After Naruto lost Kurama, it took a while for both Sasuke and Naruto to realize just much more vulnerable Naruto is. Not out of carelessness, but out of a deep, profound trust they had in each other. Both of them had found positive aspects of this otherwise devastating change. Sasuke could now leave marks on Naruto that didn’t fade away after a day (two at the lastest). Instead, those marks stayed etched on Naruto’s skin, sometimes even leaving a small ache that reminded him of those warm nights. Of course, there were adjustments to be made, like how reckless Naruto tends to be. If the two were training together, Naruto had to put in much more effort to dodge the attack or block it properly. Sasuke honed in his own aggressive fighting tactics. They were meticulous, not underestimating. The day that Naruto noticed a scar on his shoulder, he had felt proud of himself. His skin had been soft all his life due to his great healing ability, and now there was a physical mark of how hard he fought for his people and the story that comes with it. Sasuke had scars all over his body, and each one came with a new discovery for Naruto. After all, there was so much both of them misses out on when they’re apart. Sasuke hated Naruto’s scar, a fact he kept to himself. He felt it represented the fact that there now long term consequences now. That Naruto was no longer invincible, and much more penetrable. Still, it hadn’t clicked to either of them just how dangerous the loss of Kurama was. Not until Naruto was shaking in bed with a horrible fever. This wasn’t the first time he was sick, but this was somehow vastly different. The first time he got sick had to do with the fact how much of an anomaly Naruto’s strength was. This time, it was a representation of how much weaker Naruto body was. When Sasuke returned home to see Naruto shaking horribly with an extremely hot body, he panicked. The first time he got sick had to do with the fact how much of an anomaly Naruto’s strength was. He called Sakura immediately, rushing her over to take care of Naruto. They found out that it was a common flu. The reason it was so bad is because Naruto’s body hasn’t been exposed to such things, and his immune system never built the proper combatant against the disease. Hearing that made Sasuke worried. He worried about all the other diseases that could infiltrate Naruto as he nursed him back to health. Once Naruto was healthy again, they went to go get the necessary shots as safety neither. Both of them avoided the incident for a while. Sasuke stepped up first, vowing to take care of Naruto while expressing how scared he was. Hearing that Sasuke was scared, put Naruto’s mind at ease. It reminded him that he wasn’t alone in all this, that he had someone reliable to fall back on. The future had a lot of unknown variables, but they promised to go through everything together. To remain by the other’s side. Sasuke would be come the barrier that Naruto lost with Kurama, and Naruto put much more value to his own life.
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