The Reason

by Jolly Green

AU Sgt Naruto Uzumaki of the U.S. Army finds himself asking 'why' at a difficult point in his life and career. What will his answer be? Maybe his reason for fighting isn't such a strange one after all?

1. Warning

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WARNING

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The following fan fiction contains course language, violence, blood and mature situations. There are also allusions to situations that may hit close to home for certain people. This story focuses mainly on the War on Terror and being on the ground in-theatre with our boys and girls in uniform. The most graphic parts are in the first 2,000 words of the fic, but expect angst, humor and a little bit of fluff intermixed throughout the rest of the fic. I tried to keep it as clean as possible, but war is never clean.

This was not written to insult or degrade the actions or memories of those that have fought in the War on Terror; quite the opposite. For those that don't know, I am in the United States military and have been there and seen that. I may have left out certain facts of life about living in those conditions for your own mental health and operational security, but I did my damnedest to keep as much of my story as possible true-to-life.

Hit the 'Next Chapter' button at your own risk.

~Jolly