I saw it all (Naruto Fan-fiction)

Ch 13: They Deserve It

A/N

As I mentioned in the previous chapters I made a playlist to support this story. Follow this link if you want to listen as you read (song 12 corresponds to this chapter)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2otIKWcR3th5fkswnUDXNe?si=28ca79e2d60f43fb

Naruto had been staring at the same blank stone wall for what seemed like hours.

How was he ever going to get that key from Jiraya and not alert the Leaf? 

Knowing his old sensei there was absolutely no way he'd give it up willingly. While it did rightfully belong to Naruto, the probability of Jiraya giving up the key that could, power a dangerous rogue ninja like himself up, was close to zero. And if he were to somehow lure the old sage out of Konoha there was the issue of killing him or keeping him alive. 

If he was completely honest with himself, he was still not sure if he had the heart to kill Jiraya. Ironic, if you count the number of kills he already had behind his belt. This whole ordeal was giving him the worst headache. Worst of it all he had to make up his mind soon. His time as an Akatsuki was running out, soon the only thing stopping Tobi from reaching his goal would be seling Naruto's tailed beast. It was their initial deal anyways. 

Naruto would assist the Akatsuki in reaching their objectives and in return he'd be granted a more or less safe place away from Konoha and prying shinobi that sought to hunt him down. Not ideal to be staying with people whose goals were to kill you eventually but it was all better than what he had to go through at "home". 

He really hated that place, better have no home than living in that hell. He often wondered how having a real home felt, the one you'd feel safe in when you walk through the door, the one that didn't smell like mold and had decaying wooden floorboards that creaked with every step, a home that brought warmth and happiness. Perhaps that type of life was never meant for him, a dream he'd wish to live in, but instead, his reality was a nightmare, the one filled with blood and agony.

He never really complained about his life, it was unfair, yes, but he had no say in it. He was handed that life of loneliness and solitude and his beaten up soul eventually ceased to feel anything. He hasn't cried in a while, no point in crying over something that happened in the past. But no matter how hard he tried sometimes feelings of pity would find their way to the surface and bubble up at the worst times.

'Why am I even questioning this? Of course, I'd have to kill him. And it's not like he doesn't deserve it. He knew everything, he knew my parents and yet he let me suffer for 13 years and never truly told me about them.'

'He lied, throwing in those subtle comparisons to the fourth Hokage, he knew it all and just kept it from me.' Naruto's thoughts kept spiraling, his growing anger letting his chakra seep through as it whirled around him in a storm of blue and orange. 

His eyes were now crimson red instead of the usual ocean blue.

'Calm yourself down kit!' Kurama growled in his head 'Save all of that anger for later and stop wasting your chakra.'

'Shut it you lazy fur ball!' Naruto yelled out.

Despite his annoyed demeanour, the flares of chakra that surrounded him just moments ago, started to dissipate, revealing a heaving blond boy on the ground, his once again crystal blues eyes shining behind the heap of blond hair.

"Th-thanks Kurama," said Naruto in between breaths.

Earning an understanding growl from the fox demon.