When Sakura first told him after a year of dating that his personality from the other dimension was quite different from his, he wanted to find out why. He knew Sakura wouldn't speak a word about it to him even if he pressurized her or tried to seduce her. Also,he didn't want to end up to be on the receiving end of her chakra enhanced punch. So here he was now, looking for the alternate dimension through his gifted Rinnegan. He knew that Sakura wouldn't be too pleased to heal the pain of his Rinnegan after he comes back but he needed to satiate his own curiosity and what Sakura meant by the words that her other self was different. Oh, what love makes people do. If only the Sage of Six Paths would see him in his vain attempt looking for said alternate dimension.

He kept on looking for the dimension for the last half an hour when he stumbled upon the required dimension. He transported himself there immediately and suppressed his chakra completely. He looked around the village and found that it was quite similar to his own but when he looked at the Hokage mountain, he was shocked. Instead of the Fourth Hokage's face, someone else's face was carved on the mountain. If he squinted his eyes, he would see that it was none other than Sakura's father. He would ask someone in the village later.

He started walking to the Hokage monument in search of himself. He entered Tsunade's office to find her looking... old? Didn't she use a jutsu to cover up her old age? Well, this was the alternate dimension so some things had to be different. Shizune was still her assistant but it wasn't the sweet, modest and innocent Shizune of his world. In this world, Shizune wore a low cut top on a mesh material. Even the pig, what was its name, yeah, Tonton was black in colour instead of the pinkish coloured pig of his world.

Tsunade had a look of confusion on her face seeing him. It was quite understandable. Who wouldn't be confused seeing two different Sasukes in their world? Sasuke bowed his head and mentioned that he has come in this world from his for some work. When Tsunade raised her blonde eyebrow in question, Sasuke elaborated the reason. She was shocked to hear that anyone other than the Six Paths Sage even had the Rinnegan and began to think how the other world must have been. She sighed. She agreed to give him a written permission but he would be allowed to stay only for two days, no more, no less. Sasuke knew that, that was the best he could get out of Tsunade so he shrugged and agreed.

As Sasuke was going out of the office, someone knocked at the door and the 'someone' came inside after being allowed by Tsunade. Fuck, it was Sakura. She looked the same with her pink hair and green eyes except her hair was a darker shade of pink. Sasuke knew his Sakura's hair colour too well. Afterall, he didn't spend hours tugging her hair during their intimate time for nothing. Sakura looked at him and the shock showed in her face. Sasuke bowed to her in greeting and explained everything to her. By the end of his explanation, Sakura's eyes were widened and she looked at him from up and down. Sakura cleared her throat and offered to show him around this Konoha. He gladly took the offer and waited till Sakura submitted the report to Tsunade and came out.

They left the Hokage monument with him behind her. Everything around him seemed almost the same. Sakura was a medical ninja in this world too. When Sakura said Menma's name, he became curious once again because as far as he knew, there was no Menma in his world. His look of confusion might have showed on his face because animatedly waved her hands and said that he would meet him later. The description of blonde hair and blue eyes was quite similar to a certain teammate of his. He shrugged and then continued to walk. He noticed that Sakura stopped walking and was looking at someone when he called out "Koneko-chan!" That 'someone' was actually Uchiha Sasuke of this world.

Sasuke was, in a word, shocked to see the Uchiha Sasuke of this world. Unlike his stoic expression, this Sasuke wore a cheery expression on his face, similar to a blonde friend of his. Eww. He came closer to them waving his hands like a maniac. He heard Sakura release a sigh but he couldn't understand why. He came, skipping, yes skipping, to her.

"Koneko-channnn! Will you go on a date with me?"

"Charasuke, for God's sake, leave me the fuck alone."

Sakura tried to push him away but he wouldn't move away. Sasuke got a glance of his attire. Wait. Was he wearing a wife beater outside with a silver necklace with Uchiha clan pendant? Was that shiny thing on his ear a stud? Uchihas weren't supposed to wear anything else on them except their clan symbol. If his father was alive, he would have mauled him and thrown him out of the clan for disgracing it like this. Charasuke finally looked at Sasuke and scrunched his eyebrows in confusion.

He pointed a finger at him and said, "Hey, who are you? And why do you look like me?"

Sasuke looked at him and let out a grunt.

"Hey, why aren't you speaking? Kai!" He raised his hands in a familiar formation doubting that he must be in a genjutsu.

"It is not a genjutsu", Sasuke said and looked unimpressed at his other self. He finally understood why Sakura said that the Sasuke of the atlernate dimension was different.

"Oh. Then what are you doing here?", Charasuke pointed a finger at Sakura and continued, "And Koneko-chan, what are you doing with him?"

Koneko-chan? Sasuke shifted his unimpressed gaze from Charasuke to Sakura. She rolled her eyes and said that she was helping Sasuke around the village.

Charasuke shrugged at this and nodded his head. He continued walking with them. Sasuke put the hat on his head and covered his face with a cape. Who would like to see two Sasukes together?

Sasuke saw that the Konoha of this world was similar to his own. The people he met were a bit different from his own except their appearances. He was shocked when he saw Gai and his disciple, Lee in trendy haircuts and without their clichè green jumpsuits. He met Hinata on the way. The bold version of Hinata of this world was quite different from the shy and soft-spoken Hinata of his world. The Hinata of his world would neither dare to wear such revealing clothes nor would she speak so loud and bold. He wanted to meet Menma and confirm his suspicions.

Charasuke looked at his other version. They looked almost the same but their personalities were quite different. Why was his left eye covered by his hair? Did he lose his eye? He scrunched up his eyebrows in thought. He sidled to his alternate version's side in hopes of starting a conversation.

"Hey. Well, it is quite weird talking to someone who is me from different world."

Sasuke looked at him and said, "Hn."

"Are you always so grumpy?" Charasuke wondered.

Sasuke glared his Uchiha glare to him but it had no effects on him because Charasuke was a Uchiha himself. He said, "No."

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Yes."

"Who is it? Is it Ino or Tenten?"

Sasuke fixed his unimpressed gaze on Charasuke again and said, "No. It is Sakura."

Charasuke widened his eyes and blurted, "Sakura as in Sakura? Man, you are so lucky."

"Why is it?"

Charasuke sighed and continued, "I have been pursuing her since I was 12 but she never responded to my affections. She is always interested in Menma.I have asked her for numerous dates but she has never accepted one. I feel like I am losing her to Menma always."

Sasuke was surprised that in this world, it wasn't Sakura who was pursuing him but the other way round. He said to his other self, "Why?"

"Whenever I ask her for a date, she says that I flirt with the other girls so my affection for her must be superficial. But the truth is that, she is the only girl I have loved since I was 12. She wouldn't understand my affection for her is genuine."

'Well, atleast something was similar between them.'

Sasuke started saying, "But do you flirt with the others?"

"Yes, sometimes. I try to make her feel jealous so that she gives me a chance but that has never happened."

"You can never make Sakura jealous. She will never reciprocate your love if you keep flirting with the others. Show her that you love her and only her."

Charasuke brightened up at this and said, "Yeah. Thanks. You aren't so bad yourself."

"I am you. But our personalities are different." Sasuke had a deadpanned look on his face.

"Yeah yeah. Semantics." He waved his hand.

They continued walking when suddenly Charasuke shouted, "NII-SAN. HERE."

Sasuke widened his eyes and his heart started beating fast on the prospect of meeting his dead brother. The brother whom he killed with his hands. Wait. That meant that there wasn't Uchiha massacre in this world. That meant his kaa-chan, tou-san and his other clansmen were alive too. He wanted to meet his mother atleast once. He looked at Itachi when he came to greet his little brother. He lifted his eyebrows in question on seeing Sasuke so he started speaking, "Konichiwa Uchiha-san."

"Konichiwa. I have never seen you here before."

Sasuke knew that it would be wrong to introduce himself as Sasuke so he made a fake story and said, "I am a travelling performer. I move from one village to another for work."

Itachi was skeptical about his identity but he let it pass for now. The unknown man moved in a ninja's stance without any sound of movement. He would find it out on his own so he started speaking, "Thats good. Would you like to come to our house and stay for two days?" He wanted Sasuke to take the bait.

Sasuke was shocked to hear Itachi's request but decided that he had nowhere to stay so he agreed to his offer. Sakura left for her hospital duties long time back. He started walking with his other self and Itachi to the Uchiha district. When he reached the Uchiha compound, the bustling and hustling of the people around made his heart constrict. If Danzo wouldn't have issued the order to Itachi, the Uchiha compound of his world would have been the same. They soon reached the main house. It felt so homey and Sasuke missed the feeling of eating his mother's food. Atleast, his Sakura made him feel home after years of loneliness and the thirst of revenge. Charasuke tapped on his shoulder for his attention. He nodded his head and entered the house. The same smell of onigiri and his mother's cooking filled the house. His father was reading his daily newspaper with a cup of tea in their enganwa. Sasuke felt nostalgic seeing his family members alive.

On seeing the newcomer, Mikoto came outside the kitchen to greet him. She couldn't understand but he felt so familiar yet so different. She decided not to ponder on such thoughts and served him food. When Sasuke ate the food made by his mother, he went back in time when was 7 years old. It was the same food, the same love and the same taste. His eyes prickled at the corners with tears. He controlled them. He looked at Mikoto gratefully with his face hidden underneath the hat he was wearing. She was having the same soft smile on her face as she had before. She took his plates and washed them. They showed him the guest room. Funny how they didn't know that he knew every room in the house. Without any further thoughts in his mind, he succummbed to sleep while missing Sakura's arms around him.

Next day, he went out of the house once again to find Menma. He was curious to know who he was. Charasuke accompanied with him and spoke about the village. He was glad for it though he wouldn't say that to him. All out of a sudden, Charasuke stopped in his tracks and looked at someone. Sasuke looked to where Charasuke was looking and found a blonde haired guy.

"Hey Menma. Here here."

Menma came to them and said his greetings. Sasuke's suspicion was correct. It was Naruto from his world but with longer bangs of blonde hair. He had no whisker marks on his cheeks. Other than that, he looked quite similar to the hyperactive ninja of his world. However, his demeanor was not so bright or sunny. After exchanging pleasantries with each other, they started walking around the village again. They trained with each other for a few hours, to see the fighting style of their other selves. Charasuke was a strong ninja himself with his trained Sharingan but Sasuke was stronger due to the techniques he had learned in Orochimaru's hideout. He found out that Charasuke had a contract with snakes too because he had trained with Anko for few months. After three hours, they returned to the Uchiha main house where Mikoto served them dinner and asked them to retire for the night. Sasuke planned to return to his world the next morning after clearing everyone's memory with his Sharingan.

Sasuke woke up early next morning to go to Sakura's and Tsunade's place to clear their memory about him. As he was about to leave the house, he sensed two chakra signatures behind him. He knew them too well. Fugaku's calm chakra could be felt which meant that he was still sleeping. Behind him were Mikoto and Itachi. Itachi had his arms crossed over his chest.

Itachi started speaking, "Here here, where are you going so early in the morning?"

"For a walk."

"Now you can stop lying and reveal yourself. You are not a travelling performer but a ninja of a high caliber."

Sasuke sighed knowing that he was playing a losing battle against Itachi but he continued, "What made you think so?"

"The fact that you are cloaking your chakra and your footsteps can't can be heard by anyone are two of the many reasons. Now, reveal your identity or I will make you."

"You won't believe if I reveal my identity."

"Try us."

Taking the decision, Sasuke lifted his head and showed his face to Mikoto and Itachi. Mikoto let out a gasp of surprise and Itachi's eyes were widened minimally.

Mikoto started speaking, "Sasuke?"

"Yeah but not yours. I am from the other world."

"That is why I felt like you were similar."

Sasuke nodded his head and looked at this mother wearily. Mikoto noticed the look on his face and knew something wasn't right in the other world so she went to him and hugged him. Sasuke tensed for a second before wrapping his arms around her and pulling her close to him. He missed his mother too much. He took in her comforting scent of lavender and relished the embrace he never got after he turned 8. Itachi looked at them fondly from far. He could see the broken look in Sasuke's eyes too. It didn't matter that this Sasuke was from the other world but he was still his brother and he could still read his eyes.

Sasuke loosened his arms around his mother and Mikoto moved back. She lifted her hand to his cheek and smiled softly at him. He smiled back a little in return. Sasuke nodded his head to his brother and he nodded back at him. He wore his hat and went out to do his work. He didn't need to clear Mikoto or Itachi's memory because he knew that they wouldn't speak a word about this to anyone.

He went to Sakura's house at first and he Sharingan-ed her memory. All their memories of meeting each other were cleared from her mind. Then, he went to Tsunade's office. She was already intoxicated so it was easy for him to Sharingan her memory. After clearing the memory of everyone who saw him, he went back to the Uchiha Main house. Everything was normal. Mikoto and Itachi looked at him for a minute but didn't speak a word about their discussion of that morning.

He went outside with Charasuke and said, "So, it's time for me to leave."

Charasuke had a smile on his lips and said, "Yeah. Hope we meet again."

"Yes."

"Give my greeting to Sakura of your world and I will try to follow your advice here."

"Yes. Make Sakura feel special and she will be yours. So I will leave now."

He turned and started walking to Konoha forest to turn on his Rinnegan and return back to his own world. He understood how the Sasuke of the other world was different. He opened a portal with his Rinnegan and returned back to the same forests of his world. He looked at the Hokage monument and saw the similar face of the Fourth Hokage. He remembered how Menma's hair was styled in the same fashion and his lips quirked in a wry smile. Much time hasn't passed in his world and it was only night of the same day he left.

He went back to his and Sakura's shared house and saw her working on her medical documents. He entered the room and Sakura looked at him with a smile on her lips while saying, "Okaerinasai Sasuke-kun."

Sasuke looked at her with a small smile on his face and said, "Tadaima". He was back to his home. He was back to his Sakura. Sakura was his home.

Sasuke went to Sakura and in a rare display of affection, he hugged her around her waist. He felt Sakura smile against him as she wrapped her arms around his torso. They stayed like that for a few minutes. Sasuke felt at peace holding her like that against him. She lifted her head to look at him with that smile and closed her eyes when he kissed her forehead.

"I met the Sasuke of the other world you were talking about."

Sakura laughed and said, "So you saw the difference between both of you?"

"Yeah. Whom do you like more?"

"Is it even a question. I love you and only you."

Sasuke looked at her with soft eyes and said, "Hn. I love you too."

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