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Love's Misconstruities	By : Idleflame Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female Views: 1431 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Love�s Misconstruities

Chapter 15

�� Sounds echoed in the all-encompassing
darkness.� ��Who�� Who are they�calling?�� Soon a dim light pierced through, allowing
the recognition once again of a hand.� ��Whose
hand�is this?� What?� It�s just my hand again,� came confused thoughts.�
��My hand�� Me�?�
the entity realized, lowering his fingers to reveal a small boy, in pain and
crouched all alone, crying in the midst of a vast nothingness.� �I��
Who am I�?�� The image of the
boy approached closer and closer, and with it came clarity.� �I am���

�� A grinning
blonde-haired boy now entered the picture and put a hand on the crying boy�s
shoulder.� �I am�not alone,� he realized
as he opened his eyes to see a familiar face.�
��

�� Gaara�� the blonde
uttered with a small, fatigued smile.

�� He looked a bit
different than Gaara remembered, but it was definitely him.� �Naruto...��
Gaara�s gaze moved from the boy�s to all around him.� He was shocked by what he saw.� ��This is��

�� Everyone ran here to
come save you!� Naruto explained with a chuckle as he blinked away the tears in
his eyes.

�� It was true.� A large group from Konoha
were present, but they were vastly outnumbered by the few dozen Suna
shinobi.� Kankurou and Temari both were present
as well.�

�� I really�� I really am wanted�needed!� he realized
as he gazed around at all the smiling faces.�
A few were even in tears, so grateful that he was alive.� �There was just one face which he looked for
that he could not find amongst his Konoha saviors.�

�� Gaara-sama!� Are you okay?!� Matsuri called, running
through the crowd toward him.

�� Though it took a
moment for him to answer, the wide-eyed Kazekage slowly nodded, causing the
crowd to cheer in mass.

�� You sure caused us a
lot of trouble!� Naruto chuckled.

�� I�ll say,� Kankurou
joined in.� �You had me worried, little
brother.�

�� Who do you two think
you are!� Gaara
is the Kazekage!� Show some respect, you
lowlifes!� Temari yelled, sticking up for her younger sibling before leaning in
toward him, concern replacing the tenacity in her voice.� �Gaara, how do you feel?�� The Kazekage, still in shock, tried to stand
to show her that he was fine, but pain racked his body.� �You shouldn�t start moving around yet.� Your body is probably still stiff,� she
instructed.�

�� In the distance, a
small quarrel was brewing amongst a group of Suna kunoichi about who would be
the one to protect the Kazekage the next time something like this happened.� �I can never allow such a thing to happen
again.� Somehow, I must become even stronger
than before.� But without
Shukaku, my power�� No.� I am strong.�
I will continue to defend my village�with my own strength!� I am Kazekage.� Everyone is depending on me.�

�� The kunoichi in the
distance, Matsuri included, now charged their leader�s way.� �Move it, grunt!� one of them shouted as she
pushed Naruto aside.� Temari managed to
barricade the unruly fangirls from her brother, but they were becoming quite a
handful.

�� Now that I think
about it, I am just a genin, huh�� Naruto muttered, picking himself up from
where he landed.

�� Don�t let it get to
you,� Kankurou consoled, kneeling down to his level.� �The girls who drool over the cool and elite
guys are always the weakest ones.� That�s
how it goes.�

�� I think Shikamaru
told me something like that once, too,� the blonde recalled, glaring at the
female mob now surrounding their Kazekage.

�� Thank you, Naruto,�
Kankurou said, though he meant so much more than simply helping during this
mission.� Kankurou finally understood
that Naruto hadn�t just saved Gaara this time, but had rescued him from his loneliness
as well all those years back.� If this
goofy blonde hadn�t showed up all those years ago, Gaara may never have
changed.� And for that, Kankurou knew
that he, Temari�maybe even all of Suna owed him.� He truly was a remarkable boy.

�� Save your thanks for
Baa-chan over there.� She�s the one who
saved Gaara with that amazing medical jutsu,� Naruto explained, referring to
the Suna elder kunoichi�the one who had sealed Shukaku inside Gaara nearly sixteen
years ago...and the one who had made up for it by bringing him back from the
dead.

�� Everyone became silent
as they took in Naruto�s words and watched the still figure which Sakura held
in her arms.� Naruto grinned and spoke
once again, not quite understanding.

�� She�s just a little
tired and fell asleep.� But when she gets
back to the village, she�ll be good as-�

�� No, you�re wrong,�
Kankurou corrected.

�� What do you mean I�m
wrong?�

�� That wasn�t a medical
ninjutsu at all.� That was a tensei ninjutsu.� Chiyo-baa is dead.�

�� Naruto�s grin promptly
disappeared.� �Wh�what
are you talking about?�

�� It�s a ninjutsu that allows
you to bring back the dead�in exchange for your own life,� Kankurou said, going
on to explain the development of Chiyo�s forbidden technique.� Naruto went utterly silent for a long while
as Ebizou, Chiyo�s brother, and Sakura shared a few words.�

�� Naruto�you really are
a strange person.� You have the power to
change people,� Temari began after another silent moment.� �Chiyo-baa-sama was always saying that she
didn�t care what happened to the village.�
She wasn�t the type of person who would do this for Gaara.�

�� Chiyo-baa-sama has
placed the future in both your and Gaara�s hands.� A splendid end,
befitting a true shinobi,� Kakashi went on to explain.

�� Yeah�just like the
Third,� Naruto sadly realized.

�� That�s right,�
Kakashi acknowledged.

�� Yeah�� Her dream.� I know exactly what she�s talking about now!�

�� Chiyo-baa-sama�� I never blamed you for your role in sealing
Shukaku inside me.� You always seemed to
hate the times and lived these past few years in seclusion, cursing the
direction the council was taking the village and turned your back on it.� You highly opposed my succession to becoming
the next kazekage, yet you wound up sacrificing your life for Suna�and for
me.� Thanks�will never be enough for what
you have done here today.� All I can do
is promise that your sacrifice was not in vain,� Gaara swore as he once
again tried to stand.

�� Gaara-sama-� Matsuri protested
with worry, grabbing hold of his arm.

�� I�m fine,� he
insisted as he shook off her hold, though his trembling body clearly
contradicted his words.� It was then that
Naruto grabbed his other elbow and the two exchanged a quick glance.� Had it been anyone else, Gaara would probably
have shrugged them off as well, but this boy had saved his life in so many ways
already...accepting this small bit of help was nothing compared to that.� Assuring himself that he would somehow return
the favor someday, Gaara allowed his friend to steady him.� �Everyone��
Send your prayers to Chiyo-baa-sama,� Gaara requested.

�� Everyone lowered their
heads and stood there for several silent minutes until their Kazekage raised
his and ordered everyone back to the village.�

* * *

�� The next day, they had
a grand funeral for the fallen heroes of the massacre.� After all was said and done, the Konoha
shinobi, the Kazekage, and his siblings stood by the entrance to the village.

�� We�ll see you, then,�
Kankurou bid.

�� S-sure
thing!� Naruto awkwardly replied.�
He and Gaara stared at each other in silence for a moment before Naruto
finally spoke up.� �N-normally, I guess
this is where you�re supposed to shake hands and leave, but I�m, you know, not
very good at that kind of thing!� So, I�ll
just-� the boy stopped as the red-head extended a hand.

�� I�m not quite sure what to do in these situations either�but if this is what is supposed to happen,
it is the least I can do to show my gratitude.�

�� A small blush crept
onto the blonde�s cheeks, yet he still didn�t reciprocate.� Gently, Gaara urged his hand forward with a
small gust of sand, bringing a shy smile to the boy�s lips.�

�� Naruto�� Thank you�for everything.�� Gaara looked back to the blonde�s companions
and found that everyone was smiling at them�even Neji.� �Because of you, I was able to achieve
what others had deemed impossible.�
Someday, I know you will, too.�
And when that happens, I will greet you in this same manner�as honored
allies, one kage to another.�

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Translations/Term Definitions...in no
particular order:

- Tensei:�
�Revival/Reincarnation.�
- 15
- 16
- 17
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