How Naruto did it? No one knows. The only thing Sakura knew is that he kept his promise. He finally brought Sasuke back. She should be happy. Thanking to god that she got what she wanted.

Then why? Why she didn't feel that way? Everyone, including her thought that she will be first to forgive Sasuke, but it didn't happen. On the contrary, she was avoiding him since the moment they entered the gates of the Leaf Village and it's been almost two weeks.

...

"Hay! Pink head!" Sakura turned her tired face to Sasuke's new teammate. Karin was her name, if she remembered correctly. She looked like a mess, like everyone that were walking back to Leaf.

"What's up?" She asked. She felt some connection with her as they both loved the same person and they both were betrayed by him.

"I heard that you love Sasuke-kun too!" Karin stated when pointing at her. It seemed like she didn't bother that her love interest is right next to her. She really reminded Sakura of herself. She looked at her with sympathy that disappeared when Redhead said next sentence. "Don't you dare lay a finger on him. He is mine!"

Almost 'We'll see' came out of Sakura's mouth, but it wasn't exactly what she thought of. She almost said that on a whim, like she used to say it to Ino. It just made her disgusted by herself. How she can love him? He was never going to respond to her feeling. It's just pitiful how she ended and it made her even more tired and just resigned. She didn't even trust him anymore.

Sakura turned away from Karin. "You can have him, I don't care anymore." She just wanted to try how it will sound with her voice. It hurt her. As expected words don't change anything. It only changed how others were seeing her right now and she didn't intend to correct herself.

No one said anything until they reached the gates. Sakura just felt everyones eyes on her. Especially black ones. But she was only looking straight like she said nothing.

She could give everything for those words that came out of her were true.

...

Ever since that day Sakura tried everything to remove Sasuke and love for him from her head. She even tried hypnosis, that is how she was desperate. Any attempt of reaching to her memories made her cry, because he was always there, somewhere. She was falling apart and she knew it.

It was not enough for her to love him anymore, she wanted him to at least not hate her. She still remembered that genjutsu and those black eyes filled with hatred when he attempted to kill her. She couldn't stand it if she would see it again. It would be over.

Avoiding just Sasuke was a bit of a lie, because she was actually avoiding all of her friends. Everyone tried to meet with her, but she managed to convince her parents to say that she was ill with something that can infect them.

"You can't hide forever." Said her mother softly one day with worried eyes. "And your friends aren't stupid, they know something is wrong. That Naruto boy will enter here without anyones permission sooner than later." She put her hand on Sakura's head and started to stroke her hair. "You need them right now. You don't want to tell me anything, but I think you should talk to at least him. Because you are clearly hurting that boy."

It didn't help Sakura after her mother tried to comfort her. She was grateful that Naruto was busy changing the shinobi world with all kages right now. It will probably end up with some unity. At least it was what Naruto was planning on doing.

She was even more grateful that he was away when she finally decided to go out. Because what she came up with just now wouldn't be approved by him. And even if she would find a way to do what she wanted to do he would try to stop her. But it was already decided. She didn't want to feel that pain anymore.

What she should do is to find a person who is capable of fulfilling her request. The only place she could find someone like that would be in Leaf Village archives. She can freely go and look at them because there are no secrets anymore. It's a new start and everyone can go and see the dark truth of this place and write letter to Hokage with suggestions what should be changed.

Sakura especially chose an early time to go when the village was still asleep so that she won't meet anyone that she would know. She didn't think that she would bump into Kakashi. She was sure that he would be with Naruto making sure that he would behave himself properly.

"Oh, look who the heavens have set me on the road today." He said sarcastically. "Or maybe you're a genjutsu?"

"Kakashi-sensei..." She started.

"Don't 'Kakashi-sensei' me. You damn knew that I would be angry." He scolded her, but then he added more softly. "What is happening?" He noticed dark wrinkles under her eyes. "Why are you hiding?"

"It's... It's complicated." She managed to say. "I need to go somewhere. So if you'll excuse me..."

"Excuse yourself." He said angrily. "You are not going anywhere until you'll tell me what's wrong."

"Please don't worry Kakashi-sensei. I'll be fine again soon." She said without looking into his eyes.

"You're scaring me." He said worried. "You look like you're going to do something stupid." His hand was placed on her shoulder. "Talk to me so we will figure this out together. Who is going to help you better than your favorite teacher." He smiled.

That was it. Sakura couldn't hold it anymore within. A big fat tear fell on her cheek and right after this one came more of them. Until she realized what's happening, she was crying like a little baby. She couldn't stop.

"I lied.." She said through tears avoiding not so shocked eyes of the man in front of her. "I do care. I care so much that it hurts more than every wound I received while fighting this war" Sakura couldn't get a hold of herself even when Kakashi embraced her. It didn't help her, it even made her more convinced that what she wanted to do was right.