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Chapter Six: "Letting Go"
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"Tsukikuri?" Karin repeated as he called her later that night after he had dinner with Sarada at Ichiraku.
"Yeah, do we have a distant relationship with a clan in Tsukikure?" He asked again.
"Not that I Know of." Karin answered while she too sounded like in a deep thought.
"Maybe they are a distant relative. I don't know. I haven't visited that place."
"The mayor in there actually pays me a visit today and gives me gifts as a sign of his appreciation."
"Hmmmm…. And?"
"I don't like him dattebayo!." Naruto said frankly. "I don't know why but I don't like him even a tiny bit."
"Wow! That's so unlike you Naruto. But anyway, maybe if you're so puzzled about who are those people then perhaps you can go to Tsukikure and pay them a visit." Karin suggested.
"I'll think about that. Sasuke-teme has been telling me to come as well." Naruto said.
"Anyway Karin I want you to-"
"Don't even think about it." Karin cut him off. "I already told you years ago I don't want to have your money so don't you ever write my name in your will."
Karin said strongly and Naruto can imagine her eyebrows rising together and her cheeks red.
Naruto smiled lightly hearing her cousin's words over again.
"And besides if you're going to act stupid again I swear I will never forgive you even in hell!" Karin shouted at him on the other line.
"Yeah I know, but still I want to make sure that you will be okay even if…."
"Damn you Naruto! I won't be okay of course! I will be home before you knew it so don't you dare do what you're stupid and depressed mind is telling you. Do you understand?" Karin said angrily.
Naruto became quiet. "I love you Karin-nee." He said and he ended the call.
He sure would receive a punch from her that he hungs up on her.
Naruto placed his phone on the side table and like every death anniversary he would stay on the dark side corner of their room and holds Hinata's picture when they were in high school.
Having another conversation again which he knows Hinata would never respond.
"Hey…. 13 years ha…13 damn stupid years." he said to her as she looks at her angelic face in a photograph. How he wish he can be given another chance to touch her again, hold her, kissed her and tell her How he love and misses her.
If only he can turn back the time, he would really like to come back to the time where it was only her and him that matters.
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Flashback….
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28 years ago..
"So you and Hinata ha." Kiba commented as he took the seat beside him.
They had the same class period after all.
"Wow the news spread that fast." He retorted.
"Yeah, and its making Hinata even more at risk." Kiba said sarcastically.
Naruto eyed Kiba, not liking his sarcastic tone at him.
"What is that supposed to mean Kiba?"
"Well its nothing Naruto, it's just that Hinata has been the subject before of the bullies, when people think that she and Sasuke were a couple.
And now that Hinata had the attention and starting a relationship with the billionaire heir Naruto-sama then of course she will be a target again. You are putting her life in jeopardy you know, just because you got dumped by Sakura doesn't mean you can come and chased Hinata to patch up that broken heart of yours. Don't treat her like a replacement" Kiba said.
Naruto grabbed Kiba's collar and looks at him intensely. "Who told you that Hinata is a replacement? Hinata is precious and special to me I would never use her in anyway if I don't love her. She's not someone I would play around with. And as for the bullies you worried about, like hell I will let anybody touch a single hair of her." He said seriously.
Kiba just look at him for seconds and then a smirk plays on his face as he shoves Naruto's hand that grabs his collar.
"There you have it Sasuke, I told you that you got nothing to worry about." Kiba said proudly and look at Sasuke who is at the door frame of the classroom.
"Teme?" naruto look at Sasuke who he haven't talk with for this past weeks.
Sasuke walks near him and before Naruto could defend his self Sasuke send a punch that landed on his left cheek. A couple of chairs and tables tumbled down as Naruto immediately got up and send a punch that hits Sasuke's stomach.
Kiba who doesn't want to pry on their business just let them have each other's neck since he knows they got a score to settle.
He closes the door as to guard the outside.
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Panting while having a bloody nose Naruto send his last strong punch on Sasuke. Making Sasuke cough out blood.
Exhausted, both lay down on the floor with black eyes and bloody nose and mouth.
"Remember this well dobe." Sasuke said while panting. "I'll kill you if you hurt her." Sasuke said seriously.
Naruto smiles hearing Sasuke's words.
"Mark my words Teme, I will never hurt her." He said. "Just promise me as well that you won't hurt Sakura, since she's like a sister to me."
"Seems like we are on the same boat ha? We don't want our precious people getting hurt.
"Naruto, Sakura isn't hard to love, I may not love her strongly for now but I could learn to do that, I just hope that what you said to Kiba that you love Hinata is true." Sasuke said as tears came down on his cheeks. "I want her to be happy since she is the only one that's left of me."
Naruto even in pain took a glance on Sasuke's side seeing Sasuke cries for Hinata had somehow made him feel bad for him. He knows of Sasuke's friendship and bond to Hinata. It's something that is unbreakable just like his bond with Sakura.
But to Hinata and Sasuke, their bond was formed during Sasuke's dark past. Hinata is considered to be Sasuke's light after the massacre of his family. He understands where Sasuke is getting at being overprotective towards Hinata. Even to the point of making Hinata happy that Sasuke had given him the pushed he needed to see Hinata in a different light.
"You know. I should thank you Teme. You've given me the chance to see Hinata for what I truly felt for her. If not for you then I would never understand the jealousy I always have when a guy would look at her, I would never put into meaning why am I so overprotective of her, I would never comprehend why I like to see her smile and why I love hearing her voice. I was blinded by not wanting to lose Sakura to you. You are my greatest rival after all."
"Che! You needed the push and beside I decided to spend my time and attention to Sakura. She's an amazing woman as well." Sasuke smiled.
Naruto slowly gets up and offered a bump fist on Sasuke. "I think you don't need me to push you ha since unlike me you're not that dense."
Sasuke smiled and bump his fist on Naruto.
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"Naruto-kun! Sasuke kun!" Hinata's voice came in when the door opens as Kiba had let her in at that moment.
"What happen in here? You two are bleeding!" She said worriedly while kneeling in front of them.
"Well its nothing now. We just wanted to spar a little." Naruto lied and gives Hinata his wide famous grin. "Right Sasuke?"
Sasuke just smiled and slowly gets on his feet.
"Sasuke-kun?" Hinata worriedly calls out for Sasuke.
"I'm fine." He said smiling at Hinata and then he left without looking back again.
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"What really happen?" Hinata asked again as she took a good closer look on his bruises.
"Its men business Hinata, you don't have to worry." He said.
"Mou! You two are fighting again and this time you had gone overboard." She sadly said.
Naruto grabbed Hinata's hand and pulled her towards him.
He hugged her and took comfort on smelling her natural lavender scent. This is one of the things that make Hinata so special. She doesn't have to wear expensive perfumes to smell good like any other girls.
"I love you." He whispers on her ear as Hinata responded by hugging him back.
Though somehow he felt that Hinata seems to be hesitant on believing him. He doesn't understand though but that feeling he just brushes it off.
"Hmm? What is it?" Hinata asked while Naruto is still not letting her go.
"Will you promise me that you will love me? Like Forever?" He asked.
Hinata smiled and a blush appears on her cheeks as she nods her head as a response.
"Thank you Hinata, for loving someone like me. I promise that I would love you every single breath that I take." He promised.
"Thank you for such a kind words Naruto-kun." Hinata replied.
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End of Flashback..
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"Every single breath Hinata." He repeated as he is still looking and holding his picture of her that he took when they went into their first date.
"And even when I stop breathing I will love you for always." He cried out.
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The following day...
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"Really? You're giving me permission to come with the Chairman for the opening day?" Sarada's voice is full of excitement after she asked him to come with Naruto early that morning over the phone.
"You sound happy." Sasuke commented.
"ehhh? Well I'm going to see you soon. So I'll be happy of course."
"What I mean is that you're too happy. I hope there are no boys involve." He joked.
Sarada went quiet.
"There are no boys involve right Sarada?" Sasuke warns
"Yy-yes P-papa!"
"Bring your mother will you. I want to see you two here."
"Yes papa. Though I doubt if mom can come because she is busy in the hospital but I'll try telling her though."
"Great. I'll hang up now. Take good care of your mother for me will you?"
"Yes papa."
Sasuke smiled and ended up the call.
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"Was that your daughter?"
Sasuke looks at the girl sitting beside him on the bench.
He smiles at her. "Yes" he replied as he helps her with her painting stuff.
It was a chance for him once again to meet this young girl as he was passing by the park on the way to the construction site.
He keeps her company as she was silently painting the park. Sasuke can tell that she is good with it.
"You seem natural on it." He commented.
The girl smiles gently at him.
"When I was in the hospital years ago, I paint in the hospital to kill some time and as my rehabilitation."
"Hospital?"
"I meet an accident 2 years ago. I almost can't walk back then." She said and continues to paint. "By the way Oji-san. I still haven't got your name."
Sasuke blush a little, embarrassed by the fact that the young girl had been the first one to ask him.
"Ohh. It's Sasuke. But you can still call me Oji-san if you like. And you?"
"Himawari." She gently smiles. "But you can call me Hima. That's what my brother calls me."
"So you have a brother?" he asks wanting to know more about this girl that looks a lot like Hinata.
"Yeah, A twin brother. He is older than me. I came out first and he came out last. And our mother told us that who came in last is the oldest.'' She explains.
"I see"
"How about you Oji-san? How many kids do you have?"
"Well only one. Her name is Sarada and she had the feature of her mother and her strength as well. She's Konoha's top student and she is great in Martial Art Jutsus."
"Really? Wow! She sounds awesome. I hope I can meet her someday." She said sweetly.
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Sasuke went quiet after that as he observes the girl who is still painting with a gentle and sweet smile that never vanishes from her face.
She really reminds him a lot of Hinata.
"What is it Oji-san?" Himawari ask him.
"Ha?"
"You always have this look on me that as if you see other person within me." Himawari explain.
"Like the first one when we first met. I have this feeling that I remind you of someone you know. Am I right?"
Sasuke was taken aback by her words. "You're a smart girl you know."
He compliments her and then he looks at the sky ahead and smiled.
"Yeah you remind me of someone in my past. She's a gentle and sweet person just like you. You remind me so much of her since you have the same feature."
Himawari observes Sasuke as he speaks.
"That woman? Is she your first love?"
Sasuke smile disappear from his lips. Though he didn't say anything Himawari took it as a yes.
"What happen to her? Did she know that you love her?"
"She loves someone else so I learned to let her go and find my own happiness. Maybe she's happy wherever she is now."
"You mean?"
"She's been gone a long time ago. Yesterday was her death anniversary." He said sadly.
"And I am trying to move on, however her husband had the worst, he is been so depressed from losing her that he always have suicidal attempts on his life."
Himawari gaped. "That's not good." She said.
And then silence dominates them as seems like Himawari has been bothered by hearing the word suicidal.
"Oji-san can I talk to that husband of her?"
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"Maybe perhaps I can give him encouragement."
Sasuke smirk at Himawari. "Yah know I do have a plan on having you meet him. But maybe perhaps to have this dobe come earlier than plan then I can have you talk to him." He said and dialled Naruto's phone number.
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"Teme? Whats up." Naruto said lazily. Judging from his voice Sasuke know he had a hangover. He is been drinking again.
"You're drinking again ha."
"Just a few bottles." He reasons out. "I'm still having headaches, so if you have something to report just call Shikamaru, he is back in the office to fill me in"
"I don't have a report. I just want you to talk to someone I befriended here." He said smiling at the anxious Himawari.
"Befriended? You made friends? That's news." Naruto commented even when his voice is still saggy.
Sasuke handed the phone to the anxious girl beside him. He took note of how Himawari breathe in an out before she placed the phone on her ear.
"Hello?"
"Who is this?" Naruto asked hearing a small soft voice that is definitely not Sasuke.
"Ahmmm.. ano.. my name is Himawari and I know about your wife being dead a long time ago and Sasuke Oji-san had told me about you're loneliness."
Himawari started without wanting to take a break. "I don't know if I'm in your place that I would be able to accept that the one I love leave me forever, but we have to understand and accept that eventually all of us are going to die without exception. But they will keep living forever as long as we remember them and keep them in our hearts every day. There are people who cared for you sir, and I know that you have people you cared as well, please continue on living for them. It's not that letting people go in our lives meant that we will forget them. They all live within us and people are only truly dead when no one would remember them. If you don't want to live then at least you try to live for her. She's dead and couldn't be able to continue her journey so why don't you do it? I'm sorry if I talk too much to you sir, but please don't be depressed anymore and don't think of killing yourself. I'm begging you." Himawari said almost crying as Sasuke was gaping at the young girl.
Her words had gone through Sasuke and he knows that it did to Naruto as well.
Somehow Sasuke looks at Himawari as if he is really looking at Hinata.
People are only truly dead when no one would remember them is the same line Hinata said to him when they were in 2nd grade after the massacre of his family.
Before Naruto could reply Himawari shoved the phone back to Sasuke while she cries in silence. She seems affected about all this.
"Dobe?" Sasuke called and receive no response to Naruto. He knows he didn't hung up or end the call but he was shock at Himawari's sudden outburst on the phone.
"Teme." He answered seconds pass. "Who was that?"
"A friend of mine that I really want you to meet. Better be here dobe so you can meet her." He smiled and he can hear Naruto's sobbing.
"Tell her. Thank you." Naruto said and even without him seeing him today, Sasuke know he is smiling in between tears.
Sasuke ended the call and look at Himawari.
"Thank you Hima though you seem really affected about it. As if you have the same experience" He blurted out.
Himawari went quiet and didn't reply.
Sasuke then thought that this girl had probably lost someone she really cared. Might be her parents.
"Himawari!"
Sasuke look ahead at a young woman with brown hair waving at Himawari from afar, she had a cat on her hand.
"Someone you know?" Sasuke asked as Himawari hurriedly fix her painting materials.
"It's Tamaki-san, she's the one who took good care of me .I got to go. See you next time Oji-san." She said and before she would be half far from him she look at him again. "Sasuke Oji-san?"
"Yes?"
"I know somehow you are confused with your feelings. Even if you don't want to say it to me. Your first love was your best friend and not your wife. Well please do remember that first love is totally different from True love. They said first love never dies but truth is that it's only a cover up to patch up the first heartbreak. First love can be changed and be replaced but the one you can't ever replace is your True love. The one you Truly Love is the person you had visions of growing old and dying together with. That's the right word to put in your relationship." She said smiling at him sweetly and then she run off leaving a slightly wide eye Sasuke.
He then smiled seeing Himawari from afar. That girl sure knows how to speak with right words.
He then took a pink hair clip from his coat and a smile grace his lips.
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"Who was that?" Tamaki asked.
"Ohh.. a friend of mine from the Konoha school that's been constructed."
"Ohh I see.. We better hurry up your father and brother might be home now."
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