Late at night, a crescent moon hung in the sky. Naruto lay in his bedding on the floor, his face calm but his eyes wide open. He was so nervous that his breathing had quickened.
From the bed, Shion slightly poked her head over the edge and asked with a smile, "Naruto, are you really not coming up?"
"No, Shion. Go to sleep. You're heading back tomorrow, right?" Naruto wore a perfectly natural smile on the surface, but inwardly, he was extremely nervous.
Normally, he lived alone at home. This was the first time someone had slept at his place—and it was a girl.
Shion felt conflicted as well. To be honest, she wanted Naruto to pounce on her like a beast, but she also liked Naruto the way he was now. He made her feel safe. She did not really want him to become that way, because then he would not be Naruto anymore.
Shion lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling. After a long silence, she finally said, "Naruto, are you asleep?"
"Shion, can't you sleep?" How could Naruto possibly fall asleep in this situation?
"Um..." Shion considered her words before asking, "Naruto, let me ask you something. If the end of the world were coming, what would you want to do before it arrived?"
Naruto was stunned. This question felt familiar. Iruka had brought it up back when he was at the Ninja Academy.
"The end of the world? Did the moon fall?" Naruto joked.
Shion said somewhat unhappily, "Whatever. It's the end of the world. Before it comes, Naruto, what do you want to do?"
"What would I want to do?" Naruto recalled the events of the The Last movie from Awen's memories and smiled knowingly. Then he said with complete seriousness, "I'd give