" So Uchiha, you finally came back." Tsunade said. "Hn," the youngest and only survivor of the uchiha said with confidence while sitting on the chair opposite the hokage crossed arm. "Not only you came back willingly but you also defeated orochimaru and itachi single handedly," "And Madara" "Annddd Mada…What?" "Madara," Sasuke stated bluntly. "Madara? So the rumors were true…" Silence… "Okay… Now for your punishment…Since you came back here willingly and you actually got rid of three people who are considered as a threat in Konoha, I sentenced you to three months of probation, you cannot leave this village without my permission and you are not allowed to go on missions unless I have to give you so…Lastly, since I trust you enough not to be a traitor, I will let you go and have your own free will to roam around the village without any anbu hot on your tail, got it?" "Hn" "YES OR NO?" tsunade boomed. "Tch, Yes" as sasuke got up from his seat and was about to leave he turned around, "Thank you, Tsunade."

"Huh?...Oh your welcome," Tsunade said a bit surprised. "I need to ask you a question," stated sasuke. "Ask away" Before sasuke could even open his mouth a loud blast and an orange blob was infront of him grinning madly. "TEME!" before sasuke knew it he was engulfed in a tight hug. "Dobe" "What teme?" "Dobe" "TEME" "Okay cut it out you two, if you want to celebrate sasuke's return celebrate it outside not in my office!" "But Baa-chan, this place is going to be mine soon and beside its Teme here." A twicth of sasuke's eyebrow. Poof, "YO. Well, well… what do we have here. Welcome home Sasuke." Kakashi said as he rubbed Sasuke's head like a child. "Kakashi" "Kakashi-sensei!" "Naruto, I told you not to call me that anymore." "Ahahaha…sorry sen..Kakashi..Its hard" "Don't worry you'll get used to it" "Now, teme lets celebrate." "Hn" "Come on teme, whats that suppose to mean? Haven't you broaden vocabulary yet..you know there are words such as a yes or a no or an okay." Before sasuke could reply, a tingling laughter, one that he knows so well, one that he had missed all those years. There she was, the girl no woman, leaning against the door frame of the hokage's office in all her glory anbu uniform and her cat mask in her hand, smiling but something is wrong. Sakura, she had changed, not only physically but mentally to.

"Here you go Shishou," Sakura walked past sasuke and handing her report to tsunade. "You're early sakura, I didn't expect you till late this afternoon" A small smile formed on Sakura's lip, "you know me shishou" Tsunade just smiled. "Sakura-chan, wanna join us and celebrate Teme's return?" Naruto asked. "Naruto, I loved to but I'm tired, I'll join you guys some other time, okay?" sakura replied, she glide pass kakashi gave him a small bow and passed straight by sasuke. Before she went out the door, she stopped and without turning around, " Oh…Welcome back, Uchiha." She disappeared in a twirl of cherry blossoms. "Sakura…" Sasuke whispered, no one was supposed to hear it but everyone in the room heard it, and every one of them changed facial expression. "Uchiha, what was it that you wanted to ask me?" Tsunade was the first to break the silence. "It can wait." Sasuke left the Hokage's office. "oh uchiha, before you go, please take care of her." Tsunade said. "Who? Sakura?" Sasuke asked. "Yes her, she's living in the uchiha compound now" "Wait, so its true?" "WHAT?" "Naruto its rude to interrupt like that" "But kakashi-sensei, didn't you hear what she said, Sakura's living in his house, I never knew all this time I thought she.." Naruto voice trailed off as his face expression saddened. "Uzumaki, I know she never told you but…this is hard, I wish she would just tell you but she's just stubborn, she didn't want to tell anyone." Tsunade stated. "As for you Uchiha, I think I know the answer to your question already, yes its true her parents was murdered but she indeed had her revenge, she killed as you already may know Kisame and Kakuzu by herself and…" "She's not the same girl you used to know sasuke," Kakashi cut off,"so take care of her, underneath she's still fragile, she can break down under that barrier she built, she never opened up to us anymore, me, naruto, tsunade-sama, ino and the others are all worried, ever since that day, she keeps things to herself so I just wish one of these day she can return to her usual self sometimes I don't think I know her anymore."