Got a bit of an odd request at the bottom...
"Naruto," a voice said, causing the blonde to turn around with a huge grin on his face, one that the voice knew to be fake. It was a common ruse he would use to convince someone that he wasn't hurting, wasn't blaming himself. "It's alright, it's just me."
"What are you talking about?" Naruto asked in confusion, but in his eyes, she could see the pain telling him that he was exposed, that he wasn't fooling her.
Her arms encircled him gently, pulling him into a hug as she stroked his sunshine hair while whispering. "It's alright, it's not your fault."
"W-what?" Naruto asked weakly, feeling himself giving in to the pain. Tears started stinging in the edges of his eyes. "D-don't do this to me..."
The voice simply closed her eyes and continued to stroke the back of his head gently, repeating herself. "It's alright..."
Finally the dam broke, and he clung onto her as though she was the only thing keeping him in this world and not flung off into space. It broke her heart knowing that there was nothing else she could do, just let him cry out all the pain, all the hurt, all the anguish he went through in life, every last bit falling from his dazzling blue eyes.
There was never anything more she could do, because he wouldn't allow anyone else to do more. She would always be here for him to cry out all the negativity out. He was the hero of the Elemental Nations and its people, so the least anyone could do would be to recognize him as a human.
She felt Naruto's body relaxing, and pulled back. "It's alright," she said once again, a tender smile on her face, one reflected earnestly from the blonde.
"Thank you," Naruto offered with a heartfelt smile as he broke their eye lock, looking down the road. "I'll bring you some gifts later..."
"You don't have to, just some pretty flowers near my place is all I ask," she corrected, wiping his cheek. "Thank you for the thought."
"It's the least I could do," Naruto answered gently as he closed his eyes. "It's time..."
"It's alright, I'll be here... forever," the voice answered as she faded into darkness, a moment later Naruto's eyes opened up, waking up slumped over the table he'd been filling out a mission report on. Reaching out, he grabbed a picture that rested over the desk and traced the cheek of the woman from his dreams. She would always be there, because he had failed her once.
Her last words would always linger in his ears, "It's alright Naruto, I'll watch over you from the next life," she whispered before the light faded out of her eyes and she slipped away.
"It's alright."
Who is the person saying "It's alright?"