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As the storm grew darker so did her pain. Himawari lay on the hospital bed writhing in pain. Her body was covered in cuts and burns. Coughing up blood, constantly, her lungs had collapsed.
Even though Naruto, Boruto and Hinata were right beside her, Sakura checking up on her, she couldn't feel them. All she could feel was the cold and the darkness.
She tried to move her body, tried to move her head look at her parents and her brother, but she couldn't, her vision was hazy, and the only thing she could hear was the sound of her trying to breathe.
Hinata was holding on to Boruto, crying and shaking furiously, Boruto was no better. But Naruto just sat beside her, holding her hand, it was so cold. He was frightened, truly, but he sat there holding her hands just like he held her hands when she learned to walk, to run, the first time she reached out to him.
All he hoped was that she would maybe tighten her hold on his hand, and lean against her father. She was only 16 years old but all grown up. She was the sunshine in their life, the first time she had opened her eyes, Naruto could feel nothing other than true joy, she was like the spring, so filled with wonder. And when she would smile at him after he had a bad day, he would just melt.
But now, all he could see when he looked in her eyes was none of that joy, but pain and confusion.
Himawari tried to reach out again and this time she felt her fathers warm hard on hers, and even though she tried to hold it back, to no avail. Her body was giving up.
Naruto wanted nothing more than to see her smile once again. At the first light of the morning, the hideos storm stopped, as if nothing had happened.
All of them where still there, and for once it felt like it was going to be okay. Himawari looked at Naruto and then her mother and her brother. She clutched tighter to his hand, never wanting to let go.
Sakura informed her lungs were better and maybe she would be okay. And it really seemed like it would.
Himawari turned to look at her father. They had the same eyes. She looked at him and smiled for the last time and speaking softly she said, "I love you all, Bye daddy", and she closed her eyes to eternal slumber with a smile on her face.
Naruto looked at her as she smiled and when he closed his eyes he could see her running amongst the sunflower garden, smiling at him holding his hands.