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IGN: IzuneUchiha

UID: 300042138834033

Naruto and the the mains (Traditional &Digital)

Happy Halloween!

Server: 877

In-game name: HamuraF2P

UID: 300028088129843

During the last month, things we’re getting odd in Konoha, you would always hear a voice calling in the middle of the night, everyone heard but no one knew who or what was it.

One night, while Naruto was training, he heard that voice coming from nowhere, he found that intriguing so, as the curious boy that he was, he thought of going search it to see where it was coming from, since it was haunting all Konoha but, since he was all alone and didn’t know what he was facing, he just went home, ate a ramen and went to bed, thinking that the next day he would try to talk to Shikamaru and Sakura if they could help him catch this thing that was disturbing Konoha.

The day after he went to talk to Shikamaru and Sakura about that sound, that voice that they would always hear and about taking it down. Fortunately they agreed to that mission so, when it got dark, they went looking all through Konoha to find that thing that was making that sound. Only one of them, Shikamaru, found something that could lead them to something that could be doing that sound, a map. A map of Konoha but with somethings that shouldn’t be there like some symbols and some places that didn’t belong there, while Shikamaru and Sakura started searching about those symbols, Naruto went to those places that we’re so mysterious.

In one of the localities that Naruto went find, he found a girl, she was scared and cold, she said that she had been kidnapped by “him”. Naruto took her to the Konoha Hospital to see if she had something wrong like some injury, luckily she did not. But he couldn’t stop thinking about “him”. Who would he be?

Sakura and Shikamaru were searching for the symbols and they found out that one of those symbol had something to do with the place that Naruto had found so they discovered that there was a spirit connected to that place, the same one that was scaring the village. He would make a sound like a voice calling to scary people so that he could kidnap children that didn’t have chakra, based on a story that they saw, so, when they got there they confronted that spirit and there was a fight but, with the strategy skills of Shikamaru, the powerful Ninjutsu attacks of Naruto and healing skills of Sakura, they won the combat.

After that, no more mysterious voices threatened the peace of Konoha.

I will not tolerate any further offtopic. Although grabbing a render from Google, as well as a background and copypasting the render into it creates something original it is really unfair to those who decided to draw and put effort onto their backgrounds and characters. I asked for a piece of hand-drawn/digitally drawn art to be created and patching images together ain't it.

Spooky Art

Server ID- 911 (UK Region)

In Game Name- Shiroyasha

UID- 300063150981854

Greetings to All! Congrats to everyone for their participation in celebrating the spirit of Halloween. Following is the link to my fanart for the event. The in game details requested in the image are on the middle right. It's a high resolution image so they can easily be zoomed in and if it's still not clear, I've written them above.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u_3KpiPWIvP5gq6St5ajU12uBSEMOdyg/view?usp=sharing

The artwork has been created by me but the characters, the village of konoha all are creations of Masashi Kishimoto Sensei.

If any of the moderators need proof for authenticating me to be the artist, I can attach the link to the Krita Do*ent (Krita is an open source app used by digital artists) when asked.

nice drawing but naruto is dressed for carnival and not for halloween, but the characters were not supposed to be seen on halloween? mmm

Spooky Story
Server : S888
UID: 300017218105895

(Not my pictures v_v)

It was just another mundane day for Team 7 after they were once again, tasked to reunite Tora, very much against its reluctance and its owner, Madam Shijimi, wife of the Fire Daimyo back together for the third time. "Where have you been all these times, fuzzykins? You must have suffered a lot thee few days being out alone, my poor baby!", as she forcefully nudged her face against the cat's. "More like it suffered being with you...." replied Sasuke, mumbling under his breath hoping not to be caught. The team then bade their farewell to Madam Shijimi and Tora. With a shared sigh of exhaustion. Naruto who was unable to contain his resentment confronted Kakashi, "Can't we get a better mission than this?". Kakashi then replied "Let's have ramen tonight! It will be my treat!" with a smile on his face, feigning innocence. This trick obviously worked well with Naruto as he gleefully accepted Kakashi's offer, whereas Sakura and Sasuke let out another huge sigh upon the situation as the team starts heading towards Ichiraku.

The team finally reached the modestly designed stall and upon lifting the stall's curtain, they were greeted by Teuchi, the stall owner, "Welcome, come on in!". The team took their seats, scanning around the stall's interior aside from Naruto, who shouted out his order "Pops! One extra-large Miso Chashu Ramen!". "Coming right up! And what about the three of you?" Teuchi asked Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke with the brightest smile. The others anxiously smiled and followed suit with the same order. "Alright, four extra-large Miso Chashu Ramen coming right up!" replied Teuchi as he starts getting busy with his hands. Sakura started glancing around the humble interior around again and slipped her mouth out of curiosity, "Hey Naruto, why do you like Ichiraku ramen so much? It looks really shady and the ramen isn't even that great.". This obviously caught the ears of not only the Team, but Teuchi as well. He continues to prepare the ramen order with a grin on his face. Naruto then defended, " Eh? Their ramen is the best in the whole Konoha! Believe it! " Dubious as Sakura may be, the stall was brought to silence until Teuchi presented the Team's order, "Four extra-large Miso Chashu Ramen! Enjoy!"

As usual, the ramen looked so ever tempting and appetising as the team split their chop*s at the same time with the phrase "Itadakimasu!" and chowed down to Konoha's best ramen. With stars in her eyes, Sakura complimented " Oh my, Mr Teuchi, you have the best pork chashu ever! ". Teuchi replied confusingly, "Pork?" which was received with another confused respond," Yeah it is pork, right? " Mr Teuchi replied with that question with a smirk, " I never said it was made from pork. ", marking a giant red flag in Sakura's mind. She smiled with sweat dripping down her face, " C-Chicken...?" as the others enjoyed their food quietly. Teuchi s* his head with a leer. Out of fear, Sakura instinctively asked all the possible idea of what the meat could be made of ethically, " Beef? Turkey? Lamb? Rabbit? Venison? ". Which was all refuted with the same response by Teuchi.

Sasuke and Kakashi started to be concerned and begun to join in to guess what kind of meat the Chashu could possibly be made out of only to receive the same response from Teuchi. Teuchi then gleefully commented, "We use a type of special homemade meat to ensure the ramen is always savoury, juicy and addicting. Let's just say you are what you eat!" This remark planted in their mind, their imagination fertilised the thought and it struck their mind like a train except for Naruto who did not seem understand the hint. Alarmed with their jaw dropped to the bowl of delicious broth while Naruto continues to sip on his never-ending noodles, the team whispered to Naruto in order to make him understand the gravitas of the situation. Delayed as he may be, he eventually caught up with the same response the whole team has been conveying the whole time.

"EHHHHHHHHHH?!", the everyone screamed in disbelief and disgust. Naruto mustered up his courage and asked, "H-How do you get these meats?". Teuchi nonchalantly answered, "Oh, you can easily get anything for the right price.", leaving everyone blue in the face and flabbergasted. The silence and repugnance engulfed the whole stall as everyone in the team looked at each other with pure horror on their face. This was finally broken when Teuchi chuckled facetiously exclaimed, "Got cha! I tricked you guys! Happy Halloween!" The team finally took a sigh of relief with Naruto responding, " You really got us there, pops! Believe it! ". Teuchi replied, " Haha, sorry! I just wanted to see the look in your faces." as the team goes back to eating their ramen and Naruto ordering more as if they did not just have the shock of their life.

The evening gradually quiet down with the team finishing their meal as Teuchi rubbed his hands together with a polite smile indicating for the bill to be paid. After Kakashi made payment for the team's meal expenses, he casually complimented Teuchi, "A trick and a treat eh? What an experience". As the team was walking out the stall, Sakura pointed out that the identity of the meat still remained a mystery. He tenderly smiled and exclaimed, " Come back soon! ", unbeknownst to them, kicked a bloodied sack of unknown object into the back kitchen.

There's something called as "Drawing according to the character's personalities"..

1.Naruto is loudmouthed and brash, simpleheaded. It's plain and simple that he would dress up like Goku, a "fictional superhero" for his universe. Just like people in our universe dress up as Batman,Superman or The Flash on Halloween. His outfit is TOTALLY not a carnival thing, it's inspired by Naruto's DLC from Ultimate Ninja Storm 3.

2. Kakashi is a laid back person, he's the type of guy who'd have just 1 or 2 sets of festive clothes, he'd rather stay in his room and read icha icha. He doesn't care what kind of clothes he's wearing; whether it's the Lunar New Year or Halloween. His outfit in the image here is based on the Lunar New Year outfit for kakashi in the mobile game.

3. Sasuke's Wearing vampire-esque clothes. He has mainly a cold and brooding shell of persona similar to count dracula. The only peole he truly opens up to are Team 7 (of Naruto's Era and Boruto's Era) and a select few shinobi. His clothes also carry symbolism of that coloring. Underneath all that dark, vengeful persona; he is a light and warm hearted benevolent soul who has earned his redemption.

4. Sakura's a medical Ninja, so it's obvious she's wearing a "Hot Doctor" outfit; something that's a massive rage on halloween in "our universe". Considering how she's always tiring herself out, it could be a high possibility that she just customised her medic nin outfit at konoha hospital to look like cosplay instead of an actual uniform as she rushed to meet Team Seven. She doesn't wish to give kakashi sensei any chance of reporting earlier than her.. it's just a subtle competitiveness in her nature that she grew up with.

5. What you see in the sky are the spirits of all the people who were influential, near and dear to Team seven. I don't think I need to explain how the component of "ghosts" adds an element of "spooky spirituality" and "nostalgia". How these loved and dear ones to Team 7 are still watching over them from the skies.

6.This image is supposed to be set in Post-shippuden and Pre-boruto; that's why no boruto characters are there. However, you can see kakashi's summon Pakkun and the in-game summon Fukurokumaru the Ninja Cat.

7. I think I have explained enough about how all this is pertaining to halloween and how this is "spooky". It could've been much easier to just redraw a reference image; but no sir, I tried my best to consider the behaviour patterns and depths of each character to create an outfit for them. Even the Background is based on combining appearance of the Ichiraku Ramen Store from the Anime, map and buildings of konoha from the game as well as Ultimate Ninja Storm series' free roam mode. Every artist has their own interpretation and I think we should celebrate the diversity of such ideas, not pinpoint random stuff just because we want to downplay someone else's art for the competition. Have a good day and may no ghosts haunt you.

IGN: Speedwagon

Server: 1392

UID: 300011764624128

Spooky story:

The curse of Majuu ruins

"It's been a long time since Team 7 went on a mission," Kakashi said, smiling behind his mask. "You guys have been busy with all the work in the village, it's for your own benefit to go outside for a few days."

The Sixth Hokage was right and they knew it. After the war, they hardly had any time for vacation or simply spending time together as old friends. Naruto studied for his exams, Sakura worked long shifts at the hospital and Sasuke, well... he was always eager to leave the village for a mission, only now he would have to share it with a team. The trio accepted their new assignment without complaints.

They met the next morning at the main gates. Naruto was appointed the team leader and surprisingly, he was well prepared. He planned the whole route to their destination and took this task very seriously, despite it being a light B-rank mission.

"Our trip is going to take about 8 hours if we run medium tempo. We will take some breaks on the road and set a camp after we get to the ruins. Kakashi said our mission is a simple recon and we shouldn't expect any enemies in the area, so we can take it easy," Naruto explained.

"You realize we could be there in less than an hour with our speed, right?" Sasuke couldn't resist teasing. He wasn't accustomed to such a lazy pace.

"Yes, but we will not. Because the secondary objective of this mission is... to get some rest and have a good time, you know!"

"Hn. If that's the case, then you're the first who should chill out, mister team leader," Sasuke replied and smirked at Naruto's surprised expression. Sakura started giggling and soon they were all laughing out loud. They left the village in good spirits.

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After arriving at the Majuu ruins, they divided the tasks to set the camp before sundown. Naruto went to gather some wood, which was easy, as they were still within the Land of Fire borders, surrounded by a thick forest. It was decided they would scout the area the next day, but Naruto couldn't help his curiosity when he noticed a solid stone floor under the branches he just picked up. He cleared the ground a little bit more. There were markings carved in swirling patterns all over the place. He studied them for a moment but quickly gave up on making any sense of it. Maybe Sakura would know this script, she likes history...

Suddenly, the letters glowed green. Naruto braced himself for an attack, but the light faded out as quickly as it started. He didn't sense anyone around him, so he chose to ignore what happened, until they come back here tomorrow. He took the firewood and went back to the camp.

The evening meal passed in peace. Having decided on the night watch shifts, Sakura and Sasuke went to sleep, while Naruto stayed on the lookout. He thought about the day's events, their pleasant journey and how peaceful the world has become. Until he stopped thinking.

"Aaaaaaaa!" Sakura screamed at the creature above, who threatened her with a kunai. In an instant, Sasuke intercepted the attack and held him still. "Wait... Naruto?! What are you doing, trying to kill me?!"

Naruto blinked a few times and looked at his surroundings. "What... What am I doing here?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I asked you!" Sakura shouted. "Were you sleepwalking or something? You were supposed to keep watch!"

"Naruto," Sasuke said calmly while he released his arms. "Go to sleep. I will take the shift for the rest of the night. No objections."

The team leader, still confused about the situation, silently nodded and did as he was told.

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On the following day, the three ninjas split up to scout the area in search of anything valuable for Konoha. As much as they didn't presume to find literal treasures, the Hokage hoped the ruins would hold some hidden mysteries, perhaps the old secrets of ninjutsu. Sakura immediately knew that she got a good one, when she found a stone floor with ancient markings. Unlike Naruto, she could read several languages and it wasn't too hard to decipher the inscription:

Be--ware the curse of Maju--u. What Ma--juu sees, Maj--uu takes. Good be--comes evil. GaGaGaGaGa. -- YOU -- ARE -- MINE --

"Well, that's not exactly what I expected," Sakura mused, "but I'd rather not continue alone here." She then sent a signal to the sky, as they earlier agreed to do.

Sasuke arrived first and Sakura quickly explained what she found. However, he brushed it off as some ancient joke or a superstition. In his years of being a ninja, there was no such thing as magical curses, only techniques that required chakra or physical power. To be certain, he scanned the ground with his Sharingan and it was clear of any disturbance in energy. But then, he looked up and saw a figure coming at them from a distance, buzzing with a powerful, evil chakra.

"Naruto! Here!" Sakura waved at the approaching ninja. "You're late! Huh... are you ok?"

"There is no Naruto anymore," growled a low voice from within his body. His eyes were no longer blue, or human. He jumped at them with a force of a wild beast.

Sasuke anticipated the attack and took initiative. They fought almost on par, but Naruto was different, his strikes more reckless. Sasuke had to be more careful, to not only win, but to not get killed this time.

It took a while, but Sakura recovered from the initial shock and was ready to assist them. It was obvious, they couldn't just beat Naruto senseless, they had to help him! She used the fact that he was distracted by Sasuke, ran to them and grabbed Naruto's hand. "It must be a genjutsu! Kai! Release!"

The technique didn't work. Naruto yanked his arm away from Sakura and swinged a full power punch back at her. But before it landed, Sasuke used his Rinnegan to switch places and teleport right in front of his eyes. He had to use Sharingan to neutralize the genjutsu, if only he could do it fast enough... And he never did, because in that instant, Naruto looked normal again and wobbled back on his feet.

"What... what did I do?"

"You attacked us."

"Why... why is this happening to me?"

"That's a good question," Sasuke said and considered the possibilities for a moment. "Have you seen anything weird since we arrived here?"

"Weird... no... m-maybe..." Naruto stammered as he walked forward. "It was somewhere around... here. It was here." He stopped and pointed at the stone markings. "Please, help me, if I lose control one more time... I feel that I might not come back," he sobbed.

Sasuke and Sakura nodded at each other knowingly. The mission had to halt. "We're taking you to the village immediately," Sasuke ordered. "There must be someone who can cure you."

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They stood before Kakashi to inform him of their findings at the ruins and Naruto's condition.

"We fear that we might lose him, sensei... I mean, Hokage-sama... please do something!" Sakura begged at the end of her report.

"You will do NOTHING! Hahahaha!" a sudden growl came from Naruto.

Everyone in Hokage's office assumed a fighting stance.

"You should really see your faces!" he still growled low, but in a somehow more familiar way. "Naruto was ignoring me lately, so I thought I would make a little joke on him. Who knew you all would be such a band of scaredy-cats! Hahaha!"

"KURAMA?!" Everyone exclaimed full of shock, including Naruto. "Oh my, I never expected my old pal to embarass me so much on a mission..."

"Wait. Wait, wait wait. But what about the curse?" Sakura asked.

"Huh? What curse?" Naruto asked back.

And they never knew if it was him or not...

Spooky Story

Server ID- 911 (UK Region)

In Game Name- Shiroyasha

UID- 300063150981854

Konoha Training Field

RAASENGAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!! roared the Jonin as he swiftly drove the violently swirling chakra ball towards the Seventh Hokage’s chest, only for him to duck backwards and collapse. Without wasting a moment, the hokage had a kunai held pointed at his throat, held in the rock steady hand of the jonin. “Got you!” he claimed, but the blonde ninja in his orange shirt seemed unfazed. The glint of excitement never disappeared from his pearlescent blue eyes as his pupils dilated and a grin formed on his cheek. “Are you sure about that Konohamaru?” he questioned as a shadow rapidly formed on the Jonin’s back. Without even looking behind or loosening his grip on the kunai in his grip, Konohamaru threw a shuriken striking the hokage’s clone approaching with his other hand causing it to disappear in a cloud of smoke. “ Your old tricks don’t work on me anymore Hokage-sama, give up” he proclaimed smugly.

“Hehe” was all that escaped Naruto’s mouth as Konohamaru’s eyes widened in shock. He tried to move his outstretched hand that just threw the shuriken, but he couldn’t; he tried moving his other limbs but to no result. As his gaze went back to look where the hokage was, he saw nothing but a wooden log. Sarutobi Konohamaru was trapped, fooled by the Shadow Clones of the Seventh Hokage and strung up by Razor sharp invisible wires. The Hokage’s actual body gave him an approving pat on his shoulder as he commended him for his efforts. “You’ve come far Konohamaru, your reaction speed is off the charts and you’re easily able to manipulate my movements. However, you’re still unable to formulate a complete plan. Lose some of that hotheadedness and prepare better contingency plans”.

Sweat trickled from Konohamaru’s chin as he gazed into the wooden log. His fists tightened and his head s* as he grit his teeth. “Why...such a massive gap? Why... after all my training... am I still so weak?”. He clenched his jaws and pulled on his restraints as they dug through his flesh drawing blood. Sarutobi Konohamaru couldn’t accept his loss so easily. Even if the times are peaceful, he just can’t dilly dally around. His dream to be hokage, to make Uncle Asuma proud, to surpass Grandpa Hiruzen. It’ll all be for naught if he gave up right now.

“ORYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA” he bellowed breaking through his restraints and charged towards Kurama’s Jinchuuriki. Naruto who was looking away was nearly caught off guard but managed to block Konohamaru’s fist in time and use his momentum to throw him away. However, in mid-air, the elite jonin shot chakra from his feet to propel himself towards the orange-black clad figure and rammed his head against Naruto’s.

“IF I CAN’T BEAT YOU IN YOUR base, HOW CAN I BECOME A HOKAGE WHO WILL SURPASS YOU? FIGHT ME SERIOUSLY NARUTO NEE-CHAN... DON’T YOU DARE HOLD BACK!!”

A furious Konohamaru unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks, which the hokage kept dodging ducking and swerving Konohamaru’s attacks, evading them with ease as Konohamaru kept increasing his ferocity. Realising he was being driven into a corner, Naruto began to retaliate with critical jabs to Konohamaru’s joints. Konohamaru threw a paper bomb towards naruto which he swiftly kicked away causing it to explode mid-air in a mild explosion as it released abnormal amounts of gray smoke.

“FIRE STYLE: BURNING ASH!!!” exhaled Konohamaru after sharply biting his teeth to create sparks that ignite the flames.

“Oi, KONOHAMARU! STOP IT, YOU’LL EXHAUST YOUR CHAKRA YOU FOOL!”

“WATER STYLE: WATER WALL JUTSU” chanted the hokage causing a humongous barrier of water to appear from nowhere that blocked the flames releasing massive plumes of scalding steam”

Konohamaru’s breathing was getting more rapid and shallow.. he was panting heavily, gasping for every extra ounce of air he could take into his lungs. “Not yet, Naruto nee-chan! Remember our promise? You are my rival ! But since then, all I’ve done is be mediocre while you became the saviour of the whole shinobi world. I couldn’t protect Hiruzen Ji-san and I don’t know if I can protect the village. If training normally doesn’t push me beyond my limits, I’ll force myself to break through them if I have to.”

Pulling out a pair of oddly shaped kunai, Konohamaru wore them on his knuckles and poured chakra into them, which formed a massive light blue silhouette over them. Without any warning, konohamaru unleashed a cross shaped double blade of wind towards naruto, which he scampered away from, but couldn’t avoid getting cut on the back of his palm. The double blades that naruto dodged sheared through the air shredding hordes of tree in their path.

“ NOT YET!! I’M NOT DONE! TAKE THIIIIIIIS” Konohamaru screamed as he threw one of the Chakra Blades towards Naruto’s body as he landed, but naruto managed to create a shadow clone to use as a landing platform mid-air and leapt towards Konohamaru, who pulled open a massive summoning scroll unsealing a barrage of Kinjutsu weapons towards Naruto”.

“I said STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!” ordered Naruto mid air concentrating chakra on his fingertips.His eyebrows focused into a stern frown as his irises turned yellow, the pupils changed into a cross and orange markings appeared around his eyes. He swerved mid-air using the nature energy around him to deflect the onslaught of ninja tools tearing through them to approach konohamaru. Seeing Naruto flying towards him, Konohamaru braced for impact, but Naruto adjusted his aim mid-air. One well timed jab to the jonin’s solar plexus with the precision of a Hyuga was more than enough to send him flying away. “I...I can still go on” cried a battered Konohamaru as the last thing he saw was a look of disappointment in Naruto’s blue eyes before he blacked out.

“Konohamaru... to think you’d go this far..” naruto muttered in a sad voice clenching his fists.

Inside Orochimaru’s Hideout

Konohamaru opened his eyes to see a dimly lit room. The purple tiles on the floor and the blue walls reflected a mixture of light that felt soothing yet eerily solitary. The air was chilly yet it lacked moisture. He could detect the sterile scent of formalin and other cleaning fluids in the air. His head ached and his chest felt heavy, he tried to get up but felt something irritating tug the back of his neck. He tried to grab the source of irritation with his hand but was interrupted from doing so by a shrill yet deep voice.

“I wouldn’t do that if I were you” warned the person entering the room. His slender cold hand acting as support for his chin . The pale white skin shining dimly in the mundane atmosphere of the room. The sharp sound of this figure’s footsteps echoed through the room.

“O-Orochimaruuu!!!!!” grrrrrowled Konohamaru... rage seethed in his eyes; he gripped the bedsheets around him as hard as he could, yet it felt like he couldn’t stop himself from pouncing on this figure and ripping his throat apart or tearing off his jaw. The gory acts being visualised very vividly in Konohamaru’s mind.

“ Take a look at your torso and listen to me, I’m not here to harm you, I’m merely following the Hokage’s Instructions. If you choose to leave now, there’s no guarantee that you’ll survive”

Looking down at his abdomen, Konohamaru witnessed large patterns of seals running from his midriff in all directions. His legs were enased in metallic chambers and his back was connected to multiple chakra electrodes. “What happened?” He asked.

“You broke through your body’s chakra limiters without training and ended up crippling yourself” explained Naruto in a voice even more colder than Orochimaru as he entered the room. “ You have been doing missions non-stop and training recklessly, you’ve been spamming high chakra consuming jutsu non-stop and that is where you broke your body.”

“It’s similar to the Eight Gates used by Guy... but your technique is an unrefined form. Along with your chakra, you’ve also lost parts of your soul. There’s a high possibility that you’ll die and even if you recover, you’ll stay bound to a life support system” added Orochimaru.

“Fortunately, the festival of Yuki Onna is near... the Death Godess from the Halloween dimension can be contacted by a ritual to recover parts of your soul, but for your healing, I’ll have to implant Hashirama Cells into you. You’ll be put under a coma and the procedure will last for an hour.”

“b-but!”.... “YOU DON’T HAVE A FREAKIN’ CHOICE HERE * YOU!! DON’T YOU REALISE YOU HAVE TO LIVE? YOU ARE MY BROTHER KONOHAMARU AND I AM NOT LETTING YOU THROW YOUR LIFE AWAY!! UNDERSTOOD?” bawled Naruto cutting off Konohamaru mid-sentence.

Not daring to question Naruto’s authority, Konohamaru reclined back and closed his eyes.

Swiftly weaving a combination of Handsigns, Orochimaru set up a barrier around the surgery room. The Anaesthetic was loaded into Konohamaru’s system as he hissed from the stinging sensation. Naruto grasped his hand and held it tightly, causing Konohamaru to feel a bit relaxed as his vital readings on the monitor began to fall to those of a comatose person.

Konohamaru’s Mindscape

“I-It’s so cold....” shivered Konohamaru as he stood in emptiness. He was shrouded in darkness with nothing in sight. He couldn’t sense any chakra, he couldn’t hear anything, he couldn’t smell anything.It was maddeningly silent.

Konohamaru kept walking through, soundless winds began to hit him making him colder and colder, yet Konohamaru turged through. He could feel the remnants of his chakra dissipating, he couldn’t even hear his own voice. Wherever he turned, he couldn’t sense anything, he didn’t know where he was going, he couldn’t even feel the ground under his feet anymore. The only sensation to tell him he was alive was the cold, which he feared he was beginning to not feel anymore.

“SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE” a sharp ringing sound pierced his ears and an unimaginably bright light broke through his closed eyelids and getting reduced to a dot in the far distance ahead of him.

On opening his eyes, Konohamaru noticed the dot of light and kept running towards it. His ears were still covered as the piercing sound kept getting louder and louder.

Just as he felt he’d finally gotten close to the dot, it’d diminish in size again. So he’d pick up the pace, it felt like the source of light was running away from him and if he ever lost it, there was no turning back.

Deciding to just let go and charge forward, Konohamaru dashed rapidly towards the light, letting go of his ears causing the sonic shockwaves to hit him even harder then before. His eardrums felt like they’d been ripped but he charged through, his ear c*s began bleeding but he didn’t stop.... his eyes began oozing blood and tears yet he didn’t give up. Every bone in his body began to crack but he didn’t stop.. he didn’t know why... but he kept crawling, dragging every cell of his demolished body towards this sound.

“Wh...who is tha-?” Konohamaru questioned himself as he saw the faint silhouette of a white haired tall lady in a Kimono through the screen of blood and tears on his eyes. She had her back turned towards Konohamaru and was playing a flute. Konohamaru collapsed before he could discern anything else.

Orochimaru’s Lab

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHHH”””””””

howled Konohamaru’s body, nearly breaking free of the electrodes before Naruto held him in place with arms from his Kyubi Chakra Cloak. Konohamaru’s body shaking vehemently like a possesed spirit. Blood started oozing out from Konohamaru’s eyes, ears, nose and he began coughing violently.

“OROCHIMARU!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING HERE?” ROARED Naruto questioningly...

“ Keep him restrained Naruto... the breakdown process is nearly complete, now he needs to prove his worth to the Yuki Onna before his soul is reconstructed and his body begins regenerating”.

Konohamaru’s Mindscape

“Konohamaru! Konohamaru!” a deep hoarse voice called out to him. It sounded so benevolent... so soothing... soo familiar!

“ Jii-san?” Konohamaru asked... looking up to see the smiling face of his Grandpa

“ JII-SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!” he EXCLAIMED with euphoria as he rushed forward to hug the Third Hokage before him. “YEAOWWWWWWWW” he yelped in pain; unfortunately.. he couldn’t move... his body was still battered... he was still dying..

Tears began to dilute the blood in his eyes, flowing out as a pale red translucent fluid. Snot began dripping from his nose and mucus collected at the back of his throat making it hard to breathe. His heart t*ed hard, his chest felt heavy. There was this shooting pain running through his heart. He was happy, yet in excruciating pain.

“I’m here Konohamaru, come to me... . it’ll soon become painless... like you’re drifting in water.. floating around, being carried by the gentle waves. Just let go and come to me”

“Jii-chan”.. Konohamaru mumbled...stretching his hand towards his grandpa as he lay on the floor. Inching closer and closer towards him. The light began to fade from his eyes... the pain started to leave.. just like grandpa said it would.

Orochimaru’s Surgery Lab

“ Oi, Naruto... hurry give him my chakra... his vitality has started to fade away! He’s losing his soul!” Instructed Kurama to naruto hastily inside his mind. Without hesitation, Naruto began pouring his chakra into Konohamaru, his irises turning red and pupils turning slit like.

Orochimaru was sweating... “ U-use your ninshu..... you can reach his soul....... I c-can’t hold the seal much longer”

Konohamaru’s Mindscape

Warmth filled his chest... this was a familiar chakra when he heard a voice “ DON’T YOU DARE DIE ON ME KONOHAMARU!!! TAKE ALL MY CHAKRA IF YOU NEED IT, DON’T DIE! WHO WILL BECOME THE EIGHTH HOKAGE IF YOU DIE? WHO WILL TRAIN BORUTO IF YOU’RE GONE? WHO WILL HONOR HIRUZEN JI-SAN’S MEMORY? DON’T YOU LOVE HANABI? WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO TELL HER? QUIT BEING SO SELFISH AND COME BACK!!!!!!!!”

Warmth began to overflow within Konohamaru

“N O”

“Hmm?” Hiruzen asked , an intrigued expression forming on his face.

“N-NOT YET Grandpa..!! I still have much to do.. I still need to become stronger than Naruto Nee-chan! I still need to BECOME HOKAGE!!”

“Is being the strongest the only reason you strive to live?” asked Lord Third in his calm, yet inquisitive voice.“The strongest can be crushed in a moment of weakness, but even the weak can overcome all odds if they have true strength, something that doesn’t depend on chakra or ninjutsu”.

“I need to be there to protect the ones I love... Hanabi, Kurenai Sensei, Mirai, Boruto, Sarada, Mitsuki... I need to protect them all!!!! I need to be there to protect my family. As you taught me once... to the Hokage, the whole village is their family. I need to be there to protect Konoha. I can’t do that if I’m gone”.

“Very well... you’ve truly grown into a wonderful shinobi my grandson, you’ve definitely Inherited the Will of Fire and I’m so proud of you. Heh!”

As Hiruzen said those words, he began fading away “Tell Naruto that I’m proud of him too, Tell Orochimaru that he does not need to blame himself anymore for my death, we all get lost in life. Most Importantly, Remember that I’ll always love you and shall be watching over Mitarai from the Pure World”.

A gentle smile formed on Hiruzen’s wrinkled face as he disappeared “ Looks like we owe one to the Halloween Goddess for reuniting us”.

Orochimaru’s Lab

Konohamaru opened his eyes to see orochimaru panting heavily... Naruto was lying face first on the ground, snoring....drool trickling from the side of his mouth.

“Don’t bother, Sarutobi Sensei’s chakra reached me..hah!As for Naruto, he’s exhausted from giving you all his chakra to regenerate your body and soul. Still, if you can...., please... forgive me” orochimaru uttered as he too collapsed onto the ground.

“Yeah!” Konohamaru said softly under his breath looking up as he planned what to buy for Hanabi from the Yamanaka Flower Shop for the fireworks viewing and Lantern releasing ceremony.