Dear Little Sister

Chapter 48: The End

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"M-Miyuki-chan?"

Miyuki sighed quietly, locking eyes with Naruto. He shakily stepped backwards, glancing at Sasuke in disbelief. "Did you know about this?! Did you?!"

Sasuke shook his head slowly, eyes wide in betrayal as his sharingan burned into Miyuki's. "I..I don't.."

Tears stained Miyuki's cheeks despite her expressionless face, dried as evidence she had been crying for a while. Obito felt slight guilt creep up his spine before his resolve crushed it with one hand.

"Miyu..?" Sasuke asked for confirmation. Miyuki tilted her head, eyes half-lidded and expression stoic. "What are you.. I thought you were dead!"

Miyuki swallowed, narrowing her eyes.

"Don't you have anything to say for yourself?!" Naruto screamed, enraged. "You're on the wrong side! You're- You're a bad guy!"

"I am merely a pawn," Miyuki answered, voice void of any emotion. Obito felt himself wince. "I am here to save the world. What else can I do?"

Deidara glanced at Konan. "Did you know about this, un?"

Slowly, Konan shook her head. "I had no knowledge of this prior to... now."

Hidan scowled. "I knew she was trying to kill us!"

Miyuki frowned, sadness flashing in her eyes before it was repressed, crushing the feeling of betrayal before it could make its way onto her face. "I am not trying to kill you. I want world peace."

Shisui looked crestfallen, hurt plastered all over his face. Miyuki took a shuddering breath to calm herself.

Naruto leapt at her, summoning several shadow clones to attack her from all around. "You don't understand what you're doing!" He insisted as she evaded every attack. Sharingan flashing, Miyuki launched a kick at the real Naruto's stomach, stabbing a kunai into the neck of a clone. "You.. This isn't you!"

"This has always been me!" Miyuki retorted angrily. "This is what I have dedicated my life to! Don't tell me I'm in the wrong!"

Their kunai clashed, teary crimson eyes locking with determined cerulean.

"You are!" Naruto yelled. "You're- You're not just some tool!" He dodged a chakra enhanced kick. "You're better than that! You're your own person!"

"You don't know anything about me!" Miyuki hissed. "None of you do! This is my life's work! My only chance at peace! This world is broken."

Naruto panted, feeling a fist connect with his face. "Please, Miyuki," he begged. "Come home."

Miyuki furiously tackled Naruto to the floor, repeatedly punching him in the face as tears escaped her eyes. "Why do you even care?! Why do you keep doing this?! Don't you understand? This was my goal!"

"Your goal-" Naruto coughed, blood dripping down from his mouth. "Was to become the strongest kunoichi. So.." he shakily exhaled, looking up at Miyuki determinedly. "So that you could defend your loved ones."

Freezing for a second, Miyuki screwed her eyes shut, bringing her fist down on Naruto's face again. He simply laid there, taking the hits without complaint.