Then I know you don't care, [It hardens in his stomach. This expression he's seen before. This resolve. This emptiness. Is it any different from Gaara who had found no use for love- a thing that only caused pain? Is it any different from the curse of the Uchiha clan, who can only become strong by losing the people they cherish most?
Naruto moves because he doesn't care what happens. He recognizes the selfishness of the act and he recognizes that she might forever think the worst of him- but he isn't the kind of man who can do nothing in the face of that kind of emptiness. She's small, and his arms go all the way around her, but the embrace carries the same kind of warmth that's always lived in him.] -But I'm really sorry you were hurt so bad.
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Naruto moves because he doesn't care what happens. He recognizes the selfishness of the act and he recognizes that she might forever think the worst of him- but he isn't the kind of man who can do nothing in the face of that kind of emptiness. She's small, and his arms go all the way around her, but the embrace carries the same kind of warmth that's always lived in him.] -But I'm really sorry you were hurt so bad.