A/N: This is a Naruto drabble I dreamt up in math. Enjoy, if you can see past the minor errors. I'm just a casual watcher, so I don't know exactly what's going on. FYI, the narrator is Ino.
Disclaimer: Naruto refusing Ramen is to me owning Naruto
Sakura loved him. He didn't return the favor.
She cared about him, tried to protect him. Did whatever she could to keep him safe. He cared for her like an opponent. Nothing more. It crushed her.
I would've been more excited if he hadn't done the same to me. Not as hard, of course. He ignored my calls, but he ignored her heart. She got burned, to say the least. It hurt anyway; just knowing that Sasuke wouldn't look at me the same ever again.
Sakura didn't understand him at all She thought he was strong, but she kept on caging him in. She actually tried to mother him. That girl has an overactive Messiah Complex, I'm telling you. Sasuke pushed away her help. Not that I blame him--He didn't want or need it.
But I gave him space.
He wanted to avenge his brother. He needed to practice on other ninjas. Build up his skill. So he did. Sakura didn't understand. Pushed off his 'behavior' as guy stuff, and tried to bring him into the light. When will she realize that he's fine enough in the dark? I do.
Itachi was cruel. Cruel enough to kill his parents, his clan. Cruel enough to teach a young boy, his brother nonetheless, that he must feed of other's strength to survive. Cruel enough to turn a child's life upside-down just so he could have a new opponent. And the poor boy believed him.
I couldn't really believe it, when he finally turned over to Orochimaru. I mean, I'd expected it—he'd been taught that way his whole life. People can't change their life's lessons, just adapt. And there was no way Sasuke was going to 'adapt'. What I really didn't believe was that he'd try to kill his team-members. That's right-- Members. Naruto got pretty beaten up, both physically and emotionally. Emo-kid packs a punch. And poor Naruto's dreams of his older non-brother had been shattered during that fateful battle. The kid had stood strong, though, and upheld Sasuke's honor. But the Uchiha couldn't have physically hurt her enough times with any jutsu to amount to what he did to her heart.
I don't like Sakura. Never will again. But no one deserves the pain she felt, that was rightfully mine to share.
She tried to cover it up; told everyone he wasn't a traitor, and he didn't really run away. Even though he did.
So I suppose that's why I can't bring myself to love Sasuke anymore. He broke a kid's dreams, shattered a girl's heart, and killed just for the sake of killing. I just don't have any forgiveness left.