The Chapter Where They All Die
Kakashi knew they were dying. There was no chance of survival for them, Team 7 and the last shinobi standing. Naruto had multiple wounds that were struggling to heal with little to no chakra. Next to him lay Sasuke who was bleeding out, Sakura was trying to stop his bleeding with one arm due to losing the other arm, they too had chakra exhaustion. Kakashi himself had three broken limbs and was exhausted, both physically and emotionally.
“Sensei, Naruto I don’t think-” Sakura chokes, sobbing and desperately pressing against Sasuke’s wound.
Naruto lets out a heavy sob, he grabs one of Sasuke’s hands in his, his other had moves to help Sakura staunch the bleeding.
“Please, Sasuke! Don’t-” He breaks off into loud, heart wrenching cries.
“Naruto, don’t cry. We’re all dying. I might be the one closest to death but we’re all getting there together aren’t we?” Sasuke weakly says, impending death loosening his lips.
Kakashi manages to himself to his students, laying down with them he says, “we are together, aren’t we? We might be dying but Team 7 is together as a team.”
“Yeah we are” Sakura gives a watery laugh.
“Maybe Kurama can-” Naruto gets cut off by a voice.
“I’m sorry kit but I’m exhausted as well” comes from a bundle of fur in Naruto’s lap. The bundle uncurling to reveal a small Fox with nine tails.
“Oh” the blond sighs dejectedly.
“Even if he could, Naruto we have nowhere to go back to,” Kakashi says with a heavy voice, “Konoha is gone and our friends are… “his voice wavers, tears falling silently.
“So, what do we do Sensei? We just wait to die?” Sakura cries.
“I think that’s the only thing we can do Sakura-chan” Naruto responds, his eyes dull.
“None of us has enough chakra to do anything anyway,” Sasuke says weakly, “I think the bleeding stopped” he mentions. With difficulty Sakura gets bandages from their pack, then hands them to Naruto.
“Here Naruto, you put them on him, I can’t with this,” they wave a messily bandaged stump of an arm. “I’ll hold him up with Sensei.” They manage to sit him up and lean them against themselves. Naruto hastily wraps the bandages and moves to sit next to Sasuke, Kakashi shuffling to the side a bit.
They all lay down and look at the clear night sky, the stars bright and twinkling. “They look pretty,” Sasuke says to murmurs of agreement.
“I miss Ino,” Sakura softly says, thinking of their wife. They close their eyes.
“I miss Gai and Obito,” Kakashi says, thinking of his friend/rival and his best friend turned enemy turned friend turned sort of husband. He closes his eyes.
Naruto says nothing as he feels his Sasuke’s hand go lax in his. He lets out a heart broken cry.
“I miss everyone,” he sobs out.
Kurama curls next to Naruto’s head and hums, “I know, kit. It’s okay, we’ll see them soon.”
They close their eyes.