PWP: I'm back.

Naruto: Am I in this chapter?

PWP: Yes you are and you are finally going to get together with your one true love in this one.

Naruto: Sakura-chan?

PWP: No you DA.

Hinata: Who is N-Naruto-kun g-going to be w-with?

PWP: You'll find out soon enough Hinata. On with the story. I do not own Naruto characters because I don't come up with ideas like he does and if I did Naruto would have more common sense when it comes to shy girls who faint.

Naruto: What?

PWP: Nvm.

Life goes on.

Tsunade's office:

"He's left again Sakura? Are you sure?" Tsunade asked.

Sakura looked at her with a blank face. She shed no tears when she said, "Yes Tsunade-sama. He is now a missing nin. He isn't coming back."

Tsunade looked at Sakura and her heart wept for the girl. Her heart has been shattered a few too many times by this Uchiha. She wondered if Sakura would be able to pick up the pieces this time. The old Sakura would have had tears rolling down her cheeks and Tsunade would have preferred it to this cold Sakura. "Does Naruto know?" Tsunade asked.

"No I came straight here when I awoke on the park bench," she replied.

"I'll send for him immediately. I would like it if you would stay and help with the reaction."

Sakura gave a brief nod. Tsunade hollered for Shizune and told her to get Naruto. She headed out in search of the blond knowing exactly where he would be. (He's Naruto where else would he be) They arrived back and few minutes later. "What is Granny Tsunade? I was eating ramen with Iruka sensei."

"Naruto, Sasuke left last night," Tsunade said.

"Okay so you sent him on a mission. Is he hurt already?" Naruto asked a little worried.

"No, Naruto," Sakura said. Pain and hurt was in her eyes but no tears. "He is a missing nin now. He left us again and he isn't coming back."

Naruto stared at her. "We have to go after him. We have to get him to come back. He's confused and doesn't know what he is doing."

Tsunade started to speak but was interrupted by Sakura. "No more Naruto. We aren't doing it anymore. Sasuke never came back to us. He was never really here. I am not going to lose you or Sai to him. I won't let it happen. I don't want to chase him for the rest of our lives." Sakura said with no emotion in her eyes or voice. "It's over. Let him go."

"Sakura don't you love him? Don't you want him back so you guys can be together again?"

"If I thought he would come back and be with me but he won't Naruto. It's over. I'm tired of going through this and I won't risk you again." With that said, Sakura walked out.

Tsunade looked at the door her apprentice just walked out of and then at Naruto who was also staring at the door. "Naruto, it's time to let go," she said softly. "If not for yourself, then do it for Sakura. She knows she lost him, but she still has you. If you died trying to bring him back, she would not go on living. She needs this and so do you."

After a long silence he said softly and sadly, "Alright Hokage-sama, I'll do it for Sakura." He walked out the door and outside. Naruto didn't know where he was going. He just kept wandering around and eventually made it to the training grounds. He sat there going over all the times his team had trained together. How they worked so hard. Hours flew by and he didn't even know the sun was setting.

"Naruto-kun," said a worried voice.

Naruto looked behind him. "Oh, hi Hinata-chan."

"Are y-you okay Naruto?" Hinata asked him.

"No Hinata. I'm not," he said looking at the sun set.

Hinata was so worried about him. He has never seemed that down before. He always would come back around and say something to make her smile after a few seconds of depression. He just stared out towards the sun. She sat down beside him and asked, "W-what is wrong, N-Naruto-kun?"

After a few minutes of trying to keep his emotions in check he said, "Sasuke left, again."

"When are you and Sakura going to go after him?"

"We aren't Hinata. Why doesn't he want to stay? Why does he keep distancing himself from us? Is it me? What is it that won't let him stay?" Naruto said. Small tears started to fall.

"Naruto, it has nothing to do with you. Sasuke is just Sasuke, Naruto. He can't find happiness or won't let himself. He thinks he is all alone and won't let anyone help him. It's going to be hard Naruto, but as much as you want, as many times as you bring him back while almost dying, he won't stay. He will always keep running. Sometimes to help a friend, you have to let them go. You have to let them do what they need to do. You have to let them find happiness even if it means you are being torn up inside."

"I guess you are right Hinata. I have to move on and let him go. Thank you Hinata. I finally understand." Naruto got up and helped Hinata up as well. "I've been wanting to ask you for a while Hinata. We don't hang out much and I don't really know you all that well. So you want to go do something together?" Naruto asked with the dorky embarrassed grin on his face while rubbing the back of his head.

"I would like that, Naruto. Can we go get some ramen?"

"A girl after my own heart," he said as they walked out of the training grounds.

Meanwhile as Sasuke was resting in the trees, he felt a great pain in his heart and more alone than ever before.

PWP: ok not as planned. I was hoping to have them officially dating but I feel it would be moving too fast they barely know each other and it just turned out this way.

Hinata: I'm okay with this right now. Besides he just lost his best friend again.

PWP: Tell me what you think. Let me know if you think I have any chance of being a famous author to because I am thinking about giving it a go. Any support or criticism is appreciated. Thanks.