The Path of a Shinobi (Reader x various)

The End of the War

Kaguya had been sealed away and the tailed beasts that Madara had captured had been released.

"Akako!" I exclaimed in delight as she stood in the flesh before me.

"You kept your word... you wouldn't let them take me in the end, so....thank you for saving me."

My eyes slightly widened at hearing her thank me for the first time, but I warmly smiled at her and with every ounce of sincerely I said, "Thank you for trusting me."

"They're brats, but they're something," snickered Kurama as he eyed Akako.

"You're right, especially yours. He's a handful," she responded.

The tailed beasts were seated around us and Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi Sensei and I regrouped while Naruto had run off somewhere to finish up some last minute business.

"It's still growing," I said to the three as we watched the cluster of rocks and rubble continue to form into the size of a planet.

"Guys!" Exclaimed Naruto who appeared right before us. "It's over. We can finally celebrate!"

A relieved sigh escaped my mouth and a smile graced my lips, "The war is finally over."

"The first thing I want is a hot bath to wash away all this sweat and grime," cheerfully said Sakura.

"I second that. I could really use a massage too. Any of you boys want to help with that? Or should I ask someone back in the village? Maybe even outside of the village, like Gaara," I smirked and gave them a wink.

"I volunteer!" Profusely shouted Naruto who shot his hand up in the air.

"She doesn't want you to help," nudged Sasuke.

"As someone whose lived longer and has more experience, I think I can help with that," stepped in Kakashi Sensei.

I eyed Sakura because of their behavior and snickered. She chuckled and said, "She'll let you know her preference."

Naruto and Kakashi Sensei deadpanned while Sasuke remained stoic, but averted his onyx eyes.

"WAIT!" Screeched Sakura which was enough to startle everyone. "What about us?! How are we suppose to get out of this Time-Space?!"

Realization set in which caused Naruto to panic, "Oh no! You're right! This is bad! This is bad!"

"Did Hagoromo tell you two anything?" I asked the two boys but they shook their heads no. I ran my hand through my (h/c) hair and mumbled to myself, "How are we ever gonna get back home?"

A cloud of smoke surrounded me and obscured my vision and my heart began to race as I assumed the worst.

"G-Guys!" I nervously shouted and the smoke that surrounded me started to clear out. My team remained standing beside me and levitating in front of us was Hagoromo.

I looked around and realized we were back on the battlefield.

"We're back!" My lips turned upward with a grin gracing my lips and not to mention, gracing the guys.

"That's right. You're back in your world through a summoning performed by all prior Five Kage," explained Hagoromo before he praised us. "Oh and excellent work on saving the world."

We respectfully nodded our head at him, but Naruto was too caught up in something else.

"Hey! Kurama!" Naruto ran towards Kurama waving his hand at him. "Were you lonely being separated from me? I missed you!"

"Don't talk so loud! I wasn't lonely. You have half of me inside you remember," barked back Kurama with his paw raised and formed into a fist.