Fire by Aldrain
In retrospect, Naruto thought, fire really was the best at causing despair. As he stared into the roaring flames that consumed his apartment, he thought back on why he even bothered. After all, he could only ever hope to be a village pariah. As bits of the walls started falling down, he considered his options.
1. Give in, end the misery. This was looking more and more tempting.
2. Turn into the monster everybody saw him as. Although this was also tempting, he quickly dismissed it.
3. Or, of course, he could do what he always did. And thus, while the entire building collapsed into a giant pillar of ash and smoke, he just grinned wider, despite the inky void within his soul, went to 'jiji' to ask for a new apartment and some new gear, and continue with his wretched existence.
A/N: yes I know this was short, but I think that's a good thing.
