Sakura smiled there he was again, Naruto Uzumaki.
There he was again his golden locks, sun kissed skin, and those amazing sapphire eyes. With that fake mask still plastered on his face.
Her smile disappeared.
His eyes directed themselves to the ground as he passed her, the rosette haired girl, the women of his dreams. It had been six months since he had successfully brought Sasuke back. Three since Sasuke and Sakura started dating. When Naruto had heard the news his already fragile heart shattered and he avoided the couple like the plague.
Naruto just kept walking not even sparing the girl a glance, a moment of his time, nothing. Sakura wanted to say something, maybe ask way he had been avoiding her, but she knew, but there was something else she needed to say-
Sasuke had proposed to her, and she accepted.
It wasn't that Sakura was still obsessed with the ebony haired male it's just-
That's it.
All those years she had been pinning after him she gave up, she thought Naruto had forgotten his promise when in actuality Naruto was training until he couldn't even stand everyday to get his best friend back and not let down his love.
It's true, Sasuke did love Sakura but he knew he didn't deserve her love, he tried to push her away when he had first came back but Naruto had told him to make Sakura happy no matter what.
That's what Naruto always did; always thought of others first, always wanted the best for the people her cared about, no matter the cost. Naruto pushed himself to his very limits and that's how he had Sasuke back.
The blonde headed boy frowned once he knew no one could see him, he let his eyes water but not shed tears- he hadn't cried since he had beat Sasuke. His face contorted with pain. The pain of not being loved, the pain of never to have things go his way no matter how hard he tried nothing would come of it.
He was just passing Ichiraku's when he saw Hinata heading towards him. The Huuyga Heiress had grown quite beautiful he ivory skin contrasting with her dark violet hair. Hinata had always been amazingly shy towards Naruto but over the years she had lost her stutter and blushes.
"Hey Naruto-kun, are you…Alright?" Hinata said now standing in front of him, his blonde hair covered his eyes.
Naruto lifted his head and smiled, that fake smile, his mask. And replied:
"Yeah of course Hinata, so how've you been?"
"Fine, how bout yourself?" Hinata replied smiling
"Great, so how bout going to get something to eat with me?" Naruto replied his smile grew even wider as he held out Gama his little frog pouch that he kept his money in.