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"…"- talk

"…"- italics- thoughts, memories, flashbacks, inside the mind

"…"- Kyuubi

…- Interference

(…)- Author note/ Reminder

This is Naruto's funeral. It's done in a few POV's. I left a lot of hints to figure it out to you guys.

Inspirational Songs:

Five for Fighting : Superman

Akeboshi: Wind

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It's been a while now, since Tsunade-sama came into my room to check up on me and tell me to be ready for Naruto's funeral. It's only been two days since I saw Naruto wrapped in bandages realized that he was dieing, only a few hours ago since I saw Naruto, again, strapped in chains and tearing his body in my mind. Only a few hours ago that I saw him cry for my sake, and only now I realize how much this hurts. I've been losing everything close to me, Sasuke-kun and now Naruto. My whole entire team is gone, those days doing missions together completely gone. No more yelling "Ohaiyo, Sasuke-kun" in the mornings waiting for Kakashi-sensei to be late, or calling Naruto "Baka" for ruining my moment with Sasuke in that same instance. I can't yell with Naruto "YOUR LATE" to Kakashi-sensei. All because Sasuke-kun left for Orochimaru and fought Naruto and because of that Naruto does not live in this world and he left me here, but I can't blame him for it. I know it's not his fault, I don't know much of his past, but I know that somewhere deep down he doesn't want to do this.

Right?

Naruto, why did you do this. Why did you leave me here to fight for myself. If you only stayed alive we could get Sasuke-kun together Naruto. I can't do this alone. I need your strength, I need your power to do this. I cannot fight him alone, I can't do this alone, I need you!

Sakura-chan, your not alone.

Naruto? Where are you?

Sakura-chan, you know where I am. I'm right here, in your mind…

Yes, yes you are in my mind. I forgot, your always here now.

No, Sakura-chan, I've always been here protecting you. Like I said it was a promise of a lifetime. And I will stop at nothing to fulfill that promise to you…

Naruto…

Remember, I'm always in your mind, and I'm always in your heart protecting you…

Thank you Naruto…-kun

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"Naruto-kun, are you allright?"
"Hai, Sakura-chan"

"You know that talking to my other-self takes a lot of energy out of the body. I try talking to her sometimes and I end up sleeping for a day"

"Haha, Sakura-chan, you don't know how good that sounds right now"

"Go ahead, I'll watch our precious Sakura-chan. Oyasumi Nasai(1), Naruto-kun"

"Oyasumi Nasai, Sakura-chan"

(1)

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It's midday already, Naruto-kun's funeral is in a few minutes.

"Tsunade-sama, it's almost time. Shall I get Sakura-san?"

"Shizune, how many times do I tell you. You don't have to be so formal with me when we are alone. Only when we are around those old geezers"

"Haha, I forgot, Tsunade, gomen"

"It's allright. Anyways, go get the preparations done for the funeral. I will get Sakura, myself"

"Hai, Tsunade"

She turned herself around and started walking to the door. I felt myself look down onto my table and stare at the sake bottle. I haven't touched the damned thing since this morning.

"Um, Tsunade-sama…"

"Shizune…"

"Gomen, Tsunade"

Something's wrong. She doesn't make that mistake twice.

"What's wrong, Shizune."

"I-I just can't believe that Naruto, that he's gone. That I can't see his bright smile or ruffle those sunshine locks of his. It makes me feel like we are missing something very important in our lives. It feels like our true happiness has left us."

"Shizune, don't be so stupid"

"Tsunade? But-"

"But nothing. You might not see it now, but I saw it the day that Naruto died in my arms. I saw it coming in these past few days. I see his smile, I see his energy, I see his heart. They may not be in the same body now, but I see it now.

"What do you mean?"

"By today, Shizune. I'll bet you, that you won't see what I mean today"

"Huh? But weren't you just trying to tell me…"

"Haha, I know what I said, Shizune. I bet you that you won't see what I mean today."

She looked at me funny, then she got what I was trying to say. I saw a smile for on her face and I smiled back.

I see a blossom today

I don't see a regular Sakura blossom, nor a daffodil

I see a hybrid, a mix of its only kind.

"Come, let's get ready Shizune. We have lots to do"

"Hai, Tsunade!"

…And it's a beautiful blossom…

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Walking through the hallways of the hospital gave me quite a few chills. Though this shouldn't be since I've been working in this type of enviroment for as long as I can remember. Within these walls, these rooms, people die everyday, almost every minute. However, today, it feels like there is something clawing in my back. Something that sends shivers down my spine. Maybe it is because Naruto's funeral is in a matter of minutes, and these are the same walls that held Naruto's last breath. Maybe because these walls took something very dear to me, and is never going to give it back.

These are the walls that took my Naruto away from me.

…demo(2)…

These are the same walls that gave new life, that gave a flower a chance to blossom.

Yes, these walls gave this blossom a chance to finally bloom and show the world her true form.

"Sakura-chan?"

I asked for her name and opened the door, I slowly opened the plain white door to see Sakura sitting on her bed. Her back was against me and she looked to be looking outside. It was a clear sky day outside, not a single puff of clouds in the air. The bright, young midday sunshine was shining brightly through the windows creating glitters of rainbows from the glass.

"Sakura-chan? Are you ready?"

She bowed her head and didn't respond. I opened the door all the way, walked inside the warmly lit room and closed the door behind me. My bet was she was probably crying and being depressed, I couldn't let my patient be like that. I took a deep breath, grabbed the tissues beside me on the desk table and proceded to walk to Sakura.

"It's allright Sakura-chan, everything will be allright"

As I reached her, I sat besides her on the bed and heard the creak from the extra weight put on the bed. I put my arms her and pulled her close. I nestled my head on hers and cradled her carefully.

"Don't worry, everything will be allright"

But I felt no sniffling, I didn't feel the warm tears from the girl's eyes. I didn't feel anything at all. But I felt something different, something that was not expected. She kindly pushed her self out of my arms and looked at me with a warm smile. Her smile, it was like…

"Sakura-chan? Are you ok?"

"Hai, Tsunade-sama, I'm fine."

She looked away from me and towards the window, the bed regained more of itself as Sakura stood up from her seat and moved to the window. She brushed hair out of her face as the wind caught her

"Are you really okay, Sakura-chan?"

"Haha, yes, Tsunade-sama. I'm just feeling weird…"

"It's allright to feel depressed, Sakura-chan, I understa-"

"That's not it, I don't feel depressed, that's the thing. I feel refreshed, for lack of words"

"Refreshed?"

"Yes. Yes, I feel depressed a bit for losing one of my friends. But in another sense, I feel like Naruto-kun has never left me. I feel like he's still here…in my heart"

Naruto-kun? She's never said Naruto-kun before

I was speechless, she should feel depressed, she should feel sad, she should be crying her heart out. But here she is, holding out and looking at this at a way that is rarely looked. I've known that she was very smart, but this is something else.

"Sakur-"
"Tsunade-sama, don't you think it's weird that today, of all the days in our lives. That the day we hold the funeral for Naruto, it would be as sunny and bright as it is today?"

This girl, truly is one of a kind.

"No, I don't think it is. Today, we don't mourn the death of our falling comrade, our rival, our brother. However today, we celebrate what he has brought to our lives. He brought us happiness, courage, spirit, released us from our cages, brought some to new light and released from the darkness. Today we celebrate what truly is Naruto, just like today, bright, full of sunshine, warm, spirited, and everywhere. Today is truly a day to celebrate what Naruto has done for us. Not only brought us something, but left us something as well"

Sakura turned around to me, her bright emerald eyes shining fully. Her smile as bright as his. I stood up and looked outside the window also.

"He will never leave us, he's still here. In you, Sakura-chan"

I bent down to her level and poked and pointed to her heart. Then I brought my hand up to her chin and tipped it up. I saw her eyes gleaming with tears

"I believe in it too, Tsunade-sama. All what you said, I believe in it too"

"I'm glad you think so."

I lifted up her hitai-ate with my other hand and kissed her on the forehead.

"Now let's go, before we are late"

"Hai, Tsunade-sama!"

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References:

(1): Oyasumi Nasai Goodnight

(2): demo but As in, "I helped him, but I couldn't"

This was supposssed to include Naruto's funeral, but my story keeps writing itself and holding off the funeral! I promise you that the next chapter will include the LAST prolouge and start to include the following arcs, including the prolouge This is just a theory:

Prolouge

Side Stories
Beginnings

Final

This story will be quiet a while but I promise you I will finish this story! Thank you for all the reviews and remember more reviews means I update quicker and makes me write more and more! So please read and review!