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Title: The Best Eyes
Summary: When Neji had said that Naruto had better eyes then him while we were going after Sasuke, Shika had thought that the Hyuuga was loosing his mind, but now, Shika agrees, he understands.
While I'm sitting by myself on the hill, -supposedly- watching the deer that my clan is known for, my mind always seems to drift like the clouds that really have my attention. Today, I couldn't help but let my mind drift to something Neji said almost 6 months ago to Naruto.
"You have better eyes then me."
That had puzzled me to no end, and I could tell that Kiba was equally confused, but that was not the time to be asking questions. Everything had been so hectic lately, that I hadn't really had time to think about it.
Naruto is gone now, out training with the troublesome Sannin, Jiriya. I hadn't asked Neji what he meant, but after being on a few missions with the hyper ninja, I think I know now what he meant.
It may not have been Narutos' eyes that he was talking about; I think it may have been more of his spirit. With the risk of sounding corny, Naruto is a free spirit with a light heart. He's been to hell and back, and he still smiles like nothing ever happened. Sasuke's heart was corrupted by the power being presented to him.
Naruto –if anyone would have been able to stop him- would have been the guy. None of us really cared about Sasuke enough to treat that mission like it was anything but a mission. But Naruto treated it like it was his purpose. He treated it like his whole world relied on that mission. And in a way, I think it did.
Naruto would have done anything for that pink haired pain Ino is always yelling about; and Sakura wanted Sasuke back more than anything. The look that crossed over Naruto's face when he had to tell Sakura that Sasuke didn't come back with us… it was like his world had fallen apart, but he still promised that he would bring him back some day.
I had thought that he was insane. Obviously –if what Naruto said was true- there was very little that could have changed that bastards mind and there was very little that any of us could do. Orochimaru already had us crippled from the attack, and Tsunade couldn't even spare more than genin to go into that mission when we both knew that he probably had jounin guarding him. We barely got out of there ALIVE and Naruto wanted to go back. He still thought that there was some good in Sasuke. He was so troublesome.
Then there is Gaara.
The way that Naruto had so easily seen past what had been a monster, a mere 3 months before, to see the child that Gaara really was when we repaid our debt to the Sand is… amazing. Hell, even when Naruto was scared out of his mind at the boy, he tried and tried to save him. (So Sasuke had told Neji)
He's done it to me too. He's made me want to fight; not only for my comrades, but for me. Asuma –or anyone before him for that matter- had never been able to motivate me enough to want to do anything but play Shouji or Go and watch clouds.
But he did.
That all in it's own makes him special. He seen a determination in me that no one had ever seen before.
Now, thinking back on everything about Naruto, I know exactly what Neji meant. He did mean that Naruto could see through the darkness that everyone has about them. He could see that good in everyone. And now, I have to agree.
Naruto has the best eyes in the whole village.
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