Sakura stood at the edge of Konoha. "You can't leave Sasuke-kun." She shouted as her voice quivered. You could hear the pain and suffering that lay in her voice. He wouldn't respond. "You just can't leave me like this." He figured she was talking about being terribly heartbroken or whatever, in truth at that moment it didn't cross his mind how she felt. "How do you expect to just leave everyone here? Leave your friends, Naruto, Kakashi-sensei, me?" Tears were now dripping down her soft skinned face. He just stood there; cold none of her words seemed to affect him. Her last attempt she used all her breath that she had left to waste on him. "How can you just leave us?" She clenched her stomach holding it with her arms. She panted it was as if she didn't have words left. Her heart felt as if it was being carried by an ocean of emotions. She knew what he did to her would have these affects. It was expected.
He turned around "you're pathetic." His cold words pierced her loving heart. For that moment she stopped crying. It was like she had run out of tears. She just stared at him. His onyx eyes piercing into her soul, he didn't need the Sharingan to have that affect on her. She closed her eyes as the tears began to flow yet again. "I love you Sasuke, I've given you everything. What else do you need for me to prove it to you?" She could feel her body shaking. Her head felt dizzy. Her eyes began to cloud. Her breathing intensified. Her heart had skipped a beat. She shouldn't be upsetting herself. It was too late she could feel her body swaying as she lost control. Her eyes closed as she began to fall.
Sasuke quickly caught her before she could hit the ground. He held her in his arms. He looked down at her. He wiped her wet cheeks. 'Why did I tell her that I thought she was pathetic? Uchiha you liar.' He thought to himself. 'She means everything to you. She gave you everything. Her love. She was the only one who supplemented their love.' As he remembered his parents. She was almost like his mother. Her warm gentle smile. Her loving, soothing voice. He looked at her forehead. The thing she hated most about her body he loved. He loved her insecurities. He loved her bad temper. He loved everything about her. But he couldn't let her know. She would never give up on him then. And if Orochimaru or Itatchi found out about her and wanted to harm her…no! He could never give them that chance.
He pushed her hair back uncovering her sweet forehead. He closed his eyes and sweetly kissed it. She had smelled so sweet. He couldn't believe that for the rest of his life he would be starving himself of her. He got up and carried her to the bench where he laid her. There was no doubt he had to do this. Itatchi had already tried to kill Naruto. Sasuke had to become stronger to stop this threat. "I will try to return my Cherry Blossom" he sweetly whispered in her ear. "I love you too." He kissed her cheek and left Konoha.