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General pov.

Naru Uzumaki stood at the top of a hill staring down across the war-torn battlefield where millions of dead shinobi lay. Many of those bodies were her fellow Leaf comrades Granny Tsunade, Kakashi Sensei, Captain Yamato, Sakura, Sai, Neji, Tenten, Lee, Might Gai Sensei, Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, Shino, Kiba, and Akamaru, Hinata, Sasuke, and countless others.

The silence was unnerving, the pain of losing her precious people unbearable.

Naru had grown up being lonely being the container of the Nine-Tailed Fox demon being the reason. Naru had gotten over her anger at the villagers long ago, deciding instead that she would prove them wrong and prove her worth to them, and prove her worth she did.

Of course, now all that hard work had been for nothing, seeing as she had failed not only her village but the world too.

Naru was the only remaining human left all of the civilians left behind had been killed by Kaguya, a few days ago. The four reanimated Hokage had also left the living plain and had returned to their eternal sleep.

The blonde envied them, for they were with her friends while she was left alone. For the first time in Naru's life, she was ready to give up and accept defeat.

Meanwhile.

The Nine-Tailed Fox demon that resided within Naru was troubled. It was the first time that the fox had witnessed his jailer be so utterly destroyed. Kurama which was his name had come to know and respect the girl for her gutsy attitude, and seeing her so broken felt like a sin against nature.

"What a horrible fate to be forever alone until she dies," Kurama thinks solemnly.

"No one deserved that, let alone Naru of all people who sacrificed and worked harder than anyone to earn the acknowledgment of her peers.

My poor, poor kit if only there was something, I could do to help you."

It is at that moment that a long-forgotten memory emerges from the recesses of his mind of a jutsu his father, Hagoromo had briefly told him about. It was a forbidden jutsu, the old man created for just a scenario.

Flashback:

Hagoromo stood outside the doors of the temple of his youngest son Kurama, a serious expression adorning his wrinkled face. The old man didn't bother to knock as he walked straight through the temple to where he knew his son was most likely napping.

As he assumed, he found the kitsune napping in the back garden under a tree.

"Kurama." The old man called out to his son.

The kitsune awoke immediately upon hearing his name. "Father, What do I owe the pleasure of this visit," Kurama said.

"Can't an old man visit his child?" The elderly man said.

"You never visit me unless you have something important to say," Kurama said, a dumbfounded look on his face.

"You know me too well, son," he said.

"So Father, what are you here for? Kurama asked, curiosity in his voice.

The atmosphere suddenly turned heavy, and Hagoromo's good humor disappeared. "I'm here today, my son because I fear the end is coming," Hagoromo said, voice firm.

"You think Grandmother has come back," Kurama says, a perplexed expression upon his face.

Hagoromo shook his head, "No, but I do not doubt that she is plotting her revenge," he said.

"I see, you're worried about what she's planning,"

The old man nodded, "I fear the old hag is planning on doing something drastic, and I can't trust my brother to stop her," Hagoromo said.

The kitsune gave his father a look, "and I suppose you've come up with a plan of sorts to stop her," Kurama said?

Hagoromo smirked a little at his sons' comment, "Something like that, however, it will be up to you to enact it," he said.

" How so," Kurama asked?

"I have developed a jutsu that can stop her, however, only you have enough chakra to pull it off," Hagoromo said.

Kurama was shocked, what kind of jutsu could his father have created that only he could do? "Father, what are you talking about? Kurama shouts in shock?!

"I've created a jutsu not even Mother would ever believe I'd try," Hagoromo answered, a bit smugly.

"And that would be," Kurama said?

"How about I teach it to you first and then explain?" Hagoromo said.

Kurama just nodded, knowing that arguing with his father was pointless.

"Alright then, here are the hand signs," Hagoromo said.

End Flashback.

"Hmm, I've never thought it would come down to me having to use that Jutsu, but at this point, I believe it's our only choice," Kurama thinks.

"Naru, come here, please," Kurama says.

Back in the outside world, Naru snaps to attention as her tenets voice reaches her. For a moment, she is tempted to ignore him, and go back to mourning her friends but thinks better of it.

The girl closes her eyes and a minute later opens them to the familiar scenery of a sewer. Naru stands there facing her tenant and friend a wary and worn look is upon her face as she wonders what could he possibly have to discuss with her.

The young woman wonders for a moment if he is going to request his freedom; at this point, she will gladly grant it to him if that is his wish. "What do you want Kurama? Naru says, her voice is dead, causing the kitsune to flinch. It is the first time he has ever heard the girl's voice devoid of emotion, and it scares him to his core.

Naru is the type of person who wears her emotions on her sleeve and is always honest about how she feels, to see her like this is heartbreaking. A person like Naru should never be so broken and seeing his most precious person be in such a state only cements the fox's decision.

"Naru, listen to me I might have a way of fixing this," Kurama said.

" It might," Naru asks?

"It's a long story, but to make things short I know an ancient and forbidden jutsu that might work, however, I say might because I've never used it before now so I don't know if it will work or not," Kurama said.

Naru looks at the kitsune perplexingly wondering what kind of jutsu he could know that could fix the wreckage his cursed grandmother had caused. Naru, however, knew she had no other options and decided to put her trust in the kitsune.

Naru looks Kurama in the eye and says, "Do it!"

The kitsune nods and starts preforming the seals mentally, "it was nice working with you Naru, I hope you find the happiness you deserve," he says.

Naru gives a small smile at Kurama before darkness consumes them both.