Someone To Run To

Chapter eight: Who's to blame?

Naruto POV

"Its all your fault, isn't it Naruto?"

That's all I heard in my head, for the longest time the guilt has dragged me down. My fault. I kept replaying the scene in my head over and over. Who's truly to blame? Its now painfully obvious. All of us.

"All my fault Kabuto? Is it really?"

Kabuto POV

Naruto done something unexpected, something I didn't predict. He's.. Doubting my words? I glared at him, mentally screaming for him to explain himself. I've always thought I've known what's going on in his head. Always!

"Really... We're all a bit to blame... Aren't we?"

My eyes widened and I was filled with rage once again as I gripped the knife tighter. Me? To blame? That's not true!

"Those guys beat him up, they're to blame. He intervened, he's to blame. I didn't help, I'm to blame." He looked me in the eye for the first time in months. " you hired them. You're to blame."

Me, me?! Me to blame?! How was I supposed to know that kiba would intervene huh? How was I? I couldn't help it, I lashed out, I saw red, whatever phrase you want to use. I wrapped my hands around his neck, dropping the blade and bashed his head against the wall. Maybe, I'll knock some sense into him. He'll listen to me again.

Yeah, of course he will. He's naive little Naruto. That's how it works...right?

He was crying at this point, probably in immense pain. Suddenly, I don't know why, but something in me made me hesitate. He looked up, scared and confused. Why am I doing this?...

I blinked, and for a spilt second I thought I was dreaming. His eyes had turned red. Did I collapse? What's happening?

He grabbed me by the neck and threw me to the ground, causing me to cry out in pain. Why was he doing this? Could this be the thing that scarred Kiba?