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Chapter 1 – Approaching Freedom

"Naruto!" – Speaking

'Naruto' – Thinking

"Naruto!" – Demon, Gods, Dragons, etc. Speaking

'Naruto!' – Demons, Gods, Dragons, etc. Thinking

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In the battlefield where the War just finished, never ending cheers were heard echoing loudly in the whole vicinity. Most people in the battlefield lost their loved ones, their comrades, their friends, yet they were not able to stop their voices from cheering. They screamed out in the very sky for the war that they have won. They never stopped on their celebration. They despaired, they've lost hope, most of them have lost everything, yet they can't help to smile, to laugh in happiness, in relief for having fought a losing war and winning over it. They would commemorate this very moment as the moment where they have won a losing war.

Except for a person who spoke amidst the loud and boisterous cheers, he was unconcerned of what had just transpired. He didn't care at what happened. He didn't care if they lost their loved ones, their comrades, their friends. He was unmoved, even after everything has happened. Of course he was relieved, since he was also fighting in the losing war. So after winning it, of course he was also in a state of comfort and relief. But it didn't change his state of mind. He was still the very same person who just wanted to gain his own freedom, the person who wanted to be free from the shackles of fighting, the very binds of the accursed hatred and the bonds of friendship and family. He wished for a future where he would live and start his life away from his past.

His voice was clear and emotionless. It was heard in nothing but a monotone voice, "Now that this is over, I'm leaving." Despite the thunderous cheering in the whole field, the people who were with him heard him loud and clear. Even if the voice was emotionless, even if it was spoken in monotone, they could feel the firm conviction on the voice.

The person who spoke observed every single person who heard him; His father, his mother, his sister, his rival best friend and brother in all but blood, his teacher, his godfather, and his godmother, all of them.

"Why!?" His mother cried out in shock. It seems that they thought that he would just leave everything that has happened to him in the past behind. "I thought you already forgave us?" She stated, the tears were clearly evident as they were starting to appear on her eyes.

"Yes, I did." He spoke once again, not caring in the cold look he was giving them. They were looking at him and all they could see in his eyes was nothing but a broken look. It was the eyes of someone who suffered in all of his life. It was the look of someone ruined in his whole life.

"Then, why?!" His sister asked him, there was anxiety on her voice. She was looking at him straightly, a pleading look was bearing on her face. She wanted to know his reasons, why does he have to leave, why couldn't he put everything that has happened to him behind, and why doesn't he want a future with his family.

"Isn't it obvious? I want to have a future." He stated as he looked upwards while making a grabbing motion towards the air as he closed his eyes. Yes, that's all that he wants. A future, a future where he won't be tied to anyone, he won't care about the past, he won't look at them and he won't be with them. What he wanted was freedom. To be freed from his past where all he had was nothing but suffering and pain. He would start anew.

"Then, why did you fight with us in the war? I can understand your best friend Sasuke since he wants to be the Hokage, even if he was a missing-nin like you. Why did you fight with us in the war then? Isn't it because you want to have a future?" His father asked, they really did care about him despite the misgivings they have given to him in the past. He wanted for his son to forgive them so that they would become a whole family again. He would rebuild the bridge that was supposed to be connecting them to him.

Every people who were with him were looking at him, waiting for his answer. Even though they fought with him in the War, most of them were still wary of him. He is Naruto Namikaze, an S-Rank missing-nin after all. He's a master sage, a taijutsu fighter but most of all, he had the ability to fight with nothing but seals. He is a fuinjutsu specialist, a master, a genius or whatever you would like to call him with. He is in a league of all his own, and that's all because of his seals.

Even his mother and father, Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze who were renowned for their skills on fuinjutsu were nothing against him. His parents would be like a large bottle of water while he would be a water jug. That means he is really on a league of his own. He was even able to decipher his father's signature move less than three days, when his father took a long time to recreate the whole technique. But at that time, he declared that he didn't want to use that technique since it wasn't his. So, even if they fought with him in the duration of the War, he is still a dangerous person.

The answer he gave them wasn't what they had expected, they expected him to say something like, "Madara is my enemy" or "I want a future where I am not enslaved" or even "I want to save my family, friends, or comrades" and even something noble like "I want to save the world".

But he said something that none of them was waiting for. Naruto spoke of nothing but one word.

"Obligation." That was words that were spoken through the whole battlefield. The whole battlefield was still filled with cheers yet his words reverberated. While the most ninjas didn't hear him, they could fill his confidence running throughout the place.

"What do you mean?" His godfather questioned him, while losing his right arm, Jiraiya was still one of the strongest ninjas in the ninja world. He was one of the Sages in the world, while he may not have the complete Sage Mode, he was still one of them. His presence could be felt as he spoke. Yet, Naruto did not even falter, he just looked at his godfather as he continued.

"Just as I said. It was nothing but obligation, obligation as a human being that is living in this world, but now that I've saved the world, it doesn't need me anymore. I've repaid my debt with it. That's why I'm leaving."

His parents were looking at him with shock that was evident in their eyes. His mother was barely controlling herself on approaching him while his father was giving him a sad look, it seems that he was thinking of what he said, and his sister was tearing up while giving him a pleading look of forgiveness. They all thought that he wanted to die.

The people who were with him were looking at him like he was crazy. 'How would he even leave on this world? He can't be thinking to die now, would he?' These were the thoughts that were running on their mind as they gave him an incredulous stare while one person was thinking about the words he spoke. He thought of every single thing they have done up to this point, when he realized what he was talking about.

The person thinking gave a mirthful chuckle as he was hit in the sudden realization at the words the boy spoke. "I've known you for too long, Naruto. So when you speak of leaving this world, I know you're not thinking to die, am I right? That was why you yourself volunteered to stall Kaguya before we sealed her, you used it on her. You completed it." He spoke. He connected every single piece of the puzzle and hints the boy gave at them from the beginning up to this point.

'That was why he studied his father's technique, why he took those eyes, why he researched every single one of them. He even implanted those eyes on him. Why he used it on the Rabbit Goddess. That was all for this moment. He really wanted to start anew.' He gave a sympathizing look at the boy who suffered the same pain of loneliness like him. While the boy suffered more than he was, they both knew the pain of loneliness.

"As expected of you Sasuke, you're smarter than me after all." The boy smiled slightly while giving him a respectful look as they stared at each other. They were not flinching in the judging gaze each of them was giving at one another. The two was just looking at each other. Their staring contest was broken when their sensei spoke.

"What does he even mean? We don't understand. Explain." Their sensei, Kakashi Hatake spoke as he pointed towards Sasuke who discovered the meaning in the Naruto's words. They really wanted to know what he meant by those words, they didn't want him to take a suicidal approach when they just finished fighting in a war.

"You all knew that he studied his father's technique, right?" after the crowd gave an affirmative nod he continued, "But you didn't know that he took Tobi's Mangekyo Sharingan, the one that allows him to travel through his own pocket dimension, Kamui (Authority of the Gods)." He spoke as if he was just talking about the weather. But the crowd was absolutely surprise by the revelation.

"WHAAAATTTT?!" Every single of them screamed. They didn't expect the Naruto to do something like that. What would he even use the Sharingan for? Then Sasuke continued, "He even implanted them as his own."

Now they were really astonished by the continuous revelations. The Sharingan was one of the deadliest doujutsu that ever existed. Now it was implanted on the Naruto. They were really shocked by the nonstop news that was given to them. Then, Kakashi, the jounin-sensei of the two boys spoke, "How can he turn it off when I can't even do it? It should not be possible even with his genes."

"I'm not really sure, I'm guessing it's because he's a sage." He gave a questioning look at Naruto who just gave a slight nod in assurance. "I just tested it though, after testing it, I re-implanted my original eyes." That was a shocker. He was even able to deactivate the Sharingan with ease. Now, Naruto really was a dangerous person. The most wary of him was his father, godfather, godmother and his sensei. His mother and sister were just looking at him with wide eyes.

"So, how does that explain things?" Their sensei continued. While they wanted answers about the Sharingan, what were important right now were the words he had spoken. They really needed to know what he meant.

It was his father Minato, who realized by the hints given by Naruto and Sasuke. "So that was why you asked for my technique?" Minato spoke in a firm and assertive tone. His son was a really a genius in sealing, there was no doubt about that. To think that he would be try to do something which was thought to be impossible, maybe his son already made it work.

But even in that tone his father used, Naruto did not care, he just gave a look that basically means 'yes'.

"What you're trying to do is dangerous! I know that I and your mother made you suffer too much, but you don't have to do this! We want to make it up to you, even if you don't forgive us for what we've done. But we care for you, don't do this!" Minato spoke loudly in a begging tone. His mother who was startled by his father's tone, asked.

"What are you saying? Why are you even saying he doesn't have to forgive us? You don't want him to forgive us?" Kushina was shaking while asking about what the boy was talking about.

"It's better than what he's trying to do!" His father cried out at Kushina. Not even caring that he just gave an ear-deafening shout. Minato was slapped by Kushina. Tears were leaking out of her eyes as she started to get angry at the Minato.

"I can't believe you! He's your son and you don't want his forgiveness?!" His mother screamed out. Naruto who was stoic at best and confused at worst was watching the scene with amusement. He actually get to see his parents fighting, all the time he saw the both of them, they were lovey-dovey to each other no matter where they were.

His best friend Sasuke who was looking at the scene glanced at him. While he knew Naruto was stoic, he could see the amusement in his eyes. They were brothers after all. Their bond as brothers was stronger than blood, it was even stronger than the bonds Naruto and his sister has. He can read the boy as much as the boy could read him. He definitely saw the amusement in his eyes. He just gave a tired sigh as he looked back at the scene. 'As usual, he's still waiting for a grand exit. Even though he changed in many ways, that habit will never do so.'

His parents that were fighting and arguing with each other were being calmed down by the other people, his sister, Jiraiya, Tsunade and Kakashi.

"Okay okay, calm down." Jiraiya spoke as he and the others separated Minato and Kushina. His mother was glaring angrily at his father who was still shock at the plan Naruto was planning to do so.

"Now that we've separated the both of you, what are you talking about?" His godfather asked. He really wanted to know what his godson Naruto was speaking about. But he knew that the boy won't budge no matter what it is. He just hoped that whatever it was, it wasn't something big. But before the boy's father could speak, the boy's mother interrupted.

"What he's talking about is he doesn't want our son's forgiveness! Do you know how hard it is for me, for my husband to speak something like that?!" There was clear rage in her voice as she spoke. She was really furious at Minato who doesn't even want his son's forgiveness anymore.

"I told you it's better than what he's trying to do!" His father argued back.

"The two of you should just calm down!" His godfather yelled at the both of them. The boy's lips could be seen twitching upwards. He was barely able to control his lips from smiling. His best friend who was looking at him just gave him a raised eyebrow then his friend gave an exasperated sigh.

"Don't interrupt." His godfather pointed to his mother who was glaring at his father scowled at Jiraiya. When she calmed down, his godfather continued. "Now, what are you talking about?" He asked, looking at the boy's father.

"He wants to leave this dimension, don't you know how crazy that sounds?!" His father screamed, making the crowd very much to their own state of unadulterated shock and wide eye in disbelief.

"That's not possible, right?!" His godfather now was worried, while he didn't give him most of his time for the boy, he still cared for the boy as well. He didn't want him to leave this world.

"I know! But that's what the hints the both of them gave!" His father pointed at the Naruto and his best friend. "You know that he doesn't want anything that I and his mother have, yet why did he beg for my technique? That was the reason. It's a time-space ninjutsu for God's sake. Now he has the Kamui, and he probably took Kaguya's ability to travel through dimensions!"

Being shock was now nothing but an understatement. They couldn't believe what they've just heard. Did they really hear that he took a power from the Rabbit Goddess that easily? The only thoughts that were going on their minds were that they didn't believe what Minato was saying.

"How is it possible for him to take one of Kaguya's abiliy?!" His godfather exclaimed. Taking a power from Kaguya wasn't possible. She was a god in terms of power. It took the strength of Naruto and Sasuke who were the reincarnation of Asura and Indra Otsutsuki, the children of the Sage of Six Paths just to seal her. Keyword, SEALED. They were only able seal her in the moon, they weren't able to kill her very existence. The whole world watched the both of them fight the Goddess.

They were beaten bloody and ragged. While the both of them defeated Madara Uchiha and the Ten-Tails, they were barely able to defeat Kaguya, even in their full strength, they were a mere drop of water compare to the power that Kaguya has. It took many cunning plans and exquisite execution of those strategies in the right position and the right time just to seal her. And Minato was saying that Naruto just took Kaguya's ability.

"Damn it Jiraiya, he's a seal master! Don't you understand that?" Minato argued back. Sasuke knitted his both of his eyebrows in irritation in the never ending arguments the crowd had. He just gave a defeated expression when he saw Naruto placed a hand on his mouth just to keep himself from being seen with a smile on his face. Naruto was now obviously enjoying the scene that was occurring in front of him.

Sasuke was just dead tired, he doesn't want to deal with this shit anymore, and he would just take a rest sooner. He gave a knowing look at Naruto before speaking.

"So you're leaving, huh? Are you sure what you're planning to do will work?" Sasuke asked, breaking the argument that was happening between Naruto and Jiraiya. They now looked at Naruto, waiting for his response. They don't really want Naruto to leave. And leaving dimensions would possibly make him never come back.

Naruto who was asked by Sasuke just gave him a 'who do you think you're talking to' look before he snorted. "Yes, it will work, I'm just not sure whether I'll come out of it alive though, once I've tested it and made out of it alive, modifications should be possible."

Sasuke just gave him a nod in acknowledgement before Naruto continued. "What will you do now?" He asked Sasuke who just replied. "Nothing."

"Huh?" Naruto just gave him a confused look. 'First, he wants to destroy Konoha, then he wants to become a Hokage, now he wants to do nothing? Sasuke's just as confusing as ever.' He thought as he knitted his brows in confusion.

"Nothing, maybe I'll just explore the world. I don't have a goal anymore." Sasuke explained. He didn't really know what to do in his life. First his brother killed their clan, then he was obsessed with revenge, then he betrayed Konoha for power, he killed Orochimaru and then he killed Itachi when it was revealed that it was the Hokage and the elders who gave the order to kill the clan, he then have a new goal. It was to kill the Hokage and the Elders. After killing the Elders, he wanted to destroy Konoha, then he fought against Madara and the Ten-Tails, then he fought a god alongside Naruto. After that, he doesn't really have any goal in his life.

"Do you want to come with me, then? My goal is just to leave this dimension, if I die trying, then I die. I don't really have any dreams anymore. I'm just the same as you. If we leave this world, we die trying to do so. We don't really have anything do after all." Naruto asked his rival curiously. They were brothers in all but blood. They would be protecting each other no matter what. Even though they had their own share of problems, even though the both of them tried to kill each other, it was only because of their problems that they became brothers. That was why they won't abandon each other when they were finally able to fix most of their problems.

Sasuke just gave a smirk knowingly at Naruto. "No, I'll just explore this world. If I go with you, I know that you're bound to get into trouble. I would rather rest than helping you solve your problems. I'm tired now that I don't have any goal to achieve." He spoke coolly as Naruto just gave a slight smile before continuing.

"We never change, do we?" Naruto sighed. Naruto gave an expressive tone as he continued. "I'll be leaving then, knowing you don't have anything do anymore, you'll save this world if it gets into trouble. So if you have problems dealing with it alone, call me."

The best friends who were talking were stopped by Kushina who gave a pleading cry at Naruto. "Naruto, please don't do this! Don't leave us! We want you to come back with your family!"

"Kaa-san (Mother), isn't it easy to see that I don't want to live with you? I already forgave you for what you and Tou-san (Father) had done to me. So you don't have to beg to my forgiveness. You can now live in peace without any regrets." Naruto's previous calm aura was replaced with a cold one. His tone was back from the friendly one he used with Sasuke to the emotionless one he was using earlier.

"Naruto! You won't be leaving! You'll die in the process of trying to leave the dimension!" Minato spoke with worry filling his voice. He won't let his son leave this world only to die in the process. He still had many regrets, especially the regret of leaving his son to suffer in pain and loneliness. "Naruto, I was alone like you, I was an orphan, but I've found a family in Konoha, the same could be said to you. You won't be alone anymore, you'll have your family with you! Just don't leave!"

Unexpectedly it was not Naruto who gave a reply, it was his best friend Sasuke. "Yondaime, you do not know what you're talking about. You know nothing of the pain brought by loneliness. Your loneliness pales in comparison to what I and Naruto had felt in our lives." Sasuke spoke coldly, making the crowd shiver in the tone he used. It was a tone filled with darkness and anger. Anger at the fact that Minato compares the loneliness he felt when he was an orphan at the loneliness the two boys felt.

"That's not true!" He was an orphan. He was the same as Naruto and Sasuke who grew up as an orphan in most of their lives. Sasuke's parents died at the hands of his brother when he was at an early age and Naruto didn't even knew his parents until he was thirteen.

"Yes it is." He finished as he glared at Minato who was only giving a worried look at Naruto. Naruto who was looking at them turned around and he just started to walk at Sasuke's direction when he was restrained by his mother who was hugging him tightly. "Naruto, don't leave! Please!" Kushina could do nothing but cry as she held Naruto who was trying to leave.

Naruto just pushed Kushina away forcefully before heading towards Sasuke's direction. Naruto suddenly felt a strong tug on his back as he saw a flash of yellow behind him, only to see Minato grabbing him.

"Naruto, you're coming back with us! You're not leaving this world!" Minato declared at him. Sasuke dashed forward towards Naruto and Minato as he released Susanoo (Tempestuous God of Valor) making the crowd feel the humungous power that was bursting out from Sasuke. Minato released his hold of Naruto as he was punched by the arm in Sasuke's Susanoo. He flew backwards at the crowd's position, making them wary that there was a small skirmish currently happening right now.

They saw Sasuke who had his Susanoo released besides Naruto who has his back turned that looks like he's preparing something. Jiraiya and Minato approached the two, faster than most ninjas. They didn't hold back at all, since this boy was one of the people who were strong enough to hold himself and win against Madara.

Jiraiya dashed at Sasuke while preparing an Oodama Rasengan (Big Ball Spiraling Sphere) in his right hand as he dashed at the boy's position. Minato threw many of his tri-pronged kunai as a distraction which Sasuke just easily batted away with the right arm of his Susanoo. Jiraiya slammed the Oodama Rasengan at Sasuke, only to be blocked and repelled by his impenetrable defense.

Seeing that Sasuke won't easily budge, Minato used his Hiraishin (Flying Thunder God) in a series of numerous flashes of yellow directed at Sasuke's direction, trying to surprise Sasuke to reach Naruto. Minato knows that Naruto was now preparing his technique to travel other dimensions. He needed to stop Naruto before he completes the process.

But Sasuke was able to thwart the both of them. He used the whole Susanoo as defense against the flashing attacks of Minato as he delayed them while he saw Naruto was preparing. Of course he would be able to do so. Right now, Naruto Namikaze and Sasuke Uchiha were the strongest ninja of this era. Even the Toad Sage and the Yellow Flash won't be able to do anything against one of the people who defeated Madara Uchiha and the Rabbit Goddess, Kaguya Otsutsuki.

"Naruto! Stop what you're doing right now!" Naruto was now preparing for the dimension travelling technique that he created with the use of the time-space ninjutsu, Kamui and Kaguya's dimension travelling ability. They were not able to penetrate Sasuke's Susanoo. He was standing there, an immovable object that cannot be budged no matter what happens. He was preventing them from reaching Naruto and stopping him from unleashing his technique.

After the moment that seemed like forever, they saw Naruto who was sitting still standing up. He had the marks of Sage Mode. He was clearly planning on using the natural energy that surrounds the world for his technique, the sensors among the crowd could feel enormous amounts of nature chakra inside of his body being pushed to the seal he created. The seal was created with a permanent ink from his pouch so that the seal would not deteriorate. He even placed numerous permanent seals around the sealing circle so that the seal and the ground would be suspended in a timeless space. He grabbed two vials inside of his pouch, one with the blood and another one with an unknown chemical. He bit his right thumb as he spread his blood on the sealing circle he created in the ground.

Sasuke was getting irritated for how long Naruto was taking his time with. He asked in an irritated tone, "Aren't you finished yet?" Right now, he was standing tall and firm, none of other ninjas were approaching now, even Naruto's parents could only watch on what he was doing. They weren't able to move Sasuke away from Naruto. The only remaining option they had now was to convince Naruto to stop what he was doing.

"Not yet, Sasuke. Just be patient and don't kill them. There, now it's done." Naruto spoke in reply at Sasuke who just grunted back mockingly. He didn't really want to do this. Naruto would now owe him one. He just wanted to sleep and regain his strength, but instead, since Naruto wanted a grand exit, he had to prevent others from reaching Naruto. He saw Naruto pulled the cork of the two vials as he made a single drop of the both vials fall of the sealing circle Naruto created. The single drop of the liquid inside the vials made the sealing circle sizzle so hard it could be heard in the whole crowd.

After pouring a single drop of both vials, he placed them back on his pouch and then he made numerous hand seals and the moment he finished he slammed his right hand in the sealing circle. He spoke. "Fuinjutsu: Museigen no Kamui! (Unlimited Authority of Gods)"

The crowd watching could only give him looks of awe and amazement as they saw the sealing circle changed from the circle to a black hole similar to the one being made by the Kamui. The black hole of deep space was just there as he stood up, leveling his look at Sasuke who was just smirking at him.

Sasuke reached out his hand, making a bump fist action which Naruto returned back as he smiled at his brother. No words were needed now, since they were brothers who understood each other's words and actions. The moment of stupor was broken by Naruto's sister who screamed at Naruto.

"Otouto! (Little Brother) Don't leave me please!" Naruto could see her crying as she was sobbing nonstop while looking at him with obvious plea in her eyes. Yet, Naruto did not stop. He simply looked at her before turning back in the black hole.

He turned towards Sasuke and gave him one final sentence. "If you want any help when you save this world next time it gets into trouble, the seal will be in the placewhere the light and darkness met and part ways." He finished as he motioned himself to walk towards the black hole in the ground.

He observed the crowd as he was walking towards Sasuke, he saw his peers such as Shikamaru, Chouji and Sai giving him a nod of acknowledgment. He also saw Gaara giving him a smile that was saying a simple goodbye. He saw his sensei Kakashi, his godmother Tsunade, and his godfather giving him a sad look that says 'I'm sorry'. Lastly, he saw his family crying, his father was depressed as he gave him a sad look, his mother was begging for forgiveness and was saying that she doesn't want Naruto to leave and he saw his sister with the stubborn pleading look as she screamed.

"Otouto! I love you, please don't leave me alone! Come back, please!" His sister was crying out as she made a reaching motion towards Naruto's direction only to see Naruto speaking before he fell down to the black hole. "I see. I'm leaving, Nee-san. Goodbye."

After Naruto fell down, the black hole changed from the black hole of deep space back to the sealing circle and then a prism of various colors surrounded the circle.

She wept endlessly as she saw Naruto falling down on the black hole. Her cries were heard in the whole battlefield. She was sprawled in the ground with her eyes so red from the tears that were continuously leaking out of her eyes. Jiraiya and Tsunade could do nothing but comfort her from her loss. They knew that she loved Naruto, not as a brother but as a man. They knew that she loves Naruto wholeheartedly and she was expecting it in return. But right now, she was only broken hearted by the man she loves, her brother who did not return the love she was expecting.

Minato and Kushina who regained their strength and stopped themselves from being depressed any further approached Sasuke who had no longer had his Susanoo activated. Kushina was full of anger as she asked him angrily, "Why did you not stop him?!"

Sasuke was just looking at her with nothing but a blank gaze which only irritated Kushina even further. "I'm asking you, why didn't you do anything to stop him?!" She asked as she grabbed Sasuke and she shook him forcefully.

Minato was trying to calm down Kushina also looked at Sasuke, waiting for his answer. His family was broken now. There was nothing but a slim chance of getting Naruto back. If his theory about dimensions were correct, it was possible that there were countless dimensions that exist in the whole universe. So determining the place where Naruto will wound up would be downright impossible.

Sasuke just pushed Kushina away before giving his answer. "I didn't stop him because I understand him best, even better than the three of you, his family, and all of you." He pointed his finger at every people Naruto knew. "And if there was someone who really understood Naruto in all of you…" He motioned himself as he look at the crowd before pointing at Gaara, "it would be you, Gaara. You knew why Naruto left." He stated as he gave an understanding look at Gaara who just gave an assertive nod in return.

"Yeah, Naruto was really broken. He wanted to get away from his past. I understand that. His life was even more miserable than mine. I was a jinchuuriki and he wasn't. Yet, he was discriminated as one. That was why he wanted to leave. Even if he forgave every single one of you, the mental wounds and scars every single of you had given to him will never disappear. They will be buried in his broken heart forever. While it can be mended, it will never be erased, it will be etched in his heart for as long as he lives." Gaara spoke in a sad tone as he remembered the one who saved him from the pain and loneliness of being a jinchuuriki.

His family and the ninjas from Konoha were ashamed of what they've done. What Gaara stated was right, they had no way of rebutting what was said to them. His parents were now comforting their sleeping daughter who cried for losing Naruto. They really did mess up.

After that, the ninjas of their own respective villages cleaned up the sickening state of the battlefield. Many of their comrades fell during the War, they would honor and respect them for the deeds they made during the War. They would mourn for them.

At this moment on, the Fourth Shinobi World War has truly ended, and a world of lasting peace in the ninja world was finally achieved.

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The moment Naruto was conscious again, he opened up his eyes. He saw nothing but an endless void, a void where in every direction, many mixes of iridescent colors was in the void. It was like looking through an endless kaleidoscope of abstract colors. There was literally nothing here. No sign of life, no sign of other objects except rocks and those weird giant stone statues floating in the void.

'Where am I? Did the seal failed? That shouldn't be possible. I checked the seal many times before I activated it.' Naruto thought with a distraught expression. 'By using the crushed Kamui Mangekyo Sharigan and mixing them with purified Uchiha blood, I would have a catalyst for opening up the dimension and the seal was built with intricate and complex array of seals about time-space. And with the help of Kaguya's ability, I would be able to travel through the dimension, and by using the Natural energy of the world, I would have enough energy to activate the seal and my body which is still using Sage Mode would survive the process of travelling from one dimension to another. Does this mean that there was something wrong with the seal? Maybe I went wrong somewhere.' Naruto's thoughts continued thinking while he was in the endless void, where a large looming voice spoke, startling Naruto.

"How did a human get in here? You shouldn't even be alive in the Gap." Naruto looked towards the direction where the voice spoke, what he saw made him eye wide in shock. His stoic demeanor was broken and he was absolutely shocked by the massive red dragon with a pointy horn in its snout and a large span of wings. Naruto deduced that the dragon's whole size would be about 100 meters. It was even larger than the Nine-Tails. This was a being with immense strength and unstoppable power. Instinctively, he knew that he didn't have any chance against this dragon, even with the Six Paths Chakra flowing through him. He knew that he won't be able to do anything against the dragon. Even his most notable and destructive seals won't deal any damage on the dragon, at best only a scratch could be done against the dragon, and at worst, it would only tickle the dragon.

Right now, he did not want a massive dragon that would kill him, so he stopped himself from taking any risky actions and he just looked at the massive dragon. He could feel the intimidating presence of the dragon. This being is even stronger than Kaguya who they barely defeated. This being could destroy him easily in nothing but a flick of finger.

Naruto saw the scrutinizing look the dragon was giving him, "I see, so that's how. This is the main reason why I am in the Dimensional Gap, to stop the inhabitants of the other dimension from reaching the other dimension. Now, I asked you a question. What's your name and how did you get here?"

'Based on what the dragon said, he is probably a guardian or something that prevents someone from entering the other dimension.' Naruto thought as he looked at the dragon, trying to judge it as he gave a frustrated sigh.

Naruto relented and he told the dragon the truth. He was sweating nervously while thinking of the pros and cons of telling the truth at the dragon. But he didn't want to lie against a dragon that could eat him, kill him, or whatever he wanted. So he just spoke the truth and he waited for the dragon's reaction.

"The name's Naruto Uzumaki and I came here from the ninja world. I used a sealing circle I created specifically to travel other dimensions." He spoke emotionlessly while beads of sweat could be easily seen since they were very visible. The nervousness and fear Naruto was giving could be felt by the dragon who was judging Naruto.

"If you came here by accident I would have just sent you back where you belong but since you came here intentionally, give me a reason why I would not kill you right now." The dragon asked, his looming voice made Naruto's nervousness show. Naruto was already taking a fighting stance while preparing against the massive red dragon that was in front of him. While he didn't want to die, he wouldn't die without any fight at all.

"I don't have any reason I could give to prevent you from killing me, but I could give the reason why did I leave in the first place. I just wanted to leave my dimension so that I could achieve my dream." Naruto spoke while waiting for his impending doom. He was just delaying the dragon while thinking of any plan that would allow him to escape in the endless void.

The dragon who knew Naruto's intention did nothing to stop him. The dragon just continued to give him another question. The dragon was sating his curiosity on the human who arrived in the Dimensional Gap when it shouldn't be possible to do so.

"What is your dream then? This is the final question. If you do not satisfy me, I kill you and if you do satisfy me, who knows." the dragon asked. He could easily read any lie that the human would give, and he already knew the human's dream anyway. He is the representation of dreams and illusion after all. He just wanted the words to come outside the human's mouth.

Naruto just closed his eyes and was waiting for the dragon's verdict as he spoke his dream. "I want to be freed from the shackles of my past by starting a new life that I would pave myself so that I will create my own future." He poured all of his feelings as he spoke his dream, knowing that he might die in the endless void. Naruto smiled inwardly as he thought. 'At least I was able to voice out my dream before I die.' He gave bright smile as his dream was spoken through his mouth. He waited for the dragon to kill him, eat him, or maybe even incinerate him or whatever the dragon could think of but it didn't came.

He opened his eyes only to see the dragon looking at him, in a calculative and thinking pose that coincidentally looked like Shikamaru's thinking pose. The dragon then looked at Naruto directly, bringing his face closely to Naruto. The pointy and sharp horn attached to the dragon's snout was only centimeters away from Naruto's face. He was now close to hyperventilating, his thoughts was nothing but 'I would be eaten by the huge dragon.' But the dragon did something he didn't expect, it laughed. Yes, the dragon laughed, rather boisterously in fact.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! A dream filled with so much conviction as yours, I welcome it. In fact, you have my blessings, boy! Many dreams I have felt, encountered and seen was not as determined as yours!" The dragon told him gleefully with a delightful expression that never left the dragon's face. It was like the dragon is in a state of joy from the dream he heard.

"Huh?!" He just tilted his head since he didn't understand whatever the dragon said to him. 'I just told him my dream and then his presence changed from deadly to cheerful, what the hell? ' Naruto thought as he pondered about whatever the dragon was talking about, but nothing came to him.

"You're wondering about what I said, boy. Since you introduced yourself, I do so myself. I am Great Red, the dragon who represents dreams and illusions." The dragon now named Great Red introduced himself at Naruto who was just looking at him, flabbergasted and greatly astonished.

"And I am glad to see a dream full of conviction and pureness. I have seen your memories boy and to see a dream such as yours wanting to be fulfilled, how could I not laugh?" The dragon looked at him with eyes of understanding and sympathy that Naruto knew he had seen in the dragon's eyes.

"That's why, live! Live to achieve your dream! I will only give you my blessings. It will be up to your hard work and determination to fulfill your own dream!" Those words echoed in Naruto's head as he started to lose consciousness. He was barely hanging on, with his mind still able to see the dragon but hazily as his eyesight was starting to blur. But before he completely loses consciousness, he muttered quietly. "Thanks. Red-san."

The boy was now unconscious when Great Red opened up black void in the Dimensional Gap where he would throw the boy. But before he threw the boy, he spoke one last thing. "By bringing you to the other side, there will be grave consequences but I want to see you achieve your dream, so you owe me one, boy."

He threw Naruto towards the place where the black void was forming. When Naruto reached the void, it looked like he was being eaten by the black space. After a few seconds, he was now gone and Great Red was no longer there to be seen.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

This is a new fic that formed from an idea inside of my head. In this fic, Naruto and Sasuke did not fight a final battle against one another after they defeated Kaguya. And Naruto is a seal master in this fic. That's all I'm giving as of now, I'll be giving a profile about Naruto sooner so that you guys could see his abilities. I'll continue the story if there would be enough reviews on how to improve the story. Thanks a lot.

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