Then. There. Past. Previously.
Sakura was in love Sasuke. This is merely a fact. She would follow him to the ends of the Earth. She was the weakling. Sakura used to be a fragile thing. She swore her love to Sasuke. She loved him. He was the darkness that she wanted to bring him to light. Sakura loved Sasuke. Loved. Past tense. She never fell in love again.
Sasuke wanted revenge. Wanted, Also past tense. He was the avenger. It was his goal. To achieve his goal he killed many people. He broke the hearts of people that held him precious. He didn't care. He was blinded by his selfish act for vengeance. In his eyes it was righteous. In everybody else's he was rudely mistaken.
Naruto used to be alone. Used. Once was. He was the obstinate. He remembers the lonely days, nights, holidays. He remembered them all to vividly. But then he found his precious people. The people he would protect with his life. He wanted to become Hokage. He was an idealist. Everybody had seen his vision as flawed. Unreachable. Impossible. But he saw the world through strong clear eyes; it was everybody else's vision that was flawed.
Together they were impossible to take down. Team 7 was invincible. That is a fact. But people were not moved by facts. They had to experience their utter raw power. Fate had apparently judged that this power could only flourish if it was ripped apart. So fate tore them apart. Fate shattered Team 7 so it was far beyond repair. But they remain together, bonded by strings that fate cannot break, the strings that fate weaved itself, the strings that have been sewn into the elaborate pattern of life.
Now. Present. Current. At Hand.
Sasuke has revenge. He achieved his ambition only to have his life goal twisted, distorted, destroyed. He expected righteousness and truth. He got truth but it was far from righteous. The very thing he despised he became. A traitor. He is a deadly force that exceeds the most lethal assassins. He is Power.
Sakura hates Sasuke. She trained non-stop so she could inflict her fiery wrath upon him. She surpasses her mentor, Tsunade. She is a highly respected shinobi to the village. She loves her village and her precious people. But she is not in love with them. Her heart is broken, incomplete. Just like the team she always desperately tried to fix. She is the authority. Many lives had been placed in her judgment. She couldn't count how many times a person's life rested in her hands. She is Justice.
Naruto is alone. Some things never change. It is as simple as that. He knows they all stand there with their backs to each other, ignoring each other's presence. But he recognizes that they have both left him, both after the same thing, revenge. He acknowledges their futile mistake. He was smarter. He would not fall a victim to that deadly emotion. He recognized what was going on, he tried to stop it. But it was, as he knew it would be…futile. He is Truth.
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They are...
Power.
Truth.
Justice.
They are the foundation of many. They are known by everyone. No one would dare go against them. Those who do are easily dealt with. Team 7 no longer exists. It is is merely the ashes. From these ashes new power arises. They no longer go by the name of Team 7. They have many names. They are the Elite Sannin. The Masters. The Great Ones. The Eternal Team.
They are invincible…
They are transcendent…
They are unstoppable...