After the war, Naruto was left with simple missions.
Instead, the world kept spinning and Sasuke was not with him, he had chosen to leave to atone for his sins.
I missed him a lot, it's nice to see him again during a mission, but it wasn't nice un...
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Naruto jumped from tree to tree, looking around for any activity or person, whether a bandit or a ninja.
He was calm, after all, the mission was simple and peaceful. He wanted to take it easy and appreciate his time alone. It would help clear his mind of all the thoughts that overwhelmed him.
It was very clear that the eye of the hurricane that his thoughts had become was Sasuke. He had accepted it and knew he had to let him go, that the man didn't want him in his life that way.
Perhaps, in no way.
That thought weighed on his heart because, much to his dismay, he could feel that it would be the final answer. It filled him with anguish and fear because he could tolerate not having the feelings or the relationship he so desired, but losing him entirely generated horror within him, his breath stuttered, and his soul ached.
Why were feelings so persistent? Why couldn't he let them go?
It was undoubtedly depressing and pathetic. And now he could do nothing because it was something already written; it was something marked since his childhood. He shouldn't have seen those penetrating black eyes. It was his sin, and now he was paying for it.
After spending some time heading toward his destination, he let himself fall onto a large tree. He sat on one of its long, sturdy branches and observed, he could hear everything clearly—the sounds of small animals, the leaves swaying in the wind. And if he concentrated even more, he could hear the birds flying above his head.
He also had to think and know how far his newly developed body could go. He knew he could choose between listening to things or not listening.
He was grateful it was this way because he would go crazy listening to everything at once, he would be more distracted than he intended. And that was bad. He lowered his head, emptied his mind, and stayed still. His breathing accompanied him. And that was fine. He knew his companion was asleep and did not want to disturb him.
So he kept his feelings and thoughts to himself as much as he could because he knew that carrying them was already difficult, and he didn’t want to drag his bad-tempered fox along. A smile crept onto his face at the thought of Kurama's bad mood.
He was also grateful to have him. He didn’t know how he would be without him. Just thinking about losing him made his eyes sting with tears.
And there he was again, being too sentimental.
At this point, it was impossible for him to stop being what he already was. He grew up this way and would continue this way. He sighed and looked at the sky; in a few hours, it would get dark. He had to move forward and then set up camp, or he could sleep in a tree.
He jumped down and continued running and jumping. But the thoughts kept persisting in his mind.
