Extra 11: Chaos in the Elemental Nations (19)*

(1) = Characters [The Legend of the Kyubi].

(2) = Characters [Naruto].

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"I didn't think you were so perceptive, Naruto" - replied Sasuke as he looked at his best friend.

"You make it sound like I'm an idiot" - Naruto(2) replied disdainfully, only to notice the half-smile the Uchiha had - "Tch, ok, I admit I'm not the sharpest Kunai in the case, but it's not my fault that every time I tried to gain knowledge, our stupid teachers always gave me wrong information."

"You have a point" - nodded Sasuke calmly - "Although I also have to admit that your intellect is different from mine or Sakura's that we use our minds more to come up with logical thoughts, no, you use your head to improvise in creative ways to come up with the same solution as us, or even a better one. It's interesting now that I see it."

"I feel like you're calling me a lucky idiot, Sasuke" - Naruto(2) snorted as he frowned.

"You may be, but after analyzing everything you've done during the time we were on the same team, I came to the conclusion that that luck is tied to your strength" - replied Sasuke while shaking his head - "It might be nothing more than luck in the eyes of others, but from my point of view, you use your strength to create those lucky moments."

". . ." - Naruto(2) was silent, not knowing what to say, after all, it was the first time someone recognized his strength, and this was none other than his best friend and rival.

"You don't have to be so surprised, remember we've been training together" - Sasuke replied as he folded his arms - "I've had more than enough time to change my opinion of you."

"What did you think of me?" - Naruto(2) asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"An idiot who acts first, and thinks later, though I still hold that opinion" - Sasuke replied with a sarcastic smile on his face - "But at least now I don't consider you a full-fledged idiot, but an idiot who thinks with his heart instead of his brain"

"Your words infuriate and gladden me in equal parts" - Naruto(2) growled as he frowned, only to let out a laugh - "It's good to hear that you're back to normal."

"It's all thanks to Kaasan and Kurama-san" - replied Sasuke as he shook his head - "Thanks to them, I started to see things as they truly were, I even found out why Itachi did, what he did"

Naruto(2) was surprised to hear this, but didn't ask anything because he knew this was a sensitive topic for his best friend - "Anyway, I'm glad you came back to Konoha and I didn't have to bring you back with all your bones broken."

"If I didn't know you had a girlfriend, I'd think you were gay, Dobe" - Sasuke replied disdainfully.

"I'm just keeping my promise!" - Naruto(2) exclaimed with his face all red from the fury he felt - "Tch, you're still just as annoying and pretentious, Teme!"

"Hur Hur" - Sasuke just smiled disdainfully.

"Do you want to fight? Teme!" - Naruto(2) exclaimed as his eyes changed to a deep red along with slitted pupils.

"Anytime, Dobe" - snorted Sasuke as he activated his Sharingan.

"Those two get along well" - said Kurama as he watched them with a smile.

"I know, they are so cute together with their rivalry" - replied Kushina as Mikoto just shook her head. Those two reminded her of how she and Kushina were when they were kids, only with a lot fewer insults - "At least everything turned out alright."

"If you can consider it okay for those two to be at each other's necks" - Kurama replied as he let out a laugh because what he was saying was a joke.

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A month had passed since Naruto and Sasuke had their little argument, and things were getting better for the group.

Sasuke was becoming normal, as if the Uchiha massacre had never happened, after all, he had a functional family now, not like his original family. Naruto was in a situation, he not only now had a wonderful girlfriend, but also a family that loved him.

Akatsuki's attempts to capture the Bijuu had ended in nothing, all thanks to them not being able to extract the Beasts inside their Jinchuriki because the [Gedo Mazo] didn't seem to be working properly. This caused a huge problem for Tobi, Pain, and Zetsu, more so when they didn't understand what was going on.

Kurama took advantage of the time to rescue the Jinchuriki, although, to his annoyance, the Jinchuriki under Onoki's command had been sacrificed long before they arrived in this dimension.

Orochimaru had tried to capture Naruto(1) and the other children, something that did not please their parents, who barely resisted the desire to go to Oto and destroy everything, although this did not happen because Kurama still needed something from Orochimaru.

Danzo also tried to make his first move, but to his fury, it was destroyed long before he even got close to the Uzumaki clan.

Tsunade(2) was making preparations to hand over the command of Konoha to her new inheritor, Kakashi, the Sensei of Team 7, which infuriated Danzo even more because once again the position of Hokage was slipping out of his hands.

Kakashi was still surprised to hear that he would be the new Hokage, more so when he noticed how Naruto(2) didn't seem to be upset to see Tsunade give him the position, although he attributed this to the fact that the young Uzumaki now had a good family.

Hinata(2) was becoming more and more active in her relationship with Naruto(2), all thanks to advice from her from the other dimension.

But none of this currently mattered because the Uzumaki family received today, a visit from someone who had been missing for quite a while.

"Where had you been?" - Kushina asked as Kaguya appeared after months of disappearance.

"I was talking to Hagoromo, Hamura, and my version of this dimension to try to convince her to be purified" - Kaguya replied calmly - "I didn't get the results I wanted, but I'm satisfied to tell you that after 'talking' to her, we agreed."

"What agreement?" - Kurama asked as he raised an eyebrow, only to roll his eyes at Kushina when he heard about what kind of 'talk' they had.

"Answering in order, we have to kill the Otsutsuki clan members of this dimension and she will let herself be purified, and even join us" - replied Kaguya while folding her arms and highlighting the huge breasts hidden by her clothes - "As for the talk, I just had to beat her relentlessly for a whole month to make her understand that I was much stronger than her."

"Sounds like something you would do" - Kushina muttered while shaking her head because she was thinking that she was talking about the other kind of talk, something similar to what Tsunade was doing.

"Honestly, I don't think she would want to do that because she's with enough awareness" - Kaguya replied calmly while squinting her eyes - "Oh, by the way, I was thinking about finishing them once and for all so we can go back home."

"Go home" - Kushina muttered as the image of this dimension's Naruto appeared in her mind.

"You can always ask him if he wants to join us" - said Kurama as he put on his hand e his wife's shoulder - "I'm sure he'll accept"

Kushina was silent for a few seconds before nodding weakly.

"Ok, then we'll go in a moment, Kurama-kun" - Kaguya said calmly.

"Let's get things ready to prevent things from getting out of hand" - Kurama replied as he nodded firmly.

"What do you have in mind?" - Kaguya asked curiously.

"Preparing for Akatsuki in case they do something stupid" - replied Kurama seriously as Kaguya's expression changed slightly - "With what I did to the [Gedo Mazo], they have to be furious about not being able to fulfill their plans."

"Sorry about that" - Kaguya replied with embarrassment as she remembered that she had been the one responsible for Akatsuki's moves.

"Relax, it's not your fault that they are easy to manipulate" - Kurama replied as he shrugged his shoulders - "But well, I think it's time for us to get ready"

"What will we do while you guys fight?" - Kushina asked as she cocked her head to the side.

"Get ready for Akatsuki's attack because I'm sure they will come for Naruto now" - Kurama answered seriously.

"How are you so sure?" - Kaguya asked while raising an eyebrow.

"Because he's the only Jinchuriki that Akatsuki hasn't tried to capture all this time" - answered Kurama seriously - "And Killer B is together with the Raikage all the time, unlike Naruto who goes out on missions together with the other rookies."