(NOTE: NO THIS IS NOT A SEQUEL TO THE LEGEND OF NARUTO: THE SEARCH FOR SAKURA. IT IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY, SO PLEASE DON'T ASK, OKAY? THIS STORY ALSO TAKES PLACE DURING THE HUNT FOR ITACHI ARC. EXCEPT JUGO, KARIN, AND SUIGETSU ARE NOT IN IT... NOR ARE THEY IN THIS STORY. NARUTO, SAKURA, AND KAKASHI WILL JOIN ALONGSIDE SASUKE IN HIS QUEST AS THEY SEARCH FOR ITACHI. AND YES THIS IS ANOTHER SASUSAKU STROY. ONLY... IT'S GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DRAMA... BUT NOT BETWEEN THEM. YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS. ANYWAY, HOPE YOU ENJOY THE STORY! ALSO, LATER ON IN THE STORY, SAI AND YAMATO WILL NOT BE APPEARING THE ITACHI SEARCH PARTY SQUAD. IT WILL ONLY BE NARUTO, SAKURA, SASUKE, AND KAKASHI AND A FEW ZELDA CHARACTERS TOO. BUT AS THE STORY PROGRESSES, SASUKE STARTS TO FALL MADLY IN LOVE WITH SAKURA. ALSO, OROCHIMARU CLAIMS THAT SASUKE WAS "KIDNAPPED" BY SQUAD 7 MEANING THAT THEY HAD RESCUED HIM.)
Story:
After Naruto and his friends finally reunite with Sasuke, Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi decide to help Sasuke on his quest to go and stop Itachi. R&R Please.
After Naruto, Sai, Sakura, and Yamato have finally found Sasuke after two years of searching for him. Afterwards, Sasuke had finally agreed to come back home to Konoha. Back in Konoha... Sasuke made a speech. In his speech he said:
"I come back home to Konoha today to apologize about my traitorous behavior. I am deeply and truly sorry that I have hurt a lot of people... including my friends... especially my team... Squad 7. I come back home by realizing what a horrible mistake I made in joining Orochimaru. It turns out... that he did actually use me as an experiment. But I have not killed him... because he disappeared somewhere with Kabuto while I was waiting for my old friends to come to rescue me. Of course, I was shocked that Sai was coming to Orochimaru's lair to come and try to assassinate me. Of course, I was also shocked that I had seen my true love, Sakura... and my best friend, Naruto. But now... I see that I have hurt a lot of people since I left Konohagakure. But... I only wish that you, Konoha, would find it in your heart to forgive me... me, Sasuke Uchiha... the man who had once betrayed his village but had safely returned home. It was all thanks to Naruto and Sakura for finding me. Without them, I... I don't know what I'd do. But now... from this day forth... I, Sasuke Uchiha will no longer on the path of darkness... but... I still want to kill my older brother who had murdered my clan ten years ago... Itachi Uchiha. Thank you for understanding and I hope you will forgive all the horrible things I've done by my friends... my family... and my village. Thank you."
Suddenly, the audience applauded for him as he left the stand where the microphones were. Sasuke then turned around and smiled realizing that they had forgiven him. Sakura then smiled at him as he smiled back at her. They then walked hand-in-hand to Sasuke's childhood home where Sakura decided to spend time with him.