Naruko was on the verge of death.
Madara's plan on capturing her had succeeded. She was currently having the Kyuubi sucked out of her, and it was the worst pain she had ever felt.
Imagine having all of your limbs tied to belts. And having them being pulled in different directions with no intent of stopping. At the same time, imagine having a ceiling covered in spikes being lowered into your body, and what are the spikes covered in? Rubbing Alcohol.
Then imagine that pain multiplied by 100. That's the pain she felt.
She wished to die. Almost all of her friends had been lost in the war. One of the few of the ones left, was one of her best friends, Neji. She had been so worried about him recently. After he had lost Christina, he had fallen apart. She knew how much he loved her other best friend. And what happened? He had watched her get killed in front of his eyes. He had been captured and tied up. Christina came to save him. They honestly didn't care about the man, and would let him go after they had done the task they had been assigned.
To kill Christina Maini.
She was too powerful, and her one weak spot, her love for Neji, was used against her. They had held a kunai to his neck and threatened to kill him. He yelled at her to leave, to leave him, so that she would live. Her life was more valuable than his. But she in no way would leave her love there and let him be killed. She submitted to being restrained by seals and rope. They had beaten her and then slashed her neck with a sword. She had died with a smile on her face however, because, reinforcements had shown up. They had thrown Neji at them, and they caught him. He was safe. That's all that mattered. She mouthed the words 'I love you' at him, and then was killed.
He would never get over her. If there was one thing Naruko was sure of, it was that. The only reason he had refrained from suicide was because Naruko wouldn't let him kill himself. She knew however, that when he found out about her death, it wouldn't be long until people would find out about his. He would want to join them, He would want to join his love and his best friend in heaven. She immediately felt horrible, knowing the fate of her friend.
Then there was her love Sasuke. She had also had the fate of seeing him die in front of her. That's how she had been roped into this whole mess. They had captured Sasuke. She had gone after him. She watched him be burned alive in front of her. They had, of course, captured her by this point. Seeing her love die in front of her was just more torture for the one jinchurriki that had avoided them for so long.
And now they were doing this to her. She didn't know how long she would have to wait, but soon she would be with her loved ones again. Her mom, her dad, Ero-sennin, Baa-chan, Gaara, Ji-ji, Christina, Sasuke, and soon after, Neji. Those who were closest to her, she would see again soon. Then there was all of her other friends as well. While she loved them, their deaths had not caused nearly as much pain as the ones previously listed. And then there was Zabuza and Haku. It had been awhile, she hoped they would still remember her. And then there was Kakashi-sensei. Yeah, there weren't many left now.
She relaxed even in all of this pain and waited for her loved ones.
"Kit. I will not allow for yourself and I to die." Kurama said.
"It's too late Kurama, we're long gone." She said.
"No kit, were not. There is one way. A time travel jutsu. Each demon can only use it once, and I will use it on you, whether you like it or not. We will be transported into the past. How far I will determine, and I will give you enough time to fix key events. There is only one part where you have a choice kit." Kurama said.
"Well, I want to change the future anyways, but, what will be my choice?" Naruko asks.
"Kit, you can choose two people to bring back with you to help. I will pluck them from different parts in the timeline from when they were alive, you will all be the age of 13 when we get there. So go ahead and pick, but choose wisely, and remember, you will stay in the past and age while your there, so by this day you would be 35." Kurama said.
"Okay, so that would mean that we'll be there for 2 years before the Kyuubi attack?" She asked.
"Yep kit, so here we go, just think of the two you want to be with you, and when you wake, they will be there with you. Alright?" Kurama said.
"Alright... thanks Kurama." Naruko said.
"No problem Kit." He said.
Suddenly, everything started glowing blue. Then, a rush of wind curled around her. A blinding flash of white went off and Naruko was gone, as well as the Nine Tailed Fox.
"DAMMIT! WHAT HAPPENED?!" Madara yelled.
......
22 years in the past, one young boy was running to his team's practice. Today was the day that Obito Uchiha was determined to get top practice on time. Something always happened so he got there late. He knew his teammates never believed what he said, even though it was all true. He hadn't run into anyone today though, and he wa wondering if he would actually get there on time. He was running to the training grounds when a large flash went off. A huge swirling vortex opened up above him. And out of it, fell three kids around his age.
He looked at them shocked. 'What the heck was THAT?' he thought. Well, it turns out he would be late after all. He shook the blonde-haired girl awake. He didn't know why, but he felt for some reason she was responsible for this.
The girl blinked up at a face she never thought she would see. It was Uchiha Obito. Right here in the flesh, she smiled. 'So it did work, eh?' She thought. Then she looked at her two companions. She smiled, they would probably be mad about having to relive their life, but she knew one thing.
Neji would be forever grateful to her and Kurama. She had never seen the man cry except for when he lost Christina. And now he would cry, because he was getting her back. If she knew anything about the man, he wouldn't let Christina out of his sight for the rest of her life. She laughed at that. It was funny, seeing them so small again when she was so used to their 20 year-old forms – 19 in Christina's case – and then she looked up at Obito.
"Hey, you okay? 'Cause you kinda fell from a giant vortex in the sky." He said.
She laughed and said, "I'm fine, can you help me wake my friends up though?" He nodded and they set to work. Christina woke up first and before Neji woke up, she whispered to her about her death and how it affected Neji, and why they were now in the past. She nodded, understanding.
At that point, Neji woke up and couldn't believe his eyes. Sitting right in front of him was the love of his life, the one he had seen die with his very eyes. He scowled and growled out. "What kind of SICK joke is this?"
"Neji, it's not a joke." Christina said.
"Yes, it is, you're supposed to be-" He stopped, because Naruko had leaned over and explained in his ear. His eyes widened and he looked back at his love.
"S-so... i-i-it r-really is y-you?" He asked, with hopeful eyes. She smiled and nodded. He grabbed her face and gave her the most passionate kiss he had ever given to her.
Naruko giggled and smiled. Obito then said, "Okay, I'm lost. What's going on?"
"We'll explain later, once we get the people we need to get to explain it to. Don't worry, you'll be one of them, okay?" She said.
"Okay, as long as it's explained eventually." He said. "Oh crap, my team! I'm late!" He yelled as he stood up. "You guys come with me. Even if you are wearing leaf head bands, we are all suspicious since it's the time of war."
They all nodded and followed after the young Uchiha. Neji clinging onto his love the whole time, so as to make sure she didn't disappear into thin air. Obito came to his training ground and turned to them. "Okay, wait here, let me explain how I found you guys first." He said. The trio nodded and let him go ahead.
Obito walked out and his team spotted them.
"Obito, you're late, again." Rin said.
"Yeah, but I've got a good excuse! Ya see, I was on my way here, when suddenly, a huge vortex opened up above me. Then, these 3 people fell out of it and I woke them up to make sure they were alright, which they were, by the way." He said,
"Obito, that is the most ridiculous lie I have heard in all my life." Kakashi stated.
"No, it's not a lie! I'm telling the truth! I even brought them with me, since it was pretty suspicious." He said. Then he turned around and yelled, "Hey guys! You can come out here now!"
"He has gone absolutely insane." Kakashi said.
"Obito, it's hurtful that you would go this far to lie... to.. us?" Minato cocked his head to the side as he saw three people walk out of the woods. He knew for a fact that Obito hadn't used a henge, because they wouldn't be as detailed as they were. They each had scars on different place on their bodies. One of them had ridiculously insane eyes that looked as if they were made up of a thousand gold sparkles. One had Hyuga eyes. Those two seemed attached to each other as a married couple would be. The man's arm around the woman's waist while her arm was around his shoulder and tangled in his hair. And with that, the man's face was buried in the woman's hair, smelling it. Those weren't things that Obito knew about, after all, he had never been in a relationship and couples in the Uchiha clan didn't act like that, and that's where he spent almost all of his time. The other was a girl that looked strangely similar to him and Kushina, except she had whisker marks on her cheeks that were at exactly the same height. No one would think of something like that unless they had seen a person with them before, which no one ever had. Yes, Obito most certainly did not think these people up.
The blonde started talking for the group, "Hello, these are my friends, Neji Hyuga and Christina Maini." She looked over at them. "Oh jeez, can't you two control yourselves?" She asked.
"Nope." The one named Neji replied with a smirk.
"Oh lighten up Naruko, you know what he's been through." Christina said.
Naruko just sighed and said. "Alright, I guess that's true, anyways. I'm Namikaze-Uzumaki Naruko." She stated with a smile. "Greetings, dad, Kakashi-sensei, Obito and Rin, we are from the future!" Naruko yelled.