The Akira Files

Akira's Back

Naruto’s POV

It had taken us a while but we had finally found a hint to this lady’s whereabouts. Pervy-sage has been keeping me busy training in order to keep me from wandering off to get Akira. He said as soon as I master rasengan, this super awesome cool ninjutsu, and find his friend we’ll go after Akira. But it had been almost two weeks, normally he would have escaped by now. What if something had happened? I paused in my training, chewing on my nails as anxiety set in. He can handle himself that’s true enough but against those guys…I don’t think he’d be able to pull it off.

“Naruto, listen kid.” Pervy-sage said leaning off a tree and walking to me. “You need to calm down, chewing your fingers red won’t get him back.”

I nodded absentmindedly starring east as I had for the past 3 days. Would it be today? What would the signal even mean? Would he just appear from the east or what? My questions were answered as I saw a cloud of smoke reach into the sky, the resounding sound of an explosion ripped my eardrums.

That had to be him! I ran off before Pervy-sage could stop me but he soon caught up lifting me onto his back and running even faster.

Akira, we’re coming.

Akira’s POV

Child, child!

I lay still, my body hurt, I couldn’t move. I tried to draw a breath but as a small cough racked my body I spat blood. I opened my eyes to see a few blurred shapes, coming in and out of focus. Large stones, wooden beams and the remains of the door lay around me. I felt my eyes closing again, against my will.

Do not close your eyes! Listen to me child, do not die! You can’t die now! Listen closely, your friends are near.

I strained to hear but was met with nothing, my eyes had already closed. My breathing was slowing, even my heart seemed to be giving up but my mind seemed ever awake.

I don’t want to die yet. I want to see everyone, I want to make sure Kakashi’s safe, I want to tell Naruto my secret and I want him to at least know that my feelings are stronger than I thought. If I don’t make it…will they be okay? Will Kakashi be mad at me? What about Naruto? Although, I get to see Gramps again…I thought as a silver tear made its way from under my eyelid down my cheek.

Please…please don’t die, your friends are here. Answer me! Prove you have the will to live.

I tried to send out my thoughts but found I was too tired, too in pain to concentrate.

For heaven’s sake! Move a finger, do anything! Just keep breathing. They’re only a few steps away.

Could I? Could I move just a finger? I willed my mind to move my little finger, I was rewarded with nothing but the sharp pain of twisted nerves. A sharp intake of breath and I had an inkling of an idea. I struggled, sliding my body forward out of the small alcove created by debris.