Alright, where do we begin?
Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto... I swear to god you fans would be happier.
Anyways, this is mostly a Sasuke POV story, but don't worry. There's going to be romance. Takes place after the war currently going on in the manga. I'm up to date, btw. This story is going to be fast paced and I'll try not to make anyone OOC. I'd appreciate reviews & Enjoy.
Prologue
The 4th Great Shinobi War had halted to a stop. All the chasing, running, and anger no longer had a reason to exist now for Sasuke. All that lingered in his mind were his deceased brother's last words.
"You don't have to forgive me. No matter what you decide to do from now on, I will love you forever."
Those set of words impacted his life greatly. Now that his vengeance seized to exist, his anger was replaced with pain.
It was a deep, raw, everlasting sadness.
No words could express the emptiness of the man. Sasuke was alone in this world. His heart, battered and abused most of his life, could no longer open to a single person. No, he was not an 'emo-child', (or one would have once called him), but he was simply...
Depressed. Not that he would ever admit that. Then again, that was a good word for his current state. His life was corrupt by negative energy, therefore turning him into a solitary person.
Sasuke didn't have much to return to. He could not bring himself to go back to his clan. It was abandoned and scarce of human life. Just the thought of it made him remember his family... Itachi...
He was not mourning of their deaths, but reminiscing of them made him realize he was on his own. He constantly reminded himself that the memories in the photographs were never coming back to life. That, he knew well.
Instead, the Uchiha found himself returning to the lively, Konoha village that he had once called his home. He could no longer roam the shinobi world, feeling too lost and without a purpose. But as a punishment for his crimes, he would have to work day and night, helping restore the village to its prosperous self.
You might be thinking, why the fuck didn't he get locked up the minute he was tamed? Why wasn't he given a death sentence?
Well, the minute Naruto finally had Sasuke in his grasp, he broke down. The hero of the village had begged shamelessly to the elders to let Sasuke come back. He chased the raven for more than four years. Anyone could take pity on the blonde for that.
Naruto's wishes were a big impact on the decision of Sasuke's penalty. However, everyone saw, in the lone raven's eyes, he didn't have the strength to go on. Living on earth was enough of a burden.
And he would have to fix the mess he made.