Chapter 33

Resolution (Both Worlds)

"And that's how it went." Naruto said, nodding happily as he relived his old memories.

"So you two never married." Kat said in disbelief. Naruto and Hinata were too caught up in their imaginations to ask any questions.

Naruto suddenly blushed, flustered by Kat's question. "Well I was a little busy trying to become Hokage." He said lamely, and even though he couldn't see Kat, he could imagine how she was starting to blow up like a bullfrog.

"Are you daft in the head?" Kat said simply, managing to convey her anger with this one sentence. "How could you NOT propose after all that!?"

"Hey! We were only 12 at that time! It's not like I could've!" Naruto shouted as self-defense.

"How old are you now?"

"Eighteen…" The blonde muttered softly, looking off into the sky.

"WHAT!?" Kat shouted once again, her face red with annoyance. After a moment Kat cooled down enough to ask, "But at least you guys became girlfriend and boyfriend, right?" At Naruto's terse nod, she eased up a little.

"Yeah, It took me like a week to work up the courage to ask her out, but I finally did it." Naruto said, looking quite proud of himself. "Of course, it took another three years before the bastard fox finally decided to unlock her memories, but that's a different story."

"Wait, everyone got their memories back?" Kat asked, her eyes widening with surprise.

"Yeah. The stupid fox was lying to me about that." Naruto muttered angrily, but in reality he was grateful for the fox's decision. Because of the Kyuubi, Naruto was able to make new memories as well as retain the old ones. Even everyone else like Shino, Kurenai, Kakashi, remembered everything. It was almost enough to make Naruto forgive the Kyuubi for all those snide comments when he and Hinata dated. Almost.

"That's really thoughtful of the Kyuubi." Kat said, and after a few calming breaths, Kat asked the question she was dying to know for the whole time. "What became of me?"

Naruto smiled before saying, "When I said everyone, I meant everyone. Katzuko came to our village moments after the Kyuubi restored everyone's memory." For a moment, Naruto's eyes clouded over as he tried to remember more about the girl.

"She was not like you at all. I think she was a hunter nin, so she wasn't able to stay. She did say how she would like to see you again." Kat released the sigh she had been holding in. Now she knew that she had existed in that world after all, and it wasn't all just erased off the face of the world she felt better.

"Wait! What about Jeanne?!" The now younger Naruto suddenly burst out, breaking out of his silence as the girl's image suddenly popped in his head. Since Hiroko had not been within Jeanne then that meant that the girl had never escaped from Orochimaru.

"I'm really not sure…" the onscreen Naruto said, before realizing how he must've sounded and hastily saying, "I mean, she did escape after gaining her memories back, but she was acting sort of weird."

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked, wanting to know the fate of his mother's container.

"I think she's a goddess." At this, Naruto's mouth dropped down in amazement. Jeanne? A goddess? But now that Naruto thought back on it, it did make more sense. After all, what other person out there had the power to control light to that degree?

"She only visited us for a moment, and then said something about keeping the Death God in check. We never saw her again."

"You know, that actually makes sense." Kat said, nodding her head. "Since Jeanne controls light and the Death God controls darkness, they really are opposites of each other. And considering everyone still has their memories I think Jeanne's doing her job."

"And what about the Kyuubi? How is that fox doing?" The real world Naruto asked softly. Even though Naruto had his disagreements with the Demon fox, there was no denying it had kept its promise. Besides, Naruto was still trying to adapt to his life now that the Kyuubi's pretense was no longer there.

I'm doing quite fine kit. Rumbled the Kyuubi's voice from the anime Naruto's lips. Ignoring the stunned silence from the other side, the Kyuubi scrutinized the trio though the screen only it could see before saying, Hinata. You are a very beautiful vixen, but you still have a ways to go before you catch up to our Hinata.

"Hey!" The real world Naruto shouted, breaking out of his stupor. "I think my Hinata is the most beautiful woman in the world." Naruto said, inciting a large blush from said girl.

No doubt in your world. But in ours, our Hinata remains the fairest of the all. The Kyuubi taunted, clearly enjoying the indignation that was spreading across Naruto's face.

I'm just toying with you. The Kyuubi said quickly. At this Naruto quickly calmed down, but a small frown still marred his face.

"Hey Kyuubi. You know, it's weird but I kinda miss you." Naruto said, with the same small smile on his face. The Kyuubi suddenly fell silent, and a pained expression came over its (Or Naruto's) face.

Kit… Next time you go to sleep, try meditating. The Kyuubi said mysteriously before the Anime Naruto took over his own body.

"Wow, no idea what that means." The onscreen blondie said, still slightly wobbly after that sudden possession by the Kyuubi. As he struggled to regain his balance, Naruto wasn't aware that he was stumbling towards the edge of the rooftop until it was too late. The trio watched in a mixture of exasperation and concern as the blond suddenly slipped from view as he tumbled out of sight.

"You think he'll be alright?" Hinata asked as she danced on her tippi-toes. Of the three, she was the most worried.

"Yeah." Replied both Naruto and Kat at the same time. Sure enough, the top of Naruto's straw hat appeared as the boy struggled to climb up the roof.

"Damn Kyuubi." He muttered as he lifted himself into safety again. Hinata giggled seeing the expression on the boy's face.

"Ah! That's Hinata, isn't it?" Naruto asked, his ears perking up with a sudden alertness. "I could never forget such an angelic laugh!" At this Hinata started to blush up a storm, to the real world Naruto's displeasure.

"Hey! You have your own Hinata so hands off mine!" The blonde snapped to his anime counterpart.

"Speak of the devil…" Kat said softly as the girl of their conversation suddenly dropped onto the rooftop. However, this girl, or rather woman, was a much different one from their memories. Instead of the depressed slouch she usually held, this Hinata held herself proudly with an air of happiness that was so often absent during her childhood. Like the Hinata of the real world, she had also grown her hair out longer and, much to both Naruto's delight, she had abandoned her baggy overcoat for a form fitting crimson kimono that accented her assets.

"Naruto-kun, you're going to be late for your initiation! I got all dressed for the occasion too." The anime Hinata admonished as she grabbed the blond by the ear. Surprisingly, now that Naruto was taller, she had to pull him down until they were eye level. For a moment, she just glared at the flustered boy, but then her eyes softened and she pecked the boy on the lips.

"You've waited so long for this. Let's not be late like Kakashi." She said, a red tinge on her cheeks. However, this was nothing compared to the red flush that dominated Naruto's face like a thunderstorm.

"W-what's wrong?" She asked warily, noticing something was amiss. Her questions were soon answered by loud whoops of delight from out of nowhere.

"Hinata! Way to go!" a voice shouted, and to Hinata's horror, she heard a loud disembodied wolf call.

"Hinata… I wanted to tell you this earlier but our 'others' have been watching us." Naruto muttered, still glowing red.

"You mean…" Slowly the embarrassment on Hinata's face gave way to an expression of delight. "You guys are back?" She asked into the air. As the onscreen Hinata bounced around ecstatically, the real world Naruto couldn't help but whistle.

"Wow, what a babe." He murmured before shouting out in pain as someone pinched his arm. Looking around, he could see no one but their world's Hinata who, at the moment, was whispering nonchalantly.

"There's so much I have to tell you! Did you know Naruto and I are finally girlfriend and boyfriend?" The anime Hinata asked excitedly, almost unable to contain her excitement. "It took him about a year to ask but he finally got around to it!"

"Really? We heard it was something around a week…" Kat growled, causing the anime Naruto to gulp.

"Uh! Hinata!" Naruto said quickly as he grabbed Hinata and spun her around to face him. "Before we go any I want to tell you something."

"Can't this wait? Meeting our other selves is a once in a lifetime chance." Hinata said, looking slightly annoyed with Naruto's sudden spontaneous outburst.

Even though Naruto had a pained expression on his face he shook his head vigorously. "Sorry, b-but I've been planning this for a while now and it just can't wait." Without waiting for a reaction from Hinata, Naruto suddenly turned around and walked a few paces away.

"W-we've been going out for a while now, right Hinata?"

"Six years actually." Hinata corrected, looking slightly amused by how troubled Naruto was. He usually never acted this way.

"Y-yeah. Well. O-oh Kami-sama, I-I'm not sure how to say this!" Naruto cried out, his fists clenched in anxiousness.

In the real world the trio suddenly gasped in understanding, and in the anime world, comprehension slowly dawned on Hinata's visage. The only time Naruto was this freaked out was when he asked for me to go out with him… She thought, feeling slightly lightheaded as her heart pounded from within her chest.

"Ok!" Naruto suddenly shouted, turning to face Hinata. The girl gasped at the intensity of the blonde's gaze.

"Hinata! I love you! And throughout these six years I have been working to make myself into something worthy of your love. Now that I just became Hokage feel that the time is now, and with our other selves watching, there can be no better time." In one fluid motion, Naruto knelt down onto his knees and brought out the small black box he had hid in his cloak mere minutes ago.

"N-Naruto…" Hinata whispered, tears clouding her vision as the blond opened the box to reveal a golden band with a single glowing diamond shining in the center.

"Hinata. Will you take my hand in marriage?" Naruto asked breathlessly. Instead of an answer, he found himself suddenly embraced and attacked by a stream of passionate kisses.

"I'm taking that as a yes?" Naruto managed to ask while Hinata was pausing for a breath.

"Baka! Of course it means yes." She said, with tears still clouding her eyes as she swooped down and delivered another kiss, but this time on Naruto's forehead.

"I wouldn't have cared if you you're Hokage or not. You're still Naruto-kun, and that's what matters."

"Ah ha, but it makes me feel better that I'm Hokage and married to the most beautiful woman in the world. For a few moments they stayed like that in each other's arms but then something suddenly hit Naruto.

"T-the ring!" He shouted in panic. Looking to their left, Naruto and Hinata both sighed as he saw the ring still in its box on the ground.

"I-I'm sorry Naruto-kun. I-I must've k-knocked it out of y-your hands." Hinata stammered as she got up off of the blond. She shouted out in surprise as Naruto pulled her down again so they were pressed against each other.

"I like it when you're shy like that." Naruto said cheekily.

"I'm a Jounin now!" Hinata huffed, as she pushed herself off of Naruto, pretending to stalk away in annoyance.

"But now you're also my wife!" He called back as he pushed himself up, causing the girl to pause in mid-step. Before Naruto even knew what had happened, Hinata had tackled him to the ground again.

"And you're my husband." Hinata said dreamily, momentarily wiping the blonde's mind blank with her stare.

"I-I-I…"

"Come on Naruto." Hinata said, cutting though his blabbering as she hoisted Naruto up. "We need to get to the ceremony. We can plan 'wedding day' later." With that Hinata waved goodbye to their counterparts in the real world, flashed a sly smile towards Naruto, and bounded off the roof.

"W-wedding day?" Naruto stammered weakly, feeling as if his legs had turned into jelly.

"I-I'll see you later guys." He said as he stumbled away and off of the screen. The boy had just enough sense to grab the ring box from the ground before rushing away.

"Y-yeah. We'll be here if you need us." The real world Naruto said, for some reason also feeling a little lightheaded. But if Naruto was feeling lightheaded, then Hinata was dead on her feet. Without saying anything, she went over to Naruto's bed and collapsed in a dead faint.

"T-that was beautiful." Kat gasped, two rivers of tears flowing down her face.

"Naruto!" She shouted, causing the boy to jump in surprise. "You must let us stay over your house for the night!"

"Y-you can't do that!" Naruto cried in disbelief, all his previous faintness wiped away by the absurdity of that statement. Slowly he backed down from the fiery gaze in Kat's eyes.

"My brother doesn't give a damn about where I go, and Hinata told me that her father is preoccupied with a raging hangover. We can, and we will do this." Kat said, her expression set in stone.

"But why?" Naruto asked, still boggled by what was being asked of him. Even though he had a bunk bed, having two girls sleep over was completely crazy. He never even had a sleepover before with his guy friends. Heck, he didn't even have guy friends other than the two new ones he had just made.

"Are you kidding me? After that I just want to spend some time with people from 'my world.' Besides, didn't you promise Hinata that you would let her stay at your house?" Kat asked.

"How did you know about that?" Naruto asked, feeling his face glow red. True, he had promised Kurenai that many (chapters) months ago, but he didn't think it would hold true in this world.

"Hinata told me. But you did, and a promise is a promise. Didn't the Kyuubi teach you anything?" Kat lectured, causing the blond to blush even more. For about five minutes, Naruto was able to withstand Kat's gaze but eventually he was forced to give in.

"F-fine. But you two sleep on top."

He had agreed to let the two girls stay over for the night, and his mother, upon discovering her dream was really not a dream, was more than happy to oblige. He had not, however, agreed to what was happening on top of his bed, and he had no idea that a sleepover did not entail sleep in any sense of the word.

"Come on Hinata! Show em." Came Kat's pleading voice from the top bunk. There was a scuffling that sounded like someone was trying to escape someone else's grasps, before silence fell upon them again.

"N-no! Naruto might still be awake." Came Hinata's flustered reply.

Oh shut up Kat! Naruto growled in his head, trying to block out the voices. Not only was this conversation stimulating, it was also driving him insane from the effort of containing himself. Suddenly there was a loud ripping noise as if some piece of clothing had been ripped off.

"That was my only bra!"

"Oh! They're perfect as always! And they're HUGE! I gotta measure these!"

Gah! Naruto clutched his nose in panic, expecting a huge waterfall of blood to come spurting out, before he realized he was no longer in the anime anymore, and instead, "little Naruto" stood up. Clenching his hands in anguish, Naruto silently cursed Kat off. He knew she was doing this on purpose. Kat didn't have to say 'huge' that loudly. That basically guaranteed he would wake if he weren't already.

"No… Noo…" Slowly drool started to drip from Naruto's mouth as Hinata's moans of distress reached his ears.

NO! Naruto shouted at himself, punching his head to get rid of such thoughts. In the middle of his self-punishment, he remembered the Kyuubi's words.

Ok meditate… Naruto thought, taking deep breaths. After a few moments of heavy breathing, the boy was surprised to find that Kat's voices had grown dimmer.

It's working! Naruto thought in awe, and eventually he was able to reach a state where everything was pitch black, and no voices penetrated the shadows.

Ahh… Peace at last. He thought as he kicked back and drifted off into the darkness.

Hey kit. Miss me?

AN: And there we have it. The last chapter of this very long and arduous story. I've sweat blood getting this story out, and here it is in all its lackluster glory. I hope you all enjoyed reading this mediocre tale. So the time has come where I have to part ways with my faithful (and not so faithful) peers. I will miss you all no matter who you are. Cherish the time you have and I'm sure you won't live to regret it. I know I don't regret all the time I spent writing this. If only to put a smile on a few of your faces. Thanks to the people to reviewed, and thanks (sorta) to the people who didn't review but took the time to read my story.

Goodbye.

PS: I might write an epilogue but it's very unlikely. Also, I was to lazy to correct any mistakes in this final chapter. That's just who I am. :P