The Future: Naruto Fanfiction

Chapter 16

THE BATTLE FOR THE EARTH – HASHIRAMA'S NEW ATTITUDE

In the Valley

Kakashi rolls over onto his back, looking up into the sky. He knows that his actions have greatly impacted the living but he is more concerned for the dead. In particular, he thinks of two people, his teammates. He thinks of Rin and how disappointed she would be that he had failed, that everyone is going to die. He thinks of Obito, who endured so much in his life, whose chakra had been taken from the other world and how annoyed he would be that Kakashi still couldn't win.

With a flash of yellow, a man appears above the fallen 6th Hokage. That is, of course, the sensei of the team. The 4th Hokage, Namikaze Minato.

Kakashi sighs as he closes his eyes, "Minato sensei… I let you down".

Minato quickly grabs his side as he falls to one knee, the poison creeping up on him again. He laughs it off though, "You should have learnt from Mirai's match. You didn't give up so you've let nobody down".

The white-haired shinobi raises a hand to the front of his face, inspecting the back of it as if were a piece of art, "It's still growing sensei, I can feel the chakra rising within me".

"It's Obito's chakra, right?".

"Yeah" he lowers his hand back to his side, "Even while on the other side, Obito is doing his best for us".

Minato raises his head, standing nearby is the Colonel who Kakashi had fought against. If nothing else, this woman had been forced to use her 'cloak' power. She watches the two of them, considering what they are talking about, likely failing to realise just how significant these men are to shinobi history.

"Don't worry Kakashi, your power may still save us yet".

"Kakashi sensei" a slightly higher pitched voice calls. That voice belongs to Naruto who arrives a few seconds later, "Are you alright?".

"Yeah" the teacher groans as he sits up, straining the already overused muscles in his abdomen, "I'm just a bit winded is all, they hit, hard don't they?".

"Yeah" Naruto looks towards the enemy, "But, starting from now we are going to hit even harder".

A thumping sound descends from the top of the invaders hill, signalling the movement of the enemy commander, General Clyde. He arrives almost instantly in the valley, approaching his counterpart.

"Uzumaki Naruto" he begins, "That is the end of the first day's battles".

"The first day?".

The tall man raises a finger into the air, pointing eventually at the sky above. "Of course, this contest will take place over multiple days, after all look".

"The sun is setting… we won't be able to see if we continue in these conditions. Considering that we will be spending the night here, we shall continue in the morning".

Naruto considers what effect this will have on his team. 'As shinobi, it would be advantageous to us to compete in the dark. However, if this guy claims there is a rule against it I have no way of refuting him. I have to go by what he says'. "Fine by me" the 7th eventually declares aloud.