The last chapter. What else is there to say?

Memories of Nobody

Epilogue: Death

"Sumimasen-yo, Orochimaru-sama. I am most truly sorry that I have lost. Demo, we'll meet again… I hope. Sayonara-dayo, O-ro-chi-ma-ru-sa-ma."

The words echoed in her head as she opened her eyes. She then blinked, "Where am I?"

Natsu found her body floating in darkness. She could see her reflection as she looked down at the floor, which appeared to be a pool of water. There were two white fish swimming in the pond and she found herself drawn to them – like she knew them from somewhere.

She then narrowed her eyes, biting her lip and thinking aloud.

"There were so many things I wanted to do with my life… become a well-known shinobi with legendary techniques, mentor a few of my own ninja and watch them become successful, then have some children of my own and watch them grow up." She swallowed, "But then… another part of me wanted to go find Sasori-san… and be turned into a puppet and live with him. I finally have an answer for him." She smiled a bittersweet smile, "If I was a puppet… my art would be immortal and would never cease to exist, like me."

She then gasped and hot tears streamed down her cheeks, "Now that I'm dead… will I be forgotten?" She then thought of the day when she asked Orochimaru-sama if she would be a nobody and he had reassured her.

She didn't think so now.

"Sasuke-kun will take his place in his heart and he'll forget all about me. I'll have never even existed. I'll just be an old picture that he'll sometimes look at and gaze at how beautiful I was… but will never recall how useful or unique my soul was."

She then collapsed, shrieking out, "But I never wanted to be a nobody!" She pounded at the floor, "NO! NO! NO!" Her cries of anguish echoed around in the black room, "But will he truly forget about me? He can't! How can you forget about someone you found, raised, and treasured? YOU CAN'T!" She then swallowed, "Can you?"

She then stood up, trying to bring herself together. Natsu then gasped. Everything around her was slowly fading away to a color of grey. And then, in the distance, she saw a huge get of white light. She squinted to see and saw that it was coming closer.

And then, she felt her body become at ease and closed her eyes.

When she opened them, she gasped out. Tears of joy flooded from her eyes as she saw her friends again. She hugged them both and broke down, not being able to contain the years of being alone.

'I'm not a nobody… I'm back with my friends again. My true friends.'

She then pulled apart from them and grinned, "Sashiburi da na-yo? Kutai-kun, Sha-chan?

A bittersweet end, da ne? Lucky for you, Natsu gets to be brought back to life AGAIN (boy does she get lucky) in my new story D e a t h (LIVE the LIMIT) which is a Bleach x Naruto x Gorillaz Crossover that involves a Ogawa Remekia (the Shinigami that brings Natsu to the Soul Society), Natsu, Shizen (the ninja who defeated Natsu), and Noodle (the guitarist from Gorillaz… and then some.) Look forward to the story, everyone!