Naruto Uzumaki, a sweet, angelic little whiskered boy, tortured at a young age. 1 to be exact. Every day the young boy with sunshine hair was attacked, tortured, and hurt. The day he turned 4 was one of the best and worst days of his life. He was attacked yet again, but before a hit can land on him, a 11 year old female, Katikira Akamatsuki, took the blow. It took a while for the boy to trust her, but once he did, they were inseparable. They trained everyday to the point Naruto surpassed the hokages and learned new things every hour they spent together with Itachi Uchiha and Jiraiya. On his 8th birthday, the only family he has ever had and their clan was ripped away from him by the stupid, selfish villagers of Konoha. Well, except Ita-nii, Ji-nii, and a few old friends. Now here he was, a depressed and saddened teenage boy with a mask of happiness and a carefree personality. He is also gay. Gay and in love with the popular boy in his class, Sasuke Uchiha, who shows him nothing but hatred towards him. The day he found out about the crush was the day he knew what Bitterly Sweet Love was.

In a treacherous, post-apocalyptic world where the undead dominates the badlands, Naruto does whatever it takes to survive. With no interaction with human civilization for almost a decade and to heal from the confinements of his past, he grew accustomed to surviving all on his own and only found comfort sticking to what was within the borders of his knowledge. It was a lifestyle he never planned on changing. Until there came a dangerous predicament. Some naive, fearful guy that he happened to waltz upon caused him insane troubles. Gradually, however, Naruto hesitantly accepts that this guy who once burdened him solely with his presence, would be the reason for his nirvana. Sasuke Uchiha, huh. Fucking pitiful. TW: Mentions of suicide, abuse, drugs, very strong language use, and bloody violence. I don't own Naruto or the characters, neither do I own ANY artwork shown in this book. This is a slowburnnnnn. Also cross-posted on AO3 under the name shinei Word count: 64k+ - ???

Sasuke Uchiha has a speech impediment that has caused him to become selectively mute. Due to a job opportunity Sasuke and his family moved to this new town called Konoha, which in turn made Sasuke have to attend Konoha High as the new kid. Naruto Uzumaki, known as the popular and very talkative delinquent of Konoha High happened to have a class with the new kid who captured his attention instantly. Hmm...? One is selectively mute and the other is talkative? Now how will this work? - ✦Rankings✦ #1 in NaruSasu- 5/5/2021 #1 in Gay Fiction- 6/9/2021 #1 in GayFanfic- 9/13/2021 #1 in ModernAu- 7/4/2021 #1 in Stutter- 5/22/22 #2 in NarutoxSasuke- 8/10/2021 #3 in Naruto Uzumaki- 2/18/2021 #14 in NarutoFanfic- 4/1/2021 #60 in Naruto- 4/6/2021 #119 in Mute- 3/29/2021