So little response makes me sad ;; I'm just gonna guess everyone was the smutty fics and not the nonsmutty ones. D: I write more than just smut, 'kay. Thank you Just be amazed I'm not putting this off, I know it amazes me XD

When they reached Kohona, it began to rain. Naruto and Sakura made their way to the hospital, leaping from rooftop to rooftop to avoid as much of the civilian population as possible.

Arriving at the hospital, the two touched down lightly on the ground. A couple of the members of the medic squad had been on standby outside when the team had been gone for over an hour. They took the Uchihas' bodies before rushing into the building behind them to begin their assigned tasks.

Naruto made a move to follow, but Sakura stopped him by grabbing the blond's wrist. Azure eyes glanced back at emerald ones, letting his out-stretched hand fall limply to his side.

"Come on." Sakura offered a small smile before taking his hand, giving it a light squeeze. Naruto only gave a node and followed after. He didn't mind Sakura holding his hand; he knew that it was one of the few things she could do to cheer him up.

Though, was there any way to be cheered up, now that he had been the one to end his spouse's life? If Tsunade went easy on him (which was highly doubtful, he knew), and sent him to prison... Really, what was the point in living? Yes, he still looked forward to becoming Hokage.

However, since he and Sasuke had gotten together, he started seeing the now-deceased Uchiha standing next to him. They would be atop Hokage Mansion, overlooking the village below, Naruto wearing Sandaime's robes... the villagers ecstatic with enthusiasm... Uchiha Sasuke standing beside him, wearing that bastardly smirk that he grew to love...

In the fit of his rage, in the blink of an eye, it was gone. Even the vivid image that Naruto had come up with was now fading with each step he took toward Tsunade's office.

If the Uchiha had only run away again, he would've been more than happy to chase after him. Naruto had just about everything to get the revenge-bound teen back. The vigorous training, almost killing Jiraiya, multiple burns from overexerting his chakra, the long, sleepless nights...

He was surprised when both he and Jiraiya had come across Sasuke while traveling to their next destination. Like today, it had been raining. At first, the then-teenaged Naruto had been ecstatic at finding Sasuke by chance; it definitely saved both him and the sennin beside him the trouble of searching for him, then fighting for him. Though, by how battered his clothes had been, it was obvious Sasuke had gone through a lot in order to escape Orochimaru.

A weak smirk tugged at Naruto's lips. If only had Sasuke run away... if only he hadn't killed him... He would still do anything for him, no doubt.

The blond was brought out of his thoughts when Tsunade's muffled voice reached his ears. He blinked as Sakura opened the door and lead them inside. He couldn't help but swallow the lump in his throat. Time to face the music.

"Where is Uchiha Sasuke?" Tsunade frowned as she observed the two remaining members of Team 7.

Both nin averted her gaze. There was a moment of silence before the sannin opened her mouth to question the two, but Naruto stopped her, blue eyes still focused on the floor.

"Sasuke's... dead. I... snapped, and... I killed him." Finally, he looked up and offered the shocked Hokage a bittersweet smile, tears welling up once more.

"I-I'm sorry, shishou, I could... I tried, but..." Sakura's voice shook, as did her arms. She pulled her hand away from Naruto, shoulders shaking with the second onslaught of tears. She wasn't even on her feet long before sinking to her knees.

"Sakura...chan..." Naruto knelt down next to his friend and pulled her to his shoulder, holding her close as she sobbed.

Tsunade glanced at the blood-covered hand, now drying and flaking off. That was all she needed to know.

"Naruto... You know this means—"

"I know." The same bittersweet smile graced his features. It didn't do him justice at all. "I think I'd rather die than go to prison anyway, baa-chan."

Sakura snapped her head up, staring at Naruto with wide eyes. He didn't just say what she thought she did. And how could he, anyway?! Naruto... Naruto had so much to look forward to, and so many people now depended on him, so how—

Naruto glanced down at Sakura before looking away, "I killed Sasuke, I deserve it. It's nice that Sasuke got a second chance for betraying the village, but... this is different, isn't it?"A weak, forced chuckle shook his shoulders, "If I just went to prison... I wouldn't be the same. I'd still be dead..."

It was true and he knew it. If the village council refused to execute him, then he'd be nothing but a living shell. Sasuke was like a drug to him and going cold turkey was just... suicide.

There was the sound of rustling papers and the scooting of a chair. Naruto glanced up at the Hokage as she walked over to them. She knelt down in front of him, a firm hand on his shoulder, "Are you sure that you want this, Naruto? To just die? I'll still have to talk with the elders about this, you know. None of us can just up and--"

"Kill me?" Naruto forced another laugh, "That's treason, right? You've always said you'd kill whoever went against you, baa-chan. I just..." Naruto bit his lip.

Sasuke had a will, he knew. Actually, it was Sasuke and Itachi's will – they had written it together from what he saw. Itachi had written out the names of their family members and friends and each listed what they would be given if one of them should die in two very distinct, yet obviously different, sets of writing. He looked it up when he was last helping Sakura in the hospital. Of course, with everyone but Itachi and Sasuke dead, it was just about useless.

Right now, he was hoping that Tsunade would realize this and would be able to grant what he was about to ask. If he just shook it off and kept quite, he would regret it from beyond the grave. It was too important to him.

"What is it, Naruto?"

"Can you... grant me one last thing?" A nod. "I want to be buried with Sasuke, next to him."

Sorry if the second half's just corny. I felt I should've written more than just three handwritten pages, so I kept on writing from where I had left off at school (I had 2 hours in speech, what else was I going to do? D:). If it sucks, you can tell me in a civil manner, "It sucks." I prefer it over the flaming xD