1st of all I'd like to say I'm back… from a 2 year hiatus…
2nd, I'd like to ask whether I should continue or incorporate my previous story to this one as I've lost the manuscript for it
3rd, please enjoy
Chapter 1: Doubts
-4 hrs after war has ended-
I am alive...
That was all that mattered at the moment... floating what he knew was his mind, he only thought on why was he incapable of escaping. Every moment, he tried to escape, a wall would suddenly appear and while he was trapped, his usual tenant would be ironically his escape from the thought of not being able to leave forever or worse... being alone.
…
"Heh, yet again trapped within your own mind. Tell me... does it give u comfort knowing your demise is to spend an eternity talking to me"
"..." Naruto looked at Kyuubi with pity in his eyes.
"No fear? No hate? Nothing?" thought Kyuubi as looking at his host
"I... am gonna rest... Apparently nothing in my body suggest it wants to move nor wake up so might as well have a chat with so called almightly Kyuubi no Kitsune who believes he has the power to kill me with his looks" mocked Naruto.
"You mock me brat! COME HERE AND I'LL RIP YOU TO SHREDS! YOUR NOTHING WITHOUT YOUR MOTHER" said Kyuubi hoping to taunt him.
"Your right... what's any child without a mother" reasoned Naruto
"YOU ARE WEAK! YOU COULDN'T EVEN HANDLE ANY OF MY HATE WITHOUT ANY HELP!" roared Kyuubi
"I am..." said Naruto while sitting down in front of the cage
"..."
"Hate is... something I can't bear alone... nor can I immediately remove it from this world... but I swore... that I will bear your hate..." said Naruto
"You can't wield even a tenth of my anger and hatred of humanity and you expect me to believe you can withstand all of it?" growled Kyuubi
"No... rather... I will need my friends, family and every person I meet and love to bear even a bit of your hate" said Naruto
"HA! THEN THE WORLD WILL SIMPLY HATE ONE ANOTHER AS IT SHOULD" mocked Kyuubi
"... Humans... learn. Anger and hate leads us and allows us to see the better part of another person, only then comes understanding. Humans will hate...but if everybody hated only a bit wouldn't the world understand one another as well? That's what I truly believe… after fighting Sasuke, knowing his hate and bearing it… I understood and so can the rest of humanity." answered Naruto
"..."
"You doubt me" concluded Naruto from the way Kyuubi was staring at him
"How can I not? Years I've been nothing more than insurance to your village being forced into one abominable human to the next and don't even spout those feelings of hate you had as a child" said Kyuubi
"...start then... where your hate comes from. I'm not going anywhere so might as well try to understand you a bit better" reasoned Naruto.
"..."
"..."
"We could have a staring contest if you're not in the mood really" said Naruto looking at his demon.
"Power...It started from there..." started Kyuubi not knowing why he started nor his impulses stopped...
...
Currently, Naruto's body is at a hospital.
Victory chants and screams of celebrations were heard all throughout the nations of victory against Akatsuki and immediately those in the front line began the tale of the amazing battle between Uchiha and Uzumaki but stopped after the scream of despair and desperation of a female Hyuga who cared not for the victory of the war but for the person she tried with all her might to protect only to end up in critical condition physically and mentally.
That same Hyuga was now dozing off at a nearby sofa within the confines of Naruto's room and has neither left nor took care of her appearance since.
"You should really rest" said Sakura as she entered the room
"He still hasn't moved..." said Hinata weakly
"It's not like he heals instantly and to be honest, I'm just surprised he's not dead" said Sakura
"How can you say that!" said an angry Hinata
"His body is not healing at all from Kyuubi... and frankly, his chakra is completely depleted... I'm amazed really that somehow his vitals are still up" explained Sakura
"..."
"Look Hinata... I know this is really a bad time to say this but... Keep hoping... give him a reason to come back..." said Sakura
"What do you mean Sakura-san?" Asked Hinata
"That baka loves me and as much as I want to return the feeling, I don't deserve him. I've caused him too much pain and gave him a responsibility he should've never shouldered" said Sakura
"Then what am I then... just whisper to him something like I love you and he'll come back all happy..." said Hinata shaking in disbelief hoping Naruto wouldn't wake from Sakura's call but from hers.
"You know... I did that... and he found out immediately it was a lie...I told him a while ago just before the war that I loved him" said Sakura quietly
"When... how... why?" demanded Hinata.
"I... wanted to relief him the burden I gave him but in the end he found his own reason for bringing back Sasuke... I was just blaming myself for nothing." said Sakura
"..."
"Maybe... in another life, I would love him with all of me but I can tell, as of now, you love him a lot more than your willing to admit to me" said Sakura before watching Hinata collapse
"I can't take it Sakura! I love him so much! He only sees you and it hurts so much and for the first time I felt like losing him I told him how I felt! I wanted to properly show him how I felt and not just confess under threat!" screamed Hinata while Sakura tried to calm her down
"..."
"He's everything to me! My inspiration, my confidence and whom I based my nindo and yet! Why can't I walk with him, be beside him, WHY AM I AFRAID TO TOUCH HIM" screamed Hinata even more
"... Hinata..." whispered Sakura hugging her. Hinata only gripped Sakura's clothing and cried and yelled.
"I love him! I really really love him so much that seeing him like this! ... I can't bear it! but I don't want to leave either because not seeing what might happen scares me!" cried Hinata
"Naruto will be alright... you'll see... give the baka 3 days and he'll be back..." consoled Sakura while Hinata was crying on her shoulder
*fidget*
"..." Hinata looking up hoping everything that Naruto would at least wake up... nothing mattered to her now except seeing if he would wake.
"See! even now... he's" Sakura stopped the moment the heart monitor flat lined.
"SHIZUNE! TSUNADE-SAMA" yelled Sakura outside while Hinata froze not wanting to believe... not wanting to see...
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