Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the song Tobira no Mukou e by Yellow Generation.
Author's Note: Inspired by my time creating a Naruto fan OP to this song (which is on YouTube if you want to watch it), I decided to try and create a songfic to the English translated lyrics. Hope you like it!
For a bit of explanation, the speaking is not exactly towards each other. You'll see more when you read the story.
Beyond The Door
The two of us are screaming, even now
They stood on opposite sides, on opposite sides of the worlds. But they still had a deep bond, unaffected by the distance between them. That bond, however, also connected their pain, their ambitions, their differences...their screams.
As if to confirm something, you tightly clench your right hand
"Teme...I will be waiting for you to come home."
If the rules are annoying you, just go ahead and break them
"I will never return home, dobe."
"Heh...then why are you coming this way?"
If you're thinking of resting your ailing legs
Move just one more step forward from here, instead
"...Maybe because I want to."
"Heh...we'll see then teme, the real reason."
Even if we push our way through the distorted winds
Even if we outdistance the cold sky
Even then, we still continue to wander
Their travels toward each other shortened the long line their bond carried. However, the bond also started to show dangers, show more pain and sacrifice...more screams.
The two of us are screaming all the time
"You're coming home."
"You wish, dobe."
"Teme..."
Just continuing to believe isn't the answer
It was silent between the two, one taking steps forward and the other standing still in waiting. Along the way thoughts began to change, as the screams calmed and the pain lessened. The bond's string grew shorter and shorter with each passing step, feelings began to shift, and soon conversation began again.
"Heh...I hate you."
"I hate you too...you betrayed the village."
"Clueless...that's not what I'm talking about."
"Then what?"
Expose your weaknesses and your wounds
If we don't continue to struggle, nothing will begin
"You're an idiot. If you can't figure it out for yourself, then it's useless telling you."
"Damn it Sasuke, tell me!"
"...You make me feel weak. Because of this stupid bond that keeps us together. I can't break it...For some odd reason, I don't want to break it."
"Sasuke..."
"Heh...the internal struggle between goals and friendship. Between death and life. Between brothers like you and me."
"A...a brother?"
"You're an idiot, Naruto."
"You're at the gates, aren't you?"
"Hn."
"Are you going to go through? Is your hand on the doors?"
So break through, beyond the door
His hand on the door, he hesitated. Could he really go home, back to his old so-called life and his "brother" waiting on the other side of the bond? Or should he turn away, back towards his thoughts of revenge and destruction? After all, he was here, his destination.
"Is your hand on the doors?"
"It is..."
"Are you going to push them open and go beyond the door? Beyond the boundaries between revenge and home?"
He spoke not a word as he started to push open the gates.
Beyond the door
"Heh...welcome home teme."
Now, if you haven't read chapters 402 and 403 of the manga, some of this you may not understand, but I think I made it somewhat vague enough to prevent too much spoilage (hopefully). Anyway, hopefully no one thought of this as yaoi, as it's not. It's merely friendship and brotherly love. Sorry SasuNaru lovers!