They strived for peace. They sacrificed their selves for peace. But now they have a chance to gain everything they thought they lost. It was worth it, but this isn't the outcome they thought they would get.

It happened so fast, one minute Team Seven was on a mission, the next their lives would be changed forever. With a man threatening to kidnap his student, Minato is forced to do everything in his power to keep his team together. "Those who abandon their comrades are worse than scum!"

Many truths come to light when the body that once belonged to Haruno Sakura is found. Where did she draw the line between withholding the truth and lying? Now we see team seven come to the terms of the lies she placed upon them, while learning how to be a family again.

Naruto didn't care about the consequences. He was happy, even if it wasn't his time... Kakashi didn't want to become a sensei, yet here he was. Given another team Kakashi promised he wasn't going to watch them die again. But with an upcoming war could he really save them. Or was the same cycle bound to repeat.