This is my first attempt on writing something along the story line.
So bare with me. Its what happens after the war. How Sasuke , Sakura and Naruto mend their broken bonds.
You guys need to support me here. Since this is my first attempt in keeping up with the story line.
Well now let's begin. Shall we?
Promise: If you guys review enough.. I'll update it every two days! Sounds like a deal right?
One more thing, in my story Neji is still ALIVE.
"A new heart will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall heed My ordinances and do them."
The battle was over. The pain , the agony and the bloodshed had come to an end. The allied forces were now heaving a heavy sigh. Finally they had won. Each and every shinobi fought tooth and nail to live this moment of glory. You could see many of them crawling to see their team mates, friends and family. Madara wasn't so easy to defeat what with him going super strong and super insane.
It had taken out all their energies to overthrow the evil. You could see the kages who had smiles on their faces. Rookie 9 cheering out loud. But what was most interesting was the fact that Sasuke and Naruto still stood there, facing each other. Not uttering a word. But both knew they were glad to have worked together. Once again.
While everyone were cheering, Naruto was greeted by the Rookie 9 with warm hugs. Sakura was more than happy to see Sasuke and Naruto standing together and not trying to kill each other. Kakashi stood next to her.
"Nice isn't it? To see the both of them together again?" He asked her, his gaze still on them.
"I have always wanted to see this happen. Guess things are going to be alright again" Sakura smiled.
"Why don't we greet them?" Her sensei asked.
"Lead the way sensei" Sakura answered. She was more than happy. She was glad that finally Sasuke chose to fight with them. But the question still remained. Why would he switch sides? What had happened? She would find out now. They were almost near to the crowd.
"Naruto! You did great!" Kiba grinned at him.
"Hehe" Was all Naruto could say.
Many of them greeted and cheered.
Sasuke whose eyes were now on Obito wasn't paying attention to what was happening around him. Everyone now turned their attention to the Legendary Uchiha. Now the five Kages had arrived too.
Obito stared back at him.
"I don't know what to say to you Sasuke" Obito started speaking. The rest went quiet.
Naruto and Sakura threw a glance at each other. Both of them worried about what Sasuke's reaction would be. The rest of them were ready to restrain Sasuke if he so much as moved. The Raikage was more than pissed to see The Last Uchiha.
Much to everyone's surprise Sasuke said nothing but stared blank at Obito. Obito took this a yes to continue what he wanted to say.
"I must say Itachi raised you well. You were finally able to break that curse. I'm sure Itachi is very proud of you right now. And so am I" Obito said.
Now everyone were puzzled as to what the heck was Obito saying. Only the first four Hokages and Naruto and Kakashi knew the truth.
If Obito was saying this then Kakashi and Naruto had no doubt that what they heard the other day was the truth itself. Kakashi felt a heavy heart. He didn't know how Itachi went through with this. Even though Kakashi and Itachi worked together for a brief time, Kakashi could not help but feel miserable at that thought.
Naruto didn't know how to respond to it. He didn't know how he could heal his best friend. But he decided that he was going to mend every single thing about Sasuke.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING? YOU'RE PROUD OF WHAT SASUKE DID? HE IS A TRAITOR TO OUR VILLAGE. HE TRIED TO KILL HIS BEST FRIENDS" Kiba spat out in anger.
"AND HE TRIED TO CAPTURE MY BROTHER, KILLER BEE. AND WHAT ARE YOU SO PROUD OF ABOUT HIM?" Raikage couldn't control his anger.
"OF COURSE ITACHI WOULD BE VERY PROUD SINCE THAT BASTARD ALSO TURNED OUT TO BE LIKE HIM." Shikamaru growled.
"YOU HAVE SOME NERVE TO SHOW UP HERE KID. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHANGED YOUR MIND TO SIDE WITH US. IF YOU THINK WE'LL LET YOU OFF JUST CAUSE YOU HELPED US WIN THE WAR THEN YOU'RE SO WRONG" Tsunade warned him.
Sasuke stood their silently. Without uttering a word. He was unfazed. Naruto stared at his best friend . For the first time he didn't know what to say. He didn't know if it was his to speak the truth. He didn't know what Sasuke wanted.
Kakashi wanted to intervene. But stopped himself when he saw Obito telling him not to say a word.
Sakura was confused and hurt. She wanted to stand up for Sasuke. But she couldn't ignore the fact that he betrayed their village, was part of the Akatsuki and tried to kill them all once before. She didn't know how to feel. But one thing for sure was that she still had the same feelings for Sasuke. That would never change. Not today and not tomorrow or forever.
"You are nothing more than a murderer. You think you can just walk back in to the village like nothing happened?" Neji snarled at the Uchiha.
"You will be dealt by all the Kages since you committed a crime by entering the five Kage summit." Shikuku spoke in a grim manner.
"You deserve to be executed" The Tsuchikage said in a rough voice.
The Rookie nine along with the Kages stood there awaiting Sasuke's reaction. They got none.
"That's it. I want him dead. He deserves no mercy." The Raikage declared.
The other Kages nodded.
"Will you all just shut up?" Naruto was now yelling. He wasn't going to put up with this bullshit anymore. Sakura was very worried. She knew there was no other punishment other than death for all he had done. Kakashi had a smile smile on his face when he saw someone at the back coming front.
"Are you trying to defend the traitor?" Chouji shouted back.
"Yes! I am defending him. Is that a problem to any of you?" Naruto now snarled. He had enough of it. No one was interested in finding out what the truth was.
"He's just a murderer like his brother Itachi. You shouldn't support him" Shino spat.
"No one here has the right to say anything about Itachi" Everyone turned to see the third Hokage . For the first time after the battle had ended, the previous Hokages had decided to talk.
"Why are you supporting him Third?" Tsuchikage asked in annoyance.
"Uchiha Sasuke will be dealt by me. And me ALONE." This time it was the First Hokage who spoke. Everyone were shocked.
"What's that suppose to mean? Do you know what all crimes he has done so far?" Tenten barked at Hashirama.
"His brother is another criminal who slaughtered his entire clan" Kiba sneered.
"Yes, Itachi slaughtered his entire clan " The second Hokage began.
Everyone were waiting for the next words of the Hokage.
"After all it was his last mission as shinobi of Konoha" The third ended the sentence. EVERYONE went into a complete shock. It took almost five seconds to digest the news.
"WHAT ARE YOU SAYING THIRD?" Lee questioned.
"Itachi was a spy for us. The council wanted to keep the growing powers of the Uchiha clan at bay. They thought that if the clan grew stronger, they would take over Konoha. Who better than Itachi to do the spy work? Under the orders of Danzo, Itachi was ordered to slaughter his entire clan and leave the village. In turn Konoha would protect his only brother." Sarutobi stopped for a second.
Everyone couldn't believe what they were hearing.
"Itachi was a loyal Konoha Shinobi who would do anything for the village. So he completed his mission and joined the Akatsuki to keep an eye on them. He was working directly under my orders. He would meet me when no one would notice. He was the only person who knew about Madara's existence. The Akatsuki didn't dare touch konoha as long as Itachi was alive. He wanted to be killed by his own brother to pay for what he did. Even though it was a mission." Sarutobi sighed. Remembering his talks with Itachi.
"You are kidding right?" Ino asked.
"No. In the end Uchiha Itachi took disgrace in the place of honor, hatred in the place of love. He believed that one has to work within the shadows to maintain peace. And in the end he gave the ultimate Uchiha power to his younger brother. He was never Itachi of the Uchiha clan. But he was Uchiha Itachi of the hidden leaf" Sarutobi ended the tragic tail.
Everyone were gaping at the new found information. How could Konoha council kill one of the most prestigious clan?
"Why wasn't this informed to me? I am the damn Hokage. I had every single right to know!" Tsunade shouted.
"It was Itachi's wishes. He didn't want sympathy. All he ever wanted was peace of the village." Sarutobi answered.
The Rookie nine stood there unable to believe. The murderer once they thought Itachi was, was not so. He was the ultimate loyal shinobi ever. They didn't know how to react. The prodigy of the clan had to end the once legendary clan.
"I had no idea Konoha would steep so low" Shikuku sighed. He was disgusted.
"But that doesn't mean Sasuke had to betray Konoha" Gaara pointed.
"Sasuke didn't betray Konoha." This time it was Orochimaru who spoke.
"What the fuck do you mean?" Kiba hissed.
Naruto was puzzled. So was Sakura and Kakashi.
"Danzo was afraid to keep Sasuke in the village. Danzo and I had a deal. He let me in during the Chunin exams. I would spare the village without killing much, if he handed over Sasuke to me. Danzo met Sasuke. At first Sasuke was not ready to leave. When he said that he wouldn't hesitate to kill Naruto and Sakura, Sasuke had no choice but to leave" Orochimaru explained.
"YOU FUCKING FREAK! YOU MADE SASUKE LEAVE. DANZO CROWNED HIM THE MISSING NIN! ALL OF YOU HERE JUST PLAYED WITH HIS LIFE! I SWEAR I WON'T FORGIVE ANYONE THAT DID THIS TO HIM! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT HE MEANS TO ME AND SAKURA? HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO ACCEPT ME! FIRST ONE WHO SAW ME AS HIS WORTHY OPPONENT. MY FIRST FRIEND. MY ONLY BEST FRIEND. YOU BASTARD" Naruto's temper was going out of control.
Tsunade couldn't believe how ugly her council was. She didn't know how she could call herself Hokage when she was unable to give justice to the Uchiha kid. She took a glance at him. He had a blank face. She didn't know what he was thinking. He hadn't said a word. She didn't know how to deal with him.
Sakura and Kakashi were beyond pissed. They had no idea about the ugly truth. They had half the mind to strangle Orochimaru. Sakura couldn't imagine what pain he went through.
Ino, Chouji, Hinata, Neji, Tenten, Lee, Kiba, Shino and Shikamaru had no words to utter. They were beyond shocked. They were all now staring at the last Uchiha Survivor. They had a wave of guilt wash over them. They had hated him for what he had done. Now they didn't know what to say. They felt ashamed.
"Enough!" This time the second Hokage spoke. Everyone went silent.
"What's my punishment?" For the first time Sasuke spoke. And everyone were astonished.
"Ha! I knew it teme! You were so coming back to Konoha!" Naruto forgot all his anger and was jumping with joy.
"I am glad Sasuke-kun" Sakura spoke for the first time. She had tears in her eyes. Finally everything paid off.
"Sasuke" Kakashi greeted. He winked at him. Sasuke was now facing his team. He gave a very small smirk. And the three of them knew it was time to mend the broken pieces of their team.
"I'll alone deal with you Sasuke since it all Started with Madara. People are still wondering why you changed sides. They'll have to wait till they find out the truth. Like Obito said, Itachi raised you well. As of now, You can freely walk back to Konoha. Do whatever you want." Hashirama smiled.
Sasuke simply nodded.
"We'll explain everything later. Sasuke had every right to do what he has done. Now lets get moving. We have so much to discuss." This time Minato spoke.
"Teme! I am glad you are back!" Naruto jumped to hug Sasuke.
"Get off me Dobe!" Sasuke said in annoyance, but with a smirk on his face.
"Something's never change! Does it?" Kakashi smiled .
"No it doesn't sensei!" Sakura smiled.
She made her way towards her two fav boys.
"Sakura-chan! Come here! Its time for a group hug" Naruto pulled Sakura and Sasuke into a group hug.
Sakura wasn't sure if Sasuke wanted to hug. She put her arms around Naruto. And hesitantly around Sasuke. Much to Sakura and Naruto's surprise Sasuke put his hands on both of them.
Everyone now glanced at the once broken team. A smile marred everyone's face.
"Welcome back Sasuke-kun" Sakura whispered into his chest.
"Yea teme! Now I'll kick your ass" Naruto grinned.
"Like you can dobe!" Sasuke retorted.
"Sakura, Thank you!" He said.
The last time he said it, It was years ago and he was leaving. And this time he was coming back.
They broke apart from their hug. Everyone started scattering. Kakashi walked towards his team.
"Sasuke! I have not much to say. But I'm gald you made the right choice in the end" Kakashi said.
"Hn" Was his signature reply.
"That's not even a damn word , teme!" Naruto complained
"Shut up, dobe" Sasuke spat.
"What did you call me? You bastard!" Naruto was now shouting.
"Loser"
"Ice cube"
"Dead last"
"Emo"
"Son of a bitch!"
"Motherfucker!"
"GUYS! STOP IT! ITS NOT EVEN BEEN AN HOUR AND YOU GUYS ARE BACK TO BICKERING! YOU GUYS ARE NOT KIDS ANYMORE. NARUTO STOP PROVOKING SASKUE-KUN! SASUKE-KUN STOP RESPONDING TO NARUTO!" She scolded them both.
"Hmph" Was all she got as a reply.
Just like before, Sasuke was walking in the middle, Naruto and Sakura on the either side. Kakashi was behind them, watching their backs.
Soon everything was going to return to normal.
Or so they thought.
At a distance no one noticed how Orochimaru was watching Sasuke.
I'm sorry if I made Sasuke look like a saint. But we have to sympathize with him. He was used like a tool.
The remaining characters will come into play in the next chapter. Things will get interesting when they enter Konoha.
Of course Sasuke will get his punishment. He has yet to prove his loyalty to Konoha.
The story will take a twist as soon as the four Hokages are put back to their grave. Naruto and Minato will get screen space too.
And Sasuke's punishment. And about how he heals and gains his trust back.
How Sasuke and Sakura will get together and Of course Karin will be there to annoy them both.
I'm planning on writing about how Naruto will respond to Hinata's confession.
How things will change for the better and how they deal with a new enemy!
So should I write the next chapter? Eh?
Depends on your reviews! Please go easy on me!
R&R.
Till then spread the SasuSaku love!
Ja Ne!