Sasuke once took love for granted, and it slipped through his fingers. He returns to Konoha in order to attend a ceremony that forever changes the dynamic of Team 7; during his stay, might he find something else worth sticking around for? Meanwhile, a tournament is devised to give career soldiers an escape from boredom and frustration. (Post-war)

Naruto est mort. Les Kages ont disparu, de même que les démons à queues. Les Cinq Grands Pays Ninjas semblent avoir courbé l'échine. Uchiha Sasuke compte désormais accomplir sa révolution. "Vraiment le Hokage est celui qui balaie de ses flammes les ténèbres des cinq villages. Et se repaît de leurs cendres pour renaître."Monde alternatif, Hamura/Hagoromo Kekkei Genkai, Post chap 695

Rewrite AU - Sakura and Hinata have, for the most part, not had bad lives. They have their troubles, some have even been significant, but there are family and friends to protect them. They are different from Naruto and Sasuke, who are alone. What does pain mean to a ninja? "We are shinobi. We go on."

My realization was not a quick one. It came slowly, in bits and pieces. It was the little things that eventually grew so large that it hung like a shadow over my head. He did not love me. At least, not like I wanted him to. Maybe life has something different in mind.

Hinata wanted Naruto. Naruto wanted Sakura. Sakura wanted envy and admiration. Sasuke thought he wanted Hinata. Hinata opted to join the game. A game of deception. Of who falls first, and who pretends better. "Would you fall for me?" AU&OOC.