Chapter 8 Remorse.

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The moment Fox stepped in he threw off the mask and the gear while dropping the Henge and rushed to the bathroom.

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Naruto retched and dry heaved over the toilet. Yes he had killed that man willingly but still. Now all he could see was the blood and the body. Naruto felt horrible. He had took the life of an unconscious enemy. He had done it to get it over with and now he sort of regretted it.

This is what Sasuke walked in on. "'Ruto? Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yes." He lied.

Sasuke frowned his brow creasing. "No you're not. Tell me."

Naruto sat back and ducked his head. "I killed him. I killed him and I can't get it out of my head." He whispered.

Sasuke walked forward and dragged naruto up from his place on the floor.

"Come on." Sasuke said and pulled him to his room.

Naruto sat on the bed and pulled Sasuke down with him.

Sasuke pulled Naruto into a hug. "Yes, you killed him, yes he is dead but," at this Sasuke wrapped his arms around him tighter. "But, that does not make you a bad person. You killed him and he can no longer be a danger to innocents."

Naruto hugged Sasuke back and Sasuke pretended he didn't feel his Brothers form shaking like a leaf.

Itachi watched this happen with a satisfied gleam in his eye. He was happy that Sasuke had gotten over the death of the clan. He all but glided silently into the room and sat down next to his Otoutos' and offered silent comfort. Soon Izuna joined them and the three children fell asleep with Itachi watching over them.

Naruto blearily opened his eyes and yawned. He tried to stretch but couldn't. Something was laying on his arm and another something across his legs.

He looked to his left and saw Sasuke using his arm as a pillow and Izuna was curled up like a cat on his lap.

His eyebrow twitched. They dare use him as a pillow? He used his other arm and bonked Sasuke on the head. "Wake the fuck up! I'm not your pillow dammit!"

Sasuke shot up like a rocket only to see Izuna curled up like a cat in his Brothers lap and immediately fell off the bed roaring in laughter.

Naruto scowled. "Oi! Chibi wake up!"

Izuna slowly opened his eyes and stretched. He looked up and saw Naruto staring at him with a twitch upon his brow and Sasuke on the floor, Wait was he laughing? He then looked at where he was laying. Oh. He scrambled up off of Naruto who immediately calmed and stretched.

"Thank you." He said hearing several satisfying pops as he stretched. He got up and ran to the kitchen where Itachi had already made breakfast and was eating pocky. He sat down and ate his food. He still felt a bit sick and guilty from last night so he only ate about half. Sasuke frowned but understood. Itachi just looked at him and Izuna didn't notice. Soon they were all finished and went back to Narutos room where Sasuke and Naruto got dressed in their masks outfits. Naruto slipped on a neon orange jumpsuit and donned a huge foxy grin that stretched across his face. Sasuke wore his navy high collared shirt with the Uchiha fan on the back and a pair of white shorts. They went to the door and slipped on their ninja sandals. Naruto walked out of the door and headed towards the Academy, Sasuke following soon after. As they arrived separately they fully donned their masks. Sasuke shoved an arrogant expression on his face and Naruto grinned like an idiot.

"NARUTO UZUMAKI IS HERE!" He shouted, wincing mentally, Kurama grumbling in agreement.

"Hn." Sasuke snorted derisively, "No one cares dobe." He sneered but Naruto got the hidden message saying good acting as usual Brother.

"SHUT UP TEME!" He yelled in response. The same to you Brother.

They sat across the room from each other. They heard a rumbling like a stampede and the door flew open to reveal pink and blonde hair. This was Yamanaka Ino and Haruno Sakura. They were the biggest fangirls of Sasuke. Indeed as they automatically spotted Sasuke and squealed (more like screeched) and ran over to him. Naruto intercepted Sakura greeting her brightly. "Hi Sakura-Chan! Wanna go-"

"Move it Naruto-Baka! You're in the way!" She shoved him out of the way and he 'fell' and hit his head on the desk which actually did hurt albeit only a bit as he had a high pain rubbed the place where it hit and his hand came away covered in blood. It was probably healed but it had still bled a lot. He looked at Sasuke who looked furious. He leveled a look at him and flared the tiniest bit of chakra. I'm fine I pretend unconscious. Sasuke nodded minutely still angry. Naruto glanced around and saw no one seemed to have noticed his fall so he laid back in the small pool of his own blood and fell into his mindscape.

Kurama glanced up as his vessel entered the seal. "Kit." He acknowledged

"Kurama. Is my head wound healed yet?" Naruto asked.

"No not yet it still bleeds why?"

"I want you to slow the healing by about seventy-five percent so I can put up a convincing act and show Sakura just how much she could have hurt me. Hopefully it will wake her the fuck up from that damn fangirl mentality." Naruto explained.

Kurama grudgingly nodded. He disliked the Weakness his vessel had to portray because of him.

As if reading his thoughts Naruto gave him a look that said to stop blaming himself because he couldn't help it. It happened so no sense in dwelling on it.

Naruto could sense someone nearing him chakra chaotic and panicky. He nodded to Kurama and slipped into the conscious world. He sensed everyone's attention on him ranging from curiosity to upset and horror and shame from Sakura.

"Naruto!"

It was Iruka-Sensei. Sensei was the second closest person to his mask. Iruka called his name again and he began to play.

He groaned and blearily opened his eyes and saw Iruka standing over him looking ready to drag him to the hospital. He did feel rather lightheaded and called for Kurama to slow the bleeding a bit more.

"Naruto? Can you hear me?"

"Iruka-Sensei? Is...that you?" Naruto croaked.

"Yes Naruto. What happened?"

Naruto tried to sit up only to feel extremely dizzy and fall back and Iruka caught him.

"I...fell and hit my head on the desk." He said this planning to see how Sakura would react.

Iruka looked at him skeptically. "You...fell." He deadpanned.

Naruto grinned sheepishly going to scratch the back of his head only to wince as he grazed his slowly mending injury.

Iruka noticed the wince and checked the wound. It was moderately deep probably used to be way deeper but had been so far healed by his ...burden.

"Well if it was anyone besides you they would have died a painful death. You need to be more careful Naruto." Iruka scolded. He looked around the room and saw the other students scared faces and Sasukes apathetic one.

"Sasuke will you take Naruto to the infirmary please?" Iruka asked. He would have taken Naruto himself but he was already late and had to start the day.

Sasuke just Hn'd and came over to Naruto and lifted him up and slung his arm over his shoulder.

They went out of the class and down the hall. Sasuke took a sharp turn and dragged Naruto into an empty classroom. Once the door was closed he blew up.

"What the HELL Naruto!? You could have avoided the corner of that damn desk, why the fuck didn't you!?" He said angrily.

Naruto frowned. "I wanted to get Sakura out of her kami damned fangirl attitude. She has so much untouched potential for a civilian born. Yeah she is a bitch but not naturally!"

Sasuke looked at him incredulously. "You smashed your head open to see IF she would snap out of it!?"

"Don't worry it didn't heal right away because I told Kurama not to. It's all healed now and I am as unscratched as I was this morning" Naruto said.

Sasuke sighed before groaning. "Yes I know but you know how it... worries me. I always think that this is the last time it won't heal and you'll be gone just like-"

"-Just like your clan. Brother I know you are worried but I know my limits and Kurama had no problem healing me it would take a hole through my chest to make him have to actually work to heal me." Naruto intervened.

Naruto had told Sasuke and Izuna about Kurama around two months ago. They had understood and only cared about him all the more now.

Sasuke nodded he released a shaky breath. "Okay, so what are you going to do about the blood covering you?" He asked gesturing at the blood matted in Narutos hair and soaking Narutos Jumpsuit.

Naruto looked at his clothes and shrugged. "I guess I'll go by the apartment and grab another suit. And take a shower."

Sasuke stared at him.

"What?"

Stare.

"Sasuke what? Why are you staring?" Naruto asked.

"How are you gonna get home without anyone seeing you covered in blood?" Sasuke finally asked.

"Oh." Naruto scratched the back of his head. "I guess I will...ooh I know I'll henge as me from before I was covered in blood, head home take a shower, throw this suit in the wash, put another on then come back!" He said.

Sasuke looked at him. "Only you Naruto, only you." He said shaking his head.

AN: okay sooooo how was it? I made it a bit longer from what I originally was going to post because my friend said there wasn't enough detail so..

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