Kakashi, together with Naruto, visited Sakura together. For the first time, Sakura actually opened her front door for them and did some of her chores.
"Wow, Sakura, Master Tsunade's therapy is working! You are now actually welcoming us like the old times!" Naruto exclaimed.
Sakura ignored him and proceeded to her house's library where she reads a pile of medical books and other ninja stuff. Naruto tried on picking on Sakura by calling her names and teasing her about how clumsy she was when they were still young. Sakura could no longer endure Naruto's obnoxiousness that he actually grabbed Naruto using only her left hand and threw him on the wall.
"Some things never change." Kakashi said with his usual serious tone. Half of Sakura's house was damaged so she decided to use a ninjutsu that will bring back her house's former look. As Kakashi watched Sakura performing the ninjutsu, he noticed that there was this change in Sakura. He couldn't understand what this change is – only her master would know.
Meanwhile on the outskirts of Konoha, a former ninja of Orochimaru waited to ambush Sasuke. "He'll pay for what he did to Master Orochimaru." He said.
His troop was behind him patiently waiting for his signal to attack. Thirty minutes later, he saw a silhouette of a young man. He knew it was Uchiha Sasuke… he knew by his instincts. He leapt from the cliff where he was waiting into the front of Sasuke and glared at him angrily.
"What are you doing here?" Sasuke asked.
"So, the Uchiha boy is now protecting his motherland. I always thought you hated this country." The Sound ninja said. Sasuke didn't even bother to smirk at the monstrous ninja. "Let's go get him, boys!" He yelled signaling to his acquaintances. They ran and surrounded him. Sasuke immediately dismissed them by using his chidori. As for the final blow, Sasuke used his super speed to stab the monstrous ninja immediately.
"C – Curse you, Uchiha Sasuke!" As the ninja dies, Sasuke laid down his sword and sat at a nearby gargantuan tree. Once again he thought of Sakura. Why am I actually feeling this way? I am frequently thinking about her. Why? Arrgh!
He was too busy thinking that he hadn't notice Tsunade passed by the tree for her walk with Shizune. "Having a deep thought, eh?" Tsunade mocked.
There was a long pause. Finally, Sasuke said taking a deep breath, "I want to see Sakura." His eyes were strong and determined and with that answer, there was a smile that crept along Tsunade's face and was satisfied with his answer and just strolled away quietly.
