-Flashback-
Thinking
"Talking"
Kyuubi Talking
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Running.
That was all that was on the mind of Uzumaki Naruto.
Tears streamed down his face as he thought of all the shocked faces back at his home. Well, his formor home. He'd only let it slip once. It wasn't even anything major.
-Yeah, I gotta go too. The Old Fox gets real mad when I stay up late.-
Naruto blinked hard, tears rapidly falling down his face. Well, it was Sasuke and Sakura he was talking about. Of course they'd figure it out, he thought bitterly. He gasped as he tripped over a tree root and landed in a small clearing surrounded by half green and half brown leaves. He layed on his face and laughed softly into the grassy forest floor. He was always a clumsy idiot. Looks like Sasuke was right. He spit some of the leaves out of his mouth half-heartedly.
"Sasuke..." He whispered. It hurt. He loved Sasuke. He loved Sasuke more than life itself, and the look on his face when he figured out he was the Kyuubi-bearer was too much. He loved him so much. Sasuke had to had felt something for him too, right? His heart fluttered lightly. Yeah! I mean, he came back didn't he? Maybe he doesn't hate me! Maybe he...he just--
"Stop it!" Naruto rolled onto his back, clutching his head. He sighed and slowly let his hands down. "He hates you now..." he said to himself. "You're nothing but a monster. A horrible pathetic monster." He winced slighty as he felt the first few sprinkles hit his face. He sat up and leaned against a tree trunk. It's wasn't fair! It wasn't his fault! WHY did it have to be him? He didn't ask for the Kyuubi!
"WHY!" He screamed at the sky. "WHY ME! WHAT DID I DO? WHY!" Naruto screamed. He screamed and screamed until his voice was hoarse. "W-" He sobbed, "-Why me..." He looked down at his lap. Naruto eyes narrowed as he saw the pouch on his hip. He got to his knees and reached in his kunai pouch.
"It's time to end this." He choked out through his abused throat. He pressed the blade to his wrist. "I'm sorry I wasn't good enough for you, Sasuke." And with as much force as he could muster...he cut. He sliced his wrist hard and deep. Deep beyond repair. Much like his heart. The blood burst with the force of a river. He smiled as he stared at the red liquid gushing out of him. He soon lost too much blood and slumped to the floor. He could feel the Kyuubi trying to heal the wound but he knew she wouldn't be able to heal it fast enough.
"Hello there." A voice said and Naruto gasped softly. This voice was beautiful. It sounded like the tinkling of a stream but, at the same time, the sound of a roaring waterfall. Like the sound of a volcano...but, still, like the sound of a small fire. Naruto shifted his head slightly to look. Who...who could have such a beatifully voice? He thought through his dazed mind.
The blood loss was begginning to effect his mind and his vision was blurring but he could see clear enough. There, next to him was a woman. She wore no cloths but vines and fall colored leaves covered most of her small body. She had the wings of a butterfly, with different shades of green. Her dark auburn hair was long and silky and went down to her waist. She knelt down next to him and picked up his injured arm.
"Well now," she smiled at him, "This simply won't do, will it?" She stood back and lifted her palms to Naruto. Naruto body started glowing a bright green color and his body slowly lifted in the air. Out of the cornor of his eye, he saw his wound closing.
"W-why?" He asked weakly. She smiled at him. A smile that was more beatiful than the sky and and stars. The moon and the sun.
"Because everyone deserves a second chance." Naruto smiled and closed his eyes, allowing the warmth and comfort of the woman's aura to lull him to sleep. She smiled tenderly at him and brushed a few stray strands of hair away from his face. "Sleep well, my little Naruto. Tommorow, a whole new adventure awaits you." She backed away from him and extended her hands once again. The green light slowly engulfed Naruto more and more until only the light was left and soon that drifted away like wind blowing away the mist.
"Good luck, my son."
She walked away toward the trees and right as she was about to enter, her body faded away and left no trail behind. And all that was left to show that anything happened, was Naruto's dirty, smudged headband.
The wind picked up the leaves off the ground and layed them over it. Far away, the sound of barking could be heard. Sasuke was coming, He would get here...but he would find he was too late.
Or maybe...
