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Revolution

By TheClosetPoet7

Summary: Sakura knew she shouldn't be doing this. He was engaged and she was with another. Hell, there were a lot of reasons as to why she shouldn't be meeting the dark-haired nin. The most important one of all and the one they refused to acknowledge even to themselves was the fact that in the advent of Sasuke's declaration that he wanted to start a revolution... They chose different sides.

Chapter One

Choice

A lone figure steps out of the shadows. Her heels click on the pavement as she navigates her way through the Sound Village. A fair hand comes up to pull her hood over her face as she passes by civilians going on with their normal lives. She almost scoffs at the thought of their carefree attitude when the world was at war. Well, if she was being honest, two people were at war with each other. She brushes the thought off as she recognizes the familiar street which would take her to her next destination.

She frequently visits Otogakure though anyone who knew that she did would surely question her sanity. This was enemy territory. This was where he created a fortress he called his own.

'His home?' she briefly wonders. Was this village his home now? She decides that she doesn't want to know the answer. The most important thing, though she tried to force this into her mind, was the fact that he was alive. And he was meeting her now.

She thinks about her elusive teammate as she absentmindedly walks through her usual route. It has been two months since she last saw him and she wonders how he is doing. There was no clear indication as to what his intentions were when he sent her a hawk. The message was straight to the point.

"On the thirteenth, usual place."

She was surprised to receive the curt message from him and she mentally noted that she would have to tell him to be more, how should she say, - wordy with his letters to her, though her heart skipped a beat when she recognized his personal hand writing. It was undeniably his. Years of her childhood focused solely on wishing for him to look her way assured her of that. She remembers how she fantasized about getting a love letter from her ultimate crush and she would often find herself elated whenever she opened an admirer's letter only to be disappointed the moment she realized it wasn't his handwriting.

She shakes her head. Seriously? What the hell was she doing going back to innocent memories that were no more than a fragment of what was reality? She didn't know any better. She doesn't even know if she does know any better at present.

Which brings her back to where she was heading. She makes out the signage of the usual motel they find themselves meeting in. "Heaven" it said. She rolls her eyes at the absurdness of the name. It was ironic because people went there to do not so heavenly things. Her cheeks warm as she admits that he had aggressively made her see heaven more than once during their "activities" inside. She opens the door and hastily steps in. It was beginning to get chilly outside. Her eyes fall on the man waiting behind the counter. He was new. She tentatively smiles as she makes her way towards him. When he looks her way the expression of recognition on his face leaves her a bit confused because she was positive that she hadn't met him before.

"He said I would know instantly when you arrived." He bends down to get a room key and gently hands it to her.

She lifts an eyebrow at his statement but takes the key anyway. She resists the urge to laugh as she saw the room number. Seven.

"Enjoy your stay." His cheeky grin tells her what he was implying. However, there was no use denying it was there? They did after all do the very thing he was thinking about.

With a friendly smile and a thank you for the keys, she makes her way up the stairs.

Her steps slow down as she scans through the room numbers. She was trying to delay facing him. The powerful thud of her heart against her rib cage reminded her that she was nervous. What was there to be nervous about? They were both adults. At the age of twenty-three, she knew that this was normal for young people such as her. Her footsteps halt as she faces the door in front of her.

Room number 7.

She surveys the corridor for any sign of others who might catch her in her indecent endeavor. What was there to be worried about anyway? No one knew her. She lets out a breath and turns to the room again.

The door clicks as she fits the key in and she opens it to a room so dark that her pupils had to take time to adjust to the lighting. She steps in and turns to shut the door with a sense of finality.

"Sakura."

His voice immediately turns her legs to mush as she recognizes its seductive baritone. She pauses and leans on the door for a moment to get herself together. She pulls off her cloak and turns to his direction.

Two eyes glowed at her in the dark.

One red,

the other one purple.

"Sasuke-kun."

The moonlight's rays illuminate the room as it uncovers itself from the clouds. Uchiha Sasuke steps out of the shadows and starts walking towards her.

Sakura nervously brushes her fingers at the edge of her tight shirt as she anticipates his next move. Truthfully, she was afraid when those eyes settled on her own.

"You know, you really should write complete sentences the next…"

Her words are cut off as he wasted no time in crushing his lips to her own. His hand cups the side of her cheek as he tilts her head to gain more access. Pink lips immediately soften as she kisses him back. Her hands weave itself through his hair as she pulls him closer. Ah, she missed this. She blushes as she feels his tongue push its way into her mouth and she gasps as he fiercely tangles it in hers. In a few seconds they pull apart and she looks down to try and catch her breath.

His forehead leans on her wide one as he too enables himself to take in oxygen.

"Hi." She manages. She shyly smiles at him and he smirks down at her.

"Hn."

It takes a moment for his body to remember what it wants and in a second he is on her again, pinning her to the door as he pulls her form closer to him and kissing her senseless. She knows what he wants and she gives it to him as she matches his passion. She gasps as his hands skim over a sensitive spot and blushes as she feels his need for her.

It doesn't take a while for him to take her to the bed and the next thing they know they are naked and entangled in each other's limbs as he pushes into her and starts a gentle pace which inevitably turns hard as he gives in to his instinct. She takes him in as she usually does. Soft and yielding. They lose themselves in this dance as they find pleasure in each other's bodies.

The room is silent except for a gasp, and then a grunt and then another gasp as she calls out his name. The bed creaks as both ninjas push against each other as they fight to reach sweet sensual release. Her eyes open as she feels it coming and he pushes himself up to hold her stare.

Onyx black and emerald green meet.

She tries to fight the swelling of her heart as she saw the emotions in his dark irises. There was something there. Something that implied fondness and care for the recipient of his look. Her chest feels heavy as she sees the emotions behind her own eyes reflected in his. The intensity of what she was feeling forces her to clench them shut as she recognizes the all-too familiar lightning that struck her. She gasps his name one more time as she tightens her hold on him. Her body shakes as she attains euphoria which could only be brought about by him.

Only him.

Her mind is a bit hazy as she feels him move above her, fighting to reach his own climax and soon he too joins her in the ecstasy of it all.

It takes a while for him to finish emptying into her and after, his weight settles on top of her slim body. An arm goes around him as she embraces him. She loves him, she thinks. She really does love this man. His lips lightly touch her shoulder as he affectionately nips her skin.

"Sakura."

Her name on his lips brings a new wave of happiness to her soul which tells her that she is out of her mind for being so smitten with him.

"Sasuke-kun." She playfully replies.

He smirks again and pulls out of her. Her breath hitches at the sensation. His hard body settles into the space next to her and a hand snakes around her waist to pull her closer. She finds herself relaxing into the position. She could hear nothing except for the dull thumping of his heartbeat as her cheeks rest on his chest.

Yes, definitely Heaven.

It takes a minute for her to recognize the irregularity of his breathing and she pushes herself up quickly to scan over his form. There. A scar on his right upper abdomen. It looked okay on the outside, but she was positive that there must be some bit of infection inside.

Her hands glow green as she skimmed over the injury. She clicks her tongue at the stupidity of it all. Why didn't he have it checked? He had a med nin on his team right? Her thoughts lead her to dark places as she imagines the red-head. She has seen her on more than one occasion.

Usually by Sasuke's side.

Her thoughts are interrupted as his hand grabs her wrist.

"I'm okay."

She pulls away and she regards him with a strict look.

"You know better than to leave a wound like that." She started.

"Sakura."

"Were you stabbed? Mataku Sasuke-kun, you have a med nin on your side! Use her." Her voice held a tinge of resentment as she said this.

"I did." Her eyes settle onto his own again as she allowed him to explain.

"Karin only managed to close up the wound. I didn't know it was infected till now." He stated as a matter-of-fact.

She lets out a sigh and puts a hand to her head. She gingerly brushes a strand of hair out of her face.

"As long as you know not to ignore those kinds of wounds from now on." She mumbles.

"Are you jealous?"

Her eyes widen and a blush settles itself on her cheeks. She looks over at him and notices the smug smirk on his face. He was really too arrogant. She knew that from the way he prided himself in his clan, and from the way that he decided that what he believed in was the way things should be.

Even if he hurts people along the way.

Even if he hurts her.

He is fully aware that he had her heart in his hands. Unlike Sakura, who was always feeling like a shadow in comparison to Uzumaki Karin because what could she say? She wasn't by his side and she was. She feels bitter now. Her arms cross and she looks at him with her head held high.

"Of course not. Why would I be? I have Nar-"

"Don't say his name." he hisses the words and she immediately regrets even bringing it up. Before she could retract her statement however he pulls her down to him and presses his lips to hers again.

She responds swiftly and allows him to press her to the bed as he settles himself above her.

"I want you again." The admission has her body feeling hot and she notes the brief look of confusion on his face as he realizes the intensity of his words. Her arms wrap around his neck as she pushes her hips to his own.

"You have me."

He takes her then.

They allow themselves to forget about the world as they give in to their desire for each other again and again.

Uchiha Sasuke walks with confidence as he makes his way towards his chambers. The large mansion he settled himself into once he got control of Otogakure was irrefutably grand. It had a look on the outside that screamed traditional Japanese but was modern on the inside. He didn't really mind if he lived somewhere far inferior to this but Orochimaru had convinced him that it would be convenient. He was right again. It wasn't the first time his master had convinced him of other options that were better than his.

In the aftermath of his battle with Naruto seven years ago, both shinobi had reached an understanding. They whole-heartedly disagreed with each other. As both men stumbled and finally felt the pain of the injuries they inflicted on each other, they stood firm in their decision.

It was going to be an all-out war between both friends. Sasuke believed that the tailed beasts should be eliminated as their presence would one day lead the other nations to despise whoever came into possession of them. Naruto, who had formed a bond with the Kyuubi and the other tailed beasts would have none of that and he would stop at nothing to protect them.

The young Uchiha found the blonde's views to be too ideal as he himself had learned about the history of the great nations which was filled with hate, deceit and selfishness which eventually led to his clan's demise. Why couldn't he see that keeping the biju in this world would prevent balance from happening?

They just didn't see eye to eye.

And so, they faced each other with determination.

They were however equally matched and the fight was going nowhere at the time. Both shinobi were too tired to continue. But the one thing they knew was that they would have to train harder so that one day one of them would surely have to kill the other. The victor would decide the fate of the world.

Sasuke had released the genjutsu that entrapped the other ninjas and had confidently declared to all that were present.

"I will rebuild a world that will have no tailed beasts in it. There will be equality among nations and there will be neither hate nor suffering."

His voice resonated over the massive field which was partly destroyed due to their fierce battle. Numerous shinobi cheered on as they heard his declaration. They could see that he was a leader worth following. However several others didn't agree to this. Others had a look of confusion. That's when they all turned to Naruto.

It was a lot to take for a mere sixteen year old.

But the idiot wasn't going to back down.

That was the day Naruto became a man.

"I believe that we can coexist with the tailed beasts. I will protect them at all costs."

He held his ground.

And that was it. Two great shinobi with different views. Both would do everything they could for a distant future they believed in.

With this in their minds, the shinobi of the alliance split into two groups. Of course, Konoha nin went to Uzumaki Naruto's side as well as the people from the Village of the Sand. And Killer Bee, whom he had fought with before didn't hesitate in siding with the kyuubi-vessel. Sasuke expected as much. He was however surprised when the kage from Kumogakure turned to him. A. He was going against his brother? Soon others followed him.

That was when Sasuke had realized.

It wasn't a matter of which village the shinobi belonged in anymore. It was a matter of what they believed in.

Sasuke couldn't help the pride that filled him as slowly; many more went to his side. Team Taka along with Orochimaru stood to his right as they waited for more people to come over to them. Karin had settled herself right next to him. She was looking at him with admiration in her eyes. He looked towards the crowd and suddenly his eyes couldn't help but fall on one particular person.

She looked stuck as she saw some of her fellow comrades choose different paths. Her eyes betrayed her as he saw that she was at a standstill as to where she should go. Their eyes met then. He didn't really care where she would go. She bit her lower lip as she stared intently into his eyes.

Sakura still had feelings for him. He knew. It was evident in the way she always made him her priority above all else during their fight with Kaguya.

'Even if she had drained herself.' He thought. She would be a great asset if she was a part of his team. No one had shown great chakra control and reserve like she had. She hesitantly took a step in his direction and started walking towards him. He couldn't help but smirk as she came nearer. However, she did something he didn't expect.

She stopped.

A hand placed itself over her heart. She lifted her face to look at him. Eyes brimming with tears.

He remembers feeling something he couldn't quite understand when she finally made her decision.

"Sasuke-kun."

His eyes look up to see Karin standing by his door. She was wearing something flimsy and smelled different. He didn't know what that was. It didn't smell bad, but it irritated his senses.

"Go to your room." He brushes her off and opens the door to his own.

He was about to shut the door on her face when she did something so uncharacteristic of her that he almost looked surprised.

"No." she pushes her way in and for once disobeys him.

Sasuke is confused.

She closes the door behind her and looks at him seriously.

"I know where you went."

Of course. She was a chakra detector. He would be dense to think that she wouldn't notice where he had gone to.

Who he was with.

She had noticed several times before.

"I don't understand why you keep meeting up with her Sasuke-kun. She's much too ugly for you." she starts.

Sasuke resists the urge to retort because he knows she's just jealous. And Sakura wasn't ugly.

Far from that.

He ignores her and starts to walk away when she grabs one of his hands. He wants to push her away but decides against it because no matter how much he wanted to have nothing to do with the red-haired nin. No matter how much he wanted to reject her... in the end, she remained faithful and loyal to him. She at least deserved to not be treated so coldly.

He looks at her then and sees that she is dead serious tonight. This isn't like any other night wherein she would just go on and on about how Sakura was awful looking and all the bad things she said which she knew weren't true.

"I love you." She says firmly.

He feels the guilt inside because of course he knew that she loved him. He however did not love her.

"Stop it Karin." He scolds her and starts to walk away again.

But she holds on and before he knows it, she wraps her arms around him.

"You gave her a choice!" she continues.

Sasuke tries to ignore her but couldn't deny her claim.

"You gave her a chance to pick any side she wanted." Her words rang clear in his ears and he replies with a hint of warning in his tone.

"Karin."

"I chose you and I didn't hesitate for one minute." She was right.

"I know."

"Then why are you still hung up on her?" She was crying now. He knew she was even without looking at her. She was shaking. He couldn't think of anything to say. She lets him go eventually and steps back.

She lifts her hand to show him proof as to why he shouldn't be with Haruno Sakura.

The silver band glints in the moonlight. A simple ring that matched his own which was hidden in a drawer somewhere in his room. He couldn't even remember where. He gave it to her a year ago. He knew that what he was doing was wrong. He didn't love Karin. But she was truly madly deeply in love with him.

Orochimaru had persuaded him that if he wanted to restore honor to his clan then he would have to start rebuilding it. Literally rebuild it. He would have to produce an heir. Sasuke acknowledged that he was yet again right even if he knew that it was unfair to the female member of Team Taka. But she had immediately accepted and he found himself unable to take it back. Besides, even if he wanted someone else, that person was on the opposite side.

The enemy.

It would make no sense for him to marry someone who didn't believe in his goals. Why didn't she believe in him?

Karin pulls his head to hers and kisses him. He lets her but doesn't kiss back. He still feels the softness of Sakura's lips on his.

Lips that he wanted to be only for him.

Lips that he knew were already tasted by someone else.

He bows his head as she pulls away.

"I chose you Sasuke-kun." Karin repeats.

He looks away.

"I chose you… and she…"

He turns his back to her.

He knows the next words she is going to say.

Uchiha Sasuke shuts his eyes and tries to focus on something other than his fiancée's voice in his room. Because the next thing she says. . .

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"She chose Uzumaki Naruto."

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Is the truth.

AN: Tada! I hope you find this story interesting. I was inspired by the current chapter of Naruto. And this kind of setting has been going on and on in my head for months now. Holy Crap what the hell is going on in Sasuke's head?! So excited for what happens in the manga. I really do hope that it will be SasuSaku in the end.

(Currently developing my next chapter in Sore ga ai deshou.)

Anyway.

To be continued.