A Ninja's Final Stand (Final Book of A Ninja's Worth)

The final book. I hope you guys like it! I really enjoyed writing about Sanako and her life and every aspect of her days in the Leaf. The final book is dedicated to an extremely talented writer, LizzyXCiel! She's amazing and she's been reading this entire series and I'm thankful for that. She's a superb author and you guys should check her out!!! Anyways, hope you guys enjoy. Thanks for reading~

~~Scar:3

I should've died. How am I alive? I know I'm still here physically just I can't seem to come to consciousness. I have to get up. Am I being burned alive?

My body is on fire. It's so hot. I can sense a specific area of burning on my left arm. I'm coming alive. I slip my eyelids open, expecting there to only be black. It's nighttime and I lay outside of the hospital on the ground that's splattered with glass and debris. I'm so physically worn but I manage to sit up. There's a small fire from where my room used to be in the hospital. The burning red reflects all the way out on the street. I examine my left arm. There's a nasty combination of black and red spiralling up to my forearm. There's dead skin on it, I yank it off with a small whimper.

The wound hurts but it's bearable. Apart from other bruises this is the main concern. I'm shaky and unstable but somehow I manage to rise to my feet. Where is Naruto? Where are my babies? Kanade....Minato...Naruto...Please be alright..

Amongst the flickering red, I can see a figure in a cloak peering down at me. "Sanako."

That voice. Rage seeps into my veins and races through my blood. I unleash it with a fiery response. "Madara!!!!"

"You sound upset. Is something wrong?"

I leap up into his face, fist poised. "YOU BASTARD!!!!!"

I punch through him again, landing next to a pile of dying embers. I'm on my feet again, ignoring my fatigued body. I'm so weak, how can I still stand? My will of refusing to die. "You should've known this was going to happen."

With a loud roar from my lungs I go at him again. This time a perfect hit. I slam him into the ground below. I peer down at him. "I'm GOING TO KILL YOU!!"

It takes everything I have to force chakra into my hand. Sasuke's familiar blue ball of lightning is in my hand this time. I leap from the building, hand first, heading for Madara's body. "Chidori!!!" I screech.

It slams into his stomach perfectly. His body only spasms for a moment, then it poofs and my hand is stuck in a chopped log. I'm so worn, I didn't even notice. He now stands behind me, his hand on my back. "I'm sorry Sanako. This is the last you'll ever see."

No. I growl and swipe my leg around. "I made a promise that I'm not going to die here! I'm going to keep it! I swear!"

I slowly stand up. My arm is starting to sting more and more. "Before you go saying such things, did it ever come to mind that you're not my target?"

"Bullshit! You knew I was giving birth so you knew I couldn't defend myself!"

"Half right. All I need is your demon husband."

W-What? Dem..on? "What the hell are you talking about?"

"Your husband is the Nine Tails Jinchuriki. How could you not know? You're his wife after all."

He's a Jinchuriki..Naruto never told me..No one told me. The word demon still dances around in my head. Now's not the time to be doubting him. "Jinchuriki or not I still love Naruto and I have faith in him, so you can go to hell!!"

I'm not giving up. I'm not. I refuse. I decline. No. My knees are trembling, I feel sick, I can't keep standing. I slink to the ground just as Sasuke shows up. "Sasuke, what a surprise. Quite a family reunion."

Naruto shows up next to him in a flash. "Naruto, protect Sanako. I'll handle this fool."

Naruto scoops me into his arms and we're gone in a heartbeat. I catch a glimpse of Sasuke giving me a small smirk. I want to trust him. But I'm not sure who to trust..

We show up inside a small shack just outside the village. There's a familiar bed laying not too far. I see two, wrapped up figures. Minato and Kanade..

Naruto rests me next to them. My lips quivers, they're sleeping so peacefully. They're so beautiful..So beautiful.. I tug their bodies close to me. "I love you guys so much.."

Tears glide across my nose and onto the bed. I peek over my shoulder and see Naruto putting on the robe. It's actually happening. "I'll be back soon."

That vision, that nightmare. It's coming true. This can't be real. I start to sob hopelessly. It's all happening. No..

Naruto's vanished in an instant. I cuddle my newborns close. I think I may have fallen asleep because the next thing I know, Naruto scoops up me and our children and we're outside again. And that's when I see a horrible monster with one large red eye that's similar to a sharingan destroy the shack where we had been.

I heard stories about that monster. That horrible creature. I count the tails of the disfigured beast. I softly whisper, "Ten Tails. The Juubi...."