A/N: Well everyone, this is the final chapter. I have some thoughts at the end but, enjoy this anyway!


"We did." He responded as he smiled down to Hinata.


Naruto sat back against the trunk of the tree, holding Hinata in his arms. He watched as the Shinobi from other villages quickly arrived at the battlefield, quelling the attack from Iwa. Within moments, the attacking shinobi had all either been captured or killed.

He let out a sigh of relief.

"Do you have a reason to be so relaxed?" He heard a sinister voice in his head.

Naruto immediately stiffened and entered his mind's realm. He stood face to face with the Shinigami.

Kurama was growling at the being from behind his cage.

"What do you want?" Naruto asked.

"I want what is mine." The Shinigami replied holding his hand out to Naruto. "I lent you my assistance in the hopes you would get Madara's soul. You have failed to do this. I want another soul in repayment."

Naruto narrowed his brow and crossed his arms.

"Who's?" He asked.

"It should be obvious. I want the Hyuuga girl's." He responded.

Naruto's eyes went wide.

"Not a chance in hell." He said, glaring at the demonic being.

"Then I will be taking yours." The Shinigami said as Naruto saw a translucent image of himself standing before the Shinigami, it's arms wrapped in a white cloth.


Hinata looked up at Naruto's face and could see he was focusing far away, with a disturbed look on his face. She looked to where he was staring but could only see forest.

"Naruto-kun?" She asked, looking him in the eyes, but got no response. She closed her eyes for a moment before opening them again, the Tenseigan shining in her eyes. She moved herself up to be face to face with him. She looked deep into his eyes before the world around her began to melt away, changing into that of a sewer. Pipes were dripping along the walls and small pool of water lay beneath her feet.

She could hear Naruto's voice coming from nearby, down a dark corridor. She began to run down the hallway following the sound of the voice. As she got closer, she could start to make out what he was saying.

"Who's?" She heard him say, as if he was talking to someone. The next voice she heard sent a chill down her spine.

"It should be obvious. I want the Hyuuga girl's." She heard the demonic voice reply. It was like an echo of several voices at once. She stopped in her tracks at the entrance to a large room, with Naruto in the center standing before the Kyuubi's cage, the demonic presence standing in front of him. She gazed with wide eyes at the Shinigami. She felt her heart begin to race in fear. This presence was that of death itself and it wanted her.

"Not a chance in hell." She heard Naruto respond without hesitation.

Hinata's eyes snapped to him. He was refusing to give her life away. She felt her heart flutter for a moment. He truly cared about her.

"Then I will be taking yours." The sinister voice replied. Hinata's eyes widened as she saw him pull his hand back, the translucent figure of Naruto standing before him. Her eyes began to water as she looked on. She grit her teeth before running out in front of Naruto, standing between him and the Shinigami.

Naruto had a look of complete surprise on his face.

"Hinata? What are you doing here?!" He asked in disbelief.

"I'm not going to let him take your soul." Hinata said as she got into a jyuuken stance, the dark purple chakra forming around her quickly.

The Shinigami's smile widened.

"Come to me." He said, waving his hand before him. Hinata reared her hand back and sent a lion's head charging through the air at the Shinigami, only for it to dissolve harmlessly on him.

"You cannot harm me child. I am death." He responded, the look never leaving his face.

Hinata grit her teeth and glared at him, her eyes shining brightly with the Tenseigan.

Hinata closed her eyes for a moment before exhaling slowly.

"I want to make a deal." Hinata said, opening her eyes once more.

"A deal?" The Shinigami asked.

"Hinata!" Naruto pleaded.

"Please… believe in me Naruto-kun." Hinata said, looking at him over her shoulder.

"What is it you can offer me that I would accept?" The Shinigami asked.

"I offer… my eyes." Hinata said, letting her Tenseigan shine brightly. "And the eyes of my sister if you leave Naruto-kun's soul be and never come for it again." She continued.

"Interesting." The Shinigami responded his grin remaining on his face.

Naruto could only stare at her in shock. What had he done? He had called upon this being in a time of desperation and now she was willing to give up her eyes for him. Tears began to well up in his eyes.

"Hinata… you shouldn't give up something so important for someone like me…" Naruto said looking at her sadly before dropping to his knees.

"Please don't say that Naruto-kun. I love you, more than anything or anyone else in this world. You are the reason I was able to escape my childhood. The reason that kept me working hard to become stronger. You have been what I aspired to my entire life." She said to him.

"I'm willing to give up anything if it means keeping you safe." She said as she knelt in front of him.

"I'm… so sorry." Naruto said, tears running freely down his face as she shook lightly. Hinata wrapped him in an embrace, comforting him.

"Very well. I accept your proposal." The Shinigami replied. "The Byakugan and the Tenseigan are immense sources of power. The souls will make up for that of Madara's." He said as he began to float towards Hinata.

She stood up to face him as Naruto remained where he was, a look of utter defeat on his face.

He reached her and outstretched his hand, it went into her head. Hinata cried out in pain as she could feel a veritable part of her soul getting pulled. Her eyes felt like they were on fire. The Shinigami pulled back and two translucent orbs remained in his hands as Hinata fell to the ground in pain, clutching at her head.

"I am feeling generous as it has been some time since I was freed from my holdings. I will allow both of you to retain your eyesight. It will return in time." The Shinigami explained.

"Hinata!" Naruto yelled as he rushed to her side. She was still groaning and clutching her face.


Hanabi had her Byakugan active, assisting Shikaku in organizing the remainder of the troops when she felt a large pain in her eyes. She clutched at her head and collapsed to the ground, screaming in agony.

"Hanabi!" Shikaku said as he knelt down next to her, placing a hand on her back. "What's wrong?" He asked in a mild panic as she continued to scream. Slowly the veins on her head receded and the screaming abruptly stopped as she fell to the ground unconscious.

He looked down at her in surprise for a moment. He touched her neck with his fingers and let out a sigh of relief as he felt a pulse and could feel her breath on his hand.

"What on earth just happened?" He asked himself as he scratched the back of his head.


The sewers around Naruto suddenly vanished and he was back in the real world, the sun just beginning to rise over the horizon. He looked down at Hinata still in his arms, her eyes closed, unmoving.

"Hinata?" He asked, moving her lightly, but received no response. Tears began to well up in his eyes as he leaned closer, listening for any signs of life. As his face came close to hers he could hear her take a breath. He let out a sob of relief until he could see some blood leaking out of her eyes. He looked down at her in a panic until he saw a faint vision appear before him. The Shinigami was holding another set of translucent orbs in his other hand.

"You have now fulfilled your end of the bargain." He said, with a grin as he shoved both sets of orbs into his mouth and swallowed. "Until next time… Naruto Uzumaki." The Shinigami said as he slowly vanished from sight.

"Hinata…" Naruto said as he pulled her closer to his chest, cradling her. "I'm so sorry…" He said as he cried onto her.


Once Naruto had secured Hinata into the hospital he had visited his friends. He quickly placed his hand above each one, pushing the Bijuu he had taken from Madara into each one of them while retaining the remaining members. Karin, Haku and Sasuke all began to breathe once more. Naruto had let out a sigh of relief as he felt each one of them return to life.

The other villages had fully apprehended the Iwa Shinobi including their Tsuchikage, Kurotsuchi. She had been sent to the Anbu black ops for questioning. Once Madara had been sealed away into the moon she had looked around in confusion, as if she had no recollection of anything she had been doing.

Naruto sat in the hospital room next to both of their beds. He looked at each one of them sadly. He knew it was his fault they were like this. He hadn't even considered the consequences of using the Shinigami. He let his head flop down into his hands. What was he going to do?

He jerked his head upwards as he heard the door open and to his surprise, Sasuke walked into the room.

"Sasuke? How did you recover so quickly?" Naruto asked surprised.

"Haku and Karin are also awake. It seems like having our Bijuu returned to us helped us recover faster." He said as he took a seat on the other end of the room.

"What about you?" Sasuke asked.

Naruto looked down in anger. "I didn't get hurt…" Naruto said, gripping his pants tightly.

"That's not what I meant." Sasuke said. "I heard they both collapsed out of seemingly nowhere, what happened?" He asked.

"We.. beat Madara." Naruto said slowly.

"I know that or else I wouldn't be talking to you right now." Sasuke said with a scoff.

"But…" Naruto said. "I used a forbidden technique. My dad's scroll even mentioned not to use it but I didn't listen and now…" He looked at both of them sadly.

"I don't know what is going to happen." He said, furrowing his brow further.

"What did you use?" Sasuke asked.

"I…" Naruto gulped as he could feel the tears coming to the surface again. Images of the Shinigami pulling out Hinata's soul fresh in his mind. "Summoned the Shinigami." He said.

Sasuke's eyes widened.

"He wanted Madara's soul but we sealed him away and now... " He motioned his head towards Hinata. "She gave up her and her sisters eyes to keep him from taking my soul." Naruto said. "I…can't accept that." Naruto said as he began to cry again. "Why would anyone do that for someone like me. Hanabi didn't even choose it, it was forced on her. How could she ever forgive me, how could I ever forgive myself?" He said between light sobs. "They've both lost their eyes because of me. I don't deserve that kind of sacrifice."

Sasuke suddenly jumped to his feet, grabbed Naruto by the scruff of his collar and lifted him up. Naruto looked at Sasuke in surprise as a fist hit him square in the face, knocking him out of Sasuke's grip and onto the ground.

"You aren't worth it? What the hell are you going on about?" Sasuke said, yelling at him. "You saved our lives, you saved as many people from the village as you could. You put Madara back in his place and you can do it again if or when another threat comes our way."

"But I…" Naruto began to say before Sasuke cut him off.

"She loves you." Sasuke said, pointing to Hinata. "She's always loved you. It's so obvious on her face and in her actions that there is no way she wouldn't do this for you." Naruto sat himself upright but continued to look down.

"How can I live with that?" Naruto asked.

"You are just going to have to find a way." Sasuke said as he reached his hand out to him. "The last thing she would want is for something to happen to you." He said. "If it means she can stay by your side, her eyes are a small price to pay."

Naruto looked up at him and then sighed. He grabbed Sasuke's hand and allowed himself to be pulled to his feet.

"Don't be so hard on yourself." Sasuke said, grabbing his shoulder and smirking.

Naruto still looked saddened but allowed a small smirk to cross his lips.

"Thanks… baka." Naruto said.

"Usuratonkachi." Sasuke replied.

Naruto suddenly perked up as Hinata began to stir. She slowly opened her eyes, showing the same pale color as before.

"Naruto-kun?" She asked.

"Hinata!" He said as he knelt next to her bed and grabbed her hand.

"You're okay…" She said as a wave of happiness hit her.

"Yeah I'm fine… what about you?" He asked.

"I… have a headache." She said, as she began to slowly sit up in the bed.

"Take it easy…" Naruto said as he sat next to her on the bed. She began to look around the room. Her vision seemed normal except… less clear. Her eyes landed on Sasuke who was standing next to Naruto.

"Sasuke-kun! You're ok!" She exclaimed. "Thank god." She said, letting out a sigh of relief. "What about Haku-kun and Karin-san?" Hinata asked.

"They're both fine." Sasuke said as he turned his back to them and began to walk out of the room. "I'll leave you guys alone." Sasuke said as he closed the door behind him.

Hinata looked over and could see Hanabi lying on the bed next to her and her eyes went wide.

"Hanabi!" She said as she tried to move over to her but felt a throbbing pain in her head, forcing her to sit back down.

"Shh, it's ok Hinata. She's just asleep." Naruto said as he spotted the ring on her finger.

"Hinata... " he said softly, sadness filling his voice. "Are you still sure you want to marry me?" He asked.

She looked at him in confusion. "Of course I do." She said, touching his cheek.

"But… after all that happened…" He said. "How can you forgive me." He asked.

Hinata smiled at him gently before looking down at the bed with a sad expression.

"I… planned to lose my Byakugan a long time ago." She said slowly.

Naruto's eyes widened. "But... " He began to protest.

"These eyes have caused nothing but strife. Koga was a monster but he did say something that resonated with me." Hinata said, looking over to Hanabi.

"As long as the Byakugan exists, even if we take steps to avoid the conflict, sometime down the road, it will start up again." She said.

Naruto continued to look at her in disbelief.

"My eyes were just a tool. I can fight without them." She said, looking back to Naruto.

"But.. Hanabi didn't choose…" Naruto said. Hinata closed her eyes.

"I hope she will forgive me…" Hinata said. Just at that moment she could hear Hanabi begin to move.

"Nee-chan?" She asked, without opening her eyes.

"Hai." Hinata responded, tears beginning to form in her eyes.

"What happened?" She asked, as she rubbed her eyes and sat up in the bed. She opened them and looked around with a puzzled expression. "Everything looks… weird." She said before her eyes landed on Naruto and she made a squeak.

"Was I interrupting?" She asked, looking at them with their hands entwined.

"No Hanabi." Hinata said with a giggle before her expression turned serious. "Hanabi… I need to tell you something." Hinata said as Hanabi turned to face her.

She began to retell the events of what had happened to them within Naruto's mindscape with Hanabi paying close attention.

"So… I don't have the Byakugan any more?" Hanabi asked with a frown on her face.

Hinata looked at her sadly before slowly shaking her head. "No… it's gone." Hinata said. There was a long silence as Hanabi digested the news. Hinata was looking at her sadly.

"I'm so sorry Hanabi, it was the only way to-"

"Oh well." Hanabi responded, putting her hands behind her head and looking up at the ceiling. Naruto and Hinata both looked at her in surprise.

"Huh?" They both asked.

"I said oh well. It was only a tool. It will feel nice to not have people only interested in me because I'm the 'last Hyuuga'" She said using her fingers as air quotes. "Now I can just be Hanabi." She said with a grin.

"You aren't mad?" Naruto asked.

"Nope!" Hanabi responded with a grin on her face.

Naruto looked at her in disbelief before his eyes started to water and he rubbed them with his sleeve.

"Thank you." He managed to say through his tears.


Several months had passed since the war had ended. Haku and Karin had returned to the HIdden mist village with the Mizukage and had started their own life there together. Sasuke had returned to being the head of the Uchiha clan. Sakura had continued her visits and eventually they had started dating when he could find time for it. She had helped him immensely by sorting through all of the paperwork involved with his clan allowing him to take some time off.

Kurotsuchi had been allowed to return to Iwa, along with the rest of her Shinobi. After a thorough investigation they deemed her to not be a threat as Madara had been controlling her actions. However, Iwa was to be held under tight surveillance by the other nations to ensure they kept in line.

Naruto stood at an altar. Dressed in a black kimono with Sasuke at his side. Looking around nervously at the large attendance before him.

"You look nervous." Sasuke said teasingly.

"Of course I'm nervous!" Naruto replied. "I'm getting married!"

"I wouldn't be too worried about it. You've survived worse." Sasuke said with a grin on his face.

Naruto had a vein bulge on his head as he turned to yell at Sasuke when he heard music beginning to play. The entire crowd stood up in attendance.

Naruto's eyes snapped over to the aisle where he could see Hinata, dressed in a pure white bridal kimono as she began to walk down the aisle. His jaw dropped slightly as he could do nothing but stare at her. She was so beautiful.

She approached the altar and stood next to Naruto and smiled at him brightly.

He looked at her in amazement. He had to be the luckiest person on the planet.

"You look amazing!" he whispered to her as the ceremony began.

"Thank you Naruto-kun." She said with a slight blush.

"I can't believe so many people are here." He whispered to her.

"Everyone wants to see their savior's wedding." Hinata replied.

"By the power vested in me. I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride." The ceremonial head said. Naruto looked to Hinata and gently placed a kiss on her lips. The crowd began to cheer as he kept the kiss going, placing a hand on her cheek. He pulled back and grabbed her hand.

"Shall we?" He said as he began to pull her towards the reception area.

"Hai." She replied, a great bright smile on her face.

They mingled with the crowd as the reception was held nearby. They engaged in small talk with their friends as they were wished congratulations.

"You've done very well for yourself, Naruto." Kakashi said as he watched him speak with Shikamaru from afar.

Hinata grabbed the bouquet of flowers and tossed it into a gaggle of screaming girls only for them to clear and Sakura was confidently holding the bouquet. She looked over to Sasuke with a blush.

"Sasuke-kun! I caught it!" She yelled to him as he looked flustered standing next to Naruto. Naruto jabbed his elbow into Sasuke side with a wide grin on his face. Hinata giggled as she approached them.

"Congratulations, Hinata, Naruto." Sasuke said as he looked at the two of them.

"I'll probably be saying that to you soon huh?" Naruto responded with a mischievous grin on his face.

"Shut up dobe." Sasuke said with a blush on his face.

"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura yelled as she approached and grabbed onto his arm. "Let's go get something to eat!" She said, pulling him away from them. Sasuke sighed as he allowed himself to be pulled by Sakura. She turned around and looked at Hinata with a wink.

Hinata looked over to Naruto.

"I was thinking Naruto-kun…" She said. Naruto looked over to her with a puzzled look on her face.

"Hanabi mentioned that she didn't like the idea of being the only Hyuuga left so… how about it?" She asked. "Can she become an Uzumaki too?" Hinata asked.

"Umm… but she's really young and that would be weird wouldn't it?" Naruto asked, looking over to Hanabi.

Hinata had a large blush on her face. "Not like that!" She exclaimed, "Geez…" She said, looking away from him in embarrassment.

"I'm just kidding Hinata!" Naruto said wrapping his arms around her. "Like my sister right?" Naruto asked.

Hinata nodded. "She doesn't want to be alone." Hinata said.

Naruto nodded with a grin. "Sure. The more the merrier."

"I'll go tell her then." Hinata said as she gently pushed herself away from Naruto and walked over to Hanabi.

"Hey nee-chan! This is great! You guys look so cute together." Hanabi said gushing at her.

"So I talked to Naruto-kun." Hinata said with a smile. "He's ok with it."

Hanabi brightened even further, her eyes practically sparkling. "So I'm going to be Hanabi Uzumaki?" She asked. Hinata nodded and before she could blink Hanabi had ran over to Naruto and was hugging him tightly.

Hinata looked at them both with a smile that encompassed both happiness and sadness. Even though she was looking forward to her new life she couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.

The Byakugan was gone and her and Hanabi's family names had changed. It truly was the end of the Hyuuga clan.

THE END


A/N: I want to give a huge thank you to everyone who supported me through this for the last 18 months. It has been a hell of a journey. I know some of you wanted to see certain things happen in the series and I realized that I couldn't please everyone.

I'm very grateful to everyone who commented or sent me PM's. You all helped me improve the story overall. While I didn't take every piece of advice given to me I'm still glad to have received it.

I still can't believe this got as much traction as it did.

A final special thank you to my beta readers, you've been great and I'm extremely grateful to everything that you've done for me.

And finally, I'm going to be taking a break for a while from writing. I don't know if I'm up to making another epic but for now, this will be it. I may publish a one shot here and there depending on if the mood strikes me, but until then.

Thank you and goodnight.