Dying wasn't as easy and quick as she thought it would be.
There wasn't a sudden bright light. In fact, there really wasn't anything. It hurt like hell, and it took forever, but that was it. It was the moments before she died, as she was dying, that really got to her. She had just gotten Sasuke to return to Konoha when Itachi and Kisame jumped them. The worst part of it, was the fact that even though Itachi was right there for Sasuke to kill, he didn't. He stayed there, by her side, protecting her like the total jackass he was. He could have ran. He could of done anything, but he didn't.
He sat there as she died, his face scrunched in an effort to not cry, cursing in between silent sobs. When Kisame stepped forward, he turned around and growled. Growled. The great Sasuke Uchiha growled, and all because of some dumb girl dying in his arms. It really shocked her. She had expected him to do something like drop her from his lap and start complaining about how she bled all over him and couldn't even do something as simple as dying right. But instead, he turned back to Naru after his episode, and said he loved her , repeating it over and over, like it was some kind of mantra that was the only thing keeping him sane. Itachi only watched, not saying anything. Naru expected him to mock Sasuke, to make fun of him for shaming his dead clan, the clan that he single handedly killed. But he didn't. Just like his brother, he turned out to be a better man than Naru gave him credit for. He was still a horrible man, yes, but a man with at least a little honor.
Naru would never know what pushed her to do what she did in that moment. Maybe it was the thought of being on the verge of death, and the thought of having regrets haunting her scared her. Or maybe it was adrenaline. Or even, maybe just a little, it was love. But right there, in front of Itachi and Kisame, and Sasuke with snot running down his face, she pulled his head down for the single most precious kiss in her entire 17 years.
And even as her soul was going off to who knows where, she knew she would never forget it. And suddenly, she saw it. She saw her mom, and she saw her dad, all standing ( or were they floating ) with their arms wide open, waiting for she her. And she decided that when the time came, she would wait for Sasuke with her arms wide open too. She only hoped that was in the distant future.
