#notademonfox

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Jiraiya approached Naruto and embraced him. Every time Naruto felt that he was unworthy of love, the heart of sannin was bleeding. He wanted to tell him everything about his family and the fact that his parents loved him. But it would only make it worse. But he could not. Not now.

"You're not a monster, you fool." Monsters do not doubt themselves and monsters do not try to get their friends back. Do you remember the Akatsuki? They are monsters. They, not you. I think we've already talked about this. "

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Lee bit his tongue, realizing that he had said too much. It was not true. He did not hate Naruto. But what prompted him to say such terrible words to his friend? He did not know, as he did not know what to do now. Lee did not want to lose only the friendship that was born with Naruto.

"Sorry, Naruto-kun. I absolutely did not want to say such terrible things ... "

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Most of the time, on his days off, Shikaku just slept in for however long he could get away with. His kid had taken to making his own breakfast for the past few years, so sleeping in was now a luxury he could actually indulge in. Except today, because there was banging on the door, and he knew for a fact his kid wasn’t home.

Getting up, he slid a shirt and boxers on, and went to the door. He pulled it open, finding Naruto standing there. He sighed, “Shikamaru’s not home.”

[leaf-ravens]

@notademonfox

It didn't take much convincing for Sasuke to shove Naruto into that giant pile of leaves. He just did it. And it felt awesome.

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“Don’t try to lie to me, Naruto.” Sasuke scolded the blond wincing at the forced smile that had pulled to his best friend’s face. Reaching over he poked the male’s cheek lightly with a pout.  “Stop forcing your smile. You don’t have to smile all the time around me, okay? If you aren’t feeling well don’t force it...”

“Look, I can tell when someone hasn’t eaten and with those bags under your eyes it’s obvious you haven’t slept well either.” He was a sickly person, he had inherited the sickness that had affected his family members in the past. He knew what if looked like when people did not eat or sleep. He softened his gaze before gently tugging on the male’s jacket sleeve. “Come on, you need proper food, no ramen, and rest. No more training for the day okay?”

“I have some fresh vegetables that I harvested this morning, I’m going to make us some lunch. Then I can make you some tea to actually help you sleep, okay?” He tugged gently tugged the male’s arm to get him up. “If you are dizzy use me as support. You look like you are about to faint. What’s been going on? You’ve been distant and you have been moving like you are hurt....But I can never tell with you because you heal so fast... Please Naruto, are you okay? No one is hurting you right?”

[shadowkage]

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War could not compare to the pure Hell he was living. A certain Hell that he had never even imagined would happen to him. Fighting, blood, injuries, even death were things that Naruto was used to, no matter how much it hurt. But this type of pain, this sort of violation and this vulnerability are things that he had never felt before.

“D-Damn it…Damn it…” His shoulders were shaking and his steps were failing. He was running some moments ago, but he didn’t have the strength to do so anymore. But he kept on walking, because he always did whenever he had a goal in mind.

Sasuke.

Finally and as expected, he tripped. But he didn’t bother stand back up.

Sasuke had been walking towards the fire country when uneasiness befell him. He couldn’t explain it, a crawling in his stomach and restlessness of his chakra. Aware of the connection he and Naruto shared, he considered it a potential explanation. He was near Konoha anyway, so he might as well stop by for a day or two.

But he didn’t come that far. Several kilometers short of the village’s gate, Sasuke saw Naruto’s form sprawled out on the ground.

“Oi, Naruto!” Sasuke gritted his teeth and spurted the remaining distance. He slung one of Naruto’s arms around his shoulder and helped him sit against a tree. 

“What happened?” he pressed. There were bruises all over Naruto’s body. “What are you doing out here?”