(Naruto The Last Movie AU)
After returning from his 2-year redemption journey for an emergency mission, Naruto and Sasuke are forced to confront their feelings for each other. Naruto believes his feelings for Sasuke are just wishful thinking, while...
I hold Sasuke's limp body in my arms, dissociating from reality.
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Is this real? This can't be real, right? This pain in my heart...what is this? Hatred? Guilt?
I shove my hand into my back pocket and pull out the broken moon charm necklace I got for him. I grip it tightly in my hand, while my other hand supports Sasuke's head. I bring his head close to my chest, hoping that maybe that could lessen the pain in my heart.
But it only feels worse.
For a second, I experience a flashback from our first mission together as Genin in the Land of Waves, remembering how Sasuke protected me.
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I shut my eyes, only feeling more heartbreak from the memory.
Nothing changed since then. He protected me then, and protected me now. All because I was nothing but a burden, both then and now.
I feel nothing but pain, coldness, and darkness. Is this it? Is this the feeling that Sasuke had been carrying with him daily? Was it my fault for trying to force love on him?
This was only a fraction of what he felt daily. All the hatred, all the darkness...I finally understand now. How it felt for him to carry the burden of the world's hate. I pushed him to love this world, but I ignored the lack of love the world gave him.
But I couldn't help but feel angry. I would've been happy dying if it meant I could keep Sasuke alive. Why did he interfere?
Sakura, Hinata, Shikamaru, and Sai catch up to us, discovering the whole ordeal. They take it all in, watching me grieve as I hold Sasuke's lifeless body in my arms.
I stare at his face. His beautiful face. Even in death, he still has that trademark Uchiha smirk that gets me every time. No...this time it's more than that. It's a genuine smile. For once, he actually looks genuinely happy. Like he is at peace.
That idiot doesn't regret it at all, does he? I smile for a moment, wishing that he could call me a loser just one more time.
Then it hits me. He can't. Because he's actually gone. I promised him I'd die with him. I promised I'd bear all the burden of his hatred. And I failed.
I ball my fists and shut my eyes, feeling all of the hatred, guilt, and anger rise up.
Hugging his head close to my chest, I tearfully let out the most painful, deafening scream.
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But the scream falls upon deaf ears, as I hear nothing but painful silence after.
