Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Forest Magic ❯ Chapter 9

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Forest Magic

By: Nanaka19

Anime: Naruto

Chapter: 9/ 10

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I own nothing but a hamster, she’s a sweety.

Summary: A young warrior prince who lives alone amongst many finds his hearts desire within the woods that border his home. This story was inspired by a song I was listening to.


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Chapter Nine

Sasuke stared wide eyed up at Naruto completely speechless and dumbfounded.

“Hey.” Naruto said with a worried halfhearted smile. He frowned and looked off to the side while lightly biting at his lower lip when Sasuke remained quiet and still.

“I probably should have told you about myself sooner, but...” He looked back down at Sasuke, fear and worry clearly reflected in his bright blue eyes. “I was so scared that you wouldn’t accept me. I’ve loved you for so long that I couldn’t bare the thought of losing you.”

“What...” Sasuke shifted against the tree uneasily. “What are you.”

“Im called a guardian spirit.” Naruto said as he shifted to kneel in front of Sasuke. “Basically we’re animals imbued with great power to watch over and guard the forces of nature. Unfortunately that’s about all I know. I grew up all alone, I’ve never even met another guardian.”

A few tears rolled down tanned whiskered cheeks. “I was so lonely. Then one day I left the forest and saw you. I fell in love with you instantly.” He smiled sadly at Sasuke. “After that day I tried so hard to find a way to meet you, to become part of your world.”

“I finally discovered this spell to make me human, but it would only work as long as I stayed within the forest.”

“That’s why you wouldn’t come home with me. The spell would have broken.” Sasuke said breathlessly as everything started to make sense.

“I thought I’d never get the opportunity to use it though, you never entered the forest. Then the other day when I awoke in the tree at the valley to find you laying on the rock bellow me, I was so happy.” Naruto beamed a brilliant smile as a few more tears rolled down his cheeks.

Sasuke’s eyes scrunched in confusion “How the hell did you manage to fit in that tree without me noticing you.”

Naruto gave a soft laugh, his smile widening. “I can control my size in this form, though this is as big as I can get.”

Naruto Looked off to the side for a moment before turning his attention back towards Sasuke, his smile fading to an almost sad smirk “I cast the spell instantly when I saw you. I didn’t stop to think that the branch was too slim for a human to balance on though and ended up falling off.”

Sasuke frowned as Naruto looked down at the ground, his smile disappearing as more tears started to roll down his cheeks.

“It’s ok though.” Sasuke said urgently as he pushed away from the tree and moved closer towards Naruto. “It doesn’t matter to me what you are, I love you.”

“It’s not ok though!” Naruto snapped as he jumped to his feet and fell back a step, the tears rolling freely down his cheeks. “The spell relied on pure nature magic to sustain itself. A guardians natural magic only stays pure as long as they never spill human blood.”

Sasuke’s eyes widened in realization as he cast a quick look around him self at the bodies of the men Naruto had killed to protect him. He felt his heart ache at the thought of what Naruto had given up in order to save him.

“I can feel the spell fading with every passing second. I can’t sustain it anymore.” His eyes met Sasuke’s, filled with unbearable sadness. “I can’t be with you anymore.”

As those words passed his lips his image blurred as the spell broke and within moments a golden fox, the size of a large dog, stood in Naruto’s place. And with a heartbroken cry Naruto turned on tail and dashed away into the forest.

With a choked sob Sasuke jumped to his feet and ran after him in desperation. “No. Don’t leave me. Naruto!”

Sasuke had lost sight of Naruto just moments after the chase started but he didn’t care. He just kept running through the forest calling out for Naruto. Tears were running down his cheeks, tears he hadn’t shed since the death of his family all those years ago.

“Naruto! I don’t care just please come back!” His voice was getting raw from the yelling and his body growing weary from all the running but still he didn’t stop.

For three straight days he wandered aimlessly through the forest till he suddenly found himself at the valley. He made his way down to the lagoon and collapsed in a sobbing heap next to the rock as his heart broke. He stayed that way for hours till he finally pulled himself back up and made his way home.

Kakashi was there when he arrived and instantly jumped to attention and started asking where Sasuke had been. He went quiet and thoughtful instantly though as Sasuke just mutely walked past him and locked himself within his room.

He laid limply in bed lost in his thoughts. It’s all my fault. If I had listened to his warnings then maybe we’d still be happy, we’d still be together. I should have known better than to let my guard down so much. I wasn’t even carrying my sword. It’s all my fault. Now I’m all alone again.

With a choked sob he buried himself deep within the blankets.

It’s all my fault.


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“Long I’ve loved you, and with snow magic, brought a spell but with one ban. In my woods I’d stay a maiden, if I never killed a man. Now the spell I’ve wrought has ended, and she vanished as she spoke, and the wolflet turned and fled him, howled in grief as her heart broke.”

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Nanaka19: Even though I've already finished the story, the lack of reviews the past few chapters had me litterally forget about updating. Makes me sad. So i decided, if you want me to post the last chapter you're going to have to review. The more reviews i get the sooner i'll put it out. No reviews = no chapter.