[Fic] It’s Just That Any One of Us Is Half Without Another One Is You – Chapter Thirteen

Cross-post from my archive.

Fandom/Arc: Avalanche, Naruto
Characters/Pairings: B, Haruno Sakura, Hatake Kakashi, Jiraiya, Nine-tails, Tsunade, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto
Summary: The larger ninja world starts talking about Akatsuki, and what to do about them. Naruto is hustled off to the Island Turtle with his team, where he meets B and reaches a certain cooperation with the Nine-tails.
Meta: Drama, Angst, I-5
Wordcount: 9778

Warning: Features a brief section of suicidal thoughts.

Kakashi slid past the Hokage's door rather warily and waved a handful of message-paper strips at her. "Latest batch from the relays; Shizune asked me to bring them up with me." He swapped himself reflexively with the coat hanger as a cup went hurtling past where his head would have been and smashed into shrapnel against the wall. "I can see why she did," he added.

( It's Just That Any One of Us Is Half Without Another One Is You - Chapter Thirteen )