[This is all they've ever had. Even back in Konoha, with a Hokage that cared for their futures- with Kages willing to sacrifice their lives in the hope of protecting them- it was always about becoming stronger. Carrying the will of the previous generation forward. Bearing the burden of history with the intention of finding answers no one else could, of making a better world.
But it doesn't erase what came before.
Naruto's chest rises and falls- breaths that come too fast. He remembers this feeling somewhere before, when everything had smelled like snow. His ribcage feels like its closing in on itself.]
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But it doesn't erase what came before.
Naruto's chest rises and falls- breaths that come too fast. He remembers this feeling somewhere before, when everything had smelled like snow. His ribcage feels like its closing in on itself.]