THE GIFT

There was a grand party celebrating their victory and peace in the world. The war ended thanks to Naruto and Sasuke. Everyone were there enjoying the moment with their family and friends. But Sasuke was sitting on his chair with a sake on his hand watching his family dancing with the others. He saw Sarada having a good time with her friends.

Then he noticed Naruto and Hinata were having a sweet moment as they danced. Sasuke felt a little jealous but then he remembered he married the most beautiful woman in the world. Sakura noticed him still sitting with his drink. "Sasuke! Come and dance!"

"I'm... I'm not sure that I can."

She chuckled, "I'll teach you." Sakura pulled him out from his chair and took him to the dance floor. Everyone made way for them and smiled at the sight of Sasuke being embarrassed about it. "Don't look at them." She said. "They're just jealous."

They began dancing and having a peaceful moment together. Sasuke never had a dance before in his life. He never tried doing it with anyone... only her. But then he had a strange feeling about it. Something's wrong. He got confused and stopped.

Sakura noticed his confusion. "What's wrong?"

"Why are you here? Why are we here?" He looked around the grand hall and see the entire crowd. He saw familiar faces, alive and dead. "No." He saw his brother Itachi and his parents watching them. They all waved at the couple and smiled blissfully. Then beside them were his enemies like Madara and Obito Uchiha along with the rest of the Uchiha members who were killed during the massacre.

Sasuke noticed he's in a genjutus. However, Sakura held his hand and calmed him with a kiss. "Sasuke..." She rubbed his hand and gave him a smile. "It is time to go home."

"Home?" He then turned around and noticed everyone in the ball room including Sakura disappeared.

"Sasuke?" Her voice echoed around the place causing him to collapse on the floor and felt a rush of sadness in him.

Then all of a sudden, he woke up in a dim place. Sasuke was living inside a cave for far too long. He turned his head and saw the dying campfire. Just beside him was his ragged bag and a picture of his family. He remembered what happened.

As he began to shed tears, someone entered the muddy cave and approached the damaged ninja.

It was Itachi who came to check on his little brother's condition. "How are you feeling, Sasuke?"

Sasuke wiped away his tears and looked at his family picture. He then began to wonder. "Was it worth it?"

His brother doesn't know the right answer for it. "I don't know. Sasuke. Depends on how you and I see it?"

"I thought stopping you will make my life a little brighter..." Sasuke said. "But god damn it- History was not that friendly to me."

"What are you going to do now?"

"I'm going to find her." Sasuke hid the picture of Sasuke on his pack.

"Why not change the past again?"

"NO!" Sasuke yelled at him. He knew the consequences about it. "I don't want to ruin the timeline again. I'll just have to live with it. Find her and... and..."

But Itachi reminded him the terrible thing that happened. "The Uchihas killed her family and friends during the coup. Do you think she'll ever forgive an Uchiha like you?"

Sasuke simply answered. "I'll try."

Another dream of that same ball room. Everyone was celebrating a victory and peace after a great war has been stopped. Then at the dance floor, Sakura was dancing with Sasuke having a tender moment.

He began to enjoy the moment which made him smile.

Sakura then noticed that the victory happened at his Sasuke's birthday. Only her remembered about it. She whispered to him. "Are you enjoying your birthday?"

"Of course. I appreciate what you did. Making this happen... it's surprising." He thanked her.

Sakura held his hand and whispered to him. "Sasuke... it is time to go home."

"Why?"

"I have a gift for you. It was a surprise." However, she noticed Sasuke's smile disappeared. "Sasuke? What's wrong?"

Out from the blue, Sasuke gently lets her go and turned around away from her. "I'm sorry."

"Sasuke?"

Then, she felt a loud cry echoing throughout the ball room and shook the walls. Sakura panicked. As the sound flow around, she saw the people slowly disappear one by one including Sasuke.

"SASUKE!"

Abruptly, she woke up from the dream and heard her baby crying from the next room. "Oh god... not this again." She turned and woke her sleeping husband. "Hey. Wake up. It's your turn."

Naruto opened his eyes and heard his son's cries. He grunted. "Alright." He gets up from the bed and picked up a bottle of milk.

As he left the room, Sakura went back to sleep. But then realized that she dreamt about an Uchiha. She doesn't know why she have those dreams.

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