Both Kakashi and Zabuza paused as they felt it. Zabuza looked around in confusion,
Was it kakashi? No it was too strong…
But Kakashi knew exactly what it was and his face fell darkly. For Naruto to use THAT…..
He was going to kill them…
"No … I had no choice but to think that. I realized the most painful thing…"
Naruto continued to look down,
"What?"
Haku frowned,
"That in this world...I am a person who is unwanted."
When did Naruto start to think that same thought,
Unwanted… Unneeded…
No matter where he went or what he said no one saw him. They saw THAT man. A man that he looked identical too.
His father.
When he did something, they wanted better. When he said something, they wanted wiser.
He wasn't like his father,
He wasn't as fast as his father
As smart as his father
As cool as his father.
" you guys are really different huh?"
And then they would all leave… like he wasn't worth their time….
Like his was….
"When Zabuza said that he needed me...even if it was as a weapon"
Naruto watched as tears filled those brown eyes,
"I was happy…"
Night fell and tomorrow they would leave. Kakashi was officially ready to move and it was long past for them to return. Naruto sat in the tree staring at the star filled sky.
Haku had died protecting Zabuza, Zabuza died delivering revenge. Team seven survived though Sasuke had a real close call. And here Naruto sat looking at the sky,
"Unwanted"
"I was happy"
"Kill me"
"A shinobi is still a human…"
"If i could… I'd like to...go to the same place..as you…"
Naruto's fist clenched.
He had thought that him and Haku were the same but they weren't...Haku lied,
He was wanted.
"Yo"
Naruto looked down to see that familiar silver hair standing at the base of the tree,
"What?"
Kakashi stared at him but Naruto knew he wouldn't know what he was thinking, Kakashi just didn't have the insight,
"I was worried"
Naruto rolled his eyes, now that there was no enemies he was keeping him in sight when not too long ago he fell asleep in the woods and just happened to meet….
"I want to kiss you"
Naruto broke from his thoughts his cheeks flushed and he stuttered,
"Wh...what are you saying?!"
But Kakashi just watched him not moving closer or climbing up the tree like he knew he could do,
"I want to kiss you"
Naruto was going to yell,
"I want to hold you…"
He sighed instead,
"To protect you...i…"
It was too dark to see what was filtering in that charcoal eye so Naruto was caught off guard,
"You didn't hurt anyone.."
His breath hitched and he looked away,
"I know"
They fell silent and naruto just wished the man would leave, just let him have some space. He wasn't even thinking about THAT so why did this man always have to…
"Then why are you so far away?"
Naruto looked at him. And he wondered would he give his life for him? or would Kakashi throw his life away first.
"Don't run away from me"
Naruto continued to look at the man. If kakashi tried to kill him would he still try and bring him back? Would Kakashi do the same for him?
"Naruto…"
Often, he often sounded this needy and pleading.
Haku was a liar.
Haku was needed and wanted by Zabuza…
"Naruto..come down"
Haku was not just a tool like he thought…
"Naruto.. Please…"
But Naruto was a liar too. Because even as the man pleaded he didn't dare get closer and Naruto sat in the tree unmoving as he stared into a now desperate dark eye,
Naruto was not unwanted….
"Naruto i need you…"
He just wanted more.
So yes I skipped over a butt ( and I only use that word when I write I don't actually use it in speech) load of stuff BUT! I didn't want to go over the other stuff. In this timeline the same thing kinda happens which is what I lead it to so I figure why rewrite everything.