Kakashi POV~

This black Zetsu...

Just as we thought it was finally over.

I heard Naruto hiss beside me, "I knew I was forgetting something. Stupid bitch."

Black Zetsu chuckled, a grating sound. "Obito, you have been nothing but a failure so far. You failed to carry out your plan, you wasted the chance Madara so graciously gave you. There is only one thing you can do now, and that is to revive - "

His words were cut off almost immediately. I almost didn't duck in time, Kurama's chakra bursting out of Naruto so quickly that he was like a flash grenade.

"Shut up." Naruto said, his voice mingling with the one I recognized as Kurama's. He sounded so sick of everything. "I did not spend weeks hopping around the elemental nations just so that a little piece of shit like you could come in and fuck things up."

It was almost comical, how Black Zetsu attempted to retaliate and ended up completely blown away.

I had no idea how he did it until I realized the Bijuu chakra he had transferred over to Obito, not unlike the chakra cloak he had given to others during the battle.

I stared at him. "When..."

He glanced over to me, "I figured Obito should have a chakra cloak too. Besides, that little Zetsu bitch feeds on chakra, but he was caught completely off guard."

Of course, Zetsu wasn't strong, and fighting him was like fighting a sentient puddle of mud. We could capture a part of him, but another part could have escaped, and as long as some part of him remained free there was no guarantee we won.

For some reason, Naruto didn't seem to have a problem with this either. He had this stony look on his face the whole time, one that said I have dealt with far too much to tolerate your bitching right now.

Black Zetsu was helpless to fight against Naruto. Naruto located a half of him, completely trapping him in a prison of chakra, and he grabbed the other parts of him in quick succession, trapping them with near scary efficiency. 

Sasuke had appeared now, too, watching the one-sided massacre with the same morbid amusement as the rest of us.

"Stupid slippery little bitch." Naruto roared, "I will fucking murder you. You're going to wish your sorry ass never fucking existed. There is no way in hell I'm failing now. I made an alliance with the FUCKING HIDDEN VILLAGES. For FUCK'S SAKE, don't you DARE piss me off now of all times."

Minato-sensei was here now, too, as were the other kage, both the living ones and the revived Hokage. 

I was reminded of the fact that Minato-sensei was just watching his son, who he just met not long ago, curse up a shitstorm while beating Black Zetsu senseless.

I met Sensei's eyes, which were wide in wonder, and he said with a touch of awe in his voice, "Naruto's grown to be quite...something."

Tsunade also appeared on my other side. She sighed, "Well, he's certainly more temperamental than I remember him being. That's probably because of the situations he's had to deal with recently, but still."

"It's been stressful for all of us." I glanced down at Obito. He was laying on his back again, no longer consumed by Black Zetsu but still looking like his life ended and he didn't know why he was still breathing.

"Obito." I said, getting his attention. His eyes, half-closed, slid over to look at me. "You can come back with us. Atone for your sins."

Obito didn't respond. He simply looked away.

Naruto looked like he was about finished. He looked around and threw his hands up. "Does anyone here know any sealing jutsu?"

Naruto POV~

Turns out there were several people who knew sealing jutsu. Black Zetsu had no chance of escape, and it wasn't long before he was well and fully sealed inside Sai's scroll. Where Sai even came from, I had no idea, but he was useful.

"Any way to burn that and make sure he never escapes?" I asked him.

Sai smiled slightly. "I'm confident in my sealing ability. Unless I let him out, he will not escape." he put a hand on his chin, "Although, if I burn it I think we could get rid of him for good."

"That's great." I said.

"That's low-key scary." Kiba said, the rest of the gang trailing behind him. He clapped a hand on Sai's shoulder. "I'm glad you're on our side."

I raised an eyebrow, and Kiba happened to look over and meet my eyes after he said that. He smiled nervously while holding up his hands, "And same for you, Naruto. Thanks for...not killing us?"

I rolled my eyes, much too tired at this point to even be bothered. "Whatever you say."

My father was here, too, I realized. I didn't have much experience with parents, but I knew enough to feel a little self-conscious now that I knew he saw my...outburst.

Er, maybe that wasn't what made me uncomfortable. Just the fact that he was my father was enough for that.

I stood to face him, and I wasn't prepared to be fully engulfed in a hug.

I stiffened, rigid as a plank in his arms. He didn't have any body heat, being dead and all that, but everything in this embrace spoke of love.

I was pretty sure if he was alive, he would be crying.

Slowly, I began to relax. 

I realized just how much I missed him. 

I missed not having him around when I was young.

I missed this, and I didn't even know it.

I was so lonely, so isolated, Kurama being my only friend for nearly my whole life. I've known for years who my true parents were, but I didn't need them because I had Kurama.

It made it easy to forget how much I yearned for them.

A loving home.

A family.

The tears were out before I could stop them, tracing salty tracks down my face. I loosened completely then, all my anger and conflicted emotions towards this man gone. Kurama was the father I never had, but this was the father I could've had.

Slowly, I returned the hug. Before I knew it my hands were fisted on the fabric of his Hokage cloak, fingers clenched until my knuckles turned white.

For a moment, it was just us two. I cried silently, the tears flowing freely, as we stood in each others arms. This wouldn't last forever. 

For the first time since he arrived, I was really, truly, grateful that I finally got to meet my father.

Kakashi POV~

I looked over, and the sight nearly brought tears to my eyes.

Minato-sensei and Naruto were wrapped in each others' arms, a hug so tight and so caring, like they wanted to make this moment last as long as they could before they eventually had to let go. Naruto's face was half-hidden in his shoulder, but not enough to hide the tears pouring out of his eyes. 

At this point, everyone saw them. They were kind enough to give them some space, letting them soak up the time they had. This was the first, and probably only, time Naruto would ever meet his father, after all. 

When they finally pulled away from each other, Naruto turned away, wiping his tears. When he turned back there was no sign of them ever being there, besides the slight redness of his eyes. 

A small, sad smile was on Naruto's lips as he looked back at Minato-sensei. "I never imagined that I would meet you. To be honest, I thought I would hate you a little if we ever did meet."

Minato-sensei returned the smile, "I suppose that's fair."

Naruto shook his head, "No, it's not. But I'm glad." then he whirled around and pointed at me in mock-accusation. "You!"

I blinked, not quite sure where this was going. "Me?"

"Yes, you! Why didn't you tell me the Yondaime was your sensei?"

I blinked again. That was not the sort of anger I was expecting. I thought he would be upset that no one told him of his heritage. At least, that's what would be expected. Then again, Naruto never did what was expected of him.

"Um...it didn't seem relevant?"

Naruto raised an eyebrow. "It didn't seem relevant?" he threw up his hands, "Kakashi-sensei, you had no way of knowing that I already knew who my parents were, but what the hell?"

I was still very much confused. Naruto dragged a hand over his face. "Sensei, when I first met you, I thought you were a lazy asshole. No offense. That was probably what you were going for but dammit you're kind of a badass okay?" he started to wave his hands around now, "And the Yondaime being your sensei - "

There was red Bijuu chakra leaking out of him at that point, and a chibi version of Kurama appeared and slapped him on the head with a tail.

"Why are you like this?" Kurama sighed as Naruto pouted at the fox, "I suppose it's my responsibility as the one in charge of this idiot to apologize on his behalf. Chakra depletion always makes him act like a fool."

"Like you're any different." Naruto grumbled, earning himself another smack in the head.

The two of them bickered as usual, Minato sensei watching fondly and everyone else finally beginning to relax.

Obito still hadn't moved from where he lay on the ground. I went over to him and kneeled down beside him. The man who started this mess. The man who forced the Hidden Villages to work together for once. The man responsible for so many problems we had to face, including the Akatsuki. 

The man who used to be my best friend. Who still can be, if he was willing.

"Obito..."

Obito glanced over at me. Something broke in his eyes. They were no longer foggy, having cleared up a little since he arrived, but that wasn't the only thing that cleared up. He looked at me as if he was seeing me for the first time.

After a silent moment, he broke eye contact, saying, "I think it's time I go home, Bakakashi."