"Naruto." I heard the liars voice come form behind me.
"Stay away from me. I don't want to hear any more of you stupid lies!" I spat out at the Sand ninja.
"Naruto, it's not a lie. Why would I lie about something like this."
"I don't know. But you lied easily to the Hokage earlier. And she's more important than me."
No, she's not. Gaara's reply: "You have to believe me. Sasuke died after killing Orichimaru. His body just gave our and I couldn't save him. I was too late. And I'm sorry for that. But please do as he says, 'Move on'. I know that you will never forget him, but do you think that he'd want you to live like this?"
"No… but why did he have to die? Why, it' just not fair. Why do they all have to die? All my precious people. Why can't I save them?" I sobbed out desperately.
"But Naruto, you did save him. Why can't you see that?"
"If I saved him, then why is he dead?" I challenged him.
"Figure that part out for yourself Naruto. I have to go back to the Hokage and talk to her. She's going to be pissed."
And with that Gaara left me. I was so confused, so lost.
Hokage's Room
Fifths POV.
I looked down at the sand Ninja with absolute respect. He had lied to me, and yet I wasn't mad at all. I was happy that he had told Naruto alone before he told anyone else. That proved everyone wrong, he did have a heart.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you for telling me. I understand that you need to return to your village. I thank you for coming and doing what you did. And I know that on some level, so does Naruto."
"Could you possibly keep me up to date with his recovery, I'm wondering if I did the right thing."
"No problem."
And with that, Gaara left. This time going back home.
Six Months Later
Gaara POV
Dear Gaara,
This is a letter informing you about Naruto's recovery. As you know, the first couple months were horrible. He was always crying, never eating, and confused. Then he started improving. He ate and stopped crying. He carried out a couple missions. Then he started talking and running around with his friends. I think that he's almost completely recovered. And I think that this is partly due to you and his friends. But, on an honest note, I don't think that he'll ever completely be the same again. The other night, I was going to take him out to get ramen. But he was sobbing. I could hear him through the door. The next day, he no one could find him. But today he came back , and he's requesting missions. He seems stronger on the outside. But it's the inside that matters. And these days, he never lets anyone get close to him, so I have no idea how he is taking it on the inside.
And Gaara, I would also like to congratulate you on becoming Kazekage. Maybe, you would like to tell Naruto himself. Reawaken his dreams with the accomplishment of yours. Just an idea, but I think it would mean a lot to him.
Tsunade
I folded the letter and sighed. Things were slowing down here in the Sand Village. I could leave Temari and Kankuro in charge while I left. It wasn't an impossible task. Maybe I would. Naruto was recovering well, as she had said. And maybe I could get him to talk to me. But in a way, I was worried as to how he would react to seeing me. I was the one who told him about Sasuke. Then I left him alone crying and confused. He probably hated me. I reread the letter from the Fifth. She obviously thought that his seeing me would be a good idea. Giving in, I sighed and went to go tell Temari and Kankuro where I was going to be the next couple of days.