Chapter 1
Leaving Konoha
The round moon shone brightly in the skies of Konoha. Beautiful though the night was, Sakura, Naruto & Kakashi don't have time to admire it. Sasuke has left Konoha to seek Orochimaru, so as to fulfill his dream of killing his brother, Itachi. Right now, Kakashi and the remaining Team 7 try to find Sasuke. All of them were anxious to find Sasuke, but the most worried was Sakura. "How could Sasuke just leave us?" thought Sakura as she jumped from tree to tree at her fastest speed. "I must find Sasuke! I must bring him back no matter the cost!"
After a few minutes, Sakura found Sasuke at the gates of Konoha. Sakura nearly cried when she saw Sasuke walking inhesitantly out of Konoha, but she held back her tears and shouted, "SASUKE!!!" Sasuke stopped in his tracks, but never turned back. Sakura rushed forward to hold Sasuke hand, and said," Why must you leave? You know that we'll all worry, so why are you leaving?" Sasuke shook his hand off her grip, and replied," It is my decision that I leave Konoha, and I can't stay here in Konoha and get slowed down by you people. At this rate, I can't even beat Itachi in a million years!!" These words stabbed Sakura in the heart like a needle. Has his fate been decided ever since Sasuke battled Itachi in the hospital when he tried to kidnap Naruto? No, or has it started ever since Orochimaru had left the seal on him and said he'll seek him for power? Must Sasuke take Itachi's word so seriously, like when he said he needs to get out of Konoha to get stronger? Sakura quickly shake off her thoughts and shouted," Don't you have any feelings for us? Like even after being together for a long time, don't you feel anything towards us? How can you have a heart to leave us?!" Sasuke did not turn back, but said coldly," Ever since the day I was made an orphan, I vowed in my heart that I would kill him, and to kill him, I would need power and no matter what it is, I would do anything to get it." Sakura couldn't hold back her tears anymore. Was this the Sasuke she had known back at the academy? Though aloof and cold towards others, he wouldn't do anything that harmed his friends. Yet today, he actually disregarded friendship and left his hometown to seek power. Just when she saw Sasuke taking a step, Sakura finally shouted," I LOVE YOU SASUKE!! PLEASE DON'T GO!! IF YOU HAVE TO GO, THEN TAKE ME WITH YOU!!" Sasuke turned back to look at her, and then laughed," After all these time, you're still annoying." With that, he walked away. Sakura's legs were too jelly to move, and al she could do was just to see Sasuke walk further and further into the darkness through her teary eyes. Just then, Naruto and Kakashi came. When they saw Sakura kneeling on the ground, it became obvious to them what happened. After a few minutes, Naruto slowly walked up to her and softly called," Sakura……" Suddenly, Sakura cried out Sasuke's name aloud before hugging Naruto and crying into his shoulders. Kakashi just stood there, watching Sakura crying on Naruto's shoulders……
"Take Naruto home, Kakashi, I'll bring Sakura home." "Yes, Hokage-sama." Just as Tsunade was about to bring him home, Naruto resisted and shouted," NO!! I must train, so I practice, so that I can bring Sasuke back!" "Sasuke's departure is no longer of any concern to Konoha anymore. He had even taken off his forehead protector. From now on, he's no longer Konoha's Shinobi." "But I don't care! I'll bring Sasuke back, even if I have to break his legs and arms!" Sakura flinched a little at the sound of Sasuke
and the idea of breaking his limbs. Naruto continued railing until Tsunade told him to stop it at Sakura's account and managed to send him home. Naruto was still hyperactive back at his home. Finally, Tsunade told him to get some rest and see what they can do tomorrow.