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I want to say that I'm very sorry for the late update but I'm soooooooooooooo busy because of my studies and stuff and I barely have 4 hours a day for myself T^T

But I will try to update as soon as possible..

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Here's ch3 ^.^

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~Chapter 3~

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Sasuke reached the gates of Konoha. His poncho swayed with his slow movements. The full moon was still hanging in the sky, and he assumed it was past midnight by the time he arrived. He calmly walked through the gates, ignoring the strange looks he received from the guards.

After all this time, he knows that a lot of people still cannot accept him back into the village. He is hated, feared, and even loathed. And some people still try to move their children away from him whenever he is seen ten feet away in the streets. But he is not affected, not even the slightest bit. He realizes that he deserves more than that. Also, all that matters to him the most is that his friends accepted him back, and his team have never lost faith in him throughout the years.

Including her.

Clearing his thoughts, he realized that he was standing in front of the Hokage tower reaching his destination. He sighed then slowly made his way inside.

"Hokage-sama!" Shizune called, entering the office without knocking and consequently, tearing Kakashi out of his thoughts. He turned his attention from the documents in his hands to the woman standing before him with the small pig, Ton Ton, in her hands.

"What is it, Shizune-san?" He asked. His eyes crinkled from the sides, showing that he was smiling friendly behind his mask. This woman has been working hard, even after Tsunade-sama stepped down from her position as Hokage.

"It's Sasuke Uchiha," Kakashi showed interest upon hearing the name, "He wants to see you."

Without asking for further explanation, he let Sasuke in.

Sasuke slowly walked in, Shizune walked past him then left the office, closing the door behind her and leaving Sasuke with the Hokage. Sasuke turned his attention to Kakashi.

"Kakashi," Sasuke started, "there's something I should tell you."

Naruto felt weird.

Something is wrong. He just feels it, and Sasuke has been acting strange since he met him in the sacred cave.

Who was that person Sasuke was talking about? Why does the name sound familiar? And why did Sasuke leave a while ago? He assumed he had gone back to Konoha.

Shaking his head, he got up from his sleeping position on the futon. He seemed so deep in thoughts when he heard Hinata's voice next to him.

"Naruto-kun," She slowly got up, "Are you okay?" Hinata was concerned, she could not sleep either because of Naruto's sour mood earlier.

"I'm sorry, Hinata," He replied a moment later. Hinata seemed to be expecting his next words. "I should go back."

Hinata knew why he wanted to go back to Konoha; he wanted some explanations for Sasuke's strange behavior, and she could not blame him for she felt it too, even if Sasuke was not a close person to her like he was with Naruto, but he is considered a friend. A small smile crept to her pretty face. Naruto was very considerate towards his friends, and that is the best thing about him.

"Then, I'm going back with you, Naruto-kun."

Kakashi stared at the small piece of stone in his former student's hand with shock, then, slowly, the expression disappeared. That story Sasuke had just told did not make any sense to him, but..

"Fine," His eyes darted to Sasuke, "I will look into this matter myself." He smiled.

"So are you believing me?" Sasuke seemed unsure. To be honest, he did not expect Kakashi to believe him.

"Your Story doesn't make sense to me," Kakashi answered, and Sasuke's expression turned into a frown, "but that doesn't mean it can't be true." He added. Kakashi was a wise man. If what Sasuke had just said was true, then he would not remember that girl he was talking about; therefore, he would not be able to make a judgement at that moment.

"Fine," Sasuke simply said, leaving the room without any further talk, avoiding any requests to hand Kakashi the stone.

Not yet.

Sasuke stood outside of the door, waiting patiently for a response. The seven seconds felt like eternity when the door opened slowly, revealing a blonde woman.

"You!.."

Mebuki Haruno's face seemed shocked upon seeing the Uchiha. She stared at him standing outside of her apartment, "I know you! I believe you are..." Then she realized how rude that sounded when she spoke again, "P-please come in." She opened the door further to let him in.

Sasuke slowly entered, scanning the small apartment with his eyes, searching for any trace of a pink haired girl living there, but as expected, he found none.

"Honey, do we have visitors?" Kizashi emerged from the kitchen. He nearly dropped the glass in his hand when he caught sight of the man standing in his house, "S-Sasuke Uchiha!" He was beyond shocked, "Why are you he-.. I mean, what a surprise! But why would Sasuke Uchiha visit us at this time?!"

If Sasuke had not been frustrated and horribly sad, he would have found Kizashi's expression comical. He was about to speak when Kizashi beat him to it,

"P-please have a seat," He said to the Uchiha then turned his face to his shocked wife, "Mebuki, please, bring something for our guest."

Sasuke assumed that the Harunos were not one of the people that hated him after his return. It seemed that they considered him a hero of the war, and he would not complain, they were nice people. Just like Sakura.

"There's no need for it," Sasuke calmly said, stopping the woman in her track, "I came here to speak with you."

Kizashi and Mebuki shared a confused look.

Why.. would Sasuke Uchiha, the hero of the fourth shinobi war, want to speak to them, just two normal citizens living peacefully in the village of Konoha?

Finding no reaction, Sasuke made his way to the small couch and took a seat, hinting for them to follow suit to make their talk more proper.

And immediately, they followed suit.

The room was silent for a couple of seconds, each side waiting for the other to start the conversation.

"Son," Mebuki started, the confusion not leaving her face, "What is it you want to talk about?" She stared at the Uchiha sitting with his arm resting on his hips, and immediately, the famous missing left arm caught her eyes. She believed that he had lost an arm during his fight in the fourth shinobi war, and thus, saving the entire shinobi world. Her gaze was focused on his arm when Sasuke's voice cut her train of thoughts.

"Do you.." Sasuke asked, shifting his gaze between Kizashi and Mebuki, "..by any chance, remember having a daughter named Sakura?"

Mebuki and Kizashi shared a knowing look. Sasuke could see their eyes holding a hint of sadness, and then they turned away from each other. Mebuki stared at her hands in her lap, while Kizashi put his hands on his knees. An awkward silence followed.

"Son," Kizashi answered seconds later, "we don't have a daughter." He sifted his gaze to his wife, then turned to Sasuke again, "Me and Mebuki haven't had any children.."

Again, silence filled the room. Sasuke could not bring himself to say that he was sorry.

He knew that they had had a daughter, but they completely forgot about her, so he would try to make them remember her.

"Sir," Sasuke spoke again, "please, remember well... does the name 'Sakura' ring any bell?" He tried to sound calm and hide his growing frustration within himself.

"Aside from the cherry blossom trees, I don't think it does." Came Kizashi's unsure reply.

Nodding slowly, Sasuke started again, "Sir, she was your daughter. She had pink hair, just like you, and green eyes, just like Mebuki-san."

Kizashi and Mebuki looked confused by Sasuke's words. Just what was he trying to say? They do not have a daughter for sure, so why was he saying such nonsense? Suddenly, the Uchiha's presence made them feel uneasy.

"Son," Came Kizashi's voice a moment later, "you must have made a mistake." He tried to reason with the Uchiha, "Whoever you are talking about is not our daughter for sure." He was making a point, but who else in the village -or in the world- had pink hair?

Sasuke fell silent. What they are saying is half true. They do not have a daughter now, and whatever he does, they will not remember her, but he was doing what had to be done. Her parents have the right to hear about her existence even if they would never remember her.

"I understand," Sasuke said, getting up, "Sorry for the disturbance I caused." He bowed to them, apologizing for his sudden visit, which made no sense to them at all. He hurried to the door and opened it himself.

Immediately, Kizashi and Mebuki got up and made their way to the Uchiha.

"I'm sorry." Mebuki held the door, apologizing for the misunderstanding that had happened. Or maybe it was that she felt guilty because she was not the mother Sasuke was talking about.

"Please, don't be." Sasuke said, "It was my mistake to begin with." It was not meant that he had mistaken them for being some girl's parents. He knew that they were her parents, but he actually was apologizing to them for being the reason that they had forgotten about their daughter.

He left the apartment without any more words and heard the sound of the door closing behind him.

Sasuke reached his apartment.

He had bought this place when he first returned from the war. After all, Konoha was his home, and of course he would one day return, but just when he is ready.

He closed the door behind him and headed to his bedroom, not bothering to turn on the lights. He opened the door to the room and paused for a couple of seconds.

The moonlight was illuminating the room and he did not like it. He hated the moon very much.

"Did you know that the sacred stone is often called 'The moon stone'?"

The old man's words ran through his mind. Here is another reason for him to hate the moon. He blamed it for taking Sakura away from him. It was the reason for all of this nonsense, and it is the reason for his frustration for losing Sakura.

Shaking his head, he threw his bag on the bed and carefully put the small stone on the nightstand. He started to take off his clothes and headed to take a shower. He was tired and sweaty and wanted to relieve the stress of the day and start thinking again for a way out of this.

Fifteen minutes later, he came out. His hair was damp. He grabbed a towel and started to dry his hair. He put on his shinobi pants then lied on his bed, staring at the ceiling and shifting his gaze to the navy walls, thinking about the past events and arranging his thoughts.

He stretched his arm to grab the small stone on the nightstand and held it before his eyes. Oh! How he missed her! He started to feel uneasy again and his stomach dropped.

He really wanted her back, but how? How is he supposed to bring someone who had never existed back? He tried everything possible, but no one remembers her, and probably people think he is crazy now.

He liked crazy.

Sasuke slowly got up from the bed and headed to the small window, holding the stone in the moonlight. It was sparkling beautifully, just like Sakura's eyes whenever she sees him. Although she tries to hide it from him, he notices, and he loves that look on her face.

He chuckled at the memory, staring at the stone.

Suddenly the stone glowed and emitted a bright light in Sasuke's hand. He was torn away from his thoughts and his eyes widened at the stone. Being startled, he tried not to drop it out of surprise.

What was happening? It seemed like a Déjà vu. The same thing happened when Sakura was taken heart started to beat in a fast rhythm and his hand shook.

Seconds later, everything stopped.

Sasuke frowned. What was that just now? He does not know. His heart was beating even more faster and his hand was still shaking.

Until he felt another presence in the room.

He quickly turned around and froze.

There she was standing before him. She was as confused as he was and seemed to be in a state of shock, just like when she had disappeared in the cave.

Sasuke's voice got caught in his throat.

SAKURA IS BACK!

But.. why does she look so...

..distant...?

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"Sasuke-kun."

(A/n)

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