Naruto: Fall of Light
Behind the mask of a smile
The rain falls quietly on the roofs of the village.
Lightning strikes the Hokages' stony faces - their smiles light up for a moment before darkness engulfs them.
Iruka
You went overboard again!
Iruka
The clone wasn't just incomplete, it... exploded!
Naruto
But at least it was a big explosion, right?
Iruka
You're laughing, but the entire classroom is in ruins.
Iruka
What about you, Naruto...
Naruto looks out the window.
Outside, children are running and laughing.
Naruto says quietly to himself
Naruto
If I were anyone else... maybe they would laugh with me.
Naruto sits on the shoulder steps.
Hot steam rises, the stars are hidden behind the clouds.
Naruto
I'm officially supposed to be a ninja tomorrow... but that won't change anything, right?
Naruto
When everyone just sees me as... that boy with the demon.
The wind blows, a deep voice comes from behind the shoulders.
Kyuubi
You feel it, right?
Kyuubi
These are their true faces.
Naruto
I don't want to listen to you!
Kyuubi
And yet you are here, alone.
Kyuubi
Who else can hear you but me?
Naruto clenches his fists, the steam around him quivering.
Naruto
One day I'll prove them wrong.
Kyuubi says quietly, almost contentedly
Kyuubi
When that day comes, we will be the ones to decide what is right.
Kakashi comes to the three new genin.
Kakashi
Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke.
Kakashi
You are officially under my command.
Kakashi
I just have one question...
Kakashi
How long will you last together?
Naruto smiles - broadly, almost exaggeratedly.
But there's something different in the eyes.
Something that wasn't there before.
Naruto
Together, right...?
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