Save me (Naruto fanfic)

Chapter Twelve

6 years ago

A young six year old Naruto walked next to Minami, a cold, lifeless look in his eyes. He had no emotion nor had his face ever been lightened with a smile. Minami looked down at the boy in confusion. Introducing Naruto to a festival had been a mistake. It didn't even cause a microscope reaction on to his poker face, nor give an sparkle at all to his eyes.

He was more broken than anyone could imagine.

The years of abuse, torture and loneliness had fractured the boy beyond the point of being fixed. All she could do now was try her best to stick his heart back together the best she could, even though it didn't seem that she could even do that.

Heading home after three hours of trying, they turned down an alleyway. She had to take him home as quickly as possible before she killed any of the villagers who made him this way. It killed her to see him this way. A boy so young, more mentally unstable than most shinobi. A boy so young that had suffered more than most shinobi.

As they walked down the alleyway, they began to hear a child crying from one of the households. By the sounds of it, a child as young as Naruto. Naruto's ears perked up slightly at the sound, causing Minami to gasp. In the space of a year this was the best reaction she had gained so far. Fearing to miss this opportunity they knocked on the door of the sound's source.

An intimidating drunk, loomed over the two of them, his hand holding a broken glass bottle. A bottle covered with an unmistakable ruby substance.

Blood...

Minami watched in horror as something in Naruto snapped, causing him to punch the man at full force. Chakra coated his hand and the man was sent flying before a nasty crunch was heard as he collided with a brick wall.

As they both walked inside, Minami gasped and Naruto reverted back to his emotionless state. Furniture was smashed and  in the shards of a broken vase lay the corpse of once beautiful lady. By her side firmly rooted was a distraught, beaten boy, clinging to her as if he wasn't going to let her go for anything.

Minami froze, her stomach churning in revolution at the man's abhorrent actions. She watched as Naruto walked towards the boy and knelt down next to him, gently patting his head. This was incredible. The boys could maybe make up for what the others now lacked.

Two halves of the same person almost.