Hey, everyone! I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. I was very inspired by a lot of Korean transmitigation novels/manhwa's that I had the idea for a new SasuIno series. This is just going to be a short series, just something I can focus on since I am having a hard time finishing my other stories. I hope everyone enjoy this story and please don't forget to review too!

Prologue:

Ino was dressed in dirty rags, her feet bare, walking on the hot pavements under the scorching sun. She could hear angry whispers from the people around her, as she was forcefully and aggressively tugged by the imperial guards towards the stage.

"Traitor!"

"You bitch, you're getting what you deserve!"

"Off with your head, witch!"

People from the common folks to the nobility were throwing insults towards the Yamanaka Dukedom heir, effectively tarnishing the honor of her great family. Oh, how far her family has crashed. She kept her head down, however, her eyes were moving from side to side, trying to find if her parents were in the crowd cursing her with the public, or if they were also standing trial for what she was accused of doing.

She caught sight of two blondes from the corner of her eye, however, before she could do anything, she was pushed up the stairs towards the guillotine.

The beloved crown prince sat beside the King and Queen, glaring towards her direction. Their red pupils glaring at the blonde with pure hatred.

Then, a figure from the side of the stage emerged. A pretty girl with cherry pink hair, in one of the most elegant dresses Ino has seen her wear since she graced the social circles in the capital, walked elegantly towards the throne.

Beside Sasuke, there was a chair that was empty. It was meant to be the chair that the female engaged to the crown prince would sit at. A sign that the girl was about to get married to royalty in the Kingdom of Konoha. It was supposed to be hers, she was engaged with Itachi since they were young, however, he gave up his crown and passed it on to Sasuke. Which also meant that his engagement with her was also passed onto him. However, the next day, Itachi was found missing and since they couldn't find his remains and no one had heard or seen him since, eventually the kingdom official pronounced him dead. This whole thing started because Sasuke and Ino were so in love with each other that his brother had to take things a step further just for the two of them to have a happy ending. Ino's heart started aching as she thought of these two men in her life. Then, everything changed after the tragedy.

Sakura, a newcomer in the noble social scene, sat down on the throne, placing her hand on Sasuke's arms, resting on the arm rest, looking straight at Ino. It was only for a moment, but there was a second, but Ino caught it. There on her poker face, did Ino see a flash of victory before she schooled her features once again.

From being the beloved daughter of the Grand Duke to a traitor being cursed by everyone.

The grand judge, Orochimaru, a snake-like man that had always rubbed Ino the wrong way, cleared his throat.

"Today, we are gathered here for the trial against the accused Ino Yamanaka, the daughter of Grande Duke Inoichi Yamanaka, for the murder of former Crown Prince Itachi Uchicha."

The crowd shouted in glee, obviously happy that they finally found the murderer behind their beloved former crown prince.

Orochimaru continued, "These are the evidence against the accused, showing that Ino Yamanaka had a hand in the kidnapping, torture, and ultimate demise of Prince Itachi Uchiha."

On cue, the crowd started shouting and took out various objects to throw towards the blonde on stage as Orochimaru presented the evidence that clearly showed Ino being the perpetrator. Ino felt a raw egg crack on her head, due to how strong the person in the crowd threw the object. She felt the raw egg drop down her face. The crowd kept throwing food, hard objects towards her but despite the humiliation, she kept her head down.

She saw her parents while Orochimaru was presenting the evidence, and she couldn't even look them in the eye.

Despite her strong and independent personality, she was always a quiet girl who was always obedient. She had to keep up her image of being the girl engaged to Sasuke, of being the daughter of the prestigious Yamanaka family.

Suddenly, the guard on her left tugged the chains on her wrist.

She was walking towards her death.

And the murder wasn't even her fault. She hasn't seen Itachi in person since he personally told him of his plans to abdicate the throne. How would she able to murder her ex-fiance?

The guard behind her pushed her down to her knees. Ino flinched in pain, as her ankles were already broken from the abuse she received from the prison guards whilst they were gathering evidence on her.

At this point, she was pushed so far into a corner that Ino just gave up. No matter what she said, no matter who she reached out to, nobody believed her.

This all started when Sakura arrived.

Ino's massive popularity amongst the common and nobility started crumbling down, and all of a sudden, she was being shunned. Even her friends, the childhood friends she thought would have her back, turned their backs on her and sided with the people who falsely accused her of these ridiculous crimes.

It also hurts with the fact that her first love, her best friend, cheated on her with the pink-haired girl, and started believing the lies that started circulating the social circle the moment she entered the capital.

Ino glanced briefly behind her, to where Sasuke and Sakura were seated and they weren't even looking towards her direction.

They were so happily in love with each other that they couldn't even bother shedding one second to look at her. It's as if she was a ghost, it's as if everything she had was taken away by Sakura.

As if hearing her thoughts, the pink-haired girl glanced at Ino and smirked before opening her small mouth to mouth some words.

'Goodbye, bitch.'

Ino's eyes widened at those words. Seeing her next to her childhood friend, her first love, made Ino's blood boil even more. Since getting imprisoned, Ino has lost all feelings and emotions. She was in that jail cell, numb and unfeeling, the days passing by. Her world just came crumbling down before her eyes, and it all started when the daughter of a Baron from the South entered the capital. When the pink-haired beauty turned her eyes away, Ino felt a sudden rush of anger and resentment to the girl she welcomed with open arms, not knowing that she was welcoming a sheep in wolf's clothing.

The guard pushed her head towards the guillotine and secured her neck.

Ino's eyes remained widened, as she started to realize the puzzle pieces slowly fitting together. This whole shit storm started the day Sakura entered the capital.

Ino shook her head, wait, no there's no way… but.

"Off with her head!"

As the blade came down, the last thought in Ino's mind was, if she was given a second chance to relive her life, she would do everything in her power to not fall in love with Sasuke again. This whole thing started because of her love for him.

She will push him away and continue her engagement with Itachi. At least, he will be alive and everything will be normal. At least she would be happy with her family, and she can maybe fall in love with the right Uchiha.

Before her neck was cut off, Ino whispered, "If I live again, I will never love Sasuke again."

There was pain, then there was nothing.