Hey guys... this is my first story, sorry for the lameness, but... Got this idea while listening to Moonlight Sonata, by Beethoven. Please know that I welcome reviews, but if you're gonna be rude, then don't bother.
How did this happen? After all those years of revenge and violence, how could this happen? Why was Uchiha Sasuke on the ground, cradling Uzumaki Naruto, covered in blood? And what was that look on his face? Guilt? Sorrow? Pain? Was that a smile? Naruto spoke, she couldn't hear what he said. But Sasuke smiled and whispered something back. Then he bit his lower lip when Naruto coughed up blood.
That was a real smile, on Sasuke's face. Why? What happened? Sakura didn't know. All she knew was that Naruto wasn't letting her heal him. He wouldn't let her near them. Kyuubi's rage was clear. If Naruto died, so would Kyuubi. But Naruto held the fox back, letting his chakra fill the green field around them, creating a force field of some sort.
She looked back, seeing nothing but crying faces. Hinata, Ino, Chouji, Kiba, even Neji. Lee had turned away, while Gaara just stood there, watching silently. What had been a mission to stop Sasuke from attacking Konoha, turned into a nightmare. And then he blocked her out. For an hour, she had slammed her hands on the ground, begging them to let her through. But Naruto shook his head and said goodbye.
There had to be another way, there had to be a way to save him. There had to be some way to re-do the seal, keep that bastard fox trapped. She would spend her entire life trying to figure out a way, every moment of every single day, just to save her friend, her teammate.
Then Sasuke stabbed him through the heart. She had screamed something, cried, fallen to her knees, blamed herself, blamed Sasuke and Naruto, but she knew who was really to blame. Kyuubi was. But nothing could change the fact that Naruto was going to die. He was going to die, cradled in Sasuke's arms, with a smile on his face. 'I'll do anything to protect this village' he had said so many times. She never thought he would die like this. He was going to be the Hokage one day, prove himself worthy of the title and win back his rightful place as a citizen of Konoha.
She ran her fingers through her pink hair. The pain was unbearable. Losing Naruto was the most painful thing she had ever imagined. But she never knew it would be this painful. After everything he had done for her, what had she done? She was powerless, unable to help. They didn't want her to help. They didn't need her.
Looking up, she saw Naruto raise his hand to Sasuke's cheek, and say something. Sasuke responded by taking his hand, nodding. He leaned down and pressed his lips onto Naruto's, a tear falling down his face. He whispered something, which made Naruto smile.
The smile faded, and his hand fell down to the ground. Sasuke raised his hand to close Naruto's eyes. He then held him closer, sobbing quietly. He looked up and cursed, yelling Naruto's name as loud as he could. He sounded so sad, so fragile.
Then it hit her. Naruto was dead. She felt numb. The chakra like force field fell, and she saw Gaara walk to them, kneeling down next to Sasuke. Sasuke just held Naruto closer.
"Just kill me." He said. Gaara shook his head. "Please… kill me." Sasuke begged. But Gaara didn't move.
It took a while, but Sakura forced herself to her feet, making her way to them. Sasuke wouldn't look at her. She kneeled down and touched Naruto's neck, finding no heartbeat. Why bother with blaming Sasuke? Why hate him? She was too tired. She leaned her head onto his shoulder and cried. They both cried. They lost a teammate, a friend… a lover. All they had left was the past bond that tied them together. And they would treasure it forever. And they would make sure everyone remembered Naruto. They would make sure he was remembered as the hero they both knew he was.