"I´m back!"

"Oh, you are already here" Nobunaga commented after Naruto barged through the door, three years after the last time he saw them. Returning to be a mere presence in a kid´s mind was hard after learning to be independent beings again, but they stood it. They came back into his mindscape without a complain. "Got any better?"

"You bet! Just after this I have a match with Kakashi sensei to see how much I have learned in my trip, dattebayo" the young Uzumaki walked towards the bed. To his fortune, the apartment was clean, thanks to the work of his forefathers and past lives. "By the way, I gifted Kakashi sensei the new Icha Icha book. I hope he doesn´t forget the exam we have with Sakura because of that, because if that happens I´m dead."

"Well, that will be a teaching for you. Never gift a pervert something that will keep him occupy if you want him to remember something important" Hashirama talked, smiling. "And thanks for getting rid of that thing, I had more than enough of your perverted sensei´s literature for a whole life."

"You are welcome" Naruto answered, closing his eyes to grab some sleep. Meanwhile, the others reunited in front of the Kyuubi cage. Their eyes were worried, specially Ashura.

"Speak"

"Jiraiya tried to help him control Kurama anii-sama´s chakra" he sighed, looking at his palm. "He was pushing his luck. The boy was not ready to handle such quantity of chakra and the emotions that came with it" he continued with his gaze lowered. "My brother´s chakra surpass him. He was nearly killed when the fourth tail appeared, but we managed to reign the chakra in until he sealed it again."

"Really?" Nobunaga shook his head, thinking about the rush the Sannin was in. Did he thought he was going to die tomorrow? Perhaps yes… who knows? The only thing he knew was that being in a rush never favoured anyone. "And what did your brother say?"

"He said that, even if he was my blood and soul, he was not going to simply give him his chakra because he didn´t deserve it" he looked at the big fox, who was snoring in his cage loudly, as if he didn´t have a care in the world. "He reassured me… well, tried to… saying that he won´t kill our host because he doesn´t want to lose me, but… he won´t give him his chakra if it is not needed… or willingly."

"What a complicated fellow" the water master sat down, wanting to sleep too. "So… your trip was interesting? Did you see something worthy of attention?"

"Well… yes, a lot of things" they entertained themselves by telling and hearing histories of the trips Naruto has made. After a few hours, the blond woke up again and started walking towards the street, his past lives still chatting amicably. "I don´t know why you bother arriving in time. That pervert is never going to be there on time, just like I won´t stop gambling."

"And that´s the reason I never let you on our trips, dattebayo" answered the Uzumaki boy, walking towards the entrance of the training grounds. Sakura was already there, her arms crossed and a serious expression on her face. "He keeps trying to win that girl."

"I thought he had realised that she never will return his feelings" Hashirama shook his head. "And where is the pervert?"

"Where do you think?" they all sighed before sitting down to wait. Even the Bijuu, who took that opportunity to try and talk with his brother. There have been some rifts between them since Naruto last tried to control his chakra and went out of control, something he wasn´t accustomed to.

"Come on, Ashura, talk to me" the gigantic vulpine talked to the younger Ootsutsuki, trying to endear himself to him again. "You know it was too early, he wasn´t prepared to handle such quantity chakra, not even with my cooperation. Besides, I can´t help my emotions. Men have hunted me enough times to despise them."

"I know" answered the brunette, still looking at the end of the sewer. "But let me ask you a question, how do you think he is going to win the fight against Indra without your power? Mine is not enough and you know it. He and his descendants will have something prepared, something evil… it´s not going to be as easy as for me and them" he signalled over his shoulders. "I´m afraid we have reached the last chapter of the history."

"Last chapter… mean that you are going to abandon us?" the tails behind him moved, revolving the water under them, filling them with a red sort of chakra.

"Never" he promised. "Even if I am to finally join father in the other world, I´m never abandoning you" he finally crossed and gave his brother a hug. "I will always be near you, just as he."

"It has been a long time since I sensed him, Ashura, centuries" the orange being sighed. "Or father became a mere legend and we were forced to see how mankind corrupted his gift, making it a weapon of war. I´m afraid his presence banished from this world with the men and women he taught."

"That is something he would have never permitted" he said, complete truth in his eyes. "My children and their children and their future children, Indra´s too… they are the proof that he walked on this world and will never leave. And his legacy… I think the world is going to suffer a revolution soon" he smiled. "With the most unpredictable knucklehead ninja at the head of the things."

"Do you really think…?"

"Yes" he laughed a bit. "That kid… after a few years he made me realise that he is just like me, except that he had the confidence I lacked for the first few years of my reign" another laugh came out of his mouth. "Yes, I think he will guide the world to a new era of peace, something this people would have never achieved alone."

"And you wish me to help him with that."

"All of us, dear brother, all of us" he stared at the others, who were playing cards or something like that. "And Indra´s boys too, specially the last one" his expression was hopeful. "I think the end of the rivalry between brothers turned war is going to be a good start towards world peace. And the gods know we are going to need it soon."

"Ahhh, the danger our grandmother was a weary about" he remembered Kaguya and what it felt like being a part of her. Those dark thoughts, the feelings… and the memories, crusts of memories of a world that should have been ended a long time ago, too tiny to even make a portrait of it. "I´m not so sure."

"Even father was weary of that, we have to get prepared for whatever is going to come…"

"Quiet! The pervert arrived!" they were right, Kakashi just appeared in the superior part of the training ground´s door. He gave a lame excuse… well, actually a very veritable excuse, considering his usual ones, but an excuse, nonetheless. Hotaru frowned, then made a mocking face. "I think he read his book so many times that forgot to do his job and had to do it in a rush."

"Of course" they watched interested when the silver haired jounin explained the old bell test to his students again. Naruto rushed and the older ninja caught him. unfortunately for Kakashi, it was just a bait. A clone. The real proof started after he dispelled it and the sensei hid under the earth. Sakura punched the ground, opening it. The earth shattered, revealing the poorly hided jounin, who sported a terrified expression.

"Woow, feisty" commented Nobunaga. "Still not the kind of girl the boy needs, but a little bit more attractive than the screaming banshee she was the last time I saw her."

"What? Did you not see her every day in the village?" Hashirama asked the wind style master, who shook his head. Then turned to the water style one. "You either?"

"Too much work" muttered the half ling, shaking his head. They continued looking at the fight. It has passed to a lesson about ninjutsu, apparently because the taijutsu became too dangerous surrounded by a revengeful genin and a super strengthened chuunin. After that, he added a simple genjutsu the girl broke easily enough. The rasengan followed it and Naruto, a clone again, lunged to grab the bells. Kakashi caught the clone in a trap, lowering his guard for a second, what forced the silver haired jounin to use substitution to escape the real one. "He got really better"

"And he hasn´t used mokuton yet" the shodaime clapped, proud of his achievements. "They are restraining themselves, specially the boy."

"Or Fuuton or Suiton…" Hotaru laid on the ground, yawning. "Wake me up when it´s over"

"Don´t you want to see the combat?"

"I already know who is going to win" he answered, showing for once his Nara heritage. Ashura also knew, but he was eager to see how Naruto managed to win without causing much damage to his beloved sensei. By his side, his brother lifted his paw to put it over his eyes, imitating the water master. "Hummmm, mendokusei"

"Look! She dispelled the genjutsu!" Hashirama signalled happily, nodding when the teens retired to plan their next move. "They surely have grown up."

"Yes… your granddaughter worked with the banshee to turn her into something more tolerable" he lifted his shoulders. "I don´t know if she really achieved that, but into an acceptable kunoichi yes."

"Come on, she is much better than when she was a child" they went silent when Naruto and Sakura finished with their planning. They went for a frontal attack and then… "I can´t believe it" the former Hokage stared at the scene. "It can´t be" he continued to stare, even when the younger shinobi grabbed the bells from their sensei´s belt. "Really? The sharingan could be defeated by telling the secret ending of a book?"

"Apparently yes"

"And that would…"

"Well, not exactly with Icha Icha, but I guess with spoiler alerts about their interests" Nobunaga sighed before waking up Hotaru. "Get up, it´s already over. And if you bet for the jounin, better think twice."

"Nay, I always bet for the boy" the water master stretched before going towards the cell. "By the way, have you in your trips heard about Akatsuki acting?" his expression turned serious in a second, making the others follow his example. "Nobunaga and I heard something about impalements and massacres in a lot of places. We even got to see pictures of some of them. I firmly believe that Raizo and Shinobu are behind them."

"So… are you sure they joined Akatsuki?"

"More than ever" he eyed the two ancient beings. "You know Indra more than anyone in the world, no?" they hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Do you think the almighty pest you have for a brother considered a criminal organization a good place for his descendants? Or good allies?"

"Allies? I think my brother is behind the creation of such an organization. Or, if he isn´t, he would have created his own" Ashura looked at the Bijuu´s eyes and this one blinked. "One of his lives has to be the one that started the organization… or at least made up the plan to create it and left instructions to someone. That would be more according to the personality of the Rikkudo´s first born."

"His god complex, more likely" Nobunaga joined his hands. The afternoon was spent in relative silence, with them contemplating the future. What the hell were the children of Indra going do? Knowing them, they could be everywhere. And doing who knows what to the jinchuuriki, because the madman in charge put very clearly that he wanted to catch all his siblings. Suddenly news of the Kazekage were made known and their hearths stopped for a second. They have acted.

"Well, if there were doubts about who is behind Akatsuki, I think we dissipated them" Hashirama commented as Naruto rushed towards Sunagakure. After hearing his friends was in such a problem, the blond couldn´t leave quickly enough. "Madara must be the one that initiated this"

"And Shinobu and Raizo are the crazy brains to induce fear into the people" Hotaru commented, crossing his arms. "I know how people like them work, and fear is a great asset for an organization like the Akatsuki" he sighed. "I just hope they are not there, waiting for us. I don´t know if I could handle Raizo in our current state."

"They are not better than us"

"But they have the advantage, it´s their territory" the half Senju said, frowning. "I remember fighting Raizo in his territory and it never ended pretty. Many of my men were lost to his stakes because of that."

"I doubt that will happen to Konoha shinobi" the shodaime assured. "My girl is doing her best, don't underestimate her."

"Don´t underestimate Raizo, he has a knack for genjutsu and a head full of ugly ideas of how to make the already horrible death worse."

"Guys, let´s stop this, we need to focus on the Kazekage´s rescue. Besides, I doubt they are there. The sealing process will require a large quantity of chakra, something they don´t have in their current form" Nobunaga informed, being the one with most fuinjutsu related knowledge due to his wife´s willingness to share information and clan secrets with him. "No, only the members with a permanent physical form will be present in the ceremony."

"That means… the other Uchiha will be there?" the wind style master nodded, looking forward to meet their new enemies. He was determinate to make this his last war. And then… peace. The peace he wanted to create when he buried his weapons along with his Shinobu, his life-long enemy´s body. "The this will be interesting"

-In a cave-

"Woow, that was… so slow" Shinobu yawned, causing a vein in Deidara´s forehead to start pulsing. "I got tired of waiting for you, nearly got asleep" he stretched, bumping into Raizo purposely. The other didn´t respond. "What´s with the arm, by the way? Little jinchuuriki was too much for you?"

"Bite me, un" the blond answered, passing by him. Sasori didn´t even looked at them. "Why are you here? I thought Pain in the ass will have other tasks you oh-so-great Uchihas have to take care of."

"We are here to teach you were the ceremony will take place" the solemn raven announced, his expression completely emotionless. "Unfortunately, we are not joining you. As you said, we have other things to do."

"And why you got out of the damn reunions? It´s not fair"

"Just start moving, brat" Sasori gave him a push to show him to the front. "We have a very long journey ahead and I prefer if no persecutors follow us to the ceremony place. Remember that puppeteer brat from before."

"Soooooo… someone followed you" the lightning style master smiled in a way that for anyone would spell bad news. "So great, no? whatever we do, they will follow us. If they found the place of the encounter, a competent tracker would be enough to find the place of the sealing. And they will be there… for their precious Kazekage… I want to see… I want to see them and show them my miracle in red…"

"Stay still, we have something to do after this. Pain was nice enough to give us free time in such an important moment. We shouldn´t waste it" they arrived to the place of the ceremony and the Uchihas left. Itachi wanted to follow them, to find out where his younger brother was, along with the criminals that were teaching him, but to keep his cover had to stay. Meanwhile, the two criminals used Kamui to go somewhere else.

"I was waiting for you" Madara said, getting out of hide behind a three. "I see the life in Akatsuki so much suit you two. The news lately are full of such interesting ways to kill people"

"Well, I guess it is. Do you want to join?" Shinobu asked in a playful way, knowing that Madara was never joining Akatsuki because his face was still too much known for his joining to go unspoken and the members would recognize him. "Where is the kid? I have little time to teach him the fundaments of lightning style."

"Somewhere over there" signalled the younger one, frowning. "By the way, Orochimaru is becoming a problem. He apparently believes that while we are outside of the body, he can seduce Sasuke into giving it to him. Indra is also concerned about his standing out of the line."

"Can´t you deal with him?"

"We want Sasuke to deal with him" he smiled. "consider it a final exam" he pushed himself away from the tree. "And? What do you think of the idea?"

"I love it" and he walked to teach the boy everything he needed to know to kill his current snake teacher.

-In Suna-

"Okay… let´s begin, dattebayo" Naruto was in the operation´s room along with Sakura, who was manipulating water to save Kankuro. The blond was using Ashura´s power to stabilize the body and shut down some of the nerves to immobilize the teen while the operation was done. He wanted to help more, but his healing capabilities couldn´t eliminate substances of the body, only heal injuries or sickness. The medic nin did her job efficiently, extracting the poison from the organs as quickly as she can. "Sakura-chan…"

"You need to polish your healing abilities" she muttered before getting to the poisonous water. He excited the room, letting her work. The blond needed to think. After some moments and a curious funny moment with granny Chiyo and much contemplation, he finally awoke from his deep thinking. It was moment to search for the Kazekage. And they have to do it alone… well, alone with granny Chiyo and some reinforcements form Konoha. They met Gai and his team in the way.

"Are you sure you need to be here?" Neji whispered to Naruto, who shook his head. "Then Sasuke won´t be here? And his other… his either?" another shook. "Okay."

"Scared?"

"No, just worried. Akatsuki is more than enough and those are on a league of their own. I doubt we can efficiently back you up if they are present in that moment" the hyuuga frowned. "Any idea of who might be waiting for us there?"

"Not for now" they advanced and finally arrived at the place of the sealing. Team Gai dispersed to undo the sealing, being bothered by some sort of clones and Kisame before they could undo the barrier. Itachi, for his part, faced with team Kakashi. Naruto fall in the genjutsu, but it was easy to dispel it with the help of Hotaru. He used the water mirror´s jutsu to trap the raven in a genjutsu barrier, avoiding his eyes. "Tell me something, dattebayo" he asked. "What are you trying to achieve?"

"What makes you think I have some ulterior motive other than probe myself?" asked the Uchiha, sending his crows to escape the jutsu.

"I can see evilness and you aren´t a bad person" the blond told, surprising the weasel. He… wasn´t a bad person? Perhaps… just perhaps. As he only wanted to protect Sasuke, who was now being corrupted by evils of the past. "Are you going to tell me?"

"My motives are my own" he answered before continuing the fight. Finally he managed to defeat the Uchiha… the man who the Uchiha´s conscience was using to battle there. They moved on and finally reached the cave, but it was too late for Gaara. Deidara, in a playful mood after his fight with Shinobu, took off with the prisoner, getting all of Naruto´s attention and ire. He used power from the bijuu he was caging in order to follow and defeat him, even if he heard his past lives yelling at him not to do it. His tails became more and more, as his rage made him drag more chakra into his system, searching to destroy the ninja that gave his friend an untimely death. Kakashi also saw the problem, as the Uzumaki lost control of the beast. Kurama just chuckled, his brother was making a show out of this.

"Can you stop, please?" the fox laughed even more.

"Calm down, there is no way I´m losing our daily conversations just to get rid of a little nuisance" he laid on the floor, yawning. "The boy will be alright. See? His teacher is already applying the seal"

"And his friend?"

"Work your magic on him" team Gai just arrived and the armless shinobi tried to blow himself up in an attempt to take them with him. Ashura lowered his gaze at seeing this use of the chakra, even more evil than the normal ninjutsu. "Aren´t you mad with him for losing our brother to Indra´s lackeys?"

"No" the Ootsusuki shook his head. "He did it to protect his village and that I can respect, if not admire. I would have done the same sacrifice to protect you or our people" this effectively shut up the vulpine, making him lower his gaze. "But we have more work in our hands. I guess a rescue mission is in it´s way"

"Rescue Shukaku? For or Father´s sake, that not! We have just been freed of him!" the nine tailed beast made a disgusted face. He and the tanuki were never the ideal brothers… in fact, they were the worst kind of brothers, as they couldn´t stay together in the same place for five minutes without initiating a fight. He would still rescue him, verily, but… perhaps a short rest from his nuisance of an older brother was good. "By the way, I think they had Kokuo and Choumei too. I sensed residues of their chakras there."

"Me too" Ashura answered, remembering his older brother and sister. Kokuo was a serene presence in his life, less mysterious and poetical than Saiken, but equally calm. He used to spend some time with him, running around, something they both loved. Often after their time running, they sat down together in some camp and relaxed under the afternoon sun, savouring the sweets their beetle sister prepared. Choumei was a lady in all the meaning of the world. She was the best at stitching and cooking and knew how to be presentable for every occasions, often taking the place of their somewhat crazy eldest sister Matatabi. Many times in the afternoon she would give him tea and a few threats before teaching him some chakra control, something she was very good at. And now they were prisoners inside a statue. "What do you know about the Gedou Mazou?"

"It is nothing but problems" their conversation was suddenly interrupted when the younger was dragged to the front, Naruto frantically yelling at him to help Gaara. Ashura tried to do his best, using his healing powers like he once did with Kanna´s mother when she was at death´s door. Unfortunately, the boy was already dead, so there was nothing he could do.

"Hold on, boy. Keep doing… what you are doing and let me work too" Chiyo, who arrived with Sakura, got to the front, using some strange jutsu to transfer some kind of energy into the body, somehow reigniting the life functions inside of it. The Ootsutsuki recognized the technique, a life force transferring jutsu.

"Do you understand what that jutsu will do to you?" the old woman nodded and continued doing that. "You will die if you continue" this surprised the entire team, specially Sakura, who wanted to stop her. "You are willing to do this sacrifice for that boy?"

"Yes" she answered, pressing even more. She was at death´s door and she knew it. There was no time to lose. "I put that monster inside of him, this is the least I can do for him… for him to forgive me"

"I see" despite his anger at hearing that woman calling his brother a monster, he didn´t stop in his efforts to save the young Kazekage. Finally, because of their jutsus, they entered to some kind of place along with Chiyo he could only call a place between the realm of death and the one of the living. They stood there, Ashura and the old woman one in front of the other and Naruto between some people in child´s form. "go tend to your friend" instructed him when he saw the child wanted to go towards him. "We finally see each other."

"Who are you?" asked her, recognizing the chakra that helped her to save Gaara´s life.

"I´m the brother of the one you called a monster and caged inside of an innocent" he answered. Her eyes shot open. "Don't fear, I´m not like most my siblings. And they are not what you believe. They are more a product of anger than anything else. You people just don´t understand it."

"Enlighten me"

"We were all born to the same father, Hagoromo Ootsutsuki, the Rikkudo Sennin" he explained, his expression sad. "And all of us were raised in the believing that chakra must never be used as a tool for war. Our eldest brother and me destroyed our bodies and, while we still lived inside the bodies of our descendants, we were blind to the true reality. They were forced to see how mankind corrupted our father´s gift turning it into a weapon, so they angered against them" the woman nodded in understanding. She would have done the same in their position. In fact, she just killed Sasori, her own grandson, for corrupting her legacy. "When they declared them just monsters and tools it was the final treason for them."

"I see now… yes, I see" she said, chuckling a bit. "But don´t ask me to apologize to your brother. I did what needed to be done to keep the village safe and I don´t regret it. What I regret is turning Gaara´s life into a living hell and condemning him to feel your obnoxious brother´s anger" she then wondered a little. "Will the Rikkudo Sennin be waiting to punish me at the other side?"

"I don´t know, but I don´t think so. For all that happened, I guess he is very disappointed on us and blames you not for punishing his most problematic son. He would have put all of us in house arrest has he lived to see what a mess we have done."

"Hmmm, true… just like I´m planning to cuff that imp Sasori´s ear for the rest of the eternity on the other side" she chuckled as she began to disappear. "Do me a favour and take care of that boy. He is obvious someone special, probably the only one that can help you with all your problems."

"I will" then he added. "And I will take care of Gaara too"

"Thank you" she looked transparent now. "I will talk to the Rikkudo Sennin on the other side. I will tell him that his sons loved him dearly from this side and that they are working to heal the world. I will tell him… he is not forgotten. And that you love him."

"Thank you" he muttered before she disappeared and he returned to Naruto´s mind. Around him, Suna ninja were cheering because of the Kazekage´s revival. Gaara was fine, just a bit tired and pale. He will need a few days to heal completely and get accustomed to the absence of Shukaku´s chakra. And, while Ashura was sad his brother was captured by the enemy, this probably was for the best. Now he could get a taste of being normal.

-a few days after-

"At least we get a few days to rest" sighed Nobunaga, when they arrived to Konoha. Unfortunately for him, a new mission was waiting for them. Along with a new teammate. One that could only be described as emotionless. Ashura immediately took pity on the boy, sensing how much he suffered in his short life. A new team leader was also there, one that had Hashirama´s cells implanted in his body. "Surprise, surprise"

"Wonder who could have achieved something like that, it´s not very likely for a subject of such experiment to survive" the shodaime was a little bit offended, but at the same time intrigued. And Sai intrigued him too. "This work… he actually did it."

"Your brother´s demented student? Yes, he did" they were talking while walking. Sai insulted Naruto, but they could tell he considered him a threat. And, with time, probably things would change. In the middle of the way, more problems arise, as Sai angered their host and his friend by insulting Sasuke. "Woow, that was putting salt on the wound. No wonder she hit him with all the non-lethal force she had."

"Yes" Yamato materialized a cage in that moment, threatening to lock them all inside of it if they didn´t start behaving like a team. And to reinforce team unity, he booked a room in a hostal with hot springs. Naruto and Sai started bickering again in that place, not ending until they parted with each other. The rest of the day was peaceful… until Hotaru decided to take a midnight bath.

"I think we should talk, dickless" the level headed Senju didn´t react to the taunt. After all, he received worse when growing up. "Danzo-sama told me that there is something strange with you and have to keep you under watch."

"Is that your mission?"

"It is" Sai committed the mistake of getting into the water, which was under a jutsu Hotaru developed when he was a boy and wanted to avoid his bullies of a bunch of brother. It made him feel safer in his own element. He was instantly trapped in the hot water. "Just as I thought. You hide much under that happy façade… yours it´s much better than mine" he made his false smile. "I read books and guides about this, but it doesn´t work."

"Because nothing can fake true emotion, that´s it" they stared at each other for a short time, until the half Nara decided to get out of the water. "I pity you"

"And why?"

"You are a poor boy cursed with his own past, forced to lose what makes you human. And for that, you are a pitiful being" he opened the door, turning a second before he entered. "But that doesn´t mean you can´t change. If I learned something is that powerful being can be turned into pitiful ones and pitiful ones can become human again. Or more, find true happiness."

"That is not for me. I serve Danzo-sama"

"Talk to me again at the end of this mission and tell me if you think the same" the water style master told him stepping inside the changing room. "You will be surprised of how much people can change when they meet the right person."

"I´m no one"

"You are emotionless, it´s different" he grabbed the door, releasing the jutsu on him. "No person remains unchanged, that I can assure you."

-The next morning-

"What are you drawing?" Sakura was with Sai when Naruto saw them. Apparently the ass was a good artist, because the pinkette seemed to actually be enjoying his work. Ashura asked Naruto for permission to do it too and, as he was probably more prone to enjoy art than the blond, he accepted. The Ootsutsuki walked towards the artist, using his chakra to connect with him. he could see his emotions, deeply inside of him. and a shade… something that meant home. A person, a person long gone.

"It´s interesting" Ashura signalled the drawing, putting a hand over the paper. "It´s abstract art, but it transmits exactly what you feel… a deep emptiness because of someone lost before his time" Sai flinched for the first time and Sakura felt confused. He had just shown his first emotion, uncomfortableness. That was a step. "I´m not so good at drawing, but I once knew someone who was" he was talking about Matatabi, who loved to paint. "I felt a connection to her… you surely understand what is like to feel a connection to someone, no?"

"It´s something that was lost to me a long time ago"

"It doesn´t need to be lost forever" he put a hand on the shoulder of the ninja, who was relaxed despite feeling the power beneath that skin. And it was only possible because of the gentleness his chakra emitted. "May you one day recover what was lost to you. Then you will possibly understand what unites us to Sasuke."

"Naruto…"

"He needs our help as much as Sasuke" he told the girl, sighing when he remembered his wayward brother. "And, much I fear, we are closer to saving him than Uchiha Sasuke."

"And why would you save me?" Sai asked.

"Because everyone deserved to be saved"

Hello! I finally moved to the Kazekage arc and the Bridge arc. They met Sai, even the weirdoes inside of Naruto´s mind, changing a bit of history, but not much. will he understand the links between people? change is ahead and will hit him hard, just like in the anime. Will he be saved? Review!