A/N: Two reviews in a day? I expected that. Thanks, thelastuzumaki22 for the feedback. NarutoRocksUzimaki, I thought someone would say that. But thanks anyway. Forget to mention, but the story is inspired by Fool Me Once, Shame On Me by... I don't know who wrote it. But, it's really good! On with the story.
The scratching of a pen and the rustling of papers. The only sounds that you could hear in the Hokage's office. Tsunade, the Hokage, sat at her desk, working through the piles of paper, reaching for the ceiling. She was disturbed by the sound of a bird. A messenger bird.
'A message?'
Tsunade read the note. Her hands felt numb as she dropped it. Tears rolled onto her cheeks as she sat down.
'Get yourself together.'
Her fists were clenched so tightly, her knuckles turned white.
'Naruto won't die... he won't! But...'
She wanted to tell herself; he's fine. He'll never die. But, she knew...
'...he's dead...'
It was too much for the Hokage to take. She loved Naruto as much as Nawaki. And she lost both of them. She sliced her desk in two out of rage and continued to sob.
News quickly spread about Naruto's death. It didn't take long until Hinata and Sakura found out.
Hinata had been told, by Neiji, that Naruto was returning to the village, alive. So, she had met Sakura at the gates to wait. The Hyuuga's knew how much she loved that blonde. Nobody could bring themselves to tell the Hyuuga heiress the truth. A typical game of Chinese Whispers. Information goes in and comes out distorted in the end.
At around 2:00pm, they saw ANBU bringing someone in on a stretcher.
"Hinata, can you see who's on the stretcher?"
'Byakugan!'
With her kekkei genkai, she could tell exactly who that was. Her heart stopped. It was Naruto! She ran towards them.
"Hinata!" Sakura called out, following her.
When she finally reached the stretcher, she stopped breathing. How do you breathe? How do you talk? How do you move? That one sight took all those abilities away from her for a moment.
"W- What happened to him?" Sakura asked. No response.
"WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM!" she demanded.
"We found him dead with Uchiha Sasuke," one said, calmly. Not another word came out of his mouth. Hinata saw the large wound in his chest. There was no doubt he had passed away.
'Father said he was alive. He lied.'
Tears rolled down her cheeks, knowing that nothing will be the same again.
A/N: Another short chapter. They might all be this short, though. I'm not used to writing long ones. Changed the grammar from what I had on paper. Hope you like it!