When he came back, Naruto was overjoyed. He had finally gotten his brother back, and Team 7 is whole again. "Teme!" Naruto was grinning stupidly. "Dobe." Sasuke addressed coldly. "You still haven't seen Sakura-chan yet! Let's go!"
The door opened.
And he was struck dumb. Uchiha Sasuke was struck dumb. But he kept an emotionless mask.
"Naruto, Sasuke, what are you doing here?" Her voice was deceptively calm and serene. But what shocked him were her eyes. Emotionless. And was stunningly beautiful.
She had changed.
Delicate, flowing pink locks that reached her waist. A pale, exquisite face. Porcelain skin. The body of a goddess. And emeralds. Emerald eyes. Emotionless. Emotionless… like him…
"You're not happy Sasuke's back?" Sakura fixed him a freezing look. "I already heard." And he felt a dull pain in his chest. What is it? "As you can see, I'm busy." She stood up to lead them to the door, then suddenly sat back down with a hand to her head. "Are you okay?" Naruto asked worriedly. "Yes."
But Sasuke had seen surprise and fear in her eyes in the fraction of a second. He was suspecting something.
Naruto sighed sadly. "She's changed, you know. Since you left, she's been quiet and hostile. Then one day, she became like that. I don't know why." Sasuke was still thinking about the pain he felt in his heart.
Sakura POV
As they left, I let out a tired sigh. I had almost let them the slip of what's happening to me. I know it's hurting Naruto, but it's hard to trust men anymore. I've been crushed far too many times to be full of emotion again. I'm drained.
And then there's my condition. My darned sister's still not bringing the stupid serum. I think I'm not going to last. I can already feel the war between my two bloodlines. Damn. This is so hard. I never asked for these looks, power, and position. Those things already ruined my life.
Naruto POV
Sakura-chan has changed so much. I miss her old self…
Sasuke POV
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