d-0 #SSRetsudenCountdown prompt: my person, my home— canon-divergence, post sasuke retsuden au
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just behind the foliage surrounding and hiding it, sasuke can finally see konoha. the air is warm and the thick trees provide just the right amount of shade, and suddenly is hit with nostalgia.
it's been months since he last came back and there's a breath of relief he didn't know he let out until his wife points it out.
"i know," sakura sighs, her eyes shining as she looks beyond the leaves. when she turns to him, she beams even brighter and he just stares, as if he can do anything else when she smiles at him like this. "i'm glad we're home, too."
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they've been married for more than a decade and have known each other for more, but every time she does this, he is blown away. sakura truly knows his mind; his heart.
naruto and kakashi have this ability as well— to see beneath his underneath. their former teacher is the only father figure he has, he can begrudgingly admit it now. the sixth hokage didn't need to ask that time when he was struggling with sarada, albeit giving him advice using his infamous favorite adult books which resulted in sarada calling him annoying. but he is still kakashi in his eyes— the one who taught him the most important lesson of all.
the blond idiot on the other hand is different. his soul is connected with sasuke; their bond inseparable. sasuke had to literally fight him to the death to try and sever it but here they are now, working together to keep the village safe. the current hokage knows his real motivations in doing so and the sacrifices he made and willing to make to ensure it. naruto, to him, is his brother— his chosen one.
but sakura...
what can i say about you, wife? what else can i tell to the world about you without giving myself away?
he isn't sure how or when, but he believes all of us have this one person in our lives that cannot be touched by anything else. not by your past, present, or future demons. forever they will remain as this beacon of everything good, everything light— and to him, it was, is and always will be sakura.
she's the only person who can calm down your raging fire. she's the first one who knows when you're leaving and the first one who will welcome you back. she's the only living thing who will make you see the future and teach you to be unafraid of it because you know that any future with her will be good.
my wife.
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sasuke reaches out and grabs her hand tenderly, feeling the metal of her brand new ring he made for her, and she immediately entwines their fingers together. born from both his deep insecurities and endless love, this tangible evidence will hopefully remind her every day that he is hers, body and soul.
they walk slowly, hand-in-hand, towards home where the proof of their connected feelings exists and waits for them— someone with his powerful eyes and his stubborn spirit, but with sakura's mighty fists and her relentless grit. their wondrous child, sarada uchiha.
he gently tugs her towards his side so their bodies collide, for he is the tempestuous sea that will always find his way back to her shores.
for you are my person, my home.
"i've been home for a long time with you, sakura."
a/n: i have been losing my mind for the past 48 hours from taylor swift's new album to the release of sasuke retsuden manga's first chapter. we got a sarada and sakura panel! hE MISSES THEM SO MUCH AND THE FORESHADOWING OF THE RING AND "I HAVE A WIFE AND A DAUGHTER OF MY OWN" AND ZANSUL IS HOT AND SASUKE IS EXTRA EXTRA HANDSOME AND JUST SO COOL THE ORIGINAL PRETTY BOY OMG I AM SO HAPPY CONGRATS TO THE SASUSAKU FANDOM AAAAAAAAA
