Years have passed and the war had come to an end. Madara was defeated and peace had finally returned. Even with Sasuke's change of heart and his help in protecting Konoha he was still put in jail. Zaria and Satoru got married months after the end of the war and both were promoted. Zaria is now a jonin and spends her time deciphering very cryptic scrolls. Satoru is also a jonin and was recently inducted into the Anbu black ops along with his team mate Raiden. Obito had officially died this time. Zaria's desire to protect her friends and family unlocked the power of the mangekyou sharingan. In doing so she was able to use Susano just like Sasuke. Zaria finished her work early and decided to pay her cousin a visit. She stopped by Kakashi's office to obtain permission to enter the village's prison building. After she got the permission document she made her way to the prison. When she arrived she stood in front of the entrance never thinking there would be a day when she would have to visit someone dear to her in jail. When she went inside the guard led her down a stairwell that took them to Sasuke's holding cell. When she stood in front of his cell she saw how he was restrained. They even put a blindfold with a seal on him to keep him from using his Sharingan/Rinnegan. It broke her heart to see Sasuke like this. He seemed so vulnerable like that. The guard opened the cell door letting Zaria in. Hearing the door open peaked Sasuke's interest. Zaria took a deep breath before entering.

"Hello Sasuke" she greeted softly. Sasuke seemed surprised to hear her voice.

"Zaria?" he questioned not being able to see if it was actually her he was hearing.

"Yeah it's me" she confirmed. She took a few steps toward him to where she stood in front of him.

"What are you doing here?" Sasuke questioned. "I thought you hate me" he then stated. Zaria frowned at him. He thought that low of her?

"Funny, I don't recall ever saying that I hate you Sasuke" Zaria responded. "I think in your head you want me to hate you, because you think that's what you deserve" she continued. Sasuke stayed quiet. She used that as a confirmation that she was right. She crouched down and used her knees for support. She looked at the guard for non verbal permission to remove his blindfold. The guard gave her a nod back. She proceeded to take off the blindfold. Finally Sasuke was able to see his cousin's face. He looked at her with tired eyes.

"Honestly, do you think I would ever let you rot in jail without any human contact from the outside? I'm not that mean you know" Zaria stated. She placed her right hand on his knee. "Listen I don't hate you Sasuke, in fact I don't have the ability to hate someone from my own clan. Sure I didn't agree with your actions, but I don't blame you at all. You were only grieving. We all do reckless things when we're upset. Although some of us wouldn't go as far as to want to destroy an entire village, but that's okay" Zaria commented. She gave Sasuke a small smile just to prove she wasn't mad nor hate him. Sasuke just gave her a blank stare. Even though he seemed a little bit out of it she knew he was listening to ever word she said.

"Itachi's dead. Now I'm all alone" Sasuke stated with a sad expression. Zaria shook her head in response.

"No you're not. I've always been here for you Sasuke. You were never alone" Zaria responded. She reached her hand up and placed it on his cheek. "I'm sorry if I ever made you feel like you were alone. I never wanted you to feel that way" she then stated. Sasuke looked away from her. She retracted her hand and placed it back on his knee.

"I want you to know something and you should keep this in mind if you ever feel lonely again. Even though you're mother, father, and brother are no longer here with you physically. They are always with you spiritually. They've been watching over you this whole time. I bet you they're all very proud of you just like I am. I'm so proud of you Sasuke and I always will be" Zaria stated. A single tear left Sasuke's eye. Zaria leaned over and gave Sasuke a hug.

"Thanks Zaria" Sasuke replied. Zaria hummed in response. She let go of him and looked him directly in the eyes with a smile.

"I'm gonna repeat Itachi's last words to you mostly because I agree with him. No matter what decisions you make from now on I will always love you" Zaria stated. At that moment Sasuke pictured Zaria as Itachi. He remembered how Itachi used to tease her when they were younger. He always called her his little sister even though they weren't really siblings. They were cousins. Zaria always supported Sasuke no matter what decisions he made. She was there for him like a sister would be. That's when Sasuke realized that Zaria had become like a sister to him. He wasn't alone after all. He still had one member of his clan with him. Sasuke was thankful for that. The guard had interrupted saying that it was time for Zaria to go. She gave Sasuke one last hug before leaving him for the night. She walked out of the prison building and paused for a second to take a look back at the building.

'Sometimes I wish our family was still alive too Sasuke. I feel the pain in your heart.' Zaria thought as she looked back. She then walked away and proceed to make her way home. The end of the war was a new start for the both of them. The one thing that you think would make them weaker in reality made them stronger.