Final battle 2

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Flashback
3 years ago:

"Just say you love me back!" Naruto caressed Akaris face.
"I do, damn it! I love you!"
As Naruto leaned to her soft lips, she lost her consciousness and fell into his arms. He caressed her hair. It had changed so much since they first met. Akaris hair was becoming whiter by every battle.
"She will hate us for this, Naruto." Said the fox.
The seventh hokage smiled.
"I know.. she will find me in the afterlife and kill me for this." He looked at her sleeping face one more time. Naruto kissed her cheek whispering. "I love you, Akari. I know you'll never forgive me for leaving you, but please try and be happy without me, okay?" He caressed her lips. "Ah, it's not as easy as I thought!" He smiled and wiped the tears from his face. "Someday you'll understand why I did this, Akari."

"Naruto, what's wrong with her?" Kosuke dropped his katana and ran to them. "Is she hurt?!"
"No." Naruto took a deep breath. "I want you to take her away. Far from here."
Kosuke lifted her unconscious body. Naruto tried to smile. He held her thin fingers, unable to let go of them.
"Naruto, what are you doing?" Asked Kosuke before he left with Akari.
Isshikis chakra was growing stronger by every minute consuming everything around him. Naruto touched Kosukes shoulder, transferring nine tails chakra to protect them.
"You take care of her, got it?"
"Sure."
Naruto turned his back on them and his body caught flames in a such magnificent way no one had seen before.
Kosuke held her tight while Naruto gave his life up to defend them all. He was trembling, afraid of what to come, terrified of the moment Akari would find out her love was gone. Kosuke held her tight and cried, covering her ears so the horrible sounds of the battle didn't wake her up to the terrifying reality she would have to live.

***
Present time:

Kosuke walked up to one of Akaris clones. She couldn't look him in the eyes.
"You take care of her..." he mumbled. "That was the last thing Naruto said to me, before he sacrificed himself. And he kept us in a bubble, where Isshiki couldn't harm anyone." He hissed. "You two are disgustingly alike."
Akaris eyes filled with tears. She was trying so hard not to let go of the barrier.
"I've see this scenario before. Why do you have to be a hero, Akari?!" He banged on the transparent wall between them. "Couldn't you be a normal, boring shinobi like me?! Didn't you like how we used to live?! Our lives were complete. Why do you have to be a hero?!" He placed his hand on the wall.
"Because I can.. This man killed Ogen and Naruto. He wounded you to death! Have you any idea what I went through while you were unconscious?! I didn't even know if you'd make it. So please don't make this harder than it already is."
"Remember the great ninja war?" He whispered as Akaris original body was doing her best to fight the enemy. "You and I were ready to die together. You held my hand and we promised we'd always be together. Let me fight with you!"
Akari shook her head.
"You know it doesn't work that way. We didn't have anything to lose back then. But now, you have to think about Ren. I promised I'd take care of your family. So let me!"

Kosuke looked at his wife. He sighed. Akari was right. This was different from before.
"Be careful, Akari."

***

Kurama tried to bite Isshiki's head off, but he vanished.
"On your right, Kurama!" Akari saw him reappearing with her jougan. The fox swung his tails and threw him away. Isshiki started laughing. The fox growled.
"This guy's irritating!"
Akari jumped on Kurama's back.
"I need you to use the bomb!"
"But he'll just absorb it."
"He can't absorb two of them."
"You got it!" Kurama formed a tailed beast bomb.
"Finally, some fun!" Isshiki got up smiling like a maniac.
"Now, Kurama!" She yelled as two bombs flew towards Isshiki and they disappeared into the portal.

***

"Where did it go?!" Mayumi screamed out.
"Akari opened a rift behind Isshiki at the last moment." Said Kakashi. "With that simple move she made sure he'd get hit with at least one and we wouldn't get hurt by the tailed beast bomb's destructive power."
"That's my girl!" Mayumi's eyes were glowing with excitement.
"Still, I hate standing here, feeling totally useless!" Kosuke hissed. Ren gripped his hand.
"Trust her, Kosuke."
"The world would be a better place if men listened to their wives more, but on this matter I agree with Kosuke." Mayumi touched the wall between them and the battle. "I hate standing here aswell."

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