I know I need to work on Chapter 2 of Unattainable. I just really wanted to write this first.

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Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Masashi Kishimoto does.

First Love

By Kunoichi Blossom

Part 1

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"Huff,"

He'd been constantly training.

"Huff,"

He'd been doing so for two days straight. He wanted to become stronger.

"I think that's enough-for now."

It had been at least two years since Sasuke had left Konoha.

He left behind his friends and all the others who cared about him.

He was firmly set on his decision. No one and nothing could change his mind.

He wanted to kill his older brother so badly. Oh how he wanted to. That was his ambition in fact. So he needed to become stronger.

It was the reason he left.

Sick. That was what Sasuke thought of Itachi. Sick and cruel. What kind of older brother kills his family?

Itachi was constantly plaguing Sasuke's mind. He always heard those unpleasant words that he had told him all those years ago.

"Foolish little brother. If you wish to kill me, hate me, detest me, and survive in an unsightly way, run, run, cling desperately to life, and someday come to me with the same eyes."

Those words urged on Sasuke even more.

Sasuke was now heading towards a clearing. It was the only place where he could take his mind off of Itachi.

The clearing was enclosed by many cherry blossom trees. Through the clearing ran a mellow stream, the rest of the land being covered with soft grass. The water was chaste and the sound of its current was soothing.

This was Sasuke's escape. Here he felt free. Nobody else knew of this place. Here he felt peaceful.

At the clearing, he sat himself down and thought of all the good times that he had had back at Konoha.

He had to admit, he did kind of miss everyone back home, especially his old team. It was weird, but he missed Kakashi and his old habits of arriving late and acting perverted, reading his copy of Come Come Paradise. And oddly enough, he missed Naruto and his loud, idiotic voice.

What was strange though was that he missed her. He missed everything about her.

He stayed in the clearing for about half an hour. Unfortunately he couldn't stay there for long. Orochimaru checked up on him every hour. He sighed, picked himself up, and began to walk out of the clearing.

When Sasuke first arrived, Orochimaru guided his training and assigned him a schedule of which he would follow.

As time passed, Sasuke involuntarily went through the schedule. When a year had gone by, Orochimaru guiding him, feeling he could do it on his own already.

So here he was. Training day by day, never stopping, except for short breaks of which he would do different things.

Now out of the clearing, he was starting to tense up again, expecting to hear Itachi's unpleasant words repeat inside his head once again. It had always been like that.

Not today though.

Surprisingly, he heard another voice. It was Sakura's.

He was recalling the words that she had said to him the night he left Konoha. She had poured her heart out to him. Despite her deep words, he left anyway.

'I've been thinking a lot about her lately.' Sasuke pointed out to himself. 'Actually, I've been thinking a lot about them all. It's just been so long. If I keep thinking about them, I won't be able to focus on my training. What should I do?' Sasuke pondered for a moment. 'I think it's about time I visit them.' He smirked.

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Sasuke was now in his own quarter of Orochimaru's complex. He explained to the guards why he'd come back so soon and they understood.

'Idiots.' Sasuke thought. 'How could I get a sprained ankle? Orochimaru should really get some better guards.'

He packed only needed things and put them all in a small sack. His "visit" would not be long. In fact, he would only be observing them from a certain distance. That was all he could do. He was, after all, still a wanted S-class criminal.

He was having mixed feelings about his "visit" though.

'What would Orochimaru think? Better said, what would he do?' Sasuke slightly shuddered at the thought. He knew Orochimaru could do things to him. He made that very clear when he first arrived.

'I really hope I don't regret this.' Sasuke thought.

He left despite his second thoughts. It seems that his curiosity and excitement of his "visit" got the better of him.

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He soared through the trees, coming closer and closer to Konoha.

Finally. His training was paying off for something. He apparently had gotten faster and his stamina improved a great deal. That's the way it should be.

'I wonder if they've changed at all since I left.' Sasuke thought. He was feeling excited and curious. He couldn't help it. He'd been away for about two years. How else do you expect him to feel?

'Hn. Probably not.'

But he was wrong. So wrong.

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He finally reached Konoha. He left Orochimaru's complex around 6:30. It only took him about thirty minutes with his speed. It was now about 7:00. He only had thirty minutes left for his "visit" now.

"Who should I see first?" Sasuke asked himself. He pondered for a while. "How about Kakashi?"

He jumped over roof after roof, constantly scanning the streets below him. Then he finally found the person who he'd been searching for.

"There you are." Sasuke said out loud while hiding in a tree.

Kakashi seemed to be just strolling through the streets, relaxing. It didn't look like he was busy nor had any plans.

"Kakashi! Hey! Wait up!"

The voice sounded oddly familiar. "That sounds like.." Sasuke started.

"Naruto! Yo! What's up?" Kakashi greeted him.

"How convenient." Sasuke mused to himself.

"The sky!" Naruto joked before bursting into a fit of laughter. Kakashi sweat dropped.

"Idiot. Stop laughing."

"It was a joke!"

"A joke is supposed to be funny."

"Okay! Fine!" Naruto huffed while pouting like an immature child.

"What do you want, seriously?" Kakashi asked.

"Well I was wondering if you wanted to join Sakura-chan and me at Ichiraku later on, if you're not busy or have any plans. We haven't hung out in a while. So do you want to?" Naruto asked.

"Sure." Kakashi accepted.

"Great! I'll tell Sakura-chan! You know we've all been pretty busy lately, especially her. She's always training, taking on tasks at the hospital, or on a mission! She never stops and just takes a break! I think she really needs this." Naruto said.

Kakashi just sighed.

"We'll meet you at Ichiraku about 7:30. Oh and don't be late! You know how we both can get! We'll see you there!" Naruto said as he walked off while waving.

"Yeah." Kakashi said as he too walked off while waving back. As he went towards the direction of his apartment, he took out his copy of Come Come Paradise and started reading. His cheeks soon turned pink and he giggled.

Sasuke watched the whole scene from a tree top.

'Kakashi has hardly changed, if at all. He still has his old habits of arriving late and acting perverted, reading his copy of Come Come Paradise.' Sasuke said while shaking his head in displeasure. 'Naruto has changed a bit. He looks stronger and better built. Other than that, he still has that loud, idiotic voice of his.'

"Their meeting at Ichiraku will make things a bit easier for me." Sasuke sighed in somewhat relief. "What should I do till then?" He paused. "How about I go "visit" Sakura before their meeting?" He smirked again.

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Kunoichi Blossom