Since The Beginning (Naruhina)

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3rd person pov;

Naruto had defeated Pain. Yes, he had. All alone by himself he has defeated Pain. He had defeated Nagato's mindset and had brought peace to him along with Konan.

The loss of Jiraiya still made his heart twist in a very bad way but the thought of defeating Pain had brought a peace within him.

His village was destroyed. But they could rebuild it right? They can start again and they could start together. Everything will be alright. Everything...

These were Naruto's thought while coming back and soon he felt his legs giving up. He had already used too much energy and the slug, of lady Katsuyu in his shoulder wasn't enough for his chakra supply.

The moment he felt like he was about to fall over, he felt his chin hitting something hard. The sooner he felt like he was being picked up, he realised who it was.

"Sensei."

A smile made its way on his face as he saw his Sensei infront of him and picking him up.

"Rest, Naruto. You have done enough."

Naruto smiled and rested his body against Kakashi while Kakashi continued to carry him. Naruto could feel another wave of peace wash over him as he saw his Sensei full well and fine.

"I am hard to carry, aren't I?" Naruto said with a tired smile and he could feel Kakashi smiling too.

"You've grown up." Kakashi commented making Naruto smile even more brighter.

Soon after the village came into view Kakashi stopped and helped Naruto to get down from his back. Naruto could stand now. The slug, of Lady Katsuyu has poured enough chakra to him.

He walked first and saw all the villagers waiting outside of the village. If he was little then he would have hated it but no this time he didn't.

The villagers weren't looking at him with a nasty or disgusting glare. They were smiling at him. All of them were. A new feeling of being acceptance, made sparks go down within his body and he felt waves of happiness wash over him.

As soon as he went inside the crowd his old teammate came into view. He smiled towards her but in the end got an unexpected reply.

He felt her body against him and her hands wrapping against his neck. He was a little shocked to receive such warming affection from his teammate who used to punch him all the time and now out of blue is hugging him.

This hug warmed his heart nonetheless but he never got the time to hug her back cause before that she had pulled away. He looked at Sakura with a small assuring smile and Sakura returned one.

Before he could open his mouth to say something again he felt his body rising from the ground and a lots of cheers almost deaf-ing his ears.

"Uzumaki Naruto!! Hail Ho!!"

"Uzumaki Naruto!! Our Hero!!"

"Uzumaki Naruto!! Hail Ho!!"

"Uzumaki Naruto!! Our Hero!!"

He felt his body jumping between the air and then tha hands of the villagers. Even though he was tired, he could never be tired of this. It was the goal. It was his goal. His goal of becoming the hero of the Konoha.

He was no longer a monster. He, no longer, was the Jinchurki of the Kyuubi. He was Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto. Konoha's Uzumaki Naruto.

"GUYS!!! PUT ME DOWN!!! MY BACK IS HURTING!!!"

He said with the brightest and widest smile of his and while being in the air.  Soon he felt all the villagers slowly putting him back and finally after being in the air for what he felt so long, he felt his feets touching the ground.