Seriously, I don't have idea where this came from. I was searching for a good music to hear when I saw this title. I really liked it, so I decided to write something with it. And, well, here it is – bear with my craziness.

Summary: Naruto was a happy child. Naruto was a somber child. Naruto was an attention-getting child. Naruto was a bitter child. Naruto was a lonely child. Naruto was.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and its characters.

Warnings: implied character murder/suicide.

Note: just the first quote is from the original music, the rest is just mine.


If I Die Young

by Amaryllis Namikaze


"The sharp knife of a short life, well

I've had just enough time."

- If I Die Young, The Band Perry.


Would anyone care?


Naruto was a happy child.

He was always smiling as expected from kids his age. He was always laughing as expected from kids his age. He was always talking about whatever thing he thought as expected from kids his age. He was always friendly and talkative as expected from kids his age.

Naruto was a happy child.


Would anyone cry?


Naruto was a somber child.

He was always silent as expected from trained assassins. He was always observing people with dark eyes as expected from trained assassins. He was always tense and ready as expected from trained assassins. He was always with his guard up as expected from trained assassins. He was always cold and alone as expected from trained assassins.

Naruto was a somber child.


Would anyone stare?


Naruto was an attention-getting child.

He was always wearing bright, eye-sore colors as expected from show-off people. He was always loud and brash as expected from show-off people. He was always shouting his tiniest achievements as expected from show-off people. He was always bragging about anything really as expected from show-off people.

Naruto was an attention-getting child.


Would anyone the truth deny?


Naruto was a bitter child.

He was always aware of the cruelty of the world as expected from burdens like him. He was always given the cold shoulder as expected from burdens like him. He was always somberly whispered about as expected from burdens like him. He was always ignored as expected from burdens like him. He was always hiding his pain as expected from burdens like him.

Naruto was a bitter child.


Would anyone be there?


Naruto was a lonely child.

He was always sitting alone as expected from monsters like him. He was always just observing everything as expected from monsters like him. He was always missing body heat and hugs as expected from monsters like him. He was always wishing a friend as expected from monsters like him. He was always craving for a family as expected from monsters like him.

Naruto was a lonely child.


If I die young…


Naruto was.


Would anyone notice?