The Beautiful People

-Authored by Nusaka, Editing is by kuraiandsesshomaru

Naruto Drabble, Naruto Centric.

Only beauty matters, Naruto realizes and hope is for those who know it will not come true.

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'Beautiful, aren't they?' it was the same voice in his head since the fox demon's chakra had escaped out of its seal since his encounter with Zabuza and Haku. The Kyuubi himself. Naruto clenched his fists, still remaining behind Sasuke and Sakura, bringing his attention the ground below him instead of on the pink haired girl he pined after and the dark raven head of his rival. 'It never changes, you know.' There was a sterile pause that fed Naruto's agitation like kindling to a fire. 'Beauty. Power fades, intellect dims, strength withers and talent dies. Beauty however, is immortal. If killed in its prime, full blossom, it is never forgotten.' Naruto held his tongue, knowing if he responded in any way, it would be like he was conversing humanely with the Kyuubi. 'The Sakura girl is just barely opening her petals to the world-she'll be a classically, exotic beauty with unforgettable features to everyone. She'll be timeless; like a white peacock. The Uchiha himself will be a dark beauty of never ending vindictiveness; he won't allow anyone to even brush the beauty he has-he let his thorns grow much too long to even properly admire his petals. Like a dark horse, he'll trample any who even try to touch him…I wonder what sort of beauty you are boy?' the fox's tone of voice was mocking.

'Fox, shut the hell up. I don't need your damn opinions.' He heard rough laughter and snaps of jaws being brought together.

'Now, now. I was only teasing, Naruto-kun. No need to be so hostile to your better half,' more laughter, coarser and harsher. 'Unfortunately, buttercup…unlike those two, we'll never possess any sort of timeless or in anyway memorable beauty. We'll never possess any sort of beauty like them,' he snarled, spat it out like a heated curse in an argument. Naruto was mildly shocked that he had heard a tint of jealousy in the fox's snap.

'Heh, jealous fox-breath?' Naruto let his shoulders shake in silent laughter when he heard the Kyuubi snarl in outrage.

'Fool! In order to be truly great, you will need to be beautiful. Unfortunately, beauty is something that unlike power, determination and supremacy we will never have. We will be the faded photographs on the bottom of a rotting drawer. You think they'll remember us; your 'friends'? The Uchiha has vengeance on his mind and the girl pines after him to even notice your existence. They'll be remembered when they're gone-the people of Konoha don't even remember we're still here. They're beautiful-the beautiful ones are always treasured and remembered-like kings and famous warriors.'

Naruto was silent for a moment, 'Somebody'll remember us fox-breath.' There was a quiet snort.

'Continue to delude yourself like that and you'll end up killed.'

Naruto frowned deeply and clenched his fists again, 'Damn it fox-I'm at least holding out hope, what the hell are you doing! Drowning in self-pity!' the fox was silent, Naruto was surprised he didn't make a snappy comeback immediately.

'Hope is for those who know something will never happen-are you positive you aren't drowning beside me boy?'

Naruto's eyes widened.

'In every world, boy, beauty never evolves or changes or dies away in a mere phase. It is always admired, sought after, cared for, treasured and glorified though those who've done nothing but be beautiful are allowed past many of barriers. In the end, only beauty matters to everyone and anyone…you'll figure that out someday without me having to explain it in grueling detail to you.'

Naruto's eyes slid back up to Sakura's pink hair and Sasuke's raven's wing hair as they drew and reflected colors from the sunlight; refracting them. "The beautiful people always matter…don't they?" he muttered it aloud and Sakura turned to look back at him.

"Oi, Naruto, you okay back there?" Naruto nodded and looked back at the ground again. Sakura frowned, but shrugged and went back to having a one sided conversation with Sasuke. Naruto waited for the demonic voice to begin to talk once more, but was left in silence with nothing but his own clutter of confused thoughts to annoy him and cause him to gain a minor headache.

The Kyuubi never did answer Naruto's question.

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