Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto: Shippuuden, it is owned by Masashi Kishimoto.

This was originally made by Swagosaurus, adopted by Morak120 (me).

"I.. It's finished.."

A shadow of a smile appeared on the blonde's face, as he fell back, landing in his own pool of blood.

And with that, the fifth great ninja war had come to an end.

He looked up at the sky, it was gray, and rain began to fall down upon him. It was as if the heavens were crying out from all the tragic losses.

He then turned his head to see all his fallen comrades, grief constricting him with each one. However, one that still hit him the hardest, was the corpse of a woman with long pink locks, and dulled emerald eyes.

The woman he loved, and cared for, Haruno Sakura.

He closed his eyes, as tears slowly ran down his eyes. There wasn't much crying, though.. He had used up most of his tears already.

How could such a horrible, tragic event come to pass?

When the fourth great ninja war had ended, things seemed to have been going well.

Life had given Naruto everything it had to offer.

Tsunade had fallen during the war, but with her last words, gave Naruto her blessing of becoming the sixth. The moment the war ended, Naruto was given the title of Hokage without much hesitation.

He had finally gotten the acknowledgement from the people of Konoha that he so desperately wanted as a child. They finally saw him as a human being, a hero.. A leader.

He had then found out that Karin was one of the last remaining members of his clan, he had actual family, albeit very distant.

And he had finally brought Sasuke, his comrade, his brother, back to Konoha. He was able to help Sasuke see past his revenge, and pulled him out of the void of darkness he was swallowed up by.

The only thing life had refused to give him, was Sakura.

Before the mission that ended with Sasuke coming back, the pinkette and the blonde shared a passion filled night together. It was awkward, clumsy, and desparate. However, it allowed Naruto to show her exactly how he felt about her. All of that pent-up emotion and affection he had been hiding from her, he was allowed to show, for one night.

The moment Sasuke was back, and his trials were finished, though, Naruto stepped aside, and allowed his brother, and the woman he loved to be together.

Even when life had given him his life long dream, had allowed him to keep his promise, and found family he never knew he had, it still kept him away from his final dream, to be with her.

In the end, it didn't matter to the blonde, even when she was walking down the aisle, and when he was the best man, he still had that bright, caring smile he always bared to her.

Even if it meant him never being truly happy, as long as she was happy.. It didn't matter if he wasn't. As the years went by, he noticed glimmers of affection coming from her eyes, towards him, but he ignored them, not wanting to have false hope.

Then the fifth great ninja war came along. Another criminal organization came along, known as Akaiyoake, had stolen the remaining rinnengan from Nagato, and used it to revive a large group of shinobi, to wreak having on the shinobi world.

After that, the shinobi system was abolished. The land of waves became one of the leaders of the world, giving those fighting against the organization hope for future peace.

After taking down numerous villages, the group turned their heads to Konoha.

The village tried as hard as they could to defend themselves, in the end, almost every ninja from Konoha was wiped out, and only a few of the revived shinobi remained on the other side.

Naruto tried to fight back, but was locked down by his own Mother. Tears ran down her eyes, as her chakra chains kept him from moving.

Kushina cried as she struggled to break free, but to no avail, as she began to charge up an attack.

Naruto looked down, waiting for the attack to come. However, his eyes widened, as Sakura ran up, and took the attack for him.

She then broke him out of the chains, and then Naruto was able to dispatch Kushina.

The blonde held the pinkette in his arms, tears running down his eyes, as he cradled her. "S-Sakura-chan.. Y-You'll be okay..!"

She laughed slightly at this, as blood ran from her mouth, and the wound in her stomach. "Naruto... There.. Is something I've been wanting to tell you.. I never.." She proceeded to cough up blood, some of the red liquid hitting his face.

"I never realized it, until.. now.. Seeing you about to die, finally made me see it... I love you, Naruto.." His eyes widened greatly at this, he finally heard the words he had waited for his entire life.

Tears began to run down her face, as her mouth quivered. "I.. I am so sorry, Naruto... Y.. You did so much for me... Because of how you feel about me..."

She cried as she held his hand, Naruto felt her grip loosening slightly. His worse fears were now coming to pass.

She was dying. "I... I am sorry if I made you feel alone.. I am so sorry.. Naruto.. I.. Love... You..."

His eyes widen, as her grip fully loosened, as she fell limp, the last spark finally going out.

He cried out in agony, as he let Kurama fully take over, effectively destroying the remains of the organization. He didn't let anyone survive.

It didn't come without a price, though. The man with the rinnengan got a good shot in at Naruto, blowing a hole through Naruto's chest.

Now here he was, the twenty-five year old, laying in his own pool of blood, struggling to stay alive. He saw Sasuke's dead body, along with his and Sakura's dead children. He then saw Shikamaru, Ino, and Chouji, all dead from the first wave of the attack.

Lee and Tenten's bodies were nowhere to be found, they were torn apart from a shinra tensei.

Neji and Kakashi had died in the fourth great ninja war, thanks to Obito.

However, thanks to the organization, Neji did come back, but as an enemy. Him and Hinata both fought until they took each other down.

Everyone Naruto ever knew, and cared about, were now dead.

He coughed, and wheezed, as blood ran out of his mouth.

'I... I don't want to die alone..'

He preformed the summoning jutsu, causing his toad comrades to appear. a pained smile spread across his face. "Hey... Ma... Pa... 'Kichi.. 'Tatsu.. Boss..."

Gamakichi looked at the blonde sadly, as depression washed over him. "Hey Naruto..."

Naruto then created a kage bunshin, allowing the Kyuubi to take it over. "K.. Kurama.. Could you.. T.. Take me to her..?"

Kurama could feel Naruto's chakra fading, all he did was nod solemnly, and pick up his vessel. He then brought the blonde to his pink haired love, and set him down next to her.

Naruto shakily, and weakly, moved his hand, and ran it along her cheek, before closing her eyes in respect. Even now, she was beautiful.. Her long pink hair, her soft skin, she was flawless in every way.

He couldn't handle looking at her anymore, he turned away, biting his lip all the while.

'Atleast... Atleast I'm not alone.. In the end..'

The blonde heard footsteps, and plops from the toads coming towards him, but he didn't bother looking at them, he didn't have enough strength to move anyways.

The Kyuubi knelt down, his blood-red, demonic eyes making contact with Naruto's dull cerulean ones. "Kit, we have an idea that we would like to discuss with you."

Naruto's eyes weakly glanced at them all, as he raised an eyebrow. "An.. Idea..?"

"Naruto-chan.. Would you be willing to give it another try?" Fukasaku grimaced as he asked this.

Naruto coughed slightly, as he began to speak again. "W.. What do you mean..?"

It was Gamakichi's turn to talk, as he looked down at the blonde. "We know a technique that can send you back..."

"Back in time. It's a kinjutsu, of course.."

The blonde's eyes widen greatly at this, as he coughed again. A second chance? To try to fix everything?

'I.. It sounds promising, but.. Can I really go through it all again?'

He looked down, blood rushing from his wounds.

'Can I watch my comrades die in front of me, again? Can I stand by, and watch as the woman I love is with someone else again?'

Could he truly do it? Well, the answer was obvious, wasn't it?

"Y-Yeah... I-I'll do it.." He coughed again, as he shifted a bit in his laying down position. "I-It's a kinjutsu, you say?... W-What's the catch..?"

"The catch, boy, is that you have to lose the will to live..." Naruto looked at Gamabunta in slight surprise, who in turn, took a puff of his pipe. He then sighed, as the smoke rushed out of his mouth.

Naruto looked down toward the blood covered dirt, his eyes shaking. "The will to live..?"

Gamabunta just stared down at the blonde. "Aye, Gaki... You have to give up. When you have nothing left to live for.. then we can begin the jutsu."

"I will be coming with you, Kit."

Naruto looked at the fox possessed clone, with a slight smile. Kurama then grunts. "If this works, I'll assimilate the other half of my chakra from my past self... Then, we'll take down the Akatsuki, and bring peace to the world... The way it was meant to be."

The blonde looked like he was hesitating, causing the fox to look at him sadly. "Besides, you're dying anyways... Only thing keeping you alive is that damned stubbornness of yours..."

Naruto just kept staring at the dirt, thinking about his options.

'I could always just spend the rest of my life in the land of waves... Living as a hermit...'

He then closed his eyes in slight pain.

'But that sounds like a pain worst than death... Besides, if I do this, everyone will come back..!'

He then looked up at them. "L... Let's do it.."

The blonde watched, as the toads gathered around him. Kurama took hold of him, as the clone vanished in a puff of smoke.

He then closed his eyes, as they were preforming the handsigns, feeling his chakra and Kurama's being sapped away.

His vision then went completely black. He felt like he was falling, through an endless void.

Is this, what it felt like to die..?

Whew! Well, here you have it, a slightly different version of Swagosaurus' version of this chapter. This chapter, along with the next two, will be very similar. I really don't want to get rid of them, as I can work with what I have.

I won't be uploading chapters very often, as I got TLF to focus on. But, tell me what you think.

Laters.