I think Naruto needs permission to confront his negative feelings about everything that's happned to him. Everyone else tells him to get it together and be a good soldier, even if they mean well. After all, he has people relying on him. He doesn't want to make his problems anyone else's, yet he feels he can take on everyone else's pain without ever facing his own. Anger was also dangerous- he could have lost control of the ninetails and hurt everyone.
Sasuke on the other hand openly displays his pain and his rage. It's the love that has to be protected and hidden. Naruto can wear his heart on his sleeve in a way Sasuke never can. Not openly. But he can do this. Sasuke holds him, asks him not to run from this, that he never has to run from this with him. Naruto tells him its pathetic and ugly and gross and... scary, but that it's lame and he shouldn't be so scared of it. Sasuke tells him it's ok, he can be scared but he's right here with him. It's hard for Sasuke to sit with Naruto through this, not because of Naruto but because of how angry he gets for them both. Naruto doesnt get angry. He barely let's himself get sad. But they have each other now. They never have to go back.
It starts as a cold flush from between his shoulder blades down his back and arms, setting his whole body on edge. Hair standing on end and he feels the overwhelming urge to hold his breath until it passes, Sasuke tells him not to hold it, not to fight it. Naruto takes shallow quick breaths that translate into deep heaves accented by short sobs, his whole body circling in on itself in Sasuke's lap as he tries to pull everything in-
N Why did they do that? Why did everyone hate me? Why didn't they tell me anything? I was just a lonely kid with no one and no answers! I couldn't do anything right, couldn't do anything to make anyone look at me with anything but hate. It was humiliating. I was worthless. My parents gave them everything and they threw me away, to be alone. I grew up anyways and they still treated me like a fucking pest! But I need to be strong. I need to be strong and good and useful or I'll be worthless again.
Sasuke just holds him while he works through it, and doesn't speak until he's let it out. He's furious but with nowhere to put it, tears sting his eyes as grief, love, pain, and remorse all mix into a sticky mess pressing out from his ribs.
S I....I wish we were different back then. We could have....
N I don't blame you, you were the same, how could we have fucking known how to be?
S I know I just, I wish it didn't happen. To either of us. But... I'm.... I'm glad you're here... That I'm here..... Im glad you are who you are. I don't want you to be anyone else. I wish I told you then but I'll tell you now however many times you need. I'm sorry. You're more than what you are for others. Thank you- I love you- All of it
Bonus closeup for angry Sas details lol
In my mind this is happening during my seasonal blank period works, epic highs and lows in their year of healing, they take turns being the emotional big spoon 🫠 also yeah I know that would be Sasuke's rinnegan eye but I wanted the sharingan drama ok? 😅 ok long sad post over back to drawing them kissing
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