Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
A.N: Before you read this chapter I suggest that you reread the past six chapters because I rewrote some dialogue and tweaked a few things here and there.
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He snapped his head to the side. Something was coming. Someone really fast and in this direction. He had to leave, now.
Sai gave him a searching gaze.
"I need to go"
He walked out of the house without so much as a back ways glance. And started running, so fast that he became a blur to the human eye.
They were coming, coming for him.
He had to run faster, if he didn't he was sure they would corner him.
He wouldn't allow that to happen, no he had to be as far away from them as possible.
Well he'd try his best.
He smelled something different, getting closer so close.
Another vampire!
Who the hell was this guy, and why hadn't he noticed him before.
This other vampire was running behind him now.
"Fight me" was all this vampire said.
Naruto glared at him.
"I don't have time to fight with someone like you" Naruto said coldly.
Naruto picked up his speed leaving the other vampire in the dust.
"Wrong answer" was the ominous words the vampire muttered as he left.
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Naruto cursed Kyuubi had him pinned against a tree.
"Naruto come back"
"Leave me alone" Naruto growled out.
As he said this he kneed Kyuubi right in the stomach making Kyuubi lurch and stumble back.
He took off.
Jiraiya and Tsunade had not followed by Kyuubi's orders.
Now this chase was between him and Kyuubi.
"Naruto you have to come back, your not well" Kyuubi shouted from behind.
Naruto shook his head "You don't understand"
"Understand what? That your in denial, that your slowly killing yourself inside. Naruto tell me what I don't understand" Kyuubi yelled angrily.
Naruto had stopped and so had Kyuubi.
"I saw him die" Naruto whispered.
"Who? Arashi" Kyuubi questioned.
"No, both of them. I saw both them die"
"You weren't the one who saw Madara die, it was Jiraiya who saw"
"I've had nightmares, ever since Arashi died. I've had nightmares about him.. About his death"
Kyuubi listened as Naruto continued talking.
"But instead of seeing that hunter stab him…I saw myself holding the blade, I might as well have killed him in reality…it was my fault that he died"
"Naruto, we've talked about this. It wasn't your fault" Kyuubi tried to reason.
"Shut up! It was my fault because the moment he met me his fate was sealed. Same with Madara. They died because I choose them…because I couldn't fucking stand being alone…..because I was selfish and wanted them to live forever!" Naruto yelled.
'And even you will die someday…… because I choose you' Naruto morbidly thought.
Kyuubi looked at Naruto worriedly.
"Before Madara died, I had a nightmare where I saw him die. I never told him, and if I had warned maybe he wouldn't have been killed by Orochimaru"
"Why didn't you tell me?" Kyuubi asked.
"I didn't want any of you to know, it was bad enough that you thought I was already loosing it"
"We never thought you were-"
"Don't lie to me…I know everything" Naruto shouted.
Naruto clutched his head in pain.
"They're getting worse much…much worse…….and I can't stop them"
Kyuubi reached forward.
"Don't touch me!" Naruto yelled.
Kyuubi froze.
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Kyuubi didn't know what to do. He truly didn't know what to do.
They had already lost Arashi and Madara and even now they were slowly losing Naruto as well.
It seemed that yet again he was powerless…weak.
He should have seen this coming, Naruto had always been the type to keep everything bottled up, and now it seemed that some of his true emotions and insecurities were arising.
Naruto's mental health had been questioned before but, it seemed that it had been as they feared…he was losing it.
And to make it worse, Naruto knew what they had been thinking all along, even when they blocked these thoughts out with others.
Naruto had seen through them, just like always.
And here he thought that it was a good idea to keep their doubts a secret.
It really did work against them, and now he couldn't remedy the situation.
There was one thing that Naruto hated doing.
Running away.
And then it clicked.
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Naruto stepped back, ready to leave.
"Naruto, running away won't make things better" Kyuubi said thickly.
Naruto glanced at him then he glanced at the forest around.
"Nothing will make it better"
Yes….Nothing……not even you, Kyuubi, can make this better.
Tbc….