[ It helps alleviate the pain a little, but there's a greater burden weighing down her mind. If only she revealed her hand sooner, could she have saved him? It wasn't time yet, she just has to keep reminding herself of that. A mantra she chants within her head until exhaustion pulls her into a light sleep. Those have been her days and nights in this world without conflict more than a battle between creatures. ]
I know it'll hurt, but... [ Naruto, she would argue, is finally experiencing the happiness most of them have had their entire lives. A world with both of his parents, traveling alongside them and getting to share in all the things they never had before. How can she tell someone who's dead that they can't take his happiness away just yet? ] But...
[ She can't. The impulse to argue back is gone and instead she's just left with words jumbled up. She swallows hard in an attempt to buy more time, but the seconds keep passing them by. ]
When will you tell him? [ Why is she concerned with that suddenly? ]
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I know it'll hurt, but... [ Naruto, she would argue, is finally experiencing the happiness most of them have had their entire lives. A world with both of his parents, traveling alongside them and getting to share in all the things they never had before. How can she tell someone who's dead that they can't take his happiness away just yet? ] But...
[ She can't. The impulse to argue back is gone and instead she's just left with words jumbled up. She swallows hard in an attempt to buy more time, but the seconds keep passing them by. ]
When will you tell him? [ Why is she concerned with that suddenly? ]