Team seven fell apart much sooner than anyone could guess.

Sasuke new the exact moment that he stopped being a member of team seven. It wasn't in the valley of the end

"Just shut up for once! What the hell do you know about it? It's not like you ever had a family in the first place! You were on your own right form the beginning, what makes you think you know anything about it? Huh? I'm suffering now because I had those ties, how on earth could you possibly understand, what it feels like to lose all that?"

or when he made up his mind to leave Konoha.

"Thank you, Sakura."

It went back much sooner than the fight on the hospital rooftops

"Fight me Naruto!"

or even the forest of death.

"Sakura…who did this to you?"

Team seven fell apart the same day it was formed. When Sasuke had listened to how Sakura worshiped him, and disliked Naruto

"I'm Haruno Sakura! I like… well, the person I like is… and my hobby is…well, my dream is too…"

"And? What do you hate?"

"Naruto."

and of how Naruto just wanted to be acknowledged

"I'm Uzuamki Naruto. I like cup ramen. But I like ramen at Ichiraku that Iruka-sensei bought for me even more. I hate the three minutes that I have to wait after I put in the hot water. My hobby is to eat and compare cup ramens! And my dream is to become greater then the Hokages! I'm going to make all the villagers recognize my existence!"

and to Kakashi who didn't have a particular interest in any of them.

"Me? I'm Hatake Kakashi. I have no intention of telling you my likes and dislikes. As for my dream…I have a few hobbies."

He was aware that they he simply didn't fit- no matter the background each individual had.

"He's always doing selfish things. My parents would scold me if I did such things."

"The pain of being lonely… is out of this world, isn't it?"

"The solitude…you can't even compare it to the level of where your parents get made at you."

"Now that you say it, yes, I might avenge them… but you see, all my loved ones are already dead."

Sasuke was angry.

"I can never be like you two. I am an avenger and I must follow my own path."

Team seven was happy.

"Hello, students. Sorry I'm late. Today I got lost on the road of life…"

"I don't quite and I don't run, that's my shinobi way!"

"It's the love of the lifetime!"

Truth be told team seven was doomed from the start. For, in reality, it fell apart years before it was even formed

"Foolish little brother, if you wish to kill me, hate me, detest me. And yet survive in an unsightly way. Run, run and cling to life, and when you have the same eyes as mine, come to me."

Team seven never stood a chance, for Sasuke knew what he need to be-he understood that it was expected of him.

So maybe he had beat up those sound ninja for Sakura, but it was only because they were going to harm him. So maybe he jumped in front of Haku's needles to save Naruto, but it was only because it was instinct. So maybe he had been more than a little excited when Kakashi had decided to train him, but it was only because Kakashi was powerful, and he needed power. Maybe they had worked together, but Sasuke always had a selfish motive behind it- he didn't care about them.

So when he left Konoha and team seven it really wasn't that hard- after all he'd never really been a part of it anyway.

…Right?

A/N I hope I didn't fail miserably at this… this was just an idea that has been stuck inside my head for some time now, and was only written as a result of writers block, but I hope you review anyway.