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Fair is fair, a deal is a deal	By : foxkitsune300 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 1486 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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~*~*~*~*Chapter 3~*~*~*~*
I was shocked by my own image in the mirror before me, my once short blonde hair had been tinted with orange highlights, and cascaded down my back, my skin had become a darker tinge, and I finally understood why Sasuke had called me a sand-child my complexion was that of someone who had spent their whole life under the harsh desert sun, my once whisker marked cheeks were left clear of any markings.
And the most shocking of all, I looked as if I hadn't aged a day since the attack on Konoha, I was still an eighteen year old, yet my friends seemed to have aged ten years.
I continued to stare into the mirror, my eyes no longer the beautiful sky blue, but an emerald green, who ever this sadistic shinigami was he really did not want anyone figuring out who I was, with a sigh I pulled by self away from the full body length mirror and stepped back towards my bed.
I had been allowed to stay in Konoha, and once released from the hospital was placed in a home with a Konoha nin, as to keep a close eye on me
“Naruto, would you like to help me make dinner?” I looked back at the kind feminine voice behind me, a frown pulling at my lips, I understood wanting to keep an eye on me, but I did not understand why I had been placed with the once shy and nervous Hinata Hyuuga?
“Okay” I pulled my body away from the plush and comfortable mattress, I had hoped I would have been asked to stay with Sasuke, someone strong, someone who would be able to protect themselves if the 'sand-child' decided to attack.
But Hinata had offered to take me in, and I chose not to argue, I simply complied with the arrangements, as we walked towards the kitchen I happened to notice an old photo of us, after a mission together, I took the picture, and stared at my previous body, at my past life
“Hinata, who is this?” I don't know what pulled me to ask, I knew who it was, I knew who that blonde was, my body and voice had its own mind at that moment, the question slipped out before I could stop it
“Oh.... That is Kiba and Shino... They are my teammates” her voice got quite, her hands took the picture from my own, her eyes softened as she stared at the blonde in the picture, her hands began to tremble, pale lilac eyes glassed over with tears
“This is the great Naruto Uzumaki... You probably heard stories back in the desert... He was a good friend of Gaara's... He... He was the one who gave his life to save Konoha...” I stared at the heart break within her lilac eyes, I stared at her shaking body
“He was a hero.... He gave his life for everyone else”
“That's good... That he saved everyone” her eyes turned towards me, before she put the picture back upon the table
“Naruto... Have you ever had someone die for you?” I remembered that night, the night the demon attacked, when it swiped at me, I fucked up, I stumbled and fell, the claws slashed, cutting into the skin and bone of Sasuke's chest, I shook remembering the blood that pooled around the man I loved, the man who'd jumped in front of the demon's attack to protect me
“Yes... Once”
“How did it make you feel.... When they gave their life away... To protect you?” It had been horrible, I wasn't about to lie, I felt sick, I felt the twisting of the knife of guilt bubble inside me, to have Sasuke lose his life for me left me feeling cold, empty inside.
His death was my fault
“I felt... It was my fault he died... I felt like... If I had just died he would be alive and be ok...”
“Everyone in Konoha feels that way... We have lived with this feeling for ten years....” I lowered my head, I understood what Hinata was saying, but I still would never regret my decision, I would never regret giving my village back their lives, I would never regret giving Hinata a second chance, she had died protecting the children of the academy, she had died protecting people she didn't even know all that well, I would never regret dying for the people I loved and cared for
“I'm sorry Naruto... Lets just forget all about this and make some dinner ok?” I kept my head low, my eyes stared towards the floor refusing to meet her own, I let myself nod and began to follow her, although I had a ton more questions I decided not to bury the Hyuuga girl in them, I would have to find my other old friends and ask them.
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We walked the streets of Konoha, and I noted just how things had changed, shops that once stood to the left and right of the street were gone, replaced by new shops, stores, and markets, the road that was once laid with dirt and gravel was now laid with bricks and stones, I followed closely behind Hinata unsure of where I was going, I didn't want to get lost in this village I had once called home so long ago
“Hinata... Where are we going?” my voice squeaked softly, which caused me to frown, I was not nervous so I didn't understand why my body was acting as if I was, why my voice was cracking and squeaking as if I was a scared child
“Ten years ago today Naruto gave his life for Konoha... Everyone goes to his grave on this day to pay their respects to him” I felt the pull of a smile at the corner of my lips, as we walked along the red bricked road, my attention pulled towards the Hokage mountain, I stared towards the new faced carved into the stone, my eyes widened in realization the person was not Tsunade. Or the new Hokage, but of my previous life's face
“Hinata... Naruto was a Hokage?” her attention followed my own, her movements stopped as she stared towards the Hokage face carved into the side of the rock
“No... But he gave his life for his village... Tsunade demanded his face go up there in her place... He was a true Hokage” I felt my heart skip a beat in my chest, my breath began to hitch, my body shook, Tsunade had done that for me, my village thought I was a Hokage because of my sacrifice
“If Naruto was here now... And he could hear you... What would you tell him?” it was a bold move I knew that, the shinigami wouldn't be happy with that question, but I honestly wanted to know what my friends would tell me right now, I wanted to know what they felt
“That's a good question Naruto... I don't know... Let me think about it ok?” I nodded towards her, before we began walking again, I saw the sign pointing towards the graveyard and watched as Hinata turned away from it, going in the opposite direction
“Hinata? Isn't the graveyard this way?”
“It is... But we didn't bury Naruto there...” I followed her towards the forest trail, we walked along in silence, the canopy of the tree's darkening the path towards where ever my past life body was laid to rest
“Naruto... I have a question for you” I pulled my attention back towards the beautiful woman beside me, her eyes continued to look a head of us
“Yea?”
“Who was it that died to save you?” My heart stopped in my chest, those horrible memories of Sasuke's lifeless body falling before me upon the ground, his chest bone clearly visible inside the open wound upon his chest, blood pooling around him
“Someone I loved dearly...”
“A lover?”
“We never got that far...” Her eyes turned towards me again, her hand rested upon my shoulder
“I'm sorry to bring it up... I was just curious”
“Its ok... I kinda did the same thing to you” I forced a smile upon my lips, trying to encourage her I was ok, I felt her arms wrap around me, as she pressed me tightly to her chest, her head resting upon my shoulder
“You remind me so much of him” I wanted to tell her, I so badly wanted to tell her I was Naruto Uzumaki, I wanted to comfort her, tell her it wasn't her fault I died, I wanted to tell her everything was fine, to make my friend feel better, but I couldn't, the thought of telling her caused my chest to tighten, caused my breath to hitch in my chest.
I couldn't tell her, I couldn't tell anyone, and I hated myself for it
(Author notes: Sorry sorry! I meant to update sooner but I have been super busy looking for a job, but here it is! and I promise to get chapter 4 up as soon as possible! :) )
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