Hi, this is my first fanfic! I hope you enjoy! Just want to add that this is just a fanfic from my imagination on what's going to happen after those 2 and 1/2 years that passed since Sasuke left (after chapter 284).
Summary: Almost 3 years have past since Sasuke had left. When Sakura thought she finally can be stable without him, he returns to kill Naruto and then kill his bother...well those were what HE planned at least...
Naruto-the Story Continues

Chapter 1: Hatred vs. Love?

He was already too dangerously close to his home village of Konoha to back down now. His slightly grown, raven hair tangled everywhere as the soft breeze whirled, along with his various thoughts.


Flashback

"It's almost that time, Orochimaru-sama, when you will possess the Uchiha's body! Only about 6 months left to wait…"

"Kabuto, I know…but what I worry is that blond brat with the Nine tail fox in him!"

"Ah…I have heard many rumors he's preparing to come after the Uchiha again, before he is completely yours."

Sasuke was hiding there the whole time eavesdropping, unaware Kabuto and Oro already senses his chakra there.

"Uchiha, why don't you just come out? I have a mission for you if you didn't hear it already…tomorrow you shall set out for your old village and kill Naruto. And escape and return right afterwards."

End of Flashback


Sasuke wasn't stupid; he knew once Orochimaru controlled him, his strength wasn't going to be used killing Itachi like he planned, but destroying Konoha-how Oro planned. He only turned to Oro because he needed intense training, not the ones you get in the Hidden Leaf Village. Now here he was, knowing only himself that after killing Naruto for real this time, he wasn't returning to Oro…but going after Itachi.

As he entered the town, no one knew of course that he was the missing nin, Uchiha Sasuke. He had grown pretty tall, his hair grown slightly, now with a navy cloak around him covering the navy Uchiha fan shirt, and wearing black pants. Although the cold person he is, he still once in awhile thought of the perverted-book-reading-sensei, the annoying, blonde bastard, and that pink-haired girl. He stared at the bench he placed her in before leaving in the past.

'They probably forgot about me and moved on, why should I think of them? All I need is to kill that man, and restore my clan…that's the only way I'll be happy…'

Then he remembered what Kakashi and Sakura had said,

"Killing Itachi won't bring happiness…"

'I wanted revenge, I wanted strength, but I got the strength and I almost have my revenge…I have all I ever wanted…why is it that something seems empty?'

He was too confused, now almost 15 years of age-the desire for revenge as always swirled around his head. But there was a new sensation growing in him without him being aware. Deep, deep in his mind trapped, lurked his want of care, and feeling of true, pure, passionate love. No, you can't say this is out of his character…because deep inside deeper than the thought of killing Itachi, we know he has some sort of feelings…

Why was he so pissed that time in the chuunin exam when Sakura's hair was cut?

And when the curse broke out, why did it begin to go away when Sakura held him?

'Her grip somehow makes me feel how I used to feel in the past before the massacre.'

Or why was it that even recently he felt empty in the mornings when he didn't hear, "Sasuke-kun!"

And what was with the way he always silently talked to himself asking, "What do you think they're doing right now?"

All that mixed with angry thoughts of revenge drove him crazy. Simply put he was basically stuck in the middle of hatred and love.

"I still had a mission to complete, I must not slack off," he told himself, shunning all his thoughts away.


From far away a certain silver haired Jounin watched.

'He's here! It's for sure, but with what intentions?'


Sasuke stared at the surroundings and teleported to and into Naruto's apartment.

'Typical…' he thought as he saw Naruto snore away in his sleep. Sasuke took out a Kunai towards the "dobe's" throat and thought, 'When was the last time I used this? Anyway, goodbye Naruto.'

"What are you doing here, Sasuke?" a voice came from the darkness and immediately the dark shinobi saw one Sharingan through the darkness that was not his.

'KAKASHI…'

"I would prefer Kakashi Sensei no matter how strong you've gotten…"

There was no point of fighting the Copy Ninja Kakashi, all it would lead to is a loud battle that would cause the town alert. Then, all the Jounin would come for him. This is not what he wanted. Instead he quickly disappeared in the poof of smoke. He teleported out into where he had started from, but this time there was someone there.


"SASUKE-KUN!"

Her pink locks shook a couple times, and she found herself awake, heavily breathing on her bed.

'It's been awhile and I've been doing good: staying strong -training and keeping my emotions stable…I've fought the tears and thought I defeated them, but why all of a sudden do these tears come back along with the haunting from past hellish times?'

Sakura couldn't fall asleep. She felt her forehead dry with dry sweat, but her eyes waiting to tear again. She can see it all again, fresh like it was yesterday. The bite of Orochimaru, her love transforming, that ugly smile with markings all over his face…her love simply leaving without any comment that was decent enough to call a farewell.

She needed air. She ran crying to that bench, hating herself for it. She thought she was dreaming when she sat and saw a dark figure standing a couple feet from her.

'No Sakura! ENOUGH!'


He didn't know what to do, whether to run or stare guilty at those green orbs of sorrow. The two stared at each other, one thinking she was finally losing it, and the other just hypnotized by a dozen foreign feelings.
Hope you like! H3AJiN