Chapter 3: Suffering
March 30, 1836
Sasuke waited as he normally did outside the doctor office of a certain blonde. It had been close to 150 years since the night he had seen Naruto's reincarnation, Mira. He finally had a purpose with his life. He would watch the blonde and make sure no harm would come to his beloved Naruto. The only problem with that though was he couldn't be seen, scared that if the blonde saw him he would lose control and touch his beloved only to be in pain. That pain was nothing of what he had to endure these 150 years watching his love grow only not to make his presence known, watching him love another and grow old and sit there trying to not interfere. There had been many times he had considered suicide but instead he decided to live on even if met only seeing his beloved. So here he was watching his beloved packing up to return to his lovely "family". Sasuke snorted at the bitter thought. What family? What has that woman done that he couldn't do? Ok so she popped out a couple kids. So What?! I could do so much more for him if it wasn't for this stupid curse! Sasuke was abruptly thrown out of his thoughts as he heard something fall. He turned his head towards the blonde. Naruto was coughing as he began to hold his chest. After he regained his posture, he picked up his stuff as he walked out of the office towards his home. Sasuke eyes widened as he watched his love whistle a happy a tune not knowing the angel of death was glooming over him. He would have to see his love die again.
"Why, Sasuke shouted, He's barely even 35 yet?" Sasuke growled. Neji continued to stare out the window it was the same thing every time. "You're lucky he lived to be 32. You know most people in this century don't even live to be that old." Neji said. "Besides he's died how many times now?" Sasuke just sighed as he looked away remembering Mira's death. "Mira layed on the bed as she suffered tremendous pain. She just like so many people suffered from Black plague. She layed in bed as she had all her knights beside her as they wept. This is one position they could not help her in. The pain was tremendous as she screamed in agony the one person who the screams hurt the most was Sasuke as he watched from afar."
"My love, my beloved!" O how Sasuke wooed over seeing his beloved die once more. Even if it as Neji said the pain of losing his love remained strong. And besides this reincarnation was different it felt so much more like his real long lost love. His healing heart, and how had an interpretable urge to help people. Every night he would go to Naruto's window as his beloved get weaker. Pneumonia is what the humans called it. He didn't understand why the humans couldn't cure this so called Pneumonia. But he knew his love's fate was inedible for the angel of death still lurked over him. It broke Sasuke's heart. But what was even worse was Sasuke had to sit there in the darkness of night hidden from sight and watch as Naruto's children and wife came to tend to the poor doctor. Sakura, Naruto's wife came in every night as she looked over her weak husband. It made Sasuke sick wick with jealousy. Damn fate that woman was were he should be but he was still cursed by Manda and could not bear the pain that close contact with his soul mate brought him. It was only at night when the wife was away that Sasuke would slip into the window and hide in the darkness as he whispered sweet nothings to his beloved careful not to get to close knowing the pain which it brought.
Naruto had so ill that he became bedridden. Sakura sat with her husband as he started to slip in and out conciseness. "Naruto, you can't leave me !" "What about the children?!" she sobbed as she began to weep harder. Naruto began to wake as he turned to her. He knew that she had been exhausted from watching him. He knew he was going to die. "Sakura I'm not going to leave you, my dear. I'm only going to a better place to watch over you and the children.." "The children will be fine your a great mother and I know you'll do just fine." "You look so tired why don't you head to bed. "You've been by my bedside for weeks why don't you go and get some sleep. "What about you? I can't just leave!" Sakura says worryingly. "I'll be fine. I am just going to get some rest. I'll be fine don't worry." "You go on now." Sakura was hesitant as she looked into her husband's eyes and kissed him goodnight. " I love you" she said softly as she started to leave. "I love you too dear." Naruto turned himself over as he began to cry silently. He prayed to Kami knowing this would be his last night on this earth.
Sasuke sat on the branch near his lover's window as he heard Naruto's silent prayer. Sasuke as jealous as he was knew Naruto loved and cared for his family very much. As his lover fell into a peaceful sleep, Sasuke crept inside though the window. He crept beside his bedside. There he saw his beloved up close how long he had dreamed to get this close. O how he yearned to see him again his blonde dirty, hair that sparkled like the sun and the deep ocean blue eyes of his. O how he missed his soft skin and yearned to touch him even though he knew that he shouldn't. Sasuke sat on the foot of Naruto's bed as he began to speak, " Naruto, O Naruto I miss you so much. I'm so sorry I left you die. I tried everything I could maybe if it wasn't for me you still be alive?!" Sasuke quietly sobbed. "This Curse hurts me so much, but I would die one thousand death's if it meant I could be with you again. My only regret is that you must die and I must live. I wish I could have died with you. Maybe then we could have been together in another life." Sasuke sensed Naruto's heart slowing down as he kissed his beloved. "I love you Naruto. I will find you again even if takes another 300 years!" as he left clutching his arm from the pain of Manda. Naruto's heart slowed down to the point where it was about to stop. As Naruto took his last breath he uttered one word, "Sasuke." Unnoticed to Sasuke a part of his mark began to disappear.
