Sasuke was tired. After all, that's the only word he knows that can describe what he's feeling. He felt drained of all the energy that he never had in the first place.

Groaning, the raven beat the side of his head, muttering how stupid the world was. Eventually, he got tired of it. He seemed to get tired of a lot of things in life. Sighing, Sasuke let his mind wander. Not Naruto. He thought. I'd never get tired of Naruto.

With a small exhale, Sasuke let himself fall back to the ground. If felt like everyone was moving on, while he was still stuck in the past. Naruto was asked out by Hinata, that he heard while eavesdropping on Sakura and Ino's conversation. Well, in his defense, those two never stopped gossiping, and don't really know the definition of whisper.

Sakura had broken up with him. Well, I suppose that wasn't anything to be too surprised about. Especially since there wasn't ever really any real love between the two. But Sakura was moving on. He could tell. Her steps seemed lighter, and she was happy. He was happy for her too. That doesn't mean he's not stuck in their past though.

I wonder, what would it have been like to marry Sakura? He created a mental slideshow, of him kissing her, crawling into her bed at night, and hugging her until her breathing draws him to a dreamless sleep. It would have hurt. He thought. I would have been trapped.

But he still feels trapped. He doesn't belong here. Not with happy laughter and bright smiles and blonde hair. Not with Naruto.

No matter how hard he tries, he'll never be happy. Especially not since Naruto found out about his stupid, stupid, little crush. He's broken, and even if Naruto does love him in spite of that, he can't be with Naruto. Because he'll end up breaking him too.

Naruto should be with someone like Hinata. Someone who can make him smile and give him children. Not someone like him, who'll hurt Naruto again. Who'll hurt Naruto to the point where his smile- that gorgeous smile of his- will permanently fall off his face.

And he'd never risk that. Naruto should stay smiling forever. Because Sasuke needs- no the whole world needs their sun to shine bright. And Sasuke will only be trouble. He always is. And he couldn't live with himself if he hurt him again.

Maybe I should just leave. Naruto will get over it, eventually. Abruptly he let out a dry laugh. Who was he kidding? Naruto would just drag his sorry ass right back to Konoha. And he'd let him. Because he never could say no to that bright smile and sea blue eyes.

No, he can't leave. But he can't stay either. "Well that's quite a predicament you got yourself into." Whipping his head around, Sasuke found himself face to face with the one other person who refuses to leave him be. Shooting the other man a glare, he growled out, "Neji."

Neji let out a short laugh, then positioned himself so he could plop down right next to the raven. "Your thoughts were too loud. I thought I would come over and distract you for a second."

"I was thinking out loud?" The brunette grinned. "Only loud enough for the entire village to hear all about your poor, unrequited love. Sasuke dropped his head into his hands and groaned, ignoring Neji's snicker next to him.

The couple fell into a comfortable silence. After a while, Sasuke slowly sat up, scooting closer to the brunette next to him. He was tired. Tired of watching everyone get married around him. Tired of the distrusting looks the villagers keep throwing his way. Tired of watching Sakura and wondering if the reason she left was because she finally realized he wasn't good enough for her. Tired of thinking about Naruto and Hinata and what a good couple they would be. Just tired.

And so he finally let himself fall. After all, who cares anymore? He's tired of trying to prove that he's changed to the people of Konoha. They never apologized for idolizing him as a bystander instead of standing up and helping him, and giving him a reason to live. So why should he?

Sasuke's head fell onto Neji's shoulder, and he closed his eyes. Within minutes he was fast asleep. And Neji was left gaping at the soft, content expression on the raven's face.

-CRASH!

Startled, the two shinobi whipped around to the source of the sound. Naruto automatically jumped back, grabbing a couple of kunai and launching them at the figure. Next to him, Boruto reacted a bit slower, twisting away from the dozens of senbons the enemy threw towards him.

A good distance away from the mystery person now, the blondes allowed themselves a quick glance at the person that attacked them. Naruto's breath hitched in recognition as he came face to face with the person who attacked him less than a day ago.

Standing next to the window was a black silhouette, glass shards scattered around his feet. The culprit took one look at Boruto, then immediately ran straight for Naruto, deeming the younger blonde unimportant. Startled, he leaped back, trying, and failing, at activating his chakra.

"Shit!" Naruto cursed, and turned his gaze back to the intruder in front of him. "Boruto what the hell are you doing? Help me fight this annoying creep!" Naruto's words spurred him into action, and Boruto snapped out of his shocked daze, lunging at the person advancing on his father.

The 'creep' was experienced. He could tell by the way the other seamlessly dodged his fists, almost bored with the lack of effort it took. It reminded him of one of the rare times when Uncle Sasuke would agree to train with him. Growing frustrated, Boruto jumped back, gracefully landing on his toes next to Naruto.

Both the Uzumaki's were irritated. Boruto was so close to saying screw it and making a rasengan when another loud crash interrupted his thoughts. This time the wall was destroyed, an extremely pissed off Gaara making his entrance.

Spotting the Kazekage, the black cloaked figure inched backwards, before hastily making his escape. The redhead glanced between the retreating enemy and Naruto, eventually deciding the blonde was of greater importance.

Gaara leant down to examine the older blonde, shoulders relaxing once he saw that the knucklehead had gotten less than a scratch on him. Extending a hand, the Kazekage helped Naruto to his feet, before hissing at him.

"Where the hell was Sasuke?" Sheepishly, the teen scratched the back of his head, turning his eye towards the ground. "We sorta had a fight. He stormed out and ran off somewhere." The redhead narrowed his eyes, clearly not happy with this predicament. "Tsunade should have assigned someone else to watch over you. You and Sasuke argue like an old married couple."

Blushing, Naruto let out a squeak of protest. "Eh? What do you mean? Sasuke and I aren't dating! And even if we were, we wouldn't get married until at least a few years. Well actually maybe sooner than that because if Sasuke were mine I would want to make it official as soon as po-"

"Alright, alright we get it." Gaara interrupted his rambling. "You sound like a lovesick fool." While Naruto attempted to splutter out a reply, Gaara rolled his eyes.

"I'm going to go find Sasuke. Kami knows where he ran off this time." Skeptical, the redhead raised his eyebrow at Naruto. "I'm assuming I can trust you to keep yourself out of trouble while I'm gone? Or do you need a babysitter to watch over you."

As Gaara walked out of the hole in the wall he made, he could barely hear an outraged voice screaming something along the lines of, "YOU ASS! GET BACK HERE!" from behind him.