He Walked Away

In the end the is always a chance...
...In the end there can always be hope.
...In the end you are the only one to know.
...In the end is death, and nobody can change that.
...It is through death that new life springs forth.

He Walked Away...

{Sasuke's POV}
I arrived at this huge cavern of rock. I had to scale it my chakra reserves were running low, but I had to make it I felt that missing this chance would mean the end of him. I hurried down the steep walls allowing enough chakra in my hands and feet to keep a firm grip but hopefully allow my energy to last until I reached him. All I kept thinking was, 'Why? Why did I do it? It's my fault!' I am as bad as him—my brother—murderer of a whole clan of people, most of them were arrogant bastards much like myself.
I am much worse I destroyed the one person who understood me and loved me in spite of knowing my true self. I'm no match for the fox demon even at full strength. My hope was to reason with Naruto and help him over come the fox's control and save his soul, if not his life. If he died, I would be killed. If not by my sensei by my own hands. I can not live with myself. Revenge be damned. I didn't care anymore those who are gone are at rest. I too wanted peace.
I slipped almost half way down and barely managed to catch myself. I felt that other's attention was focused solely on Naruto and rightly so. Mine was there too. That was why I nearly fell to my death more then once on my descent. I finally reached the floor I was never so happy to see solid ground, but I had no time to think. I ran toward my goal. The boy who was not a boy or a demon but something in between. To my horror it was mutilating itself over and over. It healed then it tore new gaping wounds.
"Naruto stop! You can't possibly win this way! You need to...you need to listen to me!" The boy looked at me with hate in his eyes. I stepped back realizing that I was not talking to my Naruto but something entirely different. I was in dangerous territory but I stopped backing away and redoubled my efforts.
"Naruto, Kyuubi? Who ever is here right now, please listen to me," The boy monster that had replaced my only true friend took a step in my direction. It growled a low threat at me but did nothing more then sniff the air. I stood my ground.
{Normal POV}
The four adults were surprised to see the Uchiha standing before them talking to the Kyuubi/Naruto monster. He seemed bent on reasoning with it or getting killed. Nobody moved. None of them knew what to do quite honestly. Sasuke's chakra reserves were painfully low. Even the pig could probably sense the boy was on the verge of fainting but he stood straight and tall.
Kakashi, or at least the part of him that still cared for the boy, noted how much the boy had grown. He looked like a strong young man and his face was filled with worry and concern. Kakashi hoped he stuck around once this was resolved. He knew the boy was here on his own he searched for the slightest hint of any others and found none. It was quite evident that he was wearing an old jonin uniform of the leaf village, perhaps it belonged to a certain missing nin, a former ANBU who massacred his clan. Kakashi did not hold out hope that he was really there to help. This could all be an elaborate trap on behalf of the snake sannin.
"Naruto, listen to me, just listen. I have wanted to say something to you for so long, I know you are in there. I'd like to see your eyes not those red eyes your blue eyes. PLEASE!" He shouted in desperation. The Kyuubi/Naruto stepped away from Sasuke shaking his head. He put clawed hands to his ears. He squeezed his eyes shut tightly and a single tear slipped out the corner of his eye. Sasuke approached the boy. He touched the cheek. Everybody tensed as Sasuke gently wiped the tear away.
"Please, I don't want to die without ever seeing them again?" Sasuke asked humbly. Naruto tried to look away. He was in a position to rip the throat out of the raven haired young man but he was trembling. Sasuke just took his chin in hand and forced the smaller boy to look at him. Naruto opened his eyes. The blue was ringed with red but that was slowly dissipating, though none of his other modified features changed. Naruto's eyes no longer held the hate, only hurt. "Naruto I am so sorry I left you. I regretted it every day. You remember what you said to me. The last thing you said to me?" Naruto looked so vulnerable, "You remember?"
{Naruto's POV}
Inside my mind was a whirling tempest of thoughts and memories of violence. And strange visions a fox and her kits.. her dead kits her anger her rage. Bitterness and loneliness over the years formed into a greasy residue called hate. It clung to the fox's insides and congealed all other emotions into an nonworking and unmoving mess. My mind reeled as the fox lost control of its hate and lashed out at the nearest living thing. I was surprised when it struck me internally. The only resort I had was to injure myself severely enough to distract it. But doing this scared me greatly. I realized I didn't want to die. I knew he had been alone once, but all along there were a few loyal friends who stuck by me. Even Sasuke... I was stuck in my mind Sasuke's voice was fuzzy and muffled.
"...I'd like to see your eyes not those red eyes your blue eyes..." I felt his hand touching my face. The Kyuubi growled at him but I found the strength to hold it in check."...Remember...last thing you said to me?" His voice almost echoed. Had he heard me that day? Did he know? No not true. He was here to trick me! But then why do I feel so warm in his touch. Why does he make it feel safe even after he almost killed me I loved him. The love was one I did not under stand. It was deep unlike any thing I felt for Iruka-sensei, or Sakura. I don't know but...
"I-I love you Teme." I felt the hot liquid of tears running down my cheeks, "Why did you leave me."
The Kyuubi hissed and tried to take over. I felt her move my hand almost to late and she tore into his weakened body, "No, no, no, no, no!"
He lay there I can barely see as my sight bled red and all I could hear was the agonized screams coming from someone it sounded distant but so familiar.
{Normal POV}
Sasuke leaned in he embraced the smaller boy their tears mingled in the dirt, "I-I love you Teme." Sasuke smiled and squeezed the boy tightened ignoring the warning growl, it was to late. Kyuubi slipped back into control, "No, no, no, no, no!" Naruto fell to his knees shaking and screaming, "Ahhhhhhhh! Ah-ah-ah!" Kakashi risked his life to retrieve Sasuke as Naruto tore into himself once more.
{Inside Naruto's Head}
"You-you monster why did you kill him. I JUST GOT HIM BACK! YOU BITCH!" Naruto attacked the demon in his mind his will to win renewed by the devestation of losing his most cherished person, "There is no point in living now I might as well send us both to Hell!"
He punched the chakra fox in the belly. It bit and clawed at him. He kicked and gouged at the beast's eyes, "Die you stupid monster. I hate you! You ruin everything. You make everything we touch turn to crap!" Naruto was panting and the demon had a new found respect for the boy. In his rage the demon had to admit that fighting him was going to be difficult. Naruto did not stop despite mental and chakra exhaustion.
{Out Side of Naruto's Mind Normal POV}
Naruto stopped screaming and only stayed there kneeling looking to the sky with swirling pinkish purple eyes. They were glazed over as the real struggle went on in his head. Nobody moved except for Tsunade who was treating the gaping wound in Sasuke's damaged chest, but it seemed to be a less then fatal blow because Naruto somehow managed to hold the fox back at the last second. At least that was what Kakashi said as he observed with his sharningan. They were all worried it didn't even seem like Naruto was breathing. He was so still. His hair blew gently with the breeze but no other indication was made that he was anything other then a statue.
Then suddenly he fell on his side. Jaraiya held Kakashi back. Perhaps the wisest thing he has ever done because the earth suddenly trembled as a great serge of energy shot through the boy and all the people within a fifty mile radious felt it. The light from the pulse of chakra was blinding. When the ninja got back their sight they noticed that it was Naruto and no longer the half Naruto and half demon version also the energy that had irradiated through him had disintegrated his tattered clothing leaving him nude, but physically unharmed except for being severely thin and unconscious.
"Is it over?" Shizune asked cautiously. She hugged Ton Ton feeling like a lost child.
"I think it is..." Jaraiya stated calmly.
"Let's get him into the hospital bed quickly we need to scan him," Tsunade said as she and Shizune went to collect the naked blond. She tisked at the state of his body while it seemed he had been healed by that sudden burst of energy he was still painfully thin,
"He's going to need physical therapy." Shizune nodded. The laid him in the hispital bed they bathed him to clean the drying blood and dressed him in the waiting hospital gown. They covered him with a warm blanket. Then Tsunade went back to patient number two."Did we bring a spare bed?" Tsunde had the older teen placed on a stretcher waiting for an answer.
"No we had not planned on this..." Jaraiya complained. Now they had two brats to look after, "Can't we just put them into bed together?"
"You'd like that wouldn't you pervert?" Tsunade yelled at him, "Lay out a futon for him we will need to restrain him anyway who knows if he isn't a flight risk."
In the end the boy was strapped to the stretched and placed ontop of soft bedding with a nice warm blanket.
"It isn't safe to move Naruto. I'm not risking his health, but you could take the boy back..."
"No, not on your life. He would likely be executed. Naruto would never forgive me if I allowed that to happen!" Kakashi interjected.
"Very well you are responsible for him if he tries anything you deal with it!" The blond woman ordered."Gladly," The copy nin smiled under his mask. It looked like the family was back together at least for the time being.