Namikaze legend

Chapter 32: The Nidaime Taichou

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"Minato"

Her eyes softened on seeing his face, 14 years had passed since she saw his face, his smile. Words couldn't describe how happy she was feeling on seeing him after all these years.

"You can come back to us, it is still not too late"

Kushina was again shocked when she saw Mikoto standing on another side of the beach with a friendly smile on her face. This was the woman she admired the most, and was her only best friend.

"Mikoto"

"Kushina, the will of fire burns in you the most. Don't give up so easily...don't let the Kyuubi's hatred influence you"

"Jiraiya-sensei"

She emotionally stared at the 3 people around her, the 3 pillars that had supported her throughout her life. The people whom she once called family, the people with whom she had laughed, cried, fought and shared every feeling of her heart.

"It can be all yours again, you don't have to face this cruel world all alone. The feelings that you have in your heart right now are far more powerful than your hatred for the world, fight"

Kushina stared sadly at the young shinobi in front of her, he looked the exact copy of Minato except for his sharingan. All the dots started connecting in her mind, as she realized who he was.

"I'm Naruto Namikaze, son of the Yondaime Hokage and Mikoto Uchiha. And I'm going to take you back to your family"

A lone tear slipped from her eyes as her eyes observed the people around her, after 14 years of loneliness she was finally able to see their faces, their smiles and somewhere in her heart she felt something which she had forgotten during all these years.

But she knew there was no going back now...

She raised her right hand and made a small hand seal as Minato, Mikoto and Jiraiya dispersed from the area. The only one left was now Naruto who was looking at her sympathetically.

"I cannot live in that genjutsu anymore, you are their son. The child of my best friends and yet I tried to kill you, I abandoned my comrades in search of that peace that would fill the void in my heart. I sacrificed everything in search of that world where my dreams can come true...even if you defeat me now, other people like me who have suffered pain will never stop spreading more hatred in that world" explained Kushina sympathetically,

However the boy just gave her a warm smile that touched her heart...

"Then I'll save all of them too, as long as there is a little hope in their hearts I will rescue them from their darkness. I will never give up"

Ikiryo watched silently as his alter ego pledged to save people from their darkness, he also saw the tears that slipped from Kushina's eyes.

He didn't want to admit it, but maybe Naruto could really change this world. His desire to protect his friends, his faith in people who had lost themselves to darkness...

"How can you believe so much in yourself? How can you say you won't give up even when you face only pain and despair in this worthless world?" asked Kushina pleadingly, all these years she had followed Madara.