Togire togire-zō (Broken Image)

Summary: She comes back in the past, to fix things. She's in so much pain, she pushes everyone away. But others will make their way in helping her. FemNaru.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

A war isn't about peace, but it is about power. Whoever is willing to take risks in winning one, will forever always be indebt of losing something of importance in exhange. It is never about order but rather is about leading in fear. Fear is something people are used to, fear becomes clouded by hatred, and hatred leads to the lost of innocence. It is never about leading everyone by your hands, but leading them to where destiny is to ensure them of Peace.- William Jordan.

Chapter 1: Back in Time

Death, is everywhere. She could see it by her own eyes. Her village has fallen. No one was left alive by mercy. All those shinobis who belong to the dark, killed all the innocent people in cold blood. But she's still here, alive and breathing. She could see that death just passed by. She wasn't taken along with them. She wished that peace isn't about gaining higher rule, but gaining respect and trust from all. Peace is never to come to them, it never did.

Out of the corner of her eyes, she could see a woman in blonde hair and hazel brown eyes still breathing, but it's shallow. She approached slowly. Her fox summon not far from behind with her child in its back. She was thankful that her child was still alive, or she'll go crazy like what happened to her dear friend.

Witnessing your fiance` killed in front of you is something to cause a mental breakdown. She tried her best to give comfort for her friend's lost, but Hinata went berserk and attacked all the shinobis who is allied to Kiba's killer. She did kill a lot, but she eventually died of blood lost and chakra depletion. A soft smile in her face as she joined her fiance` in death.

She couldn't help but cry at the clarity of the memory. If she has done something, maybe it wouldn't go like this. She kneeled by Tsunade's side. She tried to heal the massive wound in her chest, but a medic of her calibre knew that Tsunade wouldn't survive for long. It's her fault, all of her friends died just because of her. Even the man who loved her even though she has a child with the traitor died because of her. She could always remember his laziness and compassion for shogi.

She wished she could have saved him. But no, she couldn't do anything. He died with a smile similar to Hinata's. He was such a fine man. He loves cloud-watching, tactical games and hanging out with her. She always assumed that he likes Gaara's sister, Temari. But it seems she just asked for Shikamaru's help because the sand kunoichi has a thing for Neji. She never thought of that before.

It was always him who could determine if she was sad or angry. It was always him who looked out not only for her but also for her child, Arashi. It was always him who could make her laugh during the bad times. He's always there. He died just to defend Arashi. It's her fault. Nara Shikamaru is a genius, nothing could change that. He always has the time for her. He loves her and she loves him back. She thought she could not love anyone after being betrayed by Sasuke who left the village for Orochimaru and her who is pregnant of their child.

But it was him who proved that theory very wrong. She knows she is too young to bare a child, but she could not afford to kill a life. It was him who gave her the courage to move on. Why the hell does he have to die? She knows he's lazy, but he's the one who she wants to be with right now.

And she doesn't even know why she didn't go crazy when she found him dead lying down in his own blood. And now, she knew that Arashi is the only one keeping her sane. She eyed Tsunade's serious face. She would have laughed if her mother-figure isn't dying in front of her. She was trying to say something, so she kept quiet and listened to Tsunade's last words.

Stroking her cheek slowly as her vision is beginning to blur, she spoke. "Kumiko, I know the Kyuubi has a very powerful jutsu who can bring you back in time. Please, tell him to use it. For both of your survival. Bring Arashi-kun with you. I am dying and I don't care. But change the things that needs to be fixed. I'll put all my faith in you. Understand gaki?" her words are so gentle, and Kumiko couldn't put back a retort at the gaki comment. Tears streaming down her cheeks and nodded.

"Do it now. Take care gaki. Show me the light again in the past, like you did once. You're already 16, you have a child..you're also a mother, so be responsible. Be..sure...you'll change things..for the..better" she said as she took in her last shaky breath. Kumiko motioned for her fox summon to stand beside her. She sat cross-legged in a meditative stance. After several seconds, she was in the familiar sewers of her mind. The cage in front of her, she wore an impassive look as she eyed Kyuubi's human form standing in the cage.

Kyuubi just wore a crimson hakama, his short red hair is spiky. He eyed his vessel seriously. He knew what she wants and he'll give it to her. Not only because of survival but he became attached to her. He doesn't know if it's any of romantic interest but he knows that he doesn't want her to suffer more than she already did.

Kyuubi walked forward until he was already leaning on the bars of the cage, "Kumi-hime, I already know what you want. A time-travelling jutsu? I can give you one. It'll take hours for you to memorize the necessary handseals, but you could just come in here and lend me some of your chakra to allow me to perform it. We do not have time, hime..I swore I'll do anything for you. I have caused you more burden already, this is just a small thing I could pay you back with." he spoke softly.

And for the first time in years, Kumiko could feel the sincerity in Kyuubi's words, "Alright. Kyuubi, you do not control things for this to be your fault. But we'll change things...for the better." she said as she walked inside the cage, she put her hands on Kyuubi's back as Kyuubi performs thousands of seals. This will be for you, Baa-chan..Shikamaru-kun and 'Rashi-chan. She thought.

On the outside world, Sound shinobi's are approaching her and the fox. But neither her or her fox made a move. The next thing they saw was a blinding red light, then..they're gone. the fox who is carrying the child they wanted and his mother are gone in thin air. Sasuke, who is leading the group, grimaced. His child is gone from who knows where. He felt Kyuubi's chakra. He felt so much angry because he wasn't able to retrieve his child, his heir. He did the only thing he could..

He screamed.

At the Hokage's office, Sarutobi was doing his paperwork. He would have grimaced if it wasn't for the rumors that Iwa would be declaring war against his village. He couldn't help but worry. He's alone in his office as he wished. No Anbus, no other shinobis and no intrusions. His Icha Icha laid there on the side of his table forgotten.

He stood up as he walked beside the window. He gazed at the village. Konoha is a peaceful village, but what would happen if war comes upon it?

He saw a family happily entering a restaurant. The parents are shinobi, if they were to fight for the war and die then mostly the child would be left as an orphan. He doesn't even want to think of what would most likely happen to the kid. Mostly, kids that are left as orphan are driven to be bound by revenge. He doesn't want the shinobi world to be driven by hatred.

But then, a red light caught him off guard inside his office. Sarutobi positioned himself in a defensive stance. As the light died down, a teenager showed up in front of him and bowed. A fox beside her and a child in her arms. Her clothes are full of dirt and blood. She has long sun-kissed blonde hair that reaches her waist and blinding blue eyes. Even with all the dirt, she's beautiful.

But that still doesn't explain why she is here. "Sandaime-sama, may I inquire you what timeline this is?" she asked, Sarutobi was caught off guard by the question, Is she a time traveller? That's not possible. That is only a myth, and it is never proven to exist.

And he still answered the question, "It is October 3rd, the year of the Dragon Myth." the girl seemed shock at first, but what caught him off guard is when she cried. Kumiko's thoughts are she made it, they can change things from here.

"Sandaime-sama, I know you might not believe me. But I travelled back in time, I am a Konoha Shinobi. This is my child Arashi, it might take a while to explain things but you have to listen to me now." she stated seriously, Sarutobi nodded dumbly as the girl sit herself down next to his table.

He asked the question he's been meaning to ask since she asked for the timeline, "How did you get into this timeline if you really travelled back time young lady? I believe that time-travelling are myths only." Kumiko nodded and took a deep breath first.

She wore her impassive mask again, "I was able to because of Kyuubi's help. In my timeline, I am the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko. In this timeline, he is still in the demon realm, is it not?" Sarutobi nodded, and saw the girl's eyes closed for a second but as she open them, they are bloody red-slitted eyes, like a fox's. Then she closed them again but when she opened them, they're back to their original color, blue. That was enough proof because when those eyes looked at him, he could feel the girl's demeanor become potent, much like darker..like demonic.

"In our timeline, our Godaime Hokage is Senju Tsunade. I am also her apprentice. The reason I came back here, is to change things. I know it's risky, but our village is wiped out because of war. Our village is facing a war led by Iwa, Kumo, Oto and Akatsuki. Akatsuki is an organization of S-class missing nins. Their goals are collecting bijuu. I don't know how they convinced the other villages to join them, but I don't care. Everyone died, except me and my child." she said as she made her child's position in her lap comfortable. Sarutobi was shocked, and sad at the same time. Shocked because Tsunade became a Hokage and sad because Konoha has fallen.

He sighed, "May I ask what is your name?"

She remembered Kyuubi's words before arriving here. The fox has done enough and its up to her to listen now, "My name is Kumiko. And this is my son Arashi. I am sorry I cannot say our last names, Kyuubi has warned me because it might cause chaos in this village. I am sorry. And since I am Tsunade's apprentice, I can help in the hospital, but I am more of a combat fighter. I need Jiraiya and Tsunade to know this, because I will be using techniques thought by them, especially Tsunade with her Super Strength. She's a slave-driver." she said the last part in a deadpan. Sarutobi chuckled at that, that is true. But she can be a very important asset now. She's a skilled medic and has knowledge of the future.

"Sandaime-sama, you know that there will be a Third Great Shinobi War, right? You should know by now that Iwagakure is going to start a war." she said, her demeanor taking a serious leap again. Sarutobi's eyes widened. So the rumors are true.

She sighed, so the Hokage hasn't confirmed it yet, "I cannot tell you when exactly, but I know that it will be next year. Suffice to say, I hope my arrival wouldn't start it soon. But I am sure the village can handle this, but three villages against two is not something I can assure you. My child is so young to witness war, I can't afford seeing him grow up always witnessing these things. At my timeline, the Kazekage is a very good friend of mine and is a fellow Jinchuuriki." she stated before performing signs for her Oiroke no Jutsu, there was a puff of smoke and she already managed to change her hair in color black. She really looked like Arashi's mother right now.

"I can't afford having blonde hair here especially with the war, in my timeline, they kill whoever possesses those traits in Iwa. Blonde hair and blue eyes. And it has something to do with this war greatly. When can Tsunade and Jiraiya arrived?" Sarutobi was dumbstruck for a moment, he couldn't even detect a henge, and the handseals she used are not familiar to the Hokage.

"Maybe next week if I can locate them immediately. They are out of town because I've asked them to confirm if the rumors are true. We could discuss things about the future after two days. I know you're exhausted, I can provide an apartment for you and your child. I can't believe what awaits Konoha in the future." he sighed, his headache is becoming worse.

She stood up and bowed. She placed her child in the back of the fox again, the fox nodded to her. "Thank you very much Sandaime-sama. The reason I am here is to make sure that isn't the future that will be awaiting Konoha." she said that with so much determination and seriousness. He couldn't help but nod.

He raised a hand, "Anbu." an Anbu appeared immediately, "I want you to call in Namikaze Minato here immediately." The Anbu nodded, he eyed the fox before he disappeared. It was in the middle of the afternoon. Minato and his team would be here any moment now.

As if on cue, his team came busting in his office, actually..it was Obito who came busting in. His teammates have the right to look sheepish before glaring at their teammate. Their attention shifted from Obito to the girl standing near the Hokage with a fox beside her who is carrying a child.

"Hokage-sama, you called for me?" Minato asked, a little embarassed for what Obito did. Kumiko just kept her mouth shut unless she is asked to speak. Obito looked at her in awe, she is the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. Kakashi eyed her and the fox suspiciously but also was in awe how beautiful she is. While Rin has the same thoughts as Obito, she couldn't help but smile.

"Minato, in your complex is there a spare apartment that is still available?" Sarutobi asked, Minato had a thoughtful look for a moment before nodding. Sarutobi sighed in relief, if there is someone Sarutobi trusts right now, it would be him.

The Hokage nodded to Kumiko, "This is Kumiko and the child there is her son Arashi. That is her fox summon, is it not Kumiko-san?" she nodded and smiled softly at the team. To say they are a little shocked is an understatement. They are really shocked. She doesn't even look like in her twenties yet here she has a child. They could clearly see the resemblance.

"I am Namikaze Minato and this is my team, the one with the goggles is Uchiha Obito." Obito waved shyly at her as Minato continued, "The kunoichi there is Rin." Rin bowed to her and smiled, "and the one with the mask is Hatake Kakashi." Kakashi just nodded and looked away. If Kumiko was surprised to see mini-Kakashi, she didn't show it. She just continued to smile at them.

"Ohayou, the Hokage has already introduced us." she bowed to them as a show off respect. She heard Kakashi grunt in response. That pisses her off, it reminds her so much of that traitor. She glared at the silver-haired who openly ignored her.

Sarutobi sit down and sighed again, "Yes, she is from the northern part of the Fire Country and has confirmed that the rumor about Iwa is true." he could see the whole team tensed, "She happens to pass by Iwa shinobis who are spying inside Fire Country talking about it. Of course, she got attacked but luckily got away and she immediately came here because of the danger it brings. She has ninja practice taught by her parents and she is also a very skilled medic." That got Rin's attention. Kakashi still regarded her suspiciously but let it slipped anyway. Kumiko was so thankful at how fast Sarutobi could think of an excuse.

"Whoa! So you have the fox summoning contract? Ooh! That is so cool, how did you get away? And how come you have a child already when you look like the same age as us?" Obito of course, came bombarding her with lots of questions. Kakashi slapped him beside the head for being nosy, but it made Kumiko chuckle. He reminds her so much of her old self and little Arashi. Speaking of her child, he just woke up and stared at the people in the office. Shit! I haven't told him yet. She thought in panic but did not let it show. Last time he's awake is when he saw Shikamaru die in front of him.

"Mommy, where are you?" he asked blearily. He rubbed both of his eyes before remembering what happened. Kumiko knew that Arashi thinks Shikamaru was his father. So the moment he remembered, he cried. Surprising everyone in the room. She immediately approached him and sighed.

He cried, remembering his dad died by the enemy's hands because his dad protected him. "Mommy..Daddy, is dead! -sob, sob- Enemy killed daddy. Mommy!" he cried, the others especially Sarutobi looked at the crying child in her arms with a solemn look.

She turned to Obito and smiled sadly, "Sorry for that, and yes..I have the fox summoning contract for a special reason. I got away thanks to my summons and I am 16 years old while my son, Arashi, is just 2. I am sorry that you have to see this." she said the last part in a whisper. The child kept crying in her mother's chest, his dad was gone, no one would play with him anymore and teach him to play shogi.

Kakashi's suspiciousness decreased by bounds, Obito felt guilty for asking, while Rin and Minato felt sympathy. Arashi spoke again, "Mommy, daddy died because of Arashi..He defended Arashi from enemies..It's Arashi's fault mommy, daddy's dead.." he continued to rant that it was his fault. While Kumiko repeated whispering to his ear that "It's okay, mommy's here..It's not your fault baby..It's not.."

Minato couldn't believe Iwa shinobi did this. They have no mercy.

Sarutobi, who knew the truth couldn't help but feel sad. He will do everything in his power to win this war. He wouldn't let another child be like this, he promises that. Speaking of this, he cleared his throat to get their attention. "Minato, accompany Kumiko-san and little Arashi-kun to the spare apartment. They are still wary after what happened." Minato nodded while Kumiko stood up, Arashi still hanging to her neck nodded to the Hokage and mouthed a 'Thank You' in return. The team and the family exited the office.

But there is still a thought that Sarutobi has in mind. Before Kumiko put her henge or whatever it was, her blonde hair..now that he thinks about it, she and Minato had the same shade of blonde hair and blue eyes. Maybe she is his daughter from the future? That would explain why she didn't give her last name. But now, there is one thing to worry about..

The Third Great Shinobi War.

AN:

I already wrote two extension chapters, it's been getting old in my laptop. So just read and read.