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hehe...err...i know i know...i am so SORRY that i havent' updated in like...over a MONTH!
wahh! O.o its surprising even for me...>.> gomenazai pplz...-.- i've just been VERY busy with school and all... and yeah... coz they yearly exams are coming up...and the school certificate trials also...along with school assignments all due one week after the other...wah! >.- too much school work... and i just haven't had the time to type this chappie up... -sigh- oh and btw...

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anywiaz...here's chapter 5! -dances around- XD and i'm not sure but i heard that ffn has said that we are not allowed to reply our reviews or something...i'm not sure...anywaiz...

Happy Reading! and please review at the end if u can minnas! -bows- Domo Arigatou!


"Text" dialogue

'Text' thought/ what the character is thinking

(Text ) Authors Notes A/N

'Text' Inner Sakura


Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters from the anime/manga. Kishimoto-sensei does XD

Forgotten Love- Chapter Five
Coming Home…Sasuke's Return

-5 years later-

A raven-haired boy, no, a raven-haired man walked through the gates of Konoha.

He came back.

After five years of training, he had finally achieved his ambition and came back to the place where he had once and will always be called home.

He came back tot eh place where he grew up in, in hopes of seeing old friends. Well, IF they were still his friends that is. What he did in leaving the village was unforgettable and maybe even unforgivable. But his real reason in returning was not of seeing old friends, but to see a certain pink haired kunoichi, the same kunoichi who had tried to prevent him from leaving the village, the same kunoichi who had confessed her love out loud that night and the same kunoichi he had left heartbroken upon his departure. Yes, that was the same kunoichi that was his first and only love, the reason he had to fight for and the reason for he left, but most important of all, the reason for his return.

Ever since that day he left, not a day passed by did he think of her. He trained extra hard everyday in hopes to become stronger sooner, to achieve his ambition sooner and…to return and see her sooner.

He trained and trained until he became satisfied with his strength or at least contented with it. It had taken him three years to track down the location of his elder brother, causing him to travel all over the place. He had achieved his goal, and he remembered it well for the incident had only happened a week ago.


-Flashback-

Sasuke reached his Itachi's lair but his approach did not go unnoticed by hi brother, for the battle between the brothers began immediately. It was a fierce fight. Both brothers matched in speed, strength and in skills. With their sharingans activated, both drew their katanas and charged forward.

After minutes of sword-to-sword action, their chakras began to thin and wear down and so, both with one last clash of their blades, sprung a fair distance apart.

Sasuke was panting heavily, kneeling on one leg and resting the tip of his katana on the ground and then leaning on it for support. Itachi on the other hand tried to keep a straight posture but his back arched slightly from exhaustion.

They stared at each other, eyes never leaving the others. After a few moments of catching their breath, Sasuke decided to end it with one blow.

"I've waited my whole life for this Itachi…" Sasuke began as he performed a few hand seals and with his right hand, he gripped onto his left's wrist. Blue chakra began to gather in sparks and forming into a sphere within the palm of his left.

"Today is the day I shall avenge my clan!"

The sphere grew and the sounds of a thousand birds chirping that was faint before grew louder.

Itachi could sense the growing chakra he was collecting into his palm and so shifted his position to take a firm stance on the ground. He held out his katana in front of him, with the tip pointing towards Sasuke. His eyes narrowed in focus and Sasuke took this as an opportunity to attack.

Quickly gathering chakra to his feet, he sprung forward and charged towards the black-cloaked figure.

"DIE ITACHI!"

As Sasuke drew nearer, Itachi estimated the timing and lifted his Katana ready to swipe the blade across his brother. He watched as his brother continued to advance towards him, then bringing his left arm forward ready to thrust the sphere into his abdomen.

'Now!' He thought as his eyes widened at the command. Down came his katana blade and swiped across Sasuke's body with a rough fling.

Sasuke's body was flung aside through the impact and it landed on the floor with a big gnash cut through his abdomen, blood spilling out and colouring the dusted earth beneath him. Itachi walked towards the figure, limping in every second step. He smirked.

"You have put up a good fight little brother, but in the end, you were still too weak." Itachi towered over Sasuke's form that was wringing in pain. Then there was a 'poof' of smoke and Sasuke's body disappeared to be replaced by a log. Itachi was taken by surprise at this.

"What th-?" He was cut off when he asked sensed a presence above him and sure enough, when he glanced up he saw his brother charging down towards him with his katana drawn out.

'Kawarmi no jutsu? Or kage bushin?' He did not have enough time to react because right after that thought, he found that Sasuke had pierced through his body with the metal blade. He had pinned him to the floor with the sword through his abdomen and dug into the worn out earth beneath him. Sasuke's hands still gripped the handle. He was breathing heavily and a line of blood was trickling out from the corner of his cut lips.

"No Itachi. You were the one who was too weak." With that comment he released his grip on the handle and collapsed onto the floor. He continued to pant, trying to catch his breath.

Itachi coughed out blood, and began to choke and struggle under the blade. Blood flowed out of the fresh wound, seeping through his black cloak and soaked the dusty earth around him.

Sasuke sat himself up and crawled towards Itachi's dying form. He took a look at his elder brother's face only to be slightly surprised that he was smiling.

"Why are you smiling Itachi!" he spat out, fear that Itachi might have had a trick up his sleeve.

Itachi's eyes returned to normal as he felt his life and chakra slowly draining out of him and he looked into the eyes of his younger brother.

"You have become quite strong little brother. Is it because you had something to fight for?" Itachi asked. His voice was hoarse and breathless.

Sasuke's eyes widened at the remark.

"Or is it more of a 'someone' that you are fighting for?" Itachi added, the smirk never leaving his features.

"What are you getting at!" Sasuke demanded. Fear erupted through his senses for once. His eyes widened further when Itachi chuckled.

"What are you up to Itachi!"

"You might think…that the one thing that you are fighting for is still there…" He coughed up even more blood. "If only you knew that you have lost it already…" With that last statement, his eyes fell shut and his chest stopped rising up and down. He was gone.

Sasuke furious at this and with curiosity getting the better of him, he grabbed Itachi's cloak collar and shook him.

"What do you mean Itachi! What have I lost!" Sasuke yelled at the lifeless body of his brother. He took a deep breath and sighed in defeat. His bloodstained hands released the black cloak and Itachi's figure fell limply onto the floor with a soft 'thud'.

-End Flashback-


Sasuke never did understand Itachi's words. He still wonders about them though. He tried to push away the curiosity by lighting up to the fact that he would see her soon, and that it'll be then shall he live at peace after achieving his new ambition. Yes, his new ambition was to see her and to be with her and to tell her his feelings. But…whilst using that thought there was uneasiness within him, just a little. He kept trying to erase the uneasiness by assuming the fact that she would be still waiting for him, after all these years, and that he would finally be able to return those feelings. The thought usually brought a smile to his face. Well, at least a smile on the inside. But then again, when there was a good, there is always a bad. 'What if?' were the questions that ran through his head when the happy thoughts came.

What if she is not there? What if she has given up on him? What if she has moved on? What if… And the list goes on.

But today, no…its too late today…tomorrow, yes tomorrow is when he shall find all his answers to those questions. Right now, he needed to find a place to rest for the night.

Sasuke walked into a nearby inn. He booked a room and once the receptionist gave him the keys, he began heading towards his room. He had grown into a fine young man. His raven-black hair remained spiky as usual and his handsome face was still there. In fact, some might say that he was even more handsome than before. Over his years of training his well-built body stood out even more. He had grown fairly tall as well. Whilst heading towards his room he received a few stares of awes from girls he passed by. He being his old self, just ignored the, though he did keep an eye out for any signs of pink hair.

Sasuke entered his room, shut the door and sat on his bed. He was really tired for he had travelled two days straight from Itachi's lair to here, in Konoha. He fell backwards and slumped into the over washed bed sheets. Sasuke began t o break into deep thought. He wondered about what she would look like now and if anything ahs changed over the years. Telling himself that he'll find out tomorrow all the answers to these mental questions of his slowly lulled him until he finally fell asleep.


TBC...

Please leave a review if u can!-smiles- i'd really appreciate it. X3

-sigh- this was quite a boring chappie ne? -falls off chair- aiya... i know...it was...too much reflecting time... but dun worri! next chappie he meets sakura! yeah...now you'll just have to wait to see what will happen...XP anywaiz...

Well, i've read the guidelines for creating fanfictions...and i didn't seem to find anything about not replying reviews so here it goes!
(oh and btw if i'm wrong about this please tell me immediately! i don't want my ficcie to be deleted or to be banned from ffn:( )
and these answers to reviews also apply ch 4.Sorri that i couldn't answer reviews from ch 3:)


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- Thank Yous all for reviewing in ch 3! -huggles pplz-


LightDreamer- hi! u had a ficcie written about his b-day? WAHH! WHY DIDN'T YOU UPLOAD IT? aww... i wanted to read it too...XD hehe..anywaiz...thanx for your review!
pei-chan- hi! well, sasuke doens't find out about Garaa until a few chapters later...thats all i'm saying... hehe... but he will see Sakura first though...XD no more! too many spoliers! wahh! LOL keep quiet! shh! hehe...XP and btw thanx for ur review!
heartillyangel- u like the love triangle too? yay! garsakusasu...hehe... i've read a few ficcies about gaasaku and its was quite interesting so i tried it out myself..XD not sure if i captured garaa's personality well but like i said..he is so totally OOC...XD thanx for the review!
animeforever24- LOL...yes...garaa is a bit..well, evil as u might say..but he's turned good now hasn't he? in the anime n stuff... as the kazekage and all... garaa is now a changed person ne? hehe...why him u ask? well, like i said in my last chappie, i've read a few ficcies with him and sakura and i kinda wanted to try out the pairing for myself..XD hehe..there definately WILL be SasuSaku in this ficcie...but in a love triangle sort of way...XD anywaiz...thanx for the review!
InuyashaObsessed101- hi! ok, i know that i came as a bit of a surprise for you...but hey, i wanted this fic to be full of surprises! ahaha anywaiz...yes, this is STILL a sasusaku ficcie but in a love triangle form along with garaa...er...-sweatdrops- yes i do know that that chappie was kinda out of order to dedicate that chappie for sasuke's birthday...it wasn't really a honor was it ne? hehe...well, sasuke couldn't have been in garaa's place...coz sasuke left remember? anywaiz...its gonna be like a love triangle from here...gaaraXsakuraXsasuke. Do u kinda understand a bit better now? sorri that i hadyou confused... XP anywaiz...thanx for the review!
saki-kun- hi! hehe...yes...u know i was actually planing for tha appearance of garaa to come as a surprise! hehe...coz i wantd this fanfic to be full of surprises! XD ahahaha...anywaiz...neji or naruto huh? hmm...well, i think that i did mention the pairing nejitenten and naruhin to be hinted in this ficcie in the full summary at the begining of this fic. that would've been a nice clue there...hehe yeah...OOCness with garaa...it does make teh chracter cuter no? X3 anywaiz, thanv for your review!
AnimeSenko- LOL XD yes, july 23rd was sasuke-kun's birthday...and i have a picture i have drawn and entered into a contest for his birthday! XD on my deviantart account. if u would like to check it out go to my authors page and there will be a link going to my deviantart accout! hehe u like the pairing of gaasaku? hehe...its an ok pairing for me, i just wanted to try it out hehe...anywaiz thanx for your review!
Kurenai Chinoumi- hi! u like my ficcieso far? thanx! and thanx for your review!
Sagitarious Devil- yeah..i like garaa too! his new personality..and his old... he's kool...XD thanx for ur review!
Verity-Chan- never thought that i would be garaa ne? hehe...thats what i was planing to do! make it a surprise! coz i wanted thsi fic to be full of surprises...ahahaha...more along the way! hehe thanx for ur review!
Cyberwing- hi! hmm, yeah, i have it all planned out...how sasuke is going to find out..well, ur just gonna have to wait to read it...hehe...but sasuke does not find out about garaa until a few chapters later...its weird i know...but he meets sakura first...anywaiz...thanx for ur review! and i am very happi to hear that u like my ficcie :)
angelgurl079- hi! lol... yeah..-sweatdrops- it was kinda weird b-day pressie for my beloved sasuke-kun wasn't it? X3 hahaha -falls off chair- XP oo...cookie...XP more!more! yummy! hehe thanx for ur review!
Selkie no Karura-Chan- hi! hehe, yes...garaa is the mysterious shinobi! and sakura's new lurve... ahaha...surprise! i wanted garaa to be a surprise coz i wanted thsi fic to be full of surprises! ahahaa...anwyaiz...wow! spanish..whoopz...>.> er...gomen for mistaking it for french... hehe -blushes from embarassment- anywaiz u have an english ficcie? please tell me what it is! i would liek to read it! hehe thanx for your review!
Zuan- hi! u don't think that garaasaku is a reasonable couple? hmm, yeah, thats kinda what i thought of at first but then the fics i've read just kinda made me accept it...and now trying it out for myself...XD haha..i'm not sure if i captured garaa's personality right though...>.> anywaiz..HELL YEAH! go SASUSAKU! ahaha... btw thanx for your review!
Hao'sAnjul- u like the pairing? hehe..thanx for the review!
reflection-image- yeah, garaa is the mysterious shinobi who sakura fell in love with..>.> i agree, garaa can be so cute sometimes...X3 hehe...thanx for ur review!
GS-Kira-Yamato-hi! i can tell that you are really passionate about the pairing of sasusaku...hey i am too! but i just wanted to try out thsi pairing of garaasaku coz i read fanfics about it... hmm...if i tell you what the pairing would end up as...it would give it all away and tehn no one would read my ficcie...:( its supposed to be a surprise...well...anywaiz...why don't we have a vote closer towards the actual ending of this ficcie? and let the majority decide ne? but yeah...just so u know...my fav pairing is sasusaku anywaiz...gomen for not being able to tell you! >.-thanx for the review!
katleya - hi! O.O wow girl... your brain must've been busy thinking up so many ideas...O.o...ahaha...no i don't mind at all...i did kinda realize that i didn't quite portray garaa pretti well but hey, i did say that he would be OOC...XD i'm liking ur idea...i might work something around it...ahahah..gomen that i didn't tell u about this ficce earlier on...lol..u didn't ask...XP u like more conversation than actions ne? lol...i'm more of the other way around...ahhaha...i want sasuke to make a move rather than talk about it...XP but thats just me and my craziness for sasusaku...ahahaha anywaiz...thanx for the review! -glomps-
merissa - hi! i'm glad to hear that u like my ficcie! -bows- it makes me realli happi when i know that ppl like my work...thanx! garaa is ur fav character ne? hehe...mine is sasuke-kun... u like the pairing gaasaku too? i guess its ok for me..but i'm a major fan of sasusakuness...XDahahaha...the fic is just gonna end up going as a love triangle anwyaiz..thanx for ur review! and we should chat sometimes -smiles- add me! or i'll add u...either way... thanx!
ur 11111111111 fan, ci-chan ,Mimiru-Chan , heart-of-soul, phantomthiefdarkmousy - Thank you for your review! and i apoligize for the late update! -bows- gomen.


phew! wow...thank you so much for the lovely reviews! -huggles pplz-
hehe...and gomenazai for the late update...
wahh..haven't updated since...Sasuke-kun's birthday...O.o and that was so long ago...>.> anywaiz...

next chappie...Sasuke meets Sakura! -gasp- i wonder what will happen?

haven't decided chapter heading yet...XD muahahahahahah...err...seriously..its not THAT exciting...no..not whats about to happen then anywaiz...Anywaiz...

until next time...

Ja pplz!

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