Selfless

What is life ?

Welcome back to the chapter 72 of "Selfless".

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

"Demonic Voice"

"Flashback"

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Konoha – Naruto's apartment midnight

The moon shined dimly within the bedroom of Naruto and Kisara as they laid together.

"Naruto..."

"hmmm"

"What is life...?" Kisara murmured as she had her head on Naruto's chest, her eyes had deep longing in them.

Naruto looked up not noticing her sad expression responded, his eyes were sad as well particularly due to what happened.

"What do you mean" Naruto asked as his wife caressed his chest, particularly touching the tattoo.

"What do you see life as? How would you describe yourself towards the world before us?"

That was a difficult question.

"I don't know really" Kisara sighed, but Naruto carried on as he looked to the ceiling with longing eyes "but in this world everyone has dreams they want to fulfil. They have people they want to protect. To have revenge or to simply kill others"

"What about you?"

"Me" Naruto questioned getting Kisara to nod.

Naruto smiled sadly "I never had any of those" he sighed "when I look back now. I realise I was just an empty shell"

"Empty shell?" Naruto this time nodded.

"Yes. I lived my life just to simply live and then die. I had no goals nor did I have any dreams"

Naruto chuckled hollowly as he now got Kisara's attention.

"But that all changed when I met him"

"Him" Kisara was confused

Naruto nodded as he smiled still looking up "yes his name was Shinn"

"Shinn?"

Naruto smiled at the name "Yes. He came towards me one day screaming that his goal was to become strong. To be so strong that the world will know his name"

Kisara's eyes went wide, as Naruto carried on now chuckling "He said that I was strong as he saw me in action and tried to fight me. He was weak" Kisara smiled

"But the thing is" Naruto sighed

"What Is?"

"He kept coming back for more." Naruto smiled "even though I beat him, time and time again he still came back until one day before I knew it he shouted that I was his friend"

"Although I was surprised and never showed it. In time I accepted his company" Kisara listened intently.

"I asked him if he had parents. I thought maybe his parents would hate him being friends with me" Naruto frowned now "but he looked at me and smiled saying that he didn't have any"

"I was surprised and told him to go the orphanage, which made him smile sadly as he said that he was getting bullied there."

"He said that being here in the forest with me was more home than there. Once again I was surprised. A person liked living the pathetic life I was living. Not liking it at all I went to the orphanage and beat the bullies up so that he can leave and sleep on the comfortable bed at the orphanage. But instead of being happy he became angry."