"You really haven't changed. You're still annoying." He only stayed because the voice of his dead brother told him so. But somewhere down the road, amidst the laughter and the tears, she helped him understand why Itachi would sacrifice his life for Konoha. It was because of her that Sasuke realized what it meant to find a place he could call home. And she was it. SasuSaku

Sasuke was destined to be alone. To lead a life of solitude. Or at least that was what he'd always told himself; he would've never thought that he'd have to fight for a family he never knew he had. He may have chosen to lead a life of isolation, but in the end, it wasn't meant to be. Post-War. SasuSaku. Mild NaruHina. Rated T for violence and language. Complete. Sequel now up.