Shinobi's Curse (REWRITING+ COVER ART SOON!!)

Naruto, once a bustling ball of energy, became a shell of his former self.
Naruto, as always, is forced to beg for training. He wants nothing more than to become powerful enough to bring Sasuke back and to fulfill his goal of becoming Hokage, but an event that occurs during his training regiment changed him.
Jeriya is acting oddly towards him, so is Tsunade, and everyone close to him. Naruto gradually loses his grasp on reality, and believes his judgement is no longer a meaningful contribution. He becomes the opposite of who he once was, and finds that he's not the only one losing himself.
Naruto ventures with those close to him to find the source of his anguish, and they unveil the unsettling truth.

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"I have to end this thing, it's the only way." Naruto spoke breathlessly.
"Please, don't do this! There has to be another way!" He begged.
"There's no other way."

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It has been YEARS since I've touched this piece. I decided to start rewriting it, but I've been procrastinating since its SIXTY THREE PAGES LONG. I kept telling myself "well its readable" no it really isn't. The dialogue is corny and unrealistic and I was making up shit as I went. At least now I have a clue of what the general direction of the story was. And I'm going to make cover art as well, because AI covers look dumb and wrong.