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Chapter One: Returning Home and Old Friends

Would you ever leave your friends, your home, and everything you ever knew behind to get help to accomplish your dream? This is what Uchiha Sasuke did. He left everything behind to gain power and kill his brother who killed his whole clan. He left and hasn't looked back since. That was four years ago now. Since then he has gained the power needed to kill his brother Uchiha Itachi. He used that power to kill him a little while back. Itachi left Sasuke a final gift before he died. He granted Sasuke the ultimate level of their doujutsu their Kekkai Genkai, the Mangekyou Sharingan. After the fight the disguised Uchiha Madara exposed his identity to Sasuke and told him more about his brother. Itachi wasn't evil after all. The Uchiha clan wanted to use Sasuke as a weapon to take over Konoha and Itachi wouldn't let that happen so he killed them. Sasuke hadn't returned to his home since then. He didn't know where to go or what to do now that he has seen his vow through and disbanded Hebi. He decided to go back to the Leaf village, to his home and his friends. He didn't know what was in store for him but he didn't care either. This was the only thing he could think of doing now. He was now walking through the forest outlying the Leaf village. He didn't know what to do once he actually got to the Leaf village. He could go to the Uchiha estate or to the Hokage's building. He decided to go with the first option. He saw the gates to the Leaf village coming up. He walked to the side of the wall protecting the Leaf village to where there was a hidden entrance that Naruto found a few years back. He went through the hole in the wall and was back in the Leaf village after four long years. The hole brought him out near the Hyuuga estate. Not too much further was the Uchiha estate. Since he was so close to the Hyuuga's he decided to check up on an old friend. He snuck onto the Hyuuga property and walked to the side of the mansion. He saw a window with purple curtains on it. He could see a young girl about his age sitting on the window sill. This window and the girl brought back memories of them sneaking around and climbing in through the window. Not many people knew but after his clan was killed the Hyuugas took him in. He used to sneak out at night to train and sneak back in through this girl's window. Sasuke sighed to himself. "Hinata.." He had fallen head over heels in love with Hinata. He had never told her. He knew she liked him too but he spent more time training then spending time with her. He told her they could not be together until he killed Itachi. Now he had done it. The question was if Hinata still felt that way or not. Sasuke looked back up at the window after asking himself that very question. She was gone. Sasuke climbed up the tree next to her window and opened the window. He jumped in silently and closed the window behind him. He sniffed the air, smelling her flowery scent. He loved the way she smelled. He sat on Hinata's bed and laid back. He closed his eyes and before he knew it drifted off to sleep. Hinata walked into the room an hour later and looked at her window. It was slightly opened and she looked around. She noticed someone on her bed with their back to her. She cautiously walked towards the bed and went around to the other side. There she saw the heavenly face that she hadn't seen in years. The face that still haunted her dreams. "Sasuke...wake up." Sasuke slowly opened his eyes to see Hinata looking at him. "Hey Hinata…it's been a while..." Hinata's bottom lip started to tremble and tears ran from the corners of her eyes. Sasuke sat up. "S-Sasuke…you have to l-l-leave." Sasuke stood up and wiped some tears away. "Why Hinata?" Hinata started crying more. "You leave the village for four years and then suddenly return and ask me why you have to leave? Maybe because I don't even know you anymore. Just like you don't know me anymore…" Sasuke put on his normal emotionless face. "I see…" Hinata walked away from him. "Sasuke…please just leave." Sasuke sighed. "Fine. But please come see me at the Uchiha estate soon." With that Sasuke was gone and Hinata collapsed on her bed crying harder than before. She hadn't cried this hard since Sasuke left. She decided after a few minutes she would go see him the next day.

Sasuke ran to the Uchiha estate and into the house he grew up in. He went to the bedroom and took his shirt off. He laid down on the bed and was sleeping within minutes yet again.