Hello people. Sorry I haven't been updating. I have recently made a decision. If you want to continue any of my stories, e-mail me. I have recently decided to give one of them away. However, before I give a story to someone, I will have to see an example of someone's work. Thank you.

One more thing. I am again looking for a story. It was a SasuNaru pairing, and it was very angsty. Naruto had been pregnant with Sasuke's child, and had lost it multiple times. He feels Sasuke getting farther away from him, and decides not to tell him about his new pregnancy until he's sure that it will last. We find later in the story that Sakura had been poisoning his tea, causing the miscarriages. Please, if anyone knows what story this is, I would be eternally grateful if you would tell me. Anyway, on with the show!

I do not own Naruto, but the plot is my own

Introspective

Breathe

In

out

Breathe

Naruto had this mantra running through his head as he sat atop the Hokage monument. He stared out onto the village, coldness sweeping through his chest. Those people……they know nothing. They see him as they wish to see him, and will always see him that way, nothing will change, even though nothing was supposed to stay the same.

Breathe

In

Out

He was so tired of running. Running from people. Running to bring Sasuke home. Running to make Kakashi notice him, finally. Running, running, running……when would he stop?When would he get the chance to stop and sit and say 'I have ran enough'?

Breathe

In

Out

Never, he supposed. His gaze never wavered over the village age rain filled his eyes. This was how it was meant to be. The village needed him to be a monster so they could hide their real demons. They needed him to be an idiot because if he were smart then they would have a serious threat to deal with.

Breathe

In

Out

They needed him to be loud so they would always find him. They needed him to be happy……because…if he was sad, then he might not be a monster after all. If he was sad, then he might just be an innocent little boy. A little boy who cries for a friend, and who runs from the adults whom he should trust because he knows that they will hurt him for something he has no knowledge of. Some crime he has committed and must repent for, even if he is unaware of what this sin is.

Breathe

In

Out

Sometimes, Naruto needed these moments. The silence. The thoughts he brought about in himself. He needed to prove to himself that he wasn't what they thought he was, and that it was worth protecting this ungrateful village to prove it to them. That even though sometimes he wanted to give up, that he was making progress. Without these moments……

Breathe

In

Out

He would surely hate Konoha.