"I don't know how to feel.. I've never felt a mother's love."
"I see something in you that I've never seen in anyone. Great power."
"I'm your protector. I've been protecting you all this years- Since you were a kid."
"Please, save me."
When a 12 yea...
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M/n's body stirred, slightly groaning as he blinked against the harsh light of the sunlit sky. He laid on the ground for a few seconds before he began to push himself upright, but his arms buckled underneath him, sending him back to the cold, moist ground.
"I.. have to get back." He mumbled out in a single breath, using his left over strength to pick himself back up, his burning desire to get back to the bridge grew more intense.
He sluggishly pulled himself together, taking a few steps to get used to using his legs again. 'I'm coming guys, just wait for me.' He had passed through the town that suspiciously seemed empty. His brows furrowed together, noticing he hadn't sensed any people since he had arrived.
"What the hell? Where is everyone?" He trotted deep into the town before he fully sprinted, running towards the bridge. The more he took, the more worried he became. Did Zabuza and Haku attack the villagers?
He thought as he ran faster, a million possibilities running through his mind. M/n narrowed his eyes when he saw a mob of people blocking the entrance of the bridge. It was the villagers.
"What are they doing here?" He pushed through the crowd, until he got to the front, seeing his team looking down at what seemed two bodies.
He slowly approached the group, his eyes landing on the dead. It was Zabuza and Haku. Eyes widening, he saw the way they held peaceful expressions on their final moments.
"Guys..?"
The team and Tazuna froze, hearing M/n's voice after he had been missing for a while. Naruto immediately turned, eyes watering as soon as he spotted his best friend.
"M/n!" Naruto gasped, rushing forward and bringing the h/c haired boy into a tight hug. "I- I thought you were dead!" Tears dripped on M/n's shoulder, wetting his clothes but he didn't care, he was more worried about Naruto.
"It takes a lot to make me go away." M/n gave him a closed eye smile, Naruto's lips trembling as he looked at him with teary eyes.
"M/n!" Another body collided against M/n's back, an iron grip holding him down. "You're alive." Sakura choked out, her voice cracking with emotion. She sobbed, raw and guttural that carried the weight of someone close she thought she had lost.
M/n appreciated that they were worried about him but he was literally getting cried on, wetting his shirt. And also, he has being squeezed to death. If the ocean didn't kill him, Naruto and Sakura will.
"You idiot." Sasuke said, his tone of relief and angry. He slapped the back of M/n's head, getting a yelp from the boy. "You scare us like that again, and I'll kill you myself."
M/n dramatically cried, whining at the Uchiha. "You don't have to hit me like that." Sasuke scoffed with a tiny smile but it quickly disappeared.
"Glad to see you, M/n." Kakashi said as he approached him, hands in his pockets like always. For a long time, Kakashi had carried the loss of his close friends, holding into that scar that he hid down deeply but never healed.
