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Chapter 1: She's Getting Married

He sat there, bottle in hand, cigarette hanging out of his mouth, staring at the clouds above him. He hadn't moved for three hours. Empty bottles rolled around underneath his feet and he occasionally kicked them out of his way. He had lost count and frankly he was happier with it that way.

It had been hours since he stormed out of Lady Tsunade's office, bought a case of alcohol for himself, and made his way to his usual spot to clear his mind of what had gone on. He didn't want to remind himself of the news. It was too nauseating to think of. Drinking himself into oblivion seemed like the perfect idea to get his mind off of it.

The fifth Hokage's words rang through his ears like a gust of wind on a crappy day, "She's getting married."

How could she do that? Did she really love him that much? It had been years….and he had even taken a mission that had him gone for months to get over it.

"She's what!? How could you let this happen?" He shouted at Tsunade. She looked at him puzzled. He definitely had a few drinks in him before he came to her office.

"Me? I don't control the decisions couples make. I may be Hokage but I don't decide who marries who." She said back in her defense.

"This isn't right. She doesn't belong with him." He said as she folded her arms waiting for his rant to continue, "He isn't even from this village. Why did you even tell me?"

She sighed, "You'd get curious seeing a random male you've never seen before in the village. And so what? The Village Hidden in the Clouds is an alley."

"And after the wedding? I guess I'll be working with him?"

"No," She shook her head, "She's applied for citizenship in the Hidden Cloud. If accepted she'll be moving there."

His rage increased as she said that, "She's leaving the Leaf!?" He shouted, "And you're okay with all of this!?"

"Of course I'm upset that she's leaving. She's been an asset to this village and she's a great Shinobi. She's one of the very few I've trained that I can actually be proud of."

"So you're just going to sit by and let her ruin her life?"

"If she's happy, I cannot stand in the way of that. It wouldn't be right."

"She's ruining her life. She's never going to be happy there. She's leaving her friends. She's gonna miss them. She'll never see them again and it'll be a two week walk back here to see them. She's making a huge mistake."

"Is it her making the mistake? Or you Nara?" Lady Tsuande raised her eyebrow at him as he stood there for a moment, just staring at her.

"What do you mean?"

"Look at yourself, you're getting worked up over something you set in motion. You can't live with the consequences of your actions."

"I've accepted the consequences of my actions. I'm just stating facts."

"Is that why you've been drowning in alcohol for years? To live with what you did?" She asked again waiting for his response.

"I'm getting on just fine. Someone should warn her though. The mistakes she's making." His words were so repetitive she wondered how many drinks he exactly had.

"Leave her be Nara. She doesn't want to hear from you. She's happy. She's moved on. Put the past in the past." Lady Tsunade warned as he began walking out the door.

Their conversation went through his head as he got more and more intoxicated. The Hidden Cloud village. It was so far away, he'd never see her again. She wanted it that way. Things never ended, since nothing ever started in the first place. But still, the thought of her marrying someone else sickened him. He took the now empty bottle in his hand and chucked it across the roof top flying over the edge and breaking.