"I shouldn't have left him alone…" Sakura cried. "Sweetie, you can't blame yourself." Ino said, handing her a cup of coffee, she was up all night at the hospital. Tsunade walked down the hall, "Naruto wants to see you." She smiled softly. "I don't know if I can right now…" Sakura cried. "You need to talk to him." Tenten said, placing a hand on her shoulder. Sakura sighed and walked down the hall.

Sakura didn't glance at Naruto until she sat down next to his bed. Her hand was shaking as she placed it on top of Naruto's. Her tear glossed green eyes stared into his blue ones. "Naruto…why?" she whispered. "Sakura…" he said. "I knew you were unhappy, but you really want to kill yourself?! What would I do without you?! What would this village do without you?!" Sakura yelled. Naruto started crying. "I love you Naruto…" she whispered. "I'm sorry…" Naruto cried.

Outside the window, once again, Sasuke Uchiha sat.

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Sakura sat in Tsunade's office, listening to the clock tick, and avoiding Tsunade's stare. "I need you to help me kill Sasuke." Sakura said. "I had a feeling that's what you wanted to talk to me about." Tsunade said. "Naruto tried to kill himself last night…he's going crazy over this, Sasuke needs to go." Sakura said. "But don't you think Naruto will just kill himself if Sasuke dies?" Tsunade asked. "We will keep him safe with constant surveillance and counseling." Sakura smiled. There was silence for a long time. "Maybe Naruto will heal over time…I will assemble a team, I'm sure it won't be hard to find people, especially after this." Tsunade said with sad eyes. It was settled, they were going to kill Sasuke Uchiha.

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It had been a week since Naruto's suicide attempt, Sakura was sitting at his house, making them some hot tea. She sat across from him at the kitchen table. She poured the boiling water over the teabag and pushed the cup in his direction. He looked up at her. Sakura's heart broke every time she looked into his eyes. Desperation, pain, and tiredness lingered in his irises. She popped open his pill bottle and handed him his medication. He just looked at it, with disgust. He took it, popped it in his mouth, took a sip of tea and swallowed. "Thank you…" Sakura whispered. "Yeah." Naruto said with anger. Naruto didn't even talk to her the same anymore. Sakura just stood up and walked away, crying. Naruto slammed his chair against the counter as he stood up. He flung the tea cup across the room, shattering it.

He took a few deep breaths and looked at the mess he had made, this wasn't him. He knelt down to clean up his mess. "Don't…I got it." Sakura smiled, sniffling a little. Naruto watched her, then without thinking, he grabbed her face and kissed her. Sakura froze, she just looked at him. Naruto stood up shakily. He pushed his hair out his face and just walked away without looking at her. Sakura broke down in the puddle of tea and broken glass on the floor and cried.

"Why the fuck did I do that?!" Naruto screamed at his bathroom mirror. He had no escape. His floor was now wooden, his medicine cabinet was locked, and he had no hiding spaces that weren't inspected every day. He felt like a prisoner. He spit his medication out in the trashcan, he hadn't taken a single pill since he left the hospital. He looked in the mirror at a person he didn't recognize, and for the first time, Naruto noticed the toll everything had taken on him. He was pale, his hair had no life to it, he was skinny, and his eyes had dark circles beneath them. He turned on the shower, as hot as it could be and he stepped in. He cried until the water turned ice cold. He stepped out of the shower and wrapped himself in his towel. He walked out of the bathroom, Sakura was just now cleaning up the mess he made. He walked faster to his room. He slipped on a white t-shirt and a pair of orange boxers and crawled under the covers. He needed to sleep.

A few hours went by and Sakura was still numb. She sipped slowly at her chamomile tea. Her hands were still shaking. She didn't know what possessed Naruto to kiss her, she as well he knew that it was bullshit. He truly was going crazy. She walked down the hall and opened Naruto's door. He was softly snoring, she smiled. She walked up to him and kissed him on the cheek before leaving the room. "It's okay, I forgive you…" she whispered and shut the door.

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A few hours went by and Naruto awoke with a start. He looked up and Sasuke was sitting in his window sill. "There is just a dream…" Naruto squeezed his eyes shut. "Naruto." Sasuke whispered. "THIS IS JUST A DREAM!" Naruto yelled. Naruto looked up and Sasuke was sitting on his bed. "I'm afraid not." Sasuke said, smirking. "Just do it…kill me…please." Naruto cried. "Shhhh." Sasuke said, placing a finger to his lips. "We are going to go somewhere and talk." Sasuke said. Naruto nodded, he wasn't dreaming. He blinked and he was in the field where Team 7 became one. Sasuke sat across from him. "I have to be dreaming…" Naruto whispered, shut his eyes tight, and reopened them, but Sasuke was still there. "Naruto…" Sasuke said again. "WHAT?!" Naruto screamed. "Be quiet." Sasuke snapped. There was silence for a while. Naruto lifted a shaky hand to Sasuke's face. "You…you're actually here." He said. Sasuke nodded slowly. Naruto flung his arms around Sasuke. Naruto was shocked when Sasuke held him closer. Naruto cried into Sasuke's chest for what seemed like forever. "Naruto…please stop crying, I'm tired of seeing you cry." He whispered. Naruto looked at him. "How can you be tired of it? This is the first time you've seen me cry!" Naruto said. Sasuke was silent. "I've been watching you for a while now…" Sasuke said. "And you haven't said anything?!" Naruto yelled, pushing back against Sasuke's chest. "I was waiting for the right time." He said. "I tried to commit suicide last week!" Naruto yelled. "Why do you think I finally showed myself?" Sasuke asked. Naruto went silent. "I've been dying inside because of you…" Naruto cried. "I know." Sasuke said. There was more silence, each of them trying to figure out what to say. "Naruto, I have to tell you something." Sasuke said. Naruto looked at him. "Sakura is planning a mission…to kill me." Sasuke said. "No…she wouldn't…" Naruto said. Sasuke just nodded. "Why should I trust you?" Naruto asked. "I'm not saying you should, I'm just telling you what I know." Sasuke said, standing up. "You ready to go home?" he asked. "No…" Naruto cried. Sasuke picked him up off the ground. "We can meet in secret like this, every night, but you can't give any hints that I'm around. I came back for you." Sasuke said. Naruto would do anything for Sasuke, he just needed to be with him. "I promise." Naruto whispered.

Sasuke took Naruto back home and sat on his bed with him. The moon was shining through the window, Sasuke looked down at Naruto's arms, marred with years of self-abuse. He traced the scars with his fingertips, sending chills up Naruto's spine. Sasuke looked up and smiled at him softly. He cupped Naruto's cheek with his hand and kissed him on the other cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow." Sasuke smiled. "Okay…" Naruto whispered. Sasuke walked towards the window. "Sasuke!" Naruto yelled. Sasuke looked back at him. "I love you." Naruto whispered. "I love you too." Sasuke said and left. Naruto lied down and for the first time in a very long time, he smiled.