Rokubi No Raiju

Epilogue

Konoha was silent, the news of the Hokage's death had spread quickly throughout the village. Thanks to Konoha's ninja and ANBU squads they were able to push back the invading Sand and Sound ninja forces. After this they started moving the injured to the hospital, many had died that day.

A few days passed as everyone was recovering, preparations were being made for the Third Hokage's funeral. During the clean up of Konoha one body in particular was found, the body of the Kazekage, leader of the sand village. It was the conclusion of Konoha that Orochimaru had assassinated the Kazekage and assumed his identity in order to manipulate the sand village into attacking Konoha, this fact alone was enough to prevent a war between sand and leaf.

A few days later, Ron awakened in the hospital for the first time since his fight. As soon as his eyes opened, memories flooded him, the Third Hokage was dead. Ron wasn't able to stop teardrops from flowing from his eyes, since he came to Konoha all those years ago with Anko, the Third Hokage had been like a Grandfather to him.

It didn't take long for Ron to find the rest of his friends, Ron peeked through the window on the door and saw Yori and X were both in the same room, Yori was asleep, she looked a little drained of energy and had a bandage around her left shoulder but otherwise ok, X on the other hand looked like something the cat had dragged in, ate and then regurgitated. He had his right arm in a sling, his chest and arms were wrapped in bandages with a small red mark on his chest bandages, Ron couldn't tell if he was awake or not because a bandage was wrapped around his head covering his eyes.

Ron quickly grabbed the medical chart from a hook on the door. Ron quickly skipped past everything to what happened with his friends. Yori was suffering from Chakra exhaustion and had deep lacerations in her upper right arm, her opponent Kin had been killed during Yori's last attack.

X was also suffering from Chakra exhaustion though not as bad as Yori, he also had five deep wound on his chest in the shape of a hand mark, these wound had almost hit his heart and lungs. Some muscles in his right arm were lacerated. Finally were his eyes, during his fight X had managed to unlock a whole new level of his Shoutengan (Focus Eye), however thanks to the amount of chakra that had been pushed into his eyes he had suffered a condition of temporary blindness known as 'Chakra Burn', it was a condition commonly seen in the Hyuga clan and the former Uchiha clan whenever a member of said clan is able to activate their bloodline limits 'Sharingan & Byakugan' for the first time. His eyes would be back to normal within two weeks. X's opponent was his former teammate turned traitor Fukushima. Fukushima had survived his wounds and had already been taken back to Yamanuchi by Jounin Hirotaka and the Yamakage.

Ron continued to walk around the hospital hoping to find out if any other of his friends were hurt of worse. As he walked down a corridor he spotted someone he recognized coming out of one of the rooms, it was his mother Anko, but something was wrong with her, her face was stained with tears. Finally she turned around and saw Ron looking at her. Unable to hold herself back she launched herself at her son and pulled him into a tight hug and cried into his shoulder. Ron was about to ask Anko what was wrong when he noticed something, the name on the room she had come from.

Sheila Mitarashi

"Sheila!" Ron muttered as he quickly separated from Anko and ran to the room, he opened the door and froze. Sheila was laying in a bed hooked up to half a dozen machines, a heartbeat monitor was slowly beeping filled the room. Sheila's mouth and nose was covered with an oxygen mask. Ron's face was wet with tears as he reached over and grasped Sheila's chart from the door.

Sheila had engaged in battle with a highly skilled Medical ninja named Kabuto, a traitor to Konoha. During the fight he had struck Sheila in the chest with an advanced medical technique that was designed to kill the victim, but thanks to Sheila's natural healing ability provided by her powers the technique took a while to take effect, the effect of the technique had a different effect, it had placed Sheila into a coma and the chance of her ever waking up were less than 3 percent. She had managed to defeat Kabuto but his body was never recovered, it was believed that he survived the battle and escaped.

Ron lost his grip on the chart and it slowly clattered to the ground as he walked beside Sheila's bed and took a seat.

"Sheila… I… I'm so sorry" Ron whispered as he reached out and took Sheila's hand.

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Ron was finally able to get his hands on a copy of the battle report for the invasion. While the main battle had occurred within the village another battle had been going on within the outskirts of the village, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno and Naruto Uzumaki had managed to defeat the sand siblings, including Gaara.

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A few days later the funeral for the Hokage was held, every ninja of the village had turned up dressed in black, Ron himself wore full black and had his forehead protector wrapped around his arm. Yori and X had also turned up in honor of the lost Hokage, mere days ago an alliance had been drawn up between the Leaf village of Konoha and the Mountain village of Yamanuchi, due to X and Yori assisting in the fight against the Sand and Sound and Fukushima's betrayal and attempt to assassinate the Yamakage, the sound had made themselves an enemy of the Mountain.

One by one each ninja approached the memorial of the Third Hokage and left a single flower each, Yori placed two flowers on behalf of herself and X seeing as X still had a bandage around his eyes. Just as Ron approached to place down his flower it started to rain, Ron looked up and the rain started mixing with his tears.

"Even the sky is crying" Ron whispered to himself as he placed the flower down,

"I promise Sarutobi-Sensei… I'll make him pay"

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Ron sat with Yori and X in their hospital room, since he first woke up Ron had spent most of his time in Sheila's room hoping that she would wake up. After all, he had promised that he wouldn't leave her alone in the darkness. It wasn't until Yori came along and strong-armed him into coming to their room to eat with them. Now everyday he would eat with them in their room.

X had a little trouble eating thanks to his eyesight still being impaired but her soon got used to it. Wondering what was for dinner today X reached out with his chopstick and picked up a chunk of something and popped it into hid mouth. As soon as it had gone into his mouth it had come right back out again, it was cold, slimy and had a nasty after taste, he quickly started spitting on the floor.

"Oh god! What is that?" X asked loudly.

"Its Sushi, stop spitting on the floor!" Yori said quickly embarrassed at her teammates behavior.

"Well then where do you want me to spit?!! I gotta get the taste out of my mouth!" X almost shouted.

"Well than have a drink of your water!" Yori said with a vein pulsing above her eye.

"Ok Ok!" X said as he reached forward and grabbed the cup that was on his tray and quickly emptied its contence into his mouth.

Ron realized what had happened first,

"NO X! THAT'S WASABI!" Ron shouted.

X was a little confused,

"What?", at that moment he felt a burning sensation in his mouth, "Ahh, Ahhhhhhhhh!!!" X screamed as he got up and ran around looking for some form of water.

Ron and Yori sweat dropped as X ran from the room crashing into things as he went.

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Two days later a group of ninja were gathered around the main gates. Yori and X had a single bag each wrapped around their shoulders. The bandages that had been wrapped around X's eyes had finally been removed and he was finally able to see, and now it was time for them to return home.

X and Yori started saying their goodbyes to each of their friends. X reached out and took Ron's hand in a firm handshake.

"I'll see ya around Ron" X said simply with a smile as he patted Ron on the shoulder and then stepped away. X's eyes met with Sasuke's for a moment and he smiled.

Sasuke was a bit confused as to why X was smiling.

"What?" Sasuke asked simply.

"We never did get to fight in the Chunin exam" X answered.

"…so?" Sasuke asked.

"So… I'll see you at the next exams" X said as he walked towards the gate. A small smile appeared at the corner of Sasuke's mouth.

With one last wave, X and Yori jumped up into the trees and started their journey home.

After only a few minutes of traveling X recalled what Fukushima had told him during their fight. That X wasn't from Yamanuchi, that he had been abandoned on the steps of Yamanuchi when he was only a baby. X didn't know whether he was telling the truth or not, but one thing was for sure.

'Me and Sensei are gonna have a long talk when I get back' X thought to himself.

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A few days later Ron was still spending most of his time in Sheila's room. He was interrupted from his thoughts as the door opened and in stepped an ANBU soldier.

"Mitarashi-san?" the ANBU asked.

Ron stood up nodding and approached the ANBU.

"Your presence has been requested by the Konoha high council, I am to escort you" the ANBU simply stated. Before Ron could ask any questions the ANBU turned around and started walking away. Ron closes the door to Sheila's room following the ANBU.

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Ten minutes later Ron entered a large dark room, the room was filled with a table shaped like a large crescent. At the table sat each member of the Konoha high council. The council were composed partially of the heads of each clan, Ron instantly recognized Hiashi Hyuga.

"Ronald Mitarashi, step forward" came a voice from on of the council, it was so dark that Ron couldn't tell which one had spoken. Ron stepped forward towards the edge of the table and stood up straight with respect.

"During the Chunin exam your fought alongside the Third Hokage of Konoha against the Sanin Orochimaru and the resurrected form of the first Hokage of Konoha… is this true?" came that same voice.

Ron immediately nodded

"Yes, its true"

"During that fight you were able to defeat the first Hokage… is this true?"

Memories flashed in front of Ron's eyes. He remembered everything about that fight. He had been completely conscious of what he was doing, but he couldn't control himself, it was as if he was watching someone else do those things.

"Yes, its true" Ron answered after a moment of hesitation.

There were quiet mutters from may members of the council, this lasted a few minutes before there was once again silence. The head of the table slowly reached down under the table and pulled something out, a dark green sleeveless jacket with a high protective collar and several pouches along the front. Ron had seen this style of jacket many times before, both Kakashi and Gai wore them at all times. This jacket was worn by Chunin and Jounin. The head of the table placed the jacket on the table and slid it towards Ron.

"From this point on, you are officially a Chunin of Konoha as the majority of the Konoha high council have voted 11-9"

Ron couldn't help but smile, he had done it, he was one step closer to becoming a Jounin like his mom. He picked up the jacket and quickly slipped it on and zipped it up.

"Thank you" Ron simply said.

"Now," the head of the council continued, "We must discuss the matter of the woman Sheila"

Ron's heart dropped.

'They've been discussing Sheila? What for?' Ron thought.

"She has sustained an attack that has placed her in a coma of which she shall never awaken, and seeing as she is not a resident of Konoha, by law she must be shipped back to America from whence she came"

Ron was stunned,

"No, you can't do this. Sheila is here by the Hokage's permis…" Ron's sentence stopped as he remembered Sarutobi was dead.

"Mitarashi, she was here as a ninja in training by the permission of the late Third Hokage. But she is now in a Coma and she will not wake up so she can never become a ninja… she is not a ninja and she is not a civilian therefore she cannot stay here, she will be moved to America tomorrow" the heads of the council said with a irritated voice.

Ron was grinding his teeth.

"No! the law says that if a ninja take responsibility of another's actions then the person in question becomes part of that ninja's clan in name. When she came here Sarutobi-sama told me that I would be responsible for her, she even has my clan name on her hospital door so she is a resident of Konoha…"

"SILENCE!" the head of the council shouted to silence Ron. "I will not tolerate another outburst from you Mitarashi… the law is final, she cannot wake up so she WILL be transferred back to where she came from."

He head of the council turned to three ANBU soldiers that had been waiting silently in the corner.

"You three, you will go to the hospital and prepare the girl for transport"

The three ANBU all nodded and made their way towards the door only to be blocked by Ron.

"Over my dead body!" Ron said through clenched teeth as he blocked the ANBU's path.

"ANBU! Restrain him!" the council head shouted.

Immediately the three ANBU overpowered Ron, pinning him to the ground with his arms behind his back and two kunai at his throat. Suddenly Ron started squirming until his body seemed to simply fall apart, his body changed and split into a dozen large snakes which all quickly wrapped around the ANBU and restrained them.

The real Ron appeared from the shadows of the room this time with the sword Raikiri in his hands. Everyone wondered how he was able to get it, he hadn't walked in with it.

"Anyone else?" Ron asked simply.

The room was silent for a few moments before something started, clapping. Everyone turned to the source and saw him. An old man with spiky white hair down to his knees standing in the corner clapping. Ron recognized him as the pervert who he had caught peeping on girls in the waterfall just a few weeks ago.

"Jiraiya," the council head said, "What are you doing here?"

Jiraiya stepped forward to speak.

"Well after you asked me to become the next Hokage and I refused I came up with an idea and I think you will all like it"

Everyone was silent for a moment. Ron had heared what the white haired pervert had said and became confused.

'They asked this guy to become the 5th Hokage?'

"Tsunade" Jiraiya said simply.

Once again the council bust into mutters.

"Tsunade? She had not been seen for years, what makes you think she will agree to become the fifth?" the council head asked.

"Let's just say I have a hunch" Jiraiya answered while shooting Ron a quick glance. "Anyway, Tsunade's medical skill are unsurpassed by anyone, if there's one person who can bring Mitarashi's friend out of her coma, it's Tsunade"

There was speaking among the council for a few minutes before they came to a decision.

"Very well Jiraiya, go and find Tsunade"

Jiraiya smiled and started to walk towards the door before turning around to face Ron and the council,

"Oh, and I'm taking Ronald Mitarashi and Naruto Uzumaki with me… I think they can help me convince her"

The council head thought about it for a moment before nodding in agreement.

Ron quickly shouldered the Raikiri and followed Jiraiya out of the room dispelling his snaked holding the ANBU at the same time.

After Ron and Jiraiya were gone the council head spoke again to the ANBU who were picking themselves up.

"You three, wait until Mitarashi leaves with Jiraiya… then go to the hospital and remove the girl from the village" the three ANBU nodded and walked out of the room. Several members of the council looked a little disappointed, even though Tsunade could help the girl, the council head was unwilling to give her the chance.

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Jiraiya and Ron were walking down the Konoha main street when Ron finally broke the silence.

"Why? Why did you help me?"

Jiraiya turned to Ron and smiled.

"I didn't, I think you can help me convince Tsunade to become the fifth Hokage and you can't do that if you're in jail… but for what its worth I do truly think Tsunade can help your friend."

Ron smiled

"Thank you… I'll meet you at the main gates, I need to do something first"

Ron then jumped up to a nearby rooftop and made his way to the hospital.

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An hour later Ron arrived at the front gates with the Raikiri strapped to the back of his new jacket and spotted Jiraiya and Naruto waiting or him.

Naruto spotted him first.

"Ron, your late!" Naruto shouted at him.

Ron smiled and scratched the back of his head.

"Sorry, I was on my way here and I got stuck in traffic so I had to…"

"LIAR!!!" Naruto screamed while pointing at Ron.

'He becomes more and more like Kakashi everyday' Naruto thought to himself.

Jiraiya meanwhile was looking behind Ron looking for the traffic Ron was talking about before realizing there was no vehicles in Konoha.

A few moments later Ron, Jiraiya and Naruto were walking away from the village.

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At that same time in the hospital three ANBU soldiers were making their way through the corridors towards Sheila's room. They passed several ninja who shot them dirty looks, they all knew what they were there for. They finally reached the room and stepped inside, that's when all three of them froze, the bed was empty but was still messed up with the machines still running. They came out of the room and spotted Gai and Kurenai both smiling.

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Ron, Naruto and Jiraiya had all been walking for a few minutes before Ron ducked off to the side,

"Hey, this way" Ron said simply.

Jiraiya and Naruto quickly followed Ron for a few moments before they came to an opening in the field and there stood Kakashi and Anko, and in Anko's arms was an unconscious girl with green tinted skin and hair. Jiraiya immediately understood what was happening as his eyes met with Ron's.

"I never have trusted the council" Ron said simply.

Anko passed Sheila to Ron. Ron shifted his sword so it was strapped to his side and took Sheila from his mother. He shifted Sheila onto his back, he held her legs up like he was giving her a piggyback, her arms were draped over his shoulders and hung down at his stomach while her head was resting comfortably against Ron.

"Mom, Kakashi, thank you, I owe you both" Ron said with a smile.

Anko shrugged,

"Don't worry about it, I like her… she might even make a good daughter in law someday" Anko said with a smile.

Ron suddenly blushed extremely hard, he almost lost grip of Sheila.

Kakashi chuckled under his mask before he turned around and slowly started walking back towards Konoha.

After Anko finished laughing she turned around and was about to walk with Kakashi when she spoke again.

"By the way, you look good in that jacket, it suits you"

Ron smiled.

"Thanks Mom, that means a lot to me… and I hope this isn't weird for you but I promised Kakashi you'd sleep with him if he helped" Ron said loud enough for Anko to hear but not Kakashi.

Anko fell forwards flat onto her face.

"YOU DID WHAT?" Anko screamed.

She turned around only to see Ron running towards the forest again, as he passed Jiraiya and Naruto he quickly shouted to them.

"Timetogo!"

Jiraiya and Naruto got the point and followed him.

Anko was in a bit of a rage, she didn't want to get Sheila hurt by accident so she couldn't attack Ron. She turned and saw Kakashi still walking slowly and she smiled madly and drew a kunai.

As she ran towards Kakashi planning on hurting him in some way another thought popped into her head. If Sheila does wake up then maybe she would finally tell Ron how she felt about him. Anko and Sheila had been alone while Ron was out training when Sheila had told Anko that she had feelings about Ron. Sheila was going to tell him after the Chunin exam but never had the chance.

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As Jiraiya, Naruto and Ron carrying Sheila departed from Konoha to search for the legendary medical Sanin Tsunade, nobody noticed two figures overlooking Konoha. Two men wearing straw hats and black cloaks with red clouds. One man was tall and had a large sword wrapped with bandages strapped to his back. The second man lifted his hat slightly to get a better look at his old home and as he did he revealed his blood red Sharingan eyes. These two men had come to Konoha for two reasons… those two reason? Naruto Uzumaki and Ronald Mitarashi.

As they descended towards Konoha they both realized something… this would be the second time Akatsuki had kidnapped Ronald Mitarashi.

The End

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Ok, first of all don't worry, I'm not just gonna leave it like that. This marks the end of the first story in the Rokubi series.

From this point on there will be two stories running alongside each other. Kind of like what the Buffy and Angel series were like.

Rokubi : Yamanuchi Chronicles

This story will be a spin-off from this story. It will follow the adventures of X and Yori after they returned to Yamanuchi after the Chunin exams. This story will be written not by me but by a fanfiction dotnet user called Xthedarkone.

Rokubi : Family Bonds

This story is the actual sequel to this story and will continue from where this story left off with Ron, Naruto and Jiraiya going to look for Tsunade to help Sheila and get the new Hokage. This story will be written by me.

Both me and Xthedarkone have been planning these stories for a while and we have come up with some amazing storylines. Even though we write the stories separately we both came up with the storyline together.

See you soon.

-VINcredable-

Oh, and don't forget to review.