How dare she!!! She was just about to hurt our little Naruto for nothing but laughing!!! She is such a b***!!!!

I approach her, sensing Tenten beside me. In a split second, we come to a mutual agreement. This banshee was going to feel a LOT of pain...

The pink hair was now stained with red, her body was beaten and bruised, blood oozing out of broken layers of skin. Her face was puffy and ten times more horrific. I saw a glimpse of whatever was left of her soul as it left her body.

With a sigh of contentment, I turned to Naruto, fussing over him, coddling him, asking if he was okay, checking him for new scars. I saw a few that indicated village action.

" Naruto, you promised to tell us if they hurt you again!"

" I know, it's just that it feels like it's pointless, fighting against them is impossible, asking them to stop has no effect and even when you guys step in they will still sneak into my house and hurt me when I'm alone..."

Naruto is so different to when I last saw him, he seems to no longer have the will to fight. His eyes are dull, no light can be found. I feel myself curse the village, I curse them for everything they did, everything they did that eventually broke this beautiful kid. I feel myself sink down into despair. I can't help but break a little at the sight of him like this. I knew he wasn't as he acted, but I didn't know it was this bad.

Slowly, I raise my hand, internally wincing as I see him flinch. He's scared that I will find out what I already know. He is empty. Yet even though his fear overwhelms him, he still takes my hand.

I feel memories of that fateful day wash over me. The day that we saw Naruto trembling in an alleyway and decided to help him. Then I realise, even if we try our absolute hardest, we won't be the ones to bring him a sense of completion. He will have to find that himself. However, I know that he will never make it without our help.

Author's Note: Here! *Throws story and hides in underground bunker, cowering in fear*