Weird inspiration. It's in Sasuke's point of view and it's really sort of random. Just a rant of his I guess...There will probably be three chapters on his life after he returns...

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Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.-Arthur Miller


I can't say that I expected everything to pause and stay the same in my absence, but I didn't expect what I came back to. This village which held some of my best and worst memories. Some of the most idiotic and the most inspiring people I've ever met. It wasn't my favorite place in the world but it had always been home for me.

When I came back, about three years ago today, I never thought this would happen. After I left the village didn't fall apart like I had figured it would. It actually thrived. It got stronger, and better, and it passed this effect on to everyone who lived within it. The ninja were faster, more talented. The civilians were plumper, and less burdened. It was almost like after I left everything just got better for them.

It made me sick.

I had left those years ago to sooth the roughness of my past. I left to get revenge for my clan and I had. It wasn't an easy feat. I was nearly killed, but I did it and then I came back. I knew I wouldn't exactly come back to welcome arms but I didn't expect this. No, this is what I came back to.

A team. A team which as not my own. A replacement. Someone taking my place on my team.

Naruto. My best friend. Well, I guess you could call him that, if I had to name someone I'd name the dobe. Naruto had grown, He had become impossibly stronger, like he had the tendency to do no matter the circumstances. He is now training to become the Hokage. Of course he'd have to be the one to keep his promise. Now look at him. He's mature-Well as mature as Naruto can be- he's determined. In fact, he had everything.

Sai, my replacement. He took my spot on the team and I have to say that I can't stand him. I mean really, the guy only ever smiles. Fake smiles at that. You could hit him in the face and he'd still only smile at you. And when Sakura's around-I gave an involuntary shutter- He treated her terribly. He'd call her ugly. He'd call her horrible names and make fun of her yet whenever he'd get hurt on a mission, Sakura would be the first-and only- on to heal him. She'd downright insist. I asked her once and she said she didn't trust anyone else to do it. Still he was just as strong as the others and it bothered me to say the least.

The there was what really surprised me when I returned. There was Sakura. My Sakura. Well she was my Sakura. There was once a time that she would've done anything for me. Anything. She was thin, somewhat pretty, if your into that sort of thing, and I guess you could say intelligent. But she was also annoying and she hung on my arm like an infatuated pans. It was disgusting. Oh but now I can hardly get her to look at me.