The Valley of the End

by Kiraya

A collection of drabbles, Naruto POV with a generous side of Sasuke, based on the end of part one of the manga. Contains spoilers up to chapter 232, slight shounenai.

1. Namida

THE VALLEY OF THE END by Kiraya

Disclaimer: For the first and last time, I don't own Naruto; Kishimoto-sensei does. If I did, then Sasuke wouldn't be acting like such an idiot!

WARNINGS: Here be spoilers for the most recent chapters (up to 232) of the manga. Also, there is some slight shounen-ai.

Drabble I: Namida

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The chakra of the demon fox, the great and terrible Nine Tails, burned Naruto as it never had before, filling his lungs and throat and veins and his whole soul with an unholy flame that threatened to turn his very being to ash.

But the heat of that power was nothing compared to that of the fiery, bitter tears that welled up in his crimson, slit-pupiled eyes and ran down his whisker-marked cheeks.

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Note: "Namida" is Japanese for "tears."