Sasuke was pretty thankful to see only three heads on the Hokage monument. He felt something was off with his jutsu, so he didn't know how far away he was from the date he was aiming for. Three heads weren't too specific, but specific enough to know Sasuke didn't completely miss it.
He wasn't sure where Naruto and Hinata were. He imagined they'd be in the Uzumaki household, so that's where he went first. He was disappointed to find he was wrong.
'Crap. Did I miss it? Am I too early or late? Ok, think, Sasuke. Maybe they, for some reason, couldn't live there. Maybe they found another place to live. Yeah, that must be it. But where? I can't go around Konoha banging on everyone's door to see if they're there. If anyone knew where the two lived, it would probably be Minato and Kushina. Naruto and Hinata had to've interacted with them somehow. If not Kushina, then at least Minato. How else would they've saved the future?'
"Do you know where a Naruto and Hinata live?" Sasuke didn't want to say last names in case Minato and Kushina weren't completely filled in on the situation.
Minato looked at Sasuke for a second before remembering where he'd seen him from. He was a bit surprised to see him at his door, and with an arm. In Naruto's memory, Sasuke did not have an arm. "Sasuke Uchiha, right? Come on in." Minato did not look that happy once Sasuke brought up Naruto and Hinata's names.
'That's never a good sign. Are they injured or something? What did you guys do? It's like Naruto to get hurt somehow, but Hinata was usually a lot more careful than that dobe.' Sasuke thought.
"Where's Naruto and Hinata?" Minato and Kushina were starting to scare Sasuke with their depressing looks. He was sitting on their couch directly across from them and awaiting his answer. Withought looking up from his staring contest with the ground, he pointed to the urn that held Naruto and Hinata's answering his question.
"Oh." Sasuke's voice came out weak and strained. He was thankful he was already already sitting down. It was odd. One moment, he didn't think much of his arm, the next, he's never been so glad to see his arm and all of Konoha still intact. It felt like the war was one big nightmare, but everyone knew it wasn't. They knew it was all real and Naruto and Hinata were the ones who saved them. "How- how did it happen?"
"Hinata died during childbirth, and Naruto got injected with some serum. It killed him in six days." Minato answered.
"Naruto wanted us to give this to you." Kushina handed him a scroll.
Dear Sasuke
If you're reading this, then I'm dead, but I've succeeded. Something went wrong and I've joined Hinata in the afterlife. Since that's the case, Boruto and Himawari are now orphans. Take care of them. Don't let them grow up like I did. Tell them about Hinata and I. I wish I could see everyone again. Give them my best wishes. Oh, and I know this might be new to you, but you're their godfather and Hanabi's their godmother.
"Dobe." Sasuke whispered. "I should probably go soon. I shouldn't be staying in this time for too long. And... I'm sorry about this, but I've got to-"
"Wipe our memories? Thought so. I made you a list of people who know about Naruto and Hinata." Minato handed Sasuke a sheet of paper.
"Did they really have to tell everyone that they're from the future?" Sasuke grumbled. It was gonna take up a lot of Chakra, but he'd still have enough to get back home. Home. How was he supposed to tell Sakura? How was he supposed to tell the Minato and Kushina from his time? Or Hiashi? How was he supposed to tell everyone that the two people who saved all of them were dead? This was gonna be a long day.
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Boruto had gotten separated from Sakura, Sarada, and Himawari. He saw a butterfly and went to chase it. By the time he realized he got separated from all of them, he was in the middle of the woods. He was lost and scared. Nobody was around to help him find his way back, until this couple approached him.
"Are you lost?" A really pretty woman asked. She had long, dark blue hair and eyes like his Aunt Hanabi's. She looked really kind and made him feel safe somehow.
"We can help you find your way back home." The man next to her gave off a warm safe feeling like the woman next to him. He had blonde hair and blue eyes that reminded him a lot of Grandpa Minato. The two looked really familiar. Then, it hit him. They looked exactly like the picture of his parents in his and Himawari's room.
"Are you my mommy and daddy? You look like them." Naruto and Hinata smiled at him, which he took as a yes.
"Everyone told me and Himawari that you guys were never coming back. You guys were heroes and saved all of us, but you could never come back because of it." Boruto took their hands and skipped along side them as they lead him back to the village.
"How old are you and your sister?" Hinata asked.
"We're four years old! We're about to be five though." Boruto grinned.
"What?! No way! You're so big!" Naruto yelled.
"Yes way! I really am four!" Boruto giggled.
"Boruto!" Sakura yelled. She ran to him and gave him a hug. "You can't run off like that, ok. You really scared me."
"Himi! Himi, I saw mommy and daddy! See, they're right her- where'd they go? They were right here!" Boruto looked side to side not knowing where his parents were.
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All of Himawari's life, she would here this little voice telling her tips and advice, like "those boots do not go with that shirt. Pick the shirt second to the left". The voice would also help her in directions. She got lost pretty easily, but every time that voice would help her get to wherever she needed to go. For the first few years of her life, she didn't think anything of it. She had never met the voice and had never been that curious about it; until, she was eight. At eight years old she was curious about the voice and wanted to meet it.
"Took you long enough." Kurama said.
"Are you the voice I sometimes hear?" Himawari asked.
"Yup."
"Thank you... Uh... what's your name?"
"Kurama, the nine tailed fox, most powerful of all the tailed beasts."
"Thank you, Kura!"
"Kura? Wha- no. Let's stick with Kurama."
"What? You don't like it?" Himawari frowned.
"Uh- you know what, Kura is just fine too."
"Yay!" Himawari hugged Kurama.
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever."
"Shino-sensei taught my class that you were once sealed inside of the seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki, and he's my daddy. Is that true?"
"Yeah, it is."
"So you know my daddy? You must have a lot of memories with him!"
"I do. I can tell you and your bratty brother some of them."
"Yay!"
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"I'm sorry, Hinata." Naruto looked guilty.
"What for?" Hinata asked.
"I left Boruto and Himawari. I gave up on life for a while. I failed."
"You didn't leave them. We can watch over them and keep them safe from here. You eventually found your will to live again. And you didn't fail. You saved the future. You prevented the war. You don't have to be sorry for anything."
"I did? I succeeded? Everyone is safe?"
"Everything's ok, believe it." Hinata wore a smirk.
"Did you just-" Hinata nodded. "I love you." Naruto sighed in awe making Hinata giggle. They shared a kiss then a hug.
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Well, that's the end of this book. It's done and wrapped up. I'm sad to see it end, but I'm also proud of this book and all I've accomplished with it. Thank you guys for the reads and votes. And I have a recommendation for all you guys. For those of you who haven't read it, read this book called A Couple Steps Back. It's the greatest Naruto fan fiction out there.
Have a good life and thanks for your time!