"Damn it... Why? Is there really no room left to turn this around?"
Naruto's cross-shaped eyes watched the Chakra Dragon gather strength, and he let out an unwilling roar.
Whoosh!
The purple-black Chakra Dragon swept toward him with enough force to tear through the air. Naruto felt as though his life were flashing before his eyes; his vision blurred, and everything around him went black.
I'm dead. Am I going to die? Am I going to be fused and absorbed by Awen using the Chimera Technique?
Awen really is amazing. He truly is a genius. Even without some kind of system, he still rose up. He even had the ruthlessness to leave Menma's body behind, sever every bond, and carry out his own goal.
He really is decisive and strong. No wonder he could get into a Wudaokou school with a Shendu household registration. If I were the one being devoured and fused now, the outcome would probably be better.
I'm so unwilling... I got too full of myself. I'm sorry, Sister Haku. I'm sorry, Hanabi, Teacher Iruka, Dad, Mom... I'm sorry, everyone... I really did my best. Awen is just too powerful. Let's all reunite properly in that world!
Naruto quietly waited for himself to vanish. Yet the sensation of his chest being pierced never came. The pitch-black space around him suddenly lit up.
His past slowly replayed around him, finally freezing on one scene. Naruto saw himself lying beneath the blankets, with a soft, delicate body pressed against him.
"Naruto, if the world were ending, who would you most want to be with?"
Shion lay against Naruto's chest. The smile on her face turned earnest and solemn.
Naruto's pupils trembled. Had he remembered wrong? The Shion here seemed different from the one in his memories.
Shion looked at