Sasuke sat quietly at a small tea shop. He looked out over the green expanse that was a small park. He sighed deeply trying to think of how he could get Sakura back, or at least get her to talk to him long enough to explain himself. Then... find Itatchi, and slay him. No matter where Sasuke started a topic is always ended with his revenge. He sighed again. He was at a crossroads, talk to Sakura or just run the hell out of there and continue on his quest. He really couldn't decide. He sipped his tea.

He looked over at the park once more and saw Naruto and Hinata walking side by side, Hinata quietly giggling. Naruto was babbling on about something that was obviously both humourus and embarrassing.

Sasuke missed those days.

He looked down at the swirling green liquid in thought. What was he doing here that made him feel so wrong? He knew it was the fact that he was here that made him feel wrong, he just didn't want to admit it. He ran off and left his best friends.. for revenge. He was sick of himself. Yet his ego contradicted this and told him that the others would only slow him down. Sometimes he hated his ego.

"Sasuke." A voice whispered.

Sasuke looked up from his tea to see Naruto and Hinata looking down on him.

"hn." Sasuke whispered before turning back to his tea.

"I wanted to apologize for the way I acted." Naruto said painfully.

Sasuke kept his eyes on his tea. "Hn."

Naruto quaked in anger. "Hinata, I'm sorry."

Hinata cringed as Naruto punched Sasuke.

Sasuke felt the fist contact hard with his face and then felt the ground collide with his back..and the hot tea collide with his body. He looked up from his spot on the ground to the heavily breathing Naruto. His eyes had begun to glow red and his face contort. The nine tails fox was threatening to burst from within.

"YOU DON'T BELONG HERE!" Naruto yelled. "YOU LEFT SAKURA AND I! YOU BETRAYED US!" Naruto threw another punch and pummeled Sasuke into the ground. "WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO COME BACK AFTER FIVE YEARS AND EXPECT THAT WE'LL TAKE YOU BACK GLADLY! WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO BREAK SAKURA'S HEART AND THEN PRETEND YOU NEVER LEFT HER SIDE!"

He threw a kick heavily into Sasuke's side causing Sasuke to yell in pain.

"YOU HAVE BROKEN US ENOUGH ALREADY! LEAVE BEFORE YOU CAUSE ANYMORE DAMAGE TO MY FRIENDS!" by now Hinata was holding Naruto back.Slowly Naruto's breathing evened out and he collapsed on the ground. He looked up at Hinata then to Sasuke's beaten figure. Sasuke was slowly rising to his feet, bloodied and broken. His dark onyx eyes glared into Naruto's baby blues. No words were spoken. Sasuke just glared one moment longer then turned..and left.

Naruto fell back and looked up at Hinata. "Why do I let him do this to me?"

"Because Naruto-kun, he is your friend. You would do anything for your friends."

"Sakura is my friend." Naruto said.

"yes she is." Hinata said sweetly.

"Then why is it I cannot protect her heart from his cruelty?"

"Naruto," Hinata whispered. "The heart is the strongest part of your body," She gently laid a hand to his heart. "But it is also the weakest...and the hardest to mend..once it's been broken it never quite heals the way it should."

Sakura looked sadly out the window of her apartment. She hadn't slept the night prior, her mind too full of Sasuke. He had torn all she had worked to keep up, down, in a moments time. He was unshielded, she was naked for the world to see. She looked down at the photograph that had kept her sane the past five years. She was gripped tightly to Sasuke smiling. His face remained one of no emotion. Like always. She set the picture down and began to work on cleaning up the mess she had made the night before.

She remembered shutting the door tightly and throwing everything around her room , damaging many things. Then finally collapsing into tears onto her bed. She wished she could be stronger when it came to affairs of the heart. She wasn't supposed to love Sasuke Uchiha anymore, she loved only herself. There was no room for Sasuke, not anymore.

She sighed and swept up broken glass and upturned potting soil from her plants. She quietly did her work hoping that she could get it done before she had to go out again. Yet it seemed impossible, knowing the fury she often released at unexpected times. She would love to blame Sasuke, but it was more her fault than anyone else's. She let him break her heart, she let his loss destroy her... she only wished she had been stronger then.

Finally the mess cleared up she decided it was time to talk to Tsunade Sama about Sasuke's return, and how it should be handled. He had betrayed them, after all. He left without so much of a thought, he never asked how they would have felt. He never saw the pain that would come with his departure. HE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS ACTIONS!

Sakura threw the broken pot across the room and kicked the trashcan. She screamed out in fury and broke out into tears. She slid against the wall and cried for a moment. She got up and wiped her eyes. she'd prove to him that she would do anything for him. Anything at all. So he would never leave her again.

This made one person in particular very happy.

Sasuke walked dully down the streets, taking in it's sounds and people once again. He planned to leave that night. First of course he planned to try again with Sakura. Try and patch things up with her, possibly Naruto as well. He needed them now more than ever. He needed their strength to tell him to stay. He needed a reason to forget about the one thing that had brought so much pain into his life. He placed a hand near his heart, where his soul had once dwelt. He was so desperate for power he had lost one of the most precious things to him. and now he wasn't willing to use that power anymore. He had his family to think about. His future. He had let himself become consumed by hatred.

Yet Itatchi is still out there.

His heart tore in to directions. The selfish half urged him to go and kill Itatchi the other told him to stay and prove to his friends that he cared.

Sasuke didn't care. It wasn't very Sasuke like to care. He threw the cup he was holding down and walked away angrily. People staring at him as he stomped away.

He couldn't let Itatchi win this battle.

Sakura was now resting in her bed trying to calm down. She looked up at her ceiling and thought about her earlier thoughts. Would she really do anything for Sasuke?

She thought it over for a moment then nodded. She would do anything for that self righteous jerk. Anything at all.

A tall woman appeared by Sakura's bedside. She was clad in expensive white fabrics and gaudy jewelry, her nails were long and painted a deathly blood red and her eyes shone the same. She looked down on Sakura who was frozen in fear.

"who-whwho are you?" Sakura asked, nearly sitting up.

"I am no one." The woman said, flipping her long brown hair behind her shoulder. "I'm here for you."

Sakura gulped. "what have I done?"

"Oh no dear!" The woman said ohh too sweetly. "This is about sasuke."

"what do you want with Sasuke?" Sakura asked coldly. "And despite the rumours you may hear around town, He's not at my home."

"No, child." the woman said. "I already know who Sasuke is. I've made a deal with him before. Now I want to make a deal with you."

"What deal?" Sakura asked.

"You say you'd do anything to prove your love to Sasuke...right?" The woman asked.

Sakura nodded.

"Sasuke died a few weeks ago. We made a trade. His soul for his life...and power..and a chance to see your pretty face one more time." The woman smiled and ran a finger along Sakura's jaw bone.

"Hi soul?" Sakura asked.

"Yes." the woman said. "The thing is though. You see, once he fulfills what he wants, he'll die."

Sakura gasped.

"He's already seen your face, and soon Itctachi will die by his hand. Then he'll die..and his soul will be mine." the woman frowned sadly. "there is no other way."

Sakura stood up and glared at the woman. "why did you take his soul?"

"He would have died if I hadn't done that." the woman lied.

"Is there anything I can do?" Sakura asked.

"There is one thing." the woman said. She smiled evilly. "Just one thing."

A/N: so next chapter...choices will be made, there will be some Sasuke Sakura action...and possibly some cutesy Naruot Hinata. Some one will make the biggest mistake of their lives and send the lives of their friends into a whirlwind of danger! and soon Troublesome and Ino pig...possibly Freakeyes and mini-Gia...and even..maybe... Pervy sage, granny Tsunade, and Pervy sage's biggest fan. Just keep in mind.. it's people I may bring in. Also... secrets from the past will be revealed...causing friends to be enemies and enemies to be friends. Secrets that the devil can't quite keep to herself. and a Secret Sasuke has been trying to keep for a very long time. :D... once again... I'm winging this chapter by chapter.. ideas come an dstories change..even if I pre-plan I always end up changing in the end.. :p

BTW SORRY ABOUT THE VERY UNBETAED NESS:p.. wanted you to get in another chapter before I retire for the long four day weekend! YAY NO SCHOOL! (DIES)