Re; Naruto

Silent Scream

Trigger Warning: Sexual assault on minor.

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Naruto was on his ice-cream run. The weather had gotten warmer and summer was around the corner. He was busy skating around the neighborhood for Family Mart when he heard someone grunting. He does not like the sound of that. Though he would rather not look for the origin of the sound, as in Japan fighting is a big offence and that includes bystander that watch the fight, Naruto has this annoying thing called 'saving people' problem.

He hopped up the electric pole and took the higher vantage to spy without being in the situation. His trained eyes caught sight of movements between two building. A larger shadow was...humping someone smaller. Blood running cold with fury, Naruto hopped down and immediately rushed towards the scene. However by the time he reached, the larger shadow had walked out the alley nothing had happened. Naruto pretended to look for his phones in his pocket while the man whistled away into the night.

Once he was far enough, Naruto dropped the act and skated into the alley. He had marked this alley as problem corner when he first arrived but he didn't expect this kind of problem. He prayed to the Sage that it was not a kid. He prayed that it wasn't anyone but above all, not a child. Punishment for assaults in Japan sucks. If it was anything other than the genitalia, it was considered "crime of forcible indecency" and not rape. The punishment for that is just 6 months in jail but not more than 10 years. It was why even if someone get molested, reporting felt useless.

There have been something called the "Flower Demo" protesting the weak law but Naruto digress. It was the fact that something like this happened but none of the people around him warned each other meant that it was done by people who have close relation. Close enough no one would question their innocence. Perhaps even family members.

It made the blond sick.

He reached the victim who had just done pulling their pants up and Naruto mentally cursed. From what he understands, only women can apply for rape crime. Assault done between men isn't acknowledged but he had heard that the law had changed a few years back. But just because the law had changed does not mean everyone acknowledged it. But then that annoyance turned into a deep fury when he recognized the quietly crying boy.

He called out, "Inuzuka?"

Kiba jumped and looked behind him, wet eyes wide and fearful. He then scowled, "What do you want, Gaijin?"

Naruto stared at him, taking note that he's tense and defensive. Naruto relaxed his posture. Victims of sexual assault tended to ignore the crime for emotional and psychological defensive purposes.

So he deflected, "Want to join me for ice-cream?"

Kiba was stumped, "Huh?"

Kiba numbly followed the blond, ignoring the stickiness between his legs and the pain in his back. He kept telling himself that he fell and that's why he's hurting. It'll go away. It always goes away. He just has to hold on for a few more days. Maybe spend more time outside. He blinked as Naruto handed him a durian flavored ice-cream. He looked at the blond, mind running.

He just needed to stay outside where the monster can't touch him. His usual strategy doesn't seem to work. Sleeping in darkened corner outside the house had proven to be futile. He suckled on the sweet treat, mind racing for survival.

He's not friend with Tempest.

But he could change that, right?

Kiba scowled. Oh who was he kidding? The blond totally saw what had happened or at least guessed. He must be feeling disgusted.