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Yes! I am alive! I decided to put off doing a Neji/you or anything you pairing cause it's way to much to try to work with!

OMG! Despite my previous rants and raves against this pairing, here I am doing it! Hopefully you like it!

Thank you to my two beta readers. Tell me if you want me to put your names down on here!

___________Chapter 1__________

"Is it true?"

"Yes! Yes! It's true!"

"Can you believe it? After all this time?"

"No, but I'm going to go check it out now!"

"Me too!"

These mummers around him grew more numerous by the second as the word spread. It finally happened. He should be happy. But why then was this sickening feeling growing in his stomach? This hole of self pity and shame. He couldn't do it, but somehow it had happened.

As more and more people heard the news, they sped past him in a blur of bright colors. Would it be the same? Like nothing had ever happened? He'd have to talk to someone about that later. Maybe Kakashi-sensei? No, he would be too busy with his book. Jiraiya? No. He'd be too busy writing the book. Even if he had the time, he would probably just tell him to stay on his guard because people never change. He'd always said that. However, in this case they had. Hadn't they? Could it possibly be true? He had to know!

Over the time he had gotten older he had grown much wiser, but on the inside he was the same little fool he'd always been. His taste in clothing had proved that, though much improved. Speaking of which, he adjusted his headband over his forehead and his goofy grin came out of hiding as the excitement finally hit him. It had finally happened.

Naruto's golden hair, now grown out to wrap messily around his head , whipped wildly against his tan skin. His eager sapphire blue eyes glistening in the bright sun. The spitting image of his late father, the Fourth Hokage. His long white overcoat flowing behind him. The orange flames upon it fluttering in the wind as if from a jet engine. He slowed down as he reached hokage tower in the center of the village.

Naruto looked around him as he approached the back of the crowd surrounding all sides of Hokage Tower. Many of these people he knew: Shikamaru Nara, Shino Aburame, Neji Hyuuga, Hinata Hyuuga, Ino, Chouji, Kiba, Kurenia, and even Anko. The list continued as he searched the rest of the crowd. Then he saw her. Up front near the door, anxiously watching and pleading the doors to hurry up to open. He could only see her profile and long pink ponytail curling at the end and resting on her back. On her face were the two saddest green eyes Naruto had ever seen. She's changed too. She had matured incredibly for an eighteen year old, past her emotional years of the early teens. Her dark green vest and black skirt were wrinkled and her long black boots were still unfastened, proof she'd gotten ready as soon she had heard the news. Her eyes were so wise and full of intelligence and spirit, it was a shame to see them so full of tears.

Sakura's hands were twiddling, wrapping around themselves with anticipation. She had said she could handle this when they had talked of the possibility of it happening. Of those conversations, they had made several promise to each other. Neither of them seemed to be keeping up their side of the bargain. She had promised to keep her cool in public and come to him if she needed someone to cry on.

Naruto's promise was completely the opposite. He said when it happened, he'd be blaring angry and start a fight for all the pain and agony everyone in the village had to suffer waiting and going out on mission, just to find him.

'Look at us now…' Naruto thought to himself. Sakura was on the verge of tears and he was feeling wave after wave of emotions such as regret, fear, and illness hit him repeatedly. Why couldn't he feel the anger he'd expected to feel? What about the hope for the future? He couldn't even feel any relief.

The large red doors of Hokage Tower soon began to slowly open, building anticipation amongst the crowd. A large intake was heard as multiple people in the crowd held their breath as a blonde haired woman, known as the fifth hokage stepped out. Behind her, two people soon followed. The first was a young woman with black rimmed glasses framing her face. Following in long strides behind her was Him. His eyes scanned the crowd, passing over Naruto's friends, teachers, and even Sakura. They stopped and settled when his dark onyx eyes met clouded blue. His sight rested on Naruto and stayed there.

Sasuke.

Suddenly the emotions Naruto had expected hit him… And the anger started to sink in.

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That's it for now… But at writing a chapter a day, I've decided not to do what I did with my last fic, which was to have long chapters that went no where. Hopefully you all can see improvement in my writing if you read my two other stories. To develop my style I used the criticism I received from both, so I hope you like it! Review!

Thank You to my two wonderful beta readers:

Preview of Next Chapter:

Though the eye contact was broken almost instantly, the feeling and anger awoken by it lingered on within Naruto.

'Sasuke…'