that it seemed to shoot out from his eyes. After so long, the opportunity had finally come. In the end, this despicable fellow couldn't resist the urge to appear before him.
"You shall be buried with me and Konoha!"
Amid the sound of the trembling of the earth, majestic radiance shot out from Naruto's palm. In that instant, there seemed to be another brilliant sun in the sky, blinding the eyes of all beneath it.
"Final Rasen Shuriken!!"
"Retreat! Retreat!"…
…
The wind blew frenziedly and upon seeing Naruto, fear ignited in the hearts of the thousands of foreign invaders. They immediately retreated backward as though an ocean wave.
"Protect Lord Zetsu!"
Some of the foreign invaders immediately reacted. They gathered around Black Zetsu and incredible rings of light and black flames burst forth from them. However, it was too late.
Boom! A ray of light with radiance comparable to a supernova shot down from the heavens and the diffused light from it warped the colors in the sky. In an instant, the light enveloped the hundreds of foreign invaders and figures that were between them.
"You!"
A piercing but momentary anguished shout could be heard. That hideous black face warped in fear before the brilliant flames and swiftly, Black Zetsu was reduced to nothingness.
Even at his moment of death, he never imagined that Naruto would pit all of his strength to kill him despite being forced to a corner!
"Finally, I have succeeded!"
At this moment, an unexplainable surge of exhilaration overwhelmed Naruto!
Death charged straight at him, but in its face, Naruto only smiled faintly as he stared calmly at the countless flamed spears stabbing towards him.
It was said that a human's final moments would seem as though an eternity. To think that the myth was true.
Naruto smiles sorrowfully, but his heart was tranquil.
He was finally relieved of his duties after so many years. Yet, he felt an aching pain deep in his heart. In that instant, Naruto thought of his wife Hinata, his son and daughter, his parents, his friends, his teachers and…
If only he was strong enough, stand up and protect his family and homeland with his might. Alas, he was only one person. It was impossible to defeat the foreign invaders even if he is twice as strong as he currently is.
It was all too late!
All those that loved him deeply and all that he loved dearly had left him.
If only he could do it all over again, he would have been a better person. However, it was all too late!
From this moment onward, the Shinobi World will become the hunting grounds of the foreign race. Thousand years from now, will no one know of the existence of the shinobi and the small peaceful village known as Konoha.
Naruto felt regret, sorrow, and indignance.
"This isn't how it should be! ——"
Tears of regret flowed down Naruto's eyes. If only he could restart, in order to make up for all the regrets he was feeling now, he was willing to give his all!
Boom!
"Oi Kiddo, did you forget about me?" Kurama commented while smirking showing his canines.
"I'm sorry Kurama, even after all this time, I still failed and lost the war. I hope you can find a better host after this and please don't let them catch you." Naruto smiled bitterly.
"Cut that out you cry-baby! You're already 40 and still cry like a kid!" Kurama roared.
"I will help you one last time, although it will consume all of my chakra, but at least I won't become a slave to those bastard invaders"
Naruto was flabbergasted. "What do you mean Kurama?"
"My old man the Sage of Six Path already predicted that this day would come. He then imparts me with a powerful space time jutsu to turn back time. However, the jutsu needs the chakra from me and all the other bijuus. But, sigh. They are already dead and have been consumed by that Emperor invader."
"It's okay Kurama. There's no use crying over spilt milk. And I'm already a dead man anyway. I just hope that you can escape safely after I die." Naruto laugh bitterly.
Kurama stopped talking and pondered for a moment before saying. "Kid, although I can't reverse back time, but I can use my remaining chakra to send your current memory into your teenage self with some other powers. But I cannot transfer your body or your soul. Meaning you have to start from scratch all over again and I already told this to sasuke and he told me extract his uchiha DNA and give it you and I will also extract senju DNA from your arm and transfer it to your 10 year old body and it will only awaken when you broke the realm of bone in asura body art and will also try to sent all elemental affinity too and don't worry when it awaken your sharingan will be 3 tomoe and their might be a mutation occurring because of your other two bloodlines. And the me back then really hates you and the shinobi, so good luck with that."
"But Kura—"
BOOM!
When this thought flashed across Naruto's head, in the depths of the heavens, the rumbling of lightning could be heard. At the last moment when the final flicker of his life was going to extinguish, when everything was dark, Naruto suddenly heard a raspy voice full of emotion by his ear.
"Live well kiddo, I hope you can change your destiny."
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It might have been an instant or countless long era, but Naruto was suddenly awakened by a harsh voice by his ear. That voice seemed distant yet near, crisp with a tinge of anger and maturity to it.
As though a rock that had been thrown into the surface of a lake, ripples diffused in Naruto's consciousness.
Who is it? Whose voice is this?
Didn't they say that a person is reduced to nothing upon death? Why was he still able to hear? Could this be… an illusion?
"Hmph!"
Just when Naruto was still deep in contemplation, a displeased harrumph sounded by his ear. Before Naruto could react, he felt something violently jabbing at his body.
It was a finger!
Naruto immediately came to a realization.
That's not right! How could one's consciousness still possess a body upon death?
Unless he wasn't dead!
The moment this thought flashed across his head, Naruto felt as though billowing waves had risen in his head. He struggled to open his eyes and soon, a brilliant radiance spilled onto his eyes.
The darkness before him was illuminated. Not too far away from him, Naruto saw a fuming Iruka sensei staring at him in displeasure.
"How many time did I told you not to sleep in class!"
"I-Iruka sensei?!"
He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Naruto stared at him blankly. For a moment, his head was unable to react.
Wasn't Iruka sensei already dead? He remembered clearly that at the very last moment, in order to save the childrens in the Academy, he charged into the army of countless foreign invaders to buy some time. How was it possible for him to see his sensei here?
Furthermore, his sensei was so young. This was obviously how he looked when he was in his twenties, and he was only ten years younger than him. If his sensei was only his twenties, didn't that mean that he was…
Naruto lifted his arms and soon, he saw a pair of skinny and white arms. This was different from what he remembered.
In that instant, Naruto was speechless. Could it be that… He had come back to life? Did Kurama succeeded?
Joy and anxiety gripped Naruto's heart. More than that, he felt apprehensive.
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Two hours later in his own dilapidated apartment. Naruto was sitting cross-legged while thinking deeply.
No matter what, he had returned. He had truly returned to this day, thirty years ago! This year, he was ten years old!
The era of prosperity and strength for the Konoha was at it's strongest.
However, oblivious to the others, Naruto knew that under its powerful exterior, this prosperous village was on its way to its downfall.
Under the illusion of prosperity and peacefulness, the village was surrounded by countless threats.
In the highlands at the west of Konoha, the hidden village of the sound was swiftly growing stronger. It was a village built by Orochimaru the snake sannin. And he will be the cause death for the third Hokage and he would also take away Sasuke with him, making him go rogue.
Going slightly further, the village of hidden rain had fallen and replacing it was the group that would bring chaos into the world, the Akatsuki.
In the northeast, the hidden village of mist was already in chaos because of Madara and Obito interference. And there's also that damn Black Zetsu that are still the biggest threat for the world.
All kinds of dangers were present, just waiting to burst.
Naruto has been given a second chance. And this time he will do anything in his disposal to prevent the future tragedy from repeating!
