Things settled down after the first 10 hours of Naruto's unfortunate death. Not for the best.
Hisses and murmurs and depression settle in. Anger. Frustration. Sleepiness. Tiredness. Tired of both mind, and body.
People took Naruto's death very differently.
Sakura initially didn't understand completely and thought it was some trick by Naruto, since Naruto was known already to be unpredictable and an underhanded prankster. It took Naruto's prone and still body that snapped Sakura out of her huff. She broke down and cried on Sasuke's shoulder, who surprisingly comforted her. She is still depressed about his death. Maybe not so much because he was her best friend or anything but she was brought to the reality again that death was apart of a ninja's everyday life, whether or not he was killing some poor fool or was dying for another.
Sasuke, adding more to Kakashi's own depression, had his share of tears. Especially when he lead Kakashi to Naruto's body. Haku, the enemy, was down – beaten almost brutally. It shocked Kakashi. Sasuke may have been a hard-faced boy, but Kakashi knew Sasuke was as soft as Naruto... or was as soft as Naruto was. Sasuke was quiet for the rest of the evening.
Other ones were the impressionable Inari, who listened to Naruto earlier that day, earnestly, who brought hope to him that his town would be reclaimed. He lead his own people to help them with the last of the samurai/hired thugs Gatō had. He was strong, smiling and ready to fight for his people. He was a natural leader. However, when he stared at Naruto's dead eyes, he almost did a double take, returning to his former broken itself but it took Tazuna, Inari's grandson and Kakashi himself to bring him out that spunk. Naruto was a hero for dying for his comrade, and Inari should realize that Naruto was just doing his job – beyond a ninja.
They named the bridge after Naruto's name, to which Team 7 were all behind.
As for himself, Kakashi really knew this death was going to really be on his conscious. Naruto died without truly know what he was entitled to. A mother who's nation is legendary, a father who put nations in fear of his power, and a godfather who was apart of the most recognizable ninjas of the village of Konohagakure. So much he could have learned.
When Kakashi asked Sasuke how Naruto died, Kakashi had smiled at Naruto's last action. And then further frowned again. A sacrifice. He gave himself to protect the Leaf's most priced ninja – an orphan, a scrapper who protected a prince. Questions flood his head: Why did Naruto die? Why didn't Kyuubi protect him? What would Sarutobi say? What would the village do? Would they celebrate? What would they do? What would they do? It was still rough for all of the team. Kakashi had felt he failed Naruto... and Minato. Sighing, Kakashi put back up his blue face mask.
And did that eye smile again.
There was a discrepancy to where Naruto Uzumaki's body would be buried. A small tug on the wrist came the Wave Country, and a rougher tug came Konohagakure, with either side really wanting to give up the hero. Compared to what all believe, Kakashi really wanted to give Wave Naruto's body. Konohagakure wouldn't honor the dead body of the so-called "demon". Who could believe he was a demon if he was ready to give his life for a human? But Sarutobi would probably need to see... this, himself.
In the end, Konohagakure won the body of Naruto Uzumaki.
Not that they truly deserved it.
Sarutobi sat there, staring at the boy and asked where he went wrong.
