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Welcome back to a brand new chapter. And the last chapter for Crimson Lord Naruto. I want to thank you all for being part of such a fanfic. But sadly, it's time to put this fanfic to rest.

Fret not. The new fanfic to be produced that will take this fanfic's place will be one called I.S. Naruto. This will be the debut fanfic to make its way to you guys to enjoy. Then after another fanfic ends, I'll be releasing Night Raid's God Arc. Thanks to the help of Arufal and DemonSpirit111, the voices that have become my friends in my head, have really helped me. I can now bring the new fanfic.

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A heartbeat thats lasts for eternity. Lives consumed in soundless balls of fire. No one can tell when the world is displaced, and the Flames of the Crimson World sweep over all.

Chapter 24: The New Future?

Everyone was getting ready for their final fight. Assessing their weapons and even helping out with seting up a command center. Their command was a decomissioned aircraft carrier which Naruto bought with his money stashed away. The cracks on his skin were more noticable to the point where along his neck. Kaguya had begun o worry so much for her son and apparently, a lot of the Flame Hazes who came to accept Naruto werer worried too.

Margery was brought up to speed on the situation when she awoke when Keisaku returned to find her. In the end the two of them became lovers and quie frankly, no one cared. Even Ogata and Eita came in to help them.

"Are you sure we can win? I mean we're going up against some of the most strongest Denizens there ever lived." said a Flame Haze as she placed a box down on the deck.

"We will win. We have everything we need to win. We're surrounded by comrades who are willing to fight. This is our chance." said Naruto placing down a crate.

Walking over to his wife, he smiled to her as he placed a kiss on her lips. Probably for the last time. Wilhelmina was told to not do anything as Kaguya wanted her to not do any strainuous work whasoever. She relucanly did as she what Kaguya wanted.

"Remember Naruto-koi. Your mother wanted to examine those cracks on your skin." said Wilhelmina as Naruto nodded his head.

"I understand." said Naruto giving a final kiss and walking into the ship to the medical bay where his mother had set up shop.

"Hey kaa-san." said Naruto walking into the medical bay.

"Take off your shirt and sit on the table." said Kaguya as she wrote on a clipboard.

Doing as his mother said, Naruto removed his shirt which showed the cracks even going across his back. Sitting down on the table, Kaguya made her way and began to assess his body. Writing down a series of words on the clipboard she ensured he was doing okay. It had only been a few days since Naruto merged himself with the Shinigami strength he locked away. So he was completely understanding of his mother's concern for him.

"Your body is okay. Just a few hiccups here and there with the irregular strength of your new strength. All seems to be good for now." said Kaguya as Naruto got off the table and put he shirt back on.

"That's good." said Naruto only feel his moher embrace him from the back.

"Sochi. I'm begging you. Don't use that power ever. The Shinigami strength will kill you. Please. If your're not gonna do it for me. Then do it for your wife and unborn child." begged Kaguya as she began to cry.

She couldn't bear the thought on losing her son. it hadn't been that long since they had all been together in one place. You could be damn sure that she wanted to spend more time with them. And seeing that Naruto was slowly being killed from the Shinigami strength was something she didn't like.

"I have to fight. I have to protect. We must stop Bal Masque to ensure the world doesn't end here." said Naruto turning to embrace his mother.

"There must be another way. Why not just run away and live your life in peace with your wife. Live and raise your family. Just don't waste your life on a petty war." said Kaguya.

"I must do this. I promise, I'll ensure I'll come back." said Naruto smiling to Kaguya as he broke from the hug and made his way to the main deck.

Seeing his brothers and sisters, they got ready for the fight, Naruto even summone up his scythe. Looking up they watched as the HQ of Bal Masque floated by and stopped right above them.

"For Our Lives! And for a new future!" shouted Naruto raising his scythe as the people cheered.

"The New Future. The New Future." they chanted as they readied weapons.

Just as they were about to launch, Mikasa's soul shot up out of the pendant and surged to the sky and rested in the hands of one other Naruto. Soon enough, small tears in reality on the Crimson World appeared and t5he ground soon shook att a violent rate.

"He's mine." said Naruto as he surged up to face his other half.

Play Cold Driven The Wicked Side Of Me.

Flying as fast as he could, Naruto swung his scythe, releasing a wave of incredible strength in the form of souls. But his other half blocked it and sent a more stronger wave to Naruto.

Naruto was launched back into a building, getting up from the rubble, Naruto watched his other half shoot up to Bal Masque, Naruto's daughter's soul in hand.

"Oh no you don't." growled Naruto as he activated Crimson Soul and surged up to meet him.

He'd be damn sure to not even give this guy the chance to steal his daughter's soul. But when he found his other half at last, he found him putting Mikasa's soul into a crystal which soon began to glow as a drop of what could be water landed by its base and grew into a flower.

"Oh. Sorry. You just missed her." said Naruto's other half turning around with a smug smile on his face.

"Why are you doing this?" snarled Naruto readying his scythe.

"If you win. I'll tell you." said Shini Naruto. (A.N. Calling him that to avoid confusion).

Charging forward the two of them clashed with more and more tears appearing around the world. People became scared as more and more natural disasters occured due to the two deities fighting between each other. Tidal waves crashed across the ground, volcanoes roared and landslides fell all around the world.

Using more and more strength, Naruto went into his Dark Soul state. Pulling his hand over his face, he created the mask. His energy soured higher and higher as he charged forward again. But once again, Shini Naruto kept blocking and blocking each attack. Shooting back as he gathered his power for his final attack, he readied to end this fight.

"This is it." said Naruto as he shot forward.

The two being who were once the same person clashed in the middle, causing a powerful wave of energy to be fired off everywhere. Every single person who had been fighting felt the wave of energy. Even Shana who had jumped into the fight along with them, too felt it. Every single person had never felt such a powerful wave of energy launch from to battling people. So this was the power of a god. Even Yuji who had the body of the Snake Of The Festival had never felt anything like this before.

Naruto knelt on the ground as blood flowed down his arm, his scythe destroyed and half mask was destroyed. Soon enough his Dark Soul state left his form and Naruto felt extremely weak. His body felt like it was under so many bricks thatt he may collapse. His lungs felt hot as coals.

"I'm dissapointed in you other me. You said you'd end me and ensure your children live on. Guess thatt doesn't happen to you." said Shini Naruto raising his scythe to end it all.

"This is the end. Other me." added Shini Naruto as he swung down.

But that was when time slowed down and the flower that grew from the strange water that fell from who knows where. But what came from no where echoed through Naruto's mind.

"Don't give up tou-san. Not now." echoed Mikasa's voice into Naruto's mind.

"I know it hurts but you can still move. Everyone is waiting for you." she said as a spectral figure holding out her hand was seen over the flower.

Reaching out to the flower, he soon felt power beginning to lace his body as his power surged more to higher levels and soon enough he had enough strength to win the fight.

"Everyone. It's okay. I want you to use me." said Mikasa as everyone's power burst through to join with Naruto's.

"I am not fighting alone, other me." said Naruto getting up as his scythe returned to what it was.

"I have people to see, friends to joke with. And a family to love." said Naruto as he charged forward.

The two once again clashed weapons and Shini Naruto found he was on the defensive. Stepping back to soon find himself against the wall, he dodged an attack from Naruto but soon found Mikasa, Kushina and Minato's spirits with him as he charged forth with Naruto.

"Everyone?" he said as Naruto sliced right through him, souls leaked out his body as he slowly died.

Turning around, Naruto grabbed a hold of his other self and layed him down.

End song.

"Me." said Naruto with Shini Naruto smiling.

"I guess this was the fight. I'm glad you won." said Shini Naruto as he took Naruto to a white abyss to show him.

"Where am I?" asked Naruto looking around. But soon finding himself in an apocalypse, but also a utopia.

"This is the world after the tears have taken everything out." said Shini Naruto walking in.

"Everything that has caused us pain was removed and turned to something good. The ideal, perfect world where we can live in peace and harmony." said Shini Naruto as he placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder.

"The world would always remain in chaos until someone stands against the tide. That is what I did." said Shini Naruto looking to Naruto with a smile on his face.

"You will not have to worry about Sasuke. I took his soul as he tried to take my power to try and get your wife." said Shini Naruto.

"But why did you attack me?" asked Naruto.

"After I took that idiot's soul. I had a revelation. I realized there would only be one way to save a fragile world." said Shini Naruto as they stopped by an alleyway and found a young child huddled in a blanket that was old and infested with fleas. Naruto soon realized that boy was him.

"I decided to take a gamble. I became the demon king. And work about on fighting you to destroy the world. And I bet on you. Other me. I bet on you stopping me. That is why I took your daughter's soul from that pendant." said Shini Naruto as he soon turned into a crystal colomn along with young Naruto.

"No." said Naruto aking a step forward.

"The rest is up to you. Go save your daughter." said Shini Naruto returning to be once again part of Naruto again with the crystal breaking apart.

Opening his eyes, with the cracks ever more present and now covering half his face, he turned his head to see the crystal destroyed. Lowering his head he soon picked his head up again when he heard a voice.

"Tou-san. Tou-san. Is...that you? Please don't blame yourself." came the voice of his daughter.

Looking right in front of him as the shadowed figure of his daughter came into his field of vision. Her body too covered in the cracks and the sounds of glass breaking echoed wih every step she took. Naruto was completely shocked as his daughter was in a body. Her body to be precise.

"You've done so much. Taught me so many things. All those traits. Each one is thanks to you." added Mikasa as she soon found that she had tripped and landed right in her father's body.

"Ne. Tou-san. Are...you there?" asked Mikasa exttending her arm out hoping someone would take hold of her hand.

"Tou-san?" she called out only to feel Naruto grab her hand that was extended.

"Hm. There you are. Stay wih me forever tou-san. You know I'll always follow your example. Right?" said Mikasa as Naruto let a ear drop from his eyes.

He knew what he needed to do. But this would mean everything would go back to what it was. Where he never even existed. He couldn't lie to himself. When he became the Shinigami, this day was coming where he'd have to set everything back to the way it was. Leaving Wilhelmina like this was something he was going to hate when his life was snuffed out.

"Mikasa. It's time for us to leave." said Naruto as he stretched his arm to the sky.

Play Shinedown Call Me

Immediately, orange energy shot up and every tear in the world slowly was removed, disolving into a beautiful display of colourful dust. The Snake Of The Festival who had finally created Xanadu looked on at his falling palace as the energies lit the night sky like the Northern Lights. It looked so beautiful as they streamed like a river to Naruto above.

"It was an honor knowing you. Naruto-sama." he said as he left Yuji's body to allow the Torch to be with Shana.

Wilhelmina looked on with everyone else as they began to tear up. Wilhelmina approached the edge as she looked on to where her husband was. Tears streaming down her face as she looked on. Their clothes bloodied and slightly burned showing signs of their fights.

"What is he doing?" asked Margery still not knowing what was going on with Naruto.

"You idiot. Don't you dare leave me." she shouted as she found she couldn't stop the crying.

Many of Naruto's siblings too began to cry as so did Kaguya and Shinju at the lose and path their son chose of his own volition. They still couldn't believe that all they knew of Naruto would be wiped from their minds. Why did it have to turn out this way?

The pendant burst open around Wilhelmina's neck and the souls of Minato and Kushina flew out but not before taking on the form of their original selves as they smiled to those gathered. Especially Wilhelmina.

"Don't cry. I'm sure you'll remember everything about Naruto-kun." said Kushina as she flew off to her adopted son.

"There will be a time when you'll remember everything." said Minato as he too flew off to be with Naruto as well.

"But I don't want to forget. I want to have him right by my side." said Wilhelmina as Margery brought her close to her as she wept into her friend's chest.

Margery couldn't believe that the little Abomination who used to be a pain to her, actually wormed into her heart and made her actually care for his well being. She wouldn't admit it. But Naruto changed her life around.

Just as the last of the tears were breaking apart and returning to Naruto, Naruto left his mind and went to his wife. Wilhelmina opened her eyes to find herself with Naruto smiling to her as he held out his hand with a glowing white orb in his palm.

"Naruto-koi?" asked Wilhelmina as she looked up to her husband.

"Take it." he said as he reached to her.

Wilhelmina took the glowing orb from Naruto's hands and found it to be that of their picture they took when Wilhelmina was 1 month pregnant. They were at the beach enjoying their time with Naruto in swimming trunks and her in a bikini.

Naruto smiled to her as he slowly began to fade from her mind. Wilhelmina's eyes shot open as she saw her beloved fading away.

"Naruto-koi!" she shouted as she reached out to grab him but her hand phased right through.

Opening her eyes she broke down to the floor as she cried out in agony as the memories of Naruto faded out her mind along with everyone else.

End song.

8 years later. Xanadu.

Wilhelmina's POV.

Wilhelmina sat in a chair in a home that was in a nice wood area. She watched on as her daughter she gave birth to ran around tormenting her brother. Both children were twins and could be described as little devils. They loved to prank others and would always act like they did nothing. Wilhelmina still wore the same maid outfit she did as always.

Getting up from chair she made her way into the house.

'It has been like this for as long as I could remember. Watching my twin children, Basara and Miku play with each other. Yet, for some reason, I can't remember who their father was.' thought Wilhelmina as she fixed her children some snacks.

Walking into the house was Shana with her child with Yuji. They named their child Mikael. He took more of his father but had his mother's fiery red hair whenever she went into her Flame Haze form. While Wilhelmina's children both had platinum blonde hair with Miku having a pinkish tint in hers and Basara had a few strands that were on his fringe, being parted off to the one side. Sitting their child down they smiled to Wilhelmina. Shana was more older now to where she looked 24 while Yuji looked 25.

"Kids still giving you problems?" asked Shana.

"Yeah. Sometimes I wonder where they get it from." replied Wilhelmina setting the snacks down and calling in her children.

'Everyone keeps saying they have these strange memories. Of a man with platinum blonde hair. And was extremely powerful in many ways. But in the others' cases. I feel something different. I feel that I know him, that I loved him.' again thought Wilhelmina as they ate together.

'One thing is for certain. Whoever this man was. He must've been a very good man to become friends with everyone he came into contact with. I find myself crying at night as I dream about him more and more. Days where he and I were married. Where we got to know about one another.' finished Wilhelmina.

Normal POV.

As the people of Xanadu went about their lives, they failed to take notice of a man who was a ghost, just hovering off the ground as he looked ino the window of the house Wilhelmina and the others were in. His one hand slowly turning back to normal being that of flesh and bone.

"I'm sorry for making you wait for me my love. But with every memory you regain. The more I begin to materialise. I promise, to make it up to you, Basara and Miku. I love you." said the man as he turned around only to find his daughter who too was a ghost, but was also turning back to normal.

"Tou-san. How much longer? I really wanna play with my brother and sister." groaned the little girl as the man ruffled his daughter's hair with a smile and a chuckle.

"Soon Mikasa. Soon." said Naruto as they made their way around Xanadu.

And scene.

Thank you all for reading the final chapter of Crimson Lord Naruto.

It has been such a ride and I thank you all for it. Next week will be the release of the fanfic I.S. Naruto. And then after that, Night Raid's God Arc. I trust you, you won't be disappointed with either fanfics. As well, I wanna give a huge shout out to everyone who read this fanfic from beginning to end.

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