She is not supposed to even know about it, but for once in her life she is glad that she does.

He's underneath her, shaking and drawing in quick shallow breaths, his hands are firmly gripping her legs, nails leaving their marks on the gentle skin. She bites back the moan of pain as it travels through her body and pushes herself forward, leaning with more weight against him.

He's never looked more beautiful to her than he does now, she thinks and licks her lips nervously. But this is it now, no going back anymore after this - how could she anyway? She's not supposed to do it, but she does.

Hands stretch out and up to his head and she cups his face in a tender gesture, pushing against his ears and cheeks. There's a smile on her face and her green eyes are shining with unshed tears.

It's all done now. All done, all done. No turning back after this point. And she loves him so.

Sakura gathers her chakra and it burns translucently a bright purple colour in the middle of the night as it pushes through her veins and into her hands. In a matter of seconds she forces the chakra into his brain and there's only a small surprised gasp of knowledge before his eyes flutter once and one last breath leaves his body.

Sasuke is dead and she knows that she's not the one supposed to do it, but is glad that she did.