2 years passed, he came back.
Waiting by the Sakura tree. Waiting for her, Sakura, the girl he wanted to protect. Sasuke waited for her, hoping she would come. Naruto, his best friend, said she waited at the same tree 2 years earlier for him. Sasuke hoped she would come, remembering the last week, the week he came home.
Flashback:
"Sasuke Uchiha…?" Tsunade said
"Hn"
"Orochimaru….. He will come back."
"No… I killed him and everyone but 3 sound ninjas and the sand village."
"What?"
"…"
"What about Itachi?"
"He said that I wouldn't want to kill him."
"Hn."
"…"
"Why did you come back?"
"Hn."
"You will have to face the consequences off leaving and if you leave again, you will not be able to come back."
"I won't leave."
"Really….. Why?"
"It is none of your business. I am going to see Sakura but I will come back later."
"No."
"No what? I am going to see Sakura!"
"She isn't here."
"She on a mission?" raised an eyebrow.
Tsunade shakes her head. "She won't be coming back."
"What? She has to come back!"
"She isn't."
"No….." Shaking, he backs away. "She'll come back," not very sure of himself.
"Sasuke…."
Sasuke runs out of the office. He searches for her throughout the village. Until he sees the Sakura tree in full bloom, her favorite place to be.
End of Flashback:
It started to rain again. He's been waiting outside by that tree since he came back, waiting for her. He shakes his head not of cold but of fear of her hurt.
"Sasuke, she is not coming back, so get inside before you get a cold." Gai said, without a single youthful in there because he doesn't want to upset the Uchiha, who is already upset because Sakura is not there. Everyone is there but not the one he wants the most.
Just then the sand village is leading an invasion. Everyone was about to fight but Sasuke when they were stopped.
"STOP!"