Chapter 2

Chapter 2, here we go!

Disclaimer: I still don't own Naruto.

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Sasuke wasn't surprised. After that little revelation, he had promptly been escorted to the Hokage tower, leaving the stuttering Hyuga girl behind. Inwardly, Sasuke shook his head at her. Four years, and she hadn't changed at all. Personality wise, anyway. Appearance wise, she had become rather beautiful. In the short time he had to examine her, he found himself liking the way the soft moonlight accented her curves, visible even under her baggy training clothes.

But he shook his head clear of thoughts of her. Right now, he had other things to worry about—like Hokage-sama's reaction when she saw him. She would definitely be angry, and an angry Tsunade was not something that Sasuke really wanted to deal with, especially tonight when his emotions were trying to get the better of him.

Pretty soon, Sasuke found himself sitting across from Tsunade, the fifth Hokage. She looked the same as Sasuke remembered, as did Shizune. They were both staring at him intently, and he stared right back at them with his usual emotionless mask. (Which meant it was more of a glare, really. He didn't mean to do it, that's just how his face was at this point.)

"Why?" Tsunade asked, finally.

"Why…what?"

"Did you come back?" She leaned forward on her desk. "For four years, Naruto and Sakura have been trying to get you to come back to this village, and you nearly kill them…and now you come back out of the clear blue sky?"

"You don't trust me," Sasuke said flatly.

"You're right, I don't. And I'm sure everyone in this village feels the same."

Sasuke sighed. He was expecting this, but it didn't make him feel any better about it. "Hokage-sama, I can assure you that if I were planning something against the village, I wouldn't have gone through all this trouble first. That's…definitely not my style."

Tsunade leaned back again. She and Shizune exchanged glances. Sasuke shifted in his seat uncomfortably. He resorted to staring at the window behind their heads. There was the moon again, glaring at him…judging him. Like the Hokage and her assistant were doing. Maybe coming back was a bad idea. He probably would have been better off roaming around and becoming a starving ninja. No doubt they were going to throw him in prison for all his—

"Sasuke Uchiha."

His head snapped back to attention. "Yes, Hokage-sama?"

"You still haven't answered my question."

Sasuke sighed and returned his gaze to the window. "I…finished all the business I had outside the village," he opted for saying, not feeling like telling the full story, or that the full story was any of the Hokage's business. "Both Orochimaru and Itachi are dead."

The Hokage knew about Orochimaru's death, but Itachi's was definitely a new development. Her eyebrows shot up in surprise at how far the Uchiha in front of her had come in a few years. "Very well. I'll think on this some more, but for tonight…you can return him. With an escort, of course. Bright and early, I want you back in this office."

Sasuke nodded and stood. "I understand."

After he exited the room, Tsunade looked back at Shizune. "Fancy that."

"Oink," Tonton agreed from under the desk.

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Nostalgia was the only word to describe Sasuke's feelings as he stepped back into his room. Except for the dust everywhere (and the two ANBU outside of his door), everything looked the exact same he had left it four years ago. His eyes moved to his dresser, where the picture he had turned down still lay.

Which, of course, led him to think about his old teammates again. How would they react to his sudden return? If he were them, he'd be pretty pissed at him. But he knew better. Naruto would greet him with that same idiotic smile, and Sakura would burst into tears and confess her love for him or something else equally troublesome. Thinking of Sakura and the rest of his fangirls then led his mind to a different topic.

Now that he was back, he would definitely work on rebuilding his clan. But…that meant he would have to find a woman. With a sigh, Sasuke shook the dust out of his blanket and lay down on his bed, fully dressed. But which woman? None of the women in this village were exactly appealing. None that he could think of anyway. What were his choices anyway?

There was Sakura, of course. Sasuke cringed at the thought. Besides, she had pink hair. There was no way he would risk his oldest son coming out with the same pink hair. Next was Ino. After a minute of thought, he shook his head. She definitely talked too damn much. He didn't want to rebuild his clan at the expense of his sanity.

Sasuke's thoughts rested on the Hyuga girl. He didn't remember her first name at this point, from what he could remember about her personality, she seemed like the best choice. She was quiet (like him), respectful (maybe not like him), and she was very pretty. That, and she wasn't one of his fangirls. Snagging her would probably be a challenge.

Sasuke rolled over onto his side. He always did like a challenge. Tomorrow, after his meeting with the Hokage, he would make sure to ask for her name.

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