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[oirokenojutsu.livejournal.com]

Oh... Oh god... why? Why would anyone-

UGHH!

[have some more disbelieving sounds as Naruto stands outside the kitchen, watching an image of Allen get stabbed ... in the eye by Rhode, over and over again. he can't look away]

WHY WOULD ANYONE EVER-...

[aiohdaj clutches at his own eye, just... unable to stop staring]

I'm glad I'm not- [a pause as he looks for the name] Allen... Walker, holy crap! I wonder if this is real. Knowing the castle and all... I hope not!

I wonder if there are weird pictures of me around.

Comments

[oirokenojutsu.livejournal.com]

[creepy guy is creepy D: and scary, so he looks at him a bit warily] ... Er... Hi?

[livingsandbox.livejournal.com]

It's your's - take it.

[oirokenojutsu.livejournal.com]

... [takes... it] You look angry, dude.

[livingsandbox.livejournal.com]

That's because I am.

[oirokenojutsu.livejournal.com]

Why...? Is it that bad? [is it a video? aosijasd]

[livingsandbox.livejournal.com]

[dsfhjklsd yes sorry]

Uchiha Sasuke, the other one in that video - I have never understood your bond with him and, having seen this, I understand it even less. He is not a friend I wish for you to have, but I have no control over it.

[oirokenojutsu.livejournal.com]

[frowns, looking down to the tape and back to him] I want a tv... Do you know where the nearest one is?

[livingsandbox.livejournal.com]

The lobby has one, I believe.

[oirokenojutsu.livejournal.com]

Thanks! [asidhasd goes, wanting to see why this is so upsetting...]

[livingsandbox.livejournal.com]

[follows behind him, standing off to the side and waiting to see how he'll react ;;]

[oirokenojutsu.livejournal.com]

[puts it in and stands, watching. it's a bit strange to see himself on the screen, especially looking... much younger than he is now. and why is he wet? and who is that annoying looking guy saying such awful things to him? he remembers this Gaara guy saying the annoying guy was his friend, but he wasn't acting like it...]

...

[keeps watching to the end, his expression a mixture of pain and utter confusion. he doesn't remember this. he doesn't... WANT to remember this.]

What the hell?

[his hand goes over to his right shoulder and then he turns to glare at Gaara] This isn't real! I don't have a scar on my right side!

[livingsandbox.livejournal.com]

[shrugs] I assume the Kyuubi helped you heal too quickly for you to be able to scar.

[oirokenojutsu.livejournal.com]

What the fuck is a Kyuubi? [though he kind of suspects it's the thing that made him go... insane]

[livingsandbox.livejournal.com]

A nine-tailed demon harbored inside of you. What you saw in there was the ... power that comes from it.

[oirokenojutsu.livejournal.com]

...

I have... a demon inside of me?

[livingsandbox.livejournal.com]

[nod]

[oirokenojutsu.livejournal.com]

... [sits down aoidhaid THIS IS TOO MUCH INFO FOR HIM] What... the hell... D-Does that make me a bad guy!?

[livingsandbox.livejournal.com]

[stares at him slightly surprised for a minute before... going to take a seat beside him]

No, Naruto. You... are quite far from being a bad guy. You help people. No matter how much it seems like they can not be helped.

[oirokenojutsu.livejournal.com]

I... help people? But wouldn't people be scared of me?

[livingsandbox.livejournal.com]

Some may have been, but you have proven yourself nothing but a kind person. You show people... what they can not see in themselves. [why yes, that sounds more personal than any of his other monotoned sentences.]

[oirokenojutsu.livejournal.com]

[furrows his brow some, staring at the scene on the screen that just keeps playing now] Then why couldn't I help him, if he's my friend?

[livingsandbox.livejournal.com]

[quiet. quiet. fuck. what would naruto say? 'because he's an asshole' isn't the best approach. mmmph. places... an awkward hand on his shoulder]

There are some people that can not be helped, Naruto.

[oirokenojutsu.livejournal.com]

[blinks to him, looking unsure] Why not? Doesn't everyone deserve a chance?

[livingsandbox.livejournal.com]

Some refuse to allow themselves to be helped. They believe what they are doing... is the right thing to do.

[oirokenojutsu.livejournal.com]

I guess... They still deserve someone trying to help them, though... or else they'll just get worse.