The Forgotten Child of Destiny

42. new hokage

Author Notes: I claim no rights or claim to own the Naruto series or its characters as they are owned by Masashi Kishimoto. The only characters I do claim to own are the OCs that I will be using. I also don't claim the other kitsunes or demon foxes that I will be using as they are owned by the various anime series that they are featured in but all will have powers and abilities that they don't have in the series that they come from as they may also be OCC. Please be sure to leave me your comments and reviews telling me what you think.

Key guide: "regular speech", 'thinking to one's self', *telepathic/mental speech*, (author notes/translations), bold-demons/summons speaking, italics-attacks/jutsus/special abilities

Author Notes: Thank you for all your votes and comments as I enjoyed hearing what you guys thought of this story. Thank you for sticking with me as I tried my best to complete this story. There will not be any sequel to this story as I am going to be moving onto other stories and working on new projects. Now without further adue..... the last and final chapter of "The Forgotten Child of Destiny"!

Chapter FourtyTwo: new hokage

A month had come and gone in the blink of an eye since the end of the shinobi war. Kaguya had been sealed away once and for all. True peace has been established between the five great nations. It was all thanks to one ninja whom laid in a hospital bed within the leaf. Since defeating Kaguya and sealing her away, Naruto Namikaze-Uzumaki remained in a comma-like state. No one knew if the blonde Jinchuriki would ever regain consciousness. Not even Kurama's children could reach their father or their adoptive brother mentally. Thankfully Shuichi's secret that he was actually a demon was only known to a select few. Since the end of the war, Tsunade knew that she couldn't continue on as hokage. Tsunade planned to make the announcement for the next hokage. Most would have picked Kakashi Hatake as the next hokage. But Tsunade was picking someone much younger and more stronger than Kakashi. The hero not only of the leaf but also of the shinobi nations. Naruto's kekkigenkai was much stronger than Kakashi as the copy cat ninja lost his during the war. No one within the leaf knew of Tsunade's choice as Naruto was going to be the youngest hokage in the history of the leaf. The other reason of why he was the most obvious choice was because of his ancestors. He was not only related to the Senju but also to the Otsutsuki.

Akira, Nariko, and Menma were paying their weekly visit to Naruto. They entered the room finding it filled with flowers and get well cards. Naruto was hooked up to an IV drip. It hurt them the most to see Naruto like this. Akira loved Naruto as she never got the chance to tell the blonde her feelings. The two Namikaze-Uzumaki siblings kept hoping that their brother would make it out of the comma.

"Hello ototo (little brother)." stated Menma.

"Hey there nisan (big brother)." added Nariko. The two Namikaze-Uzumaki siblings went over taking a hold of Naruto's hand. Before the two siblings could say anything, Naruto bolted upright waking up suddenly scaring the two siblings.

"Naruto!" they shouted out in concern. "It's all right. You are safe. You're back home within the leaf." the two siblings stated hugging Naruto. The two siblings could feel Naruto relax in their grip.

"I will go and get Lady Tsunade." stated Akira as she left the two siblings to reunite with their brother.

"How long have I been unconscious?" Naruto asked as the two siblings pulled up a chair by his bedside.

"One month. We feared that you would never regain consciousness." answered Nariko.

"Our father asked that I pass a message along to you." Menma stated.

"Go on."

"Naruto....... My son, I am so proud of you and how much you have accomplished. You have done the impossible and brough about true peace. You have united all the nations together to fight against the ones who are trying to destroy the world and our way of life. You protected your family, friends, and teammates. I couldn't have asked for a better son. You have become a full and capable ninja. I appologize for everything that your mother and I have done to you in the past. Even through all of the suffering that you have been through, you rose up to make people acknowledge you and have them see you as a human being. Not the nine tails Jinchuriki. I am very proud of you Naruto Namikaze-Uzumaki."