Someone's thoughts

Inner Voice

Chapter 1

"4 Years...4 Years and nothing!"
Onyx eyes, once full of determination, now full of sorrow turned away from the sinking sunset and the colours that played across the skies.

It had been 4 years since that day, 4 long years since they bid farewell to each other.
Sasuke was beginning to lose hope, he had left her with one of Jugo's birds incase she ever wanted to see him again, but he had also left her with his heart which day by day was slowly beginning to fall apart.

He had gotten Jugo to send birds to her, to search out her chakra, but to no avail, it's as if she never even existed.

*Maybe I should've fought harder for her, maybe if i had forced her to come with me, told her how much i needed her...Loved her*

Team Hebi had been travelling ever since, Sasuke had declared that since Suigetsu and Jugo had helped him with his goal, he would help them with theirs.

Only downside was that they didn't really have any goals, all suigetsu had wanted was to make himself known amongst the remaining 7 swordsmen of the mist and Jugo had said that he didn't have any goals, he just didn't want to hurt anyone and as long as Sasuke was around to stop him when he went into the cursed stage he was content.

Oh how these past 4 years had dragged on, they had hopped from village to village again and again, Jugo had remarked about how maybe they should find one they like and stay there, which would've been fine except most villages had heard about them and weren't exactly friendly.

So here they were again, on the road, they had played with the idea of making their own village, but decided against it sensing it would only attract trouble, Suigetsu had suggested making a home out of a cave, but Sasuke didn't really want to live like a bear, it was ok for short periods but not for a long term home, they had even tried making one of Orochimaru's old hideouts homely, but they couldn't get the smell of blood, guts and gore out of the carpet, no matter how much 'shake n vac' they poured on it!

Sasuke was royally fed up...the only village they hadn't been near was Konoha, Sasuke wasn't sure he'd be as welcome as he would've been a few years ago.

Infact he hadn't seen hair nor tail from anyone from the leaf village, had they given up on him by now?

(Maybe Sakura is there!)

*What would she be doing there!? she said she left because of how shitty her life there was, no thanks to me!*

(Well maybe she went back?)

*So why hasn't she sent the bird i gave her?*

(Maybe...It...Forgot...how to...fly?)

*Talking to you makes me want to throw myself off a cliff you know that?*

(But talking to me is talking to yourself, so technically you make you want to throw yourself off a cliff!)

*Oh for the love of Kami!...I'd rather take my chances in Konoha then have to go through this another day!*

(YAY!...Hey if I'm right what do i win!!)

*I won't shove a kunai up my nose and into my brain killing you*

(You're no fun you know that)

*Hn*

He didn't know how or when his inner self had become so...so...stupid but talking to him was driving Sasuke nuts!

"Jugo...Suigetsu..."

The two who were currently sitting at the side of the road and had been for 15 minutes now since Sasuke had decided they were having a break to re-think their situation suddenly perked up, eager to hear anything!

"Yes Sasuke-sama?"

"Yeah what's up Sasuke?"

Sasuke looked at the remainder of his team, since Karin's "Accident" four years ago they had gotten along better, Sasuke had to admit suigetsu had been right all along about her. Not wanting to cause suspense or get their hopes up he delivered the news without delay.

"We're going to konoha...Get your things and be ready to move out in 5"

Suigetsu and Jugo exchanged a wary look before suigetsu spoke up

"Um Sasuke?...I thought you had decided not to destroy Konoha seeing as we killed all those involved in your brother's betrayal"

This caused Sasuke to groan

*Guess i didn't explain everything as clearly as i thought*

(Gee you think?)

*...Shut up*

"We're not going to destroy Konoha...We're going to live there"

That was the breaking point, Suigetsu couldn't hold it in and toppled over laughing, suppressing a giggle himself Jugo was next to question.

"Sasuke-Sama...do you believe that to be a wise decision?" He hoped that maybe Sasuke was attempting to make a joke as he couldn't see them being welcomed with open arms

Sasuke ignored the roar of Suigetsu trying not to "wet himself" as he had put it at his idea, although they may have had a point Sasuke was an Uchiha, he was strong, determined and above all extremely stubborn

"Hn...We're leaving!" He stated, picking up his stuff and walking off ahead of the others, he wasn't bothered if they didn't come, at least he had an idea!

"I wonder if they'll throw us a party?" Suigetsu mocked as he picked up his blade and followed suit

"More like throw us in jail...if we're lucky" Jugo muttered beside him

Even thought doubt surrounded them, the trio began their long journey to konoha.

Whilst somewhere near the land of lightning another set of eyes were also watching the skies, these eyes were full of confusion and self-doubt whereas they had once been full of love,
these eyes, instead of being a gleaming emerald green, were bloodshot red due to the tears they had shed that night.

These tears watched as small hands released a small bird into the air, they watched as the bird flew off into the descending night, these eyes feared the outcome of the action.

But these eyes were ready for what the future might bring, they just weren't sure the shining pair of Onyx eyes that watched the bird fly away were ready for what might happen.

She feared she may have just sent those beautiful eyes on the road to heartbreak.

Something a mother never wishes for her children.

"Ne...When do you think the birdie will get there nii-chan?"

"Dunno...Maybe it's sooper sonic! what you think Mama? Think daddy will get our message?"

Sakura sighed, leaning back she let her head rest against a nearby tree trunk and watched as the bird became nothing more than a dot in the sky.

"We'll have to wait and see won't we."

It's all she could say, she wanted to reassure them, tell them that daddy would be over the moon and welcome them with open arms.

But she wasn't sure...and that's what scared her the most, she wasn't sure if she had done the right thing...Or signed their death warrants

Hope you enjoyed it, I'm planning on making this story a little less gore related, maybe try and throw in a funny everynow and again!

:)