Chapter 1 - The difference between cold and warm
Naruto was sitting day-dreaming of how his friend Haruno, Sakura used to be, she was kind, sweet, lovable, and everything good about a person. But she changed now she was cruel, unmerciful, and cold. Naruto could perfectly understand that she was heart broken from a few years ago's encounter, but he just wished that even if it were just for one day, that she would melt into her old self and be as she was before. He could not imagine how she would be like now but he was sure that it would be better than how she is -- his thoughts were inturpted by the sound of the exact person of his thoughts, the hokages apprentice, Haruno, Sakura.
"Uzumaki, Naruto, we will be needing your help to find an old friend of the village," said the 16 year old without any emotion. Tsundai had obviously not told her exactally who it was. And the fact that her mind was on anything but the person because of all the training she had been doing did not help the situation.
"O-ok, I'll be there in about 3 minutes," replied Naruto.
"Right, hurry up," she said as she ran off leaving him. As she was jumping through trees to get back she couldn't help but be curious on who the person is that she has to go find. It could be Orichamaru, but why would Tsundai just suddenly want them to go get him, let alone he was NEVER a friend of the village, and the same with Itachi. But there was one person that her thoughts were trying to avoid.
"I'm back and Uzumaki Naruto will be here soon," she told Tsundai as she walked through the door.
"Great, and Sakura, I think that you should sit this mission out," replied Tsundai.
"What, why?" asked Sakura being completely sure that she could do it.
"Because I don't want you to get emotionally hurt."
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm saying that we are finding Uchiha Sasuke, and he might be brought back here dead and I know that you had a 'thing' for him before he left and all and I just don't want to put you through that."
That was it, she had said what Sakura had feared for for about 4 years but she could not stop it from coming and she knew that when they went for him, for sure if he was with Orichamaru all this time, he was going to be more powerful than before. She knew Naruto and the rest of her friends could not handle all of his chalkra. She had to go no matter what because she may be the only ninja in Konoha that has even a chance to beat the young Uchiha prodogy.
"No, it's ok, I'll go and I promise I won't be hurt if he dies for that is what I have been trained for, to put aside my emotions and fight like nothing is wrong."
These words gave Tsundai a worried yet satisfied smile on her face.
"Ok, if you're sure you want to do this."
"I am."
"I'm here, did you invite these guys too?" bursted Naruto as he ran into the room.
"Yes Naruto," awesnered Sakura looking at Negi, Choji, Shikamaru, Hinata, Lee, Gai, Kakashi, Tenten, Ino, and to her surprise Gaara. She turned to Tsundai with a curious look on her face but immediatly, Tsundai knew what she was wondering 'Did you invite Gaara here?' so she automatically shook her head yes.
"Now, we are here because we have become curious on a sertain ninja," said Tsundai, "We all know him well but I don't think that any of us can awnser one question, 'Why did he leave?'"
"You are talking about Sasuke right?" asked Kakashi. Kakashi and Sakura had become more of friends since Sasuke left and Sakura stopped her training with him and began training with Tsundai. That made them friends because they had their own space and didn't see each other every single day of their lives. (I am not going to enter the grouping of Kakashi and Sakura.)
"Yes, Kakashi sensei," awensered Tsundai.
"Ok, this mission should be interesting," commented Negi looking curiously at Sakura. She understood the expression on his face to mean 'Are you really going on this mission?'. Without thinking she shook her head yes.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door of the Hokage's office.
"Come in," said the Hokage in a curious tone.
There in front of them stood a boy they all knew with light black hair and marvelous eyes. Sakura could feel her heart skip a beat. Though nobody could see it Sakura was mixed with feeling hate, anger, and all at the same time, she wanted to run up and hug the figure.
The person looked at Sakura not knowing who it was at frist, the he just figured it out, it was his old teammate, Haruno Sakura. She was now a beautiful, curvy, yet emotionless person who somehow just stole his heart.
"Is that you Sasuke?" asked Naruto breaking a long silence.
"Uh, yea," said the young Uchiha.
"Well everybody, I guess that the mission is now canceled, Sakura stay here and Sasuke stay here, we will be questioning Sasuke," she announced. Everybody left the room leaving Tsundai, Sakura, and Sasuke.
"So you finally returned to Konoha?" asked Tsundai.
"Uh, yea," said the Uchiha prodogy.
"Tsundai, may I please leave the room?" asked Sakura looking as if she might punch Sasuke, puke, and cry all at the same time. She definatly had mixed emotions.
"Yes, for now could you please allow Mr. Uchiha to stay at your house while we investigate his home?" she asked with a smirk on her face.
"Uh, I guess," she said trying to avoid the fact that Sasuke could not help but stare at her, which was making her very uncomfortable.
SLAP! She finally let it out by slapping Sasuke across the face.
"Oh my gosh! I am soo sorry! That just slipped out!" Sakura said with a sorrowful look on her face which surprised Tsundai that she was showing any emotion at all, let alone apologizing for her actions.
"Really, it's ok, I guess I kinda deserved that," he said trying to laugh.
"Ok well it's getting late, you two should head to bed, we'll finish your questioning tommorrow, Mr. Uchiha," said Tsundai directing them out of the office but she quietly told Sakura as she walked out the door ,"If he is any trouble, call me right away," and with that they left.
Sasuke, though not supposed to hear what she had just said now felf like a prisoner more than an old friend to the village.
"Th-this way," she said trying not to cry about the fact that the person who she loved all of this time and finally gave up on after he broke her heart, was standing right next to her about to stay the night at her house.
Sasuke and Sakura approached a huge home that is the color pink.
"Here we are," she told him unlocking the doors. He could not believe it, she was the perfect person. He finally realized what a feeling that he had been feeling since he saw Sakura in the office was, he loves Sakura.
Kagome9943: I hope you like it so far, this is my first fanfiction and I am hoping for a success. I promise that the next chapters will be longer. I just can't keep going on in this chapter or it will end up being the whole story!
Sasuke: WOW! I can't believe this, I actually have feelings for her! She has changed a lot though!
Sakura: Is that a good thing or a bad one?
Sasuke: Uhhh...
Kagome9943: Please review!