Author's notes: Hell yeah! I'm back! And.. well... I somehow, somewhat found my muse... so hell yeah!
Okay so... here's the part I was always been looking forward to even before this whole story was started... it's because.. I can finally let out all my issues with NaruHina and SasuSaku... yes my dear friends... there is SasuSaku in this story... it might not be very clear before in the previous chapters because I was going to unravel it slowly (but now I could not do it anymore... hahahahaha).. yes there's always been SasuSaku in this story...
I have a challenge to you, what chapter was at the same time as the flashback part? You'll find the answer at the bottom of this chapter... so no peeking!
Reminder again... this means flashback, alright?
Thank you again for everyone who continues to support this story throughout my hiatuses and also the new ones, welcome! i hope you people will enjoy this chapter!
Chapter 53: Unraveling Truths 1
"What were you talking about Sasuke?" Naruto asked.
Sasuke answered, "Nothing."
"You were likening Hinata with Sakura. You know that they're very different with one another, right?" Naruto moved towards the two.
"I mean, Hinata is timid while Sakura is timid only when around you. Hinata is nice and soft-spoken while Sakura is... Sakura is nice too, in a different way. You know what I'm saying."
"Still as clueless as ever." Hinata muttered.
"Excuse me." Naruto said. Sasuke was instantly alarmed.
"I don't think Hinata meant any-" Sasuke started.
"Oh! I meant it alright! You are just an idiot like you always were. And I thought being the Hokage will make you mature."
"Stop. Do not talk like that to the Hokage!" Sasuke ordered.
"Let her." Naruto said to Sasuke before turning his attention to Hinata. "So you've always thought I was an idiot?"
"Yes! Now let Mirage go!" Naruto began shaking his head.
"You're lying."
"Let us go!" Hinata shouted again.
"No! I don't believe what you said. And I am not stupid enough to let you go again."
"What do you want from me?" Naruto grabbed Hinata's seat and stared right at Hinata's eyes.
"The truth. Tell me why did you leave five years ago."
"It's none of your business."
"It is my business. Damn. Everything about you is my concern. I care about you Hinata."
It was silent. Both Hinata and Naruto stare at each other, measuring if what the other said was true. Sasuke was staring to what's being unfolded in his eyes. Suddenly Hinata laughed.
"Oh! So you care about me? Wow! Tell me. What is it this time? Did she dumped you?"
"What are you talking about?"
"She dumped you, didn't she? What? She suddenly realized she loved someone else?"
"What are you saying? Who are you talking about?"
"Sakura! I am talking about Sakura! She dumped you for Sasuke, didn't she?"
Naruto looked at Sasuke, "What does she mean?"
"Let me explain, Naruto." Sasuke said.
"No, let me explain." Hinata said. Sasuke looked at her with threatening eyes. "Sasuke and Sakura are having an affair behind your back."
"What?"
"I saw them kissing on a deserted, dark alley. If you don't believe me, ask him."
"It was just one time. I have kept my feelings for her for so long. I kissed her. It wasn't her fault, she even tried to-"
"How sweet. Protecting each other." Hinata sneered.
"When was this? When did you kiss her?" Naruto asked.
Sasuke saw Sakura on his way to the office. He was about to tell Naruto about Mirage when he saw Sakura alone in a dark alley.
"Sakura? What are you doing here?" Sasuke went nearer to Sakura. She could smell the foul odor and instantly he knew Sakura was drunk.
"She's back. She's back."
"What?"
"She will take revenge. She will."
"What are you talking about Sakura?"
"She hates me. She hates me."
"Who?"
"It's my fault she left. I should have not crossed the girl code. I shouldn't have done what I did. No one could've have suffered if it wasn't for my selfishness."
Sasuke hugged Sakura, "It's okay. Sometimes we do things for some selfish reason and we hurt others. But we can still fix it."
"We can't fix an error that has extended for five years."
Sasuke stared at the shaking Sakura. He wanted to comfort her but he doesn't know how. The next thing he knew, he was kissing her. They were kissing each other so passionately when Sakura suddenly pushed him.
"Stop. Let's stop this. I can't do this anymore."
"Sakura, I know I was a jerk. I know I have hurt you so much before. And I know I deserve to suffer like this but... I just want to tell you-"
"Stop. I don't want to hear about this."
"Just listen."
"We could hurt someone else. Let's not do this. We could hurt Naruto." Sakura tried to walk away but Sasuke grabbed her and kissed her again. Sakura pushed him.
"I love you Sakura."
"No you don't."
"Sakura please..."
"I love you too... but... I don't think we can do this. Besides... Naruto... Naruto needs me. He needs you. He needs both of us." Sakura then turned around. She caught sight of someone.
"Hinata?" Sasuke also looked at the corner Sakura was staring at. The figure then quickly moved away.
"Hinata!" Both Sasuke and Sakura called after the figure but they could not stop her.
"I'm sorry Naruto. I knew you liked Sakura... but I also..." Sasuke stammered.
"There's no need to explain."
"Naruto please..."
"See... she was cheating on you. Your best friends are lying to you." Hinata taunted.
"Stop." Naruto ordered.
"You could have chosen me. I was always there. I have never hurt you, physically or emotionally, but still you chose her."
"I... I did not..."
"Why? Why did you chose her?"
"Hinata... believe me... I did not..."
"You chose to lead me on. You act like I was important to you and the next thing I heard was it was just my illusion. All of it was just my illusion. Sakura is still the one you love."
"Hinata..."
"Even now, that you know that she was cheating on you with your bestfriend, you still chose to ignore it." Hinata began to cry.
"Hinata... I...I wasn't bothered with my bestfriend kissing Sakura. I'm even happy for them."
"Bullshit!"
"Believe me. There's nothing going on between me and Sakura."
A/N: So dear folks, how was it? Wait, let me thank you first for reading!
So folks.. that italicized part was at the same time as Chapter 23.. yes folks.. It wasn't Ino and Naruto that Hinata saw at the beginning of that chapter. It was Sasuke and Sakura... wahahahahahaha I think lots of you folks thought it was Ino and Naruto... hahahaha I really made it that way to confuse you all! hahahaha Got yah? OrI didn't?
Anyways... at the near end of chapter 23, Hinata said something to Naruto... which is actually irrelevant to what I'm revealing right now or to what she saw in that chapter... anyway... that is because... (I was suppose to do a chapter about this with Hinata's POV but then I changed my mind and just went with a flashback according to Sasuke's POV)
...Hinata decided, she will just go home. She doesn't care anymore... everything and everyone is just full of deceit. But then she remembered how Sakura had always loved Sasuke. She should have seen it coming. Everyone could have seen it coming. Everyone could tell that in the end Sakura will still choose Sasuke. She always did. But then why... why did Naruto did not see this coming. Surely, he had seen it. Maybe, he knew that once Sasuke is back in Konoha, Sakura would chose Sasuke over him.
'Maybe that's why he was friendly to me? He was anticipating Sakura to choose Sasuke over him, that's why he chose me as a rebound. He lead me on... then left me hanging when he was sure Sakura was his. That conniving jerk!' Hinata thought, quickly she went to the Hokage tower to confront Naruto.
So that was one hidden part... I know everyone in Naruto is just out of character now... sigh... I tried to keep their personalities intact but that's quite hard.. I'm sorry..
anyway.. I hope you liked this chapter... see you guys and gals soon!
