This Is just something really really short that popped into my mind one day. Yeah its dumb but I still like it. Theres gonna be just one more chapter after this. Its basically just a drabble.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

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Breathe

He was gone.

Just like that.

Only present as a murmur throughout the village or a memory in the wind.

Uchiha Sasuke.

Gone.

Left.

Betrayed the village in which he grew up in.

I should have been devastated the day he abandoned us. But I wasn't. I tried to convince him to stay but to no avail. I didn't want him to stay for me. I wanted him to stay for us.

Naruto.

Kakashi.

His teammates.

His friends.

His family.

The ones he left.

We all tried to help him. Gave him words we wished he had heard well enough. He didn't have to leave. He could have grown strong. Grown strong with Naruto and I next to him. Helping him along the way.

But he left.

And I was happy.

Was it bad that I was happy? Happy that the one I cared deeply for, left me?

He was always pushing us away. Rejecting our comfort; our help.

He rejected my love. Pushed me away with every ounce of strength. His words. His words pushed me far away into the darkest corners of my mind.

He called me weak. He called me useless.

Was I weak? Was I useless?

He always made me think so. Made me think that every breath I took was a nuisance. I always told myself that I wasn't. I would get strong. Strong for Naruto and Kakashi.

But no matter how much I tried I would never be strong enough for Sasuke. I'd forever be weak in his eyes. He would never see me change from a weak little girl to a formidable kunoichi. It's his loss.

The day he left us, after knocking me out and placing me on a bench, I cried. But not for me. Inside I was grateful. Grateful for the freedom from his harsh words and cold gaze.

I didn't have to look into the eyes that forever looked down upon me. I was free from it all.

But I still had to get him back. Retrieve him for Naruto. We were a team. Team 7.

Until then it was me and Naruto. We would get strong. Strong enough to beat some sense into Sasuke and then drag his ass back. He'd eventually realize leaving his only friends was a horrible mistake.

But for now I would enjoy my freedom. For now, I would forget about the onyx orbs and raven hair.

For now,

I could breathe again.