Chapter 4 Orochimaru is Back

Sasuke POV

When I heard him ask me, what I didn't tell the Hokage, I felt my heart crawl in my chest as I saw the sun falling off in the distance. I could feel his hard gaze looking at my back as I stopped walking and sat on the same bench that I used to sit on with Sakura. I tilted my head up looking at the sky the blue turning into a bright orange. It was a breathtaking sight and I was so absorbed in the scene that I didn't notice my father staring, intently at me. I let out a sigh and turn to him, his dark eyes glaring at me. There was this understanding light but there was also something else like he had this idea. "Okay so I did leave some stuff out, he uh…" I felt my throat clench as thought about my time in that hell hole and I never did want to go back but that would only happen if they knew everything that happened when I was away in that place. I could hear his even breaths and each breath calmed me down a bit. Just thinking back on it was enough to break me.

"When we first got back he said that he needed to sculpt my body to be the proper vessel for his soul. So once he got me into the lab he uh…." I felt my voice crack as I looked up to see theses soft light in my father's eyes telling me to go on when I could. I swallowed the lump that was slowly building in my throat and looked at him, while there was this angry glare on his face. "He uh made a pass at me, I went to stab him with my kunai and he threatens to kill you and mom. He said that his genjutsu is still in effect and that all it would take was to send Kabuto out to kill you. So I just shut down, I didn't want anything to happen to any of you. But I really can't talk anymore about this please don't make me." Just thinking of the word rape was bad enough having to tell my father was humiliating. When I look up the soft understanding the light that lit up his eyes were gone and a light of rage was replacing it. He moved closer to me wrapping his arms around my shoulders. Holding me there this angry air about him.

"Don't worry about it. Come on let's get you home." I nodded my head there was something about his voice that brought tears to my eyes I couldn't believe it he was being so cool about all of this. "Hey did I say something wrong." He gently wipes away the tears that were streaming down my face as I engulfed him in a hug. "Nah it's just really good to be home, dad that is you for being to cool about all of this." I hid my face in the crook of his neck just holding my head there for a moment when I heard that there was a shocked gasp escaping someone lips.

I pulled out of my father embrace the similar smell of wild berries and cherry blossom filling my nose. That was Sakura scent. I knew it well from all the time we spent sitting on her terrace or in my backyard just admiring the view and the warmth of the sun. I was met with shortcut bright pink hair and a pink an red dress. I knew it well I had been staring at her for a while envisioning her in my head when I was shut down during my daily experiment with Orochimaru. He liked it keep me in pristine condition. When my eyes met hers I saw her emerald green eyes widen in shock as she looked at me. To shocked for words as her light pink eyebrows rose from her face and high up on her eyebrows.

I smiled and rose from my seat and over to her. I wrapped my hands around her waist like I had been hoping to do for months since I was taken. I leaned my head against her just happy to look at her for a moment before tipping my head down and stealing her lips into a soft kiss. Our heat melding together for a moment before I heard two people clear their throat. But that didn't stop Sakura from squealing with joy.

When I pulled away I could see the way that her nose scrunched up when she looked at me this wide smile forming on her face as her eyebrows slowly start to make there climb back down to their normal position. I looked at her this smile spreading on my face as I took in each detail of her flaws face, like the way that her eyes crinkled when she was smiling too hard. "I can't believe that you are back. I heard a rumor but when I asked Lady Hokage she told me that she didn't know anything about it." I heard the shock and hurt in her voice like it was my fault for not telling her that I as home. It caused a frown to form on my face as I nodded my head. "Yeah sorry about that I was debriefing the Hokage and I just got back yesterday in the dead of night I didn't want to make a scene about the whole thing." I could hear my father chuckled as he talked to Sakura mother. She had this small smile on her face as she nodded her head enthusiastically and looked intently at me.

She cocked her head to the side her pink hair swish slightly as the wind started to pick up, I could feel her shiver beneath me as she pulled me into a deep hug hiding her face in the crock of my neck. Her warm breath tickling my skin and forcing goosebumps to form. "I didn't think that I would see you ever again. Thank you for what you did valuing your life over mine." I could hear the emotion that was in her voice. The love and the gravity it was almost like this tangible thing that I could touch. I let out a chuckle as I whispered in her ear. "I told you I love you didn't l. Love has no bounds not even death or kidnapping could stop me from loving you."

I could feel the skin of her face stretch as she pulled out of the hug this wide smile on her face as she turned to look at her mother, who was chatting friendly with my dad. Who I could tell was smiling behind his mask it just seemed strange to be back here after so long. "Alright well, I gotta go my dad is wasting us at the ramen shop. But I will talk to you later." I smiled wide at her and watched as her mother slowly stood and they began to walk. When they were out of sight I felt my father presence behind me and I let out a low groan as we began to walk.

When I turn to look at him there as this amused smile on his face I could tell even though the mask was hiding the lower half of it. "What's so funny?" I looked at my father this amused look lighting up his face. It seemed like hours ago when I saw that museum glare in his eyes. He shook his head salty and I smile to myself it really was good to be home I wonder what the hell I was going to do now. Just go back to ninja training and pretend like I wasn't kidnaped, and that some nut job possibly went to take over my body and destroy the hidden leaf village. I can't even believe that is even a possible sentence in my life. I thought that the worst I was going to have to deal with was my brother coming back to kill me and finish the job he started to long ago. "Dad do you think that I can go back to my ninja training or do you think that they will make me sit out for a few more days."

I didn't take the chance to look at me I am sure that the face he was making was one that said no way in hell am I going to let you start your training soon. "I don't know but I doubt it your injuries are fully healed and the Hokage wants to make sure that you are in your tip-top shape. So I guess that when I and your mother go to train our teams you will stay home the shield is going to stay up for a few more days to make sure that he isn't here in the village. Other then that escorts." I groaned he had to be kidding me it's not like he took me, I left with him to save my family it's not the same thing and now because of that I can't be trusted to walked down the village streets by myself. But before I could even disagree, a thought occurred to me. "Please don't tell Naruto I don't want him to know that I am back here." I could hear this confused grunt escape my lips as we got closer to the house I couldn't see the barrier but I guess that is the point so that no one can see.

"Now why would I not tell Naruto that you are back? I mean he, other than me and your mother and uncle wanted you back the most. He wouldn't stop looking for you, night and day. Once he heard the reason why you left when you didn't put up a fight, he didn't want to stop till he found you." My father voice was interrupting my thinking and then there was the amount of sincerity that filled his voice when he talked about the way that Naruto acted while I was gone. I looked at him for, before walking to the front door and pushing it open. The door wasn't locked if there was someone home and mom should still be here.

As I was walking into the house. I stopped in the hallway staring intently at a picture of me and my mom the day I graduated from the academy. I smiled slightly and looked at how happy my mom was this bright smile on her face was enough to bring tears to my eyes. I wish that things were that simple again but there was a good chance that wasn't going to happen. I sighed heavily and turned back to see that my father was staring intently at me waiting for me to respond to his question.

"He is a pain and even though I'm over the whole mess that we went through way back when I still don't like the kid and I never will so I am going to have to pass on the whole thing. I don't want him to know, I want a few days where I can relax when I come back to ninja training is the only time that I want to have to see that kid it's that simple." I looked my father, this amused expression in his eyes. "Even if I don't say something Sakura will tell him so I don't have to tell him jack shit. Things will still play out the same way so I don't have to worry about it." I let out a low growl as the way that he put it before collapsing on the couch. I heard someone whispering which forced me awake. When I snapped my head back my mother was staring at the end of the hallway talking to someone that is hiding in the shadows. I thought about saying something but I just walked into the kitchen to see my dad cooking something.

I could smell tomatoes in the air and I smiled wide "Tomatoes soup with a grilled cheese." I looked at my father back for a minute as his muscled constricted under the skin. When he turned around his head this wide smile on his face. "Of course, where are your mother and uncle" I looked at him and shrugged my shoulders sitting on the counter and picked at the tomatoes slicers that he had off to the side. I swung my legs back and forth and smiled at him it was good to be a kid again even if it was only momentary. I let out a concerned sigh and watched as he stirred the soup and got the rest of the food ready. "I didn't even know that uncle Ausma was here." I watched his arm stopped moving for a second before he nodded his head. "Yeah, they were talking last time I checked in the hallway. I'm guessing it's about you." I smiled and nodded my head before I felt to drop from my face. "You didn't tell them, did you? I don't want people treating me with kid gloves you know what I mean."

I watch my father took of the different stove tops as I looked at him,"Grab some plates and set the table you know the drill, and no I didn't tell them. That can stay with us till you are ready okay?" I looked at him and nodded my head before I felt my smile creep back on my face. "Your the best dad" He laughed and nodded his head while I went to work setting up the table. Putting down four plates it really did feel like I was finally home and my nightmare was over. As I was placing the forks down on the table, I heard movement and I got this tingle centered in the back of my head as I turned to see Asuma was standing behind me leaning against the wall just watching me. It forces a large amount of heat on my face as I watched him moved to help move the food.

The dinner was normal, mom and uncle Ausma caught me up on all the latest in the leaf starting with the new Hokage.I didn't know her too well but the way that they made it sound that she was a hell of a fighter but a terrible human being. But I think that was just because she called off the search for me. Which I wasn't too pissed about I knew that my family would never stop looking for me if there was a chance that I was alive. My father, on the other hand, was eating his food intently to watch the three of us talking.

After a while, I was sitting on the couch looking at the rain pouring down from the sky. It was darkened and black as the purple light started to shine in the clouds. It was starting to storm like before what was up with that. It shall never rain in the village this time of year. I let out a groan wrapping the blanket around my body enveloping me in a warm curtain as I looked at the tv. There was nothing on so I was basically was just watching the rain fall onto the woods. After a few moments, I turned off the tv just listening to the sound of the rain as someone shuffled behind me.

"Your mother used to watch the rain just like that when we were dating." I looked up to see this smug look on his face as his silver hair was tangled in a I looked at his hand there were two mugs one black and the other bright green. He handed me the green one and slapped my feet. I pulled them up to my chest and rested my head on my knees caps looking at him intently for a moment before going back to watching the rain. "Can't sleep" I looked at my father while taking a sip of my coffee it. The caramel liquid going down my throat warm and sweet just how I liked it.

I continued to watch the rain and listen to the pitter patter against the white plate glass windows. It felt a smile on my face I loved the sound of the rain as I watched it hit the door at a slant. "Nah I just wanted to keep you company." I smiled at the way he said it like he had to make sure that this wasn't just one big dream that will soon fade away. I let out this content sighed and looked at my father before I slowly drifted off to sleep.