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Naruto-Rise of the Uzumakis!! Pt.1 Ch.51

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Naruto Shippuden: Rise of the Uzumakis
  Part: 1

Chapter 51: Draiko's Revival Plan! A Trip to the Afterlife!

Sakura and the other Leaf Ninjas had dumbfounded looks on their faces as they stared at Draiko.

"You're gonna do what with Naruto?" asked Sakura.

"You heard me." said Draiko. "I'm gonna seal Naruto's soul back inside his body."

"You're crazy!" yelled Kiba. "That's impossible, even for a ninja!"

"But not for an Uzumaki! You forget, we Uzumakis are experts in sealing jutsus, and it just so happens that we did invent a technique to seal a person's soul back inside their body."

"How is that even possible?" asked Shino.

"Simple." replied Draiko. "All you need is an Uzumaki Oracle, and it just so happens I have one back at my camp. That's why I'm asking you to give me Naruto's body so I can take it there and let my Oracle perform the technique."

Sakura, who was still carrying Naruto's body on her back, was unsure of giving him up to Draiko.

"Please, you have to trust me!" Draiko now spoke in a desperate tone of voice. "The technique only works within a specific amount of time! Naruto has to be dead for a limited amount of time otherwise it won't work, so we have to hurry!"

"Why should we trust you!?" yelled Kiba. "For the past several days, you've been stealing our scrolls from us, not to mention insulting us and starting a fight with us!"

"Look I know how you all feel about me, but nonetheless I'm offering you all a chance that can bring back Naruto. Please let me do this so that I can make up for all the trouble I brought to you guys. Please, he is my cousin after all."

Kiba was about to speak out against Draiko again, but he was interrupted by Sakura. "Draiko's got a point. Besides he did take a shot in the chest for Naruto afterall."

"Sakura, you can't be serious!" boasted Kiba.

But Sakura ignored him and walked over to Draiko.

"Can you really bring Naruto back to life?" she asked him.

"Yes, but I need to get him there quickly while we still have time." Draiko replied.

"Well then, I guess we better get moving." Sakura smiled.

"We?"

"That's right, I'm going with you." Sakura smiled. "Naruto's my teammate, and I promised Hinata that I'd take care of him. Plus if you're lying to me, I can at least have the chance to bash your face in."

Draiko seemed a little disturbed by Sakura's statment but nonetheless understood her logic.

"Very well then." Draiko smiled as he covered his thumb with his blood leaking out of the small hole in his chest before performing hand signs and the slammed his hand on the ground. "Summoning Jutsu!"

A large cloud of smoke exploded as Draiko once again summoned his dragon, Grendal.

Grendal let out a few shrieks before he let Draiko and Sakura board on the large saddle on his back. Sakura carefully placed Naruto's body on the saddle and secured it.

"Make sure he's fastened securely." Draiko said as he took the reigns and prepared Grendal to take off.

But Kiba quickly stepped up. "Hold on! What about us? Can't we come with you?"

"Sorry, pal." Draiko said. "But Grendal here can only carry up to three people."

"So... what the hell do we do?"

"What do you think?" replied Sakura. "Go back to the Leaf Village and get help for Hinata. I have a feeling she's gonna need some help after her fight with Mai."

"Right." Kiba nodded in agreement as he, Shino, and Sai decided to move on back to the Leaf Village, as well as taking the Water and Lightning Scrolls with them.

"Take flight, Grendal!" yelled Draiko "Show us the meaning of haste!"

Grendal let out a roar before spreading his large wings and shot straight up into the air in one thrust.

Draiko was the only one prepared for this extreme take-off. Unfortunately, the same couldn't be said for Sakura who was now hanging on for dear life and screaming her head off.

Draiko could hear her screaming as he had an annoyed look on his face. 'I don't know what's more painful, this hole in my chest or that Sakura-girl screaming like a banshee!' Draiko thought to himself before trying to tune out Sakura's screams and concentrate his thoughts to communicate with Kahn.

'Kahn! Can you hear me?' thought Draiko.

It took a while, but he suddenly got a response. 'Yes, my lord! I hear you!' replied Kahn. 'What is your status?'

'Well, I'm still alive but wounded. Unfortunately, the same can't be said about Naruto.'

'I know.' Kahn spoke in a depressed tone. 'I felt his chakra and life force vanish. He's dead isn't he?'

'Yes, but fear not, my friend. I have an idea to bring him back, and I'm gonna need your help.'

'My help? Wait! You don't mean-'

'Yes. We're gonna use the Soul Sealing Revival Technique. So get everything ready and prepare for our arrival.'

'Yes, yes sir!' Kahn then left the telapathic conversation as he informed the other Uzumakis of their new plan.

Meanwhile, back at the Leaf Village, Tsunade was still having Ino inform her of the ninjas' situation and status.

"Lady Tsunade, it looks like Sakura and Draiko are taking Naruto to the Uzumaki camp." said Ino.

"Excellent, what about the other three?" Tsunade asked.

"Kiba, Shino, and Sai are currently on their way here. In fact they should intercept Kakashi's team soon."

"Good. What about Hinata? Can you still sense her?"

"It's kinda hard not to, milady."

Tsunade seemed a bit shocked by her statment. "What do you mean?"

"Well, whatever just happened with her, she just unleashed a large amount of chakra; probably to deflect that witch's attack. Now it seems like things have settled down. Hinata is currently in her regular form and her chakra level is low. However..."

"What? What is it?"

"That witch she was fighting... at first I thought Hinata had finally killed her, but..."

"But what?"

"I just felt something. It's faint and weak, but it's definetely that witch's chakra. She's still alive!"

Meanwhile back at the battlefield, Hinata's eyes widened as she couldn't believe what she was seeing. Up in the sky, falling at an incredible rate, was Mai's body.

Hinata could only watch as Mai got closer and closer to the ground. It wasn't long until Mai's body slammed into the ground, creating a small crater around her.

Hinata quickly activated her regular Byakugan to scan Mai's vitals and sure enough, it was still active, but just barely.

Hinata then pulled out a kunai knife and ran over to the crater. But once she was within a few yards distance from it, she slowed down and readied herself in case Mai try to attack.

Hinata slowly inched her way towards the crater until she was finally able to see what was in it. And sure enough, there, smack-dab in the center of it, covered in dirt and rubble, as well as being completely mangled and torn apart, was Mai. Her breathing was raspy as each time she inhaled and exhaled sounded like she was closer to death.

Upon seeing Mai like this, Hinata knew full well that Mai was no longer a threat to her. With her Byakugan she could see that Mai's body was too banged up and heavily low on chakra to be any danger to anyone. Hinata then deactivated her Byakugan as she looked down on the witch.

Mai was now aware of Hinata's prescense and saw the kunai knife in her hand.

"What are you waiting for?" Mai asked in a raspy weakened voice. "Do it. Finish me off! Kill me!!"

Hinata was surprised by Mai's request. Was Mai asking her to end her suffering, or something else?

"Why do you hesitate?" Mai asked again. "I thought you wanted to kill me. Well, here I am, broken and unable to fight. You now have the advantage, so what are you waiting for? Do it!"

Hinata only gritted her teeth and squeezed the kunai in her hand as a gentle breeze blew past her. An image of Naruto appeared in her head. An image of him smiling. Smiling with the same smile she always admired. The smile that helped change her into the strong ninja she is today.

"DO IT!!!" Mai yelled.

Hinata then reacted as she threw the knife with what strength she had left as it flew straight towards Mai's face. The next sound was the knife making impact, but not with Mai's face. Instead the knife only landed just a few inches away from it.

Mai only smiled and chuckled. "I knew it. Even with all that power, and lust for vengeance, you're still weak. Even in the weakened condition that I'm in, you still can't kill me. Ha! You pathetic waste of power!"

Hinata only kept her head down.

"This is exactly what I'm talking about!" laughed Mai. "You can punch me, kick me, even blast me to pieces, but with that kind of attitude, how can anyone take you seriously?"

Hinata only squeezed her fist and gritted her teeth in anger before speaking out. "No, Mai. You're wrong!"

Mai was a little surprised by Hinata's outburst.

"Power isn't just about how strong you are or how skilled you are. True power comes when you're willing to put your life on the line to protect those you love. Just like how Naruto sacrificed himself to save me. Just like how I stayed to fight you off so that my friends could reach a safe distance. It's courage that musters up this kind of strength. And true courage isn't all about whether or not to take a life, it's knowing when to spare one. So you taking Naruto's life may have pushed me over the edge to where I wanted to kill you, but after thinking about it, Naruto was put in the same situation that I'm in."

"And what, pray tell, kind of situation was that?" asked Mai.

"When Pain attacked and destroyed the Leaf Village. Naruto saw the complete devestation Pain has done, not to mention saw me get beaten to a pulp before his very eyes. And when Naruto thought I had died I could feel the power of the Nine-Tails' chakra consume him. Not only could I feel his power increase, but I felt anger and hatred, and this brought fear to my heart that such a thing could happen to him. But I was then relieved to know that he was able to gain control over it and defeated Pain."

"Right, I know about this, already. Naruto killed him too, didn't he?"

"Wrong! Naruto only killed the Six Paths that were attacking the village. When he found the original Pain he never killed him. He told us that when he found him, he wanted to kill him so much for what he had done to us and our village, but he didn't. Instead, Naruto told us how his Master Jaraiya once told him how he believed in a world where everyone could understand each other, and in turn would bring peace between the world. Naruto said the exact same words to Pain and he suddenly changed his ways and brought back all the people he killed to life. Naruto believed in this and it made him a hero to our village, so who am I not to follow the same path? I too believe that there can be a time where we all can learn to understand each other, which is why I'm choosing to spare your life, Mai, in hopes that you too could see it our way."

Mai was shocked to hear Hinata's speech. Hearing these words really took her by surprise that such a powerful member of the Akatsuki could actually be turned by such rediculous words.

Hinata then turned her back to Mai. "So as of now, our fight is done!"

"What?!" exclaimed Mai as she staggered to her feet. "What do you mean, 'done'?! Our fight isn't over until one of us is dead! Why are you giving up?!"

"Because I'm giving you a chance to redeem yourself as a fellow shinobi. A chance to change your life the same as Pain did when Naruto confronted him. However, know that if you don't, and if I ever hear about you, the slightest whisper of your name again, and I'll look for you. I will find you." Hinata then turned her head at Mai and gave her a death glare. "And I will kill you!"

Hinata then turned her head back around, said "goodbye" to Mai, and began to walk away from her.

Mai couldn't believe what just happened. This girl. This little, obnoxious brat just got the better of her in both skill and conscience, and now turned her back to Mai as if she was nothing.

This really made Mai's blood boil with anger. Never in her life had she been so humiliated by an enemy. And she wasn't going to stand by and let it continue.

Main looked down at her hand, which was now clenched into a fist, as she muttured in a tone soft enough so Hinata wouldn't hear her. "You obnoxious, little bitch! Do you have the slightest idea of who I am and what I do? I am Mai Nakamura, the most powerful Witch Shinobi ever to walk this earth. Nobody stands up to me; no one even comes close! People like you are only worthy to kneel before my feet! And nobody turns their backs on me, never!" Mai then knelt down and picked up Hinata's kunai knife. "And if you think you can just give me some lame-ass speech and expect me to accept defeat, then you're wrong."Etch this into that thick skull of yours! I am the one who will triumph in this fight, not you!"

The last remenents of Mai's chakra began to engulf the kunai knife, making it become an explosive projectile.

"Now die..... you disgraceful bitch.... and know your place!" yelled Mai as she threw the kunai directly at Hinata, hoping to kill her with it.

But Hinata heard Mai's last words as she quickly turned and saw the incoming explosive kunai.

This only threw Hinata over the edge as her anger, once again, sky-rocketted as her Awakened Byakugan reactivated, increasing her chakra.

"YOU FOOL!!!" Hinata yelled as she threw her hand out and deflected the explosive kunai away from her and into a nearby tree, causing it to explode into pieces.

Hinata then quickly leaped into the air towards Mai, anger deep within her eyes.

Mai could only watch in horror as Hinata descended towards her at an incredible speed.

Hinata then threw out her right hand and slammed it into Mai's face. The force strong enough thrust Mai's body back into the small crater she was standing in.

"I warned you, Mai! I warned you!" yelled Hinata.

Mai tried to plead, but Hinata only interrupted her by screaming, "Air Palm!"

With that said, a large explosion erupted in the field as Hinata blasted Mai's face with a large chakra blast.

The explosion created a large dust cloud that covered up the area. But it soon settled as Hinata began walking away from the crater, that was now bigger than it was before, with a lifless half-burried Mai dug deep underground.

Hinata's steps were stagger and limp as she had grown weak from using up all of her chakra. But a little smile crept across her face and tears ran down her cheeks.

She then stopped and fell to her knees as she looked up at the now clear night sky. And as she gazed upon the stars her vision became blurry, her Awakened Byakugan deactivated again, and her eyelids became heavy.

"Naruto..." she said in a soft tone. "..... I did it.... I won...."

With that said, Hinata's vision turned black as she fell to the ground.

Now nothing could be heard except the calm breeze blowing through the tall grass around Hinata's unconscious body.

Meanwhile, in a dark void, a sudden voice seemed to echoe. "Hey! Hey kid! Wake up!" said the mysterious voice.

The dark void slowly started to brighten up as the voice continued to repeat itself.

"Hey, buddy! Wake up! C'mon, rise and shine sweetheart!"

The blue eyes of a young blonde-haired ninja was slowly looking around the area around him.

"Huh? What?" muttured the young ninja.

Suddenly two blurry figures appeared over the ninja. And as he focused his vision he saw that these two other figures were ninjas too.

They both had red hair, were young adults, and seemed to be arguing about something. Their outfits seemed similar to Draiko's and his men, but they were people who he'd never seen before.

It didn't take long for the two other ninjas to notice the blonde one begin to wake up.

"Oh, hey! Look, he's awake!" smiled one of the red-haired ninjas. The other ninja leaned in to get a better look.

"Oh, I guess you were right, he is alive after all!"

"What's that supposed to mean? He can't be alive, you idiot! Why else would he be here?" asked the first ninja.

"It's a figure of speech you moron! You know what I meant!"

"Whatever!"

The blonde-haired ninja was a little freaked out from what was happening and decided to ask the two red-haired ninja a few questions. "Uh, excuse me."

The two ninjas then looked down on him and gave him his attention.

"What the hell is going on? Where am I? Who are you guys? And why is everything so bright?"

The two red-haired ninjas then look at each other before breaking out in laughter. This lasted for a couple of seconds before they decided to grab the blonde-haired ninja picked him up on his feet before dusting him off.

The first one then placed his hand ont he blonde-ninja's shoulder.

"I'm sorry to have to tell you this buddy..... but..... you're dead!"

The blonde ninja's blue eyes widened  as his mouth dropped. "I'm... I'm what?"

"He said you're dead! Just like us! You're in the afterlife, Blondey!" laughed the other ninja.

"What do you mean I'm dead?! How can I be dead?! What's going on here!?" yelled the blonde-haired ninja as he began rubbing his hands on his head violently, acting like he was trying to wake up. "This doesn't make any sense!"

The other two ninjas seemed confused but tried their best to calm him down. "Hey, buddy, relax. I know it's a little hard at first, you just need to get your mind straight."

"Yeah, my brother's right. All you have to do is just get your thoughts together, like trying to remember a few simple things like... your name!"

"Hey that's right!" said the other ninja. "We never been properly introduced! My name's Hayate Uzumaki!"

"And I'm Hayato Uzumaki!"

"And we're...." they both said at once. "The Haya-Uzumaki brothers!" They then took a dramatic pose, which really freaked out the blonde-haired ninja.

"Um... okay...." he said. "Wait! Did you say you were Uzumakis?!"

"That's right!" they both smiled.

That's when the blonde ninja took notice of their headbands, and sure enought, there they were. Both brothers' headbands bore the emblem that was a circle with a swirl in it; the Uzumaki Clan symbol.

"Well?" asked Hayate. "What's your name?"

"Uh... my name is...." but before he could finish, another voice called out behind him.

"Naruto! Naruto is that you!?" called out the mysterious voice.

Naruto quickly turned around and was shocked to see who the voice belonged to. There, standing before him was none other than Nagato himself with a surprised look on his face.

"Nagato!" Naruto yelled. "You're here, too?" That's when he finally realized what had happened. "But, if you're here, then that must mean...." Suddenly, Naruto's expressed turned sad. "I really am dead..."

Nagato then approached him before looking at the two brothers. "Hayate, Hayato, go back to the village. We'll be there soon."

"Uh... you know him, Nagato?" asked Hayato.

"Yes. This is Naruto Uzumaki. He's one of us. Go tell the others that we have another member joining us."

The two brothers quickly smiled and did as they were told. "Yes sir!" they both said as they quickly took haste over a small grassy hill.

Naruto then took his time to acknowledge his surroundings. And the more he saw, the more his mind began to calm down. Everything around him was so calm and peaceful. There were countless cherryblossom trees waving around in a calm manner as a gentle breeze brushed passed Naruto's face. Never had he seen anything so beautiful in his life.

Nagato then placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" he asked him.

"Nagato, what is all this? Where am I" Naruto asked.

"It's like what the Haya-Brothers said, you're in the afterlife, Naruto. You died. But the only question I have is... how?"

Naruto tried to think back. The last memory he had was seeing the look of Hinata's sad face before everything went black.

"I..." he said in a sad tone. "I died protecting someone precious to me." Naruto then tilted his head down as he gritted his teeth and tears ran down his face.

Nagato could understand how Naruto felt and was happy to hear that Naruto died a hero's death. "Well, I'm sure whoever they were, they're still alive."

"Yeah..." Naruto said as he wiped away his tears. "I hope so, too."

Nagato then looked back towards the hill the two Haya-Brothers ran over before looking back at Naruto. "Come with me, Naruto. I think I can find a way to cheer you up."

Naruto then turned to Nagato. "And what's that?"

"Just follow me." Nagato smiled as he led Naruto over the hill. And what Naruto saw really took his breath away.

"What is that?" Naruto asked as he gazed upon an emensly large village. Bigger than any village he had ever seen. It was at least twice the size of the Leaf Village.

"That, my friend, is Uzushiogakure. Well, the spirit of it. Our home village that was destroyed in the world of the living, now our home is here in the afterlife."

"Wow!" Naruto took a moment to bask in its glory as he could see hundreds, upon hundreds of Uzumakis flooding the streets.

"Shall we?" Nagato said as he motioned for Naruto to follow him towards the village.
Naruto happily obliged.
:iconshippudennarutoplz::iconsaysplz: Whoa! This place is huge!

:iconnagatosmileplz::iconsaysplz: Of course it is. Our ancestors built it long ago and has forever housed our kin. This is where we Uzumakis began.

:iconshippudennarutoplz::iconsaysplz: So I guess Draiko was right. You are an Uzuamki too, huh?

:iconnagato-plz::iconsaysplz: Draiko? You met Draiko Uzumaki?

:iconshippudennarutoplz::iconsaysplz: Yeah, in fact I just recently met the guy a few weeks ago. He was trying to recruit me into the Uzumaki Clan. Apparently, he's starting to rebuild it. He already found seven other members.

:iconnagato-plz::iconsaysplz: I can't believe it. Draiko actually was able to do all that in just over a year? He must be a really strong leader after all...

:iconshippudennarutoplz::iconsaysplz: Well, duh! He is my cousin after all!

:iconnagato-plz::iconsaysplz: What?! He is?!

:iconshippudennarutoplz::iconsaysplz: Ha ha ha, yeah. Can't you see the resemblance?

:iconnagatosmileplz::iconsaysplz: Well, I guess I do see the two of you sharing a few qualities. Ha ha ha.

:iconshippudennarutoplz::iconsaysplz: So, I take it this is where all our kinsmen go when they die, right?

:iconnagatosmileplz::iconsaysplz: Yes. Well, only those who weren't evil. Only those who were worthy of bearing our clan's name are allowed here.

:iconuzumakinarutoplz::iconsaysplz: Hmmmm..... Well if that's the case, then there's someone I need to talk to. If what you said is true, then she's gotta be around here somewhere!

:iconnagato-plz::iconsaysplz: She? Who are you looking for, Naruto?

:iconshippudennarutoplz::iconsaysplz: Oh, you'll find out soon enough. Of course I'm sure she's gonna freak out after seeing me here, huh? Ha ha ha.


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(Note): And of course I must pay homage to yet another Dragon Ball Z scene that greatly inspired me in making the scene where Hinata gives Mai a chance to rethink her life and then Mai still tries to kill Hinata, causing Hinata to retaliate and finish off Mai for good. It was the scene from Dragon Ball Z where Goku does the same thing to Frieza on Namek that inspired me to make that scene.

Here's the scene: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z61TTU...
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PF21's avatar
It a nice story so far. I do hope you reach to the Fusion part. I want to keep reading this. Have thought about putting this story on Fanfiction.net?