I grabbed my stomach in pain as I tried to walk as far as I could, waving her off. I didn't want her to see me like this, I didn't want to see her cry again. I had promised myself that I would never let her cry again after Sasuke left. I tried as hard as I could to keep that promise.

"Naruto! Don't move!" She said to me on the brink of tears, "Lay down, and don't move, I'll...I'll heal you, and you'll be alright!"

She seemed to be arguing with herself with that statement, but I obeyed anyways my body was to limp to move. Blood was pouring out of me faster than I could imagine. The cold rain poured down mercilessly over my face as lightning crashed.

I was dying.

But there were so many things I had wanted to do…So many things I had wanted to say…

But I am happy.

Sasuke was finally back.

Akatsuki was destroyed.

Konoha was safe, and on top of that she was happy.

She could finally be happy, with the man she loved. But I still had so many things I had wanted to tell her… But she was so happy; I couldn't ruin it for my sake.

I opened my eyes slowly; clinging on to the last minutes of my life. She was crying again, I could feel her warm tears drop over my face.

I smiled weakly.

"Why is it Sakura-chan…" I said softly facing her, "That you are always the one brought to tears?"

I could see she was trying desperately to heal me, to bring me back to life, but it was no use.
I was dying, and there was nothing she could do about it. But she was still desperately clinging to me as if her warmth could bring me back to life.

"Naruto, don't leave me," She choked. Her face was covered with blood. I smiled.

"There's no need to cry Sakura-chan," I said reaching out my hand limply wiping a tear from her face, "You can finally live a happy like with Sasuke, like you had wanted all those years ago, ne?"

She just stared at me in silence for a few seconds before her grip on my hand tightened and she embraced me in one last hug. She seemed to finally succumb to the idea that I was going to die.

My body went limp as I started to lose my senses; I stared at her face once more. I closed my eyes slowing, knowing these were the last few seconds of my life.

"Naruto you idiot…" She whispered softly in my ear, "I don't love Sasuke…"

She paused for a moment, giving me a small kiss on the lips.

"I love you."

And I died there in her arms, happier than any man could ever be.