Special Chapter – Feelings After Death

Sakura's POV

The war finally ended. There could be peace again but even so I was not happy... Why? Because I lost the person I loved the most in the world.

Naruto finally get rid of Tobi, or better saying Uchiha Madara. I must admit it wasn't an easy fight but I honestly could not pay attention.

It's been two days since that tragic afternoon and I feel like I'm living the worst of my nightmares... And the worst of all is that open my eyes won't help because it will never end... This nightmare will last forever.

All my friends have been understanding with me... All of them have tried to support me... But only Naruto knows how I really feel, after all he lost his best friend... No... He lost a brother. Sasuke might not have said it but I'm sure he saw Naruto as a brother as well.

Now, here, kneeling in front of Sasuke's grave I remember when we were kids... The time in which he and Naruto fought by silly things... I smile with these happy memories and I think how our lives would be if Orochimaru hadn't appeared, but at the same time I think... Sasuke would have given up on getting stronger even without Orochimaru's help? And the answer comes so instantly... No... Of course not!

Sasuke would never forget his revenge... He would never give up chasing his brother... The presence of Orochimaru just helped that his revenge was faster. But I wonder, as so many times before, what did his revenge caused? What has this revenge changed? Again the answer comes instantly... Changed Sasuke's heart.

I ask myself, where all this took us? Where the hatred of the Counsellors against the Uchiha Clan took us? "To sadness, more hate, to my total unhappiness"... Is the only answer I can give.

The person I most loved suffered and I couldn't do anything to help. He lived in his lonely world and he didn't let anyone help him. I tried, Naruto tried, but nothing could make him change his mind.

"Sasuke... Why?"

Sakura's POV off

The girl with pink hair dropped a small cherry flower on top of the grave of her loved one. She could no longer shed tears... Now only her heart cried, the pain of definitive loss was more unbearable than any other felt before.

Sakura could look strong but inside her heart bled of suffering and anguish. Knowing that she could never hear Sasuke's voice, that she could never look at his black eyes, that never again she could touch him, it was a pain that she could no longer endure.

She felt a firm hand on her shoulder and lift the head to see who was, she was faced with bright blue eyes. Sakura raised her right hand to pick up Naruto's hand.

"He's in peace now, right?" she asked, turning her head to the grave and continuing to hold her friend's hand.

"Yes!" that was all that the blonde boy manages to say.

Sakura stood up with Naruto's help and both remained more a few moments looking at the stone that identified the grave of Uchiha Sasuke.

The fine rain that until that moment could be felt was slowing down. An opening in the clouds made a ray of sunshine to be projected on the white stone on the floor, reflecting in the words written there:

Never forgotten by friends.

"Yes, he's happy." said Naruto while he cleaned a tear dripped from his face and he smiled towards the sky.

The End