The Reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths: A Naruto Fanfiction

Chapter 49: The End

Naruto sat in a cell, his body hanging limply. The five kages all walked into the room. "Naruto Uzumaki Uchiha Namikaze," Minato said. Naruto stared at them. "Brat. You're to be executed soon, don't you know that?" Onoki growled in his direction. Naruto only grinned. "Death has been something I've wanted for years. No one ever acknowledged me. I've never been loved. I was neglected. My deadbeat father only came back recently. And worst of all, the village I fight to protect never lifted a finger for me," Naruto said, forcing his eyes to look cold and dead. Minato knew it was an act, but the words still hurt. "So... you did all of this because of childhood problems?" Mei asked. Naruto chuckled in response. "Did I ever kill anyone? Any animal? Any living creature?" Naruto asked, causing the kages to realize he was right. "Execute me if you want. After all, I destroyed a hell of a lot more than a lot of people would be willing to do," Naruto said, causing Onoki and Ay to get mad. Gaia only stared sadly at her crush. He'd told her personally what he was doing and when she tried to, he told her not to stop him. He looked her in the eyes and what he conveyed was clear. "Don't worry, I'll be fine." Naruto's eyes instantly hardened after telling her. Mito and Satsuki walked down. "Why Naruto?" Mito asked sadly. Naruto chuckled darkly. "Ask your father after I die," he said darkly. 

Satsuki's eyes flared as she glared at Naruto. "WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK NARUTO!" She yelled as she slapped him with a chakra-enhanced hand, breaking his jaw. Naruto only painfully forced himself to smile as he spat blood from his mouth. "Minato can tell you all when I die why I did it," Naruto said with that same smile. Onoki growled. "Why don't you tell us now, if you want to be such a smart ass?" Onoki asked, causing Naruto to actually laugh in their faces. "Then my death would be pointless... no... this war would," Naruto said. "Come along, brat!" Onoki growled as he yanked Naruto along. Naruto smiled as he felt himself be dragged away. Sneakily, he flared his chakra just enough to break the chakra seals and replace himself with a blood clone. 

Naruto was dragged up to a large platform in front of the entire allied forces. He was forced down onto his knees in front of everyone. Naruto sighed as he stared at the crowd, who all jeered and cried out insults about him. Naruto looked on sadly. No one had changed. He stared out at the entire village, thinking of a different scenario. One where Anko wasn't so nice. One where the clan leaders never even bothered with him. One where he wasn't the reincarnation of the sage of six paths. One where he wasn't an Uchiha. One where he didn't make a dojutsu or get the rinnegan. All of those scenarios seemed to play in his head. A loud echoing suddenly sounded through his head. "To be Hokage, that is my dream!" Naruto chuckled sadly. That was what he would sound like. He could've been that way... he could've been that person, but instead, life led him down this path. 

"Today, we gather here to celebrate something important. We've captured Naruto Namikaze, the starter of this whole war. He's been hurting us, fighting us, breaking us, and making sure we don't have a place to go. He left us in this life to torture us, not to let us pass. He mortally wounded us and provoked us, but no more! Today, we stand tall and proud as we execute him!" Minato yelled. "Now, each kage may speak," Minato said as he stepped back.

Onoki was the first to step forward. "This brat has hurt us, broken us, broken our villages, made us waste precious resources, and more! He's only attacked us, caused us pain, and never let us go escape! Yet we fought. We fought for honor! For glory! And for an escape! After we execute him, we'll be united under one nation... the kage council! However, that's all I had to say," Onoki said as he stepped backward.

Ay stepped forward. "I will admit, this kid was a formidable opponent! He took all of us on and won countless battles! It was only his students who beat him! A true living legend was beaten by new ones! Rarely do I honor an opponent, but he and his students are all great! Including the Haruno and Uchiha! If this were a different life, we would've still been apart! This brat, though a terrible person for starting this war, helped us unite! He's done us good! Let's praise him in the end!" Ay yelled, tears in his eyes. Naruto also had tears in his eyes. Someone truly praised him from the bottom of their hearts. However, the shinobi below yelled protest. 

Gaia passed her turn so Mei stepped up. "Ay was correct. This child had the power to best us multiple times, made multiple powerful seals, and helped all of us in a special way! He's a true fuinjutsu master, and for that, he has my respect. But an opponent he is, and a war leader on the opposite side too! We'll treat him like it, and execute him, though we'll give him honor where it's due and kill him with a blade instead of an ax or a guillotine," Mei yelled. The ninjas all yelled in agreement, as that seemed fairer than truly praising an opponent. 

"Now, Namikaze. Say your last words," Minato said as Mito walked up with a katana in her hand. 

"Hello, ninjas. Welcome to my execution, I guess!" Naruto said, getting a bunch of boos. He then resumed talking. "Now, I understand your want to kill me. Nothing but brutal training for two years can do that to you. I wish you all good fortune in the future. That's all," Naruto said with a grin, though his broken jaw made him need to spit out blood. "KILL HIM!" A ninja yelled. "Very well then. Naruto Uzumaki Uchiha Namikaze. You are to be executed for war crimes, treason, and mass destruction of property. Now you may execute him," Minato said. Naruto looked at Mito and said one last thing that only just reached her ears. "Never forget I will love you always," he said as Mito sliced off her head, tears streaming down her cheeks as she brought down the blade. "Big brother?" Naruko asked as she stared at the body with tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry, Naruko," Mito said as she backed up and hugged her sister. Naruko sensed she needed help and patted her back. "And now, I will show you what Naruto gave me," Minato said as he placed a scroll on the ground. Naruto's chakra color flared to life and it revealed a chakra projection. 

"Hello, ninjas of the world! It's Naruto, your enemy or whatever! So, you all probably think you know why I did it, but I'll tell you the real reason. It was to unite us! Think about it. We all were at war and filled with hatred for years and years! But now, you all had a common goal, and that united you! Remember that feeling! Didn't you feel lighter without all that hatred inside of you? Didn't you feel better about not needing to watch your back in what was originally enemy territory? It felt good, didn't it? That sense of comradery! Never forget it! Don't let the knowledge of all of this being set up by myself, Minato, and Gaia get in your way! That sense of comradery is a great thing! Let the final wish of a dead man come true! Bring world peace, and let that guide you! Since I'm dead, I guess there's no point explaining everything. Enjoy yourselves and remember to treasure the lives of people you care about before they're gone."

The projection ended at that, Naruto's smiling face burned into people's memories. Tears streamed down their faces as Mito and Satsuki stared at the seals next to their pelvic areas. It was a way for them to get pregnant whenever they were ready, but Mito and Satsuki knew it was going to be a while, but someday they knew it would happen. Mito smiled as she let tears go down her face obviously. Satsuki did the same. For them, their lover wasn't truly gone. They still had a part of him to remember him by. "I'll miss you, Naruto," Mito muttered. 

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