The Fox and the Rabbit
Mission 10: Love or Lust?
"Pay attention to what lies beneath the surface"
Ancient proverb
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Lust: a longing desire for: eager to possess: sensual appetite.
Textbook definition. As a child, Naruto Uzumaki had lusted after one Sakura Haruno, the pink haired kunoichi with a slightly violent tendency. She was beautiful in his eyes.
However…things changed.
Love…
There is no true definition for this word. It is a feeling: it cannot be described by mortal words.
It transcends lust; it destroys anger and it saves sadness. More than anything, Naruto Uzumaki needed this feeling, this being, this unknown sense that makes man go crazy.
He found it in his secret watcher, the shy kunoichi who was by his side every day without him even knowing.
He found it in the stutter in her voice, the flush on her cheeks, the hypnotic white of her eyes.
He found it in her gestures; each small dance-like step, each tap of her index fingers as they poked together in her significant lack of confidence.
Why had he been so stupid? He mused, late at night, as the same girl slept curled against his chest, listening to his heartbeat.
He kissed her forehead as she slept, and whispered, "Goodnight, Hinata…"
Inner beauty trumps outer, and you don't have to be brilliant to understand that.
-fin-