Naruto, Neglect, and the Prophecy

Almost there-49

I️t was dark, pitch black as the night outside the room. I️t was freezing, cold and unwilling to the young woman who laid on the metal table. I️t was slightly warm to her, puddles of her blood pooling around her body, which gave her slight warmth.
Her arms shivered as she tried to lift them to her head, just to wipe a strand of bloodied hair from her swollen face.
Her nose bled as she laid her arms back down, realizing she was still strapped to the table.
She desperately reached for the kunai's strapped on her back, still groping for them helplessly in the dark. She tried to be quiet, knowing she'd meet a very gorey punishment if she made even a sound.
Her hand squeaked against the medal as her eyes widened. She held back tears, quickly shoving her hands back in the position she had been strapped into to, ignoring the bright lights that flicked on the second she had made a sound.
The floor hummed beneath her as she heard the familiar swish of a red lacy dress and the clicking of high heels that you could hear miles away.
"Now, what could you be doing that made me come all the way over here?" The woman spoke coldly, her hands prickling over the old wound Bloodbath had received the night before.
Bloodbath remained silent, knowing if she let out a single tear or squeak, she'd be punished.
Seeing that Bloodbath wasn't letting out a cry, The woman punched Bloodbath in the face, her diamond rings splitting her skin as she punched again, and again, until Bloodbath let out a scream of pain.
"Oh sweetie, why would you scream? Guess I️ need to teach you a lesson." The woman laughed hastily, brandishing a small dagger in her hand.
"N-No, You'll see. Konoha will come for me! I'm one of their best Anbu's!" Bloodbath screamed, new found anger boiling in her blood and through out her body as she kicked and yelled against the binds.
The woman's smile disappeared off her face as she walked closely to Bloodbath.
She grabbed her by her hair, and looked her dead in the eye.
"Don't you dare think you're stronger than me for a second, little girl. I️ rule over you."
And then she split her cheek completely open with a final hit of her diamond rings, and grabbed the knife off the tray next to her.
"Now, on with the show!"
***
Nato let out a hot puff of air as sweat beaded down her forehead. Her eyes wandered to the end of the track as Nightfox called time. They had ran just about 6 miles till Nato looked like she was about to pass out. Her crossed eyes, frizzy hair, and sweaty body proved evidence enough that she was tired.
Nato's empty water bottle clanked against her leg as she headed to the bench, still breathing heavily. Her hands moved up to her face, pushing her hair back as she plopped down on the bench.
Sasuke followed, fumbling with his water bottle in his hands. He sat down gracefully, barely making a sound. His onyx eyes looked up at her, and he asked, "Would you like some water, Nato?"
His voice was flowed like a river as Nato nodded quickly. Sasuke handed her his bright blue water bottle, placing I️t in her sweaty palms. Nato quickly unscrewed I️t, gulping the water down until she was satisfied.
Letting out a calming breath of air, she smiled. "Thanks Sasuke!" She spoke, her cheery voice replenishing the energy in Sasuke's bones. It was as If her very presence raised Sasuke's spirits. The birds chirped as the sun started to go down, and the trees started to look scarier.
"No problem." Sasuke muttered, a slight smile coming on his face as he took his water bottle back from Nato's sweaty hands.
"So, Nato. Do you want to go to Ichiraku's with me again?" Sasuke asked thinly, finishing off the remaining water left in the bottle.
Sasuke and Nato has gone to Ichiraku's after training numerous times, and had gotten quite close, so this was normal, but Sasuke still asked for formality. I️t was just something he was raised with. After catching her breath, Nato laughed, "Is that even a question?! Hell yeah!" She cheered, her hands rung around Sasuke's back as she pointed to the roads they followed to get to the famous ramen shop.
"To Ichiraku's!"
Sasuke just smiled.
***
Naruto packed up, watching his two students head off. I️t was extremely obvious they had gotten very close, maybe even romantically, but he wasn't going to assume I️t, after all, he respected their relations, just as he had relations with Bloodbath.
He sealed his training equipment in his scroll, and un-clipped the hot mask off his face. He let the wind wipe off the sweat beading down his face and cool the heat wafting off him.
Smiling at his students new attitudes and improvements he had wanted from the beginning, he then headed back to the Bloodbath's office in the hospital, muttering a silent prayer to God, to give him a clue, to find his lover.
His other half, his one and only. Now filled with determination, he found himself jumping in the air, yelling so the world could hear," I️ will find you Bloodbath, count on I️t!"
***
Nato plopped down on the seat next to Sasuke, a small smile apparent on her face as she looked up at Teuchi. "Teuchi-San, Can I️ have some pork and egg ramen?" Nato asked cheerfully, bouncing on her seat as she placed down the menu.
The old man nodded, writing down her order on his notepad. He looked over at Sasuke, who nodded curtly, before saying, "May I️ have some tomato and fish ramen?"
The old man nodded again, scribbling down his order as he headed to the back of the kitchen.
Nato grinned at Sasuke, handing him a thin black box before lunging in for a tight hug, startling Sasuke as I️t was unexpected.
"Thanks for all that you do Sasuke-kun, With all the fights between my mom and Dad, and the disappearance of Naruto, you're the best comfort anyone could ask for." She spoke wobbly, hugging him tight, her thin arms wrapping around Sasuke's back.
Sasuke just stayed silent, hugging her back tightly, as if trying to shield her from all the hurt she was facing. Nato nuzzled into his chest as Sasuke placed his hand on top of her head.
"It's okay to be afraid Nato,"
"I'm here, so you'll always be safe." 
"Safe..."
***
Naruto walked up and down the hallways, his shoes squeaking against the white tiles of the hospital. He continued to walk, the hospital quiet as the pitch black night outside Konoha. The hospital was silent, until a small sound caught Naruto's ears. I️t was like a squeak of a rat, except I️t echoed under neath his feet.
Naruto hurriedly dropped to the floor and pressed his ear against the ground.
I️t was ticking.
1, 2, 3.
Naruto's eyes widened as he tried to peel himself off the tile floor quickly, and tried to run away from the ticks which rang louder and louder in his head.
The floor exploded beneath his feet, his senses being clouded with the heavy smoke that flew around him in clouds. He couldn't hear anything but loud ringing, and his eyes burned with smoke as he gasped to breath.
His mouth tasted like smoke, and his clothes felt extremely hot in the burning hallway.
His legs hurt, burns scarred across his body as he tried to ignore the blood that leaked from his arms, and the burns that plagued his body.
He tried to crawl to the exit, he could see the light of the day outside the glass doors, he ignored the charred hot tile and the glass of the broken windows that dug into his flesh and left bloodstains on the floor.
He could see his escape, he just had to breath a little longer, he just had to get outside and call for help.
Smoke whirled in his nose, ashes floating in the air burned in his eyes, and he felt his breath getting worst.
"Just a little farther." Naruto told himself, reaching for the glass doors with his scarred hands.
He soon felt his breath get heavier and weaker, and smoke finally fill his throat.
He became dizzy, his head spinning as he fell to the ground, his eyelids closing.
With every blink of an eye, Bloodbath appeared in his mind, until he saw the burning hell around him.
I️t burned strongly, the coursing fire showing Naruto he was going to die.
I️t was as if his fate had finally been decided. I️t was time for him to leave the world. Time for him to abandon the troubles that had hurt him all his life.
Finally closing his eyes, Naruto accepted death, accepted I️t as the smoke and heat grew stronger, and as the smoke filled his sinuses.
"I️ wanted to fight for all of you. Sakura, Nato, Sasuke, Bloodbath, Ino, But I️ was weak. Too scared to face death for you. Too scared to sacrifice myself  for you. Now it's too late to say I️ am sorry, and I️ will leave this world soon. I'm sorry. I'm sorry Bloodbath, I️ won't be there to save you. I'm sorry Sakura, I️ won't be there when you regain your memories. I'm sorry Nato, I️ won't be there for your Jonin promotion. I'm sorry Sasuke, I️ won't be there to help you master the mangekyo sharingan, and I'm sorry Ino, for all the times I've ignored you for Sakura and my other students. You are skilled and valuable, but I️ won't be there when you master the katana skills I️ taught you in the beginning. I'm sorry I️ won't be there to see you grow into the best ninja's you can be. I'm sorry for abandoning you.
I'm sorry."
~Naruto Uzumaki, Naruto, Neglect, and the prophecy.
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Fin.
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