A Ninja Heart (Naruto Fanfic,Completed)

Far away

She was suffering from serious damage,suffering from the bleeding that had once again caused her pain. So much pain..She couldn't breath very well,but she'd live. Naruto's rasengan had been quite strong,but it wouldn't be enough to take her whole life away in vain. 

However,it wouldn't really be in vain,would it? She'd save Sasuke,and he'd get away,make his own choices and live up to his goals..She knew,she simply knew,that Sasuke would make the right decision. 

"Narumi!" Sasuke's voice was in reach,and his face came into sight as well as his touch became aware. His hand slipped under her neck and brought her face up,his face full of shock and pain. She couldn't have teleported very far away..Not with the little energy she had left..She had more than enough chakra,but she was unable to use it in this state.. The rasengan had hit her almost healed wound from Sasuke's chidori blade. 

Therefor,they must be very close to the place where her friends were.. "Hang on. I'll get help,I'll figure out something,just stay in place!" 

Sasuke was about to get up,about to pick up her body in his arms,but she would refuse to do that. She needed to stay in one place,and get energy..She had to rest for some time now.. That rasengan had been very powerful,and it was a wonder she was still alive to be honest.

"No...Sasuke." she said,feeling the light blood slowly falling from her mouth. She wouldn't die here..she knew that. But,if she kept spitting out words,she'd die eventually. 

"Narumi,you need help!" Sasuke said,his look desperate. "Somebody! Help!" he shouted out in the air,looking everywhere. But Narumi did the one thing she saw fitting. Narumi slowly,trembling,laid her hand on Sasuke's cheek. 

"Come home." she whispered,looking up at him as he solemnly looked down on her. His eyes never softened,they were filled with panic and pain. And tears were visible in his eyes..Or maybe Narumi was just imagening it. 

"I..I can't." he said,painfully,gritting his teeth. 

"Y-you can.." she breathed out,rubbing his cheek with her thumb now. "Is it not..not clear that I'd give my life for you..?" 

"I don't want you to do that,Narumi!" he said,his hair in his eyes,his voice filled with anger and pain. Narumi was too weak to realize it,but she felt a drop falling from his face onto her cheek,and was sure that it was the drop of his tears. 

"All my life..All of if..I've always wanted to protect you,even when I was attacking you,I did my best not to hurt you! But you got hurt,because I couldn't be suspicious. Don't you see that I'm scum? I love you and yet I desire the fake sight of loyalty instead of the woman I love? I can't come home! I can't because all I will do is hurt you,emotionally and physically,Narumi!" he said,his one hand clutching into fists. Narumi smiled. 

She was indeed in pain,but she smiled because the words somehow made everything in her body stronger than ever. Her wounds may not have healed,but her heart did. Despite her love for Kakashi sensei,there would always be a part of her that would love Sasuke..But she couldn't imagine her life with Sasuke. 

"Do it for her." she said then,her finger rubbing of his tears. "Do it for Sakura. For Naruto." 

"I don't love Sakura. I never have." 

"Then do it for my brother.." Narumi breathed out. "Just come home-"

"Narumi!" someone shouted,and in an instant she knew whom it was. Her look gazed at Sasuke,for a long time. 

"Go." she said,as fast as possible. But Sasuke grimaced,tears still visible in his eyes. He shook his head in doubt. "Sasuke..Go!" And with that,Sasuke,with a shaking body,started running away. 

Narumi didn't know where he was going,but if he could only make it in time unharmed..Then she'd be happy. She couldn't force him to come back,cause she knew he'd make the right decision. 

Three days later

Narumi was sitting on the Hokage face sculptures,precisely her father's sculpture. 

Looking down at the village,she felt nothing. She had saved what she could,but she wasn't able to stop Madara,nor could she ever kill Sasuke or bring him back by force. But she could only wait. She ahd realized,that vengeance came out of nothing,but it was so hard to push back the need to kill Madara Uchiha. 

Her days hade been spent in the hospital,with Naruto never leaving her side. She got out today,and went for a walk,still not able to move very well,she had still climbed up this very cliff and decided to train again. A wound couldn't stop her. 

Later on,Narumi was walking in the village,her necklace swaying as she walked. Narumi had suspsected that this necklace was the thing that kept her alive.And Naruto..He had never been able to frogive himself for the accident with the rasengan. He still couldn't.

Shikamaru had yelled at her for a long time,and Kakashi had given her a big lesson,and a greater one would come at training,but he was still there for her..When everyone slept,he used to come in thinking she was asleep,and just held her hand. Sakura had always insisted on healing her daily,giving her food and always talking with her about the new gossip. Ino came with flowers,and Choji gave her a bag of treats,which was nice! Kiba had,at her surprise,let her be with Akamaru (whom seemed to take great liking in Narumi),and Shino gave her flowers,too. Hinata,especially,had been coming with her favourite flowers; middlemist red flowers. Sai had fixed her weapons,specialized with chakra. 

And Naruto..Naruto had given her the love she needed,the support she wasn't in need to ask for,but what he'd offered,the warmth of his heart. The bond they shared. 

"Narumi!"Narumi turned around,seeing Ino and Tenten approach her. She'd gotten so many visits,even Neji and Lee had been coming,but Tenten had been on a mission,if Narumi wasn't wrong. 

"Hi,guys." Narumi said,trying to smile at her friends. 

"I heard what happened." Tenten said when they finally arrived at the place,looking right at Narumi's wound. Ino had been eager to hear the news about Sasuke and everything that happened. Narumi had told Lady Tsunade and a few of the teams what happened when she teleported to Madara's location,and that she didn't expect Sasuke to pick the fight with her. But he had. 

However,she skipped the last part. She skipped the part where Naruto had itended to hit him with rasengan but hit her instead just because she wanted to protect him. She skipped the sentimental part.. 

They talked for a bit,but not for too long since Narumi had training she wanted to get back to. If she wanted to defeat Madara and end the up coming war..Well,she'd need to learn allot more taijutsu. 

So after her little chat,she met up with Bushier brow sensei and Kakashi sensei,Naruto had also decided to tag along,but only because he felt guilty. Of course,Narumi knew that. 

Neji,Lee and Hinata had come,too,but only because they knew that this training was particulary for taijutsu,which they were all incredible in. 

"Taijutsu," said Bushier brow sensei and looked at all of them. "Is the one thing that always hurts the enemy. If you know taijutsu,then you can always use it secondary on the enemy in case ninjutsu won't  work." Which was true. 

Only taijutsu could work on Madara,and taijutsu was one of Narumi's specialty,but she might need to know a little more about taijutsu. 

Neji had told her that she could fight against him and Bushier brow sensei,and if she took out the two of them,Kakashi sensei would jump in. 

So Narumi went for it. 

She started fighting Neji and Bushier brow sensei,feeling every little bit of her crawling bit excitement. This was exactly what she needed! If ninjutsu wouldn't work,then she'd have to practice taijutsu as well. And if taijutsu wouldn't work,then she'd use sage mode,if sage mode didn't work,then she'd use all the beasts to create herself a weapon that could hurt that Madara.She'd do anything in her power..She'd kill him for sure!