Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto in any kind of way, it all belongs to Masashi Kishimoto

Please note: Characters are OOC. There is a lemon in this chapter.

The Dichotomy of Sanity

Naruto's intuitions screamed to him that he was getting closer to Sasuke's hideout, he has passed by several scenes that held little signatures of dark chakra and so he followed them. He knew that the chakra no doubt belonged to Sasuke's men. The blond-haired Jinchuuriki pondered what he would do when he came face to face with Sasuke, one of the first forethoughts that came to mind was to punch the bastard in his face and demand what the hell he was doing. Naruto's eyes caught a bird perched up on a branch ahead of him, one of konohgakure's carrier bird, and strapped on its body was a small scroll. Naruto stopped in front of the bird, unlatching the scroll strapped to him and he stared at it. An uneasy feeling festered in the pit of his stomach, he opened the scroll, and his eyes widened as he read. The scroll enclosed all details about the attack on Konohagakure, the casualties and the number wounded and it was all orchestrated by Sasuke. The last bit on the scroll detailed what was missing from the archives, scrolls created by Madara himself containing forbidden techniques. Naruto pulled out the rest of the scroll to find it empty but enclosed with a note. He opened it and the note read:

I'm okay- Sakura.

Naruto let out a staggered sigh of relief, he shoved the note in his pocket and rolled the scroll back up. He knew things had changed now Sasuke was konohgakure's enemy and if Naruto did manage to reach him, he would be subjected to punishment. Naruto let out a series of curses and he fisted his blond locks. What was Sasuke doing? What was his plans for these scrolls? Why was he making it worse for himself? Did he truly want to face Naruto on opposite ends at enemies? These questions bombarded Naruto and deep down, he inwardly admitted that he wasn't sure if he could reach Sasuke.

Yes, he had vowed to everyone that he would but he had his doubts. Did Sasuke not care about himself? Naruto knew that he couldn't make him care but fuck, he cared! He didn't want this for his friend, his brother! Naruto's eyebrows furrowed together, his face hardened and he bolted through the forest he was in. His teeth elongated, his pupils turned into slits and the red chakra of the Kyuubi surrounded him.

Sasuke had better have answers.

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Sasuke maintained his usual stoic composure, but inside he was a whirlwind of emotion. Emotion that he thought he would have never felt before.

And it was alarm.

He was not going to let Naruto or anyone for that matter take Hinata away from him! She was his and he was hers, their child belonged to them!

His sharingan eyes landed on Hinata who was gathering her cloak, he scrutinized the cut on her luscious pink lips, and he inwardly admitted that it irked him. How dare Futo even conceive the thought of touching Hinata! The actions of Futo only demonstrated to Sasuke that he had not instilled enough fear in his men. The sheer fear of what Sasuke would do to them should seriously override any thoughts of betraying or rising up against him. Although, he was deeply satisfied that his men had attacked Futo to get him away from Hinata, it demonstrated a sort of loyalty. But, the incident with Futo also brought some things that Sasuke was both surprised and wanted to flourish upon.

Hinata had fought off Futo, Sasuke had seen the closed off chakra points and he respected her for it. She was only showing him that she was perfect for him both as a mother to his unborn and as his companion. However, he realized that she needed to be trained, she had too much of Konohagakure in her. She needed to kill upon instinct and he was the right person to show her how to do that very thing. Hinata needed to abandon all convictions or distractions during battle.

She was his companion and his enemies were her enemies.

The place that he had in mind was somewhere that he retreated often when moving from one place to another. No one could find it and it would be a perfect place to spend with Hinata as things settled down. Madara's scrolls were hidden in the inside of his cloak. Hinata met his eyes and she smiled at him, wearily.

He could tell she was worried; she was such an open book.

"Come, my dear." Sasuke threw up his hood, he looked at several of his men as they waited for his orders. "When things have settled down, we will regroup but for now, stay far away from here." Hinata touched his arm, Sasuke tried not to look at her, but her hand was shaking. Normally, he would have deterred her from displaying such things but her touch soothed him.

What had she done to him?

"What about the servants?" the other man asked.

"Let them go, just make sure that they don't speak of here." Sasuke dismissed. "There is no use in working about such insignificant individuals." He saw Hinata look at him, shocked out of the corner of his eye and so did he men.

He was going to let the servants go and not kill them? The tomoe in Sasuke's sharingan started to spin as his soldiers looked at him questioningly, and he was pleased to see their expression quickly melt into submission. They nodded at him and dispersed themselves.

"Let's go." Sasuke ordered. He ran outside with Hinata on his heels, his eyes scanned for any signs of Naruto or his chakra but his searched proved to be no avail. Sasuke jumped through the trees, he scanned the forest while checking up on Hinata.

"I-I'm fine." Hinata said with another smile. The Uchiha stopped, Hinata stared at him, perplexed and he turned around.

"I'll carry you since the journey is long from here, it would be too much for you and the child." Sasuke stated. Hinata turned red, she placed her hands on his back and wrapped her legs around him. The Uchiha held onto her legs, running as fast as he could, and Hinata tucked her head in.

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Hinata was baffled by Sasuke, he had let the servants go! She thought back to their conversation on how he said he would change, was this a way for him to show her that change? She understood that the situation called for Sasuke to make a decision but, he could have just killed all of them. She tightened her grip on him, Hinata wanted to know what was going on, what had Sasuke so worked up?

"Sasuke." Sasuke didn't reply to her, he kept his eyes forward, constantly scanning the surroundings around them. She knew he had heard her but he refused to acknowledge it because he was fully aware of what would come next.

"T-tell me." Hinata pressed.

"Why?" Sasuke hissed, curtly. He suddenly stopped and his eyes met her.

"What i-is going o-on?" She questioned. Sasuke remained silent and for the first time, she saw his obstinate tendencies come to surface.

"No." He stated, firmly.

"I have every r-right to k-know." Hinata said as her eyebrows furrowed together. "I have the right to k-know why I am in d-danger." She saw Sasuke's jaw clench, and he glared at her. To her own boldness, she held that glare with her own determination to get the truth.

"Naruto." Sasuke informed. "that is who is coming for us." Hinata felt her throat dry, unable to say anything next and Sasuke turned his head, continuing on the path. Did she want to see Naruto? She wanted to say yes, but she couldn't definitely commit to that answer. No, the underlying answer that she would give is, maybe not. Was it because she was pregnant? No. Naruto wouldn't judge her, but it was Sasuke that influenced her answer. She didn't want Sasuke to be taken away from her because Hinata knew that he was to be held accountable for his actions in the war. Her father among many others would have pointed out that she was a fool to have for someone such as Sasuke, he could be killed if not by the enemies he made during the war but for the crimes he has committed.

So, what was she to do? Live in this small home with Sasuke till that day came? Or live nomadically with Sasuke? These thoughts bombarded Hinata, she stared off in the distance ahead of them, and they broke when Sasuke tightened his grip on her legs.

"Stop thinking, Hinata." He muttered lowly. "I can tell that you are afflicted by those thoughts of yours."

"How l-long till we r-reach there?"

"We should reach there by sunset."

"O-oh." The rest of the way to the small house was silent, but the silence was unnerving, laced with complicated questions.

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Sasuke did not want to tell her about Naruto, but she was not naïve. She had every right to know, he could see his plans on keeping his whereabouts hidden has temporarily unraveled it and if he could, he would kill Futo a million times over and over.

Fuck.

He would make sure to cover any of his tracks, Sasuke needed to create several shadow clones to deter the dobe and he would do it after they reached the home. He looked up at the sun as they moved through the forest, taking note of its position in the sky and how long they would have till sunset.

They reached it a little before sunset.

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The house was a small cottage hidden in the forest, Sasuke let Hinata down and she sentenced the home. How did he ever come across such a thing? It was perfectly intact.

"How d-did you f-find this?" She stated.

"An old woman took care of me here." Sasuke stated simply. She did not press the matter anymore, Hinata couldn't fight the smile that etched its way across her face and she pushed open the door. The house was simple with two bedrooms both with a bed, a small living room with a couch, and a kitchen with its necessities.

She liked it. Could she stay here?

"I take it that you like it." Sasuke stated. She turned around to see him leaning against the door with his arms crossed. He looked tired in the hue of the sunset, she knew he had expended a lot of energy bringing them here and she nodded.

"Y-yeah." She sauntered over to him, she reached out her arms and Sasuke grabbed them, gently. He pulled her into an embrace and she closed her eyes.

"I don't w-want Naruto to f-find us." She admitted. Another silence was exchanged between them. "I don't want anyone to find us."

"What are you afraid of?"

"You b-being taken away f-from me." Hinata opened her eyes, staring at the wooden floor beneath their feet. "Am I to be confined to this p-place with that fear?"

"You fear that I will be killed." Sasuke stated. "I do not die so easily, my dear."

"I have to worry about you being k-killed if not by trial for y-your crimes but the enemies that you have made in this w-war."

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Sasuke cursed her perceptiveness and he cursed his own actions. He did not conceive of any notion of life and he did not care if he had made an enemy out of everyone, he disregarded his own life as long as he obtained what he wanted.

Now, he was valued by someone. Sure, he was valued by Naruto and Sakura as they so blandly expressed by the value that they held and the value that Hinata held were different. He held a substantial amount of value to Hinata and she did to him.

He did not think anyone could love him not besides Itachi, he was wrong. And here he was making the one person who loved him fret, he was a selfish bastard in many ways.

Sasuke cared about her and although, she hasn't said it, he knew that she loved him. Would Madera's scrolls truly deter her fears?

No, he would be killed by his own ambition. Sasuke sucked in a deep breath, he grabbed Hinata by the shoulders and he tucked her hair behind her ear.

"We will be staying here till things settle down." The Uchiha stated. She looked at him, shocked and he pursed his lips. "I will be back." He pulled away from Hinata and she grimaced.

"Where a-are you g-going?"

"Granting your wish." Sasuke informed. "I am going to make sure that Naruto doesn't find us." And with that, he shut the door behind him. Sasuke did some hand signs, creating several shadow clones and he looked back behind him.

"Let's give Naruto, what he wants."

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Naruto detected several dispersing chakra signatures, he did some hand signs, creating several shadow clones to follow all of them. His eyes widened as he picked up on the flicker of Sasuke's chakra ahead of him and he growled, lowly. The blond-haired Jinchuuriki came out to an opening, there was an elaborate building and he knew it was Sasuke's hideout. He flinched at the sight of Futo laying on the ground with his entrails spilling out of his midsection.

"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled. Out of the surrounding forest, several shadow clones of the Uchiha came out and landed in front of him. Naruto stared at the clones and his eyes narrowed. "You don't want to face me yourself?"

"I have other important matters that outweigh you." One shadow clone replied." Besides, you know that I prove to be a worthy adversary regardless of whether I am physically here or just using shadow clones."

"I see, so your using your shadow clones as a medium." Naruto seethed. "What is your goal, Sasuke? Destruction? Vengeance? Why did you attack Konohagakure and why did you kill those men? why did you attack our camp? What do you want with the scrolls?"

Sasuke's shadow clone did not answer. Naruto balled up his fist.

"Answer me!" He demanded.

"I didn't kill those men, one of my men did. I had nothing to do with that." The shadow clone informed. "That is the truth and what I want with the scrolls is none of your concern so I did what I had to."

"You are declared an enemy!" Naruto charged after the shadow clone, the other shadow clones lunged for him and did some hand highs. Their cheeks expanded and expended fire flames. Naruto dodged it, punching one of them across the face and the shadow clone went flying. Naruto knew that Sasuke's shadow clones were not normal ones, they were extremely hard to get rid of much like his own. "Your men were following your orders and they attacked Sakura! Are we really that meaningless to you." The shadow clones dodged Naruto's punches, their eyes following the jinchuuriki's movements with ease.

"Tell me, how is Sunagakure?" Sasuke said with a smirk. Naruto's eyes widened. "Come on, I am the infamous general surely, you expected for me to track your movements."

"I don't want you to die, you bastard!" Naruto punched a hole right through one of the shadow clones, it dissipated into smoke and he then proceeded to take out all of the other shadow clones, leaving only one left. "Itachi would not want this for you either."

"Why are you bothered so!" The shadow clone yelled. "Is it because I have not lived up to the ideal man that you have falsely hoped me to be?" His voice came out condescending and bitter. "You're a fool, Naruto."

"don't do anything stupid with those scrolls, anything created by Madara could not be good." Naruto hissed.

"If you have come here to give me advise then you are truly stupid." The shadow clone pulled out a kunai, and Naruto waited for it to be hurled in his direction.

"Then, I will find you and you will come to Konohagakure to face what you have done." Naruto said. His voice cracked, charged with emotion.

"There is a dead Konohagakure medic in the hideout, the man lying before you did that not me."

"You killed him because he killed one of our own?"

"No, he was a fool who didn't follow orders." And with that, the last shadow clone laced the kunai with chakra and stabbed himself, expunging himself.

Naruto let out a roar in frustration.

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Sasuke deactivated his sharingan, he gave no thought to Naruto's roar and he turned on his heels. He was exhausted and he headed home to Hinata. When the Uchiha got back to the house, he opened the door and he saw Hinata sitting on the couch. She had something cupped in between her hands, she turned her head and handed him the cup.

"What is that?" He sat down on the couch next to her.

"I found some h-herbs and m-made some warm tea." Hinata informed. "It would r-relax you." The Uchiha took the cup from her, bringing it to his lips and he sipped it. Sasuke sighed to himself, closing his eyes and he muttered something unintelligible. He felt Hinata's finger tips touch his neck, he did not open his eyes, but instead like a moth to a flame, he leaned over. He threw his arm over her and before he knew it, he drifted off to light sleep on her shoulder.

"How l-long do you p-plan on us being here?" Hinata muttered lowly.

"Months to years." He drifted off to a deeper sleep, but not before he heard her say,

"I'd like t-that."

-The next morning-

Sasuke touched the couch, feeling an all too familiar coldness and his eyes flew open, sharingan activated. His first concern was not the fact that he slept with the cloak or the worry that the scrolls were gone but Hinata.

Where was she? He headed to the kitchen to find Hinata stirring a pot of soup, the Uchiha deactivated his sharingan and he walked up to her. Hinata gasped as his arm wrapped around her waist and he nipped at her ear.

"What are you doing?"

"I just m-made miso s-soup." Hinata stated.

"You can cook?" He cocked an eyebrow as she pulled out a bowl from the cabinet. "Did you not have servants to do that?"

"I d-did." The Uchiha stared at Hinata as she poured some soup, she was unlike anything he had conceived her to be.

"I'll be back." Sasuke let go of her, heading out of the bedroom and he took off his cloak. He took out Madara's scrolls, he hid them and threw his cloak on the bed.

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Hinata sat their bowls down, she poured some leftover tea and Sasuke rubbed the back of his neck.

"We need food and clothes." Sasuke sat down and took a bite of the soup. It was smooth going down his gulch, hell he couldn't remember the last time he has something cooked for him.

"You s-saw Naruto d-didn't you?" Hinata asked. He looked at her and he nodded.

"I did." Hinata pursed her lips and stared down at the soup.

"I know you let those s-servants go b-because of our promise." Hinata said, rather boldly. She looked up at him, her lips curved into a shy smile and Sasuke closed his eyes.

"See what you want." He replied, simply. She knew better, he would never admit to it. "While we are here, I intend on training you."

"M-me, why?"

"You have too much of Konohagakure in you, I want you to fight with the intent to kill." Sasuke said darkly. "Have you killed someone?"

Hinata shook her head. "No, I-

"You just immobilize them but in this war, you must do what is necessary." Hinata frowned to herself, she was not a killer, why would he want something like this?

"You're not going to lose yourself, Hinata." The Uchiha assured. Hinata looked at him taken aback and he smirked.

"How d-did you k-know?"

"I know you." Sasuke chuckled lowly. Hinata returned his smirk with her own warm smile.

"So do I." Sasuke finished the soup and headed back out. He was gone for a couple of hours, Hinata was about to go look for him herself when he opened the door.

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"Here." Sasuke handed Hinata several different yukatas and books. She took some of his groceries and he sat a pair of clothes down.

"You s-spent too much." Hinata said, holding up a yukata.

"I have saved money through the years so don't fret, my dear." Sasuke assured. He planned on making a life for them.

A couple of weeks passed by, Sasuke didn't tell Hinata but he was savoring each time. It was peaceful closed off from everything. Often times, she sat in bed and read while he laid on her. He had to admit that pregnancy looked good on Hinata and when she craved something, she was in the kitchen.

One time she made a tray of sweets and as much as he hated sweets, he ate them. Her sweets were good or maybe it was because they were made by her that it was sweet. Sasuke told her about the old woman and how she took care of him when he was weak with no days of food. He trained her and he let her inside his mind quite often.

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Hinata put up dishes from their meal, her belly had started to show through her yukata after all, she was a little over month along.

"You're getting better at training." Sasuke whispered. He pressed his lips against her ear, she sighed as his lips traveled from her ear to her neck. "I'm still hungry, Hinata." She turned ten shades of red, and he turned her around. Sasuke pressed his lips against hers, his tongue skimmed across the bottom of her lip, and she opened her mouth.

She wanted it just as much as he did.

He forced his tongue inside, tasting the inside of her mouth, and Hinata moaned. Hinata pressed her lips harder against his, creating a bruising kiss, and the Uchiha smirked against her lips. He broke the kiss, leaving her breathless, and his lips trailed down her neck. His fingers skimmed along the collar of her kimono, pulling it down to expose more skin, and his mouth began to suck on her skin.

"Sasuke." She rasped. He began to suck harder on her skin causing her moan louder, and she arched her back as he wrapped his arm around her waist. He lifted her up, turning them around so that she was pinned against the wall, and she ran her hands through his hair. She wrapped her legs around his waist.

His teeth skimmed along her skin sending electric jolts down her spine and rose colored marks appeared on her skin as he moved down. More forcefully, the Uchiha yanked open her kimono and unhooked her bra from the front. His mouth explored her breasts, she chewed on her lower lip, and she lifted up his shirt from the back. Her fingers trailed up his spine, she tried to pull his shirt over his head, and he pulled away.

"Are you going to touch me now, my dear?" He questioned. "show me that you desire me as I do you." Hinata turned red, and her breathing sped up. The sight of Sasuke was enticing, his eyes darkened with lust, a lust that only she could satisfy and she leaned over, pressing her lips against his. Hinata fumbled with the bottom of his shirt, he tossed the shirt aside as she unbuttoned it and her finger tips skimmed across his nipples. He groaned,

"Hinata." Hinata's fingers traced the outline of his body, savoring every contour and she came to his pants. Sasuke's eyes met hers, waiting for her next move and with a bit of boldness, she began to undo them.

"My dear, a little bold aren't we?" Sasuke chuckled.

"I-I'm sorry." Hinata said, suddenly self-conscious and when she pulled her hand away, he grabbed her wrist.

"Stop apologizing." He commanded. He forced her hand against his pants that she had begun to undo. "Do what you want."

"Just h-hormones." Hinata muttered, turning like a tomato

"Hormones are not making you do this; the desire has always been there." Sasuke informed. "has it not?" He leaned down, running his tongue along her collarbone and she withered.

"Yes." She moaned. She continued to undo his pants, Sasuke undid the sash of her kimono and tossed it aside.

"Let's leave on your panties for now." Sasuke said huskily. He threw her bra somewhere and he pressed up against her more. His erect member rubbed along her panties, she nearly cried out and he cupped her breast. She tightened her legs on his waist, she could feel herself growing moist there and Sasuke's mouth was back on hers. Hinata's hands roamed all over him, she touched his buttocks, and she trailed her fingers along his hips. She followed the drip, coming to his erect member that he was pressing against her and she wrapped her fingers around it, gently.

"Fuck, Hinata." He moaned, very loudly. Instantly, she withdrew back.

"I'm s-sorry, I didn't m-mean to hurt you." She apologized. She just wanted to pleasure him as much as he pleasured her.

"Do it again." Sasuke said, very lustily. Hinata licked her dry lips, she wrapped her fingers around his member and she saw Sasuke's face twist in pleasure. With a bit of curiosity, she explored the length of his member and with each stroke, she felt him get harder and harder. She wasn't sure what she was doing but she enjoyed seeing him in pleasure. It made her feel alive that she could do that to him.

The Uchiha ran his hands through her hair while he kissed her all over her body, groaning her name louder and louder.

"Stop." He said abruptly as her fingers approached his head. He tore her hand away from grab member and kissed her wrist. "If you go anymore, I'm going to spill into your hand." His voice coming out a little more strained than what he would have liked. Sasuke nearly tore her underwear off, slipping two fingers inside her wet core and she arched her back as he pushed them in deep.

"S-Sasuke." She gasped.

"I'm going to bring you to the very an edge." Sasuke cooed. She trembled as he pumped his fingers in and out of her, her hips followed his fingers and he hummed, feeling her get wetter and wetter with each pump.

"P-please." She begged. Her walls tightened around his fingers, she let out a small cry, an indication that she was near her apex and Sasuke pulled his fingers out of her. He dipped the tip of his member in and out of her, teasingly and Hinata looked at him. Her breathing was labored and the very sight of her, he couldn't wait anymore. He grabbed her inner thighs, widening them more as she gripped his shoulders. Sasuke slipped into her, she let out a strangled cry at the feel and he began to pump in and out of her. She leaned over, moaning his name louder and louder as he quickened his pace.

"Sasuke!" She screamed. The Uchiha pounded into her harder and harder, he looked at her, and his mouth was back on hers, desperate. His hand snaked up her belly as he drew circles in it and then he touched her breast, rolling her pink bud in between his fingers. She threw back her head, her back slid up and down the wall and Sasuke buried his face in her neck. He thrusted in and out of her relentlessly, her lewd noises urging him on more and more till his speed was frenzied. Hinata's nails dug into his skin, marking him as hers and he leaned down, marking her skin as his own. It did not take long for Hinata to each her apex, and she cried out. Sasuke grunted,

"Hinata." Her walls spamming around his member facilitated his own release and his seed poured into her. He slowed down his pace, lazily pumping in and out of her as she milked him and Hinata cried out as he rode out her orgasm. She rested her head against his shoulder, trying to catch her breath and Sasuke let go of her legs. They collapsed on each side of him, he ran his finger down her spine, and he chuckled,

"You are quite the sexual woman; I would have never expected it." Hinata looked up at Sasuke, he pressed his lips against her sweaty brow and he smirked. "Ready for the next round?"

She nodded.

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Sasuke sat outside, the door swung open and he turned around. His eyes narrowed to see Hinata staring at him with the scrolls in her hands and the Uchiha stood up. He hadn't thought about the scrolls in over a month.

"W-what is this?" Hinata demanded. "Why d-does this have the s-seal of Konohagakure on it?" He could tell that she was hurt and Sasuke remained silent. "What d-did you do?"

Sasuke watched the veins appear on her face as she activated the byakugan and she tightened her grip on them. She sounded like Naruto and he activated his sharingan.

"Give them back to me." Sasuke demanded.

"How d-did you get t-these?"

"You wouldn't want to know." The Uchiha informed. He watched her palms glow blue, she threw the scrolls aside and charged after him. Her chakra was pulsing, he dodged her attempts to block his chakra points and Sasuke grabbed her wrist. She kicked him away from her, he had to admit that he was impressed. He watched tears stream down her face, Sasuke lunged for her and she spun on her heels. He was thrown back, landing on his feet and she charged after him. He did some hand signs, she gasped as her arms became bound and Sasuke stood in front of her.

"Why?" She sobbed. "What d-do those scrolls have t-that is so important?"

"It is only accessible to Uchiha created by Madara himself." Sasuke informed.

"Are those s-scrolls m-more important than me?" Hinata questioned. The Uchiha was caught off guard. "Is your ambition m-more important than m-me and our child?" The Genjustu broke, unable to sustain itself without the user's mind stability and Hinata charged after him.

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She went to punch him and Sasuke went to grab it. Hinata understood that he was holding back on her while she could deplete his chakra, he knew plenty of defensive mechanism that could have in capitated her.

"You should have fallen in love the dobe, Hinata." Sasuke said with a smile. He grabbed her wrist gently but firmly. She looked at him, taken aback. "He would have never hurt you, he wouldn't be so familiar with that look on your face like I am."

"What l-look?" She whispered.

"Like I have just destroyed your world." Sasuke said.

"You p-promise me that you w-would change." Hinata said as tears poured out. "And I thought that you d-did."

"My ambition is all I have ever known, Hinata." Sasuke informed. "But, I did release those servants because of you." Hinata's eyes widened, Sasuke let go of her wrist and pulled her in. "I killed Futo in part because I was going to release the medic for you. Don't you see that my ambition pales in comparison to you and our child"

She shook her head, not wanting to hear what she wanted to hear.

"Was this all a lie? Here?" She whimpered.

"No."

"I love you." She enunciated.

"I know you do." He reached up a hand, running his fingers through her indigo tresses.

His last statement made her breath hitch. It was, "that's why I am going to destroy those scrolls." He had just given it all up.

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