Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto... or that beloved little scene in episode 109.

Yes... goodness gracious, I finally watched episode 109, with the famous "Thank you, Sakura... I have to be an ass and leave Konoha to join Orochmaru's evil forces now" scene. And oh boy, I never thought a single episode could make me want to love SasuSaku so much.

Of course... I do have a tendency to lean toward SasuNaru more (which I firmly believe IS canon and has just as much potential to happen as any other "omg that will happen" pairing like NejiTen or something) and so I made this. It's not even the same thing... most people would assume I make Naruto confess all his feelings on that moonlit road... nope. Not at all.

And yes, I have prepared myself for the angry SasuSaku fangirls that will surely flame me for making yaoi from Sasuke and Sakura's sweet little love scene.

He'd never seen a smile like that.

In all of his seventeen years of life, Uzumaki Naruto had never seen anyone smile in such a genuine, loving way.

Especially not Uchiha Sasuke.

THANK YOU

Blonde hair shifted as Naruto raised his head, listening to the commotion of numerous shinobi running this way and that outside his window, and he stood up from the ramen-laden desk of his bedroom. He stuck his head out the window, a little obnoxiously, he knew.

"What's going on?" he shouted, and one of the shinobi halted for a moment to explain.

"That S-ranked Uch-"

But at the word S-ranked, Naruto knew exactly what was happening. He leapt from his window and tore off down the road, much to the other shinobi's dismay. They didn't want Naruto going after him.

"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto spotted his teacher dashing along beside a group of jounin. "Is Sasuke really back?"

"That's what I heard."

Naruto gritted his teeth as fury washed over him. He sprang through the final patch of trees on the edge of the village, and a cry finally erupted from him.

"SASUKE!"

He landed lightly on the ground, standing up straight to take in the full sight before him.

There was Sasuke alright (and not to mention an awestruck Sakura a few yards away), his clothes ripped and his body covered in blood, his katana held lazily at his side.

But nothing about him was threatening.

Kakashi took a step forward, holding his hands out in front of him, warily almost.

"Sasuke..."

"I've come home."

Naruto's breath left him in surprise as Sasuke's raspy voice. The raven didn't look irritated or vengeful.

In fact, he was smiling.

"Sasuke-kun..." Sakura started, but Sasuke only had eyes for Naruto.

Several of the shinobi gave gasps of alarm as Sasuke, still lightly clutching his katana, took a few ungainly and still mysteriously graceful steps forward, his eyes shining and his lips turned up into a beautiful smile, and came to stop in front of Naruto.

"Thank you," he said, and Naruto shook with the intensity of the love he felt emanating from Sasuke's body. "For everything you did for me."

His smile grew even softer as he reached out to delicately place a hand on Naruto's face. With trembling fingers, Naruto slowly did the same, and Sasuke's eyes closed as he sank down into the blonde's arms.

And Naruto, as he kneeled with Sasuke's unconscious form, and as the villagers burst into applause behind him, understood why Sasuke's smile had so greatly impacted him.

The Uchiha was finally at peace. And once he woke up from his relieved sleep, they'd have their Sasuke back.

OWARI

A/N: Lol, that was a little lame. But when I have ideas, they don't go away... even if it means that have to be made into crappy little oneshots. -3-

And no Sasuke did not die! So (when you review, pretty please), don't ask me if he did, or why I "omg killed Sasuke!!111!"

And please, for the love of Naruto-kun, read my other stories. This is not my best.