Title: What I Did For Love
Summary: Sakura loves Sasuke but he doesn't return his love back to her. So she decides to leave for a while and train her hardest. In the meantime, Sasuke worries about her and starts to realize his love for her. What will happen after all the years she's been gone? Has she still loved him though it all or does she have a new love in her life? SasxSaku Sakux?
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Chapter 3:
'Even if I DO love her, which I don't, it won't matter. She might make a mess out of things and play with me and my emotions. And showing my emotions is a sight of weakness, and I, Uchiha Sasuke, am NOT weak. And never will be! I have to be strong. Strong enough to defeat my brother.' "I will get revenge, even if it kills me" he murmured as he almost immediately drifted off to sleep. Throughout the rest of the night, he kept on waking up from his two worst nightmares, being rejected and Itachi.
"Sakura-Chan…SAKURA-CHAN OVER HERE, OVER HERE!" yelled Naruto as he made his way through the crowd of people. They were in the heart of the village the next day and it was jam packed with civilians. Team 7, which consists of Uzamaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura planned to have lunch together after their training with Hatake Kakashi and after their shower. Naruto finally reached Sakura and put his hand on her shoulder, panting. "Hello Naruto, where is Sasuke-kun?" Sakura said with a lot of interest. "I'm right here" Sasuke replied coolly as he appeared out of nowhere.
Naruto and Sasuke glared at each other until Sakura lightly bopped Naruto and said "There is no need to fight right now, I am starving!" "Well, in that case…" said a smiling Naruto as he pulled Sakura's hand towards his favourite shop, Ramen Ichiraku. But then Naruto stopped so suddenly that he almost bumped into a few people. "Oh no Sakura, we can't go there right now" Naruto said with a bit of a frown. "Why is that?" Sakura asked, trying to think of a possible reason why they couldn't go into Naruto's favourite eating place. "Well…" Naruto said while shuffling his foot and staring at the ground, "I kind of forgot my money this time…" Silence… then…. "NANIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!" Sakura screamed as she punched Naruto's head 5 times in a row. exaggerated bumps on the head forms Sasuke glared at Naruto and muttered, "Dobe…" Sakura was really mad now, this has happened 3 times already! "OWWW! Sakura-Chaaaa…" "Don't Sakura-chan me again Naruto!" Sakura spat. "But, but…why do you always have fun hurting me so much?"
"AHHH! You are such a baka!" Sakura roared as she gave him another punch on the head. "You always expect me pay the bill whenever we go out to eat!" "That's not true… oh wait.. But it's only happening recently!" Naruto whined as he continued to rub his wounds. "And I do NOT want to start a pattern!" Sakura said angrily while shaking her fist at Naruto. "Please Sakura-Chan? I'm really hungry and I'll pay you back!" Naruto bawled as he went on his knees and begged. Sakura looked at Sasuke who shrugged and turned back to Naruto. "Finee… I'll pay for you THIS time… but you better bring your money next time or I'll give you a good beating!" She shook her fists again to make sure he gets it. "Arigato Sakura-Chan!" Naruto shouted as he leaped up from the beggin position and started running towards Ramen Ichiraku again.
Naruto stopped and turned to find that Sakura and Sasuke were still in the same spot, a bit frozen since it happened so quickly. "Come on Sakura-Chan! Hurry up!" Naruto screamed as he jumped up and down. "Alright Naruto" She turned to Sasuke who wasn't speaking and said "Come on Sasuke-kun, we don't want to keep Naruto waiting." She rolled her eyes after that and took Sasuke's hand to make him move faster. At first he didn't do anything but then he started moving and gripped her hand a bit. She looked at him kind of surprised but then her face lite up into a smiling one and she turned back to Naruto. She didn't want Sasuke seeing her blush, or he might let go. -Inner Sakura- 'Oh ya! He's actually holding my hand! YAY!' She giggled a bit as they reached Naruto and then she let go of his hand. 'I can't believe I actually HELD Sasuke's hand! Ooh Ino-pig will be sooo jealous when I rub it in her face!' She thought happily as the team sat down to eat.
Sakura and Sasuke were half way done their first bowl of pork ramen while Naruto was on his 15th bowl when they heard a voice say, "Ohiyo, Forehead girl! OOOH helloooo SASUKE-KUNNNNNNNN!" The team looked and saw that some of their friends had come to Ramen Ichiiraku too. They were Team 10 which consists of Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, and Akimichi Choji who's sensei is Sarutobi Asuma. "Ohiyo, Ino-pig" Sakura said to her ex-rival with a glare. Now that they had gotten closer and respected each other more since the Chuunin Selection Exam. They just tease each other still…that's all. "3 bowls of miso ramen, 5 bowls of duck ramen, and 4 bowls of chicken ramen. Arigato!" Everyone turned to see who just ordered 12 bowls of ramen. It was none other than Choji. 'What are they looking at?' He thought with a shrugg. "How troublesome" muttered Shikamaru as he ordered 1 bowl of miso ramen. "What are you guys doing here?" asked Ino as she sat down beside Sakura. "What does it look like to you?" grumbled Sasuke as he turned away from the group. "Ahh. don't ask stupid questions, he is not in a good mood right now… for some reason" Sakura whispered to Ino as she finished up her ramen.
"Anyways, I'm done so I am going home now. Here is the money for 16 bowls of ramen. If you eat anymore… well that is too bad." She got up from her seat and was about to head out until someone grabbed her arm. "Sakura, let me walk you home" She turned to see Sasuke holding her arm. -Inner Sakura- 'Alright! He wants to walk me home! Woot woot!' "It's ok Sasuke," Sakura said as she smiled at him, "I'm sure you have things to do. I won't force you to walk home with me. I am very capable of walking myself." Sasuke looked surprised to see himself being refused by Sakura. She is always going on about him, why would she turn this opportunity down? Ino twitched her eye and said loudly with a big grin after that, "Sasuke-kun, you can walk MEE home!" Sasuke turned towards the voice that suggested that idea and glared at her. "Why would I want to walk you home?" Ino's mouth hung open and her eyes blazed. "Well, you don't have to be all grumpy about it!" Sasuke just shrugged and turned around to ask Sakura if she was alright but she had already left. 'Damn it' he thought has he said, "Well, I have some things to do, bye." Sasuke quickly left Ramen Ichiraku and left. Sasuke leaped onto the rooftops, trying to find Sakura in the crowded streets. 'Well, I'm just going to look out for her, she is safe when I am around' he thought as he pushed those 'other' thoughts out of his mind. 'I'm just looking out for her, I'm just looking out for her…' He sensed her chakra and followed that direction. He found her happily walking with a bit of a prance, minding her own business.
She was half way to her house when he sensed some foreign chakra coming towards her swiftly. He quickly concealed himself in a tree and peered down where she was walking.
It seemed like a shinobi was about to attack her and she didn't even have a clue. 'Oh no, I hope she realizes that she might be in trouble, good thing I followed her' He silently jumped from the rooftops until he was right above where the scene was about to take place.
Sakura was in high spirits when all of a sudden she sensed a presence and she was on high alert. She was near an alley way when the unexpected shinobi revealed his presence from the shadows and said with a low rumbling voice, "Hello, little girl. Come with me without any struggle and I wont kill you…"
How was that? i hope it made up for the two short chapters before:D ooh who's this person? i know.. but you don't... so you have to review to find out! hehehe
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