Aoginozomi Amanohara (look to the sky)
Epilogue: Look to the Sky
By: Datenshi no Uzumaki

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The great Shinobi village, Konohagakure, proudly stood hidden by many trees, as it name implies. For years, it has strived, and successfully kept rising. The village and its people have changed, as they accepted it with open arms. Everyone stood strong, and continued their lives joyfully, and under the powerful, watchful and loving eyes of their beautiful Hokage.

White robes trimmed with red flames fluttered as the woman walked down the streets of her village. She smiled kindly, and beautifully to the people. The citizens happily greeted the woman warmly as she walked by. They watched her with respect and pride. They all called to her, to get her attention. The woman beamed at them, and they were all filled with warmth and joy.

Then there was a tug from behind, and the gorgeous woman turned around to see three little girls giggling and smiling up at her. One girl bravely lifted her hands, and offered a bouquet of flowers. "Hokage-sama, this is for you!"

The woman smiled widely, and bent down to the little girls' levels. "Thank you very much, girls."

They giggled and blushed shyly. "I wish I can grow up to be as pretty as you, Hokage-sama."

The Hokage chuckled, and ruffled the girl's hair. "I know you'll be even more beautiful when you grow up." The girls giggled again, then ran off together. The woman continued to watch them, but looked up to see a lone white dove soaring in the sky.

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A masked ANBU stood before his leader, standing straight and formally. The woman sat on her chair, staring the Shinobi, dressed in her robes, with the hat on top of her hat. "The mission was a success, and there were no casualties."

"Thank you for your hard work." She replied, and received the scroll on the report of the mission.

The ANBU then relaxed, and took off his mask, revealing a pair of ebony eyes on his pale face. The woman raised a brow at the raven-haired young man. "When will they return?"

The woman smirked. "They did say after a week." She then removed the hat above her head, and raked a hand through her shoulder length dark locks of hair. Placing on a pair of glasses, her blue-green eyes looked up at her brother. "Why, is your wife worried about your sons?"

The man shook his head. "No, Tomo-neechan." The young man crossed his arms, and slightly frowned. "Why can't they just stay here in Konoha? They're always running off, and only come home once a year. Don't you worry about them, especially for their age?"

The dark haired woman chuckled. "If they heard you call them old, I know you'll be suffering dire consequences." The young man slightly winced. "No one will ever understand those two. Not even Mitsuo-ojisan could." She then looked at the small pile of paper son her desk, and she stacked them together into a neat pile. "But don't worry about them. They'll be fine. Tousan and Kaasan will come home. And I shouldn't be worried too much for your sons. You know they will take care of them. I know that my children will be fine, and so does my husband. They did promise to come back after a week at Ginshi"

The young man sighed, and shook his head. "I know." Then he stood up straight, and tied his mask to his hip. "I'll be heading home now. Call me when I'll have a next mission." The Hokage waved at her brother, before he disappeared in a swirl of leaves.

The young woman turned her chair around, and looked out the window to the village. "Oh Tousan, Kaasan…"

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It's been thirty-five years since the Great War between light and darkness was fought. That was when the Tenshi who defeated Tenbatsu at that time, lost her powers and passed it to the next one in line. Unfortunately for Tenbatsu, its power wasn't passed to the next heir, and its reign ended when that heir wished for Tenbatsu to never return again. Though there are still many Yami and Hikari living on the world, the long-term battle between two powerful clans of Yami and Hikari have ended. Now the Tenshi of every generation uses its power to maintain peace between the two secret races.

My rank as Tenshi will be passed down to my only daughter, once she reaches that age, as I have received it when I turned fourteen. That is the age when all Hikari have awakened their powers, but not my mother nor my grandmother. They received theirs earlier than that. They are legends, but my mother is the strongest Tenshi of all time, for she forever rid the world of Tenbatsu, our clan's ultimate rival.

Although I can never surpass my mother as a Tenshi, I am still working hard to hopefully surpass her as a Kunoichi and Hokage.

I am terribly sorry. I forgot to tell you who I am.

My name is Hyuuga Tomoko, the Seventh Hokage of Konohagakure, eldest daughter and child out of five of Uchiha Sasuke and Naruto. Yes that is correct, the daughter of Uchiha Sasuke and Naruto. Remember? That little baby that was born, and then the Great War started.

After my mother returned home, her closest friends and her family all celebrated their victory. As time passed, many Hikari would travel the world to meet their savior and Tenshi. Those without the power, or do not know of it are oblivious as to why strange foreigners would always come by. Then she was inaugurated as the youngest Hokage by the age of twenty. Thirty-five years have passed, and my mother, her family, and her friends proudly grew older with children. And soon their children had children. They were all one big happy family, even if they are not related by blood.

My uncle, Uzumaki Mitsuo, has finally received the respect that he deserved, even though it took many years for him to achieve it. Most of the shinobi all ready had high respect for him, as he was a valuable Shinobi, and they did not want to lose him again. It was revealed to the public about Uncle Mitsuo being the vessel of the Kyuubi no Kitsune that once caused destruction upon the village many years ago. Surprisingly, the young generations that never experienced that horrible tragedy saw Uncle Mitsuo as the hero that grandmother, grandfather and the Third Hokage had envisioned. The rest of the elder villagers slowly lost their hatred towards him, and began to love him, as he loved the village.

Now, Uncle Mitsuo is retired from his Jounin status shinobi position, and is staying at the Uzumaki Compound training and helping raise his grandchildren. He of course left a great legacy, like his father before him. He is the proud father of three wonderful children. He had twin daughters, and his youngest and only son is now the current head of the Uzumaki Clan.

Team Thirteen will still live on, as the trio that made up it, my mother, my father and Uncle Mitsuo, somehow took over as the Legendary Sennin of their time. The famous trio were also the ones who took down the infamous group called the Akatsuki. Uncle Mitsuo was also able to protect the other Biju and meet the rest of the Jinchuuriki like him.

Of course we cannot forget his lovely and faithful wife, Uzumaki Sakura. She has become a world-renowned medical specialist, surpassing her teachers. Currently, Aunt Sakura is working in the hospital, and is the head Medic-nin in the village. She is working on new techniques and cures that will help better our future.

Hyuuga Hinata, the former Mizutama, the Shiirudo of my mother, is also a well-known Medic-nin, surpassing her teachers. As Jounin she was skillful, and became a strong and known Kunoichi. She was also the pride of the Hyuuga Clan, as she headed the clan into a new path that the clansmen greatly accepted. As promised by my mother, she helped bring change to the Hyuuga Clan's ways. Aunt Hinata's father couldn't be any more proud of his successful daughter. Currently, Aunt Hyuuga is trying to promote the idea, along with Aunt Sakura, that there should be at least one trained Medic-nin in each shinobi team, which is slowly being integrated in the Shinobi world. She is also openly training any Shinobi interested in becoming Medic-nins.

Her husband, Hyuuga Kiba has become another great and known Shinobi, with his old partner Akamaru. Presently, he retired from being a Jounin, and is also staying home, teaching his grandchildren. Aunt Hinata and Uncle Kiba had two children, where their eldest son is currently the head of the Hyuuga Clan, and their youngest daughter is happily married, and is striving to surpass her mother as a Medic-nin.

With the Naras, they had two wonderful children, who also are successful Shinobi. Nara Shikamaru happily retired from ANBU once his eldest and only daughter got married. Then when his son got married, he gratefully gave up his title as Head of the Nara Clan to his son. Uncle Shikamaru has earned the title as the great strategist. Mother always relied on him whenever the village was in a bind. His wife, Nara Ino retired as a Jounin once their first grandchild was born. She took over her family business, and is taking care of her grandchildren as the flower shop. Aunt Ino used to be an infamous leading interrogator, with skills rivaling with Morino Ibiki. She of course is also known as the former Tsuchitama, the Shiirudo of my mother.

Then there is Rock Tenten, another of my mother's best friends. She is a well-known weapon specialist, who is still working as a teacher at the Academy. She with her husband, Rock Lee, had a daughter who is also a shinobi, and is married with a child of her own. The retired Jounin, Uncle Lee, is a known taijutsu specialist, who is teaching and training his grandson to be a taijutsu specialist when he grows up.

Akimichi Chouji, like the rest of his friends, has retired from being a Chuunin. The man raised a very successful business, as head chief of his own restaurant. Our generation, as we grew up, used the restaurant as our hang out joint. It was said that the same very place used to be the café that our parents would always hang out at when they wanted to get together. With his wife, they proudly raised two sons, who are now married with children too.

Hyuuga Neji was a well-known ANBU captain, who was deadly and one of the most feared Shinobi. He has now retired, and is currently living at Suna with his long time partner, Sabaku no Gaara. A Jinchuriki like Uncle Mitsuo, and a Shiirudo to my mother, the Kazetama, the man moved back to Suna when he retired along with Uncle Neji. They went to help raise the big family that Uncle Gaara's older siblings have. Aunt Temari has long time retired from being the Kazekage of Suna. She is married and had three children of her own. Uncle Kankurou got married too, and had two children. They all also became proud grandparents.

The even silentAburame Shino retired from his position as Captain in the ANBU forces as well. He proudly passed his legacy to his only son, who is also married and has kids of his own. The man is a loyal companion to my parents. He became known as another one of the most deadly Shinobi in the world. Mother relied on him as an informational gather, because of his families pride as being host to chakra infused bugs. Like my mother, I rely on the current head of the Aburame Clan as an informational gather, like the one before him.

Then there is the artistic Sai, the ex-ANBU in Root. I was also told that he was a temporary member of Team Thirteen, who filled in the spot that Uncle Mitsuo left open. The man became a trustworthy Shinobi and friend to my mother. Father didn't really like him much, and I would always remember seeing father glaring at him whenever Uncle Sai would come close to mother. The man was a great spy and assassin, who worked in the shadows on mother's command. Mother was able to take down the underground Root division with the help from Uncle Sai. Sadly, the man died honorably in the last war as he protected my mother.

Uncle Rei has long left the Uzumaki Compound to live on his own. Nearly shocking all those close to him, he got married to Aunt Yumi. Oh, you do not remember her? She was that little girl who defied becoming Tenbatsu. After the war, my mother took Aunt Yumi home with her, and she stayed at the Uchiha compound. She grew up there, but she didn't become a shinobi. Only my mother was the one who was not surprised to find out that Uncle Rei and Aunt Yumi get engaged. She was really the one who encouraged their relationship. And they have a lovely daughter, who is now married and became a shinobi.

My Aunt Izumi retired from being a Shinobi once she had her second child. When her husband died, she moved into the Uchiha Compound. She helped in raising the children there and of her own. Uncle Itachi, the younger twin, retired as well. Sadly, the man fell blind, as a drawback from using the Sharingan too much. But he will never be forgotten, as he was the famous instructor of the notorious Team Thirteen. Momochi Haku, who has always stayed by Uncle Itachi's side, is taking care of him, and has also retired from ANBU. The hottest yaoi couple in Konoha has turned into the most adorable couple.

The famous Konoha Angels were great at their prime, but today, they still have that strong bond that keeps them together as best friends. They would always help one another, even in raising their children. The next generation grew up together with that same strong bond, and it was also passed on to their children. They were once the famous Rookie Nine, Team Gai and Team Itachi. As years passed on, they all have gained titles for themselves. And everyone knows that they will never be forgotten.

With me, I got married like all my friends, and to a loving husband, Hyuuga Hisao, the current Head of the Hyuuga Clan. He also is currently the head of the ANBU forces, where he joined ANBU at a tender age of thirteen. The man grew up to look almost like his mother, with dark bluish hair and the Hyuuga pale eyes. He is the pride of the Hyuuga Clan, whom Hiashi-ojiisama favors the most. He and I grew up together, since our mothers were best friends. He was also my teammate, and my first and only boy friend. He was the man that my father accepted, and the one whom my mother kept pushing for our relationship. Hisao-san and I already have three children. Our eldest is ten years old, and your youngest is the only female, who just turned three last month.

I also became ANBU at a young age, but then I succeeded the title as Seventh Hokage of Konoha. All my mother's techniques and skills were all passed to me. I also took over as this generation's Tenshi no Hikari. I was always told that I looked just like my mother, except for my dark hair that I got from my father, and my blue-green eyes that is a mix of my mother's and her mother's eyes. But then those who knew my grandmother said that I looked like Tomoe-obaasan, the great woman whom I was closely named after.

The second child in my family was born four years after me. He was named after my father's eldest brother, Satsuya, an uncle whom I never met before. I heard from my father of the tragedy that fell on the once great Uchiha Clan, how he, Uncle Itachi, and Aunt Izumi were the last of the clan. The people were all slain by my Uncle Satsuya, the man whom father admired and have always looked up to, until he murdered their family. Father then was told of the reason why Uncle Satsuya killed almost all the Uchihas. He said it was because the clan was too prideful, and lusted for power, that they would even kill an innocent boy for that power, and side with someone who betrayed their village. It was also to save father from being used as a tool, like he was sick of being for the clan. The man unfortunately was slain by the hands of my father, as a personal last request from Uncle Satsuya himself... Uncle Mitsuo was that innocent boy, and Orochimaru was that someone.

My brother, Satsuya, took over as the head of the Uchiha Clan, after he got married. He is also part of ANBU now, a captain, and he has two cute little children. Frighteningly, Satsuya looks like the carbon copy of father, with his raven hair, those ebony eyes, the pale skin, and his personality. Mother would always tease the two, and would always squeal at moment when father and Satsuya would do things the exact same way. Even the things he likes and hates are the same as father, but luckily, he didn't get married to someone who is like mother. His wife is not even blonde. Mother said that she would be the only blonde woman that Satsuya would ever love.

Then there are the twins. They are both boys, and are seven years younger than me. The elder twin is named Asashi, while the younger one is Tsuki. For less than half of their lives, father could never tell them apart. They both had the raven hair and ebony eyes of an Uchiha. It was all fun and games among the children and our father when he would mix up the two. Only us siblings could tell them apart, also our mother of course. Father made us not tell our mother that he couldn't tell his own children apart, or else she would beat him into a pulp.

But as their name implies, they are the sun and moon, total opposites of one another. Asashi is the brash, egotistic and loud one, while Tsuki is the shy, modest and kind one. Asashi became a Hunter-nin, while Tsuki stayed as a Jounin, and also a Medic-nin. Asashi got married to a lovely wife, who is the only one that could stand Asashi's personality. Those two have been together for a long time, and they are now waiting for their first born to come into this world. As for Tsuki, he didn't get married, nor will he produce any children. Father and Mother (her especially) fully support Tsuki's relationship to this hot young man (sorry Hisao). They used to be teammates, and now are partners for life. Also, if you want to know, Tsuki is the 'Uke' in the relationship. (Insert yaoi fan squeal here).

The youngest is my sister, Sora, who is thirteen years younger than me. As Satsuya is said to be the carbon copy of father, Sora is most definitely like a clone of mother. She has the same blonde hair, crystal blue eyes, lack of height, loud and energetic personality, love for ramen, down to mother's beautiful smile. I have to say that she is the spoiled one too, since she is the baby of the family. She is also definitely 'daddy's little girl'. So she is also lazy at times. Sora is a special Jounin, who really doesn't want to go to ANBU or be a Hunter-nin like most of the family and our friends have done. She currently is enjoying her time with her Genin team (as in torturing and teasing them daily). She didn't get married either. She did have many boyfriends though, much to father's dismay. She never did could settle in a real relationship. She told me once that she may stay single for the rest of her life, but she wants to mostly enjoy her life.

Oh, I bet you are dying to hear about my mother and father.

Well…

Uchiha Sasuke became the head of the Uchiha Clan two years after he got married to mother. Aunt Izumi gladly passed it to him, since they both knew that Uncle Itachi wouldn't be a good head (poor him). He once was the head of the ANBU forces, but he passed it down to Hisao-san when he retired, five years ago. Father has always stood by mother's side for so many years. He was also the head guard for mother, when she was the Hokage. Father is the former Hitama, mother's Shiirudo when she was Tenshi. As ANBU, he was also formerly known as the 'Crimson Death', a merciless killer that takes down his enemies in one sweep. He is both feared and respected through out the Shinobi World. He has passed down all that he knew as a shinobi and as a Hikari to his children.

When we became old enough to hold a kunai, father would train us almost nonstop, when he had his days off, from early morning to late at night. Mother would always reprimand him for doing so, but I have to admit, that training paid off, and all his children rose in ranks among the shinobi is really early ages. But father does have his loving side. He would always sneak us our favorite snacks when we would be grounded by mother, or buy us whatever we wanted whenever he doesn't come home on time. Father was also a fun to play with when we were younger, but as we grew older, he tries hard in trying to humor us with his very corny jokes. It's sad, and embarrassing, but still amusing.

As for Uchiha Naruto, my mother, there are so many great things about her that her legacy will almost go on for many generations to come. She is a great mother, wife, sister, friend, leader, and let's not forget grandmother as well. She is the greatest among the Tenshi no Hikari of the past. She found the solution to end the reign of Tenbatsu. She is also the greatest Hokage in the history of Konoha, surpassing her father. She made changes in the counsels, which more that half of the new Heads at that time supported. The village slowly changed to mother's ideals that she took from her father, the Third, and the Fifth. She had alliances with nearly all the shinobi villages on the continent, and the strongest ties were with Sunagakure, Otogakure, and Kirigakure. She made Konoha the strongest Shinobi nation, as she won two wars, and ended the animosity with Iwagakure. She has made friends we many people all over the place. Everyone loved, admired and respected her. It is kind of hard to hate the person mother is. She also surpassed all her teachers who helped her reach the level of power she has gained over the years. No one will ever compare in strength or in skill with her. Five years ago, mother retired from her position as Hokage. I was appointed and acknowledged as her successor

Individually they were greater than many, but together, it was like no one could touch them. My parents still held their title as Mein Pair; even today they are still the deadliest pair. Right after mother and father retired from their positions five years ago, they ran off together to travel the world. Only for one month will they come back home to check on their family and friends they left behind, just in time for the Holidays. Though they are retired, in the shadows they would take on difficult missions from any village for fun. Honestly, I believe it's kind of tedious to find those two. My brothers, sister and I do get worried, because they are getting kind of…old (though they still act like children, even when we were growing up), but I know they will come home whenever something important happens. Somehow they will know about it, and will rush back home. They are not who they are for nothing, and I really should not worry much, and focus on my village and my family. They can take care of each other, and they have been for a very long time.

All I can do is look to the sky, and wonder if they are watching the same blue sky as I am at that very moment.

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The night sky is filled with tiny bright stars, and the round moon. Two figures were located under the sky, on top of the rook top. It was not that cold, nor was it that hot in the springtime night. A woman was sitting up right, with a man's head resting upon her lap. The woman had silvery blonde hair, put in a loose braid, hanging over her right shoulder. The man had dark hair splayed on the woman's lap. They both were wearing matching robes that they borrowed from the resort they are staying in. They were both in their early fifties, but they looked younger than their age, but not too young.

Once bright blue eyes looked down from the sky to the pale man lying on her. Nimble fingers gently combed through the man's long dark tresses. The butterfly touches was nearly lulling the man into sleep. Then there was a soft chuckle from above. "Sasuke has lots of white hair."

The man opened his ebony eyes, and slightly scowled at the woman above him. The blonde grinned. "Aw, don't frown, you'll have more wrinkles old man."

"Dobe." He muttered. He grabbed the woman's hands, and held them firmly from playing with his hair.

The blonde laughed in a melodious way that brightened the mood. "Ne, Sasuke?"

"Hm?"

"Are you happy with your life?" She asked.

Ebony eyes blinked, and looked up into the blue eyes he has always lovingly stared into for many years. "Of course I am, Naruto. I have the perfect wife, have five great kids who have grown up and have their own wonderful children. Why wouldn't I be?"

Naruto smiled down at her husband, and leaned closer to him. She gave a tiny chaste kiss on his nose. "I don't know. But I know I'm very glad that my life turned out how it did, to this moment that is happening now." She brushed a few strands from the man's forehead, and continued to smile down on her husband. "And I'm grateful to have met you, and that you have stood beside me and tolerated me for so many years. I'm proud to say that I am your wife, Uchiha Sasuke, and the mother of your children."

"Dobe, we've been through so much together for many years. I don't think I can ever imagine a better person to live my life with than with you." He took one of the blonde's hands into his, and brought it to his lips. "Thank you for everything, Uchiha Naruto."

The woman giggled slightly. "Teme, you know I'll always love you and stay by you, even if you go blind and become wrinkly and senile. I'll take care of you." She laced her fingers with his, and held the man's hands tightly to hers. "Our love will always go on for a lifetime, as we vowed when we got married, remember?"

Sasuke gave a look of disappointment, and poked his wife on her forehead. "Now who is getting old?" Naruto pouted. "You forgot, we promised to be together… for eternity."

He brought his hand behind the woman's neck, and softly pulled her down to lock their lips together in a deep kiss. "I love you, Sasuke."

Another kiss. "I love you too, Naruto."

A grin. "Why don't you show me, then?"

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((Yay! It's the end. I hope you like it! Sorry if their futures seemed too much or something you were not expecting. Also, I didn't mention anything about Tsunade, Jiraiya, Iruka, Kakashi and so on, because I didn't want to say that they died or something, since if you calculate their ages, they're kind of really old, ne? I didn't want to name the other kids that the gang had, because it's too much, and I was lazy to look for some. The only known children were Naruto and Sasuke's, plus the already born child of Hinata and Kiba's. I decided to have the epilogue in the point of view of the eldest child, Tomoko, who I left off as a baby in the story. Yeah, there a lot of unexplained things, but if you want to know something, give me time to reply and give reasons to some of your questions. I rushed this and I didn't get to look over mistakes on grammar and spelling. Sorry! But I do hope you review this epilogue, as well as the last chapter.

Thanks again to all who continued to read and review this fic! You are all the greatest, and I'm sad to say that there will no long be any updates for this fic. But I do hope you can support my other one!))

-Datenshi no Uzumaki

Edit: (12/30/07) I can't believe I forgot Sai, I mean he was a big part of the story too. So I made sure to add him to the Epilogue, so he won't be forgotten. Plus, I'm starting to like the character of Sai! Also, a HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you!