The Hokage's Will by Airheaded dude

Chapter Eight: Disillusioned

The Hokage's Will

Chapter Eight: Disillusioned

"Mama! Mama! Look!" A three year old Naruto shouted, holding the sleeve of his mother, tugging it with all of his might, a childish grin plastered on his face as he held out a paper with doodles and colours from a three year old.

The lady with the red hair then kneeled down, looking at the paper her son drew. A gentle smile escaped her lips.

"This is wonderful, Naru-chan! Is this me?"

Naruto nodded fervently.

Kushina smiled and embraced her son lovingly feeling proud and happy for her son's affection.

Naruto peeked in the small dark room in the dead of the night, carrying a small blanket with him, the boy then gently woke his mother, shoving her arm.

Kushina woke up, dishevelled from her sudden abruption in her sleep, seeing the crying form of Naruto, carrying a small blanket.

"Mama, I had a nightmare… I dreamt I was being eaten by a monster!"

The blonde ushered between sobs, Kushina gently smiled and moved to the side of her bed, motioning for Naruto to come over.

The small boy then climbed the bed as Kushina uttered to her son, "Don't worry, Mama's here, I won't let anything happen to you."

Naruto felt the comfortable bliss of sleep once again, as he slowly dozed off in Kushina's embrace.

Thunder echoed throughout the hallways, as Naruto was startled awake, the boy immediately got up as he began to cry again, he looked around and then got down, he got through the familiar room he had always went, once he was inside, he found the bed empty.

Panicking, the blonde began looking around the house, running to where his little legs could take him. He ran around, the house, looking at the bathroom, then to the living room, shouting for his mother,

"Mama! Mama! Where are you!?" He shouted, throughout the darkness of their house as rain began pelting from outside, thunder echoed again to the hallway of the small house

"I had a nightmare!" Naruto continued between sobs, holding his closed hands to his eyes, trying to dry out the tears.

"Where are you mama?" Naruto continued

Thunder echoed throughout the house, a rainstorm had occurred that night, Naruto was crying, calling out for his beloved mother's voice,

"I'm scared! I'm cold! Where did you go?"

"Right here, Naruto-chan…"

Naruto instantly dashed towards the area where he had heard the voice of his beloved mother, who was kneeling on the ground, sweat falling from her brow as she looked absolutely dishevelled and tired, Naruto, in distraught, charged towards her mother and embraced her,

"I had a nightmare again!" He began, as he embraced her, Kushina hugged his little child in the back, ignoring the pain on her back. She lulled Naruto in her sweet embrace. She gritted her teeth, unknown to Naruto, as the pain of the poisoned Kunai started doing its job. It was acting fast, coursing through her body like quicksilver. She knew she was going to die and leave Naruto behind, but not before giving Naruto, one last goodbye.

As the young blonde hugged her with all his might, Kushina felt her resolve collapse a little. Embracing Naruto in the tightest way as she can, she couldn't show the distraught face of a mother now, Naruto needed her.

In the midst of her endearing and final embrace, Kushina began to sing to her son.

Hush little baby, don't say a word