Ever since they had made that promise about the future that day, Satsuki seemed to have completely shed all pretense, no longer concealing the possessiveness that was practically taking tangible form. Yet even Naruto, upon hearing her say, "Use it to take my life first," clearly realized deep down—this was somewhat too extreme.
And unfortunately, the girl sitting across from him was not an ordinary girl speaking in anger or jest, but a member of the Uchiha Clan, whose power came from intense emotions and whose love and hatred alike tended toward extremes.
However, Naruto did not know that the truth was probably even worse than he could imagine at this moment. Its extremity far surpassed any living example currently found in the Ninja World.
So, how exactly should he respond to Satsuki's declaration, one mixed with profound love and destructive inclinations?
Should he, like an ordinary person, immediately put on a stern face and tell her, "You can't do that," or, "You can't have such dangerous thoughts"? Should he use those lofty platitudes to deny this heavy emotion into which she had poured her entire life?
Naruto shuddered as he realized that his own way of thinking seemed... not quite normal either. He actually... felt that betraying her feelings would be wrong?
That thought made him doubt himself. Strictly speaking, what Satsuki had said was no longer merely "a little" extreme. This was practically—no, this was absolutely, undeniably yandere talk!
But why... why was it that, alongside worry and heaviness, something else rose from the depths of his heart... emotion?!
Please do not forget: it was Uchiha Satsuki who had accompanied Uzumaki Naruto through his entire lonely childhood. On the surface, Satsuki had been relying on Naruto, but hadn't Naruto also been relying on Satsuki?
At least during those