Sadness and Sorrow

Epilogue

~four months later~

Sasuke —

The sky is dark as we head home from school. Naruto is quiet, his head down, watching the sidewalk pass. I look up as the wind picks up and the first drops fall; winter is almost over, and spring comes soon. Naruto says something to me. I raise my umbrella and look back to make sure Naruto's done it too.

No. He's frozen, on the ground, holding his head. I stop, letting my bag fall in the puddles. I go over to him, worried. I know he's reliving Kabuto's death. It haunts him everyday. He'll never know if he or Orochimaru pulled the trigger.

That man. He's the reason why my friend's never gonna be the same. There are days where Naruto can't stop crying, and sometimes he'll go weeks without smiling.

I sit and hold him now, trying to shield him from the pouring rain. The umbrella blew away a long time ago. Naruto said something to me a second ago. "The sky is crying." As I brush his bangs back and listen to the sobs that wrack his body, I can't help but think that maybe the sky is crying. Crying for Naruto.

~Fin.~

*cries* It's over! I wrote this ending out when I first drafted the story, but when I started the story on Wattpad, the plot went a totally different direction. I liked it so much that I kept at it, and then this showed up in my files, and I was like, well, let's use this. So that's the end.

I'll most likely write an alternate but I really do like this ending. It leaves you wondering.

Thanks, guys for everything. For the support, the follows, the votes, everything. I'm glad you guys enjoyed my story. I could do a sequel... Let me know what you guys want! :) Personally I think it should end here, but I'm all for a sequel! Or a prequel, starring our hated deceased antagonist and Naruto's parents...?

Ideas, ideas...