I was in the mood for writing drabbles... And this came to mind. Hope you like it.

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"Gomen nasai, Sakura-chan. Sayonara."

Sasuke Uchiha whispered softly to the pink kunoichi in his arms, as he gently placed her on a bench.

She had been knocked unconscious by him only moments before, her last words to him being that she loved him; that she loved him with all her heart.

Unfortunately, he had to leave her.

For more reasons than she knew.

Destroying Itachi was the only thing that would let Sasuke open up his heart to anyone. His brother would proceed to kill everyone important to him, the only friends he had, the only people that ever cared for him so deeply.

For his sake, for Naruto and Kakashi's sake and most importantly for her sake, Itachi had to be defeated once and for all, by the one family member he had spared so many years ago.

Call it destiny.

The one girl who truly cared about him, the one who understood him, the girl who loved him with all her heart and unbeknownst to him, hidden underneath the dark feelings of his broken heart, the girl he loved passionately as well.

The one he would put his life on the life for, the one he had to protect.

His Sakura.

The last remaining Uchiha slowly brushed the tears away from her cheeks, and proceeded to give her a quick, innocent peck on the lips; his way of saying goodbye.

"I love you with all my heart, too…"

He confessed, leaving the place he grown to call home, and leaving the one he had grown to call dearest.