Return to the Past

Goodbye, my friend

Not too long after their arrival, Shikamaru got up. Sasuke ended up explaining to Shikamaru everything that went down. Shikamaru was devastated, very much like Naruto and Sasuke, but they knew, Naruto felt the worst grief of them all.

His Friends, the leaf, the other villages; he had failed them all. His late master Jiraya and sibling student, Nagato, entrusted the saving of the world of shiniobi to him, hoping he would find the answer about how to end the eternal cycle of hatred. But now, there was no world to save.

A couple days later, the three ninjas lay down on top of the Hokage mountain. (heads forming a triangle), looking up to the great blue sky, cursing at it for being so... blue...

Naruto, Sasuke, Shikamaru. They were all tired. There was no screaming or yelling going on. They weren't even crying over their lost family and friends anymore. They felt so relaxed and had no worries anymore.

Shikamaru opened his mouth to ask Naruto a question that has been on his mind for a while now. No words could come out. His throat felt hoarse. He felt like he would end up choking on any words that do come out of his mouth.

Sasuke noticed it and tried to ask Naruto. "S-so... Uh, Naruto... What's the move?"

No response came. The two of them knew it, but after Naruto didn't respond, it was official. They had lost all hope. There was no light in their life anymore. They just existed in this hell called Earth.

"Alright fine... I can't take this anymore... I think this is it." said an exasperated Kurama

"What are you talking about Kurama...?" Naruto said out-loud. He had forgotten he him sealed inside himself.

Shikamaru and Sasuke looked at Naruto with wide eyes, not believing their ears. They thought the same exact thing. Did Naruto just say something just now?! Naruto hadn't said a word since arriving in the place that used to be called Konohagakure, or the village hidden in the leaf.

"So kit, there is this one myth which only the Uchiha and the Senju are supposedly to be aware of."

"And...?" said Naruto in a monotone voice. Usually, he would have said, "What?! REALLY?! That's so cool! Tell me tell me!"

"Supposedly, there is this one jutsu which can reverses time."

Upon hearing the words, 'reverse time', Naruto perked up and was suddenly excessively interested in what Kurama had to say.

"Well, old man Hagoromo told me this. But both the Indra and the Ashura were taught different hand-seals, which they passed down this bloodline. The two clans thought the jutsu was 'incomplete' because of that very reason. But what they didn't know..." Kurama looked as though he hesitated to say it. "What they didn't know was... it's just a small key in the bigger picture..."

Naruto sat up trying to absorb everything Kurama was saying. He stayed quiet the whole time listening to every single detail no matter how small it may be looking in the distance.

Sasuke and Shikamaru traded looks with each other. They both were anxious to hear what is going on with Naruto, but they didn't dare disturb him, not after light came back to his eyes.

"There are 5 basic components in this jutsu..."

Naruto could sense Kurama was feeling really uneasy about something.

"The 1st component, the most obvious one, it requires a huge amount of Chakra. But you don't have to worry about that, I will take care of it."