I finally found someone who was willing to be my BETA! I want to give a big thank you to the awesome Kirei na yukki who beta-read this chapter:D You. Are. AWSOMEEE!

Me: Oh Sasuke~! :D

Sasuke:Hn.

Sakura:-Glare- 'Hn' is NOT a word Uchiha.

Sasuke: Ah.

Sakura: Nor 'Ah' !

Sasuke:Hn.

Me: -Sweatdrop- Sasuke? Say your line please.

Sasuke:Hn.

Sakura:GAHHHHHHH ! -throws hands up in the air-That's it I can't take this, I'm out. -walks out the studio door-

Me:-Double sweatdrop- That wasn't the line Sasuke -_-''

Sasuke:Ah.

Me: If you say the line I'll give you tomatoes~! :D

Sasuke: sasukeXXXsakura15 does not own Naruto or any music presented in her story. Where are my tomatoes?

Me: ... Over there. 0.o

The Lone
Blossom's Tear.

PROLOGUE

"You'd know how the time flies. Only yesterday was the time of our lives. We were born and raised in a summer haze bound by the suprise -"

"Ne Sakura-chan, what are you singing?"

"Oh my g – ! NARUTO!" Sakura gasped loudly, holding her hands to her chest in an attempt to try and steady her frantic heart.

"I could have thrown a kunai at you! Don't scare me like that, you idiot!" she yelled. Sakura reached over and whacked Naruto in the back of his head sharply.

"Ow! " Naruto whined. He rubbed the back of his head while wincing in pain,"I just wanted to see if you wanted to go to Ichiraku Ramen with me." Naruto mumbled.

"Sorry Naruto, I can't. I have to go meet Tsunade-shishou in a couple of minutes."

"Obaa-chan also promised me ramen! Her exact words were that she would give me ramen on the condition that I 'leave her alone and go bug somebody else'," Naruto said; his face slowly turned into a pout as he realized Tsunade's unfulfilled promise. "But she still hasn't bought me any," he finished in a defeated grumble.

Sakura couldn't help but to smirk - not smile, because Sakura did not smile anymore - at her best friend's childish behavior.

"I have to go Naruto. There's some ramen in the kitchen that you left here last time. Help yourself." And with that, Sakura exited through her front door and began sprinting towards the Hokage's tower.

_.~._

"SASUKE-KUN! " Sasuke looked down to see Karin clinging to his arm yet again; she batted her long, red lashes and tightened the vice grip she had around Sasuke's arm, "- I'm tired! Can we please stop walking? Or even better, you can carry me, Sasuke-kun!"

"Karin, stop whining. Sasuke will never carry your ugly, fat ass." Suigetsu said; he grinned at Karin, his sharp teeth gleaming brightly.

That did it for his red-haired companion. Karin turned back towards him and punched him in his face, "I AM NOT UGLY! AND MY ASS IS NOT FAT!" she snapped.

"Could have fooled me," Suigetsu responded, earning his face another powerful jab.

'I wonder how the birds are doing this morning.' Juugo wondered to himself as he aimlessly trailed the rest of Team Hebi.

Sasuke inwardly sighed. He wondered why he chose these people as his subordinates to aid him in his endeavors.

'Except for Juugo, he's cool,' not that Sasuke would actually admit that out loud.

The lone Uchiha coldly detached his arm from Karin's grasp again.

'It's been months since I've killed Itachi. It's about time I returned,'Sasuke thought as he walked through the gates that lead to The Village Hidden in the Leaves, Konohagakure.

_.~._

'Okay , so a mission to retrieve some scrolls from Whirlpool is not a very challenging mission for an ANBU captain,' Sakura sighed, 'Sometimes I wonder if Tsunade has ever been sober when she hands me my mission scrolls.'

After Sakura finished packing for her two-week trip to Whirlpool, she took a quick shower, got dressed, and headed out.

_.~._

Turned around in her chair, looking out the window deeply into Konoha, Tsunade sighed to herself, 'I know this simple mission is not up to your standards Sakura - ' closing her eyes, she spun around and took out a bottle of sake she had stashed, 'but I can't risk having you around when he returns.'

And with that she gulped down her bottle of sake and slammed it atop her desk muttering, "Damn Uchiha."

Me:Sakura wrap it upXD

Sakura:Review, Review, Review and sasukeXXXsakura15 and Kirei na yukki will give you a mini Giraffe:D

Me: No promises with that, since they're yet to be discovered. -sigh anime style- Darn;/
Still, Review!