A week after I got back to training, Jinora taught me how to do the transformation jutsu. She even taught me a barrage that she made herself. She calls it the lighting barrage because when someone uses it they move as fast as lighting.
A week after that everything got difficult for both Akito and Yuno. Terrible rumors about Akito started going around the village, like Akito got leader Tenshi killed on purpose. Yuno did her best to let everyone know that none of the rumors were true.
I tried to help her with proving Akito didn't do anything that the rumors said he did but no one believed us. The villagers started treating him like how the leaf treated me with hateful glares, whispers, throwing things, and called him a traitor.
Everyone excepted me, mom, dad, Ikki, Jinora, Niles, Yuno, Shakira, Yuko, Levi, and Damien believed that Akito was a traitor but we knew that he wasn't. Even if he was I wouldn't care because… I love him more than anything in this world.
Three months before naruko's tenth birthday, naruko was sitting by the same pond where naruko and Akito were reunited. Naruko heard someone walking behind her then she heard them say "hey kitty". Naruko turned her head and she saw that it was Akito.
Naruko smiled with her cheeks tinted red. "Hey Akito". Akito walked next to her and asked "is this seat taken?" Naruko giggled and said "no that seat's not taken". Akito sat down next to naruko.
"Hey I wanted to ask you something" Akito said. "What is it?" Naruko asked. "What do you want for your birthday?" Akito asked. Naruko eyes widened in shock and whispered "a date with you". "Huh?" Akito got closer to naruko "what did you say kitty?" Akito asked. Naruko's face went bright red as she moved back a bit flustered and said "n-nothing I didn't say anything".
Both Akito and naruko were silent for a couple of minutes. Akito kept staring at naruko waiting for her to answer his question. Naruko just looked forward with her fist over her heart, her cheeks redder that a tomato with her heart beating fast.
Naruko then said shyly "y-you k-know you r-really don't need to get me a-anything for my b-birthday Akito". Akito looked at naruko confused and asked "why wouldn't I get you anything for your birthday?".
Naruko stood up "I tried telling my family and friends that they don't have to do anything special for me. I mean I got what I wanted friends, a family, and a village that doesn't hate me. After all I don't deserve it" naruko said. Akito stood up and asked "what do you mean?".
"I-I'm not someone people should waste their time on. When I lived in Konoha everyone would tell me everyday I'm a walking mistake who's life doesn't mean anything. I'm just a curse who shouldn't be here" naruko said.
'Naruko' Akito thought then grabbed naruko's hands and placed them in his hands. "Kitty I can't believe that you thought this way about yourself. Everything you said about yourself isn't true" Akito said. Naruko didn't say anything she just put her head on Akito's shoulder.
"Kitty you don't live in Konoha anymore so I don't get why you still feel that way about yourself. That's all in the past. You're not a curse or a walking mistake , you're a beautiful blessed girl who has a bunch of people who love and care about you" Akito said.
Naruko looked at Akito and said "You think I'm beautiful and blessed?" "Everyone thinks that you are you're parents, siblings, friends, even my mom thinks so. Naruko you've got everything any other girl wished they'd had long soft beautiful hair, big beautiful eyes, soft sun kissed skin, and amazing looks" Akito said.
Akito let go of naruko hands then activated his hitokon and created a rose out of thin air. He handed it to her naruko who was just speechless "there is no need to feel that way about yourself kitty. You're not alone anymore you've got me, your parents, siblings, and friends. You even get praised by almost everyone in the village, kitty you're beyond blessed" Akito said as he got closer to naruko.
Naruko on the other hand was speechless, still trying to process what Akito was telling her. Looking at the rose he made for her with his hitokon, naruko looked back up at Akito who was a couple inches away from her face.
"Aki-" before naruko could finish saying his name Akito did something that caught her completely off guard. Akito kissed naruko on the cheek. Akito broke the kiss then took the rose out of her hand and put the flower in her hair.
"If you ever wanna talk or need help with anything let me know cause all I want is for you to be happy and smile". As Akito turned to leave he said "don't worry about my question I know what to get you". Naruko was left there blushing like crazy then she passed out.
After that I didn't wake up until the next day. When I got home I got grounded for making my parents so worried. Akito helped me realize how important I am to him and everyone else. There is no doubt in my mind that I love that guy but I'll never forget the day… that I lost the love of my life.
Akito and I were walking through the forest to get some things off our minds when all of a sudden we were attacked by an assassin. We tried to fight him but he was just too strong for us. We tried to loss him but we couldn't get that far from him because we were wounded pretty bad from trying to fight him.
After an hour of running, Akito fell onto his knees from exhaustion. "AKITO" naruko shouted. She ran to him and said "Akito come on we've gotta leave before we both get killed". "You mean you have to leave before you get killed" Akito said. "W-what are you talking about?" Naruko asked with her eyes watering.
Akito told me that he used up to much energy fighting so he couldn't run anymore but I still had a chance to get away. He said that he'd stay behind to buy me some time. I, of course, said no but after some bickering I realized that I couldn't change his mind. Even if I managed to change his mind how would we get back. Akito couldn't run and I can't carry him so I had not chose but to run and leave Akito.
As soon as I realized that I couldn't save him, I fell to my knees and started crying. "Kitty before you go there is one last thing I wanna do" Akito said. Naruko ,wiping her tears away, asked "what is it?" Akito lifted naruko's chin and kissed her on the lips.
When I got back to the village I immediately went to the police station and told them what happened. They launched a search team for Akito. Three months went by and the search team hadn't found Akito.
Then one day, me, my family, friends, and Yuno were at the police station because they the police called us in to talk to us. When the police chief came out of his office he told us something heartbreaking, they decided to call off the search and had presumed Akito to be dead. Even though they hadn't found Akito's body they had a lot of evidence that Akito died. Yuno started crying at the fact that she first lost her husband then her son. I feel to my knees heartbroken and crying my eyes out.
I was devastated that the very first person I loved died. I never wanted to go through that experience ever again but… never had I'd thought that I'd go through that exact same pain two more times.
