Hey again! Thanks so much to those who reviewed and actually read the story! It makes me so happy when people read and review it!

Please, please, please review if you can; I want to know what you think! I love you thanks so much for reading! Apologies if any are OOC, please let me know, I've tried to keep the as in character as possible because I hate it when characters aren't in character.

Also am having difficulty choosing a pairing, please review the one you want from below; the one with the highest number of votes will be used so make sure that you review or your pairing might not win!

The options are:

Itasaku

Sasusaku

Narusaku

So here it is! Chapter two: Choices is up!

Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Naruto. I only own the plot.

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Chapter Two: Choices

In the moments after Sakura left, there was a tense silence. Only Sasuke's harsh breathing could be heard, from when Sakura had broken his ribs. Tsunade closed her eyes ad rubbed her throbbing head, she sighed and slumped down in her chair. Naruto let Sasuke go, with a slight sove, in disgust. "You absolute bastard," he hissed. "Why'd you hit her? And so hard that she goes flying backwards?" Kakashi's grip on Sasuke's shoulders tightened, he didn't like where this argument was going. "She had no right to say those things about my brother," Sasuke growled, glaring at Naruto intensely. "She didn't know him." Naruto's mouth dropped in outrage. "You don't know anything about her brother!" He shouted furiously. "You have no idea what he's like or how he'd treat her!"

"Enough!"

Team 7 turned t look at Tsnade who was still rubbing her temples. "Enough," se repeated more quietly. She looked up, her eyes flashing damgerously. "Sasuke Uchiha," she started calmly. "You have breached the conditions of your probation; you are under house arrest until I deem necessary." Sasuke opened his mouth to protest. "I don't want to hear it!" She suddenly bellowed. "Anything you say now will only make your sentence longer! You completely flew off the handle, you attacked a fellow shinobi; your teammate no less! Yes you were provoked," she added as he stared in outrage. "But not badly enough to excused from punching her!" She looked away from him and into the corner, nodding slightly, two ANBU materialised. "Please escort Mr Uchiha out of my office and back to his apartment, don't let him out of your sight." The two ANBU nodded and each took one of Sasuke's sleeves, leading him quickly out of the office. Tsunade looked at the floor briefly then brought her hands up to her face. "Well things have really screwed up." She murmured quietly. Naruto closed his eyes and saw his team.

All of them together, laughing and smiling, enjoying each others company. Another time when they were on a mission together, before Sasuke left for Orochimaru, sitting on the edge of a cliff watching the stars and occasionally pointing out constellations. when they ate ramen together. All that time that he spent looking for him, getting stronger to get him back from Orochimaru, all of his dreams...

Crumbling and falling apart at the seams.

He suddenly felt a wave of irrepressible anguish wash over him; he clenched his fists, biting his lip. After all of this, after working so hard to get stronger and keep the group as happy as he could...

Was he still this powerless...? WEAK...?

"Team 7 is finished," he murmured "This is the final act." Before either of his seniors could stop him, he whipped around and strode from the room. Kakashi stared a he floor in shock, he couldn't believe it; ANY of it.

Sakura's brother is the leader of Akatsuki, she was more than likely going to be leaving the village. Forever. She had lost control to such an extent that she had critised Sasuke on his brother AND about him killing him, THE mistake that was going to haunt and torture him for the rest of his life.

Sasuke had succumbed to Sakura's provocarion and had actually gone as far as to punch her, in the FACE with his fist protectors. Tsunade had clearly nor noticed otherwise Sasuke's sentence would have been a lot more severe. There was Titanium in the knuckle area, he could have easily killed her if he had aimed a little better.

And Naruto, his fun loving ever positive little student, had actually said that it was over; that the whole team was over and done after he had worked so damn hard to get him back...?

What had changed to make them this way?

He looked up at Tsunade, he was shocked to see tears in his eyes. She rubbed them furiously and cleared her throat. "Kaksshi," she started hoarsey. "I'm sorry but we tried and failed to reinstate Team 7; as of now Team 7 is officially disbanded."

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After the disaster in the Hokage's office, Naruto checked on Sakura back at her apartment. She had a broken jaw from where Sasuke had puncned her, Naruto had to help her because she couldn't do it on her own. Sasuke was under house arrest and neither of them were allowed to see him.

Not that they would want to anyway.

Naruto was too disgusted with his teammate to talk to him, he didn't know if he was going to fly off the handle if he went to see Sasuke. Sakura was feeling conflcted; she wasn't sure if she wanted to go see her brother. Actually, if she was honest with herself, she wanted to see him desperlately; she just wasn't sure if she could bear to leave everything behind. Konoha, even if it hadn't been her birthplace, was her home. She had lved there for as long as she could remember, she didn't know any different. What about her friends? She would probably never see them again. And to add to the whole mess, she had the rinnegan? The ultimate dojutsu...?

Hell, it wasn't even midday.

She waved goodbye to Naruto and shut the door behind he, collapsing and sliding down it. She brought her legs into her body and wrapped her arms around them, feeling lost and alone. What was she going to do? Was she going to join Akatsuki or was she going to stay in Konoha? Sighing, she leaned her her forehead against he knees and glanced up at the clock in her hallway; 11.30.

She needed help.

She could ask some reliable people she knew, she had some good friends who might help her!

Ino? Her best friend since childhood would be the most reliable to tell, she wouldn't tell anybody she was sure of that. But actually, she might freak out a little, and when the words sunk in, she was likely to cry and beg her to stay in the village. She wasn't sure if she could deal with that.

Hinata? Always willing to lend her ear and help her out, but she wasn't very good at keeping things to herself. If anyone put her under any bit of pressure, because people were likely to notice she was troubled, she would crumble and stutter the whole truth. If it was Neji she told, then he would tell HiashI and he would tell important figure heads of the village. She'd be killed in her sleep.

TenTen? She was nice as far as she knew, kind and very level headed as she wasn't from a clan; there wouldn't be anyone to tell and she was quite tight lipped. She'd give some advice if she asked she was sure! But again, she didn't really know her too well and vice versa; it was a big thing to be telling someone she didn't know too well.

Naruto and Sasuke already knew, she couldn't and wouldn't ask Sasuke and she didn't want to ask Naruto; she would cause him so much pain and that was something she didn't want to cause anymore of. Tsunade wouldn't help, she knew that for a fact. She'd say something like 'its not my place to comment on that' or 'you'll have to work that out on your own'. Who could she ask that would actually-?

Kakashi!

She scrambled to her feet and unlocked the door, running along the corridor outside her room. Kakashi was perfect, she'd known him long enough but she wasn't close to him like she was to Naruto or Hinata. He'd always said that if she needed some advice he'd give it to her if he could! She stopped when she got to the outside of her apartment building, the only problem with this brilliant plan...

Was Kakashi was always hard to find.

She sighed and leaped onto the roof of the nearest building and started to run along it, she had to try or she'd be really stuck. She surveyed the streets below like a hawk, he had to be somewhere nearby; Naruto told he that he hadn't left the office when he did. Kakashi was never anywhere completely obvious, she reminded herself, he's always too damn focused on avoiding everyone. She blinked, she stopped on her branch that she had just jumped onto and stared at the spot.

Was Kakashi really stood there? Of all places...?

She jumped down from the tree, onto the isolated street below her. She was back THERE again, just like this morning. He was stood, watching the water rush under the bridge below him, at the place Team 7 always met for a mission. She closed her eyes, took a calming breath, and started walking confidently towards him. He looked up, slightly surprised, and almost immediately stood up straight.

"Sakura!" he called in concern, walking over to her in worry. "Are you all right? Did Sasuke-?" Sakura smiled at her overprotective teacher. "I'm fine sense I," She reassured him gently. "Sasuke broke my jaw but I healed it when I got back to my apartment." Her expression suddenly darkened. "What happened after I left?" She asked awkwardly. Kakashi looked upset for a moment but it vanished almost immediately. "Not too much," he started delicately. "Sasuke's been put under house arrest, I think Naruto told you...?" Sakura nodded, Kakashi continued. "Well the ANBU escorted him out and Naruto left soon after, saying that Team 7 is... finished." Tears started to gather in Sakura's eyes, but Kakashi continued.

"And then Kakashi officially disbanded our group."

Sakura's tense face suddenly looked alarmed. "What?" she yelped in horror. "No! No, I never meant for us to actually-!" Kakashi waved her off. "I wouldn't feel guilty Sakura, after Sasuke punched you none of us blame you. It wasn't your fault anyway." Sakura nodded, biting her lip, she looked away. "Anyway I was wondering if..." she trailed off, he smiled sadly. "If I could give you some advice." he finished for her, she nodded numbly. He sighed, looking a little comflicted, but looked up again seriously.

"Well you've got two choices," he started. "One; you can go meet your brother and know your family, but you are very unlikely to see your friends in Konoha again." he held up two fingers. "Two; you stay here in Konoha without ever meeting your family, but you will stay I. the home remember with your friends." He paused, Sakura looked up at him expectantly.

"If I'm really honest Sakura, I think you should do what you really want to, be selfish. You're only considering not going because something's bothering you, isn't it?" he added. She nodded, feeling a little unnerved; sometimes it was just weird how easily Kqkashi could read her. "Yeah..." she admitted quietly. "I'm more worried about what... what people might think if my once I'm gone." she looked dowmat the floor, her eyes willing with unshed tears. "Some people might think I've left because I don't care about the village, or that I've left because I really want to be a rogue ninja. But I don't!" she suddenly shouted, some teare falling from her eyes. "I love Konoha more than anything, and about my friends! I want people to understand that I left not only for myself, but for Naruto and the rest of the shinobi world! I've put off the end of the world for another definite 10 years, I just don't want people to judge me!" Kakashi put a calming hand on her shoulder. "Sakura," he started gently. "Do you actually think that, if you left Konoha, we wouldn't still care about you or think differently of you?" Sakura looked up at him again and stared. "You're our friend and comrade, we'd understand hat you had a difficult choice to make. We wouldn't judge you, because the Sakura we know wouldn't leave us for no reason or because she didn't care."

Sakura gaped, hardly believing what she was hearing. "Go to your brother Sakura," he said hoarsely, the grip on her shoulder wavering slightly. "It might not be what I want or what Naruto wants, but it's what you want. We'll always follow you, Naruto might try to get you back, but if you don't take this oppurtunity now you're going to regret it for the rest of your life." She stood still for a moment, then practically threw her arms around his neck. Kakashi stared ahead in surprise. "Thank you," she whispered "I'll miss you." Kakashi smiled and hugged her back. "Heh, I'll miss you too Sakura."

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Sakura spent the following day trying to avoid her comrades from the Konoha 12, it would be too painful and she might change her mind. It seemed to go by too quickly and it was early next morning when Naruto called on her. She opened it I surprise. "Naruto," she sighed, pretending to be tired. "As much as I appreciate you being here I'm trying to get some sleep." He regarded her suspiciously. "So you're not going?" he questioned, a hint of surprise evident in his voice. She shook her head, feel in extremely guilty as she knew Naruto would be devastated the foallowing morning when he learnt she was gone. "I just wanted you to know something, just in case you change your mind." She rubbed her forehead, sighing irritably. "Naruto," she started patiently. "I'm not going to change my mind, besides now really isn't-"

"Just hear me out!"

She looked at him in confusion, he regarded her seriously. "I'm going to bring you back." Sakura's brows raised in surprise, she felt drained and was quickly becoming exasperated. But secretly, her heart was pounding in horror; she didn't want him to think of her like he had Sasuke. "But Naruto, if I left it would have been because I wanted to," she smiled nervously. "You wouldn't have needed to try and bring me back." Narto shook his head. "You would still have the ANBU on you, you'd be a rogue ninja remember? It wouldn't have mattered what baa-chan said, it's still standard for them to be tracked and then killed. I would rather have me and the rest of the Konoha 12 bring you back than the ANBU who would kil you." Sakura swallowed the lump in her throat, trying to keep her voice steady, she plastered a fake smile on her face. "Well it's nice to know that you care Naruto," she smiled awkwardly. She reached up and hugged him but he stopped as he was about to hu her back. "Sakura-Chan?" he whispered curiously. "What's with all the boxes? Are you going somewhe-?" His eyes widened in realisation but before he could do anthng, Sakura ht him hard in the back of the neck. He collapsed into her and she set him down on the chair behind them, a few stray tears falling from her cheeks as she saw his eyes flutter and close. "I'm sorry Naruto," she whispered regretfully. "I hope you can forgive me." She crossed the room to pick up her backpack, wrote a short note on her noticeboard, and left.

When she got out of the apartment buildig, she breathed out in a rush. She rubbed her temples soothingly, she couldn't believe she had knocked out her best friend. And it looked like she was definitely going to be pursued by Konoha now, by her closest friends.

She was going to have to fight them, to stay with her last remaining family member.

She choked slightly, swallowing the bile that was rising in the back of her throat. She couldn't do it, she couldn't fight her best friends and nurt them, the idea was sickeing. Shakily, she started walking in the direction of the front gates, shifting the uncomfortable weight of her backpack.

"Where ate you going?"

She started, jolting out of her depressed thoughts and looking behind her in apprehension, her heart racing. She breathed sharply inwards, her face turning stony, and her fists tightened involuntarily.

"Sasuke." she growled.

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Chapter two is finished! That took ages to write up! Sorry about the wait I've been on holiday and I thought I would publish this one for you today so yo wouldn't have to wait an longer! Please review, I take it as a representative as to how many people read the story. I count at least 13 by the number of follows, so comment so you can have your name mentioned! If you ask a question I will answer via PM or author ntes next chapter depending on what you want me to do xx

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Chapter 3: Leaving; your selfish decisions!

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