Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, yada yada.
Spoilers, somewhat. This happens right after a certain scene in Chapter 437.
-Thank You-
I thought I knew the world when I was young. In retrospect, did I really?
I wonder, I wonder.
I wonder about these things at the wrong time.
...Don't I?
Ah, the vision is getting hazy. Let me close my eyes and think. The air no longer reeks of blood. There is no more pain, no more death, no more sadness clinging on to everyone's eyes.
An abundance of peace.
Should this be a signal that I am no longer a part of reality? Will I become a fragment of memory?
Will I be remembered?
I wonder.
Always, always. I watched you. From far away, where you could never really see me.
Always, always.
Do you judge this as my own cowardice? But, that is the wrong question.
You always thought the best of everyone.
No matter who, you smiled at everyone.
I am weak.
I know.
I am selfish.
I know.
When you reach down to help someone up, do you realize what you give that person? That person is worth something, you say. That person will become somebody, you say.
That person will become strong, you say.
Then, am I strong? Can this be considered strength?
I wonder.
Ah, I'm rambling, now. But I wish, I desperately wish, one last time, I could talk with you again. Side by side, walking, like friends should. I'll try to smile a lot, and laugh like you, too.
I'll try. I won't give up. I'll try. So you keep trying, too. Keep laughing. Keep smiling.
I'm sure one day, I'll be able to meet you face to face without hiding anything.
I am so happy to have met you. I am so happy to have loved you. I am so happy to have told you I loved you.
Thank you, Naruto. Thank you for everything.
I love you.