Ten long years have passed after the war. There on the Hokage seat sat one familiar boy-turned-man in his new orange uniform. It was a new design, and he liked how 'sophisticated' he looked with the 6th Hokage sign that was brilliantly written at the back.

Beside him was a pink-haired woman who stood impatiently by his desk, looking at her wrist watch.

"Man, those two sure are late," Sakura muttered, a little bit pissed.

Sasuke finally appeared. It's been a while since he last saw his teammates. After five years of imprisonment, he was now back to being a shinobi.

"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura's mood changed drastically at the sight of her former crush.

"What's going on?" he asked as he walked towards them.

"Well… there's another person we're waiting for before we could tell you," Sakura answered.

There were two knocks on the door. As it opened, a blond-haired girl appeared before them. Unlike other jounins, she wore her usual purple sleeveless blouse.

"Sorry, there were so many customers at the shop today," she said as she entered the room.

"Now that you're both here, we'll be telling you the news," Sakura's voice sounded excited.

Naruto stood up blushing while he scratched the back of his head.

"Well…. you see… uh…,"

Sakura elbowed him lightly.

"Ehehe… uh," the Hokage was getting redder by the second.

Sakura was so pissed that she decided to tell them instead.

"Naruto and I are getting married."

Silence filled the room.

Ino's eyes widened while Sasuke's jaw dropped.

"But how about Sasuke-kun?"

Ino looked at the shocked Sasuke.

When all of that was over, the two summoned shinobi exited the room.

Ino was busily tying her hair neatly as they treaded the stairs, thinking about the news they just received.

"You heard it right, we're getting married. Ino, I'd like you to help out with the preparations, is that okay?" Sakura asked sweetly.

"O-of course! This is so sudden… I mean… not really since you've been dating for years now.. I.." Ino couldn't find the right words to say.

Unbeknownst to her, Sasuke was eyeing her from behind.

"Ino," he began, not removing his eyes from her platinum blonde hair.

"Hm?" Ino snapped out from the sound of his voice and turned to look at him.

"Your hair...it's pretty long," he managed not to stutter, considering what he told her now was so not Sasuke-ish.

"Uh… yeah. I kept it long after the Chuunin exams," Ino replied as she shifted her gaze from him to the ground.

"You… look g-good with long hair." There it was, the stutter he could've never imagined him doing.

A blush rose to Ino's cheeks but she couldn't say anything at all.


A/N: I just had to let Sasuke tell Ino she looked good with long hair. That's all. XD