Hallelujah
Hallelujah
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He could feel
the pain in his chest worsening as he coughed into his hand, blood pouring from
his mouth like a red waterfall, into his hand, covering it. This was what he
was waiting for, the chance to get to his little brother, to see how strong he
was now, after all this time. The final blows had been dealt really. Susanoo
was his final proper attack and even that had failed as he coughed. He knew he
couldn’t survive for long, he had to pass it on and now, but how could he get
so close to Sasuke.
“M-My Eyes...”
His body hurt and his
memories chose now to haunt him, but he knew he had done what he had to do, for
the good of Konohagakure, for the good of his brother. It was not a time to be
regretting any of it, he couldn’t take it back and he couldn’t turn around and
leave now, not ever again. He moved closer to Sasuke and reached out a hand as
though to take the younger brothers eyes, knowing the tale had been spun,
gently prodding his brother on the forehead as he had used to do years before,
when the one before him was much younger and much more innocent.
His energy left
him quickly as he did what he could to save his brother, passing on a gift, a
proper gift. He dropped to his knees and hit his head against the wall behind
his brother, not feeling any of the pain. His breathing was shallow and his
life fading away as he slipped to the side and fell onto his back, looking up
at the sky, that bright blue with the wispy clouds. His last vision of Earth.
He took a
breath and exhaled, not taking another as everything began to fade.