If You Need To
By Ginta and Hakakku Fangirl
Disclaimer: I own neither Naruto nor this song ("Crash and Burn" by Savage Garden).
A/N:Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto. This takes place during Naruto Shippuuden.
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Sakura glanced over at Naruto. He glanced back and gave a half-hearted smile. Together, they sighed.
They had just gotten back with Sai from attempting to bring Sasuke back from Orochimaru. Instead, all that they had brought back was heartache.
Heartache, and the realization that Sasuke had never seemed more alone. He seemed to angry, impatient. But they knew Sasuke. They both knew that it was just an act. He may have fooled Orochimaru and Kabuto, but he couldn't fool them. He was sadder than they had ever seen him. He still felt the way he had when he was still a kid. But he just didn't seem to realize that he never had been alone. He had had Kakashi. Naruto. Sakura.
When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on
you
To Sakura, Sasuke had always been someone who would do his own thing, no matter the circumstance, no matter his orders. Maybe that was why she loved him so much. Because, inside, he was a rebel. He was uncontrollable.
Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart
I know
you feel like the walls are closing in on you
It seemed, though, that no matter how hard she had tried to show him otherwise, Sasuke had always believed that there was nothing else for him but revenge. He seemed to have convinced himself that there was no relief from the pain, and that people, all people, were cold and cruel inside, no matter how they seemed on the outside.
Naruto had tried, time and time again, to prove to him that he was wrong, that people weren't nearly as cruel as Sasuke had managed to convince himself. But Sasuke had never been convince.
It's hard to find relief and people can be so cold
When
darkness is upon your door and you feel like you can't take anymore
Kakashi had tried convince him that he was lucky, to have been able to find new companions, just as he had. He had told him that revenge was pointless; he would waste his life away in anger. And, if he did happen to succeed and kill Itachi, then what would be left? An empty feeling, and nothing to show for it.
Sakura jumped slightly as Sai sat down beside her. He touched her knee.
Looking at Naruto, he muttered, "I'm sorry that I couldn't see the bond between you and Sasuke-kun."
"That's okay," Naruto sighed. "It's still there. I know it is."
"Naruto…" Sakura whispered, reaching out and squeezing his hand; Naruto turned his palm and captured her fingers as she was about to pull away.
"We'll get him back, Sakura! I swear, I'll get him back." Naruto stared ahead, and Sakura swore that she could see him starting to cry.
"Naruto?"
"He's my brother," he whispered. "I have to get him back."
Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll
break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
Sakura squeezed his hand again and rested her head on his shoulder; Naruto didn't seem to notice. Sai reached out and took Sakura's other hand; she clutched his fingers tightly and he smiled at her.
'This must be his real smile,' she thought, smiling back softly, 'the one that Naruto was talking about.'
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If
you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
Sakura sighed and looked up as Kakashi sat down beside Naruto. He had already heard the entire story. He hadn't seemed surprised. But he also seemed to have taken the news really hard.
And who could really blame him? True friends were hard to find, and bonds like the one Naruto held so dearly towards Sasuke were rare.
Naruto glanced up as Iruka joined them, grasping his shoulder. Iruka smiled sadly, then gestured behind him, over his shoulder.
Ino, Choji, and Shikamaru stood there with Asuma, and Hinata was walking towards the bridge where Team Kakashi currently sat, followed closely by Kurenai, Shino, Kiba, and Akumaru.
When you feel all alone
And a loyal friend is hard to
find
You're caught in a one way street
With the monsters in
your head
When hopes and dreams are far away and
You feel like
you can't face the day
Sakura smiled, a tear running down her cheek as Ino came and hugged her from behind. Choji and Shikamaru both punched Naruto's shoulder as Kurenai put her arms around Kakashi; Akumaru sat beside Sai, followed by Kiba and Shino.
Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your
fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you
need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to
crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
Naruto just grinned; Sakura could see now that he really was crying. She could understand, though. Naruto loved Sasuke. Sasuke really was his brother. If Sasuke jumped, Naruto jumped. If Naruto had learned a new justsu, Sasuke had learned a new justsu. They had argued like brothers, fought like brothers, competed like brothers. Sasuke had patronized, called Naruto names, and made him feel like he had to work harder than anyone, just to be any good, whereas Naruto had annoyed, challenged, and dared Sasuke to get better. They had helped each other. And now Sasuke had denied, in front of him, caring about Naruto at all.
'Cause there has always been heartache and pain
And when
it's over you'll breathe again
You'll breath again
Naruto just couldn't understand. He had shown Sasuke time and time again that he was never alone anymore. That there were still so many people that hadn't turned their back on him. He had tried, so hard. But it hadn't worked. And Sakura could see that, even though Naruto was far from giving up, his heart was breaking. He needed Sasuke. And Sakura knew that, no matter how hard she, or anyone else, tried, they would never be able to fill the empty place that Sasuke had left.
When you feel all alone
And the world has
turned its back on you
Give me a moment please
To tame your
wild wild heart
For now, all that they could do was just be there. Be there when Naruto needed them. Be there even when he didn't. If he jumped, they would jump. If he needed to fall apart, just break down and cry and believe, if only for a moment, that all hope was lost, then they would be there. They would be there to show him that he wasn't alone. That the hope of him being with his brother again would always be there.
Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your
fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you
need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
They would all be there. Sai and Kakashi watched as Tsunade came towards them, followed by Yamato and Shizune, carrying TonTon.
Sakura smiled and the tears fell faster as she saw Team Gai, leading Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara, followed quickly by Konohamaru and his friends. She nudged Naruto.
"Gaara-kun is here," she whispered; Naruto looked up, surprised, before letting go of Sakura's hand and jumping to his feet to greet the Kazekage. Kakashi just smiled as more and more people joined them. It was a mark of family, that they had all come here for Team Kakashi, he thought, as Temari hugged Naruto before going to stand next to Shikamaru so that Gaara could talk to Naruto on his own; he was still weak from having Shakuku removed from him, but it had been he who had insisted upon traveling to Konaha the very instant he had heard what had happened.
Naruto just grinned as Kankuro clapped him on the shoulder. There were so many people there for him, for Sakura, for Kakashi. Sai, the Sand nin, everyone that they had met in the Acadamy. Jiraya, Tsunade, all the Sensei who had taught them. Even a few of the people who weren't ninja had shown up, talking to Team Kakashi.
Maybe Sasuke and Iruka weren't the only family he had, Naruto realized with a grin. He had Jiraya and Tsunade, Kakashi and Sakura. Gaara, weak as he was, had come. Sasuke wasn't his only bond. His strongest bond, yes. But not his only bond.
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not
alone
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A/N: Yeah, so, right. First ever Naruto fic, which is why I did a songfic. So be nice with your reviews, please, okay? And review, I need constructive criticism.
