[FIC: Naruto] Hope is a Selfish Thing
Title: Hope is a Selfish Thing
Genre: General
Rating: G
Word Count: 238
Status: Complete
Warnings: After Part I
Characters: Naruto, Sasuke, others
Summary: Despite all good intentions, Naruto's motivation to bring Sasuke home was selfish after all.
Note: This was written before I started reading Part II. Originally posted at FanFiction.net on 8/13/06 as my first published fanfiction piece.
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Hope is a Selfish Thing
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Why? Why would you go so far for me?
Sasuke had asked that once. Just a little before he had left Naruto for dead.
“Because, for me, it was the first bond I’d ever had” Naruto had answered.
Why? Why would you go so far for him?
Others had asked after witnessing Naruto beaten and battered in his mission to bring Sasuke home.
“Because I made a promise of a lifetime and I won’t take back my word. That’s my ninja way.”
Why? Why would I go so far for him?
Naruto would ask himself on sleepless nights. The answers he gave everyone else couldn’t quite satisfy him. It remained an ungraspable truth that tugged annoyingly at his brain.
Respect for Naruto had grown from those who knew of his self-imposed mission. Hell, Naruto nearly had himself convinced that he was selfless when it came to Sasuke. But deep in his subconscious, in a place that he could only glimpse in that strange state between dream and reality, he’s still the little kid who wanted something, anything, for himself.
‘But really, from the beginning, I had wanted to be like you.’
Naruto had to bring Sasuke back. He had to believe there was still hope for Sasuke. Because if he didn’t, it would mean that his role-model, his aspiration, was nothing more than an idol of clay. And his own identity would shatter and disappear with the wind.
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Author's Note: I'd love to hear your thoughts. If you're feeling extra generous, please also comment on this fic on FanFiction.net so others there can know how much you (dis)liked this one-shot. Copy-and-pasting is fine and I'll love you forever. Thanks.
Genre: General
Rating: G
Word Count: 238
Status: Complete
Warnings: After Part I
Characters: Naruto, Sasuke, others
Summary: Despite all good intentions, Naruto's motivation to bring Sasuke home was selfish after all.
Note: This was written before I started reading Part II. Originally posted at FanFiction.net on 8/13/06 as my first published fanfiction piece.
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Hope is a Selfish Thing
-
Why? Why would you go so far for me?
Sasuke had asked that once. Just a little before he had left Naruto for dead.
“Because, for me, it was the first bond I’d ever had” Naruto had answered.
Why? Why would you go so far for him?
Others had asked after witnessing Naruto beaten and battered in his mission to bring Sasuke home.
“Because I made a promise of a lifetime and I won’t take back my word. That’s my ninja way.”
Why? Why would I go so far for him?
Naruto would ask himself on sleepless nights. The answers he gave everyone else couldn’t quite satisfy him. It remained an ungraspable truth that tugged annoyingly at his brain.
Respect for Naruto had grown from those who knew of his self-imposed mission. Hell, Naruto nearly had himself convinced that he was selfless when it came to Sasuke. But deep in his subconscious, in a place that he could only glimpse in that strange state between dream and reality, he’s still the little kid who wanted something, anything, for himself.
‘But really, from the beginning, I had wanted to be like you.’
Naruto had to bring Sasuke back. He had to believe there was still hope for Sasuke. Because if he didn’t, it would mean that his role-model, his aspiration, was nothing more than an idol of clay. And his own identity would shatter and disappear with the wind.
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Author's Note: I'd love to hear your thoughts. If you're feeling extra generous, please also comment on this fic on FanFiction.net so others there can know how much you (dis)liked this one-shot. Copy-and-pasting is fine and I'll love you forever. Thanks.