Disclaimer: Yeah, I don't own Naruto. So this is it people, the last bit! But before we get to the epilogue proper, I have a quick little omake or (extra scene) for you. I know it usually comes at the end of a manga chapter, but I decided to put it here. So please enjoy!
Omake: (Takes place before the 'Engagement' chapter)
Naruto and Sasuke are sitting at a kitchen table with a giant pile of origami paper.
"Okay," said Naruto as he glanced down at the instructions. "You fold this corner up... and then-"
Sasuke pinched the bridge of his nose and released a sigh. "Dobe, you're doing it all wrong. I can't believe you're worse at this than me. I'm short an entire arm!"
"Shove it, teme! I'm trying to concentrate!" the blond snapped in return and refocused on his work. "Besides, you wouldn't be at a disadvantage if you just let Sakura make you a new one."
The dark-haired man gave him a cold glare. "You are never going to let that go, are you?"
"Nope! I- oh, damn it!" Naruto cried as he once again held up a lopsided, crinkled piece of paper.
Sasuke raised a curious eyebrow. "Which one is that supposed to be, the turtle?"
"No," he answered with an irritated grunt, "the deer!" With an yell of frustration, Naruto tore the crumpled figure up into tiny pieces and tossed them into the air. They fluttered down onto the other discarded attempts heaped around them.
The blond grabbed at his hair. "I've beaten freaking GODS! Why in the hell is this so difficult?"
"Because you suck at following directions?" Sakura asked rhetorically as she entered the room to check up on them. "Are you guys, seriously, still at this?"
"Sakura-chan!" Naruto whined as Sasuke released a snort. "Will you, please, just do this for us?"
"Damn it, Naruto!" she yelled, brandishing her fist. "I'm a doctor, not a artist!" And left the room in a huff. This was his stupid idea, so he had to find a way to do it himself!
Sasuke and the blond then shared a questioning glance. "Fine," the dark-haired man said, before activating his rinnegan and transported Sai to their location with loud, POP!
"What the-"
"Sai!" Naruto cried in despair. "Fold these stupid things for us! PLEASE! We've been at this for HOURS!"
The former Root member simply blinked at his friends in confusion. "How did I even get here?"
"Do it or I'll send you to the acid dimension," Sasuke threatened, flashing him his rinnegan.
The other man visibly gulped and sweatdropped. "H-Hai, I'd be happy to..." And Sai immediately got to work.
*So that's how the origami figures got made. Hope you liked that additional scene. And now! What you have all been waiting for! The epilogue. Enjoy!*
~Epilogue: The Aftermath~
(The morning after the party.)
"Come now, Kono-kun. Don't dawdle!" Hanabi beckoned to her slave. She was the type of woman that always collected on her bets. And poor Konohamaru was paying a heavy price.
"Hanabi-chan," the teen whined, shifting about the multitude of shopping bags he was carrying. "Haven't you visited enough stores, yet?"
"Hey," she replied, waving a scolding finger at him. "We had a deal. You are stuck as my slave for the entire day! So you'd better get used to it, Jeeves."
"Stupid women, stupid clothes," the teen grumbled to himself as he once again lifted up his load.
"Buuuut, I guess we can take a small break," Hanabi said teasingly. Konohamaru was so much fun to play with! And his exaggerated facial expressions were really amusing, too.
His eyes literally lit up with hope. "Really? You mean it?"
"Sure!" she sweetly replied, batting her eyes. "I think you treating me to Ichiraku's for lunch is a splendid idea!"
"Wait, what-"
"And then! We'll have enough energy to hit the stores on the East End, too!" Hanabi exclaimed with an excited clap of her hands.
Konohamaru's face dramatically fell. "Oh, , fun."
"I know, right? I- what the heck happened here?" the teenage girl asked as they approached the ramen stand. All the members of the Konoha 12 had apparently congregated there for some reason. The majority of the older group appeared to be either groggy or in mind-numbing pain.
"I'm so getting Orochimaru back for this," Kiba grumbled, resting his head against the table's cool surface. Poor Tenten got a whiff of the ramen Lee had ordered and ran behind the stand with a hand covering her mouth. "MOVE! Gonna-" And proceeded to hurl the second she was out of sight. Pretty much, the village's greatest warriors all looked like the night of the living dead.
Hanabi and Konohamaru shared a glance of complete shock. Just how wasted did they get last night? It was then, that Konohamaru spotted Naruto and Hinata sitting at the front stools of the stand. "Nii-chan! What on earth happened to everyone?"
"Oh, h-hi guys," the blond said, trying to hold back a yawn. "Guess you haven't heard about what went down at the party last night, huh?"
"I swear, if I ever get a hold of that snake, I'll punch him straight into space!" Sakura groaned next to them, clutching the sides of her head. "All the hangover remedies I've tried have failed! We'll just have wait it out."
Sasuke let out a disgruntled huff beside her. "I still say the acid dimension is justifiable punishment this time."
"Seconded!"
"Agreed!"
"No, it needs to be worse!" The others grumbled, both Hanabi and Konohamaru sweatdropped. Damn, that sounded pretty bad.
The pair then turned to Hinata and stared at her expectantly. The dark-haired woman let out a tired sigh and shook her head. "Well, you see it all started when-"
As she began to tell them the entire story, the scene shifted over to Yamato, sitting alone at table next to the stand.
"And so," he said to the readers as they focused on him, "we at last come to the end of our little tale. While it wasn't quite the night Naruto had hoped for, it certainly became one to remember."
The dark-haired man then blinked at them. "Oh, I suppose you're wondering how I could be the narrator when I was one of the last to know. Well, let's just say..."
Yamato raised up his left hand, as a familiar creature alighted down from the heavens. The crow then turned toward the audience and flashed them its sharingan eye, as the wood user concluded, "... a little bird told me."
With a final, dramatic flap its wings, the crow let out a mighty, "CAWWW!" As Yamato waved the audience good-bye.
~The End~
Author's Notes: DONE!Now! I know what you're all thinking! But Mists! Itachi fried that freaking bird! WRONG! Itachi torched its shadow clone! XD You see, when Itachi implanted that eye into the crow, it gained sentience. So when Itachi sent it to hide within Naruto, it came up with a plan. Having been inside Naruto for so long, the bird learned how to create a shadow clone. When Itachi had it come out, the real crow sent out a sharingan enhanced shadow clone instead. So it burned up instead of going POOF! And after the war was over, when Naruto and Kurama were asleep, it escaped and flew off into the night. It is now planning the crow uprising. And when the sharingan regains it's full power, Konoha shall fall! BWHAHAHA-Cough!
So that's my explanation everyone! LOL! The crow started out as just the aho bird that you see all the time within the Naruto anime/manga. But quite a few people wanted it to be more, and that's what I came up with! Hope it and Yamato as the narrator worked! I told you this was all connected to "Naruto SD!" Hehehe! Anyway! It took almost a year, but I got it done! YAY!
And before you ask, there will be one final sequel called, "Yes, Naruto, Your Wedding's Today!" But expect that in like a month or two because I need a Naruto break guys. I really do. And it will be short, I'm talking like two chapters. It'll be a "get your ass to the church" kinda deal, so expect lots of funny group hijinks like in the "Engagement Party" chapter with some romantic bits thrown in.
And lastly, I'd like to thank EVERYONE who faved and reviewed! You guys were really great. I'm not going to name everyone, just in case I miss someone and they are hurt. I message you guys all individually anyway, so I hope that's okay. ;) While I'm on this "break" I will still be updating "Data Bytes." But I have a lot of other real life stuff to work on right now. And after that's done, hopefully I can get back to "Double-Edged Sword" and finally give you guys an ending on that. But I'm not making any promises. That's going to be a lot of work, believe me, but I want to try.
But, if you guys want me to start on "Yes, Naruto, Your Wedding's Today!" faster you know what to do!
PLEASE FAV AND REVIEW! Thanks for reading! T-That's all folks!
Japanese Word Key:
Omake: Extra bit or scene in anime or manga
Aho bird: A Japanese visual pun on the sound a crow makes. Aho = idiot
Dobe: Dead Last or Idiot
Teme: Bastard
Sempai: An older classmate that you look up to, Japanese girls usually use it for a guy they have a crush on as well.
Nii-chan: Brother
Nee-chan: Sister
Hai: Yes
Itadakimasu: It's a traditional Japanese phrase that means: "I thank you for the meal."
Otousan: Father (formal)
Tou-chan: Dad (informal)
Kaa-chan: Mother or Mom
Oba-chan: Granny
Ero-kage: Perverted (or Ero in japanese) Hokage
Arigato: Thank you
Kami: God or spirit
Chibi: Short, cute style of drawing
Baka: Idiot
Gomen'nasai: I'm sorry
Gomen: Sorry
Bento box: the Japanese term for a lunch box, or a boxed lunch of some kind.
Shogi: Japanese chess
Kunoichi: Female ninja
Shinobi: Ninja (not sure if it's just used for males though)
Sensei: Teacher
Dattebayo: Naruto's catchphrase in Japanese. It doesn't actually translate to "Believe it!" It's just an exclamation like: Yippee! or Huzzah!