The art of doing the laundry

A/N

Thanks, again, for response, review and opinion! I appreciate them and am incredibly happy that there are some people who enjoyed reading this. I know this is not an ending, but then, I set this story up as a six-chapter-story and this is the sixth. My intention was to give a short view on the everyday life in Hidden Leaf, not do do a detailed study. I apologize if I´m not entirely in canon (I haven´t followed naruto recently) and if I missed grammar and other mistakes even if I read over the chapters like five times... And for the fact that not every character had his appearance. I love them all but I can´t write about all of them...

So, here we go.

Part 6 – Epilogue: Konoha - Contemporary Art

"Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time." (wikipedia)

At the end of the day, various Konoha nin were able to lean back feeling accomplished.

The mansion of the Uchiha Clan sported spotless curtains. They were red now, though, not white any more. Bearing another color than black and white, suddenly, the old house seemed a little bit more inviting. Also, the voices coming from the living room filled the empty halls until the ghosts of a dead Clan seemed to draw back and fade - at least a little bit.

Tsunade-sama left the office early and enjoyed a stroll through a few sake bars, faithful Shizune on her heels. Jiraiya sported a very black eye and sat on the Hokage´s Cliff, sulking all by himself, until he decided to go and have a look at the woman´s baths for the sake of his mood. Where he was caught by Anko and suffered another black eye.

The Yamanaka flower shop finished its inventory three hours before sunset and closed for the day. Ino invited Shikamaru and Chouji for a barbeque, something neither of them was to refuse. The highlight of their evening was Chouji´s comment which made Ino blush beet-red and Shikamaru turn away, murmuring "Troublesome". Nobody was there to listen, so nobody got to know what made them do so.

Hinata Hyuuga spent her evening in the gardens surrounding the Hyuuga mansion, like she did often. Suddenly, a dark shape materialized in the darkness, but she didn´t flinch. "Neji-onisan", she greeted him. Without a word, he sat down next to her. Nobody listened to their conversation, either, though they probably just sat in silence.

"Whaddayadoin here?", Asuma asked Kakashi in a slightly annoyed voice. Next to him, Kurenai grinned at the silver-haired shinobi. "Just checkin´", Kakashi replied and dropped off the tree he had been sitting on. While the couple resumed its way, Kakashi walked back to his apartment but then decided to check onto his former students, as well.

"A beautiful night", Sakura sighed and looked into the night sky. Sasuke followed her look and shrugged.

"Stars and clouds."

"Don´t be stupid", Sakura reprimanded him. "It´s a lot more than just that. Isn´t it, Naruto?"

There was no answer.

"Naruto?"

Sasuke snorted. "Look at that idiot, falling asleep on my couch! What does he think I´m going to do now? Carry him back home?"

Sakura smiled, but didn´t answer. She knew Sasuke knew the answer to his own question very well, too.

A shooting star flashed.

God cannot fulfill wishes.

Nevertheless, she closed her eyes and wished upon the star.

Another perfect day.

A/N The last quote - "God cannot fulfill wishes" - belongs to Arina Tanemura (Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne) and reads fully: "God cannot fulfill wishes. He can only do three things: Create life, watch life, and move the atmosphere... That´s why wishes upon a star don´t come true. You would have to repeat them three times before the shooting star extinguishes." It´s translated from German freely, so I might not have gotten it perfect. Feel free to correct me.

Thanks for reading all the way through!